The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-28 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

(From the Dublin Correspondent of a Morning Paper.)
Lieutenant-General Sir E. Blakeney, K.C.8., command-
ing the Forces in Ireland, attended by a numerous and
brilliant staff, made the half-yearly inspection of the Ist
battalion of the Coldstream Guards, commanded by Lieut.-
Colonel Shawe, in the Royal Barracks, on Saturday last.
Nothing could exceed the style in which this splendid corps
turned out.

Lieutenant-Colonel Oliver has arrived at Ballincollig,
and assumed the command of the Royal Artillery in the
Munster district, in succession to Lieut.-Colonel Nicolls,
who has been appointed to the command of the Artillery at
Jamaica.

Major Johnston, of the 66th, has joined at Kinsale, from
the service companies in Canada, and has assumed the
command of the depot companies of his regiment.

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Three companies, with the head-quarters of the depot of
the 84th Regiment, under the commnnd of Captain Wel-
lington, marched for Limerick on the 24th inst., where they
arrived to-day. The remaining company of this depot will
arrive at Bansha to-day from Limerick.
The detachments of the 25th Regiment at Cashel and
Bansha are ordered to join the head-quarters of the corps at
Templemore.

Two companies of the 46th Regiment, under the com-
mand of Captain Martin, will arrive in Dublin to-morrow,
from Cavan. The last division of the 46th will arrive in
this garrison on Friday next, from Enniskillen.
The St. Hilda freight ship, having on board a detach-
ment from the depot of the 30th, destined to join the ser-
vice companies of that regiment, sailed from Gravesend on
the 18th inst.. for Bermuda.

Lieutenant Carnie, of the 35th Regiment, recently em-
ployed on the recruiting service at Bradford, has been re-
moved to Leeds, as second subdivisional officer of that
station.

The Sovereign transport, having on board a company of
the Royal Artillery, from Woolwich, arrived in Cork har-
bour on the '2oth instant ; and the first division of the
service companies of the 33d Regiment will embark with-
out delay on board that vessel for Gibraltar., Lieutenant
Nixon has been appointed acting Paymaster, and Lieut.
Erskine acting Adjutant, to the depot companies of the re-
giment.

Chief Baron Joy is expected at Dublin, from Ger-
many. The Learned Baron has been amongst the scienti-
fic men who have attended the meeting of German natu-
ralists at Jena.

At present more than half the plays performed in
the :capitals of Prussia and Saxony, are translations or
adaptations from Shakspeare.
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A Chichester paper says—" Our new Bishop made
but a very short tarrying with us, and while here was a
guest at the Deanery. He left for town on Saturday, to
resume his duties as Principal of King's College, which si-
tuation be will continue to fill for the session, and vacate it
about Christmas.

Viscount Gort is entertaining at Loughcooter Cas-
tle, Lord Dunsaney and a select party.

The Earl of Itosse and the Ladies Parsons intend
to winter at Brighton.

The Earl of Essex is still in town, giving dinners of
the most recherche description to select parties in Belgravc-
square.
The Earl and Countess of Brownlow arrived at
Brownlow-house on Tuesday last, and to-morrow they go
to Brighton for six weeks, after which they return to Bel-
ton-house, in Lincolnshire.

The Earl and Countess of Beauchamp have been
entertaining numerous parties at Madresfield Court for the
last month.

The Earl and Countess of Lonsdale, accompanied
by Miss Thompson, the Hon. George O'Callaghan, &c.,
arrived at Whitehaven Castle on Thursday evening last,
from Lowther.

The Earl and Countess of Charleville have arrived
at Charleville Castle, from Dublin, and are expected to so-
journ in Ireland for some time.
Dispatches were forwarded yesterday from the Fo-
reign Department for Lord Ponsonby, at Constantinople.
Dispatches, dated the sth of July, were received
yesterday morning at the India Board, from Bombay.
Dispatches, dated the 20th of June, were received
yesterday morning at the India Board, from Calcutta.
The friendship evinced by their Majesties towards
the family of Earl Howe, the premature death of whose ac-
complished Countess is so generally lamented, is understood
to have arisen during the residence of these illustrious per-
sonages at Bushy Park. The late Countess Howe was
one of the Ladies of the Bedchamber to the Queen, and an
especial favourite. of their Majesties. Her Ladyship was
in her 37th year, and was, before her marriage to Earl
Howe, Lady Harriet Georgiana Brudenell, eldest surviving
daughter of the Earl of Cardigan.
The Earl and Countess Brownlovv arrived in Bel-
grave-square, on Tuesday, from Belton House, Grantham.
conveyed by the trains of
The number of passengers
the London and Greenwich Railway, from the 10th to the
26th inst., amounted to 31,707.
FORGERY ON THE BANK OF IRELAND.—George
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Jackson, the man who was indicted for an extensive forgery
on the Bank of Ireland, he having employed a copper-plate
printer to print off a number of notes from a plate, was, on
Wednesday, tried at Liverpool for the offence. The parti-
culars have already appeared in our paper, and will be in
the recollection of our readers. He was found guilty, and
sentenced to seven years transportation.
It is said that a new French newspaper is to be set
up at Frankfort-on-the-Maine, in the Prussian interest,
which is to act as a counter-balance to that notorious hack of
Russia, the Journal de Frankfort.—National.
Wednesday a grand ball and supper were given at
Aberdeen by the Deputy-Lieutenants, to the Earl of Errol,
on the occasion of his being appointed Lieutenant of the
County. The Assembly-rooms were elegantly fitted up,
and about four hundred of the neighbouring nobility and
gentry, of all shades of political opinion, and of the citizens
of Aberdeen, graced the ball with their presence. The
dance was begun by the Marquis of Huntly, who led the
Countess of Errol down the first country-dance. The Earl
of Aberdeen, the Marquis of Abercorn, the Marquis of
Douro, and other political opponents of the Whig Admi-
nistration, were present, and the Marquis of Huntly pre-
sided at the supper table..