The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-25 00:00:00

THE MILITIA.

About 150 of the men of the West Essex Militia have
received their new clothing. The coat is almost a fac-
simile of those warn by the London Fire Brigade.
The Ist Regiment of Royal Cheshire Militia, under
the command of Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. T. E.
Cholmondeley, assembled at Chester on Thursday last
for permanent training. Since the regiment was on
duty at Chester in April last, 157 men have volunteered
into the regulars, and the corps now musters 780. The
officers on duty with the regiment are :—Lieutenant-
Colonel the Hon. T. E. Cholmondeley, and Messrs. W.
11. Harper and Egerton Leigh, &c. The 2d Regiment
of Cheshire Militia, under the command of Colonel Da-
venport, assembled at Stockport on Thursday last.
The reserve of the Ist Somerset Regiment of Militia,
which consists of the disembodied portion, have received
orders to assemble at the Taunton barracks on the 29th
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then be forwarded to the head-quarters of the regiment
at Plymouth, to fill up the vacancies caused by the
volunteering into the line and the Marines.
The West Suffolk Militia corps have been assembled
on parade at Bury St. Edmund's, where it is mustered
under the command of Colonel Earl Jermyn, M.P., and
were addressed by Lieutenant-Colonel Dear, on the
arrival of Lieutenant Davis, of the 27th Regiment, the
officer who is detached from Chatham for a time on the
service of procuring volunteers into the regular regi.
ments. Lieutenant Davis explained the object he sought,
and the result was that 100 turned out and volunteered
for the line, and, these having been submitted to the
usual inspection, 90 were approved.

DEFEAT OT THE TROOPS OT PRESIDENT ECHIINIQUE.
—The Panama papers yesterday by the West India mail
confirm the report received via New York of the troops
of President Echenique, of Peru, having experienced a
severe defeat, which has placed the Government in a
critical position. It appears that after the insurrection-
ary pasty, under Don Domingo Elias, bad sustained the
reverse announced by a previous packet they retreated
towards Arequipa, where they were followed by the
victorious Government troops, under General Moran,
who was to be joined by a General Vivanco. They were,
however, attacked separately by the insurgents, and in
a subsequent attempt, on the night of the 30th Novem-
ber, to take Arequippa were entirely routed. General
Moran was compelled to surrender, and, to the disgrace
of his captors, was shot, possibly on the ground of
hie net being a native Peruvian. The news had
created the greatest consternation among the Go-
vernment party at Liam, Generals San Ramon
insurrectionary
forces, Castilla, at the head of other
forces, being within a short distance of that capital.
According to the Panama Star, Echenique now remains
President only of Lima, Callao, and the Chincha Islands,
as all the rest of Peru is in the hands of his enemies.
" Four-fifths of the people and nearly all the foreigners,"
it is added, "are in favour of Castilla, being disgusted
with the course pursued by Echenique, and hoping
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