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THE ARMY AND NAVY.
(From the United Service Gazette.)
ARTILLERY CADETS.—We are sorry to file' that
very grave irregularities have again occurred in tbo
Royal Military Academy. Woolwich. On Saturday
last three of the junior cadets were sent to their re-
spective homes, each in charge et a non-commissioned
offieer. The nature of the offence is not generally
known amongst the student and the authorities are
desirous that it shall be as much as possible kept a
secret. Tne opportunity chosen for the departure of
the offenders was at the time the others were occupied
at their studies. The alleged offence is off so serious a
character that it is incumbent the most searching in-
vestigation should take place, and by the Master-
Genet al himself.
'THE RESERVE BATTALIONS chrlth blow has
been struck, and the four cerepessy depot system is to
be again introduced. The reduced. regiments, viz., the
36th, 42,1, 67,h, and 69th. beve receive 1 order.. to form
a lour company depot from tee Ist of January; and we
have no doubt the otliers will shortly receive orders to
the sat e effect. The depots are to be under tee com-
mend of the 'second lienteiaant-cOlonel, with 1 major,
4 captains, 5 lieutenants, and 4 eusiglis.
THF_: AGENCIES OF THE LATE VACANT REGIMENTS.—
By the eppeintsuent of Prince &Wert to the 60th Rifles
Op.:recut:), of the battalions se,' that corps has been
transmitted from Messrs, Cox and Co. to Sir John Kirk-
land. Mr. McGregor retains the 74tli Regiment, and
has obtained that of the 5-tth. The Coldstream Guards
remains with Meeen. Cox.
ROYAL ARTILLERY.—Major-General Thomas Pater-
son sueceds to the command or the vacant battalion, and
Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Downman, C. 8., and
K C.H., to the long service pension of 4561. per annem,
and of his being the senior offieer of the Royal Artillery.
Colonel Oldfield, K.H., Royal Engineers, has left
Dublin on a tour of inspection, and Captain L'igard, Bri-
gade Major has assumed the duties of that office.
DEPOTS IN IRELAND.—The following, stationed in
Ireland, are first on the roster fur Great Britain, viz.,
66th, 34th, 73d, 6th " Royal," and 59r'n.
PEACEFUL STATE OF IRELAND.—Io confirnineion of
our article last week, we now give the following, which
clearly shows that it is not expected Ireland will be agi-
tated again, at least for some time:—" The stockades,
erected at the time of the late disturbances, at the bar-
racks at Dundalk, Kilkenny, and Carlow, and in the rear
of the new barracks at Limerick, are ordered to be
taken down and lodged in the stores of the Ordeance
Department"
ARMY AND ORDNANCE COMMITTEE.—It is rumoured
amongst military circles that the committee did not
snake their report at the close of the last session, al-
though the evidence was completed, in consequence of a
considerable difference of opinion which existed amongst
the members. This, we believe, chiefly relates to the
system of agencies, and we understand Sir James Gra-
ham was strongly opposed to the arrangement at present
in existence, whilst the Secretary-at-War was decidedly
in favour of its continuance.
REGIMENTS IN IRELAND FOR FOREIGN SERTICE.—The
following Corps stationed in Ireland are first on the
roster for foreign service, viz, 41st, 49th, 47th, 92nd
(Highlanders), 68th Light Infantry, 55th, 74th 'High-
landers, 3d (Buff's), 2nd (or Queen's Royal), 40th, Ist
Royal (2nd Battalion), 431 Light Infantry (Ist Bat-
talion), 89th, 60th Royal Rifles (2nd Battalion), 39th,
14th, 9th, 62nd, 17th, and 35th Regiments.
PORTSMOUTH GARRISON.—Major-General Lord Fre-
derick Fitzclarence, G.C.8., has directed officers com-
manding regiments, to cause a medical offer to attend
all bathing parades.—[An excellent regulation, and we
hope a general order will be issued on the subject.—
Ed. U.S.G.]
THE DEATH VACANCY IN THE EAST INDIES.—It will
have been seen by our est. Wee.C.il:4tettl,i,n
e :;,:lipc,,,,,:mhaoteed;
“pt
tain Cockburp, of the flee-ship, h
the death vacancy in the Rattlesnake, and not Comman-
der Craeroft, of the Reyner,l, es confidently repercei.
Cornmendee Cracrofe, it is said, was about to resign the
command of too Eeynard. ! retere f-ern the lib
river, ne) returns to England on a expeeitien.
Cornoiander Rice, son of the M.P. fit Dover, as we an-
ticipated, has been promoted to the vacancy, vice Cock-
burn. This gallant officer has obtained his promotion
just about the same time As doubtless, have
received it had ho continued First Lieutenant of the
Thetis, 38.

THE AsmaTANT-SuRGEoNs.—We have heard from
good authority that it is the intention'of the assi‘tant-
surgeons of the royal navy tl present Dr. F. J. Brawn
the talented and tnoir able :ir class anti
cause, with a piece ..1 of estimation
'E hind appreciation of his goo:I servic s in thi-ir behttl'.
77.---Pr. Brown was an uhsihtant-surgeon of her 31 j;s;.;,:.
skip Howe, where he wtte most highly respected by every
1--311ke; but fiadiag WOW OA a doctor of medicine," in 1

false and degraling position, without hope of immediate
relief, threw up his appointment, sacrificed his prospects
in the navy, and, devoted himself to the task of working
cut the emancipation of his late brother officers.
THE COMMANDS OF THE NANKIN, 50, AND TERMA-
GANT SCREW FRIGATE.--It is reported that Captain
Loch, C. 8., who paid off the Alarm, 26, some months
since, from the West Indies, will commission the new
50-gun frigate, at Chatham; and Captain Rider, who was
promoted from the command of the Vixen steam-sloop,
for the affair at St. Juan Nicaragua, is named in naval
circles as likely to have the command of the Termagant,
24, screw-frigate, at Portsmouth. These are rumours.
Let the seniors look out.

CEYLON.—Lieutenant-Colonel Grantham, late in com-
mand of the artillery at this station, has arrived in Eng-
land, where Captain Bingham was left in charge of the
detachment, Lieutenant-Colonel Evans still =tinning
in a very dangeroue state of health.
GOOD CONDUCT PAY FOR SERGEANTS.—The propo-
sition of rewarding these highly-deserving non-commis-
sioned officers, adverted to in our last Gazette, will be
termed for " meritorious conduct."

We understand that Major-General Sir Robert Gar-
diner, K.C.B. and K C. 11., Governor of Gibraltar, is in
London on leave of absence.
Tnoors IN THE COLONIES.—We have reason to be-
lieve that a circular will shortly be issued by the Colonial
Secretary to the several Colonial Governments, to the
effect that in future each colony must support its own
military establishment, or the authorities at home will
deem it expedient to withdraw their protective force.
VISITORS TO NELSON'S FLAG SHIP.-By the entries
in the Visitor: Book, time and circumstance honoured,
on board the old Victory dig-ship at Portsmouth, more
than 39,000 persons have visited her during the past year.

CONTRACT FOR THE MAILS TO THE CAPE OF GOOD
HOPE.—The Lords of the Treasury have accepted the
offer of James Laming, Esq., to convoy the mails to the
Cape of Good Hope for 30,000/. per annum in screw-
propelled steam vessels, that gentleman's tender having
been lower by 20,0001. per annum than a tender from
a Glasgow firm. Mr. Laming, it is said, will not limit
his horse-power to 200, but intends to have vessels of
2,000 tons, with machinery of about one-sixth steam-
power of the tonnage. It is reported that the Admiralty
have offered to Mr. Laming the useless iron steam-fri-
gates Simoom, Megmra, Greenock, and Vulcan, at a
very low price, for the performance of the contract, the
contractor to work the cost out at so much her annum.

THE NELSON COLUMN.—The last casting of the Co-
•penhagen entablature took place on Thursday, at the
foundry of Messrs. Moore and Co., Gray's Inn-lane.
The work will probably be in its place on the column,
facing towards the Strand, in about six weeks. It is a
♦ery spirited composition, and reflects high credit on the
late Mr. Ternouth and his son, who is now completing
the work. The artist happily chose the remarkable in•
cident of Lord Nelson fixing a seal instead of a wafer to
his correspondence with the Crown Prince, to illustrate
the great event. It may not be generally known that the
late Mr, Ternonth was many years a principal assistant
of Chantrey.
Major Jacobs, of the Bombay Artillery, has been ap-
pointed by her Majesty a Companion of the Order of
the Bath.

BARRACK DEPARTMENT.—Lieutenant Phillips, Bar-
rack-master of Dundalk, has received a month's leave
of absence, from 6th September next. Quarter Master
J. Marshall, of the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, will
perform the duties during his absence in Dublin.
There is no truth whatever in the report that Com-
mander Vansittart, of the Frolic, 6, now in the Mediter-
ranean, has been prornot-d to the rank of Captain.

THE LAST _MOMENTS OF LOUIS

PHILILTE.

The Dibats gives the following additional account of
the last moments of King Louis Philippe, which it has
derived from private sources :—" On Saturday, the
24th, the King felt a presentiment of the gravity of the
disease, which, without having attacked any of the es-
sential organs of life, as we have already mentioned, in-
sensibly undermined it; for his complaint has never been
anything more than a gradual decline of strength,
a sort of consumption rather moral than physical, or,
as it has been called, an impossibility of living.
During the day the august invalid was, at his own
request, carried out under the portico of the chateau
at the time when the sun was shining bril-
liantly on it. The King, whose weakness had
much increased since the previous evening, felt a
benefit from this movement, and was able but with-
out partaking of it, to be present at dinner with
his family. The night was passed in a very
agitated manner, and it was considered necessary to
make the King acquainted with the real state of his
case, and to remove from his mind the little hope
which might have remained to him. It was the
Queen herself who undertook this distressing mis-
' sion, worthy of her piety, and also, however
painful it might be, of her tenderness. The
King received the warning of his approach-
ing end with the firmness of a philosopher, but
he wished to have a confirmation of his danger from
the mouth of his physician himself. M. Gueneau
de Mussy was introduced, and the King asked his
1 opinion. The Doctor gave a hesitating and
troubled reply. ' I understand, my dear Doctor,'
said his Majesty, smiling, ' you bring me my no-
j tics to quit. Some minutes after General Dumas
came into the room, and the King dictated to him,
with a remarkable lucidity of mind, a last page to
\his memoirs, which terminated a recital which
had been interrupted for the last four months. The
King then sent for his chaplain, the Abbe
i Guelle. On the Abbe approaching him, ' I am
calm,' said the King, 'I am in the full enjoyment of
my faculties, and consequently I am perfectly dis-
!
posed to converse with you.' The interview lasted
some time. His Mij!sty replied from memory to
the prayers of the Abbj. When the interview
was finished, and after the King had fulfilled with a
noble and simple firmness all the duties of a
Christian, ' Amelie,' he said, 'are you satisfied?' di-
recting at the same time towards the Queen a look in
which was blended the satisfaction of having accom-
plished a duty and a feeling of confiding and of delicate
affection. During the succeeding night the King had
scarcely any rest, but his calmness never forsook him,
and, when in the morning death appeared, it found
the dying man ready. The King had seen death ap-
proach him more than once • it had appeared to him
frequently in the course of his stormy career, less
mild to see and more terrible to undergo. On this
occasion, and in spite of the bitterness caused by an
ungrateful and absent country, this magnanimous
King, on whom the rage of factions and the fire of
regicide carbines had, exhausted themselves, died
full of years, surrounded by his family, his
heart filled with tender feelings, his conscience
satisfied, and his mind tranquil. Why will those
who had disturbed his reign by so many outrages,
revolts, and violences, still dispute to him that fine and
admirable death which has so worthily crowned a
noble life r--We read in the Ordre :—" The King,
to the last moment, retained a calmness, a presence
of mind, and a strength of soul which inspired
all present with tender and respectlul admira-
tion. At half-past seven his breathing became
more oppressed, and, in half an hour after-
wards, he expired. The Queen in a transport of
grief, strained within her arms the lifeless body of
her husband, she then took a last embrace, and
rising with sublime resignation and turning to-
wards her children, who were all assembled round
his death-bed, and who all, by a simultaneous
movement, drew round her, she said to them—
' Promise me to remain al ways united in remembrance
of your father, as you have been during his life-
time." We will be for you, as we have always
been for him,' was their reply, and this affecting
scene was closed by embraces and by tears. The
Duchess of Orleans, her sisters-in-law, and the
Princes were present at the last moments of the old
King ' • they all witnessed the simplicity of his death ;
they all derived an impressive lesson from his dying
words, and those which are left on the mind by the
great spectacle of the human soul contending with
the body whose bonds it was about to break."

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