The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-23 00:00:00

in addition to their pay, three-fourths of the allowance
given to naval instrnetors,_if they will execute the duties
of instructing the young gentlemen.
Mr. Frederick Marryat, Mate, passed for Lieutenant
at the Naval College on Tuesday. Mr. Thos. Magin,
and Mr. James S. Dowman, have passed at the Naval
College for commissions in the Royal Marines.
A contract was taken at the Royal Victualling Yard,
Weevil) on Thursday, the 14th inst. for 2,600 quarters
of wheat, at 675. 6d. per quarter.
DOCK-YARD.—Two sawyers belonging to this 11,..(1,
whilst employed cutting a piece of elm, to be used on
board the Albion, discovered, in the centre of it, two
woodpeckers' nests, containing five eggs.
• Major-General the lion. Henry Al urny inspected and
reviewed the troops in this garrison for the first time On
Wednesday last, the gallant officer having assumed the
command of the Western Circuit on the preceding day.

THE ARMY.
ROYAL ARTILLERY

Woof:wren, Aran 22.—Lieutenants Green, Williams,
Patton, and Morris, are to do duty with the field batte-
ries until further orders.

The detachment at Purlleet was relieved on Monday
last by detachments of Majo►•:s Anderson and Vaughan's
companies. Captain Jones and Lieutenant Crofton pro-
ceeded with the detachments.

Major Sweeting's comparv, 6th battalion, was in-
spected on the guard-mounting parade on Monday, in
heavy marching order, by Lieutenant-General Lord
Bloomfield, G.C.B. and G.C.IL ; and on Tuesday after-
noon Major Sweating, Lieutenant Chatham, a proportion
of non commissioned officers, with thirty gunners and
drivers, proceeded to London, and from thence by rail-
way to Weedon, to relieve an equal number of officers,
non-commissioned off►cers, and men of Major llawnsley's
company, 4th battalion, who returned to Woolwich by
the same conveyance on she following day.
Major Vaughan has taken the command of the 6th
battalion, and Captain Bent of the 2d battalion.
General Order, April 18, 1842.
The Master-General has been pleased to approve of
Second Captain A. J. Taylor being posted to the 4th
battalion, and Second Captain C. J. Dalton to the Ist
battalion.

(Signed) H. D. Ross, Deputy Adjutant-General.
General Order, April ...bl,_lB-12.
The Master General has been pleased to appoint the
following officers to the Royal Regiment of Horse Artil-
lery, viz.:—

Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Hi!Tins, vice Bell, pro-
moted ; Second Captain A. 11. Fraser, vice HolCombe,
promoted ; Lieutenant W. Henderson, vice Sandham,
promoted ; Lieutenant A. T. Phillpotts, vice Cockburn,
promoted ; Lieutenant the Hon. R. C. IL Spencer, vice
Gambia.

For the promotions in the regiment see Gazette.
The following officers are posted to battalions, as
follows, viz :
Lieut.-Colonel Hon. W. Arbuthnot to the Gth batta-
lion, on Lieutenant-Colonel's pay, vice Grey ; and Lieut.-
Colonel Chesney to the 9th battalion, upon Major's pay,
vice Arbuthnot ; Captain Holcombe to the 9th battalion,
vice Higgins ; First Lieutenant C 0.,: to the Bth batta-
lion, vice Henderson ; First Lieutenant O'Connell to the
Bth battalion, vice Phillpotts First Lieutenant Brettiug-
ham to the 7th battalion, vice Spencer.
(Sinned) 11. D. Ross, Deputy Adjutant-General.
(From our Dublin Correspondent.)
Thirty-nine men of the 9tith depot have joined the 91st
at Naas, as volunteers for India ; also forty of the 85th.
Duringthe last three weeks 220 recruits have been raised
in the Limerick district.

The 82d depot at Boyle are volunteering very fast.
Fifteen men marched for Cork, via Dublin, on Sunday,
under Ensign White, to join the 20th depot ; and ninety-
five men marched on Friday to join the 91st, at Naas.
The Proprietors of the Limerick Chronicle say they
have seen a letter froM China, from an officer with the
fleet, dated December Bth, from lling Ta Ike. The
writer says they are all well, with the exception of one
man. " The weather has been latterly cold and frosty,
and has renovated us all. We only waitfor a change of
monsoon, and for reinforcements, to advance upon Pekin.
Early in the spring we shall certainly go, and I expect
to write to you from the palace of the Emperor, which,
as it covers six miles of ground, will afford us all accom-
modation."