The Sun.
London, England, 1829-09-28 00:00:00

THE ARMY,

General Sir R. O'Callaghan, K.C.B. ; Colonel Tidy,
C. 8., and some gentlemen from the War Office, have pro-
ceeded from Glasgow:lin/Aberdeen, Fort George, &c., to
examine the books of the regiments stationed in the North
of Scotland.

The following regimental appointments will appear in
the Gazette in the course of the ensuing week :
General Sir Gordon Drummond, G.C. 8., from the 71st
(Highland Light Infantry) regiment, to be Colonel of the
49th (the Princess Charlotte of Wales's, or Hertfordshire)
regiment, rice Lieut. General Sir Miles Nightingall,
K. C. B. and AI. P., deceased.

A garrison Court-martial assembled at Government-
house on Thursday, for the trial of a soldier of the 29th
Regiment, for desertion from the regiment in April last,
and for being absent until the 20th instant, when he was
brought back a prisoner ; and also for making away with
his regimental necessaries. He was found guilty, and
sentenced by the Court to three months' solitary confine-
ment, and to be put under stoppages until the deficiencies
were made good.—Devonport Telegraph.
A detachment, consisting of one officer and twenty-one
men of the 23d Regiment of Royal Welsh Fusileers, will
march into this Garrison on Monday next, to embark for
Gibraltar, to join the service companies of that corps.—lbid.

(From the Limerick Chronicle of Sept. 23.)
Captain Milntosh's company of the 92d Highlanders,
has arrived at Athy, with Lieutenant Gorse and Ensign
Lockhart of that corps, to replace Captain Noel's company.
Captain Thorold's company of the 92d, with Lieutenant
111'3Itirdo, and Ensign Loft, have arrived at Carlow, to re-
lieve Captain Davern.

Lieutenants M'Cummin and Rolla, with Ensign Orme-
by, 921 Regiment, have arrived at Maryborough, to re-
place Captain Stewart's company.
Captain Gloster's company, of the Glst depot, is stationed
at Westport.

A Military Court of Inquiry is to assemble at Boyle on
a soldier of the 66th Regiment, for uttering certain words
unbecoming either a soldier a civilian.

By recent accounts from Madras, we learn the sudden
death of Lieutenant-Colonel Walker, of the 4th Regiment
of Native Cavalry; by this event Lieutenant-Colonel
William Dickson, C. 8., son to the late Samuel Dickson,
Esq. of this city, succeeds to the command of the 3d
Native Cavalry, vacant by the death of Lieutenant-Colonel
Nuthall, reported by us a few days ago ; by this important
step Colonel Dickson will be enabled to return to this
country; and we understand his arrival may be expected
early in spring.

! The prices offered for pigs at the fair of Bray
on Monday would not leave the owners more than one
penny.perlb. or nine shillings per cwt.—Dub. Morn. Reg.
On Saturday the whole of the police force
assembled in the front court of the Foundling Hospital,
where the Commissioners attended and swore the men in as
constables. Each man, as he was sworn, signed his name
to a parchment scroll, which was headed with the oath.
The number sworn in amounted to 900. They received
the whole of their hats, and oilskin covers to them, the
latter bearing the number of the men. A part of the
uniforms were issued, and the remainder will, we under-
stand, be issued on Monday, where the muster took place
on Saturday. They are a fine body of men.

Yesterday afternoon, about three o'clock, a
number of boys were congregated together in a field ad-
joining Maiden lane, Battle-bridge, where, after amusing
themselves some time with jumping and other diversions,
they commenced what is called "larking" with each other,
when one of the party, a youth genteelly dressed, about
15 years of age, whose name we understand to be ARCHER,
took umbrage at his bat being knocked off by a boy named
GORMAN, and taking his penknife out of his pocket, in-
stantly plunged the blade into his (Goamales) right
breast ; the sufferer called out that he was stabbed, when
the party surrounded ARCHER for the purpose of making
him a prisoner; this he vigorously resisted, and striking
at his assailants with the knife, a boy named WHITTLE
received the blade in his knee, from which the blood
gushed in a stream, and another lad had his thumb laid
open to the bone; and ARCHER having effectually cut his
way through them, ran off at full speed, pursued by se-
veral of the party, who cried.—" Stop him, he has mur-
dered a bey !" lie was accordingly stopped in Maiden-
lane by a countryman, and effectually secured. By this
time GORMAN, who was first stabbed, was led into the
lane, which he had no sooner reached than he fainted from
loss of blood. The boys now began to inflict summary
punishment on the offender, whom they beat with their
fists severely, when an officer coming up, he was given in
custody. On searching him, the bloody knife was found
in his pocket, the point of which was broken off—no
doubt in the deadly conflict. The prisoner was then con-
veyed to the watch-house, and the wounded boy, Goa-
MAN, who was bathed in blood, was carried by two men
to the shop of Mr. TILT, surgeon, of Battle-bridge, who,
after examining the wound, pronounced it to be deep and
dangerous, and recommended his removal to the hospital.
Shortly afterwards the boy WitirrLE was brought into
Mr. TILT'S shop, his leg dreadfully swollen, and drenched
in blood, and he appeared ready to faint. Mr. TILT
showed him the most prompt attention, and we are happy
to state that he is likely to do well. This extraordinary af•
fair bets excited the greatest sensation in the neighbourhood.