The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-08 00:00:00

TURKEY.

Letters from Constantinople of the 19th ult. state
that the dispute bet wesn the Austrian and Russian
Cabinets and the Port., concerning the refugees has
bemi settled to the entire satisfaction of the Sultan,
r.nd on the basis which he himself had proposed. In
c ns,•quence of this arrangement the British fleet had
left the Dardanelles for Beshika Bay, forty miles dis•
tance from its former station, but it was said at Con-
stantinople that the British and French Governments
will keep a force in the Levant for some months.

THE ARMY AND NAVY.
(From the United Service Gazette of this day.)
DECCAN PRIZE MONEY.—The rolls of the final
distribution of this prze-money, due to the 65th
Regiment, have been received from India.
Satan'. ARMS.—We are happy to hear that Colonel
Arson, who has now the control over the small
arms department of the Board of Ordnance, is using
every exertion to obtain the best kind of musket ;or
our service. Three specimens were taken to his office
on Thursday, viz., one by a Brussels gunsmith,
another by a German, and the third by Colonel
Hawker, on his return from Birmingham.
A REGIMENT IN IRELAND.—An irregularity of
rather a serious nature has occurred in the instance
of a Captain of a corps of the Irish establishment,
when on duty as a member of a court martial, which
will possibly lead to ulterior proceedings of investi-
{ation.
KILKENNY GARRISON.—We regret to state that
several soldiers of the 431 Light Infantry have b::en
recently attacked on several occasions by cowardly
mobs, who uniformly take the opportunity of mal
treating soldiers when alone, and apart from their
comrades. There is not a better conducted set of
men in the service than the non-commissioned officers
and privates of this distinguLlied and admirably-
conducted corps.
CONVICT GUARDS FOR .AUSTRALIA.—CirCUTUTS
have been forwarded to the several staff districts for
returns of pensioners who are disposed to volunteer
their services to form Convict Guards for this colony.
They are to assemble at Tilbury Fort, and one ship
will be immediately dispatched.
PRINCE EDWARD'S ISLAND.—It is said that pen-
sioners will be enrolled and formed into local
companies, under the command of an experienced
officer, for service in this colony. This arrangement,

f carried into effect, will completely put a stop to
the desertions which are continually taking place
from the detacbmtnt stationed in the
THE NEW ARCTIC EXPEDITION.—We understand
that there ere several volunteers for the command of,
and fur ether portions in, the new Arctic Expedition
to be organized to proceed, via Behring's Strait.;, in
search of Sir John Franklin; but the whole affair
is in the hands of the Treasury, and nothing, it is
expected, will be done before April next, or until
intelligence is received frcm the Plover, now in
Behring's Straits.
THE PRISONERS OF THE " CHILDERS."—We stated
last week that Messrs. Graham and Elliot, the im-
prisoned i tEcers, late of the Childers, had been re-
moved from Exeter county gaol to the Queen's Bench
Prison. We understand that they were removed on
their petitioning the Secretary of State for the Home
Department, the Admiralty approving the transfer.
There is, hew ever, very little doubt that they will
remain there during the remainder of the full time
for which they were sentenced to be imprisoned.
COURTESY TO FRENCH NAVAL OFFlCERS.—Lieu-
tenant Messelgry, of the Fr( hell navy, on a visit to
this country, has received Admiralty perreise-ien to
visit all our dockyards and victualling yards. At
Deptford, especially, it Las been ordered that every
kcility is to be afforded to the Lieutenant in acquir-
ing information with reference to provisioning the
navy.
NEXT SHIP FOR THE COAST OF AFRICA.—We
are enabled to state that her Majesty's ship Contest,
to the command of which Commander the He n. John
Spencer has been appointed, will proceed to the Coast
of Africa station on the Ist of January.
THE THREATENED COURTS MARTIAL ON THE OF•
FICERS OF H M.S. CONSTANCE —An Officer of the
Constance, 50, Captain Courtenay, assures us that
neither Captains Sir B. W. Walker, Captain Fre-
mantle, nor any other t fficer, had anything to do with
settling the misunderstanding between Captain
Courtenay and the Captain of Marines, as reported.
He, moreover, asserts that matters of difference and
offence between them were amicably adjusted a
fortnight before the ship arrived in England. Cap
tam Courtenay had no intention of making any charge
against a single officer, and the only disagreeable
' affair pending was between the First Lieutenant and
the Gunnery Lieutenant, which Captain Courtenay
had nothing to do with, having been on the Sick List
at the time of dispute or breach of discipline, but that
Captain Courtenuy had completely tried to arrange
matters between them. Finally, it is stated that a
court-martial was avoided by the junior making an
apology to the senior.
STAFF OF IRELAND.—CoIoneI Spink, K.H.,
As-
sistant Quartermaster-General at Cork, has resigned
his appointment, and Colonel Pennefather, from
Clonmel, is to succeed him.