The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-07 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The 70th. under the command of Lieut. Col. White,
have arrived at Newry, head-quarters from Manchester.
Two companies have been detached to Armagh.
The sth Fusiliers have, at present, three companies
detached—one at Omagh, one at Charlemont, and one
at Carrickfergus. The company at Charlemont will, we
presume, shortly rejoin head-quarters; and we under.
stand that the depot stationed at Londonderry will, ere
long, be instructed to supply the detachment for Omagh.
Colonel Rowan, As. istant Quartermaster-General, left
Belfast on Wednesday last, to take the command of the
troops stationed at Newry and Dundalk, during Mr.
O'Connell's sojourn in the latter town.
A company of the 70th has been dispatched from
Newry to Drogheda.
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It t; likely that the half-yearly inspection of the troops
serving in the Belfast dis*--fict will commence next week.

(From the 1-';,,erich Chronicle of Saturday.)
Colonel M".;usell, K.H., will proceed hence on Monday
morniqs, to • t the troops this di t ict viz
inspect in s r a
';:ompany each of the 24th, 33d, and 72d, at Tipperary,
Cashel, and Thurles ; 4th Dragoon Guards, at Caher ;
33d depot, Cloamel ; 72d depot, Templemore; and 35th
depOt, at Nenagh, on his return.
Major Doyle, 24th, has joined head-quarters in this
garrison, from short leave in Dublin.
Major Stoyte, 24th, has leave to the 14th July.
Captain Ward's company, 61st Regiment, at Bander.
will march for Cork, head-quarters. on Monday next.
The 16th Regiment, at Cork, will tupply the detach-
ments of the 61st, ordered into garrison from Buttevant,
and out quarters.
Captaic O'Halloran, 19th, and lady, have left this to
join head-quarters at Canterbury.
Major Dillon, 18th, or Royal Irish, is ordered to pro-
ceed in command of a draft for Hong-Korg next month.
This veteran, after forty years' service, embarks to re-
join his regiment in a distant and most ungenial clime.
He is the senior officer of the 18th, and was engaged
with the regiment in the hostile operations against China.
Changes of Depots.—Second Battalion Royals, from
Enniskillen ; 7th Fusiliers, from Plymouth to Ki sale ;
19ib, from Jersey to Cork ; 48th, fr.ml Hull to Cork ;
81st, from Kinsale to Jersey ; 88th, from Glasgow to
Belfast; 89th, from Dublin to Whitehavcn ; 90th, from
Cork to Hull.

The 26th Regiment will shortly embark at Liverpool,
for conveyance to Dublin
The 41st Regiment, at Brecon, will proce( d to Bristol,
to embark, per steam-vessel, next month, for Cork.
The 10th Hussars, at New bridge, are ordered to
Dublin.

The 11th Hussars will move up to Dublin the first
week in next month from Dundalk, and be quartered at
Island Bridge Barracks.
Major Thomas Power, who was brought into the97th
from half-pay ofthe.6oth Rifles, last week, to sell out,
succeeded to the command of the 47th Regiment at the
siege of St. Sebastian, for which he wears a gold medal
and clasp, and was present at the passage of the Bidassoa,
the Nivelle, Nive, and Adour rivers, and blockade of the
citadel of Bayonne and sortie.
Preston Barracks have been surrendered, the detach-
ment of the 47th Regiment, stationed there, were re-
moved to Bolton, and the two companies of the 56th at
Bolton are detached to Ashton, the new barracks at the
latter post being fit for occupation.
Head-quarters of the 56th move to Bury this week, to
occupy the barra ks recently built there. The Pompa-
dours have now two companies at Bury, three ditto at
Burnley, under Major Norman; three at Ashton, under
Major Passy; one at Colne, under Captain Smith; and
one at Oldham, under Captain Conran.
Surgeon Battersby, 47th Regiment, who broke his leg
by a fall from his horse at Weedon, having recovered
sufficiently to resume his duties, Assis:ant Surgeon Law.
son has been detached to Bolton, to take medical charge
of the detachment there, under Major Gordon.
Captain Johnston, 33d, and family, have arrived in
Dublin on leave of absence, his Grace the Commander-
in-Chief having granted him the indulgence of leave to
find his private passage to New Brunswick, receiving the
regulated allowance.