The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-01 00:00:00

PERTH AND INVERNESS AND
INVERNESS AND ELGIN JUNCTION RAIL-

WAYS.
The standing orders were declared, ou Friday last, by the
Committee, to have been complied with in the case of the
Inverness and Elgin Railway ; and on the same night nu-
merously-signed petitions in favour of the Amalgamation
Lines were presented by Mr. Morrison, from the town of
Inverness, with about 1,700 signatures—the Magistrates and
Town Council of Inverness, the guilds of the Corporation
and the incorporated trades of Inverness ; from the seaports
of Findhorne, Burghead, and Lossiemouth, and the parishes
of Elgin, New Shynie, St. Andrews, Shaubryde, Drainie,
Bernie, and Duffles; and from the town and incorporated
trades of Inverness against the Great South of Scotland
Railway. By Mr. Ilenry Baillie, in favour of the Perth and
Inverness and Inverness and Elgin line, from the villages of
Fort Augustus, Grantown, Portree, Fort William, Kingussie,
and Beauly ; and from the parishes of Kilmuir, Sleet,
Leuzort, Durnusb, and Bracasale, Duthet, Kilmancoaig,
Kirkhilt, Laggan, Moy, Urquhart and Glenmorriston,
Daviot, Croy, Pettit, Glenelg, Boleskue, Aberstarff, Aber-
nethy and Cromdale ; by Colonel Hugh Baillie, from the
commissioners of supply of the county of Ross, the burgh of
Dingwall, the burgh of Tain, the magistrates and town
council of TaM, the town and seaport of Invergordon, the
villages of Maryburgh, Evanton, and Allness, and the pa-
rishes of Allness, Contra, Foddesly, Kiltearn, and Urquhart,
and from landowners, farmers, and freeholders in Easter
Ross; and by Mr. Matheson, from the towns of Stornoway,
Helmsdale, and Thurso, the magistrates and town council of
Thurso, the commissioners of supply of the county of Caith-
•
ness, from landowners and others in Caithness, from ship
owners and others representing the commercial interesys of
the Lewis, and from the villages of Ullapool, Boner Bridge,
and Brora ; and by Mr. Home Drummond from the
layer
royal burgh of Perth, the city of Dunkeld, and the v!ee an
of
Pittochry and Auelitergaven. Thus, including petitions from
the
other places already presented, and more still to be so,
the
whole northern counties may he said to be unanimous in
expression of their opinion in favour of these lines.

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THE LATE BRIGADIER TAYLOR.—Brigadier A. Beres-
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April 22,
isiCeall.)etanilet, 1825; Major, June 22, 1835 ;
pLieecuetieutlirt2-C4OllUBllte2l, r 23, 1841 ; he served in the American
war, including the battles of Chrystlies, Farne, and Niagara, where
he was severely wentulcd hi the right leg; was at the siege of Fort
Erie, September, 1814 ; was present at the capture of Forts Loghere,
Koarree, and Rygliur, in the East Indies, in 1818; also` at the
assaulta
and capture of Reree, in 1819; he served the campaigs in Acluding the action at Della (where he was again severely wounded)
and was at the attack on Poulong, Yougosehong, and Dowhew.
Lieuteuant-Colonel Taylor throughout his military career has been
frequently mentioned with distinction in the dispatches of the Gene-
rals under whom he served, especially for the storming of the Khyber
Pass under Sir George Pollock in the Caubul war of 1842, and for
which he was made a Companion of the Bath. Lieutenant-Colonel
Taylor was raised to the rank of Brigadier on the 18th of December,
1845, after the action of Moodkee, in which he commanded the 9th
regiment, and on the 22d of the same month he fell covtheerenemy'ed wins
s
wounds whilst leading his brigade to the storming of
guns. Lieutenant-Colonel Taylor was the second son of Mr. James
Taylor, of Cranbrooke, county of Fermanagh, Ireland ; he married
the daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Lister. 11.E.1.C.5.; and was
kled inhe 53d yar of hs ge, esteemed and beloved in his private
capacity, and welle knowni ina
his profession as au accomplished and
gallant soldier.
DEATH OF GENERAL STRATFORD SAUNDERS.-
Another name has fallen from the roll of our military commanders
by the demise of this distinguished officer, which took place on
Thursday last, at his seat, Golden Fort, county of Wicklow, at the
the
advanced age of eighty-tour, sixty-seven of which were spent in
British service. His commissions are thus dated :—Ensign, May 25,
1779 ; Lieutenant, December 2,-1779 ; Captain, September 12, 1752;
Major, March 1, 1794 ; Lieutenant-Colonel, January I, 1798 ; Colonel,
April 25, 180 ; Major-eneral, Jue 4,Lieutenant-General,
July 19, 18218; and GenGeral, Junen 28, 1833. The gallant officer,
whose early promotion was exceedingly rapid, had seen a great deal
of service in the West Indies, and was actively employed against
Demerara, Saint Eustatia, and Saint Vincent. Dining two years
ents of the
service in Martinique, heavas present at the engagon
Vigil Gross Islet, Cul de Sac, and Carnegie. Ile also accompanied
General Baird's army to tin 1801. lie proceelcd to the Penin-
sula in June, 1809, and was engaged with the army
itcueids eartSF.Alarythrur
Wellesley (now Duke of Wellington).
Forhis • a medal, and in
where he commanded the 61st Foot, he received . n
other respects attracted the notice of the military authorities of
Us.° day.
COLONEL H. WILDMAN.—Wo have to an-
DEATH of
the death of the above gallant officer, which took place sad-
nounee .
denly at his house at Bright@is , on .
Saturday last. Colonel Edward
th tl I
Wildman served in to Penh-snail wise 4ta Dragoons, from April,
1509, to , ~
so, 1811, end again from July, 1812, to the end of that
war in 1814, including the battles of Talavera and Buseteo, action a
Redinha, battle of Albilera, retreat from Salamanca to Portugal, bt at-
tles of Vittoria, Pyrenees, Tarbes, and Toulouse. The Gallant Colonel
served also throughout the campaign of 1815, and had three horses
killed under him at Waterloo. He received two severe sabre wounds
fn the head and arm, and was made prisoner at Albuera. The Gal
taut Officer's commissions are thus dated:—Cornet, May 8, 1806 ;
Lieutenant, May 14, 1807 ; Captain, Dec.. 17, 1814 ; Major, Sept. 24.
1818; Lieutenant-Colonel, Sept. 25, 1823 ; Colonel, June 28, 1838.
Colonel Wildman was placed on the halt-pay list in March, 1839.
FANCY FAIR UNDER THE THAMES.--The fancy fair
in the Thames-tunnel proved highly attractive last week, having
lasted from Monday, and was attended on the average by 9,000 per-
sons daily. The amount received at the usual charge of Id. only.
was 1811. up to Friday evening.
The Bey of Tunis has informed the representatives of
the different powers that all monopoly on the tunny and coral
fisheries should cease as soon as the present leases fall in ;and test,
in eoneequence, the /tuberless would be open to all.