The Sun.
London, England, 1825-07-13 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

[PIIOI4 LAST :NIGHT• S GAZETTE.]
Office of Ordnance, June 11, 1825.
Royal Regiment of Artillery—Gentleman Cadet Thomas
Dyer to be Second Lieutenant, vice Bigge promoted to an un-
attached Lieutenancy; Adjutant Wm. Saunders to be Second
Captain ; Second Captain and Brevet Major Thomas Dyneley
to be Captain, vice Wilkinson, retired on half.pay ; Second
Captain George Frederick Steel, from half-pay, to be Sicond
Captain, vice Dyneley ; Quartermaster Sergeant George Lon-
dels to be Quartermaster, vice Milton, who retires.

'Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of

Perth.

Royal Perthshire Militia—Patrick John Macfarlane, M.D.,
to. be Surgeon, vice Fletcher, resigned.
Perthshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Lieut. George Clerk to be
Captain, vice Belches, resigned ; Cornet
,Lawrence Craigie to
be Lieutenant, vice G. C. Craigie, pronioted ; James Wright,
Gent. to be Cornet, vice L. Craigie, promoted ; the lion. John
Gray to ditto, vice Murray, resigned.

CANTERBURY, JULY 12.—The Ist (The Kiug's) Regiment
of Dragoon Guards, began to arrive in this city, on Friday
-afternoon. The Quartermaster and a few others came in on
that day, -and on Saturday morning a troop arrived with the
band of the regiment;• previously, at an earlier hour on Sa-
turday, a number of the baggage-waggons came, and also some
of the officers' servants, with their chaises and horses. Two
more troops, servants, horses, &c., came in during the day,
and the-remainder of the regiment arrived in successive troops
yesterday. They arc of course lodged in the barracks, recently
Occupied by the 17th Lancers. This regiment has a very fine
appearance ; the-helmets they now wear are a great additional
ornament.

EEVILIV OF THE EDINBURGH Friday
last the Edinburgh Militia, commanded by the Marquis of
Lothian, was inspected by Sir John Rope, Bart. the Vice-
Lieutenant of the county, in a field opposite to the gate of New-
battle Abbey. The connexion of this regiment with the city.
and county, attracted a great concourse of spectators front Edin-
burgh and the neighbourhood of Dalkeith, amongst whom we
observed many Ladies and Gentlemen of the first rank, seve-
ral of the Deputy Lieutenants, the Assistant A djutanr-General,
Lord Robert lierr, and a number of distinguished Military
Officers. The Staff had been drilled to the new system of
field exercise for some mouths previous to the period of the
assembling of the regiment for training, and it gives us
much pleasure to record the success of their persevering atten-
tion. The regiment assembled on the 14th June, and with a
very few exceptions, consisted of young. men who had never
previously handled a musket. The day of inspection completed
the twentieth day of drill, when the battalion, after marching
past in review order, performed the runAlial and platoon exercises
with the greatest' teadiness and precision. The regiment! then
executed 12 mancevre.s according to the new system, which they
performed with such soldier-like gorreetttos and regularity-; as
excited the surprise, and called forth the approbation, of many
competent judges on the, field. They nd,Vanced, retired, and
formed to original front in double column, with great exactness,
and from echellon and Other positions, formed grand division
squares with celerity and precision. When. tbe manceuvres were
concluded, the regiment was formed in close column by order
of the Vice-Lieutenant, who *as pleased to express his appro.
bation by observing, " That he had been prepared to expect
much from the zeal and ability of the officers and staff but
high as his expectations were, it was with no ordinary feelings
of pleasure he felt himself eoahled to declare with the greatest
sincerity, that they were completely outdone by the appearance
which the regiment had that day made; he added, that he con:.
[ sidered the day's perfermance a gratifying spechnen of what it
[ was possible to accomplish within a limited period, when the
[ zealous exertions of officers were met and aided by the co-opera-
tion of the men under their command." The address of the
worthy and popular Baronet was received with three hearty
cheers front the corps, when - the Commanding Officer
thanked hint in their name for the flattering. approbation he
! had been Owed to bestow, anti added, that wl,ere so much
[ praise had been given, he felt it due to the men under arms to
[ declare that they had throughout been ,most attentive, and had
evineed.an anxious -wish to perfect themselves in tile- know-
ledgrof their duty. After the review. a numerous party par- •
took of the hospitality of Newbattle Abbey, where an elegant
collation awaited tbern.—(Edinbargh Couratif, JuN 1l.)
l'eaterrk ae•noigistabit[A,Srh. or Aberdeenshire Regiment of
Militia. cotaiaanded by the Might Eton. the !t.:Srl of Aboyne,
SiseMbleti at Aberdetalewelasthin; and ecetciac, for IN (ark.
I!The recant !Alto; boviotea %%umber of 4ae-young men for
I Vie (cement:.
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DISCOMIAGED AFFECTION.—An Inquest was
held en Monday, at the Ship and Sun. Walworth, JOHN
CARTER, Esq., presiding, on the body of Sydney Walsh, aged
only 22, who, it appeared, had terminated his existence, on
Friday morning last, in consequence of the rejection of his ad-
dresses by Miss Lucy Keen, who stated in a letter found in one
of the deceased's pockets, that she (Lucy Keen) had "taken
an •unaceountable dislike to him." Deceased was assured, at
the same time, .that the lady "had endeavoured to love him,
but could not," and he was recommended to look out, accord-
ingly, for some other young woma.). The whole evidence was
sufficient to satisfy the Jury, whose verdict was.—" That the
deceased shot himself in a state of temporary derangement:"
and, indeed, his own' brother was clearly of opinion that the
deceased was of unsound mind during io9nie• days
previously to
committing the dreadful act.
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The French Papers of Sunday supply no news
of importance. They are chiefly filled with
articles on literary topics, 'or discussions on
domestic affairs.

A letter from Nuremburg, under date from
Milan, July 3, brings word that the Emperor and
Empress, after leaving that city, will visit several
cities of Upper Italy, and then go to Venice.

The Courier Francais has a leti• r from Marti-
nique, which announces that the Prevotal Court
continues f! that unhappy colony by sen-
tences of In the colonies, when.
a slave is condemned, his value is paid to his
master, but for which there would be very few
condemnations. It has been observed that these
condemnations fall chiefly on sickly and aged
slaves.

An article in the Drapeau Blanc says—" Some
Journals treat the question of the independence
of St. Domingo with great levity. According to
them the Frencli Government is at this moment
negociating with the power which► governs that
country, and the pecuniary conventions are said
to be already fixed. Nothing can be less certain
or authentic than the source of this news, and we
think we may be permitted to contradict it with-
out borrowing any thing else than the use of corn-.