The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-31 00:00:00

ROYAL ARTILLERY.

WOOLWICH, DEC. 30.—The officers whose names and
appointments to commissions were announced in the
Gazette of the 28th instant, have their commissions
dated December 18, 1847, the day after:they passed their
examination before a board of officers at the Royal
Arsenal, and they have subsequently been posted to the
following companies ;
C. E. Walcott to Capt. Sandham's company Ist bat-
talion. _ _

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G. Burtchaell to Capt. Tylee's company, 3d do.
G. Davies to Capt. D'Arley'd company, Ist do.
E. G. Breden to Major Burnaby's company, sth do.
W. J. Bolton to Major Wilson's company, 6th do.
C. B. Fraherne to Capt. Stace's company, 7th do.
S. G. Batchellor to Capt. Flude'd company, 7th do.
H. T. Middleton to Capt. Lowe's company, 7th do.
F. Close to Capt. Pickering's company, 3d do.
J. Sinclair to Captain Walker's company, sth do.
H. L. Talbot to Capt. Mitchell's company, 10th do.
W. J. Wilson to Capt. M'Coy's company, sth do.
W. H. R. Simpson to Capt. Forbes's company, 9th do.
L. W. Penn to Major Fraser's company, 2d do.
H. R. Saunders to Major James's company, 4th do.
E. G. Snow to Capt. Townsend's company, 4th do.
R. G. flandcock to Major Palliser's company, 4th do.
J. D. Ramsey to Capt. Ormsby's company, 6th do.
W. Morris to Major Griffin's company, Bth do.
J. L. Leathes to Capt. Desbrisay's company, 3d do.
H. Renny, to Capt. Tulloh's company, Ist do.
C. P. Rotton, to Capt. Savage's company, Ist do.
J. M. Savage, to Major Storey' company, Ist do.
D. Jones, to Capt. Innes's company, 9th do.
T. E. Byrne, to Capt. Fisher's company, 6th do.
The above-named
.second Lieutenants have the
Master-General's leave of absence to March 1, 184$,
when they will join at Woolwich.

WYNDHAM.—The cheap edition of the
above work, forming the New Volume of " Colburn's
Standard Novels," is published this day, price 6s. bound
and illustrated. Mr. Colburn has also just published
the following new novels :-1. Leonora, a Love Story,
3 vols.-2. Town and Country, by Mrs. Trollope 3
vols.-3. The Hull and the Hamlet, by William Howitt,
2 vols.-4. Eustace ; or, The Stage of Life, by T. J.
Serle, Esq., 3 vcls.-5. The Jesuit at Cambridge, by
Sir G. Stephen, 2 vols.-6. Evelyn Harcourt, by Mrs.
Gascoigne, 3 vols.—and 7. The Romance of War, by
Capt. Grant, 4 vols.
ROYAL PRESENTS.—The steamer, which left
Southampton on Sunday for Lisbon, has conveyed a
package to the Portuguese capital, in charge of an offi-
cial deputed by the Portuguese embassy in London, being
a present from her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians to
the Queen of Portugal.
THE DISTRESSED NEEDLEWOMEN'S SOCIETY.—
Last night the grand fancy ball, got up by several gen-
tlemen, members of the Irma of Court, for the benefit of
this charity, took place at the Hanover-square Rooms.
The company numbered about 300, among whom we
noticed Lord Dudley Stut, Honors Alderman Farebrother,
Mr. Luke Hansard, the ry
.Secretary of the So-
ciety. The fancy costumes were rich and tasteful, and
the ball was opened by eight young ladies habited as
Filk del Regimento. Dancing was kept up to a late
hour, and the company separated evidently highly
pleased with the entertainment.
Government have it in contemplation to pass a
measure authorising pensions to be granted to super-
annuated masters of workhouses.