The Sun.
London, England, 1831-01-31 00:00:00

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THE ARMY.

The first division of the 27th Regiment, arrived in Cork
harbour by the Neva transport, Friday morning last. It
is rather a remarkable coincidence, that on Thursday
twelve years the 27th embarked at Cove for Gibraltar,
where they remained se,'en years, and then left that Gar-
risen for the West Indies, where they spent the residue of
the period ; the second division of the regiment may be
daily expected. They marched on Saturday morning for
Fermoy.
A recruiting party from the 50th Regiment is now
quartered in Ennis.
Thursday Major-General Sir G. Bingham and his Aide-
de. Camp, Col. Mansel, arrived in Cork from a tour of
inspection.
Advices from Jamaica lead us to expect that Ministers
will, at no distant period, propose that every British
colony shall pay for the subsistence of the troops employed
in its defence.

During the list week the different recruiting parties in
Ennis picked up many fine young fellows, l►undreds of
whom are very anxious to be taken.
So brisk is the recruiting in Ennis and Clare, that the
depot of the 99. h Regiment, stationed at Clare Castle
some time back, deficient of over 100 men, will be very
shortly complete.
By the death of Lieutenant Warton, the Paymastership
of the depot of the 99th, at Clare Castle, is now vacant.
We have learned that the 87th Regiment, recently
stationed at Newry and Armagh, has been ordered to the
Mauritius, and a .onvict guard of 50 men belonging to tl►e
same corps is to proceed to Botany Bay with convicts.

TENTH WAVE AND TENTH EGG.—There
is a common affirmation that the tenth wave is the
greatest end most dangerous. This is noticed by Sir
THOMAS BROWNS, as averred by many writers, and
plainly chscribed by OVID; " which notwit!istanding is
evidently false," adds Sir THOMAS, " nor can it be male
out by observation, either upon the shore, or the oceat, ;
as we have with diligence explored both." Of affinity to
the notion of the tenth wave is another, that the tenth egg
is bigger than the rest. " For the honour we bear the
Clergy, we cannot but wish this ti ue," says Sir THOMAS,
" but herein will be found no more verity thin the other."
—Hone's Year Book.

The want of brotherly feeling experienced
among the inhabitants of large towns, as compared with
that cherished among people in the country. has often
been remarked, and in no case has it been more exemplified
than in the backwardness of towns-people to attend the
funerals, partietthrly of the paur. Two eireumstancen
which occurred last week, give woful examples of this cold
hearted indifference and want of friendly symp,ithy with
suffering humanity. A respectable hooking woman was
observed going up High-street, towards the burying ground,
bearing along with her a coffin, coot lining her infant, with
not friendly hand near, either male or female, to assist
her a
in performing the last kind offices to her departed
am. The pour woman was dissolved in tears, and so
much oppressed with the burden, that she once or twice
appeared almost to faint, yet no one—with the exception
of a little boy, who attempted to carry the coffin, but found
it too heavy for him—interfered with their assistance or
sympathy ; and the lonely mourner was permitted to pass
on to the churchyard with her dead child, unattended
e the wondering crowd, who followed, remarking
on the li:t Y
range nature of the circumstance, but without
). jading her the slightest assistance. It appeared that she
had received et line from the town's hospital for the inter-
ment of her child, being unable to pay for it herself ; but
had been unable to secure the attendance of even one of her
neighbours at the funeral ; a cruel neglect, which in all
likelihood had its origin in her poverty. After the inter-
ment had taken place, the poor woman sat down upon a
stone by the grave of her child, and did not leave the spot
persons composing the watch had assembled for the
A more affecting circumstance than this we have
stliieillgitTto htn.: lhal to record, and the recital of it makes us blush
for the
humanity of our townsmen. Surely there is pain
enough tio, h in a mother's grief at such a crisis, without adding
to it by scorn and neglect, and the reflection that na one
sympathised with her in her sorrows must have added gall
to the cup of bittermsswhieh this poor woman was doomed
to drink. Tire
other instance occurred the following day
at the interment of a child six months old, with the dif-
termer that the mother in this case bad the friendly aid of
some female neighbours, but not a single male. It ap-
peared that her husband wan in the Infirmary at the time.
Glusgow Free Press.