The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-16 00:00:00

MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

Copies of the following letter have been addressed to per. .
sons seeking information as to the probable fate of their rela-
tives amongst the non-commissioned officers and privates in
those of her Majesty's regiments which took part in the bat-
tles of Motclkee and Ferozeshah. The list of the killed in
the 3d (the King's Own) Regiment Light Dragoon, was ro-
calved a few days since, and ordered for publication in the
Gazette of Friday night.
" War-Office. 12th March, 1846.
"Sir,—l am directed to acknowledge your letter of the
instant, and to acquaint you that as soon as the return
of the names of the men killed in action at Moodkee and Fa.
rozeshah are received they will be published.
"I amtsir, your obedient servant,
"S. SULIVAN.
6th Regiment of Dragoon Guards (Carabineers).—We aro
authorised to state that this regiment is not about to pro.
teed to India, as stated in a paragraph (copied from a pro-
vincial journal) which has been latterly going the round
the London papers. _ _

7th (the Priiicess Royal's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards,
serving; on the frontiers of the British possessions, Cape of
Good Hope.—Major General Sir George Scovell,
Waterloo and Peninsula officer, Govgruor of the Royal Mili-
tary College, has been appointed colonel of this regiment, iu
the room of General Sir Evan Lloyd.
7th (the Queen's Own) Regiment of Light Dragoous
(llussars).—Major-General Sir William Tuyll has receivest
the coloneley of this regiment, iu the room of Sir Jam -11
Kearney, lately deceased. lie was one of the aides-de-canip
to the Marquis of Anglesey when on foreign service, and his
private secretary when Viceroy of Ireland. Being a foreigner
(a native of Holland), a special Act of Parliament was pas 11
some years since to enable him to obtain the rank of a gene! al
officer in the British army.

13th (Prince Albert's) Regiment of -Light Infantry.-•
Major-General Sir Wm. Gomm has been selected by the
Commander-in-Chief to saceeed the late Sir R. 11. Sille in
the eoloadoy of tleia corps. The Gallant General has been
fifty-tlio years in the army, and was last in the Coldstream.
Guards. He was appointed Governor and Commander-k-
Chief of the Mauritius, where he is now stationed, in 1842.
There is no foundation for the report set afloat by a
Brighton paper, to the erect that the 17th Lancers, lately
stationed there, are on the roster for Indian service.

We regret to state that, owing to an informality in attes-
tation, the Grenadier Guards are daily lrwing numbers of
men. Indeed, it is now pretty well under6tooethat upwards
of 700 men in the British army are in the same position.
The informality.consists in the men having been enlisted is
one county or division and attested in another, which ren-
ders their enlistuaents wholly informal. In some inatanc
this circumitance has been recently ascertained of men wl.o
have been many years in the service, and the authoritiei
appear doubtful how to act.

The Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury are still reside
ing at Palermo, and it is with great pleasure we hear that the object
of their visit to the delightful climate of Sicily has been fully realle,4
in the restoration of his Lordship's nephew and heir, Mr. Talbot, to
perfect health. Lord and Lady Shrewsbury inteid returning to El 4.
land in June nest.—Dteblidi Evening Post.
Sir Robert Peel acknowledges the receipt of 11/. 103.,
from some person unknown, on account of income-tax.
The anniversary entertainment of the officers engag, d
hi the Egyptian campaign of 1801, under Sir Ralph Abercrombie,
took place on Friday, at the Senior Milted Service Club, Pall-mall.
The customary day for this annual meeting was the Bth Instant thll
anniversary of the landing of the British troops; but thin year, it
having occurred on the Sabbath, it was deterred until the 13th inst.,
the anniversary of the first action with the enemy. In 1836, whoa
we noticed this gathering, above forty officers assembled under tlip
presidency of Lord Hill, the then General Commanding-in-Chief, bat
time has limited the gallant individuals who share the glories of that
campaign, and on Friday only eleven were present :—The Martini.
of Westmeath presided, and in addition were General Paul Andt c.
son, C. 8., Colonel of the 78th Foot; Major-General John Dully,
C. 8.; Major-General Thomas Kenah, C. 8.; Colonel Iremenger
Lieutenant-Colonel Elwin, Rear-Admiral D. Dwsdas, Captain Lioydi
Captain Feed, and Captain Kelley.

The Weish steamer CaMbria brought a whale in too,
from Beaumaris on Friday to Liverpool. It was taken about eight
days ago, and is forty-three feet long.
We understand that the date of the latest dispatches
from the Governor-General is the 19th ofJanuary. It is obviously int-
, possible therefore that any certain or direct intelligence can have beda
fasthtoatthme
orinfrtahirstowlhdachveatraekrov;
preocrieeivdeidnithn tpviselehoiwralryet,teoor
place on the 21st, in the vicinity of Loodianale or as to the attack
finthe France,
24th of
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stated by the Journal des Debate to have been made on the 21st et
January upon the tete du pont thrown up by the seikhs to cover their
bridge of boats at the ford of Sobraon, a few miles lower down the
river than the ford of Ilurreekee. Wo are glad to learn that Ino lea*
than 500 of the men wounded in the battles of the 18th. 21st, and
22d of Decembr, had sufficiently recovered by the 19th of January iee
be able to join their regiments.—Tines.
PRESIDENT PoLK " PRISONER OF WAR" TO ENG.
LAND.—It is a curious fact that the President of the United States,
the warlike and pugnacious Polk, was a prisoner of war, in the year
1812, to the " Britiskers." Mr. Polk was then a subaltern in the
United States army, and was captured on the ice, nest Detroit, by e
party of the 41st Regiment of Foot, under the command of Captalei
Bullock. General Cass, the bellicose military orator in the America
Legislature, also fell, by the fortune of war, into the hands of the .
English forces in the same year. •
TROTTING MATCH.—On Thursday the match he.
tween Mr. Gould's mare and Mr. Wentwood's cob, which were
matched for 10/. a side, to trot in harness upon two miles of rotA•
came off at Brixton. The nags were driven by their owners. i her
former came in the winner by one hundred yards, and In !lova
minutes and ten seconds.
DEATH Or ONE OF NIEL Gow's BAND.—Mr. Peter
Bowie, the only surviving member, with one exception, of :Niel
Gow's celebrated " reel band," died at Perth, on the Ist Inst., at
the advanced age of 83. The survivor is old Peter Murray, of Inver.
now also an octogenarian, anti who, with his Namesake now dee
y
ceased, have long outlived all the rest of that corps, without wlicell
exhilirating strains no joyous meeting, from the fashionable asserae
bly to the humble " penny wedding," could be said to be rightl
constituted. It has been often a subject of regret that none of ti
famous coterie had the turn to leave on record any of the multi•
furious adventures which befel them in the exercise of their calllcA
which, from want of the facilities for travelling at the time, necks.
eerily partook much of the characteristics of the gaberlunzie. After
breaking up of the band, upon the death of its head, John and Pet tr
Bowie, brothers, took up shop in Perth, as music-sellers and teaches
of the violin and piano-forte, and from their talents, as well as their
former popular connexion, enjoyed a large share of public suppel„.
The elder brother deceased upwards of thirty years ago, unmarri.le
and the survivor, being a man of frugal /midis, and continuing in the
exercise of his profession till lately, amassed a considerable forto,:e.
the greater part of which, we understand, he has bequeathed to 1114
Charities of this place.—Theltshire Courier.
OUT-PENSIONERS OF CHELSEA AND GREENWICH.—
The Bill just introduced into the House of Commons for regulat!tsle
the payment of the out-pensioners of Greenwich and Chelsea Hospi-
tals proposes the repeal of various statutes on the subject, anti of
such part of 2 and 3 Ytet., c. el, as refers to repayment of relief
granted to Chelsea and Greenwich out-pensioners. The Bill then
proposes to enact that the Secretary at War may regulate thie
payment of these out-pensioners, and that the accounts are to be
audited as army effective services, with a saving of the pea era
of the Commissioners of the Admiralty and Chelsea hospital.
A penalty similar to that alretely provided inns
sAcutsi
ebenfere set-
mentioned peston.. v eb
bored to them pensiou by
mpeennstioi onneerds icsotiowliacetei ndfl loci! etfelltobnryfranuuid3s. rheuesprest
ofthe Lord High'
lty. Pensions may be to
miral or Commissioners of the Admita
k. d
at of t e om ; paidahe
the wives and children of pensioners o
repayment to parishes of relief given ter
the Secretary at War, with the concurrence
11111 !farther provides for the
- under 501. may he PAR
1 to the personal represent 11 • a a ese
pensions •
letters of administration. Bills on accotalat oC
without probate or
ted to the Secretary at War.
out-pensioners, and for the cure of lunatic pensioners. Arrears of
' s paid are to be Kenn
pensions
8' SERVICES.—The Bill just intro•
_ ur-PENSIONER
the services of the Chelsea out-pensioners, and extendlret It
effective
ers of Greenwich Hospital, proposes to extend the
duped into the House of Commons by Government, for rendering
to the nut-pens on
provisions of th
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alsoand providesof that Victoria . the number of pensionerslel of
• 11 7th c. 25, to the Greerre
Pengimle—'
Chelsea and Greenwich Hospitals so to be enrolled in the Unite&
Kingdom at anY one time may be any number not exceeding treaty
thousand men ; and that they may be called out for inspection or
exercise on any number of days not exceeding twelve in any jeer.
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland is also to be empowered to Nu
the Irish pensioners " to assist the civil power."
SENATORIAL COURTESY IN AMERICA.—We have Ihe
following rich scene in the reports of the senatorial:proceedings el' the
state of New York. Itistruly characteristic. It is a correct Merl :-se
,` Mr. Clark—You dodged on the Convention Bill.
" Mr. Young—You lie, sir.
•
" Mr. Clark—You owned stock in thirteen banks.
" Mr. Young—You lie, sir.
" Mr. Clark—You have a princely fortune from the country.
" Mr. Young (with his foot on the desk)—You lie—you
lie, you old hypocrite.
" All the Senates—Hoorayl lift hint again, Buck, he hall% gell
119 Wendt."