The Sun.
London, England, 1838-12-29 00:00:00

GREAT POPULAR DEMONSTRA

TION IN NEWCASTLE.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
Newcastle, Dec. 26, 1838.
At an early hour the town gave signs of unusual life and
bustle, and long before the appointed hour of meeting vast
crowds assembled on the Sand-hill and adjoining street. At
twelve o'clock the procession, joined by the south, east, and
west, moved from the Sand.hill, joined by a large number of
bands, and an array of banners, which for beauty and effect
never was equalled in Newcastle. Among the rest was con-
spicuous the large green flag of the Hibernian Society, re-
markable by the absence of Daniel O'Connell's name, which
was expunged by the gallant Hibernians, from a conviction
that the traitor has long since deserted the cause of the
labouring people. The Feling Working Man's Associa-
tion displayed a beautiful slit tri-coloured flag. Among
the mottos were the following :—" Let every man enjoy
what he has honestly realized." " Liberty, or I shall
make my arrows drunk with blood, and my
sword shall devour flesh." " May the brave Soldier
never be the tool of oppression." "He that has no sword,
let him sell his garment and buy one." " War in each breast
and freedom in each brow." " Universal civil rights, and
religious liberty." " What mean ye that ye beat my
people, and grind the faces of the poor, saith the Lord God
of Hosts." " Beat your swords into plough-shares, and your
spears into pruning-hooks." " To your tents, 0 Israel !"
" Who robbed Canada, burnt the Churches, and con-
sumed the bodies of her dead ?—The base and brutal
Whigs." On the top of a spear was a loaf of bread
marked " Price Sixpence," and the inscription—" This
is what the landlords have brought us to ;" and on the
other side, "It is better to die by the sword than perish
with hunger." The procession was the most splendid, and
by far the most numerous, that ever graced Newcastle.
Its distinguishing characteristic was the denseness of its
ranks in all the wide streets of Newcastle; we counted not
less than thirty abreast whilst it moved from the foot of
Mosley-street to the market head of Northumberland-
street, a distance of more than a mile, whilst all those
that were too late for the procession made their way to-
wards the Forth, and covered the road and waters
in the neighbourhood of the hustings. As the
entrance into the Forth field is by a narrow gate,
by which no more than three or four can pass abreast,
the procession was dammed up at the entrance, a great
many went and took refreshments, knowing they could not
get near the hustings, indeed, the outside of the crowd kept
continually moving off as they could not hear a word, whilst
the place was occupied by a constant making way for
others when they found they were beyond the reach of the
voice. From what we observed, we are of opinion that the
crowd in front of the hustings was regulated by the pitch of
the voice more than any other circumstance. There could
not be less than seventy or eighty thousand stalwart Radi.
cals present, although six or eight meetings were held on
the same day in the County of Durham, making prepara-
tions for the demonstration on New Year's Day.
On the motion of W. PARKER, Thos. Doubleday, Esq.
was called to the Chair.
The Meeting was addressed by Messrs. Cockburn ;
Hanson, from Carlisle ; Ayr ; Parker ; and Thomason.
Robt. Laway, Dr. John Taylor, and George Julian Har-
vey, were chosen Delegates to the National Convention.
Resolutions were passed, comprising a vote of confidence
in O'Connor and Stephens, to support the Convention, and
in favour of Universal Suffrage. A tea party took
place in the New Music Hall, which was crowed to excess.
Several patriotic toasts Were responded to, and at a late hour
the meeting separated.

FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE

WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 28, 1838.

2d. Regiment of Dragoons—Lieutenant M. G. Adams to be
Captain, by purchase, vice Miller, who retires; Cornet J. Camp-
bell to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Adams, Dec. 28.
12th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Cornet W. Miller to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Calley who retires; Gentleman
Cadet D. A. Monro, from the Royal Military College, to be Cornet,
by purchase, vice Miller, Dec. 28.
15th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Lieutenant H. W. S. Lown-
des to be Captain, by purchase, vice Spading, who retires ;
Cornet A. S. Murray to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lowndes;
J. G. Townsend, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Murray,
promoted, Dec. 28.
12th Regiment of Foot.—Lieut. S. Reed, from the 54th Regi-
ment of Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice W. Woods, who retires upon
half-pay of the 54th Regiment of Foot, Dec. 28.
14th Foot—T. E. Holmes, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Wale, appointed to the 33d Regiment of Foot, Dec. 28.
16th Foot—Captain A. D;Colley, from the 26th Regiment of
Foot, to be Captain, vice Mylius, who exchanges, July 2.
19th Foot—Major T. Hamilton to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by pur-
chase, vice Raper, who retires ; Capt. S. J. Hodgson, to be Major,
by purchase, vice Hamilton; Lieut. J. D. Simpson, to be Cap-
tain, by_ purchase, vice Hodgson ; Ensign, J. Cochrane to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Simpson ; Ensign R. J. S. Man-
sergh,- from the 2d West India Regiment, to be Ensign, vice
Cochrane, Dec. 28.
20th Foot—Lieut. Lord M. Kerr, from the 96th Regiment of
Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Chambre, who exchanges, Dec. 28.
26th Foot—Captain G. Mylius, from the 16th Regiment of
Foot, to be Captain, vice Colley, who exchanges, July 2 ; Captain.
W. White, from the'half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice M.
M'lnnes, who exchanges, receiving the difference, Dec. 28.
33d Foot--Lieutenant G. A. Vernon to be Captain, by pur-
chase, vice Sathwell, who retires ; Ensign E. A. Milman to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Vernon ; Ensign R. G. Wale, from
the 14th Regiment of Foot, to be Ensign, vice Milman, Dec. 28.
39th Foot—Lieutenant 111. G. Nixon to be Captain, by purchase,
vice Spencer, who retires; Ensign F. H; Cox to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Nixon; R. H. Currie, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Cox, Dec. 28.
46th Foot—Ensign A. Maxwell to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Campbell. promoted in the 95th Regiment of Foot ; Gentle-
men Cadet W. Fitzgerald, from the Royal Military College, to
be Ensign, by purchase, vice Maxwell, Dec. 21.
47th Foot—John F. de Courcy, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Elliott, who retires, Dec. 28.
58th Foot— Serjcant J. M'Lerie, from the Scots Fusilier Guards,
to be Adjutant, with the rank of Ensign, vice Grant, who resigns
the Adjutancy only, Dec. 28.
59th Foot--Lieutenant C. J. C. Mills, from the half-pay Un-
attached, to be Lieutenant, vice J. G. Rogers, who exchanges, re-
ceiving the difference, Dec. 28.
61st Foot—Captain J. Campbell, from the 95th Regiment of
Foot, to be Captain, vice Dalgetty, who exchanges, Dec. 28.
66th Foot—Major T. H. Johnston to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by
purchase, vice Baird, who retires ; Captain T. L. Goldie to be
Major, by purchase, vice Johnston ; Lieutenant J. Parker to be
Captain, by purchase, vice Goldie, Dec. 28; Ensign and Adjutant
Hon. E. A. F. H. Lambart to have the rank of Lieutenant, Dec.
27 ; Ensign F. C. Trench to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
Parker ; B. Langton, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Trench, Dec. 21.
67th Foot—T. H. Wheeler, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon,
vice Duncan, whose appointment has not taken place, Dec. 28.
70th Foot—Lieutenant R. H. Dyke, from the 54th Regiment
of Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice J. L. Wilton, who retires upon
half-pay of the 54th Regiment of Foot, Dec. 28.
75th Foot—W. Hardinge, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Guise, who retires, Dec. 28.

84th Foot—Captain C. Franklyn to be Major, by purchase, vice
Bernard, who retires; Lieutenant S. J. Goslin to be Captain, by
purchase, vice Franklin ; Ensign G. Reynolds to be Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Egan, who retires; tnsign G. F. Harrison to
be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Franklyn ; J. W. Monck, Gent.
to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Reynolds, Dec. 28.
38th Foot—H. P. L'Estrange, Gent. to be Ensign by purchase,
vice Dickson, who retires, Dec. 28.

89th Foot—Lieut."C. G. 'King to be Captain, without purchase,
vice Pearson, deceased.; Ensign W. H. Thornton to be Lieutenant,
vice King, Nov. 1 ; Quartermaster-Serjeant J. Newbury to be
Ensign, vice Thornton, Dee. 28.
94th Foot—Ensign W. H. Kirby to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Mills, promoted; S. Lyster, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Kirby, Dec. 28.
95th Foot—Capt. J. W. Dalgety, from the 61st Regiment of
Foot, to be Captain, vice Campbell, who exchanges, Dec. 28.
96th Foot—Ensign W. S. Nicholson to be Lieutenant, without
purchase, vice Tarleton, deceased, Dec. 19 ; Lieut J. Chambre,
from the 20th Regiment of Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Lord M.
Kerr, who exchanges ; Serjeant-Major J. Pursloe to be Ensign,
vice Nicholson, Dec. 28.

2d West India Regiment—O. C. O'Brien, Gent., to be Ensign
by purchase, vice Mansergh, appointed to the 19th Regiment of Foot
Dec. 28.

UNATTACHED.—Lieut. S. Mills, from the 94th Regiment of Foot,
to be Captain, by purchase, Dec. 28.
Lieut. W. Briggs, from the 50th Regiment of Foot, to be Cap-
tain, without purchase, Dec. 28.
MEmonANnum.--For Ensign R. S. Cole to be Lieutenant, in
the 6th Foot, vice White, promoted, as stated in the Gazette of
the 25th December, 1838, read Ensign R. S. Cole to be Lieute-
nant, in the 6th Foot, Tic. Barry, who retires, Dec. 25.
,Captain Donald M'Lachlan, upon half-nay Unattached, has been
permitted to retire from the army, with the sale of his commission,
he being about to settle in New South Wales, Dec. 28.