The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-26 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BUN.

Sia,—l have seen by your paper that the question
was asked in the House of Commons " wby the 731
and 43d Regiments were not relieved from the Cape
of Good Hope," but I did not see that the question
why the 78th Highlanders are not to be relieved
from India as well as the 73d and 43d from
friis Cape asked. The 78th have been over six een
years on foreign service in a bad climate—lndia—
whereas the 73d and 43d are in a first-rats climate, and
have not been above 11 years abroad. I ask now, Sir,
is this fair play ? The 78th have done credit to them•
selves during the last campaign in Per.ia ; and I
think in fairness to them, instead of sending
oat a draft to head-quarters, they should
be relieved next year. The 10th and 29th both went out
in the same year as the 78th, and neither last year ncr
this did they send out a draft to heal-quarters, but are
now under orders from India for home service. Surely,
Sir, you will try to get fair play through the
columns of your widely-circulated journal. I
think it is a great hardship to be bringing
other regiments home who have not served near so long
on a Foreign Station as the 78th. Then again, look
to the Army List and you will find that the officers of
the 78th are the oldest officers in any one of her Ma-
j,osty's Regiments. Why, then, not relieve this regi-
ment. As you have always been a friend to us military,
I trust you will insert the above ; and oblige yours
very truly,

A CAPTAIN UNATTACHED.

COWES, ISLE Ole WIGIIT.

(PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON ENTELLIGENCE.
Arrivals, June 24—Osprey, Col. R. W. Huey, and
Amazon (yawl), Sir John B. Wahl], Bart , M.P. from,
Southampton. June 25th—Sul worth, Joseph Weld,
from the eastward; and Osprey, C.I. R. W. Huey, from
Southampton, and sailed for Boul)gne.
Yachts at and about the Ration—Titania, Robert Ste-
pheoson, Esq., M.P. ; Caprice, Lieut.-Col. Chas.
Baring ; Lulworth, Joseph Well, E-q. ; Amazon
(yawl), Sir John B. IValsh, Bart. ; Osprey, Col. R. W.
Huey.
Yachts fitting out in the Harbour—Zara, Commodore
the Earl of Wilton ; Capricorn, Vice-Commodore C. R.
M. Talbot, E-q ,M.P. ; Cecile, the Marquis of Conyng-
ham ; Mahia, Sir Al. x. Binnerrnan, Bart. ; Leda, Sir
Richard B. W. Bulkeley, Bart., M.P.
Toe following members have been at the Squadron
Hons.+ this week :—Commodore the E trl of Wilton,
V.ct•C,mmodore C. R. M. Talbot, M.P., Col. Baring,
R. Hoare, E-q., Sir R B. W. Bulkeley, Bart., Lord
G )dolphin, Thomas Thornhill, EA., Capt. Pousouby,
arid Admiral Walpole. •

WANTED-A SCHOOLMASTER FOR THE

HORSE U UARDS.

"The Ghost of Lindley Murray," writes to a
contemporary as follows :
Sir,—Allow me to entreat the attention of those
persons who believe that the education of our offi-
cers ought' rather to be entrusted to the military
officials at the Horse Guards than to the Minis' er
of War to the following note, composed, written,
and published yesterday by Sir R. Airey, the head
of the most highly educated branch of out service.
The italics are mine, the grammar Sir Richard's :
" Major-General Richard Airey, Quartermaster-
General, having received such numerous applications
f,r tickets for admission of persons (query, dogs ?) to
witness the distribution by her Majesty of the Victoria
Cross on the 26:h inst., regrets that he has not been ena-
bled to comply with the requests of all the applicants,
the tickets to the full extent of the accommodation hav-
ing been already appropriated, and begs to express _ his
regret that the press of business entailed upon him by
the arrangements for the intended ceremony prevents
his replying otherwise to such persons to whom he has not
been able to send tickets."

The Archduke Maximilian of Austria, after attending
the State ball, took leave of her Majesty, and quitted
Buckingham Palace about 3 o'clock yesterday mo ruing,
attended by Count Zichy, Count Ha.lik, Baron de Pont,
Baron Bruck, Captain A. Wiesiack, and Dr. Trogher.
His Imperial Highness and suite were conveyed in
three of the Queen's carriages and four to Woolwich,
and embarked on the Black Eagle, which conveyed the
Archduke to his own steamer off Sheerness. His im-
perial Highness proceeded to Antwerp.
THE DUKE AND DUCHESS DE MONTPENSIER.—The
Duke and Duchess de Munpensier, with their family and
suite, left Plymouth for Claremont, by express train,
yesterday morning. A guard of honeur and a military
band attended at the railway station. The Spanish steam
frigate, which brought them to this port, will sail this
day for Ferrol, where she will be fitted and aimed as a
man•of-war steamer.

The Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli were
prevented obeying her Majesty's commands to attend
the State Ball, on Wednesday last, by domestic affliction.
HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—" Il Don Giovanni" was
performed last night, for the sixth time this season, at
the above. theatre, and with undiminished' excellence.
All the principal pieces were, as on former occasions,
most rapturously demanded, and the performance re-
ceived throughout with the heartiest demonstrations of
approval. The house was again densely crowded.
ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—Her Majesty the Qinen
honoured this theatre with her presence last evening,
when Miss Victoirs Balfe repeated her charming deli-
neation of Amina in "La SJnnainbula" with the beet
possible success, and was most enthusiastically applauded
from first to la.t. After the opera the celebrated dan.
sense, Madile. Plunkett, appeared to gr"pat advantage
in a new bal!et divertissement, entitled Terpsichore,"
and met with the welcome due to an old favourite, and
an artiat.of undeniable merit. The house Was very fu 1.

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES•
(This Day.)

ROCHDALE.
This committee met for the second time today, And
consisted of Sir J. Y. Buller (chairman), Viscount Cnr•
zon, Mr. W. H. Gregory, Mr. A. Stafford, and MF•
Vivian. •

Counsel for the petitioners, Mr. Monk, Mr. T. Vaughan,
and Mr. D. Power ; for the sitting member, Mr. James,
Phinn, Q.C., and Mr. Hawkins. _

„
Evidence to support the petition against the sitting
member was proceeded with.

MAYO.
The committee nominated to try the merits- of the
petition against the return for Mayo c3unty met to-cialt
and consisted of Mr. Scholefield, chairman, Sir J. ago'
mer, Col. North, Mr. Puller, and Mr. Tomline.
Counsel for the petitioner—Mr. James, Q.C-P Mr'
O'Malley, and Mr. W. P. Hale ; for the sitting woulher
Mr. M. Smith, Q.C., Mr. 3. R. Karslake, and Mr.. B.
Connor (of the Irish bar.)
The petitioner, Lieutenant• Colonel buseley
stated that he and the present member, Mr. J. 11. "re'
and Mr.-Palmer, were caudidates at the late election for
Mayo, in April last. The tun was declared on the Bth
April, with the following results :—Palmer, 1,225; G.
H. Moore, 1,160 ; Higgins, 1,037. The petition allege
that the majority obtained by the said G. H. Moore was
obtained by violent, illegal, unconstitutional, and frau.;
dulent practices, and prayed that the return of the said
G. H. Moore be declared null and'void, and that the
seat be given to the petitioner.
The committee were occupied the whole of the day iu
hearing evidence in support of the petition.

CAMBRIDGE.
The committee appointed to investigate the allegr
Units in this petition met to-day ; Mr. Deasy in the
chair. The committee was composed of the following
members :—Mr. G. Lockhart, Viscount Melguncit the
Marquis of Blandford, and Mr. Wyvill.
Tne petition of Mr. S. Adair, states that the sittiol;
member, Mr. Steuart., had been guilty of bribery by
himself and his agents.
The examination of witnesses to prove the petitionerri
case occupied the committee up to our report leaving.