The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-14 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

(laptain D. Curry (1846), to the Alarm, 26, at Devonpodrt.
lommander li. Coryton (1841), to the Hermes, 6, padle-
\vh eel steam-sloop, of 220-horse power, at Woolwich.
l aster J. Roskilly (1841), to the Impregnable, 104, flag-
ship, at Plymouth.
;baplains—Rev. A. G. Berry, to the St. George, 120, at
Sp:i thead ; Rev. G. E. Carwithen (1851), to the Furious, 16,
pad Idle-wheel steam frigate, of 400-horse power, Mediterranean
sta.) lot( ; Rev. H. Gordon (1854), to the Eurydice, 26, North
Ate erica and West India station ; and Rev. R. Croker (184 r.),
to ;he Firebrand, 6, paddle-wheel steam frigate, of 410-horse
poi Ter, Mediterranean station.
late (re-employed) W. F. Richards (1853) to the Meteor,
16,1 floating battery.
Taval Instructors—J. L. Osborn, to the Sphinx, 6, paddle-
will eel steam-ship, of 500-horse power, Mediterranean station;
atri L W. W. Campbell, to the Dragon, 6, paddle-wheel steam.
fri g ;ate, of 560-horse power, with the Baltic fleet.
Masters Assistant H. Rorie, to the Myrmidon, 3, iron
pal .dle-wheel steam-vessel, of 150-horse power, at Ports-
ath.

THE MILITIA.
lUpwards of 700 rank and file of the 3d Middlesex Militia
(th e first 'of the county which has volunteered to serve out of
the t kingdom) have been told off as the service companies to
do duty abroad. They will proceed, teccoinpanied by their
bao ad, to Plymouth for immediate embarkation to 'Malta,
hex lded by their Lieutenant-Colonel J. J. Glossop—a nominal
d©] pot, at present reduced to some 60 rejected men, remain-
ing • under the command of their full colonel, Viscount Chel-
sea , M.P.
Oho Renfrewshire Regiment of Militia, under the com-
ma nd of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir M. J. Napier, was inspected
one Monday last, in the Barrack-square, Paisley, by Major-
Gee neral Viscount Melville, K.C.B. commanding the Forces
in! Scotland. The regiment paraded in review order, and,
aft ;.s,,r having marched past in slow and quick time, performed
the manual and platoon exercises,' and several field move-
md nts. The firing of the regiment was considered very good.
Thy 3 Major-General, after ordering the regiment to be formed
int o close column, then addressed Sir Robert Napier and the
ref ;invent, saying that he was quite unprepared to witness
sui 31.1 proficiency, and that it reflected the highest credit on
col onel and officers. The Renfrewshire is the only Scotch
red fiment complete in equipment, and which has turned out
in., heavy marching order for a general's inspection. This
co] Ts now musters upwards of 600 rank and file.

MEXICAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN COMPANY.—At the
his lf-yearly meeting of the Mexican and South American
CI Marty, held yesterday, a dividend at the rate of 7s. 6d.
p, r share, free of income tax, was declared on the paid-
up capital of the company, for the six months ending the
3inh of April last; being equivalent, with income tax, to
a dividend of 16s. per share per annum. It appeared
fi .otn the report, and explanations of the Chairman, that
tl ae 10,000 new shares of 61. 10s. each, the first call of
2,;. 10s. had been paid in full, and that the second call
was in course of payment, and nearly completed. The
re; port also gave a very favourable view of the condition,
of the company's works in Chili, which showed a large
increase in the smelting operations, and in their ship-
ments of copper and regulus to this country. The net
pr ofits of the working amounted to 29,4381. is. 3d.
RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FORMER RATE OF POSTAGE
ON. LETTERS FOR VICTORIA, WITH COMPULSORY PRE-
PA. YMENT. —GENERAL POST-OFFICE, June, 1855.—0 n
and from the 20th instant, the rates of postage charged
previous to the Ist October last upon letters addressed
tai the colony of Victoria will again be levied. These
rates are ,as follows :—Not exceeding 4 oz. in weight,
by packet is., by private ship Bd. ; above 4 oz. and not
ea:ceeding 1 oz.; by packet 25., by private ship ls. 4d. ;
above 1 oz. and not exceeding 2 ois., by packet 45., by
private ship 2s. Bd. ; above 2 oz.. and not exceeding
3.0z5., by packet Gs., by private ship 4s. ; and unless
this postage be paid in advance the letters cannot be for-
warded. The uniform sixpenny rate was extended to
Victoria in consequence of a communication which was
understood to convey the
.acquiescence.of the Colonial
Government ; but by despatches of a later date it ap-
pears that there has been some misapprehension in
been
this
respect, and that not only has no such acquiescence
'given, but a high rate of colonial inland postage con-
tidies to be collected, on behalf of the colonial revenue,
upon all letters eent to this country. The,Postmaster-
General is, therefore, reluctantly compelled to revert to
th e former arrangement:
'OXFORD, WORCESTER AND WOLVERHAMPTON.--.-The
adjourned special meeting of this company was held
yesterday at the London Tavern, to receive the result of
the poll in respect to the approval or otherwise of a bill
for the completion and maintenance of the above corn-
patry's line on the narrow gauge, and to alter and amend
the provisions of thd acts relating thereto, and, to certain
powers conferred on the C-reat Western Railway Com-
pany. The report of the scrutineer showed that 74
persons present, representing 313,399/. stock, and 826'
reroxies, representing 1,558,069/. stock, together 900
persons, and 1,871,463/. stock, voted in favour of the
liill ; and four persons peseta, representing 41,7501.
stock, and five proxies, representing 184,4501., together
nine persons, and 226,200/. stock, voted against the bill,
I caving an apparent majority of 891 persons and
1,645,263/. stock in favour of the bill. The total amount
ia,:f stock represented at the meeting was 2,097,6631., of
which amount the standing orders of the House of Lords
required that three-fourths, or 1,573,2481., should vote
in favour of the bill. The capital represented in favour
of the bill' was 298,215/. over and above the required
I amount.