The Sun.
London, England, 1839-05-17 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

(From the United Service Gazette.)
CAVALRY.
6th Dragoon Guards—Two troops, with a piece of
artillery, left Manchester on Saturday, for Ashton-
under-Lyne, to suppress any intended meeting of the
Chartists for the rescue of those taken at drill. _ _ .

Ist Dragoons—The order-
for the move of this regi-
ment arrived at Cork, May 2, and next evening the Ist
division (100 men and 80 horses with officers), under
Captain Owen), embarked on board the Juno steamer,
which sailed for Liverpool at half past six o'clock. The
second division embarked May 6, in the same vessel,
and the remaining division followed May 7, in the In-
nisfail steamer.
2d Dragoons—The head-quarters have arrived at
Cork.
3d Light Dragoons—Have left Cargpore for Meerut.
Bth Hussars—The troops stationed at Omagh dur-
ing the election for the county of Tyrone, marched
thence May 10, for Dundalk, where they arrived on the
13th, to join head-quarters.
11th Light Dragoons—" The 11th Light Dragoons,
stationed in this city, under the command of the Earl
of Cardigan, went out yesterday in marching order, and
a finer display of men and horses it has seldom been •ur
lot to witness. Since the return of this regiment from
India the exertions of the Noble Earl and his officers
have been unceasing to render it one of the first corps
in the service ; and they must be gratified to find that
their labours have been crowned with complete suc-
cess."—Kent Paper.
12th Lancers—The corps is ordered from Brighton
to Llanidloes. A troop has arrived in Frome.
15th Hussars—The men of this corps, under the
command of Lieutenant-Colonel Badcoek, K.H., and
a small battalion of the Royal Marines, on Thursday
last, escaladed the walls of Chatham garrison, in which
the gallant Hussars evinced their capability of mount-
ing stone walls in good style.

INFANTRY.
Grenadier Guards—The entire battalion, under the
command of Colonel Greenwood, was at the beginning
of last month in Montreal garrison.
2d—The companies in India, at the date of February
10, expected to leave Hyderabad in a few days, for
Shirkapore, 200 miles march, to be stationed there until
ordered home, which may be in five or six years, a long
prospect for an officer in India to endure.
7th Fusiliers—A company marched from head quar-
ters at Kilkenny, May 10, for Killenaule, where they
were to have arrived next day, to relieve the company
of the 88th Regiment, ordered May 11 to Dublin, where
they will arrive May 18, to join head-quarters at Rich-
mond barracks.

12th—The depot nnder Major John Patton, em
barked at Cork, May 7, on board the Victory steamer,
for Aberystwith, to aid the civil power against Chartist
outbreaks, and landed at Aberystwith, on Wednesday,
at eleven o'clock in the day, with the baggage.
15th—The depot have moved from the Cumber-
land-square barracks, Devonport, to Mill-bay prison
barracks.
17th—Lieutenant Harvey, and ninety-nine invalids,
are on passage to England, in the Aurora, shortly ex-
pected from Bombay.
18th—The reserve companies were inspected by the
Lieutenant-Govenor Major-General the Hon. Sir Her-
cules Pakenham, K. C. 8., on Saturday.
20th—Four companies were despatched from Man-
chester on Saturday to Ashton-under-Lyne, to be ready
to put down any disposition of the Chartists to rescue
the prisoners taken at drill.
22d—The detachment lately stationed at Downpa-
trick has marched for Dublin, and is replaced by a de-
tachment of the 79th Highlanders.
24th—On Saturday the detachment at Tipnor was
relieved by a detachment of the 60th Rifles. On Wed-
nesday Major-Gcneral the Hon. Sir Hercules Paken-
ham, K.C.8., the Lieutenant-Governor, inspected the
depot on Southsea Common, Portsmouth.
28th—The depot arrived at Chatham on Tuesday
from Canterbury.
29th—The party lying in Mutton Cove Barracks,
Devonport, have moved into Cumberland-square Bar-
racks, preparatory to the repair of the barracks at
Mutton Cove. On Tuesday the regiment now sta-
tioned in George's-square Barracks, Devonport, were
inspected and reviewed on Mount Wise by the Com-
mander of the district, General Ellice. The precision
and rapidity with which the troops went through a series
of evolutions were admirable, and we understand met
with very high commendation. Two companies were
ordered suddenly away from Plymouth on Wednesday
morning for Bristol, the remainder were shortly to fol-
low, and be replaced by the 25th from Cork.
33d—Recruitinc, parties are ordered to march from
head-quarters of the depot at Fermoy to Cork, there
to embark for Liverpool and Bristol, en route to Not-
tingham and Truro, where they are to be stationed.
34th—A company of the depot marched on the Bth
of May from Nenagh to Roscrea, to relieve a company
of the 36th.
42d—Two Companies, under Captain. Guthrie, ar-
rived in "Limerick on the 2d of May, and two companies,
with band and colours, under Colonel Middleton,
arrived in Limerick on the 7th of May, from
Dublin. A company marched from Limerick on the
Bth of May for Cappawhite, to relieve a company of
e 88th.

55th—The regiment at Madras was in good health
on the 13th of February, only 32 in hospital. A de-
tachment (invalids) under the command of Lieut. Ed-
wards, consisting of 2 sergeants, 1 corporal, and 33
privates, sailed from Madras on the sth of February,
in the Duke of Argyle.
.58th—A company of the depot marched from Tem-
plemore on the Bth of May, to relieve a company of
the 88th.
60th—Major-General Sir Hercules Pakenham in-
spected the depot, under the command of Major Sly-
field, K.H., on Southsea Common on Friday.
61st—A company of the depot marhecd from Clon-
mel on the Bth of May to Golden, to relieve a company
of the 58th depot, ordered to Thurles, to replace a com-
pany of the 83th.
65th—The left wing of the service companies are
stationed at Kingston, Upper Canada.
67th—The depot was inspected at Gosport on
Tuesday by Major-General Sir H. Pakenham, K.C.B.
A draft of this regiment arrived at George Town,
Demerara, early in March. The left wing had left for
Barbadoes.
76th—A detachment embarked on board the Grand
Turk on the 7th of March at Demerara, for Berbice,
and sailed in the evening, when the vessel got aground
on the mud flat near Mahaica ; but were released from
this perilous situation by a brigantine being sent to
their assistance next day to convey them to their desti-
nation. A draft arrived in George Town, Demerara,
early in March. The head-quarters, under the com-
mand of Lieut.-Colonel Dansey, were expected in
George Town about the 14th of March.
79th—A portion of the five companies we last
week stated to have left Dublin on very short
notice, landed at Liverpool the same day (Thurs-
day). A further portion of the regiment landed
in the course of the evening. It was intended
that they should leave Liverpool on Friday morning,
but instructions subsequently received ordered them to
remain during the day. Their original destination was
Manchester, and the hour of their departure was de-
ferred in order to ascertain, in the meanwhile, whether
the continuance of the disturbances created by the
Chartists in Montgomeryshire required the presence of
a division of them in that hitherto peaceful county.
80th—The depot arrived at Chatham on Tuesday
from Canterbury.
83d—The Service Companies in Upper Canada are
stationed at Kingston.
87th—A draft of the Royal Irish Fusiliers are or-
dered to be held in readiness to proceed from Boyle to
Cork, there to await conveyance to join the service
in the Mauritius.
88th—Head-quarters (four companies) left Temple-
more May 6 and two companies followed May 8, for
Dublin. Detachments at Killenaule, Cappawhite, Ros-
crea, and Thurles, left those towns May 1, en route to
Dublin, where all will have arrived May 16, and occupy
Richmond Barracks, lately vacated by the 79th High-
landers.
89th—The depot at Gosport was inspected on Mon.
day by Major-General Sir Hercules Pakenham, K.C.B.
"On the 17th (says the Antigua Weekly Register,
Feb. 26) a detachment of this regiment arrived here
under the command of Lieut. Causland, as did another
the next day under Lieut. Thornton, both from Trini-
dad. On Sunday, a company under Captain
.Kennedy
from Tobago joined. Lieut.-Col. Basden with the
head-quarters of the regiment, arrived here a few weeks
previously."
91st—The head-quarters have been removed from
St. Helena, the Cape of Good Hope, leaving only
two companies at the former station.
94th—Under the command of Major Gascoy'ne, are
under orders for Manchester, and expect to sail in a few
days.
99th—The Lanarkshire regiment was inspected at
Athlone on Monday, by Major-General Sir Patrick
Cerro].
Rifle Brigade—The left wing of the first battalion
have received orders to hold themselves in readiness to
march from Weedon to Nottingham. The second bat-
talion have been supplied with new detonating rifles ; the
copper cap is much larger than that in common use for
fowling pieces, and has a broad rim round the bottom.
Royal Artillery—Lieuts. Lefroy, F. E. Wilmot, and
Riddell, each with two non-commissioned officers, and
two gunners, are expected to proceed to the following
stations, in about two months hence, for the purpose of
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making astronomical and magnetic observationsn dif-
ferent latitudes :—Lieut. Lefroy to St. Helena, Lieut.
Wilmot to the Cape of Good Hope. and Lieut. Riddell
to Canada. We understand that the parties will be
employed on these scientific investigations for a period of
three years, and that during the whole of that time ob-
servations will be made and recorded every hour, either
by the officers themselves or their assistants. Major
Gordon's company of the Ist battalion, and Major Sa-
; bine's of the Gth, are daily expected from Jamaica, they
having left that island on the 20th of March. Major