The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-08 00:00:00

CHANGES.

Mrs. Temple West, from Gilbert West's, Esq., Moncton,
Somersetshire, at Whitford House, Cornwall, the scat of Sir
W. C. Call, lizrt.

THE WEATHER.

ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-

STREET.

NOON, MARCH 8.
Barometer 3O 45 In.
Thermometer

Highest ... . 60
Lowest
Wind W. Freezing Point 32 Deg.

THE ARMY.

Lieutenant Balfour, of the 79th, has been appointed acting
Paymaster to the depot companies of that regiment, which
situation became vacant by the recent promotion of Captain

Skene.
Ensign Lyons, of the 73d, has been appointed acting Adju-
tant to the depot companies of that regiment, in succession to
Lieutenant Fanner.
Lieutenant Brown of the 75th, has been appointed acting,
Adjutant to the depot companies of that regiment., in succes-
sion to Ensign Knox.
Captain John Hicrn, of the 36th, joined the depot com-
panies of his regiment, at Clare Castle, on the 19th ult , from
the service companies in New Brunswick.
Captain H. Brewster, of the 76th regiment, joined the depot
companies of his regiment at Londonderry on the 27th ult.,
from the service companies at Bermuda.
Lieut.-Colonel Jackson has returned from leave of absence,
and resumed the command of the 6th Dragoon Guards (Ca-
rabineers) in this garrison.
Lieut.-Colonel Emmett, of the Royal Engineers, has re-
lieved Lieut.-Colonel Blanchard, C. 8., in command of the
engineer department in Scotland.
Major Orange, of the 67th Regiment, having left Gal-
way on leave of absence, the command of the depot com-
panies of that corps has devolved upon Brevet-Major Adair.
Lieutenant J, W. Baird, of the 70th, joined the depot of
his regiment at Spike Island, on the 15th ult., from the ser-
vice companies in the West Indies.
Major-General Sir Robert Arbuthnot, K.C.8., and his
Aide-de-Camp Captain Thurlow, of the 90th Light Infantry,
have been removed from the staff of Ceylon to that of the
Bengal Presidency ; and Major-General Sir Willoughby
Cotton, G.C.8., is to return home from Bengal.

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DRAINAGE AND IMPROVEMENT OF BUILD
INGS IN LARGE TOWNS AND VILLAGES.--1113 Bill, if
passed, as iis likely to be, will be a very ityPr"" mea-
sure. The preamble states that : —Whereas there is great
nee i of sanatory regulations in tine towns and populous
places of this realm, especially by reason of the crowded and
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unhealthy manner of building the dwellings of the workin
claw es, aqd for want of sufficient means of draina
hen b rge, wheere en-
by
disease is engendered and aggravated ;
be it t
acted, &c. The provisions of the B'll, should the measure be-
come law, should; e known to almost all persons, espe-
cially builder,. r instance, the following clause is im-
portant :—Notice of buildings to be given to suiveyor
That befire bcginnirg to build any house in such town e r
village, the master workmen or other person causing such
house to he built shall gi,T twenty-five da3s' notic.: to the
surveyor within whose di Aria the tame shall le, and such
surveyor Shell view the house, and tee
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rules in this Act which it is his duty to enforce arc I
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therein, as he shall be entitled to receiveottfeeording to a
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