The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-10 00:00:00

MILITIA.

2rlo of the Tower Ilatnltts Light Ihfantry arrived in
Woolwich garrison yesterday, and 200 more, with the
staff and band of the regiment, are to arrive to-day to do
duty in the garrison.

The Exeter and SAith Devon Volunteer Rifle corps
has received a special markofapproyal from the Premier.
Upon the occasion of Lord Paimenton's making'some
remarks on the system of volunteer rifle corps, Major
Sir E. Pridenux wrotl to Eail*Forteseue, Lord-Lieu-
tenant of Devon, who at Oros communicated with the
tiolilc Pt emit By it turn of post an answer was te-
I•ce:vetl, in which Lord Palmerston said his remarks were
not intencled to ktPply to ey4tinz corps, bnt to the toes-
- tii.n whether snob Ebou'd he established - generally
throughout the country, awl c-Tec:ally in the great in-
' land toting, which he cfn,idercd would not be desiable.
On the outs% howevtr, and l ariioularly near a great
arstnal like Plymouth, his lordship added, he was
fully scosille of.:he nEelnlne: a of such a corps ; and the
report he had /414 of the efficiency t f the Exeter and
Sorth Devon Rifles showed that they. would be fully com-
petent for any duty they iniatit he c &led on to verforrp.
The following official communication* have been re-
ceived by Lord Hather:or, the Lord-Lieutenant of the
county of Staffiird

" Horse Guards, April 3.
"My Lord,—l have the honour, by direction of the
General Commanding-in-Chief, to forward to you a copy of
a sport made by Major-General Breton of the embarkation
ot the Ist Staffordshire Militia at Portsmouth, for service
iq the Mediterranean.— I have, &c.,
"E. A. WETHERALL, Adjutant-General."
" Portsmouth, March 30.
" transmitting the accompanying embarkation
return of the Ist Staffordshire Militia Regiment. on b"arct
the steamer Hansa, I hold it my duty, and as justly duet°
the corps, to bring under.your notice, for submission to the
General Commanding-in-Chief, the highly soldier-like and
creditable manner in which the embarkation of the regi-
ment was effected. The officer in command reported to me
that not a man was either absent, drunk, or late at parade
on their quitting Dover early in the morning, and the
same state of good discipline existed on their arrival here,
retkctiite extreme credit on Colonel the Hon. W. P. Tal-
bot, and the other officers of th 3 have, &c..,
H. W. BRETON, Maj.ir-General-Commancliug.
" ' The Adjutant-GrAleral ot the Forces,
Horse Guards.' "

The depot companies of the above regiment hiving
left DoNer have airived at Lichfield. The compaii!ent are
f,ur in number—in all 281 rank and file. A considerable
number of the men will go on furlough, and recruiting
for the service companies at COrfu will be actively kept
up. The f dlovVing officers are at Lichfield :—Major
regimenttr
Tennant, C+ptains Dyott, Mousley, Willett, and Bridg-
man ; Lieuterant Taylor, Ensign and Adjutant Odwell,
and Surgeon. Welshman.
Some 300 men of the Hants Militia having' claimed
their discharge as having enli.ted for only a limited time,
the remainder, comprising about 150 men, were ordered
from Portsmouth to Winchester, 'where they arrived on
Wednesday, under the command of Major Robbins.
On Thursday many of these volunteered into the different
regiments of the line now in the barracks, and the mi-
litia, as a ferce,may now be said to be most Oil; and
it is questioned if it will be possible to raise it again to
the proper standard without recourse to the ballot:*
The Warwickshire Militia Regiment, whose stqingth
was greatly diminished by the operation of the recent
Government order, has again materially increaseclOarge
numbers of the men having offered themselves for re-at-
testation. The Second Regiment will, it ,is expected,
speedily attain its former number of 800 men. ' Mr.
Cox, oir of the deputy-lieutenants for the county, at-
tended at the head-quarters of the 2d Regiment of War-
wiekshire Militia at Leamington on Tuesday last; when "
163 volunteers of that regiment were re-attested, a
ii
on
. of
received the additional bounty of 1/. each.
~i.eY y
gr,
.
Major Fitzgerald, of the West York Rifles, r
requests
us to contradict the statement that the grleelanartea
the men who enlisted prior to the 12th o
had signified their intention of leaving-
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has only lost Ih-0 men, and is still upwards of 600 t
1 o fall ranks.
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SEVERE GALE 12V VIE ATLANTIC.—
Loss oF LIFE.

ledgesuffer eadorrfsicovvaeepdrteab 1 n , on Friday, from New York, 'having
eredamage, and lost two seamen Overboard
oir(
?„,ne
pLbtooihl
or
eht,
oElpn2a It alayo
lit, , Di on d -ai;—The American ship John Rut•
the ofB.3lo.the 10th ult. The following-1s the •
Sands :'—" Left New York,lirareh 9,
sprung a leak in same
during
witi.t)h
Andthe on
nendrik Hudson, for London
gale; and was abandoned
the 10th the'ship was thrown
on her beam ends by shifting of the cargowind
N.N.W. to N.W.:--blowing a heavy gale. The•:cargo
shifting to much she became unmanageable. 'She lay
with her starboard rail and quarter boat in the, water,
washed the starboard anchor ,off the rail, blew the fore-
topsail, foresail, and foretopmast staysail away, split
the maintopsail, and blow the sails adrift from the gas-
kets and split them ; the ship at the time lying on her
Fide, with three feet water in the hold, and two4eet in
the between decks. The crew and passengers Were en?
gaged puniping and baling out water, in order `to free
her so soon as the lalc abat..d. When they were able
to get the hatches off they went down to the bold, and
commenced throwing nut cargo. After throwing over-
board about 200 barrels of turpentine, and sometar and
logwood, they succeeded in righting the ship. •Lost two
men overboard in the gale. During the latter• part of
the voyage there was very unsettled weather—squally,
with variable winds, and much rain." The Corra Linn,
an American ship, of 754 tons, Captain Risk, which
left Glasgow on the 24th ult. f .r New York, put into
this port to-day, with two feet watzr in her kold.
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AMUSEMENT IN.NoLTS AMERICA.—In Salem, Massa
chussetts, after the heavy and deep snowfall, a man was
discovered
0 a in
st
ibeeicingg sticks into a huge "winter bank o
snow." asked why he amused himself thus,
" Amuse !" said he, with a voice which betrayed the
"fine amusement ; I have
dleeestpest a z
my shop—it ;
to stand Somewhere near this
opov,—..alpterican paper.

THEA.TF.E ROYAL L.AYN A.RICET.
Under the etanaonaerA of Mr. Bucks:ono.
TIIIS RVENDTG.
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AID be presented THE SECRET AGENT. Principal charactmrs
k Mr. Backstone and Miss E. Chaplin.
To be followed by a nsw Ballet. in which the Spanish Dancers
Isal appear. entitled Till I..YENING FESTIVAL.
After Which, a new Extravaganza. called THE NEW HAT -
'CASKET SPRING MEETING,. 1455.
To ecrelude with THE GALICIAN FETE.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. 1
Under the Management of Mr. CHAELES KERN.
THIS EVENEITG,
WIU be performed LIVING TOO FAST,
To be followed by FAUST AND MARGUERITE. Principal
ebaracters by Mossrs. C. Kean, I). Fisher, Raymond, Cathcart, and
baker ; Mrs. ?i instan'ey, Misses C Lectercq, Daly, and K.
To conclude conclude with (2nd time) a Romance, in two acts, entit'ed
THE MULETEER OF TOLLDO ; or, King, 12nee,a, and Knave.

211F.ATRE ROYAL ADELPUL
Proprietor. Mr. B. lobster.—Directress. lia"me Celeste.
TIII3 EVENING,
Wilt be perforated the Drama entitled THE MYSTERIOCS
arttASGEIL
Tu e me'ude th A NEV EDIT toN OF VIE F.URY TALES
or ..110THEII GOOSE, with nut-ne ous highly-colcurel illtt3tration3.

F7YAL 0r.Y3.41'13 THEATRE.
Levee and Niamager. Hr. A. Wa‘an.;
TITIi EVENING.
FIJI be perform:4 a; om,dletta, called LAW FOR L 'DIES.
Characters ty Me-ers. Yr igan. G. inarg. Cooptr, Laavers,
Sad ,Aiss Cast' et .n.
After which. RILL OR CUBE. Characters by
Bromle Miss Messrs. Robson,
Peery, and F. Vining ; Mrs. A. Wigan and y.
To be biAlowed byte Fairy Extravaganza. called THE YELLOW
pwAur A.. 13 THE 1E ING OF i HE GOL A MINES.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. Win. Cooke.
THIS EVENING,
seOon3 time, an entirely new and original Spectacle-drama of her-
r:Wing interest, by Mr. Liaison Lte, called, THE FIELD AUAINnT
THE FAVOURITE ;
After which, a Series of Novel SCENES in the CIRCLE, invented
try Mr. William Cooke.
To conclude with RETURNED FROM THE BALTIC ; or, Jack
Ashore.
A new Military Act Drop, painted by Fenton, his been added to
She Embellishments.
Box-of(tee open trom Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
Wret. Acting Nfitna4Br, Mr. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director,
age. w. Cooke, Jan,

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Under the direction of Miss Rebecca Isaacs.
THIS ETZNING.

Will be performed THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH. rha-
"leten by MessrsJ. n*iford, Rogerson, and Kinloch ; and Miss Re-
becca Isaac•, Miss Beaumont, and Miss Somers.
Alter which, KING QUEER AND HiS D aI:MITERS THREE.
To which will be added a Balla. Diver.iss4nent.

MOB WATER AT LONDON 143ti1N3ir
T its DA% —Aorni.,. 55 oin.aftex 6 ; Ev fling 30 min at. 7
Te—fosgair -Normu. 11 ain.after 8 I tveni g 7 min. af t. 9

1.7111 IVEATBAR.—SUN 01,1101. April. 10.
TdIIINOMITIB, IN Till SHADS
57 highest since neon yesterday.
41 —lowest this morning and during the night.
52—this day, at noon.
RARoMicvEa, 29.46—5ti1l falling.
WIND, I(.W_ —Blowing fresh. with ne sunshiny
weather. A shower of rain in the morning.

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