The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-16 00:00:00

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AlAsfori-TionsE.—The Lord Mayor entertained
yesterday evening his co-directors of the Namur and Lkge
Railway Company and a party of private friends.
HUDSON'S-BAY PBODUCE.—The first arrival for the
season of skins, furs, &c., from the possessions of the llud-
son's-bay Company in 'North America, has taken place by
the Prince of W ales, arrived in the Docks from Hudson's-
bay, with 196 bales, 13 cases, and P.M other packages of
skins and furs, 9 packages of feathers, 1 case, 9 baskets, and
7 kegs of castor, 2 hogsheads and 5 baskets of quills, 2 hogs-
heads of quills and isinglass, 9 other packages of the same, 2
casks of grease, 2 of meat, 6 of tongues, 1 bale of ivory, and
46 packages of tallow, consigned to the Hudson's-bay Coin-
pany and the produce of that northern region. Simulta-
neously with the al,ove arrival, the Company's vesiel Prince
Rupert has arrived in the Docks from i v
futlson's-ba, with
249 bales of skins and furs, and other productions of tl:e same
district.
TIIE LATE EXPLOSION IN SPITALFIELDS.—We are
gratified to learn that the two parties in weaver-street, Spi-
talfields, who suffered by the late exposion, and whose pre-
mises were insured in the Monarch Assurance-office, have, on
a representation to that comwny,been liberally and
ve
promptly
repaid their entire loss, as estimated by their own suryor,
although it i 5 well IiIIOYM the company were not legally re-
spotAil)le,

HOUSE OF LORDS, Oct. 15.
This being the day to which Parliament was pro-
rogued by her Majesty at the end of last session, the
douse of Lords was opened shortly before two
o'clock, for the purpose of further proroguing Parlia-
ment by Commission, in conformity with the an-
nouncement made in the Gazette some weeks ago.
As usual on such occasions, a number of ladies
were present to behold the ceremony, and gratifying
their curiosity by gazmg on the house and its gor-
geous decorations, and were accommodated with seats
in the body of the house. All the Peers' seats, with
the exception of the two front rows on either side,
were covered with brown holland. The throne was
uncovered, and a bench placed in front of it for the
Commissioners.
A few minutes before two o'clock Mr. Shaw Le-
fevre, the deputy clerk of Parliament, entered the
House, as did also Mr. Pulman, the Yeoman Usher
of the Black Rod. Mr. Aglionby, the Member for
Cockermouth, was also in attendance before two, and
took his position below the bar.
The Commissioners were—The Lord Chancellor,
the Marquis of Clanricarde, and Earl Granville.
Upon the Commissioners taking their seats, Mr.
Pulman was directed to summon the Commons to the
bar, to hear the Royal Commission rcad. After an
absence of about a minute he returned, accompanied
by Mr. Ley, the Assistant Clerk of the House of
Commons, Mr. Bellew, M.P., Mr. Aglionby, M.P.,
and several of the officers of the House, as represent-
ing the Comons of the United Kingdom.
Mr. Lefevre then read the Royal Commission com-
manding and directing the Commissioners to further
prorogue Parliament from this day to Thursday, the
14th day of November next.
After the reading of the Commission,
The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that by direc-
tion of her Majesty, and in virtue of the Commission
now read, they did, in her Majesty's name, prorogue
the Parliament to Thursday, the 14th day of Novem-
ber next, to be then and there holden.
The Commissioners then withdrew and the proceed-
,ngs terminated.
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THE PENINSULAR INIML.;..
SOUTHAAWTON, OCT. 15.—The Peninsular and
Oriental Company's steam-ship Iberia, Captain Bon-
ney, with the Peninsular mails, in harge of Lieu-
tenant Inglis, R.N., Admiralty agent, arrived this
evening at eight o'clock. ller dates of sailing were—
Gibraltar, Oct. 6 ; Cadiz, Oct. 7; Lisbon, Oct. 9 ;
and Vigo, Oct. 10.
Orowro, OcT. 10.—The weather during the voyage
home was most tempestuous, so much so, that out of
ten oxen nine died from the effects of the gale, and
were thrown overboard.
The Iberia brought 29 passengers, amongst them
were the Prince Plantagenet, Messrs. Robin, Lus-
combe, Mecum), Noble, Lamgeas, &c.
The freight of the Iberia consists of five packages
of specie, and one of stones, of the value of 1,1101.,
116 boxes of lemons, 211 boxes of grapes, 55 boxes
of pomegranates, and a large number of packages of
sundries.
Her Majesty's ship Janus was at Gibraltar ; the
Encounter and Arrogant sailed for Lisbon on the 4th ;
the Hogue sailed for England on the lit inst.
The Prince Regent, Phaeton, Leander, Arethusa,
and Dragon, were at Lisbon when the Iberia left.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ahip Sultan arrived at Gibraltar on the sth, and left
the same day for Malta.
The barque Pearl was detained at Gibraltar, in
consequence of striking on the coast of Spain, and the
crew refusing to proceed in her until surveyed, which
had been done, and she would at once leave for her
destination.
The Hogue which left Gibraltar on the Ist inst.,
communicated' with her Majesty's ship Queen, on the
15th ult., off the south-east end of Sardinia, the latter
having seventy men sick of the cholera; 25 deaths had
taken place.
At Vigo it was reported that they intended impos-
ing 15 days' quarantine on all vessels from Oporto,
y
and from all other parts of Portugal three days, in
consequence of the report of the ellow fever being, at
Oporto, which, however, is stated not to be the case.

THE A LIMY.
Some time since we stated that, in all probability,
Major-General Sir John Grey, K.C.8., would be ap-
pointed to the command of the troops stationed in the
Bombay Presidency, and we now have great pleasure
in confirming the report. This gallant officer will
receive the local milli. of Lieutenant-General, and we
are certain that no officer could have been selected
more worthy of this mark of confidence and favour.
DEATII OF MAJOR-GENERAL JOIIN SLE9SOR.---
This Gallant Officer died on the 11th inst. at Sid-
mouth, aged 73. He retired from active service as a
captain on full pay of the late Royal Irish Artillery.
He entered the army in 1794 as lieutenant, and served
at the battle of Waterko.
CORK, MONDAY.—The 40th Regiment of Foot,
which lately arrived here from Dublin, were in-
spected this day by Major-General Turner, prepa-
ratOry to going on detachment to the following places,
viz. :—Spike Island, Camden Fort, Ilwlbc.iwline,
Ballincollig, Kinsale, and Bandon, to relieve the de-
tachments of the 41st arid 47th Regiments of Foot at
these stations. The 41st will join head quarters at
Cork, the 47th at Buttevant, as follows :-4 officers
and 77 N.C.O. rank and file from Carlisle Fort, on the
17th inst., 2 officers and 115 N.C.O. rank and file
from Charles Fort and Kinsale on the 18th inst., 4
officers and 200 N.C.O. and men from Spike Island on
the 18th and 19th inst., to be replaced by a like
number of officers and men of the 40th Regiment
from Cork.
Lieut. Colonel Dundas, 47th Regiment of Foot,
retires from the service on full pay, after 45 years of
active service, having entered the army in August,
1805. Major Gordon will obtain the rant of Lieut.-
Colonel, and will proceed with the regiment on foreign
service; this officer is now 37 years on active duty,
having entered the army in September, 1813. Major
O'Grady Hall obtains the rank of first Major, and
will consequently remain in command of the depot.
Captain Sutton obtains the rank of second Major, and
proceeds with the regiment. Lieutenant and Adju-
tant Sinnott, an old officer, and the author of several
cleverly-written works on military tactics, obtains the
rank of Captain, and Ensign Pilkington the rank of
Lieutenant and Adjutant.
The local Company of Enrolled Pensioners, at
Cork, are undergoing drill for the last few days, and
will be inspected on Thursday next by Gen. Turner.
The following circular letter has been, we under-
stand, issucd for the guidance of officers commanding
regiments :--

" AVar-office, Oct. 10.
-• Sir,—It having been determined that the mode
of payment by the Ordnance De
se-
veral allowances
specified below*Pshould be amended,
I am directed to request that you will give directions
to the several officers concerned of the regiment under
your command to prefer such claims as are properly
liable to be made for these services according to the
following directions :
the Ordnance Department, as heretofore,
artment of the "
1. All the claims are to be preferred monthly to
mailorise yd allowed
odwr ea dw
but after the
31st of October inst. no money is to be drawn on ac-
31st
count th e eoafn
dunvt ilct hilf paymastereorrureceived special
the 356th article of
instructions from that department to w upon the
claims for lodging money under
the Explanatory Directions, page
paper, as well as
in force in regard to
paymaster-Generalthereupon,
will, for the future, be the party
l therule
is
now amoursl :laa: st:
"2. That as the paymaster, or acting paymaster,
for these allowances, on unstarePO
urchases b
for lodging money, and for thenceforthnon-
rendered in
commissioned officers, to be
duplicate on form No. 4 of the
ll name and Ordnance Re
address
gulations
of March 11th, 1836, ills fu
should be given in the heading of the said account, to
prevent any delay by the authorities to draw being
or a wrong station, and
sent to the wrong officerm,
oreover, appear at the foot of
whose signature should,
these several accounts.
3. That the accounts of purchases heretofore
"
settled by bills of exchauge drawn upon the Board
of Ordnance, and rendered on form No. 2 of the above
ture preferred in duplicate
regulations, be for the fu
on form No. 3 of the same code, accompanied with
the receipts of the parties of whom the purchases
whenever a purchase is made for
were made, and
officers' horses, the stoppages are to be paid direct and
officers making
at the time, by the the purchase, to
the party of' whom the same was made, and to be de-
ducted in detail from the account and receipts, show-
ing the number as well as the amount of such stop-
pages, both in the receipts and on the face of the ac-
count, whether such account be preferred on form
No. 3 or 4.
"4. That the of natures to the English and Irish
commuted fuel and light returns A, rendered through
barrack-mssters, and to the lodging money return,
No. 53, be invariably those of the officers command-
ing regiments or depots, and be shown to be such by
the addition of their reek, i. e., whether in command
of the former or the latter, great inconvenience being
occasioned by the returns in question being signed
by detachment officers.
~ ti. The accounts for commuted allowances for
fuel, candles, straw, wood and billets, and grass, with
the duplicate monthly bread, meat, and forage returns,
are all to be transmitted immediately after the termi-
nation of each month to the chief clerk of the Cash
Aeunt-officel Ordnance Department, Tower and
the accounts for purchases to the Ordnance Secreary,
Pall-mall, and these should be dispatched not Llate;
than the end of each month, oreerwise the
opportunity
purchases
of recovering the excess upon such from
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candles, wood,
and straw, ilitlelt:taall°d w
grass money; in lieum"Y; Qafefaueplu'rchases by Gitl-
. meat, forage, or oat; in default of con-
trAct
cers of bread,