The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-01 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

PROMOTIONS AND PURCHASES.-Thirty-six gentle-
men ;have been gazetted as cornets or ensigns in the
Army during the preceding month, twenty-four of whom
have purchased their commissions, varying in price
from 4501. to 1,200/. and amounting in the aggregate, to
the sum of 12,7701.
The following non-commissioned officers have been
presented with commissions during the month, and have
also received the usual bounty of 100/. to assist them in
their outfit as commissioned officers.-Sergeant-Major
C. Carter, to be Second Lieutenant in the 2d Regi-
ment of Foot; Quartermaster and Sergeant P. Owen,
to be Quartermaster in the 36th Foot; and Sergeant-
Major J. Swaine, to be Quartermaster in the 56th Foot.
Forty-three ensigns have been promoted to the rank
of lieutenant, twelve without purchase, and thirty-one
by purchase. Amount which has thereby changed
hands 5,5501, the regulated difference of the commis-
sions varying frrin 2501. to 3501.
Thirty-seven lieutenants have been promoted to the
rank of captain, twenty-six without purchase and eleven
by purchase. Amount which has thereby changed hands
15,6201., the regulated difference fur the commissions
varying from 1,1001. to 2,7501.
Two hundred and two captains have been promoted to
the rank of major, one hundred and eighty-eight by
brevet, eleven without purchase, and three by purchase.
Amount which has thereby changed hands 4,1501.,
the regulated difference for the commissions varying
from 1,350/. to 1,400/.
Seventy-seven majors have been promoted-to the rank
of lieutenant-colonels, fifty-five by brevet, twenty with-
out purchase, and two by purchase. Amount of pur-
chase-money 2,900/., the regulated difference for the
commissions being 1,3001. and 1,600/.
One hundred and eleven lieutenant-colortels have been
promoted to the rank of colonel by brevet.
One hundred and six colonels have been promoted to
the rank of major-general by brevet.
Forty-five major-generals have been promoted to the
rank of lieutenant-general by ditto.
Thirteen lieutenant-generals have been promoted to
the rank of general by brevet.
Three generals have been promoted to the rank of
field-marshal by brevet.
Three assistant-surgeons have been promoted to the
rank of surgeon, and five medical gentlemen have been
gazetted as assistant-surgeons during the month.
In the Royal Marines, six colonels have been promoted
to the rank of major-general. Three lieutenant-colonels
have been made colonels. Two majors have been
made lieutenant-colonels, and eighteen captains have
been made majors.
CHATHAM, Nov. 30.-The 56th Regiment, lately ar-
rived from Manchester, and at present quartered in
Chatham barracks, is under orders for embarkation at
Gravesend, en board the ship Herefordshire, on the 10th
of next month, for Gibraltar.
THE ARMY IN IRELAND.-The troops in Ireland for
the month of December consist of the 2d Dragoon
Guards, Newbridge; the 6th ditto, Dublin; the Ist Dra-
goons, Cork; 2d ditto, Clonmel; 4th Light Dragoons,
Dublin; 6th ditto, Longford; 7th Hussars, Athlone; Bth
ditto, Cahir; 13th Light Dragoons, Newbridge; 17th
Lancers, Dundalk; 3d Foot, Dublin; sth, Buttevant;
26th, Dublin; 41st, Mullingar; 44th, Belfast; 47th,
Cork; 49th, Galway; 55th, Limerick; 59th, Limerick;
64th, Kilkenny; 67th, Cork; 68th, Dublin; 70th, Tern-
plemore; 75th, Athlone; 83d, Dublin; 85th, Birr; 92d,
Enniskillen. The depOt companies of the following re-
giments on colonial service:-Ist Foot, Newbridge; 7th,
Newry; 15th, Waterford; 29th, Boyle; 33d, Mullingar;
38th, Londonderry; 48th, Dublin; 54th, Kinsale; 66th,
Templemore; 72d, Nenagh; 73d, Clare Castle; 77th,
Fermoy; 79th, Castlebar; 82d, Fermoy; 88th, Birr;
93d, Naas; 95th, Tralee; making in all, including bat-
talions of the Royal Artillery, companies of the Royal
Marines, and Sappers and Miners, about 24,000 men.
The latter have been actively employed in furthering the
public works for the relief of the poor.

POTATOES.—We have previously stated that in
many cases in this neighbourhood where the farmers
had allowed their winter potatoes to remain in the
ground,instead of hurrying them into the market at the
early part of the season, they found their crops in a
much better condition than they could have anticipated,
the long interval of dry weather in the autumn having
arrested the progress of the prevalent disease ; and
though the potatoes were small, most of them were sound
and good. We are glad to find that this statement has
been generally verified, but we have just heard of a re-
markable exception. Mr. Hebson, farmer, of Birklands,
near this town, planted about an acre of winter potatoes,
and allowed them to remain in the ground as we have
mentioned, but on going lately to examine them, the tops
of all he took hold of broke off by the soil, being com-
pletely rotten. He bad them afterwards ploughed up,
and was not able to find a single sound potato on the
whole acre.—Kendal Mercury.

REPRESENTATION OF KNARESBOROUGH.—A meet-
ing of the liberal electors of this borough was held in
the Court House, on the evening of Thursday week, at
six o'clock. Mr. Thomas Addyman in the chair. The
following resolution was agreed to :—" That, while this
meeting has heard with deep: regret that Henry Rich,
Esq., has decided to relinquish the prospect of again re-
presenting this borough in Parliament, it begs to tender
to him its best thanks for his services, not only as a lett
faithful, but also for his unwearied and useful exertions
to serve the public and private interests of all connected
with the town, without respect of creed or party." The
meeting then entered into the consideration of adopting
measures to secure the return of two liberal members, as
the state of the registration appeared to leave no doubt
that such a consummation might be effected. Letters
were then read from several gentlemen who had offered
to become candidates, but it was deemed advisable to de•
fer coming to any decisive line of action at present, es-
pecially as the time for calling a new Parliament was un-
certain ; but it was considered necessary to be provided
with two candidates to be ready to take the field, which
should be decided at a future meeting.— Yorhshireman,