The Sun.
London, England, 1829-01-14 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The following circular has been issued to all the Colonels
commanding the staff of tlYe Irish Militia Regiments, by
which it is now evident that the system of reduction an-
nounced is England is also to be extended to Ireland :

" Dublin Cutle, Jan. 5, 1829.

" Sir,--The Lord Lieutenant has directed me to state,
in obedience to his Majesty's command, for your it.srasa-
tion and guidance, that Government having taken into
eonsideration the expence of the Staff of the Militia,
have determined to submit to Parliament x Bill for the
effecting some reduction in that branch of the public ex-
penditure.
"According to the prupoaed measure, the future esta-
blishment retained on permanent pay at head-quarters will
be for each corps—one adjutant, one serjeant-major ; one
serjeant, for every forty private men, one drummer for
every two companies, with an additional drummer for each
flank company ; over and above which, in regiments con-
sisting of eight companies and upwards, a drum-major will
be allowed.
"It is not intended to discontinue till the 24t14 of June
neat, the pay of those members of the Militia Staff who
will be included in the proposed reduction.
"The neceeeary communication will be held with you,
it is concluded, by the Secretary at Wur, on such financial
points se relate to this arrangement.
" 1 kave the honour to be, &e.
" LEVESON GOWER.
" To the Colonel Regiment of Militia."
Limerick Chronicle.

EXTRACT FROM Mr. JONES'n NEW TRAGEDY,

" THE STEP-110TPIER."

(The on of the Stop-mother," by her first Husband, pleading
for her life, after she is convicted of the murder of her
second one.)

Sir ! I have found your temper most forgiving,
For it bath overlook'd mine own offending.
Now, I would fain arouse compassion in you,
For one, the least deserving ;—as our God,
By force of meditation, spares ourselves,
So, thro' the suppliant mediation of a eon,
Snatch from the pains, and utmost penalties
Of that which is full justice, my—my Mother—
Tho' that long usual name sounds foreign now,
My memory clings to her, still calls her "Mother."
I would not thus disttarli your meditation
That wraps you up in bitter grief profound,
But that she is my mother—my own mother—
Put yourself in my place—fancy your mother—
High, among angels and archangels, thron'd,
And the innumerable bast above ;
Fancy her, meek and peerless as she was,
By a fanatic impulse of her brain,
Wound to this bloody feat—thee, fancy me
Yourself, brave, generous, merciful as you are,
Commuting, for the blessed sake of mercy ;
Consideration of relationship ;
And strong naov'd pity for imploring kindred ;
The extreme sentence that your mother die—
On my tanblernish'd honour ; on my soul ;
As I would be believ'd, I du believe
It were not even acceptable to him
The illustrious mighty man she put to death,
You should to death of ignominy doom
Her who once bore the title of his wife--
lie would'not any of his family,
Ever so criminal, met a felon-doom—
If you must have it so, Sir ! blood for blood,
You shall have mine, that I may close my eyes
Upon the degradation of my mother—
I cannot bear the thought, that she who bare me,
And, with great pain, and greater fondling love,
Rear'd me from helpless, tiresome infancy,
And, if she lov'd no other, still lov'd me,
I cannot bear the thought that she, so kind,
So mother-like, so tender unto me,
Even should die a natural common death.
For Jesu's and the blessed Virgin's sake,
Ere you depart this spot, unseal your lips;
Say she shall live--say, even, she shall die,
So you disperse this mood of dumb affliction.
;During the latter part of this address, Alon;-,o paces the cham-
ber, concealing 11;s fare in his mantle, and at length quite it
without replyiug to Bertram, who follows him. The atten-
-dants bear out the corpse.)

Earl Bathurst, the Earl of Aberdeen, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Mr. Vesev Fitzgerald,
visited the Duke of Wellington yesterday at the Treasury.
The Duke and Duchess of Cumberland, ac-
companied by their son Prince George, will, it is expected,
come to England in the course of six weeks or two months.

The Governor and Deputy-Governor or the
Bank of England, the Governor of the Bank of Ireland,
and the Chairman of the Commissioners of Customs,
transacted business yesterday at the Treasury, with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Despatches were sent off on Monday night
by a inewenger from the Colonial-office, Downing-street,
for Sir Frederick Adam, the Lord High Commissioner of
the lonian Islands. The messenger, it is understood, also
took despatenso fur Mr. Stratford Canning.

Sir George Murray has been confined to his
residence in Whitehall-place, for the last two days, by a
bilioaa attack, Sir George was, however, better yesterday.

Earl Bathurst, Lord Ellenborough, and Mr.
Croker, risited the Earl of Aberdeen yesterday at the ofnee
of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

To-morrow his Majesty will hold a Council
at 'Windsor, and, it is said, will entertain a distil::: sisbed
party- to dinner.—Morning Paper.
The Duke of Newcastle has founded three
scholarships at Eton school, each of the value of 501. per
annum. One of these will be contended for al.nually by
boys of a certain standing, and will be held by the success-
ful candidate for three years from the period of his leaving
school. The examinations will embrace both scriptural and
classical knowledge.---Morning Paper.
INVERKEITIIING.--There have been cleared
outwards, to foreign parts, during the year ended sth Ja-
nuary, 1829, 157 vessels, amounting to 7191 tons; out-
wards, coastwise, 1875 vessels, 96,596 tons ; inwards,
ditto, 216 vessels, 18,537 tons. We believe there is no
port in the Frith, except Leith, that enjoys the same ex-
tent of ()outing trade.—Caledonian Mcrcury.
TWICK ENIIA M.—A curious circumstance has
just-occurred here. Rutliven and Bishop, the two prin-
cipal officers of Bow-street, took into custody a man of
the name of Stevenson, under the supposition that he was
the fugitive banker, and kept him in durance ♦ile for
about three hours; and it was not till the Rector and
Clerk identified the prisoner as a dustman and the grave-
digger of the parish that be was released

The late Mr. Henry Minain, of Enniscor-
thy, having, far some time previous to his death, been af-
flicted with erysipelas, called in Dr. White, of the same
place, who, after some consideration, felt it his duty to
relieve by the lancet the patient from a considerable secre-
tion of purulent matter in the face. Some idea may be
formed of the virulence of the secretion, when we state
that during the operation, Dr. White having wounded
himself with the point of his lancet, discovered the next
morning a small black spot upon one of his fingers, which
at once excited his surprise and alarm. He immediately
sent for his friend, the Rev. F. W. Geddes, to whom he
net only communicated the circumstance, but expressed
his conviction that the event would prove fatal. The
doctor declared his willingness to sulnnit instantly to any
operation that might afford the remotest prospect of saving
his life; he was, however, too deeply satisfied that it would
be unavailing, and prepared to meet the final issue with
the firmness of a man and the resignation of a Christian.
He died in a few days after, expressing his hope of sal-
vation through the merit.' and death of his Redeemer.
We scarcely need add that the patient himself, skortly
after the operation, died ; and what adds to tha calamity
is, that the attendant who held the basin during the opera-
tion received upon his hand a single drop of the deadly
poison as it flowed from the face of Mr. Minchin, and has
since, front its falling upon a❑ unhealed scratch, been
numbered with the dead. Dr. White was interred on
Sunday last, in the presence of a great number of mourners
and spectators, who, according to his request, were ad-
dressed by the Rev. F. W. Geddes. A considerable
number of Reman Catholics were present, who remained
during the interment, and who listened with undivided
attention to the address,..—lmiin iVurder.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.