The Sun.
London, England, 1814-04-19 00:00:00

TIIE

The order for disbanding the militia and the
2d battalions of the line. has not -been yet issued,
nor can it take place until a certain number of
Ist battalions,are returned to England to relieve
them in the present garrison duties ; but it is ex-
pected the whole of the militia regiments may be
marched into their respective counties, and be.
disembodied, betore the 24th of June.

The local militia and the volunteers will be dis-
charged, and. ordered to deliver up their arms, .
to Commissaries that are to be appointed for that

purpose.
Lieutenant-General Sir JAMES LEITH,' appint-
ed to succeed Sir GORGE BECKWITH , as Com-
:mander in Chief of the *forces at .the. Leeward
Islands, is arrived at Portsmouth with his Staff.
Sir ,JAMES takes his passage in the Hannibal, Sir
M. SEYMOUR.

Nearly one half of the Ist regiment of. Royal
Scots have arrived from Hollandin the Diomede,
on their way to Canada.
The Olaniorgan militia have removed from
llythe- barracks to Ramsgate.

PARODY:.ON SOME LINES LATELY WRITTEN ON

• . NAPOLEON.
His Pow'r upset, his Glory flown;
The senate issue their Decree :-
And he, whose equal ne'er.w4s known,
Must sink into obscurity.

* For Treachery, FalsehoocrTyraray, and 6uelty.

BREAD.—This day the LORD MAYOR ordered a'
reduction of t-d. in the quaqern loaf of wheaten
for, the ensuing week; to commence oil Thursday.
• " The Earl of I-Lanowirt is to,be the British
Minister at the approaching Congress his Lord-
ship will afterwardS be onrAinhassader at the Court -
of his Most Clifistian Majesty Louts .flith. This
appointments- 'renders the pOst of President of the
Council .vacant. It will be filled" by the Earl of
.BUCKINGHAMSIIIRE„ who retires from the Board
of Control. Lord Nicv4-t.t.F.:quit the admiralty,.
and .returns to the Board of Control. And Mr.
CAN:irxo is to be the new First, Lord of ,the
mil'alty in the rdom of Lord j\IF.L v tLLE."—Courier.
Yesterday'advices of a late date were received
from Bourdeautc. •By these irve learn, that in
consequence ' preparations• by the British to
destroy the remainder of the French- shipping in
the Garonne-, the French Commandant in •that
quarter caused the Regulus man of war, of 74
guns, and other French ships, to be, destroyed by
fire/ The orders were carried into effect, accord-
ing to our "account,' on the 9th instant.
Eight Knights of the Order of St. LOutS, now
in England, are appointed to attend the King of
FRANCE'S person on his journey to Paris.
' Brest and.B.Ochefort have hoisted the White
Flag, and our squadrons off those ports_ are on
the best terms with the squadrons in them. • The
French Admiral; received an invitation to dine
with Sir HARRY NEALE, on board the Zealous, a
f.
,days since. •
If, we are to believe the following accounts
front Brussels, St. Domingo is again destined to
become a dependency of France :—" .k,etters front
St. Domingo state, that the Goverment: of the
Colony has been for these three. months adminis-
tered in the name of Louts XVIII, King of France
and Navarre. General' PETION was the first to
mount the white cockade, and- to• swear fidelity
to his Sovereign. He chooses rather to obey the
paternal laws of a BoURBON, than to reign him-
_

Tillt DUCHESS OF 01,DENIWRGH.—,—Yesterday
morning, her Imperial Highness had made ar-
rangements for going to view Hampton Court Pa-
lace, the 'Maze which was made for Fair RosA-
MOND, and the beautiful gardens,. the PRINCE
I.I.2GENT's carriages. and every, thing were in rea•
diuess.; but the rain coming on, the journey was
postponed, which obliged the Royal Duchess to
keep the house, tor the first. time since herart
rival in this_country, during which time she has
not lost any, time in tier pursuits of information
and amusement ; and -she has taken. the most ef-
fectual means .of. attaining both,. by taking the
day before her:, :Her Imperial Higliness rises at
six o'clock, which she is enabled to do by retiring
to rest at eleven. When the weather will per-
mit, she travels with the top of the carriage open.
, . The workmen are proceeding with all possible
.speed in repairing St. James's Palace.
Louts XVIII.--The following Requisifiert was
ye'sterday presented 'to the Lours
.7.4IAYUR :`'l''''.
~ We the undersigned request vont' I.,:rdillip to convert a
Court of Common t:ouneil on an i2.ar'..y d3.1..,_ for the purvAt .f
taking into consideration an Adtires to -his ?lajesty i.11:11
XVIII. congratulating his Maiettty on Nate late happy alid,
glorious events, which have released'ilA 'people of Frao7o
from a despotism unparalleled in the histotl of Eumpe; mi,f
restored, in his /loyal Pers:,n, the succession Of their ancient
and legitimate 3lonarchs."—S!grred' by Mr. QuIN, ana
twenty-six other Members of the Coturonn couovll.
His Lordship has convened. a 'Coat for next
Thursday.
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