The Sun.
London, England, 1838-04-14 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Even allowing the military brevet at the Coronation to be
on the most limited scale, it will necessarily cause many va-
cancies in the commands of districts, garrisons, and regiments,
as also staff situations, and as a great majority of our readers
feel naturally anxious on the occasion, we subjoin a list of
appointments which must be vacated, calculating the contem-
plated brevet to take in only one year of each rank from the
date of that which took place in .January, 1837.
Commands of district• and staff appointments which will
come vacant on the promotion of the present holders to ktt.
perior rank by a brevet :
Northern district, Majo:-General Sir R. D. Jackson.
South-west ditto, Sir T. Al'Mabon.
Inspecting-General of Cavai.:v, Sir .1 C. Dalbiac.
Deputy Adjutant-General in Ireland, Col. D'Aguilar.
Deputy Quartermaster-General in Ireland, Sir Guy Camp-
bell, Bart.
Chatham Garrison, Warre.
Cavalry depot at Maidstone, Brotherton.
Insrct!ng Field-officer in London, M`Gregor.
Assistant Adjutant-General at Cork, Turner.
Assistant Quartermaster-General at Athlone,
Director of Field Works at Chatham, Paley, R. E.

Command of Artillery at Carlisle, Sir H. D. Ross.
Command of the Engineers at Gibraltar, Sir C. F. Smith.
Commands of Reg:rnents, Colonelcies of Artillery and Engi-
neers, and Majorities in the Household Troops, which wil I
become vacant by dw promotion of their present holders to
the rank of Major-General by a brevet :
Command of the Grenadier Guards, Colonel D'Oylv.
Ditto Coldstream Guards, Fremantle.
Ditto 6th Regiment, Sullivan.
Ditto 9th Regiment, Sir .1. K. Williams.
Command of the 18th Regiment, at present held by Colontl
Burrell.
Ditto 37th, by Colonel Smelt.
Ditto 45th, by Colonel Vi.,,,,,oreaux.
Ditto 47th, by Colonel Eirington.
Ditto 52d, by Colonel Fergusson.
Ditto 61st, by Colonel Da,riey.
Ditto 70th, by Colonel Evans.
Ditto 88th, by Colonel O'Malley.
Ditto 97th, by Colonel Hamilton.
Majority in Ist Battalion Grenadier Guards, at present held
by Colonel Lambert.
Ditto in Ist Battalion Scots Fusileer Guards, at present
held by Colonel Sir .1. A. Hope.
Five Colonelcies of Artillery, in place of Colonels Sir J.
May, H. D. Ross, J. W. Smith, Sir Robert Gardiner, and
R. Pym.
Six Colonelcies of Engineers, in place of Colonels- J. F.
Burgoyne, C. W. Pasley, Sir C. F. Smith, C. G. BM-
combo, H. Goldfinch, and J. R. Arnold._

Aides-de-Camp to the Queen, which will become vacant by
the promotion of the holders to superior rank, twelve, namely,
Colonels Sir R. Gardiner, Fremantle, Lord G. W. Russell,
Wynyard, Fergusson, Brotherton, Sir J. A. Dalrymple, Sir
J. H. Reynett, Smelt, J. R. Arnold, W. Wemyss, and the
Earl of Munster; to which must be added the several regi-
mental promotions consequent on tilling up the commands of
corps above mentioned.—ilforning Paper.

DEPARTURE of the MISSIONARIES
FOR THE SOUTH PACIFIC.

fr‘'e following is a more detailed account of this interesting
-ce than has yet appeared :--On Wednesday last the
Williams, who is greatly celebrated for his mis_oncecN. reu. 11ea0,13,,
sionary
lat),,,,ers in the islands of the South Pacific Ocean,
took leave of.
numerous friends, and set off upon another
great enterprise
the unexplored islands in that remote and
ta
,the world. Several other missionaries
is hazardous expedition. Mr. Wil_
benighted part Of
accompan;ed him in
„(4-eans of a plan which commenced
liams, after having beeia engaged 15 or 16 years in civilising
.
the South Sea Islands, by
with the inculcation of the dena'rincs of Christianity, returned
tissmonary Society have lately
p
two or three years ago, and the
published
an account of the diete'ils of his proceedings,
rprise and admiration.
in
to strike every one with se'
His object in coming to England was ter procure a vessel i
which he could visit some of the more distant islands,
and obtain the aid of others in his enterp.-4e ; and he
succeeded to the height of his wishes. Earl Fitzwiiliamn
transmitted to him the sum of 3001., which his LoreishiP de-
' sired him not to consider as the subscription of Lord Ktzwil-
liam, but the donation of the whole family, every menthes' of
which was delighted with a history so full of gratifying inci-
dents, and so honourable to the father of the mission. Tire
Duke of Devonshire contributed 1501., and several other,
noblemen and gentlemen largely ailed the subscription, which-
the Corporation of London increased, very much to their
credit, by 5001. Alderman Pirie undertook to purchase a
;es,sel adapted to the occasion, and selected the Cambdcn,
whir_,,,h had formerly been a Government packet, and was in a
perfect state of repair. The City ry. Canterbury steam-vessel
by the Society to convey the Missionaries, and
betweenwase 400
.and 500 of their friends front London Bridge to
G „„t'end,
I which the Camden, with her Bethel flag
„„,„are 1. Immense crowds were collected vu time
flying, was ra'en Bride and ten o'clock the -t -
wharfs and onortheeam'i leers and as multitude. At
moved off amide.` 110 ta reached the Cambden, and Mr. Wil•
half-past one the steamar .
'ariea, and their wives aud chil-
hams and his brother mission, • Ist the blessings and cheers
unft,'ucried_l4,er
dren, passed into the latter
sell:, aim+l
of toeir friends. The cambdeu
with her
proceeded towards the Nore, the steamer . t, l‘"n 1;
r until half-past
fur several miles. Time vessels spoke togetna.
three o'clock, when the steamer turned Fount., and three-
cheers were given on their final separation.
In his acceunt of his proceedings in the South Sea letatillim
Mr. Williams details an immense variety of interesting
eumstances which occurred as the natives advanced in civi-
lisation. Having with the expert assistance of the native.e mil
the islarel of Ravotonga, creeted a place for Divine worahip%
Ile says—" In the interior of this chapel a eircomatance eca
currel, which will give a strikieg malea of the feelings of at,,
untaught people, when observing for t;:e first time the efficta.
of written communication. As I had cope to the work mina
morning without my square, I took up a chip, :li(l7ith a Pit"
lde
of charcoal wrote upon it a request that Mrs. W ')s WO it;:
send me that article. I called a chief who was su
his portion of the work, and said to him, ' Friend, take !hi',
go to our house, and give it ta Mrs. Williaina' He wag
singular looking man; remarkably quick In his movements, anti
had been a great warrior, but in one of the numerous battler
lie had fought he had lost all eye, and giving me an CA pIe3FINCi
look, he said, Take that I She will call me a fool, and aeolti
rue if a take a chip to her.' Ni,' I replied, ' she will not ;
take it and 4-o immediately, 1 tun in haste.' Perceiving me to
be in earnest, he took it and asked, What nicet I say ?' I ro•
plied, You have nothing to say, the chip will say all I wish.'
With a look of astonishment and contempt lie took up the
piece of wood, and said, How can this speak ? llama this a
mouth ?' I desired him to take it immediately, and not (spend
so much time talking about it. On arriving at time house, he
gave the -chip to Mrs. Williams, who read it. threw it aware
and went to the tool chest, whither the chief, resolved to see-
the result of this mysterious proceeding, followed her closely.
Oa receiving the square from her, he said, Stay, daughter;
how do you know that this is what Mr. Williams wants
Why,' she replied, did you not brieg me a chip just now ?'
Yes,' said the astoaished warrior, but I did not hear it Sac'
any thing.' if you did not, I did,' was the reply, for it made
known to me what he wanted, and all you have to do is to re-
turn with it as quickly as possible.' With this the chief leaped
out of the heuse, and catching up the piece of wood, he ran
through the settlement with the chip in one hand and the square
in the other, holding them up as high as his arms could read%
and shouting as he went, See the wisdom of these Englisla
people !—they can make chips talk—they can make chilts
talk.' On giving me the square, he wished to know how it
was possible thus to converse with persons at a distance. I
gave him all tic explanation in my power; but it was a cir-
cumstance involved in so much mystery, that he actually tied
a string to the chip, hung it r-uod his neck, and wore it fur
some time. During several d,;,:s. we frequently saw him sura
rounded by a crowd, who wire liateaiog with intense iuterest,
while he narrated the wonders which this chip heel performed.-
Mr. Williams has, with the skilful assistance of the Lathes.
erected several schools, in which thousends of children are
educated, and in which he hoe appoieted come of the pareetms
as the instrtttont.,;. Before he visited the, island the inhabi-
tants were eaenNals and idelane-e—they are now Ci!ristiaril
in the CAM sense (.4 thy. word, and prove their humanilv eel
integrity whenever a vessel is driven upon their shores.

Accounts from New Orleans to the 10th ult. men-
tion that the Senate bad again passed the Bill for the regula-
tion of the Banks and for authorizing the issue of post notes
at one, two, and three wears after date, which had been -vetoed
by the Government. it was not expected, however, that Ilia
House of Representatives., which before had agreed to thes
would concur in it now, as the Bank party—that is, lily
American Batik party—Were powerful there, and Wat likv4
to go with the Governor. The Clause in the Act giving the
power of scrutiny at all times and seasons into the state of the
Banks was exceedingly objectionable to that party, awl the
privilege of issuing post rotes to an extent commensurate with,
and limited by, the extent of the capitals of the Banks, accom-
panied by the restrictive condition alluded to, was not consi.
dered equivalent to the right of unlimited issue of ineonvee.
tible paper now enjoyed and exercised at discretion by both
French and American Banks, particularly by the American
non-specie paying Banks.—Morning raper.