The Sun.
London, England, 1825-01-07 00:00:00

THE FURTHER AND LAST PROROGATION.

Yesterday both Ilouses of Parliament re-assembled, pursuant
to the period named at the last prorogation.
The LORD CHANCELLOR soon after two o'clock entered the
House of Lords, preceded by the mace, which was laid on the
Woolsack, the seat usually occupied by his Lordship. The
Learned Lord took his seat on the bench fronting the Throne,
and between that and the Woolsack, such bench being exclu-
sively appropriated to those who act as Royal Commissioners in
the absence of the Sovereign. Lord Eldon was followed by
Lords Winchelsea and Melville, who were robed, and who also
took their seats on the bench with the Lord Chancellor, the for-
mer Lord on the Chancellor's right hand, and the latter on his
Lordship's left. Lord Tankerville (an Opposition Lord) hav-
ing been specially summoned, was in attendance with his robes;
but there being three Lords without him, a sufficient number to
act as Commissioners, Lord Tankerville was not required to
act as a Royal Commissioner, so that his Lordship did not even
enter the Holise, but remained in the ante-rooms. The Lords
severally wore cocked hats, together with their scarlet robes.—
Lord Gifford, the Master of the Rolls, was not present. The
curtains which front and cover the Throne, were drawn, as is
the case when the King is expected to be present.
The Loan CHANCELLOR desired Mr. Quarme, the Yeo-
man Usher of the Black Rod, to summon the attendance of
Commons in the House of Peers, to hear his Majesty's Com-
mission read.

Mr. Ley, Clerk at the table, attended by Mr. 'Witham, Mr.
John Bull, Mr. Bellamy, and several other clerks and officers
of the House of Commons, returned with Mr. Quarme, and
appeared at the Bar.
Mr. Currie then read the Commission at their Lordships'
table, which Commission is called the " Business" Commis-
sion, it being the last before the actual assembly of Parliament
for the dispatch of business ; ar 1 it named Lords Eldon, Win-
chelsea, Melville, and divers other Lords, or any three of them,
to act as Commissioners. It was dated December 18.
The Lon)) CHANCELLOR, on the reading of the Commis-
sion being completed, spoke to the following effect
" My Lords, and Gentlemen of the House of Commons,
" By virtue of his Majesty's CommisSion, issued under the
Great Seal, appointing us to act in the name and on the behalf
of his Majesty, We are authorised further to prorogue this
Parliament from this present Thursday, January the 6th, to
Thursday, February the 3d.
" My Lords, and Gentlemen of the House of Commons,
" Therefore, in obedience to his Majesty's commands con-
tained in such Commission to us so directed, and acting in the
name and on the behalf of his Majesty, We do further prorogue
this present Parliament to Thursday, February the 3d, and to
be then and here holden : and the Parliament is accordingly
hereby further prorogued to Thursday, Feb. 3; then to meet,
according to the Proclamation, for the dispatch of divers urgent
and important Public Affairs."
_ _ _

The Commons then retired, as did the Lords immediately
afterwards. Besides the persons who came with the Commons,
there were many strangers below the bar.

INDIA.

THE CHANGES IN THE COMPANY'S ARMY.

TO THE EDITOR.OF THE ASIATIC JOURNAL.

SIR —The late new arrangement of the Indian Army causes
much disappointment to every one interested in the service,
with the exception perhaps, of a few of the junior Lieutenant_
Colonel-Commandants, who have now obtained regiments
which otherwise they could not have expected in less than from
ten to fifteen years hence; and the present senior Lieutenant-
Colonels.

It is universally acknowledged, that we hold our Indian em-
pire by the thread of ,opinion ; how important, therefore, must
it be to maintain that opinion which prevails to a considerable
degree among our Sepoys, " that they, without their Euro-
pean officers, are worth but little, or, as it may be expressed,
bodiei without souls!" The number of European officers ought,
therefore, to he such as that no detachthent, amounting to 30
men, should be without one. Towards this desirable end, let
the whole of the permanent staff (including the regimental) of
the army, officers attached to local and extra battalions, and
all officers detached on duties not purely military, be borne
supernumerary to the established strength of corps ; but even
this (although the establishment may be complete) will still
leave a very inadequate number of European ofhccrs.
For the same reason, the establishments of distant corps of
Golendauz is very exceptionable. bet them be auxiliary to,
but not substitutes for, European artillerymen. Let a certain
number be attached to each company of artillery, and when
there is occasion to detach a single gun, which it mr,y be
deemed proper to be manned by Golendauz, let it be under
the command of a European serjeant, with a corporal or born-
badier ; and if more than one piece of ordnance, a European
commissioned officer.

111 y letter has already attained a greater length than I calcu-
lated upon at its commencement; should you think it equally
worthy a place in your miscellany as you did a former one, I
shall, at a future period, resume the subject, entering more into
the details of the various branches of the service.
I reinain, Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
A RETIRED EAST INDIA OFFICER.
Cheltenham, Dec. 4, 1024.