The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-17 00:00:00

TROOPS IN IRELAND.

An Account of the Total Rank and File of all Arms in Ire-
land, on the Ist day of January in each year from 1830 to
1844, both inclusive :
Years. Rank and File., Years. Rank and File.
1830
1831
1832
1833 - 1841
1834
1835
1836
1837

Adjutant-General's Office,

OHN MACDONALD, A.G.
reb. 14, 1844.

FIRST REPORT from the SELECT
COMMITTEE on RAILWAYS.

The Select Committee appointed to consider whether an
and what new provisions ought to be introduced into such
Railway Bills as may come before this House during the
present or future sessions, for the advantage of the public
and the improvement of the railway system, and likewise to
consider whether any and what changes ought to be made in
the Standing Orders relating to Railways, and who were
empowered to report their opinion thereon from time to time
to the House ;—have considered the matter referred to them,
and have agreed to the following Report:—
Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee that
the following clause be inserted in all the Railway Bills now
coining before, or passing through Parliament; viz.,
"And be it further enacted, that nothing herein contained
shall be deemed or construed to exempt the railway by this
or the said recited Acts authorised to be made from the pro-
visions of any general Act of Parliament, or of any general
Act relating to Railways which may pass during the pritent
or any future session of Parliament."

METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS.—Yesterday the
large area of ground in Broad-street, St.. Giles's, which has
been obtained by the removal of the houses at the north end
of Mon Mouth-street, was opened to the public, a granite
road-way having been completed and laid down. The demo-
lition of the houses and the formation of the new thorough-
fare have added greatly to the improvement of this locality,
as a very spacious thoroughfare has been made. At the end
of Belton-street, adjoining the same spot, some houses have
been cleared away, which has considerably widened that
part, and which, when paved with stone, will open the com-
munication from Waterloo-bridge to St. Giles's. In Belton-
street (for the line of this new street), nearly half the houses
between Broad-street and Long Acre are taken down, on the
west side. Among the number was the Guy Earl of Warwick
public-house, which was established a great many years ago.
Upon a site near to this house, a chapel of ease to the parish
church of St. Giles-in-the-Fields, will be built.

INCENDIARY FIRES.—On Tuesday morning last
another of those detestable outrages which have, to the
county's disgrace, been lately too common, was committed at
Foston, near Grantham, Lincolnshire. A wheat stack (con-
taining the produce of 11 acres) which was standing in a field
about a mile from the village, was discovered to be on fire at
about six o'clock. Assistance was immediately obtained, but
no efforts on the part of the villagers could prevent the de-
struction of the whole. The stack, which was the property
of Mr. John Watkinson, was fortunately insured.
THE EARL OF CARLISLE.....-The last accounts from
Castle Howard give a more favourable report of the condition
of the noble invalid.

The party assembled at the seat of Mr. Fergusson,
at Pitfour, in the Highlands of Scotland, intended to have
separated at the commencement of the present month ; but
in consequence of the roads being impassable, arising from
the heavy fall of snow, they were still detained there.
" Father, what do printers live on ?" " Why,
child ?" " You said you had 'not paid him for two or three
years, and yet you have his paper every week ?" 4, Take
the child out of the room, what does he know about right or
wrong ?"

FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
BANKRUPTS.
ESTHER JONES, dealer in iron, West Bromwich, Staf-
fordshire, Feb. 24, at eleven, andilarch 25, at hall-past eleven,
n
at the Birmingham District Court. Whit ffi
more ;
o d Lon, ocia
Giles, l assignee,
Birmingham ; Giles, Gray's Inn-sguare,
mingham.
HENRY MITCHELL, fellmonger, Nottingham, Feb. 23,
and March 22, at one, at the Birmingham District Court.
Christie, official assignee, Birmingham; BowleY, Nottingham ;
Smith, Birmingham.
THOMAS NUTTALL, pork botcher, Rochdale, Feb. 27