The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-08 00:00:00

FIRST DIVISION.

Mounted Rifles, Fifeshire, commanded by Major the Earl
of Rosslyn, Lieutenant-General-84 officers and men.

Ist Artillery Brigade, commanded by Colonel Maclean,
R.A., forming three battalions, composed as follows :-Ist
Battalion—Edinburgh City, Ist and 2d Northumberland,
Ist Haddington, Ist Berwickshire, and Ist Durham-665.
2d Battalion-Ist and 2d Midlothian, Ist Cumberland, and
Berwick-on-Tweed-612. 3d Battalion-Ist to 7th Forfar-
shire, Ist Kincardine, Ist Caithness, and 4th Aberdeen.-
463. Strength of brigade, 1,740 officers and men.

2d Artillery Brigade, forming three battalions, composed
as follows :-Ist Battalion-Ist, 2d, and 3d Renfrewshire,
Ist and 2d Ayrshire, 3d Argyle, Ist Wigton, and let and
2d Dumbarton-469. 2d Battalion-Ist to Bth Fifeshire,
Ist Inverness, 2d Stirling, and Ist Nairn-582. 3d Bat-
talion—lst to 11th Lanarkshire-660. Strength of brigade,
1,711.

Engineers, commanded by Captain Ronald Johnstone.--
Three companies, Ist and 2d Lanarkshire and Ist Edin-
burgh City—total, 211 officers and men.
Rifles, Ist Brigade, commanded by Lieut.-Colonel David-
son, late E.1.C.5., forming four battalions, namely :--
Ist Battalion—Edinburgh City-681. 2d Battalion--
Edinburgh City-617. 3d Battalion-Ist to 3d Midlothian,
Ist and 2d Roxburgh, and Ist Selkirk-723. 4th Bat-
talion—lst to sth Berwickshire, Ist to sth Haddingtonshiro'
andlßerwick-on-Tweed-649. Strength of brigade, 2,730
officers and men.
Rifles, 2d Brigade, commanded by Lieut.-Col. Gordon,
C .8., forming four battalions, as follows:-1st Battalion-
-Ist, 3d, sth, 7th, Bth, 9th, and 10th Forfarshire-742, 2d
Battalion-Ist, 2d, 3d, sth, 7th, and Bth Fifeshire 501. 3d
Battalion—lst, 2d, 3d, and sth Northumberland and Cum-
berland-627. 4th Battalion-3d, 6th, 7th, Bth, 11th, and
13th Durham and let Newcastle-on-Tyne-904. Strength
of brigade, 2,774 officers and men.
Rifles, 3d Brigade, commanded by Lieut.-Colonel Napier
T. Christie, late 38th Foot, forming four battalions. Ist Bat-
talion—lst Stirlingshire and Ist and 2d Clackmannan-730*
2d Battalion-6th and 7th Aberdeen, Ist Inverness, tat
Sutherland, and Ist Nairn-803. 3d Battalion.-Ist, sth
to 9th, 11th and 12th Perth, 4th Kincardineshire, and let
Elgin-675. 4th Battalion.-3d Perthshire, Ist, 3d, 7t13/
9th Argleshire, Ist to 3d Linlithgowshire-789. Strength
of brigade, 2,997 officers and men.
SECOND DIVISION.

Rifles.-Ist Brigade, commanded by Colonel Hamilton,
C. 8., and consisting of three battalions. Ist Battalion.—
Ist Renfrewshire-600. 2d Battalion.-2d and 3d Renfrew'
shire-700. 3d Battalion. Ist to 3d, sth to 7th, and O.
Ayrshire--562. Strength of brigade, 1,762 officers and
men.

Rifles.-2d Brigade, commanded by Sir Archibald Islay
Campbell, forming four battalions. lat Battalion...4st
Lanarkshire (battalion)-473. 2d Battalion.-2d Lanark'
shire (battalion), 19th Glasgow (company), and 514
Lanarkshire (company)-473. 3d Battalion.-67th, 74th,
75th, 80th, 81st, and 83d Lanarkshire (companies)-550°
4th Battali'on.-47th, 89th, and 91st Lanarkshire, and Ist
Bute-559. Strength of brigade, 2,085 officers and men.
Rif!es.-3d Brigade, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel
Tennant, consisting of four battalions. Ist Battalion.'
4th Glasgow (battalion), 60th and 61st Lanarkshire (corn'
panies)-554. 2d Battalion.-sth, 21st, 34th, 35th, 49t1i0
58th, 59th, 64th, 65th 66th, and 90th Lanarkshire (cony
panies)-558. 3d Battalion.-6th Lanarkshire (battalion),
43d and 48th Lanarkshire (companies)-583. 4th Battalion.
—4th Lanarkshire (battalion) and 29th and 32d Lanark'
shire (companies)-631. Strength of brigade, 2,326 office
and men.
Rifles.-4th Brigade, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel
Gartshore, and consisting of four battalions.-Ist Battalion'
-16th, 37th, 42d, 44th, 52d, 55th, 56th, 57th, and P",
Lanarkshire-659. 2d Battalion.—lst Dumbartonshire":
600. 3d Battalion.—lst to sth, 7th and Bth Dumfriessiltr°
and Peebles-406. 4th Battalion.-3d Lanarkshire (bat'
talion)-437. Strength of brigade, 2,102 officers and 110'
Abstract of total numbers, Ist Division.—Mounted rid
84; artillery (two brigades), 3,451; engineers, 211; rifle°
(three brigades), B,sol—total 12,247. 2d Division.—Rifle°
(four brigades), 8,275 ; total officers and men, 20,522.

LETTER-CARRIERS AND THEIR G.RIEV ANOSS

On Sunday afternoon a demonstration of letter.
,
hive
carriers, &c., took place in Hyde-park, in order
that the public might be made fully acquaint
with the facts of their case. There could not h
been less than 1,000 persons present. Mr. yva
was in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, Bald
the grievances of the letter-carriers was a subject
which concerned all London, and was of the
importanceutmost
be
lost
sight too f.theirphueyblibca,danfodr one which
timehich
under a fearful system of tyranny, and he sincerell,
hoped that the public would help them to reraol"
their grievances. (Hear, he. -.) They had end
voured to obtain redress from the officials ; but ha
been treated with the utmost contempt, and luci
laboured
u
stead of their grievances being redressed, they be,o
been increased. A memorial had been sent 1„
the commissioners, complaining of an extensie'
of their duties and a reduction in their pal'
and of the infernal system of driving. The
were treated more like galley-slaves tha,a
men, and if he had only time to speak he
describe such a scene that would make the Woo
run cold. Unless the public took up their case'
something terrible would happen. Although thelo
had waited frequently upon the commissioners t
explain the memorial, they had received no answer'
and four men had been dismissed because they or
sembled at a meeting to petition Parliament on their
behalf. The wages had been lowered to 195., 18s,,
and 10s. per week. Was that enough for men 34
the employ of her Majesty's Post-office ? ger'
boys were employed, who were not fit to be ell'
trusted with valuable property or letters. The,'
had been subjected to every system of intimidatioV
gettingand
dt
to prevent their grievalleeS
of Commons, had dismisee.
the authorities,
nou
House
four of the men foremost in the agitation. (Cris'
of " Shame.") Although they did not actually
Work more than nine hours, they were kept in hoc
ness 15 hours a day. They had no redress for there
wrongs except by holding meetings and letting the
Public know them through the press. He conclZae t•
by stating that he would leave the case of the
ter-carriers and of the four men who had been CV.
missed in the hands of the public. (Cheers.)
Mr. SHAW, during the course of a long adaresl
complained of the system of promoting incompeteollo
persons over the heads of men who had been
'e
years in the service, and also
of the system Will,
out by the authorities in subjecting
to the ordeal of the test letter by placing tense ;t1
tion in their way. As an instance of the we9:o,
which they were treated, he stated that a respee"„i
'
ble man, after 20 years' service, was once stopPflo
and searched in the streets. As the poor mat
innocent of any theft, the shame was so gresi,
that he hanged himself. He concluded by We
ing to the public for support.
etia
. After addresses from other speakers, the me
separated with a vote of thanks to the chairman'

SLIGO BOROUGH ELECTION.--The norninati°l.ll
took place on Monday amid a scene of considerable uPr°%;
and with the safeguard of a large body of constabularYio,
preserve the peace. Mr. Tenison, Mr. M'Donagh, andl;eo
John Patrick Somers (the latter nominally) havingry
proposed as candidates, Mr. Somers proceeded to adano
iy
the electors, in a long speech, in which he sreetlle
denounced the pretensions of both his rivals to
honours of the electors. The show of hands at the time.;
the speaking was declared by the Sheriff to be on tag stibe
of Mr. Tenison. No one can predict the issue, s tes,
'majority, it is thought, will not exceed two or three v°