The Sun.
London, England, 1829-11-19 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Detachments belonging to the 7th (the Royal Fusi-
leers), the 85th (the King's Light Infantry) Regiment,
and the second battalion of the Rifle Brigade, embarked
on Tuesday on board the Neva transport, at Portsmouth,
for Malta.

The right wing of the Sd Battalion of the Grenadier
Regiment of Guards, now stationed at Brighton, expects
to he ordered forthwith to return to Windsor.

The amount of the land forces voted for the service of
the year 1829 was 89,723 men, exclusive of the men
employed by the East India Company. The sum voted
for the whole ex pences of the army, including every charge
connected with it, was 6,336,2311. The British Army
is composed of one hundred and three battalions. About
twenty of these are in the service and pay of the East
India Company, and fifty-four more are disposed of in the
Colonies. Four battalions, on the average, are constantly
on their passage to relieve the Regiments on foreign sta-
tions, leaving 25 Battalions (exclusive of the Guards)
for the set vice of the United Kingdom. The casualties in
the army, according to Sir 11. Hardinge's estimate, amount
to about one-eleventh or one-twelfth of the whole forces
annually. The Mutiny Bill underwent an alteration in
the Session of 1829 The clauses, which used to amount
to 163, are now condensed to 77, and the Bill is rendered
more concise and plain. It enables General Commanding
Officers in a District to order District Courts-martial in-
stead of Regimental Courts-martial. The oath is the
same for all Members of Courts-martial.

A detachment belonging to the 47th (Lancashire) Re-
giment of Foot, has received orders to embark this morn-
ing on board a vessel in the river, on route to Edinburgh
and Glasgow.

FROM A Co RRESPONDENT.—The alterations
that are so extensively taking place in the uniforms of the
Army, in substituting embroidery instead of lace, is a more
extensive evil than many imagine, as it is well known the
greater part of the embroidery used in the dress of the Eng-
lish Army is executed by foreigners. If the encourage.
ment is continued it will deprive our own countrymen, the
gold and silver lace manufacturers, of the means of sup-
porting their families, who must therefore become a bur-
then to their parishes, if his Majesty should sanction it
with his approval. The different regiments that have
already been altered are the Artillery, Marines, and Dra-
goon Guards, which alone afforded to a number of our
manufacturers that employment of which they are now
destitute.

OXFORD, Nov. 17.—The VICE-CHANCEL-
LOR has this day issued the following notice:--
" In addition to the days originally fixed for the confer-
ring of Degrees during the present Term, and of which
notice has already been given—(viz. the 19th instant,
Dec. 3, 10, and 17), a Congregation will also be holden on
Thursday the 26th inst. for the purpose of granting
Graces and conferring Degrees, that day having been acci-
dentally omitted in the original notice.
" No person will, on any account, be admitted as a can-
didate for the Degree of 8.A., or M.A., or for that of
8.C.L., without proceeding through Arts, whose name is
not entered in the book, kept for that purpose, at the
Vice-Chancellor's house, on or before the day proceding
the day of Congregation.

" J. C. JONES, Vice-Chancellor.

" Exeter College, Nov. 17, 1829."

ANCIENT STATUE.-There were lately found
in the grounds of :Miss NELSON, without Bootham Bar,
several relics of ancient sculpture; among these was part
of a statue, representing a man having on his head a close
wreathed cap, somewhat in the fotm of a turban, and
which would indicate a female figure, but for the lower
part of the costume which is a close doubler, fastened by
three large buttons in front, with broad laced button-baleti,
the lower part of the chess resembling a Highlander's kilt.
It was broken into three pieces. There was also turned
up a square capital of a cylinder, evidently of Saxon archi-
tecture, and very delicately cm-ed. 'Miss NELSON, we
understand, has presented these relics of some now-for-
gotten building to the Yorkshire Philosophical Society.—
York Courant.

A remarkable instance of juvenile depravity
occurred at Lynn on Saturday sennigh. A lad, named
FAT, aged 12 years, induced another boy, only seven
years old, to go with him into a field, in which were
some sheep belonging to Mr. SMITH, butcher, and assist
him in catching a sheep, which they tout: into a shed in
an adjoining piece of land ; the former then slaughtered
it, and, cutting it open, took out the fat, which lie sold
for 17d., giving ad. to the younger lad. The sheep was
left in the shed covered with litter. The imrents of the
younger boy discovering that he had some halfpence, ques-
tioned him as to the manner of their having been ob-
tained, and having, with some difficulty, induced him to
confess, immediately gave notice to the owier of the sheep,
and Fav was, on the following Mcinday, committed to