The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-25 00:00:00

The Right Hon. General Lord Hill, G.C.B. G.C.

Commander of the Forces, Colonel of the Royal
Horse-Guards, Governor of Plymouth, a Commissioner
of the Royal Military College, and of .the Royal Mili-
tary Asylum, Gold Stick in
_Waiting, &c., &c., &c.
And the other is,

Captain Barnewell of the 9th Regt. of Infantry! I ! !
I am, with gratitude for your praiseworthy exposure
of the shameful administration at the Horse-Guards,
Your most obedient, humble servant,
SAYE AND SEAL.

(Copy.)
Chinsurab, Bengal, Sept, 9, 1836.

My Lord,—Entirely unsolicited I am induced to ad-
dress you in behalf of an old and meritorious officer,
Captain Barnewell, senior of his rank in the regiment
under my command, and to request that you will be
pleased to bring his name under the notice of the Gene-
ral-Commanding-in-Chief, in the hope that his Lordship
will be disposed° favourably to regard his claims, and
take an opportunity of rewarding his services, which
have been of a character to obtain for him the approv-
ing testimonials of many general and other distinguished
officers under whose oinervation his gallant conduct in
the field, his zeal and intelligence have been conspicu-
ously and honourably displayed.
Tue case of Captain Barnewell excites the more in-
terest, that he has that delicacy of feeling, so unob-
trusive and unpretending, as to claims, that he never
makes mention of any, but gives his cheerful and unre-
mitting attention to all his duties, which he performs
with the most scrupulous exactness.
This officer obtained his first commission in the 45th
Regiment, in July, 1807, and in the following year em-
barked with the force under his Grace the Duke of
Wellington for the Peninsula, where for six years un-
interruptedly, until the peace, he shared in all the
various and arduous services under the Commander.
in-Chief, being present at " Roleia," " Vimiera,"
" Busaco," in the retreat of the army into Por-
tugal, the affairs of " Sabugal," and others, during
Massena's retreat ; also at the battles of " Fuentes
d'Onor," " first siege of Badajos," at the affair of " El
Bodon," at the " siege and storming of Badajoz," the
battles of " Salamanca," at the " surrender of Rsteiro
at Madrid," and the retreat of the army from thence
into Portugal, at the battle of " Vittoria," investment
of " Painpeluna," battles of the " Pyrenees," " Nive,"
" Nivelle," and neighbourhood of " Bayonne," the
affairs of " Vic Bygore" and " Tarbes," and at the
battles of " Orthes" and " Toulouse."

I have the honour to be, my Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient servant,
(Si-aned) J. M'CASKILL,
Lt.-Col. commanding 9th Regt. of Foot
To Major-General Lord Fitzroy Somerset, K.C.8.,
&e. &c., Military Secretary, Horse-Guards.

BIRMINGHAM MUSICAL FESTIVAL.
THURSDAY EVENING.—The theatre last night was bril-
liantly attended, to witness and hear La Gazza Ladra,
compressed into one act, and also La Prova d'un Opera
Seria, similarly abridged. Such a concentration of
talent was, perhaps, never before collected in Bir-
mingham. The performance this morning con-
sisted exclusively of The Messiah, and the interest
excited exceeded that at all the previous performances.
As early us 8 o'clock the doors of the hall were besieged
by persons anxious lo obtain good seats, and, upon the
opening of the hall, in an incredibly short space of time
every unsecured seat was filled. Tickets were sold in
many instances at double their, price, and some hundreds
of persons, after toiling as well as paying for admission,
were unable to get their heads within the walls of the
building. Madame Durus has satisfactorily explained the
mistake for which she was rebuked by the audience. The
weather to-day has been again unfavourable, but the suc-
cess r.f the Festival is now placed b4ond doubt.
REPRESENTATION OF MANCHESTER.—The
report that Mr. Cobden ass to come forward as a candi-
date for the representation of Manchester has been contra-
dicted,
at the same time it is said that an invitation has
been given to Mr. Milner Gioson, on th:• part of the Re-
form Association, to visit Manchester, end explain his po-
litical sentiments to the electors.
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—On Thursday
were married at Slindon House, Sussex, the seat of Anne
Countess of Newburgh, Miss Rosamond Clifford, a near
relative of Lord Clifford, and of Sir Clifford Constable,
Bart., of Buron• Constable, and niece of the late Cardi-
nal Weld, of Lulworth Castle, to Theophilus William
Strachey, Esq., of the 29th regiment of Madras native
infantry, nephew of Sir Henry Strachey, Bart., of Sutton
Court, Somersetshire. The ceremony was performed in
the chapel of Slindon House, amidst a number of the rela-
tives of both families. Immediately after the ceremony
the happy couple proceeded to Bognor, from wlence they
will shortly &part on a tour of visits to the north previous
to their departure for India. The bride is distinguished,
not only for her beauty, but for talents which have already
given celebrity t) their possessor.

EVIINING

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, THURSDAIj Their Serene Highnesses
the Princes of .Hoheniohe Schiliingsfurst, returned t°
the Castle yesterday evenin,, to dinner.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by
S.ir, Edward Bowater, left the Castle at half-past ten
o'clock this morning for town, and returned about three
o'clock to the Castle.
The Hon. C. N. Murray arrived at the Code thisnf
terTheno.
on
Royal dinner party this cvedn will eon.sist
only of the visitors and Royal suite at the Castle.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended Wu
Major-General Sir Edward Bowater, arrived in to
w°
yesterday morning from Witinter Castle, and paid
visit of condolence to the Duchess of Gloucester! 0,
Gloucester House. His Royal Highness also
her M,,jcsty the Queen Dowager at Marlboroogl
House, and their Royal Highnesses the DukeS
Sussex and Cambridge at Clarence House, St. Jamesei
Prince Albert, attended by Sir E. Bowater , retura-
to Windsor Castle hi the afternoon.
The Duchess of Gloucester visited her Molest,'
Queen Dowager yesterday at Marlborough Tioustbe
e' 0,
The Dukes of Sussex and Cambridge acendeciAYtebo
terday at Clarence House, and afterwards vilite" -
Queen Dowager at Marlborough House. tp
The Hon. Charles Augustus Murray arrived to
„
yesterday from the Continent. too
Despatches from the Governor of South •--5 the
and New Zealand were received yesterday at -
visited.

Colonial Office. *Jeocd
Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence has left the resl
of the I .rl of Mayo, Palmerston House, Oa visis - t
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the Earl of Wilton.

CLERICAL IN TELLIGIiNC'

PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS.--.The Pe'bas
LiN‘nsilale, M.A., Chaplain to the Brentford
been elected Head Master of the St. George. ilan-pir
square, Commercial School, in connection with the
cesan Board of Education. a tea
The Rev. George Browne, IVLA , has been preeo
by
the Lord Chancellor to the vicarage of Leer; $f
Nottingham, void by the death of the late Pe'.
Cresswell, M.A. ,es'if
The Rev. P. C. Nicholson, Curate of St. Jeisl,
Leeds, has been presented to the incumbency jtfig
James's,
Mytholnaroyd, near Hebden-bridger
parish of Halifax. job
The 11.,:v, Charles Yate, B.D , Fellow of St;,.; io
College, Cambridge, to the vicaracr. of IDultbe
Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, vacant by° the death°.
very Rev. Dr. Calvert. . of
The Rev. Henry Nicholson Burrows, N."itioll
Trinity College, Cambridge, and late Principal °tl, the
College, to be one of the domestic chapitoes -
Duke of Sutherland.
OBITL7 ev.—At his residence, Minster-11'ra' l'rig°;
coin, after a painful illness, aged 33, the Re; ~c6„l.
,
Barton, Clerk, A.M., of Brasennose College, tiff
At his curacy, Rusper, Sussex, in his 41st Yet,.' jab
Rev. Thomas Smith, M.A., eldest son of 'lliornai
Esq., of Saffron Walden, Essex. iteg
At his residence in Union-place, New-ready
Park, the Rev. Thomas Cricklow y6e11..
Suddenly, at Dover, the Rev. Charles Palmer.ithe
Aged 22, the Rev. W. Hopper, B.A curate is
parish church, Bowden,Yorkshire.e. e ,tb.
In Dublin, of consumption in the prime 0'
Rev. D. Woods, M.A.