The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-07 00:00:00

JANUARY 7, 1853.

First Lieutenant Mairis, Royal
on the Limerick staff.
Captain Dyson, 3d Dragoon Gun L ~ has resumed the
command of troops at Gort, from lefie.
The Colonelcy of the 39th Regiment has become va-
cant by the death of Lieutenant-General George Burrell.
Colour-serjeant Elisha Loasby, 141 Regiment of Foot,
at Limerick, was presented on ew Year's-day, by
Brevet-Major Watson, the captain, d men of his fcom-
pany, with a very handsome. silver . He was subse-
quently entertained by his broth non-commissioned
non-commissioned
x officers, who took an affectionate far ell, on his appoint-
ment to the Royal Westminster Lig t Infantry.
A lieutenancy is vacant in the 46 Regiment by the
death of Sir Arthur Dillon, Bart.
Major-General Cochrane, commalfr
on leave in Scotland.

:n,gineers, is placed

ing in Dublin, is

The appointment of one serjeant and one bombardier
to each of the eight companies of fife 12 battalions of
Royal Artillery took place on New-Year's-day, and the
following promotions have also been niade : 96 corporals
to the rank of serjeants, 96 bombardiers to the rank
of corporals, 192 acting bombardiers) to be full bombar-
diers, and 192 gunners, selected fro intelligent, steady
young men in the ranks, to be actin ombardiers. The
Royal Horse Artillery is being au ented as the new
horses arrived from the country. ' he auamentation
i will consist of 2 non-commissioned cers, 16 gunners,
and 4 drivers, with 26 horses to e of the 7 troops,
which will enable each troop to manb,and horse 6 guns,
instead of 4 guns, the present stren h of each troop.
The augmentation will give a total dition of 14 non-
commissioned officers, 112 gunners, . d2B drivers, with
182 horses.
The 50th, at Preston, has sent thee recruiting par-
ties to Coleraine, Dungannon, and "Mtxford.
The companies of the 57th, at Manw, Youghal, and
Camden Fort are called into quarters, Cork, before em-
barkation, having been relieved by the 59th and 74th.
Captain Messithr, 69th, is ordered *lch a draft to Bar-
badoes:

A drunken squabble, which ended• fatally, occurred
on Monday, at Cahir, between privates Vensom and
Babbage, 3d Dragoon Guards, both under the influence
of liquor, when Babbage struck Vensom, who fell in-
sensible, and expired.
Lieut. Minnitt, from the 62d, has purchased a com-
mission in the Canadian Rifles.

Major Graham commands the depot Ist Royals, at
Cork, which has been formed by Major-General Manse!.
Serjeant-Major Wm. Hayes is appointed Serjeant-Ma-
jor of the London recruiting district, vice M'Carraher,
who reverts to the out-pension.
Captain O'Callaghan, 62d, is about to retire from the
regiment.

Lieutenant Knox has been appointed adjutant of the
left wing of the 75th, R. Barter as paymaster, and H.
Cowell, quartermaster.
Captain and Paymaster Urquhart, 59th, is about to
retire on half-pay, with a view •of becoming a settler in
Australia.

Quartermaster Sergeant William Arthur, of the Buffs,
has retired upon 2s. 3d. per day pension... Three officers
will accompany the draft from the depot at Castlebar, to
embark in the John Oldham for Malta, with a draft of
the 68th from Nenagh.

Vulture, 6, steam-frigate, Captain Glasse, is manned
within half a dozen, and will be ready to go into the
Sound to-morrow.

IVlag,icienne' 14, steam-sloop, Captain Fisher, is
manned with her complement of 220 within a score of