The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-10 00:00:00

VIE ARMY.

- The 2d Divisiofrof the ht Battalion of the Sd Regiment of
Guards arrived on tie bth inst., in Dublin from Liverpool.
The Ist Battalion of the Coldstream Guards has embarked
from Dublin for Liverpool.
The 2d Regiment of Foot has embarked at Gosport, for
Chatham.
CHANGE OF QU.ARTF.RS OF THE GUARDS.

On the arrival of the Ist Battalion of the Coldstream Guards
in London, from Ireland, the following change of quarters of
the Guards will take place :
The Ist Battalion of the Grenadier Guards will move from
Portman-street Barracks into quarters in Lower Westminster.
The 2d Battalion of the Grenadier Guards will march from
Knightsbridge Barracks to Portmaa-street Barracks.
The 3d Battalion of the Grenadier Guards will march from
the King's Mews to Windsor.
Theist Battalion of the Coldstream Guards will proceed, on
its arrival in London, to Knightsbridge Barracks.
The 2d Battalion of the Coldstream Guards will remove from
the Tower to the King's Mews.
The 2d Battalion of the 3d Regiment of Guards will march
from 'Windsor to the Tower.
COUNT CARNOT'S SYSTEM Or FORTIFICATION.—The
experiment in military defence, according to Count CanNoT's
system, to which we alluded a few days since, was tried at
Woolwich Warren on Thursday, and Friday last, and the fal-
lacy of the principle completely developed. The supposed im-
provement consisted of a wall erected longitudinally along the
centre of the fosse, in which, from the superior elevation of the
counterscarp interposed between it and the besieging force,it was
conceived to be out of the power of artillery to effect a practicable
breach, or, in fact, to hit it at all, while, being loop-holed and
lined within with infantry, an insurmountable obstacle was
opposed to escalade. A wall upon this plan, 18 feet in length,
20 in height, seven feet thick at bottom, and six at top, had
been prepared for the purpose, upon which, on this occasion,
three batteries, mounted with I t pieces of rdnance, of differ-
ent. calibre, opened, two at the distance of 400, the third at 1100
yards. S'ucli was the accuracy and skill with which the shot
and- shells_ were directed, that the supposed impenetrable
defence was literally knocked to pieces, the curtain being
utterly demolished in a comparatively short space Of time
by the rirocha method of firing. The Duke of Welling.
ton, as .Master-General of the Ordnance, was prevented by
circumstances front attending to witness the effect ; but Sir H.
Hartlinge, Colonels Paisley, Ford, &c., and a long list of dis-
tinguished Officers of Engineers and Artillery, were on the
ground, and expressed themselves satisfied with the result of
the experiment.

Qtr MUM, Juxic 28.—Passengers in the Essex. Appleton,
from Cowes, with detachments, Major Gledstanes 88th,
Foot; Ensigns R. Gardiner, Browne and Fraser, 37th, Lieut.
Kennedy, 70th ; and Lieut. Stevenson, and Ensigns Atherly
Reed, 70th.

ThWt,o' mmander-in-Chief, the Earl of Dalhousie, it is said
has appointed Brevet Major Huxley of the 70th Foot, his first
Aid-de-Camp, in lieu of Capt. W..ilay.
Under arrangements recently made at the Horse Guards, in
consequence of foreigners being no longer permitted to enlist
into the British Army, or to serve in Great Britain, a new or-
ganization of the 60th Regiment is immediately to take place.
The Ist or Rifle Battalion, which, in future, is to consist only
of British natural born subjects, proceeds to England ; the
whole of the foreigners are to be transferred to the 2d Batta-
lion, which are ordered to Barbadoes. Permission is however
given to the foreign Officers to retire from the service by the
sale of their Commissions, or exchange to half-pxy ; many 01.
these gentlemen will, ‘ve understand, accept of one or other of
' these alternatives. Such of the foreign Non-commissioned
Officers and Privates as may wish to become settlers, are also
allowed to receive their discharges in this Colony ; those who
mean to avail themselves of this indulgence, are, we hear, nu-
merous.—(Mercury.)