The Sun.
London, England, 1832-05-04 00:00:00

MRS. RICHARD MAYNE.

A Corinthian gauze dress, over a white satin slip, elegantly
trimmed with satin and white roses; mantille and sabots of
blonde; manteau of moire green satin, lined with white Bros
de Naples, tastefully finished with roses and blonde lace to
correspond with the dress. Head-dress, a handsome plume of
ostrich feathers, blonde lappets, with a splendid suit of aqua-
marine ornaments set in gold.
MISS BRIDGES.

White crape dress, over satin, elegantly but simply trimmed
with gauze ribbon, intermixed with white convolvolus ; man_
till; and sabots, of Irish blonde; a manteau of rich white
moire. Head-dress, a coronet of feathers, and Irish blonde lappets.

ROYAL MARINES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—Observing in your paper of the 2.1 of April an
account of the recent appointments in the corps of_Royal
Marines of a second commandant to each division, toge-
ther with the length of service of every officer of the re-
spective ranks promoted, I beg to remark the statement is
inaccurate. On referring to the lists for nearly sixty
years back, it appears the senior officer promoted to Second
Commandant has served fifty-three years, the Major to
Lieut.-Colonel, thirty-eight years, Captain to Major this ty-
-4x years, Ist Lieut. to Captain twenty-seven years, and
2d Lieut. to Ist Lieut. nineteen years.
If it will not be infringing too much on the valuable
columns of your excellent and extensively circulated paper,
I shall feel obliged by your in,erting the following remarks,
which will account for the unpralleled length of services
in each grade of officers.
Upon the reduction of the Miriue corps, in ISI4, from
35,000 to 6,000 men, a larger proportion of officers of all
ranks were placed on half -pay, and from that time up to
1820, a period of six years', there was no promotion in the
corps, although several death vacancies occurred in battle.
On such occasions in the Army promotion is invariably
given!

- In 1826 his Royal,flighness the Duke of York obtained
for the Subaltern* the Army permission to retire, with
the unattached rank* Captain, upon five shillings per
day. This considerate act of kindness was denied to th'e
corps of Royal Marines, with the exception of shout
twelve, when there were nearly fifty who applied for, and
woutdkhdly have availed themselves of the indulgence
cone.quentty'there are new in this unfortunate service,
men who have served twenty-seven years as Subalterns,
and the junior of 120 let Lieutenants has neelf
pleted twenty years servitude.

But the most grievous and dietreesing event the corP
has to deplore, and for which no precedent can be found;
was bringiog back to the service men who had retired,
either to follow their private pursuits or to hold civil ap-
pointments. These officers, through interest, returned to
their original rank and standing on the list, after an ab-
sence of ten to twelve years from the service. The follow-
;nn are tie names of the officers so restored :—Lieut-
C tionels G. Lewis, C.B , civil appobtment (Barrack
M and R. Torreon ; Majors J. Maozhau, F. G. G.
Lee, and W. Taylor ; Csptain W. F. Clements. Now,
every military man will be well aware of what the feelings
•,f the old veterans of the corps must be at such an occur-
C. net.

From tLe flatttring encomiums and high marks of dis-
tinction and favour bestowed upon the corps of Marines of
litre years, it wa. hoped promotion would have been !he
reward of their long and faithful serviced.
With every due apology for this intripiertf, I have the
honeur to be, Sir, your mo.t obedient servant.
AN OFFICER ON THE HAti-PAY.t
S.. Hillier., Jersey, April 27.

DUBLIN, MAY 1.

.1 Dulces linquehant animas, aut mgra trahebant corpora.**

AR the sensations habtually kept up in this country kr
agitators, conservators, and the various other idlers affil
lovers of notoriety, have yielded to the cholera panic;
which is sparing no party, rank, or profession. You wilF
have seen by the public prints, how greatly die disease has
increased since I lac wrote to you. The number of cases
reported this m.rning for this city is 125, being a decrease
of seventy upon yesterday's account. The scourge is not,
however, I am sorry to say, confined to those places alone
from which reports are made, as several persons have died
in Carlow or its vicinity, and other places, from which no
account has yet been published. Hitherto its ravages
have been among the poor and destitute ; or it has attacked
the intemperate only, and persons of dissipated habits,
among the more independent classes of society. But
within these few days a. great number of the moat regu-
lar and estimable members of society have been attacked,
and some of them died, either suddenly, or toter a very
short illness. In the meantime the most active precau-
tions continue to be everywhere adopted; and the poor
people, who last week manifested a sturdy opposition to
the measures of care and attention bestowed on such of
them as were taken ill, are beginning to yield. This is
principally owing to the address of Dr. Murray, the Ro.
man Catholic Archbishop, and the Sisters of Charity who
have been permitted to visit the patients at the hospital':
This religious community, so well known in Franee; shat
which has lately been introduced into this country, are
indefatigable in their attendance oa the sick, and with the
best possible effect on this occasion. The poor people who
before imagined that they were taken to the hospital for
surgical purposes, are, since these ladies commenced their
visits, disabused of that notion, and beginning to he rem.
cited to the treatment they receive. Trade is likely to be
much injured, as the flight to the country of most of
those who can afford to go, prevents the shopkeepers from
selling, or laying in a stock of the varieties of the season.
It is expected that the Marquess of Angisea's arrival will
increase the means of providing for the necessities of those
poorer victims who are already claiming the commisera-
tion of their more wealthy fellow•citisene. I believe I can
state, on good authority, that Government contemplates a
system of Poor Laws for Ireland. The necessity of pro-
viding for the poor and sick of this city, under the present
awful visitation, will afford an opportunity of judging how
such an establishment may work in this country.