The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-03 00:00:00

DUBLIN.

Mr. SMITH made an application to have this case post-
poned to a future day, which was refused.
The Committee decided that the standing orders had been
proved.

COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE BILLS.
(YESTERDAY.)
LIVERPOOL WATERWORKS.
The Committee were occupied during the day with the
discussion of the clauses, much opposition being manifested
on those which respected the town of Wigan.

UNOPPOSED BILLS COMMITTEE.
(YESTERDAY.)
(Before Mr. GREENE, Chairman of Committees.)
This Committee met this day at eleven o'clock. The fol-
lowing Bills were declared to have passed :
NORTH-WESTERN (DIVERSIONS AT SKIPTON,
CASTERTON, AND SEDBERG).
ABERDEEN AND GREAT NORTH OF SCOTLAND

(AMALGAMATION AND LEASING).
THE WOLVERHAMPTON CEMETERY.

MEDALS FOR THE ARMY AND
NAVY.

(From the Supplement to the London Gazette.)
GENERAL ORDER.
HORSE-GUARDS, JUNE 1, 1847.

Her Majesty having been graciously pleased to com-
mand that a medal should be struck to record the ser-
vices of her fleets and armies during the wars corn-
me.,eing in 1793, and ending in 1814, and that one
should be conferred upon every officer, non-commissioned
officer, and soldier of the army who was present in any
battle or siege, to commemorate which medals had been
struck by command of her Majesty's royal predecessors,
and had been distributed to the general or superior
officers of the several armies and corps of troops engaged,
in conformity with the regulations of the service at that
time in force; general and other officers, non.commis-
sioned officers, and soldiers, who consider that they have
claims to receive this mark of their Sovereign's gracious
recollecti3n of their services, and of her desire to record
the same, are each to apply to the Secretary of the Board
of General Officers, Whitehall, London, and to send, in
writing, to the same officer, a statement of his claim,
fqr what action, at what period of time, and the names of
the persons, or the titles of the documents, by which the
claim can be proved.
These claims are to be sent, by General Officers having
such claims, through the hands of the Commander-in
Chief of the Army.
The Staff Officers having such claims, through the
General Officer under whom they served, if alive; if not
alive, through the Adjutant-General of the Army.
Officers, non-commissioned officers, and soldiers of
regiments, battalions, and detachments, through the
Commanding Officer of the regiment, battalion, or de-
tachment at the time, if still alive. This will be known
by inquiry at the agents of the regiment resident in
London. If such Commanding Officer should not be
alive, the application, in writing, must be sent through
the Adjutant-General of the Army.
The Beard of General Officers is hereby, by her
Majesty's command, directed to take into consideration,
to investigate the facts stated in each of these several
applications, and to report to the Commander-in-Chief
upon the same, for the information of her Majesty, arid
to enable those commanded by her Majesty to deliver to
the claimants the medals accordingly.
The Adjutant-General and the Military Secretary of
the Commander-in-Chief will transmit to the Secretary
of the Board of General Officers such information as they
may have heen able to acquire, to assist in the investiga-
tions which the Board will have to make.

The Commander-in-Chief has been required to desire
that the Board of General Officers will have alphabetical
lists made out of the names of the claimants to one of
these medals, with his rank, and the name of the particu-
lar battle or siege fur which he claims to receive the
same, inserted in the margin, and at which the Board
of General Officers may consider that he was present.
The occasions for which medals have been granted
by the Sovereign are specified below for general in-
formation and guidance, as at page 73, of the Annual
Army List.
By command of Field-Marshal the Duke of Welling-
ton, Commander-in-Chief,

JOHN IIACDONALD, Adjutant-General.

Maida, 4th July, 1806.
Roleia, 17th August, 1808.
Vimiera, 21st August, 1808.
Sahagun, Benevente, December and January, 1809.
Corunna, 16th January, 1809.
Martinique, February, 1809.
Talavera, 27th and 28th July, 1809.
Guadaloupe, January and February, 1810.
Busaco, 27th September, 1810.
Barrosa, sth March, 1811.
Fuentes d'Onor, sth May, 1811.
Albuera, 16th May, 1811.
Java, August and September, 1811.
Ciudad Roderigo, January, 1812.
Badajoz, 17th March and 16th April, 1812.
Salamanca, 22d July, 1812.
Fort Detroit, America, August, 1812.
Vittoria, 21st June, 1813.
Pyrenees, 28th July to 2d August, 1813.
St. Sebastian, August and September, 1813.
Chateauguay, America, 26th October, 1813.
Nivelle, 10th November, 1813.
Chrystler's Farm, America, 11th November, 1813.
Nive, 9th to 13th December, 1813.
Orthes, 27th February, 1814.
Toulouse, 10th April, 1814.

ADMIRALTY, JUNE 1.

Her Majesty having been graciously pleased to com-
mand that a medal should be struck to record the ser-
vices of her fleets and armies during the wars com-
mencing in 1793 and ending in 1815, and that one
should be conferred on every officer, non-commissioned
officer, petty officer, soldier, and seaman, who was
present in any action, naval or military, to com-
memorate which medals have been struck by command
of her Majesty's royal predecessors, and distributed to
superior officers, according to the rules of the service at
that time in force;
All officers, petty offices, and seamen, who consider
that they are entitled to receive this mark of their
Sovereign's gracious recollection of their services, and of
her desire to record the same, are to send, in writing,
the statement of their claims, addressed to the Secretary
of the Admiralty, Whitehall, London, specifying for
what action, and at what period of time, the claim is
preferred, and the names of the persons or the titles of
the documents by which it can be established.
A isoard of oftibers 14-tippoititetl to take ialify
sideration the facts stated in these applications, and to
report upon the same to the Lords Commissioners of the
Admiralty, for the information of her Majesty, so as to
enable those commanded by her Majesty to deliver to
the claimants the medals accordingly.
The names of all those who may apply for the naval
medal will be classed alphabetically, and to each name
will be appended the actions at which the claimant may
have been present, proof of which must be given to the
entire satisfaction of the board.

The occasions for which medals have been granted by
the Sovereign are specified below for general information
and guidance.
By command of the Lords Commissioners
of the Admiralty,
H. G. WARD.
GILD MEDALS (To FLAG OFFICERS AND CAPTAINS)
WERE ISSUED BY THE ADMIRALTY FOR THE ACTIONS
UNDER MENTIONED:-
ISt June, 1794, Lord Howe's victory over the French
fleet.

14th February, 1797, Lord St. Vincent over the
Spanish fleet.

11th of October, 1797, Lord Duncan over the Dutch
fleet.

Ist August, 1798, Lord Nelson, battle of the Nile.
15th October, 1799, Captain Sir Edward Hamilton,
Surprise, Hermione recaptured.
21st October, 1805, Lord Nelson, battle of Trafalgar.
4th November, 1805, Sir H. Strachan, French squa-
dron taken.

6th Feburary, 1806, Sir J. Duckworth, action off St.
Domingo.
Ist January, 1807, Captain Brisbane, Arethusa and
three others, Curacoa taken.
10th November, 1808, Captain M. Seymour, Amethyst,
Thetis captured.
6th July, 1808, Captain Stewart, Radere Zaffer, Sea-
horse (Turkish frigate) captured.
6th July, 1809, Captain Mounsey, Furieuse, Bonne
Citoyenne captured.
13th March, 1811, Captain W. Hoste, Amphion and
three others, action off Lissa.

9th August, 1810, Captain C. Cole, Bondo Neira, Caro-
line taken.

22d February, 1812, Captain Talbot, Rivoli, Victorious
captured.
Ist June, 1813, Captain Broke, Chesapeake, Shannon
captured.
27th March, 1814, Captain E. Palmer, L'Etoile, Hebrus
captured.
15th January, 1815, Captain H. Hope, President, Eu-
dymion defeated.

WISHAW AND COLTNESS RAILWAY COMPANY.—
On Tuesday, at one o'clock, a general meeting of this com-
pany was held in the Black Bull Hall, Glasgow—Alexander
Glasgow, Esq., in the chair, when the drafts of certain
Bills introduced into Parliament in the present session,
for the following purposes, were submitted to the pro-
prietors for ' their approval :-1. A Bill to enable the
IVishaw and Coltness Railway Company to make
branch railways to Auchinheath mineral field, and to
Canderside. 2. A Bill to effectuate the sale of the
Wishaw and Coltness Railway to the Caledonian Railway
Company. The secretary stated, that the present was merely
a formal meeting; and after reading over the heads of vari-
ous documents connected with the business, Mr. Baird in-
quired whether the Bill contained a clause protecting the
a_
tract?
4ez,cfozelonian yl Company failing to implement their con-
in the possession of their own railway in the event
he
Bills Thanks
guesti.aa 'r beingw er2 answeredthen voted
Glasgow affirmative,
for
cone
chix hie hang
alau.
audit, the meeting unanimously approved of the
duct in the
meetimg broke up.