The Sun.
London, England, 1824-05-20 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The Ist Regiment of Essex Yeomanry Cavalry assemb/:. at
Chelmsford on Friday, ?Bth instant, and on Saturday march
for duty to Southend, under the command of Col. ifetbion.
Some extensive removals and changes in those portions of
the Army stationed in the East Indies, have just been deLar-
mined upon. They are as follow:
The 31st Foot are to proceed to Bengal, to replace the .59th,
who are to return home.

The 97th (one of the new Regiments) arc ordered to Ci.-.ylon
to replace the 45th Toot; the 45th are to go from Ceylon to
Madras, to replace the 30th loot; and the 30th arc then to
return home.

The 98th foot (also one Of the newly-raised regiments) are to
proceed to the Cape of Good Hope, to replace the: 6th f,ot ; and
the 6th foot arc to go to Bombay, to relieve the 47th foot, who
are to return home. •

The 99th foot (the other of the newly-raised regiments) are to
go to the Maritius, to replace the fitith foot, who will then' re-
turn home.

Those four regiments will proceed to the several destinations
in the Last, at the usmal time for forwarding troops to 'that
quarter of the world.

ERCANTI LE SHIPPING.

SHEERNESS, MAY 19.—The Discovery ships Hecht, a•2d.
Fury, sailed from the Nore this moraing, accompanied by a
transport, with provisions.
DEAL, MAY 19.—Wind W.—Sailed for . •
Apollo, -Linnet, Lucy Ann, and Diadem, hol..
PLI-stou-eit, MAY 13.—Wind W.::.11 /lick the
Contest, from London, for Richebucto, front .ougituds: 31,
having cut away her mizen-mast, lost her sails, end sprung
a-leak on the 211th ult. 'Off the Port the };arks, front New
York, reports having spoke the Fame, from London to.Mira-
mieni, totally dismasted.
FALMOUTH, MAY 18. —Wind N. W.—A ri ived the Stanmer
packet, front Lisbon, in 11 days • Jos,ph and James, Green,
front Shields to Illiramichi, out five weeks, and has been as far
as lat. 48. long. 34., mainmast sprung, lost boats, bulwark,,
saiLs, and leaky. Three Brothers, from Shields to Quebsc,
out five weeks, and has been as far west as long.-21i.,
sprung, loss of main.top-mast, jibboom, sails, pigging, bul-
warks, &c., and carpenter washed overboard ;Lydia' Robin-
Son, from Liverpool to illiramichi, out 44 days, and has bc..71
as far west as long. 37. ' • on the 23rd ult. was struck by
lightning, which shivered the mainmast, carried away -main-
top-mast, split the deck and one pump, killed a boy, and did
other damage, and from that time to the 29th ult. sprung the
bowsprit, lost many other sails, and was also pooped by a
heavy sea,, which filled the cabin and washed away the round-
house.

CowEs, MAY 19.—Arrived the tautton, Inuton, 44 days.
from Honduras. Sailed his 11ajesty7s ship Thetis, with troops,
for Sierra Leone.

PORTSMOUTII, MAY lli.—Wind W.—Off the Port the
Ann, Nixon, from Jamaica. The Solon, from Antigua, wits
on shore on he North Bank, Liverpool, on Tuesday.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET 'SECOND SPRING MEETING, 1824

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wEDNEstmy.
O) ford's Addy, beat \lr Lee's Fatima, list. 46. earl,
T. V. C. 50, h. ft.-3 to lon Addy.
Col. Wilson's f. by Soothsayer, 7st. 7th. beat L 4 Orford's
Addy, 7st Ifitt.. D. M. 50 sov.-7 to 4 agst Soothsayer, f:
Handicap Plate of 501. by subscription, being the third. of
three 50/. Plates, for three, four, five, six-yr-old, and aged
horses, A: F.--Ten subscribers—Seven started.
Sir J. Byng's b. h. Morisco, 5 yrs, 9st. -
Ld Jersey's hr. c. by Phantom, out of Web, 4 yrs, 7st. 7/"b.
Ld 11. Cavendish's hr. c. 3lina, 4 yrs, 7st. -
4to 1 agst Morisco.--3 to I agst Mina.
The Judge placed but three. •

Tinker (purchased by 31r. Whittaker of Mr. Watts) will
start for the ,kll-aged Stakes at the York Spring Meeting.
Metcalf, the rival of Jackson, is matched to run Anson, one
mile, for Ital sovereigns, on Tuesday, the lit of June, near
Catterick-bridge.

TANDEM MATCH.
Capt. SWANN undertook his Tandem Match yesterday, from
Ilford, seven miles over part of the .Foreq. lie engaged
drive twelve miles, at a trot, within one hour, for WO soy. and
to back his wheels if he 'broke into a'gallop. This happened
only once, in the seventh mile, which he, nevertheless, Com-
pleted in thirty-three minutes. On his return the pacing to-
gether of the horses was a picture. The ma, el was won easily
with two minutes and six seconds to spare.