The Sun.
London, England, 1820-02-08 00:00:00

THE A R M Y.

IRELaND.—The finding of the Court Martial,
I lately noticed as held 00 Ensign Blackwell, of the
25th regiment, has not been approved of by Ii
Royal Highness the Prince Regent ; and he has
been only sentenced to be reprimanded, which
was accordingly read in the usual manlier, on
Parade, at the Barracks of Cork, on the 29th ult.
Three cotipanici of the Rifle Brigade, from
Birr, and four of the 63d regiment from Mullin.
gar, have marched into Athlone, where they are
stationed till further orders. The cause of this •
accession of strength in that garrison has origi-
nated in the lamentable and very disturbed state
of the circumjacent counties,
The Staff of the North Mayo Militia, under the
command of Colonel Jackson, have taken their
posts sr Dunmacreena, and Clare, and the
South Mayo are quartered in the latter town.

On Wednesday last, a draught from the dept
of the 92d regiment io the Castle of Edinburgh,
consisting of about 50 hue young men, cruballted
at Leith, to join the regiment in Jamaica.

REFUGE FOR THE HousELEss.---On Tuesday
last, the LADY MAYORESS visited the above laud-
able Institution. Her Ladyship expressed Ler
approbation at the Charity, and the excellent way
in
.which it was conducted. -Yesterday the until.-
bee of inmates in the house were !educed to 107
men, women, and children, 34 of whom are sick,
and receive every nourishment and attendance.
A man, named Daly, died about two o'cloek with
a consumption, mAking the seventh p#rson who
has (lied since the comtneitceuient of the establish-
ment,

A ROBBERY WORSE THAN SACRILEGE.--On
Tuesday night last, when the .Managers of the
Methodist Soup Establishment, in Skipton, had
retired to their devotions, some villains with a
false key entered the soup-house, and emptied the.
large boiler of its contents, with which they got
clear off,. and_ by this means deprived many poor
families of au anticipated good and wholesome
meal.

QUERN-SQUARE.—Yesterday being the day ap-
pointed for the further ex,imination of John
and Cleorge Bird, charged with the robbery of
Mr. William Wallylie's house, Broom, grove,
Brompton, the Office was crowded to excess
with Gentlemen from that vicinity, whose
houses have been lately robbed. r.e Sei:re.-
tEtry for the Association for prosecuting Felons
and the Suppression of Robberies, likewise at-
tended. The prisoners were luny committed for

SCOTTISH MARRIAGES,---Wednesday, !he 26th
ult, there was a Ali:ering of the Presbytery at
Edinburgh, when Dr. Inglis real the Repnrt of
the Committee which had been appointed to con-
sider the means of prevvnting the contraction of
illegal and improper marriages in that city and its
vicinity. The Report was agreed to unanimously,
and it was ordered that the new regulations should
take effect from and after the last Sunday in Fe-
bruary, -1820.
Monday a bag-fox was turned out before the
Chester harriers, near Belgrave Lodge ; but, after
a short run it took shelter in the Corers at Eaton,
and was lost.—Lord 13131.GRAVII was in the field,

ogetber ►,ith a great number of Gentlemen ; an4,l

pn the close of the sports of Ole day his Lord-
.ithip invited the company' generally to partake of
tine hospitality of Litton: the invitation Was
reatlily accepter., the polite. urbanity of his
Lordship is sPnlcen ot ;in terms of general admi.
ration.
Several instances 951 be haidsliips,endnred by
the feathered tribe, the.present inclement
season, have occurred: The roost remaikable
one. happened. the other d?y, slien a blackbird
flew for sustenance into a gentleman's kitchen.
near Kelso. Its natural timidity had) however,
prevented its making this last etf,rt for relief till
too late, as it almost instantly, from hunger and
exhaustion, expired on the table where it
—(Edinburgh Weekly Juurtml, Feb. 2.)

Monday week, a gust of wind again destr6ytd
the temporary Fantoccint exhibition on the Earth*n
Mound, Edinburgh, when the prom ietor hat the
misfortune to get one of his legs broken.
Wednesolay afternoon, a man suddenly &opt
down in the Poultry Market, Edinburgh, and 4as
cirrird to tie Police Office, where every meat i
were used to restore animation, but
success.