The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-22 00:00:00

THE AR MY.

DUBLIN, Auc. 19.—A troop of the sth Dragoon
Guards arrived from Limerick at Portobello Bar-
racks, yesterday, under the command of Capt. Bolton.
The 45th Regiment have received a letter of readi-
ness for Gibraltar, but it is not supposed they will
leave this garrison before October.

The 37th Regiment, although only quartered for a
few days in Parsonstown, have received a letter to
hold themselves in readiness to march at short notice.
A squadron and the head-quarters of the 6th Dra-
goon Guards, under the command of COlonel Jack-
son, K. 11., arrived at Belfast yesterday (the 18th),
from Dundalk, for embarkation for Glasgow. The
remaining troop from Dundalk will arrive to-day, and
the troop from Athlone on the 25th inst. Captain
Taylor, M.P., has rejomed from attending his Parlia-
mentary duties, and Lieutenant and Adjutant Man-
ders has proceeded to Germany on leave of absence.

W OOLWICH—SUN DAY.
THE NIGER EXPEDITION.
Corporal T. Edmonds, of the company of P,oyal
Sappers and Miners, stationed at Woolwich, waived
here on the 19th instant. Notwithstanding the
un-
healthiness of an African climate, and the hfsre.ships
to which he was exposed by the death of so nil Lny of
his comrades, his constitution remains uniu paired,
and having laid aside the wide garments of t.ige sailor,
he has again returned to his duty as a sohfLer. The
rest of the Royal Sappers and Miners who embarked
in the Albert, Wilberforce, and Soudan s team-vessels,
and who have escaped with their lives from the pesti-
lential climate of Africa, are on their way to Eng-
land, as the project for the continuance of the expedi-
tion has been abandoned. This step has been taken
owing to the impossibility of achieving the desired
purpose, the extoction of the slave trade, &c., with-
out a cruel sacrifice of European life. nly six
persons of the Albert steam-vessel, including Cor-
poral Edmonds, have survived the ravages of the
pestiferous climate in which they served, and the river
fever. In connection with this subject it may not be
L considered inappropriate to mention that there is
that the steam-vessel Montezuma;
taken possession ;f4lv- authority of the English Go-
vernment last week, on Illack wall, and still moored
there, although ostensibly saia L, ^,'n been built for
the Texian Government, was in reality for the
slave-trade ; her crew, who had been engaged tc-^
voyage to the West Indies, having represented her as
having a middle deck for slaves, and described her as.
being well armed. It is not probable that she would'
have been seized had she been simply built for the
service of the Texian Government, as this country is
on amicable relations with that new State, and them
could have been no greater objections to the Texians
availing themselves of the superior naval capablities
of the shipwrights of this country than there would
be in fitting Out vessels for the Governments of Sweden,
Denmark, Greece, or any other foreign friendly
Power If it is really correct, as has been stater.,
that the steam-vessel alluded to was intended for CIA
slave trade, she appears admirably adapted for 'that
purpose, being a regular "clipper," and one Wet
would have outstripped in swiftness of sailing.erev:nnnt
oo nf
the steam-vessels of the British Navy at
the slave-trade stations.

PUBLIC NOTICE.—A notice has been very exten-
sively circulated this morning on the other side of the
water, calling upon the inhabitants not to assemble thi
evening on Kennington-common. The notice states °Alt
every exertion will be made to prevent any assemblAge
of persons taking place, and is signed by the Police
Commissioners.

THE LORD ADVOCATE,--Should the Right Hon.
Sir William Rae resign his office—of which, we believe
there is every probability, owing to his delicate state of
health—it is generally understood that Duncan 3l•Neill,
Esq., the present Solicitor-General, will be appointed
Lord. Advocate. and Adam Anderson, Esq., formerly
Sheriff of Perthshire, Solicitor-General. Edinburgh.
Paper.

QUICK PASSAGE.—The General Steam Navigation
Company's favourite steam-ship Rainbow, Captai'.l. J.
Fife, that left Antwerp, ten minutes after one oVock
yesterday afternoon, landed her passengers this rocr..ning
at the Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall, at a quart, r past
five o'clock, after a most excellent passage of only
sixteen hours and five minutes.

DEATH OF ADMIRAL SIR BIMERT RIC/LF.TTS.—It
is with sincere regret we record this event, which took
place on Thursday, at the Ims, where, for many years
past, this gallant ancl..o:istinguished officer had resided.
Sir Robert Rickett was born in the year 1772, and en-
tered the par: at a very early period—serving through,
the whole td the French war, and assisting, in 1815, at
the reduction of Fort Boyer. He was created Baronet
in 1826, and attained the rank of Vice-Admiral of the
Blue in 1841. Sir Robert married, in 11302, a daughter
of Richard Gumbleton. of Glencairn Castle, county Wa-
terford ; and has been succeeded in his Baronetcy by his
son Cornwallis, born in 1803, who is a Commander in
the Navy.—Cheltenham Looker-on.

YRlres GEORGE.—Tins gallant young-isotater, Nre
understand, has displayed great eagerness to engage with
the people during the past week. His Royal Highne.,,s
is a young soldier, and has not yet "fleshed his maiden
sword," which may probably account for his enthui,dsal,
On Tuesday, our Member, Mr. W. Beckett, I*. 'great
difficulty in persuading his Royal Highness ne't to offer
forcible resistance to any numbers of pe-ople w'eich might
be disposed to enter the town. Mr. Beckett combatted
the gallant notions of the Prince, we believe successfully.
On Wednesday, Prince George made his appear-
! ante in full dress in Canip-field, Holbeck, where the
Riot Act was read to a few straggling people,
and Prince George drew his sword, and waved
it about with great gallantry. The Prince talkedl
a great deal also, in very bold and decided languagek
declaring his determination to resist the mob in their
attempts to stop the mills. While Prince George was
speaking, with his sword thus drawn, and the two pieces
of artillery pointed in the direction of the crow d, a few
lads got into Messrs. Titley, Tatham, and Walker's
engine-house, and pulled the plugs out, on which the
works were immediately stopped. The crowd lanhed,
' but Prince George was very angry. However he gal-
lantly drew off his body of troops to the Cee,rt,h,,,,,
without having achieved any very decided victory. On
the following day, General Brotherton assumed the
command, so thatl-Nince George's laurels may yet be iw
store for Wm.—Leeds Times.
A PAID -AGENT Or THE TORIES EXCITING THE
POPULACE TO RIOT AND. TUMULT.—Last Mouday
evening the Rev. J. Smithson, a paid Tory- agent, was
busily engaged in haranguing the people congregated in
Briggate, near the end of Boar-lane. In the course of
his speech, he stated that machinery was the chief causes
of all the distress and misery that prevails throughout
the manufacturing districts, and that the working classr,s
could never again be prosperous and happy until, This
monster evil was removed. In all probability this person
is partially supported by subscriptions from oar Tory
Magistracy, therefore they are the cause of such per-
nicious doctrines being promulgated. Who can wonder
at the riots and destruction of property that have taken
place wheli such men are allowed to address such lan-
guage to the people in the public streets, at the very
time when the working classes are goaded to despera-
tion by the cries of their wives and children when they
are famishing for bread ? No doubt the Tories are the
authors of all the riots and disturbances that have taken
place, and in order to screen themselves they wish to
throw the whole of the blame on the Anti-Corn-law
League.—Leeds Times.