The Sun. — 1827-11-19 (London, England)

THE SUPPOSED MURDER ON WATER TIIE ROYAL ARTILLERY.  GENERAL ORDER, Nov: 6.  The Master-General has the honour of announcing to the officers of the Royal Artillery, that Nis Majesty, anxious to give a proof *of their long, faithful, and gallant services, has been graciously pleased. to direct that the following arrangement shall be carried into effect :Ist. The regimental rank of Major is abolished, and the number of Licutenant-Colonels. is .augmented to the proportion of one to a battalion, upon Major's pay. They are to be posted accordingly ; and,' if necessary, are to be transferred to the battalions when they arrive at the increased pay. 2d. During three years from the date hereof, four Field Officers, who, from--age, wounds, or other circumstances, .nay N. desirous of retiring from the service, will each year 'lave the indulgence upon the same principle that was allowed under the order of the 27th of May, 1823.  To effect this object for, the first year of the period, those officers who are desirous to retire will send their names to the Deputy Adjutant-General on or before the 10th of December, when a selection will be made in the manner best suited to meet the spirit of 11is Majesty's gracious in•  Sch The General Order of His Royal Highness the late Commander-in-Chief of the 27th of December, 1826, is to ie made applicable to the Royal Regiment of Artillery, upler the following regulations : The 43 First Lieutenants, serving upan full-pay, whose •ommissions are dated previously to the Ist of January, 1812, shall have the option of being promoted to the unAtached rank of Captain upon half-pay, of ss. per, diem, and as vacancies occur, to return to the full-pay as Se•ond Captains of the corps in the order, they now stand in the list.  The officers in question to be alloWed one month from the date of their receipt of this communication to consi•ler whether they will or will not avail themselves of the promotion; and if they allow that period to elapse without ibrwarding their decision to the Deputy-Adjutant-General, it will be considered that they wish to serve on full-pay as Lieutenants of the corps. It must be understood that no retrospect will be admitted after the expiration of the above period. His Majesty has been pleased to sign the following commissions in the Royal Regiment of Artillery : To be Lieutenant-Colonels.—Majors Edward Wilmot, James Maclachlan, James Addams, William Roberts, Thomas Patterson, William Morrison, William Cleeve, Nathaniel Oliver, G. H. Godby, P. St. Clair.  (Signed) A. DICKSON, Col. Deputy Ad.-Gen.  WINDSOR, Nov. 18.—This forenoon, his  MAJESTY, attended by his Suite, heard Divine Service performed by thelßev. Mr. SEY3IOUIt, at the Private Chapel. The foggy state of the weather will prevent his MAJESTY from enjoying . his usual drive this day. Yesterday, his MAJESTY took a short airing in the Great Park, accompanied by the Lord Steward, in the pony phaeton. His MAJESTY returned to the Royal Lodge from London on Friday evening, about half after nine o'clock, accompanied by the Lord Steward, aad unattended by any military es.• cortirom Hounslow. . Yesterday the Earl of Dunutv, ar:ived at the Royal Lodge, and had a long interview with the Kiwc. Earl CLANWILLIAM arrived last evening on a visit to'his MAJEsTv.  The Duke of CLARENCE came to town on Saturday morning, from his seat in Bushy-park, and transacted business at the Admiralty. His Royal Highness paid a visit in the afternoon to the Princess AUGUSTA, at her residence in the King's Palace, St. James's, and afterwards returned to Bushy.  On Saturday morning the Duke of GLOUCESTER, arrived at his residence, Gloucester-house, Park-lane, from the'scat of the Earl of COVENTRY, at Crome, Worcestershire. • In the evening his Royal Highness honoured the performance of the opera of' Artaxerxes, and the comedy of the Hypocrite, at Drury-lane Theatre, with his pieience.  Yesterday her Royal Highness the Duchess of KENT, and the Princesses VICTORIA and FEODORE, attended divine service in the private chapel in the King's Palace, Kensington. •  The Duke of GLOUCESTER visited the Prin c'ess AUGUSTA yesterday.  Yesterday, Prince ESTERHAZY, the Austrian Ambassador, visited Viscount GODERICIf.  Sir GEORGE COCKBURN visited the Earl of DUDLEY yesterday, at the Foreign-office.  A Cabinet Council was held at five o'clock on Saturday afternoon, at the Foreign Office, .in Downingstreet, which was attended by the LORD CHANCELLOR, Viscount GODERICH, the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, Earl of CARLISLE, Earl DUDLEY, Viscount PALMERSTON, Lord BEXLEY, Mr. Husrtssow, the CHANcr.r.Lor. of the Ex, CHEQUER, Mr.