The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-07 00:00:00

THE ARMY.
(From the Limerick Chronicle, Jan. 1.)
A strong troop of the 4th Dragoon Guards, under
Major Hodge, from this garrison, two companies of
the 35th depot from Nenagh, and Captain Cole's com-
pany, 15th, from Killaloe, made an extensive detour
of the country on Monday last in search of fire-arms,
in part of the disturbed district of Tipperary, includ-
ing Birdhill, Derry, O'Brien Bridge, -Keeper Hill,
Silvermines, and neighbourhood of Killaloe, accom-
panied by Lord Dunally, John 13ayly, Esq., Major
Priestley, K.H., from Nenagh, with a strong police
force.
Captain Capel's company, 15th Regiment, is ordered
from this garrison on detachment to Newport, where
barrack accommodation has been secured. The coin-
limy will march on Saturday.
First Lieutenant Lugard,- Royal Engineers, in this
district, is promoted to the rank of second captain in
that force.
Lieut.-Colonel P. Maunsell, 85th, landed at Bar-
badoes, and has sailed for St. Vincent, to take the
command of heal-quarters, Major French returning
to command the depot, now in Derry. Captain
Coape, Lieuts. Keyt and Ogilvy, 85th, had relieved
the Grenadier company, 46th, under Capt. Peacocks,
at Berbice, which then returned to Barbadoes head-
quarters.
Dep. Assist. Commis. General M`Mahon, in charge
of the Commissariat at St. Lucia, has preferred
charges against Lieut. King, Royal Artillery, and
Ensign Argentil, 3d West India Regiment. Lieut.
Colonel Bush, Ist West India Regiment, is ordered
from Demerara to preside at the court-martial.
The House of Assembly at Grenada presented an
address to Major Maclean, the officers, and men of
the 46th, on quitting that island for Barbadoes.
The 7th or Royal Fusiliers have embarked at
Gibraltar, in the Resistance troop-ship, for Jamaica,
to relieve the 46th Regiment on the West India sta-
tion, and which embarks early in spring for Canada.
Major Rawnsley's company, Royal Artillery,
marched from Athlone for Dublin on Monday, and
will arrive on Saturday next, to embark for Woolwich.
A detachment of Captain Tylden's company, Royal
Artillery, will arrive at Cork, on Saturday next,
from Duncannon Fort. This day, an officer, ser-
geant, and 20 gunners of Captain Tylden's company,
left Derry for Banagher, to be stationed.
The 73d, in Dublin, expect to change quarters with
the 65th, in Castlebar.
A company of the 69th is ordered from Temple-
niore to Borrisokane, there to be stationed.
The 66th Regiment has sent a recruiting party
from Dublin to Boyle.
Lieut. Edmund Peel, 11th or Prince Albert's Own
Hussars, has been appointed aide-de-camp to the Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland.
Sergeant Joseph Taylor, on the staff of pensioners
in Tralee, and late quartermaster serjeant of the
depOt, Ist Battalion Royal Regiment, has been pre-
sented with a medal and gratuity for long service
and meritorious conduct.
The Ist battalion Ist Royal Regiment Depot, Clare
Castle, have sent a recruiting party to Ennistimon,
county Clare, in place of Enniskillen.
Recruiting parties 6th Regiment, Richmond Bar-
racks, Dublin, have marched for Castle Connell and
Newcastle, there to be stationed.
Moneygall, Borrisokane, and Newport, will only
be occupied by troops at present. The company, 35th,
at Portumna, under Lieutenant Henry and Ensign
Morton, which was under orders to join the head-
quarters at Nenagh, will remain, being counter-
manded.
A company 34th Regiment, Athlone, arrived at
Carrick-on-Shannon on Christmas-day, 'from head-
quarters, and occupied barracks.
Major Harrison's company of the Bth battalion
Royal Artillery, consisting of First Lieutenants
O'Connell, M'Crea, and Smyth, 3 sergeants, 2 bom-
bardiers, 48 gunners, 1 trumpeter, 9 women, and 13
children, embarked at Kingstown on the 27th Dec.
on board of her Majesty's steam-vessel Dee, for con,
veyance to Cork, and on landing marched for Bal-
lincollig.
Captain Stokes' Company of the 6th battalion
Royal Artillery, consisting of First Lieut. Hen. W.
C. Yelverton, Second Lieut. Baddely, 2 sergeants, 3
corporals, 2 bombardiers, 1 farrier, 1 wheeler, 1 car-
riage smith, 1 shoeing smith, 62 gunners and drivers,
embarked at Cork, yesterday, for Bristol, en route to
Woolwich, to join head-quarters.
Royal Marine Artillery, Spike Island—A detach-
ment of one sergeant and five gunners marched from
Cork, 26th December, for Tarbert Fort, Shannon
River.

The third and last division of the 67th Regiment,
three companies, under the command of Major Orange,
consisting of 2 captains, 1 subaltern, 20 sergeants,
3 drummers, 171 rank and file, 23 women and 32
children, arrived at Kingstown from Liverpool, on
the evening of Christmas-day, were disembarked,
and proceeded by railway to Dublin, and occupy
Richmond and Island-bridge Barracks.
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS.—Quartermaster General's
Office, Dublin Castle, Dec. 2, 1844. Memorandum.
—ln all marches of troops in Ireland, and in all
embarkations coastwise, or to England and Scot-
land, reports will be made to this office immediately
after the march is ended, or the troops have dis-
embarked, or have arrived at their destinations, show-
ing how the troops have been billetted or accom-
modated on board ship ; also showing whether the
marches were long or harassing, or whether the men
have suffered from the inclemency of the weather,
either by land or on ship board ; also showing if the
provisions were good. Anything extraordinary will
be reported. These reports will be made direct from
the officer commanding the division or detachment,
addressed to the Quartermaster. General, Dublin, by
post, and not through any other commanding officer;
the object of which is that this office may be put in
possession of the required information as soon as pos-
sible after the march or voyage shall have been com-
pleted.—By order of the Lieutenant-General
com-
manding.=Signed, &o.
Major-General Turner inspected the 16th Regi-
ment, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell,
and a division of' the 61st Regiment, in the barrack-
square, Cork, on Friday,
Captain J, H, Rutherford, Royal Engineers, has
been allowed to retire upon full pay, after thirty-one
years' service.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
The Mutine, 10, Commander Crawford. is ordered to
the Cape of Good Hope, and the Waterwitch, 10, Com-
mander Birch, and the Pantaloon, 10, Commander Wil-
son (acting), are to proceed to the west coast of Africa,
there to be under the orders of Commodore Jones. These
three are to start together from Devonport, and will
compete with each other on their way out to their re-
speotive stations. They will probably continue their
trials as fat. as Ascension. The commander of the Pan.
taloon has been promoted from a lieuteuant to the rank
of commander, and has been appointed acting oomnaan-
der of the Pantaloon for the purpose of the trial.
The Firebrand steam frigate, Capt. Hope, is ordered
to et:titlark, at Devonport, Mr. Gore Ousley, the newly-
appointed Minister to the Argentine Republic and suite,
and convey him to the river Plate. Sho will be ready in
about a fortnight.
The Waterwitch is gtting at Devonport, to embark
gr. 4. Gabriel, jun., recently appointed an arbitrator in
a mixed commission of English and Portuguese for ad
judicating on matters connected with the slave trade, tbr
conveyance to Loango. She will be ready by Wednes-
day_ ite4s,
The Hyacinth sloop of war is ordered to Bermuda,
that two of her lieutenants may be tried by court-
martial for a breach of the new regulation in regard to
duelling, We are told they had a difference, which
they referred to their oaptain, Commander Scott, who
had arranged the matter between them ; with this
arrangement, however, it appears they were not satisfied,
and they either subsequently fought a duel, or were
about to do so ; and for this disobedience of an order they
are to be arraigned.
The Carysfort, 26, Captain Lord George Paulet, was
at San Blas, all well, on the 30th September.
The St. Vincent, 120, Captain Rowley, ilag-ship at
this port, has had an increase to her establishment
ordered. She is now to bear 700 men, the complement
of a first-class third-rate. She has also had her marines
augmented, 35 having embarked on board her hulk on
Wednesday. This makes her complement of marines
equal to a first-rate—viz., 160 men. She has opened a
rendezvous, and is entering able seamen.
Thirty-six men of war were paid off in the last year,
of which 17 were put into ordinary at this port ; and
of the 47 ships commissioned,l4 fitted out at Portsmouth
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
PROMOTIONS.
Lieutenants—Edmund Wilson (1824), in command of
the Pantaloon, to the rank of Commander ; Thomas
Crawford (1807), to be Commander en the retired list
of Is4o,
Assistant-Surgeon—Dr. Charles Paget Blake (late
senior Assistant of Cornwallis), to the rank of surgeon, '
for services in China.
APPoINTstEmt, , l
TlNtepatl4__willian3 111. 14. A. Selwyn. to thy
Action ; T. B. Christopher, to the Acorn ; Charles 1
Pechell, to the Persian ; A. Barrow, to the Ranger ; I
Albert, to coin-
victoria and Al
William Robson, of the
wand the Nautilus
A. G. West, of the Superb, to the
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The Chancellor of the Exchequer acknowledges the
receipt of the following sums paid lately by different
parties for conscience-sake, which moneys have been
placed to the public credit :-101., los., 11.
MR. HOOD'S PeNstoN.—Mr. Hood's pension was,
we understand, granted in the most kind and hand-
some manner by Sir Robert Peel. The amount is 1004
a year, and it is for the life of Mrs. Hood ; that of the
author being, from ill health, unfortunately (in all
human probability) of a more precarious tenure. When
we think that such poems as his " Eugene Aram,"
" Old Oak Tree," " Song of a Shirt," and many others
of great poWer and pathos, not to mention his comic
originalities, will be read with delight two hundred years
hence, perhaps by the royal descendants of our Queen
and the noble descendants of our Premier, six or eight
generations removed, we could have hoped that the one
hundred pounds might have been two. But the pension
list, we fancy, requires tender handling to make it hold
out enough, where much deserved and much wanted.
Let us, therefore, be thankful for this instalment.—
Literary Gazette.
THE REGISTRATIONS.--The progress of the regis-
tration movement has more than equalled our anticipa-
tions. During the past week our general and local
committees have been kept in full employment providing
qualifications for those who are anxious to obtain the
franchise, and we have little doubt thas at the next re-
gistration for the county of Middlesex the free-traders
will place a working and winning majority on the register.
We strongly recommend the formation of committees in
all other counties connected with manufactures, or having,
large towns sufficient to countervail the landlord domi-
nation, so as to hare everything ready for work as soon
as possible; and in the mean time we recommend everyindividual free-trader who can obtain a qualification tc
do so, and not to be deterred by finding that the mono-
polist , appear to be supreme at present in the district
where such qualification is situated.—The League.
TURN-OUT OP POWER-LOOM IVEA VERS.—On
Monday, the 16th ult., about 250 weavers in the employ
of Messrs. Simpson, Thompson, and Co., of Crurnpsall
Mill, turned out for an advance of wages. A fow days
previous to their doing so, a deputation from the weavers
waited upon the firm, and demanded an advance of about
10 per cent. on their wages, when they were informed
by their emplsyers that they would allow them to select
the six beat houses in Manchester and Salford ; and,i
it was found that the average wages paid by these firm•
exceeded their own, they would regulate their list at
cordingly. This offer, however, was declined by th
weavers, wlio left their employment. The works wet
re-opened on Thursday last, in order to give those hant
who were willing to resume work upon the terms offere:
an opportunity of doing so ; but many of the weave:
still remain out.—Manchester Guardia;
THE GENERAL POST-OFFICE.—On Saturday the
following Post-office order was placed in the hands of the
several postmen, by direction of the Postmaster-General,
having also been issued to all postmasters, sub post-
masters, and letter receivers :—" General Post-office,
December, 1844, No. 37.—0 n and after the Ist January
next, should any letter or packet be tendered at your
office, which you may ascertain to contain, or which you
have every reason to believe, contains any of the follow-
ing articles, via., any glass or glass bottle, any razor,
scissors, knife, fork, or other sharp instrument ; any
leeches, game, fish, flesh, fruit, vegetables, or other
perishable substance ; any bladder or other vessel con-
taining liquid ; or any article, matter, or thing what-
soever which might, by pressure or otherwise, be ren-
dered injurious either to the officers of the Post-office,
or to the contents of the mail-bags, you will refuse to re-
ceive such letter 'or packet. In the event of any letter
or packet being taken by you, and you do notuntil after-
wards discover that it contains any article as above de-
scribed, or should any such letter or packet be deposited
in the letter-box, you will not forward it to its destina-
tion, but you will detain it in your office, and inform
me by the first post of the circumstance, stating the
precise address of the letter or packet, and its contents,
or what you suppose them to be, when proper steps will
be taken in this department in the case, and you will be
instructed in what manner to dispose of the letter or
packet. Should any letter or packet containing any ar-
ticle as beforementioned not be discovered by the post-
master at whose office it may be posted, but be forwarded
on to its destination, the receiving postmaster to whose
town it may be addressed, upon discovering, or having
reason to believe, that its contents are such as those al-
luded to, will not send it out for delivery, but will detain
it in his office, reporting the circumstance to me by the
first post, and stating the nature of its contents, when
he will be duly instructed in what manner to dispose of
it.—By command, W. L. MABERLY, Secretary."
TUE RIVER ELLEN.—In consequence of the great
number of fish which have lately been found dead in the
river Ellen. it was generally supposed that the river had
been extensively poisoned by poachers for the purpose of
procuring their prey. This conjecture, however, has
been proved to be entirely groundless, as far as the
poachers are concerned, through the exertions of J. P.
Senhouse, Esq., of Netherhall, who was led to inquire n
into the cause of the destruction of so many of the finny S
race as was daily observed by him in that portion of the
river which runs through his grounds. Mr. Senhouse,
suspecting the river to contain some strong poisonous ti
ingredient, had two bottles filled with the water, which n 1
he transmitted to Mr. J. B. 'Wilson, surgeon, of White- tl
haven, for the purpose of being analysed. On submit- G
ting the water thus sent to him to an analytical test, Mr.
Wilson discovered that it contained peroxide of iron and L
sulphate of lime to the extent of three grains and a half In
to a pint of water. This at once accounted for the de- S
struotion of the fish, as it was wholly impossible that cc
the tenants of the stream could exist in their native ele-
ment when in such a state of adulteration. On further ta,
inquiry respecting the clause of the river being in such a tr
state, it was discovered that the owners of the collieries .T.,th
in the neighbourhood of Durham had been pumping the
water out of some of their pits, which had found its way "''
into the river Ellen, and had produced the consequences
which we have just described. Some idea may be formed
of' the poisonous nature of the water pumped from the
pits, when we state that the fish were destroyed by '
wholesale, and that they were found dead in great num •
hers at least three miles below the junction of the stream
from the pit with the Ellen. We feel assured, however,
that as soon as the owners of these mines are made ac-
quainted with the disastrous consequences of suffering
this poisonous water to flow into rivers, they will en-
deavour to direct it into some other channel. Carlisle
Patriot,

GALLOPPING MATCH FOR FIFTY POUNDS.—On
Wednesday a match to gallop over 20 miles of ground
came off at Leatherhead Downs, Surrey. The race was
between Mr. Massman's bay horse and Mr. Fenton's
brown mare. The terms of the match were to
gallop 20 miles each, and the horse performing
this distance in least time to be entitled to the stakes,
which was a side—five miles of course was se-
lected, The horses kept together for two miles, when the
mare took a lead of about 300 yards, and came in this
distance in advance. At the completion of five miles,
which occupied 17 minutes and 47 seconds, they were
pulled in and refreshed, and in three minutes were at
their work, and performed the next five miles in 18
minutes and a 1 seconds, coining in nearly together, and
without evincing the least apparent distress. They
were allowed two minutes lweathing time, and re-
commenced their work with great speed.
horse At
came the
conel. a iaa the next Ave miles the
in at it lead of 400 yards. Fifteen miles had
now been accomplished in 54 minutes and 18
seconds. The horses were gruelled and remounted, and
started for the remaining five miles,
and on the seven-
teenth mile the rnar at a good lead. The horse
was then pressed by its jockey, which duly complied,
and was quickly alongside its opponent, and on the ap-
?roach of the 19th mile had succeeded in going a head,
and ultimately came in first by 200 yards. The last
mile was performed in two minutes and as, seconds, and
the whole distance of 20 miles was, accomplished in one
hour 12 minutes and 40 sec.onds. The animals -.were
ridden lay their tespuetive (mum anal 7v
ere jockeyed in
ichnirnble style. rho hni--
rim uppear. - • -
..es at the termination of the
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aot at all distressed.