The Sun.
London, England, 1834-09-10 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Accounts arrived last Saturday from the West Indies of the
unexpected death of Lieut.-Colonel Clarke.
The following is the present distribution of troops in the
West Indies :--

Jamaica, six regiments, viz., Bth, 22d, 37th, 56th, 64th, and
84th; Demerara, two, the 25th and 86th; Trinidad, two, the
19th and Ist West India; St. Lucia, Ist and 76th ; Bermuda,
30th and 71st; Barbadoes, the 65th • Antigua, 36th ; Grena-
da, 67th ; St. Vincent, 69th ; and ;he 2d West India Regi-
ment in New Providence—making a total of 19 battalions, and
two additional regiments are under orders for the same station.
The extensive brevets which one or two military newspapers
take upon themselves occasionally to announce are quite un-
known in the public offices.
The three battalions whose embarkation for Gibraltar was
countermanded, from the prevalence in that garrison of the
cholera, are preparing to go on board the transports early in
October.

Tui MILITIA.--At the recent inspection, by officers of the
line, of the permanent staffs of the militia of the United King-
dom, a number of men have been reported to be quite unfit for
any kind of military duty, who are to be forthwith discharged,
and their vacancies are not to be filled up, it being intended
to reduce a number of staffs, by incorporating the small regi-
ments and limiting the sergeants now retained on the establish-
ment to a smaller number. It is further intended to employ
the staffs that may be kept up to recruit for the regular army ;
and for this purpose they are to be placed under the controul
of the General Commanding-in- Chief.—lrish Paper.

GROUSE.—An opinion prevails that grouse, though
on the whole more plentiful than last year, are still scarce on
the low grounds. On the higher moors their numbers are said
to be much greater ; and again the theory is revived by some,
that the blackcock is driving them from their former feeding
grounds to wilds more remote and inaccessible. It is at all
times difficult to gauge the statistics of wild animals ; and per-
haps the blackcock has been unjustly blamed for effects arising
from a very different cause—increasing cultivation and civili-
zation. The march of the plough, and the multiplication of
sheep, have driven many interesting birds from our shores, and
among others the ptarmigan and huge capercailzie. The
eagle, we fear, is doomed to follow ; it seems alarmed at every
increasing din, and already holds by a precarious tenure the
summit or throne of the highest mountains south or east of the
Tay, the Clyde, and the Forth. Blackcocks, during the pair-
ing season, attack one another with the greatest fierceness, and
may occasionally, during the spring months, peck such grouse
cocks as come in their way ; but at other times the two races
have been seen feeding peacefully together. Hence we are led
to infer that no innate and permanent animosity exists between
them—.Dum.fties Courier.

WHITBY.. For the last fortnight this port has pre-
sented one of the liveliest scenes which perhaps the oldest in-
habitant living ever witnessed. Numbers of boats, yawls, and
cobles have been attracted to the coast from Hastings, 'Yar-
mouth, Cromer, and Filey, to pursue the herring fishery, and
the harbour below the bridge has been literally crowded with
them. Whitby appears, from its locality to be in the very
centre of the early fishery, and there is every reason to sup-
pose that it will be, at no remote period, one of the principal
curing places in this side of the island. The inhabitants feel
a lively interest in the fishery, owing to the recent establish-
ment of curing and smoking houses, a branch of business
hithertO unknown there. A company has been formed for
carrying on the business, and much benefit, it is anticipated,
will result to the town in promoting labour, and giving profit-
able employment for capital. Two yawls have already been
built for trade, and it is expected the example will be fol-
lowed. Upwards of 300 sail of yawls, &c. have been off
Whitby, and during three or four days the roadstead was com
pletely studded with them ; and though the catch has not
been very great, the herrings taken are particularly large, rich,
and welllied fish.—Sunderland Herald.