The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-07 00:00:00

MILITARY IN TELLIGENCI-3!

ROYAL A RTILLERI.—Cavain Carter's comPaqi
4th battalion, has been relieved from Purfl..et, 2"(1
embark for Malta in a fevv dells. Second Captain
Burnaby proceeded to Portsmouth on Wednesday last,
to take charge of Major Colebrooke's company, 2d bat-
talion, and relieve second Captain Lake, who is sr
pointed Adjutant to the sth battalion, and is to remote
Re'
at t hat station until the arrival sceow C l ,ptair
bertson from Canada. Major Colebrooke is still 00
sicik leave. No arrangements have as yet been maul
to enable the met, to rcceiv, their letters free of expense,
,0 that the soldiers of the Royal Artillery continue to
pay 50 per cent. more than their brethren of the line;
the latter having been recently relieved of this impost
by a memorandum from the Horse Gusrds. Lord
Bloornfioltr has gone on leave, and Coionel Sir Hew,
Dalrymple Ross, K.C.8., has assumed the command of
the garrison dur'ng the absence of the Lieutenant-G7.
nerd'. Previous to his Lordship's departure the
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lowing general order was issued by the command of big
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge :
" General Order, August 30, 1840.—The Comman'
dant with great pride has received Field Marshal big
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge's commands to
xpress to the Royal Artillery, in all its branches, It/
Royal Highness's entire satisfaction, as well as the high
gratification he experienced from the very great Pe,rfeci
tion this important branch of the service has attalne:
His Royal Highness was particularly interested in the
share taken by the company of gentlemen c tdets in t".."
exercises of the day. Tile Commandant begs to asst"
the officers, non-commissioned officers, and men, 12°W
much he feels the zeal and intelligence with talcb the
several duties of 3estercLy were performed. The Co'
mandact also Leas to return th inks to Mjor Sintroot
and the 60th regiment for their assistance in keepist tur
ground."
Major Gray's company, sth battalion, was relieved
from field battery duty on Tuesday last by CdPt:l,
,i
Eyres' company, 7th battalion ; and the following VI—
son order was issued in consequence
The Commandant having so often lately witnels°4l,4
the cfficent state of Major Gray's field battery, 0:k--
having also received front Colonel Cleaveland a gratul,
ing report of their behaviour, does not feel it necessitr,
:;
to call for any further inspection, but desires MS
Gray, the non-commissioned officers, and men, to
cept his thanks for their several exertions during t";
twelve months of instruction. Major Gray's corps he.%
rejoined the sth battalion. The offigers' servants bgla.'
been exempted from mounting guard with their no;,.
tors, in consequence of the present strength of the ge
rison."
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The following lett'.r from the Honourable Boa Li.
Ordnance, dated August 21, 1840, is promulgated ti:
;lay, September 4, 1840, for the information and 01a.
"
aice of commanding officers of artillery rat the several
foreign stations, who are directed to report to the
puty Adjutant-General the receipt of this order by tb,
first opportunity, signed H. D. Ross, Deputy Adjutant
General:—

" Office of Ordnance, Aug. 21, 18,,td,
" Sta,—The Board having decided, with refer
to certain claims for travelling in Canada, that no cek,
personal allowance shall be paid to officers who ttaY u"
in the receipt of command pay, when travelling with);
the districts comprising their commands, such command
pay having been granted to cover all expenses of trr
vellin,g, except as regards the means of conveyance Pre
vided for officers travelling,'
" I am directed by the Board to communicate
same for your information, adding, that the reguleti:id
is to take effect in Canada from January I, 1840. f
at other foreign stations from the date of their receiPtl°,
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this order, which the Board requests
you will call ne `ke
officers of the Royal Artillery at each station to tit
the first opportunity of transmitting.
" 1 have. &c.
(Signed) " G. BULLER, for Secretary'
" Deputy-Adjutant-General of :he Royal Artilleri.

THE SABBATH QUESTION•

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN',,v to
Sett,—ln discussing this q
aluestion, it is necessary
premise that 1 am pleading ley for the labour
classes ; for being myself possessed of a hanclooor
c1:0
come, I can take an excursion on any days a!'tbere.
command a sabbath when 1 please ; the Pc)°r'tbough
fore, I say, are most interested in this discussiop.
a extent
it has an influence on all classes, and that to
far greater than the unreflecting are apt to iulsahein.t-he,
ri OP
Let us for a moment grant that the Sar:e•tion of
shippers are right in supposing that it is the
oil
the Deity that the seventh day shall now, as in the "
ot Moses, be kept holy. How, then, ought we to..r
as rational and consistent beings'? According to MOA
;
the 3/venlig day was tn,t apart as sacred, and no manoe°
ot work was permitted on that day, either by a mastery
ter his st,rvant, or his ox, or his ass. So binding, indeeao
did the Jews consider this command that if a person
wrf
teund gathering sticks on a S,,nday he was stoned to
death , not a fire was suffered to be lighted, nor w us. i" thing cooked on that day. But how do the modern Pt".
. risers keep this command, which they say same 600
Gal, and thurefore ought to be obeyed ?—by subs°.
tut:n4 the fist day for the seventh, and by 00;
ing their servants and cattle to do all wooer'
I. work on that da3. Away with such hypocrisy, 1
y mby what authority hove they changed the seventhe
day to the first ? If it is really a Divine command,ift
.
it: without delay call public meetings all over
:Pr
kingd om, draw up resolutions, retrace our step'' t"
0,-.ly begin to keep the Saturday, or seventh ol
truly holy ; and humble ourselles in sack-cloth as
,at ashes, for bating so long violated the Divine coam'and;
I When our Priests and Bishops have done this, they
may with more plausibilEy try to shut up ,Fve p
innocent arnustlnent from the labouring olasii",,p
:
that day, and prohibit by pains and penalties A peep
into the botanical gardens, or the enjoyment of a Pura
breeze --
upon a railway, with the sight of God
works. Let them first cast out the beam from tb.
own eyes before they arrogantly meddle with the 05
cent recreations of otht rs. The truth is, hoWever7--6133
many of these gentry know it—that Christ abrOilltes•
this along with the rest of the Jewish ceremonies4:o4
circumcision, the observance of the full moon, socriil in
&e. It is thus understood by nearly all Christeml%;,
both Protestant and Catholic ; and on the Cootilr:d
the Sunday is kept as a holiday, as it was in•Eogal;
until tho time of the Puritans. There is ro SeriPtl! e
authority, therefore, whatever for our present Pr4c-ideor
Archbishop Whatley had proved. But the 50u..4
perstittliive
is now made subservient to the purposes of su
or of vice ; for, by attempting to force the LOY °rid, too
lively to the church or the conventicle, they 81.'"Thes
frequently drawn to the alehouse or the gin shop* A 11
Sunday is the property of the labouring classes, and els
glom
them beware how they ever give it up. EverY
should employ it according to the dictates of his it).,ty
conscience. Let those who believe that it is their "d,.
st. to fast and pray, and do no manner of work,
act actor
ingly ; for they will no doubt do it with alacrity, ag o
all should : but let those who think they best obeY t
i,
Deity by improving their minds, elevating their tasted
advancing their !.orals, invigorating their health' din
thus benefiting all around them, not be rimPeade" let
their endeavours, but " let every one be persua_
ed
his own mind."
I am, Sir, your constant reader.
ENCI.
A FRIEND TO CONSIST—