The Sun.
London, England, 1838-04-05 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The 2d battalion of the Grenadier Guards embark this ey
at Portsmouth on board the Inconstant frigate and fir"el
troop-ship for Canada.
The 2d battalion of the Coldstream Guards are to g°..°,110
board the Edinburgh, 74, and Athol troop-ship, but the t"
of their embarkation has not yet been determined on.
There is not the slightest intention of sending two WI
of Life Guards and a battalion of the Rifle Britzade, a%
ported. Ocl
Major-General Sir Thomas Pearson, formerly of the , to
Fusileers, a very distinguished officer, has been appointe%ir
the command of the northern district in Ireland, vic°,l„rit
James Macdonnell. It is generally supposed that the gel,-3a
General will appoint his son, Lieutenant Pearson, of the
Light Infantry, his Ae-e-Camp. tr°
Colonel Cooper, for idmerdly Military Secretary to Sir J'° 'to
Kempt in Canada, has been appointed Military Secretary
the Earl of Durham, with a salary of 7001. per annum. te,
The Ist battalion of the Ist Royals have received the renfor
and have moved from Athlone to Belfast, there to ernbari‘42cl
Scotland. They will be replaced in Ireland by the
Highlanders, from Glasgow.
The 48th Regiment, under the command of Colonel if
als,
have moved from Birr to Athlone, to replace the R°Y.list
having been relieved by the 97th Regiment from Dublin,
arrived there from this country.
The head-qttarters of the 98th Regiment still remain
at
-d take!' up

Weedon, but six companies have left that place an— its
the quarters vacated by the 86th in Manchester and
neighbourhood.
A move of the different cavalry regiments in this cotiatil
will take place early in May.—Morning Paper.

I--
STATE OF TRADE.—The market has again boil
exceedingly flat, and goods and yarns are both fower 631/
they were a week ago, with a very limited demand. A Failure
i
of a print-house (but of no very great extent) was announccw
yesterday.—Manchester Guardian.
The ayaet Thositivly oens on Easter
Monday.H Duringrk the recesseatre thpe interieo'r ofp this fashionabll
place of amusement has been entirely repainted and decorated
in a novel and costly manner. Mesdames Celeste,
M Glovesr,
Taylor, Waylett, Fitzwilliam, Sala, Humby, and ess.
Rayner, Wrench, Buckstonc, Strickland, Webster, He
of
g
&e., are engaged. A beautiful and clever actress of t
name of Cooper; Sheridan Knowles' celebrated pupil, Miss
Elphinstone, and a son of Mrs. Glover's, of whom report
speaks highly, will make their first appearances.ir farewell
,
Vebtris, and Charles Matthews will also play the
nights here previous to their departure for America. .
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The new suspension-bride at Andelys, i
Eure, having sustained the requisite proof, has been
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open to the public, .

u THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE
EARL OF DURHAM.

tic), as the bearer of the olive-branch;
Go, and cast oil npon a troubled sea ;
Go, and fulfil thy high-born destiny;
In mercy noble, but in duty staunch :
Oh, he it thine t'eclipse the warrior's fame,
To win back lost affections, reconcile
A land distracted by dissensions vile,
And raise a matchless trophy to thy name!
For what more glorious than the bloodless wreath
That binds th!, honest patriot ruler's brow ?
What task mere grateful than the sword to sheathe,
And st'abtiorn Treason's iron neck to bow,
Nat by .the cannon's wrathful fiery breath,
13,,t; Lambton2 and thou knowest how
JOHN AMBROSE WILLIAMS.