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London, England, 1831-08-22 00:00:00

THB CH MICH.
On SahliJay last, the Rev. Reginald Bligb, B. B. Fel.
low of Bt. John's College, will instituted to the rectory of
Cockfield, Suffolk, on the presentation of the Master and
Fellows of that ffuekty. The Rev. Lord John Thynne,
M. A. of It. John's College, has been appointed • Preben-
dary of Westminster, on the resignation of the Rev. Tho-
mas Marmon Sutton. The Bishop of Lincoln has collated
the Rev. George John Steele*, M. A. of Christ's College,
to the rectory of Kirby Underwood, Llnotinshite. The
Duke of Baccleugh has appointed the Rev. M. A. Miller,
M. A. Vicar of Scaeborougb, one of his Grace's Chaplains.
Clirmakle.
itmearimime
THE A EMT.
On Thursday morning last, at an early hour, Nasal
Moor, the site of the Blanchester races, presented a very
sninsuited . Ai early as six o'clock, numerous
bodice of military arrived on the gonad, aad took up their
oteikila; foe the pupae of being reviewed by Lou BM
the General coemoseding In chid At eight Vela& thew
en the IA (Isseelog wee campotier in emelt) were the Ilth.
48=ernits4.118a3wasd, MIL 80th Miss), and
00th, *,) regiments et feet ; af
vary, there were three troops of the 9d Dragoon Owls,
now lying at Huddersfield, and four troops of the Bth Hes.
sera, stationed at Manchester. About eight o'clock Lord
Hill came on the ground in his carriage, and use received
with a salute of 18 guns from two troops of Horse Artillery.
He was accompanied by General Sir Henry Bouvet*tilt
commander of the dilate, and his staff. The various re-
giments passed in review before his Lordship, who, we be.
I:ove, expressed a favourable opinion of their appearance
and d'acipline. After matching in slow and quick time,
wheeling, &c. and displaying a few of the usual military
evolutions, the troops were dismissed about 10 o'clock.—
Blanchester Guardia*.
Oh Tuesday, the Commander of the Forces, Lord Hill,
attended by Genera's Macdonnell and Gordon, the
troops stationed at Weedon Barracks. His I.adabip after-
wards reviewed the 7th Hussars and part of the 14th Light
Dragoons at Whitley-common, near Coventry ; and dm.,
proceeded towards Manchester to inspect the troops In that
neighbourhood.—Bientingkast Gemara.
TEBitßifY.
The British army consists at resent of nearly
8,818 cavalry and 95,786 infantry • but of this
force 2,804 cavalry and 17,312 infantry are em-
ployed in the East India Company's territories ;
leaving an available force provided for in the esti-
mates of the year 1830 of 6014 cavalry and
78,474 infantry, or 89,284 men of all arms, in-
cluding officers. This farce is divided into cavalry,
infantry, artillery, engineers, and some corps im-
mediately connected with the two latter branches
of the service, as the royal artificers, the artillery-
drivers, and the royal waggon train.
The cavalry on home service consists of the first
and second regiments of life guards, and the royal
regiment of horse-guards (blue) each of 344 rank
and file and 274 horse., with nineteen other regi-
ments of dragoon guards and dragoons; namely,
seven of dragoon guards, three of dragoons, and
nine of light dragoons, including lancers and hus-
sars, amounting to 5897 rank and file, with 4892
horses ; or, including the regiments of life-guards.
6919 rank and file, and 6714 bermes. "In this fent-
mention, however, the cavalry serving in India,
the waggon train, and the Cape corps of mounted
riflemen, are not included. The Ist regt. of dragoon
guards consists at present of 407 rank and file, and
307 horses; but the remaining regiments of the
cavalry of the line have only 305 rank and file, and
263 horses each. The officers and non-commis-
sioned officers of a regiment of life-guards, on its
present establishment, amount to 89 ; of a regi-
ment of the cavalry of the line, to between 60 and
70. Thus, supposing the latter to consist of 368
privates, divided into eight companies or squadrons,
such a regiment would have one colonel, two lieu-
tenant-colonels, two majors, sight captains, eight
lieutenants, eight cornets, one pay-muter, one
adjutant, one quarter-master, ono surgeon, one
assistant-surgeon, and one veterinary-surgeon, or
35 officers in all; besides 28 serjeants and eight,
trumpeters ; making s total of 71 officers and
non-commissioned officers, and raising the entire
strength of the regiment to 439 men. And the
same relative proportion obtains, whatever be the
footing in point of effective force, on which the re-
giment is placed.
The British infantry on home service is emu-
posed of 3 regiments of guards, viz. the Ist or
grenadier regiment, the Coldstream regiment, acd
the 3d regiment, amounting together to 5104 rank
and file ; of 79 regiments of the line, consisting or
one battalion each, 740 strong ; of one regiment
(the 60th foot) and the rifle brigade, two battalions
each ; of 2 West India regiments, the royal waggon
train, 2 companies of the royal staff corps, 3 New-
foundland, and 3 royal veteran companies, the
African corps, the Ceylon regiment, and the Cape
corps of mounted riflemen ; making a total of
66,240 men, exclusive of the guards. The regi-
ments of infantry of the line hare only one bat-
talion as a constant nucleus. When additional
battalions are raised, they are employed separately,
and commanded each by a lieutenant-colonel.
With regard to the colonelcy of a regiment, it is in a
great measure a sinecure. The ordinary staff of a bat-
tallion of 800 men, rank and file, consists of 1

lieutenant-colonel, 2 majors, 10 captains, 12 nea-
ten •nta, 8 ensigns, 1 paymaster, 1 adjutant, 1
quarter-master, and 1 surgeon with 2 assistants;
in all 39 officers. The petty staff is composed of
a serjeant-major, a quarter-master serjeant, a pay-
master serjeant, an army serjeant, a school-master
serjaant, 10 colour serjeants, 30 serjeants, a drum-
major, and 21 drummers ; in all 106 men. Hence
the total strength of such a battalion would consist
of 39 officers, 106 non-commissioned officers, 40
corporals, and 760 soldiers, or 906 men in all.
The force at present serving in India consists of
four regiments of light dragoons, each 701 strong,
or 2804 in all ; and 21 battallions of inflntry,
each 740 strong, or, incl .ding supernumeraries
and others, 17,312 in alt.

The royal artillery forms only one corps, which
isiabsurdly deaominsted a regiment, since in time
of war, it is increased to more than 24,000 men.
Tho Master-getters] of the orduance has the title
aid powers of colonel of the agrievent of artillery;
the heatimant-general of the ordnance is hest°.
naakeolonal sod a general ollemo, with the tido
of doputy-adjutant-general, performs the functions

of heed of the artillery staff, brit is in se way depen-
diet upon the edjutant-genoral of the British
forces. The board of the Aepeizr -adjutant -general
of artillery is et Weelwich; which may be consi-
dered the heed-quarters of the Ordnance.—
The royal artillery cove consists of the
brigade of hers artillery, end of the artillery
earvisetes lint. The horse artillery is subdivided
IneseaerNaisscalled troops, varying from six to ten.
It is a ar the orders of two colonels commanding.
two capitains en second, two lientenent-colonels,
and one major; irE ii. each newitetay or troop is
commanded by a captain of the first rank, a cap-
tain of the second, and throe lieutenants. The foot
artillery Is divided into battalions of tan companies
each, under the orders of two colonels, first and se-
bond, two lieutenani.colonels, one major, one ad
Ham, ono quarter-master.
Ia earceen with
two aseleleser is lime er, 'l4e doe during
peace. In the year 1792, there wort fear bat-
talions of foot artillery, of 820 men each, with
one of invalids containing 483, making 3707 in all.
1814,there were 16,157artillery-men,forming 11
battalions of 1459 men each. In 1819 there were
only nine battalions of eight companies and 638
men each, or 5742 in all; which is pretty nearly
the actual strength of this arm. The rocket corps
is attached to and forms part of the artillery ; and
the same thing holds of the royal artificers, the royal
waggon train, and the artillery drivers.
A brigade of engineers, consisting of a com-
pany of sappers and miners, with horses, cars, and
*hers, is attached to each division of the army,
sod regularly trained and exercised in field duties,
well as in those which might be required of them
is sieges. A captain and a certain number of su-
balterns were specially attached to each brigade,
and were held responsible for the effective condi-
tion both of the men and the horses. Five com-
panies of sappers and miners also served with the
pontoon-train, which consisted of 80 pontoons, be-
sides forges, waggons. &c. drawn by about 800
horse ; the whole under the orders of a major of the
brigade of engineers.
The portion of the British army presently serving
is India amounts, as we .have already seen, to
about 20,000 men. The European troops in the
company's service consists of 8000 infantry and
4000 artillery ; while the native regular troops
are, according to the best information, composed
of 10,000 cavalry, 130,000 infantry, and 8000
artillery; and the native irregular force, of 7,000
cavalry and 17,000 infantry. Our Indian army,
therefore, may be considered as amounting to
19,000 cavalry, 168,000 infantry, and 12,000
artillery; or, in all, about 200,000 men. The or-
ganisation of the native way art W. AU essential
respects, the same as that of the British army.

SALE OF SIR WALTER SCOTT'. MANUSCRIPTS
On Friday, a number of literary characters, collectors,
and others, were attracted to the rooms in Pall-mall, it hav-
ing been announced that the original manuscripts of the
Waverley Novels, all in the band-writing of Sir Walter
Scott, ban. were to be submitted to the hammer. The ma-
nuscripts were la good preservation, end distinguished by
comparatively few corrections.
After a prefatory eulogium from the auctioneer, the sale
commenced with the autograph MS. of The Monastery, 3
vols. in I, warranted perfect, and done up in green morocco.
After a tolerably spirited competition, it was knocked down
to Mr. Thorpe at 181.—Lot 2d was Guy Manreting, 3 vols.
wanting a folio at the end of vol. 2. This autograph MS.
was also in green moracco, like the preceding, and the alte-
rations in it were more numerous. It was purchased by Sir.
Thorpe at 271. 10s.—Lot 3d was Old Mortality, S vole. 4t.
perfect, dorm to green morocco ; knocked down to Captain
Basil Hall for 331.—Lit 4th, The Antlqoary, 3 vols. dm.
warranted perfect ; also purchased by Captain Basil Hall,
price 421.—L0t 6th was the MS. of the most popular of the
whole, namely, Rob Hoy ; this was in 3 vols. to, quite
complete; the second volume was wrong paged, the num-
ben passing from 39 to 60 instead of 40, the mistake ceele-
nuing to the end of the volume; after a good deal of com-
petition, it was knocked down to Mr. Wilkes, Al. P. for
601 the highest price brought by any of the other 3135.
Lot 6th, Peveril of the Peak, 4 vols. in 2, done also in
green morocco like the foregoing, knocked down for 421.
lat 7th, Waverley, 3 rola, very imperfect, purchased by
Mr. Wilkes, Al. P. fee 18L—Lot Bth, The Abbot, 3 vole,
also imperfect, brought I4l.—Lot oth, Ivanhoe, also ha.
perfect, purchased by Mr. Rutnbold, M. P. for 121.—Lot
10th, Tee Pirate, vol. let, pages 26 and 26 repeated twice,
with other itnporfestions, braught 121. purchased by Sir.
Molten—Lot 1 lth, The Fortunes of Nigel, ending ale.
tuptly, brought 'el.—loot 14th, Kenilworth, also imperfect,
purchased by Mr. Wilks, M. P. foe 171.-leac 13th, :Toe
Bride of Lammermoor, brought 141. 14s. purchased by
Carain Basil Hall ; making in all the small sum of 3161.
4a. far below cap:nation !
After the sale of the M'avetley HISS. was doted, a splen-
did collection of autographs of princes, popes. cardinals,
statesmen, literati, and artiste, from the 13th to the 19th
century, was submitted to the company ; amongst there, the
moot remarkable were an extensive sad interesting series of
autograph letters and sipatures of various distinguished
persons of the illustrious house of Medici, comprising the
autographs of Lorenzo the Magnificent, Pietro de Medici,
Leo the 10th, and various others, were knocked down fee
271. And eight letters of Leopold, Emptier of Au.tria,
thirteen of Eleanor, the Princess, four of Sighunonda
D'lnspruck, three of Isabella, Duchess of Mantua. and
one of Ferdinand Charles, the Archduke, brought only 41.

TOBACCO.—The revenue now drawn for tobacco
throughout Great Britain and Ireland amounts to
about three millions. It is curious to coutrast this
f.iot with another equally certain—that in 1634,
Charles 1. gave a grant to MOSIVII. Dalmnhoy and
Davidson for the exclusive sale of tobacco in the
kingdom of Scotland, fur the space of seven years,
upon their paying into the Exchequer 1001. per
annum.
The horses of King Leopold were shipped on
Saturday morning for Oatend, by the Ramona attarn.veseel.
Charles Wood, Esq. M.P. for Wareham. the
son-in-law and private secretary of Earl Orgy; and the .on
`.lie F. L. Wood, Hart. has secered an invitatkin to be-
come a candidate for the representation of Halifax, on the
reform hill heittg passed into a law.
A near melodratue was brought out at the
English Ores-house, _on Pithy night, ea 1,41. TA, jra,u
Eye. It is founded on an old superstimin eismaion
in Orate; in behold, and in many other haly.dvging
0,404 s that there are malignant hence en .he earth whose
glgrigp lup a blightinv efilet wherever it fall.. Tbe piste
we' extremely w •II received : although it is Inc of thaw
inginilmis productions irbkh defy all arid tin , it appeared
to manse the audience.

5TD:171%.-NEW SOOT II 4I.ES.
I rue-hem Mr. Ea. Mu, Prlrter edit Sydney Molitor.
to ...—, Rm. M.P.
Mr. agreeably to the wish,* of Mr.
1141. lute pat this letter into our hands for publi-
cation, and elan a copy of a petition to Parliament.
for. which. we feat, we shell not be able to make
mom while the refer;;; debates claim PO 1 Mr, s
portion dour peppy. We readily give place Of the
kteer, as connected with the liberty of the press,
which merit; as much protection in the colonies as
in England, and where, wholesomely exerted, it
would be the beet check on brief and upstart an-
iSority. It is poor encouragement to free settlers
to learn, as in the Demerara case, the Cal
cane case. the Cape ease. and this Syd-
ney cue. that nothing can be safely printed
in the colonies which does net flatter ell the
wAlhaeitiss. and wren every mea who
Iridedium. We drank Government for
illneeipating an the crown slaves, but we should
thank it still morn, if it also e-nanripated all the
crown subjects by placing the colonial press on
the very same footing as in England, and freeing
it from interdicts of little-minded, and often igno-
tint and brutal local authorities. It would be the
oast salutary check on those abuses of power to
yid& colonies are necessarily so subject, and by
beramint the confidence of the people, it would
add to the prosperity of every colony. In a word,
information to this effect would be the very hes
which the emigration committee could give their
suitors.

Sydney, New Sowh Wales, Feb. 2. MI.
In the name of the Colonists, I beg to return you on- 81'1.1
sere thanks for the able support you have given to tit! cause
of those numerous perms who have been, and still 11-r,
oppr.ued by Governor Darling. After suffering sixteen
months imprisonment, I was liberated on the death of the
late King. But I had not been out of jail a month, before
an action far penalties for £3,000 was commenced against
me, by the Crown Solicitor. This action Is grounded on an
act of our close Council, width enjoins an addition to the
securities already entered into by Sailors here. And this
addition rustling them higher than those entered into by
the rich proprietors of the London Journals, I refused to
obey, on the legs! plea that the Council under the New
South Waist; Am, ma pass laws divine from those of Eng-
land, if they go to inkigate their severity, but not if they
go to increase their rigour. I argued this at length in my
‘f-mm, (which I made In person), a report of which is
published in my Journal of the 2d of October last. I ob..
tamped a verdict, not however on the merits, but on a defect
in the evidence for the prosecution This occurred while I
sea is jail. whence I hod to be taken to Court to plead in
person, (for I maid not afford to pay Counsel), to five or six
prosecutions of one sort or another. The first news I got
after I was out of jail, was that this prosecution was to be
renewed. Thus the Governmentwisites to keep one in p.r-
petual dread of Its persecuting power. But I trust (ion raise me up a deliverer In this, as be has dune in many
t oche, s thee such -like trials.

I transmit by this opportunity two Petitions to the Home
of Milllneel, to the errs of yourself and Mr. Home. jointly
or severally, with the request that sae of you will be so kind
as to present them both, or that each of you will take one,
a• happens to meet your respective opiate-is or convenience.
Their contents will speak fur themselves.
I ant the father of six daughters and two sons, all born
In the cokety. But for the countenance you, Mr. Hanle.
Mr. Jepheon, and lido. Stewart have afforded the colony in
gement, and the prase In particular, I should have been e-
duced to beggary it is, I bops I 'ball be saved. I again,
therefore, beg you to accept my warmest gratkude frit your
exertions. It was as Improper a sternest of S r George
Murray, (whose deeps tches to the Governor respecting me,
are full of sophistry and military sway.) that my counsel
admitted that my alleged libel on the Governor wag really
defamatory. He ridiculed the Ides of ha being selected as
libelous, and argued that If Nut was the seven* thing the
Governor could select, theirs •leetion was the Ingham corn.
plinamt they could pay to the Sydney Press
You are at liberty, air, ru mate whet use of this letter
you think proper. I wish it could he publigh.d to the world.
1 am, Sir, your most obedient and ualsged servant.
E. S. HALL

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