The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-22 00:00:00

1,716.17

Increase in 1845
In several branches there was a considerable increo-,
e'
amounting in all to
But a decrease in others of
Their Majesties arrived yesterday evening to
The English engineers arriued on the 15th at Dixmude,
fix definitely the line of the Central Railway of East Flanders
On Tuesday last the immense manufactory
of Messrs. .51°Itec
Rossu, and Co., was totally destro)ed by fire, which broke °d t
at two in the afternoon. The staircases having caught fire air
the very beginning, the workmen took refuge in the 01110
stories, some jumping out of the windows. One of them br°.„o
his limbs, and is dead; two others are severely wounded. 5°27,,i
workmen and women who were on the sixth story, surrounu%
and threatened on all sides by the flames, uttered the most pier%
ing cries, and presented a lamentable spectacle as they still. ely
the windows while means were preparing to save them;
were, however, all got down by means o ladders, ropes,
es
but several received contusions and wounds. The loss is e
mated at two millions and a half of francs (100,0001. ). The
manufactory was not insured at its full value. It gave eairr
ment to 509 workmen.

TROOPS FOR BOMITAY.CIIATILAM, JULY n The Commandant Colonel Sir Thomas Wiltshire, IC•`-',": ,
1
issued garrison orders this morning, commanding, Coles
Weare, K. H., to be pleased to hold the undermentioned ;
tachments of the Provisional Battalion in readiness to ernbar•
for Bombay, in the following ships : —The fi rat embarkation ti
to take place on the 23d instant, and to consist of 66 men °f
the 17th Regiment, and 156 men of the 78th Highlandell;
with the following officers :—Captain J. T. Nagle and Erife
R. Bolton Naynoe, of the 17th ; Ensign W. Cumming t'°-
,
78th ; and Assistant-surgeon 51. Stanley Todd, 86th, The
troops are to proceed by the ship Sir Robert Peel; and on ti3s
-f
2:,4th of July the second embarkation takes place, consisting,.
174 men of the 78th Highlanders, with the followingofficeis;h,
Captain Oliver Paget Bourke, and Ensign F. D. Wyatt, rt.
Ensign Thomas Anderson, 78th ; Captain F. Durell 14;
notes, and Lieutenant William J. J. Smith, of the 28th. These
troops are to embark on board the ship Claudine, of 600 tons'
Commander Commander R. M. Morris. The last embarkation is on the
30th of July-83 men of the 28th, and 127 men of the '`-
Highlanders, with the following officer :—Ensign Alowbra9
Baumgartner, 213th ; to proceed by the ship Bolton, 540 toll',
Thttmas Bolton commander. The above troops are to LI;
bark from the Custom-house Quay, at Gravesend. The Wn°,,,
of the detachments will undergo medical inspection previous'-
their embarkation.
NAvm, A PPOUN TMENTS.—Commanders—G. F. r• White, to Canopus, vice Marsh J. Cawley (1825), to Resist,
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ante. Lieutenants—A. P. Eardley Wilmot (flag) to ,_
nia ; Robert Phillips, to command the Bloodhound, new Jr-
steam-vessel at Devonport ; W. W. Smith (1809), J• nr(”c,
a
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(1820), R. Percival (1815), and Thomas Stead, to be agent
for mails; T. Cochrane, to Collingwood. Chaplain and Diavs
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Instructors—Rev. A. Salkeld, to Amazon ;J. A. Burrougb to Hibernia. Master—J. P. Pearn (of the Royal Soverelg
yacht ), to command the Athol troop-ship. Surgeons—Richa
R. Pritchard, to Calliope ; W. Roberts, to Frolic. Assists.°t,
urgeons—D. Synie, to Hibernia • C. Douglas, to Veal°.
Mates—H. G. Simpson, to Excellent; W. W. Addington'
to Hibernia. Naval Cadet—Edward Howard, of the AO'
court, to Inconstant. Coast Guard : Appointments—Coln,;
Edward Holland to be an inspecting commander, appointecillo
Ballycastle, Antrim district; Corn. Robert Mann, R. N., t° „
inspecting commander of the Kilrush district. Removals--''‘4
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John Robert Williams from St. Mary's, Scilly, to Alacki°"'
Creek station.—Hampshire 7elegraph.
TIAIE IRISII SOCIETY.—The last
the season of the Irish Society was held nn en
Saturdayera l in
last,
t !o at
the Trafalgar Hotel, Greenwich, Morgan John O'Connell, Esq''''
M.P., in the chair. Nearly 100 gentlemen sat down at se/c0
ie
general
o'clock to a sumptuous entertainment, which was served in t
most admirable style by Mr. Hart. Amongst the cornPll%
were—Lord Rossmore, James Emerson Tennent, Esq., 0
Sir John Campbell (vice-chairman), the Hon. George O Ca
laghan (vice-chairman), Sir Robert Campbell, T. Erskine MAY'
Esq. (librarian to the House of Commons), Quintin DicktPq4
M.P. Mr. Sergeant Murphy, M.P., Charles Latouche, D 5,94
Chief Justice Norton (Newfoundland), Pierce Mahony,
Samuel Lover, Esq., Dr. Sheridan (editor of the Norm%
Advertiser), James Prior, Esq., (the wellAnown author),.tur
Rev. Francis Mahony (author of the .‘ Relics of Father
Prout), J. Doyle, Esq. (the celebrated artist and caricaturist):
Major Moore, John E. Jones, Esq. (the eminent sculptor)'
Ruddell Todd, Esq., James Hartley, Esq., Henry Bruce, .
and many others. The best fellowship and sparkling wit
vailed throughout the evening. The company separated she if"
after eleven.

INFORMATION FOR OVERSEERS OF PARLIAMO.
TARP BOROUGH PARISHES. —The paragraph which has been
inserted in the newspapers, to the effect that overseers mustpublish separate lists of persons entitled to be registored
the first time, does not apply to borough or city voters, bud
contained
only to those for counties. Overseers arc especially requested
to act strictly according to the very plain instructions centa
in the precept they received from she the town clerk, on the
";
20th of June last, which is entirely correct, and by ft/110
which, to the letter, and nothing else, they cannot go wroing;
Editors of newspapers are respectfully requested to copy
t‘hjj
paragraph into their next impression.—( From a Correspondent'
'the will of Janes Balt'our, El., late of VVhittivr
ham Haute, Haddington, North Briton,
The
personal Grosvenor-square;
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London, lately deceased, has just been proved in England. "i
personal estate within the province of Canterbury, sworn Wl,l,-
80,000/. ; that in Scotland sworn to as exceeding /,000,000h d
executors are Dame Eleanor Balfour, the widow ; James Maitland
Balfour, and Charles Balfour, the sons ; the Right Hon. the 17"3"
of Lauderdale, the Ilon. Anthony Maitland, Edward Staaleri;
Esq., and John Balfour, the nephew of the deceased. The vi
was made in February, 1844; and there are four codicils, to
two last were made in Feb, wiry, 1845. The te,tator had
bequeathed to his wife, Lady Eleanor (the third daughtcr
the late Earl of Lauderdale), an annuity of 3,760/., charged Le!
the estates; also a legacy of 31,000 L, with full permission to re
side at either of the mansions, Whit tingliam, Balgonie, or Grosves
nor-square. To his eldest son, James Maitland Balfour, be 11:,,
devised the lands and barony of Whittingharn ; and to his ,6 ta
Charles he has devised the Balgonie estate, and has bequeathed
him a legacy of 47,000/., and the sum of 20,000/. to rebuild th
inansiNn at Ilalgonie, aed to refurnish the same. His daughter'
are provided for undet their resi,ective marriage settlements•
has left pecuniary bequests to his grandchildren, nephews, Di CC-
and others, and legacies and annuities to his aetvants; and has a',"
pointed his !Nest aon;residuary legates.