The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-12 00:00:00

INCREASE OF THE ARMY.

Orders have been issued from the War-office that the
whole of the regiments forming the army in the Crimea
are to have their present strength raised to 2,000, with
12 companies of 130 rank and file in the field, and four
companies in the depot at Malta or the lonian Islands.
The Ist, 4th, and sth Dragoon Guards, the let, 2d,
4tb, and 6th Dragoons, the Bth Hussars, and the 17th
Lancers are to have their eight companies raised to 75
men a troop.
The 2d, 3d, 6th, and 7th Dragoon Guards, the 3d
Dragoons, the 7tb, and 15th Hussars, and the 17th
Lancers will be raised to eight troops of 75 rank and
file.
The 18th and 19th Dragoons are not to be raised at
present.
The Royal Sappers and Miners are to have their
strength increased 500 men ; a depot to consist of 150
rank and file is to be formed at Malta,

LORD PANMIIRE.—When the troops were encamped
at Chobhain, it will be recollected that the men com-
posingthe First Division were replaced by new battalions
of
nearly equal strength. On the day appointed for the
ohmage of quarters the miter of this article proceeded
from London, with many other sight-seers, to witness
the departure of the old regiments and the arrival of the
new. On reaching the terminus of the South-Western
Railway at Staines, we found a Highland regiment just
arrived en route for the camp. The officers—about 30
in number—were enjoying an excellent dcjeuner, and
the men were regaling themselves with a substantial re-
past of beef and porter. Pleased with .the grat;fying
sight, it was natural to inquire whether all the regiments
were so well provided on their march. The landlord of
the Railway Hotel, however, informed us that the enter-
tainment was -a special one, and was ordered from him
the day before by Lord Panmure, in compliment to the
corps in which ho had formerly served. The valiant
survivors of the 79th, now encamped on the heights
above Ealalilava, will probably remember the attention
of their old companion in arms ; and the army in the
Crimea will rejoice to find themselves under the care cf
one ',who was capalsle of evincing such a kindly and
soldiery regard for the corps with which he had served,
even when he was no longer enrolled in their ranks.—
Morning Chronicle.
The officers of the Guides two days back entertained
at a grand dinner the Austrian officers at present in
Paris on a military mission for their government.
.fficTehe
greatest cordiality prevailed. . One of the French
proposed a tot to "The Austrianarmy,
we shall always be proud to fight." An h y
Austrian whose
officer
fl aidece r
iu return proposed a similar toast to the French army.
—aalignot.

GREAT SNOW-STORM.
DUBLIN, Feb. 10.—For the last two days we seem to
be living over again the old fashion time before railways
and steam-packets were in vogue, so completely blocked
up have we been by the snow. Since midday yesterday
the telegraph lines have indeed been our sole medium
• of communication with England, and with some por-
tions of Ireland also ; the ordinary express from Holy-
head, due last night, not having arrived up to the pre-
sent hour (half past 11 a.m.), nor of course the English
mail due here this morning ; while we are fully twenty-
four hours in arrears of letters and papers from the west
and south of Ireland. The snow-storm commenced on
Thursday night, and continued to an advanced hour
yesterday maiming, attended by a terrific gale from the
east, which drifted the snow in some localities to such a
.height that in several places the highways were almost
impassable. In the suburbs the drifts were found so
deep al five or six feet. The intense cold prevented
the snow from melting, and thus rendered its removal
by carts and the clearing of the pathways the more
easy ; bet thr, seemed to be almost die only occupa-
tion which c ui l be pursued out of doors during the day,
and the appearance of the city was lifeless and miserable
in the extreme. The trains on the Northern Itreilway have
continued to run, though of course considerably impeded
—but on the Great Southern and \Veetern line there has
hem an absolute suspension of traffic ; and- the trails
from Cork and Limerick, due yesterday morning, have
not yet been received, the down tra'.ls, which were sent
.iut 11-0151 Du%liri yesterday moriMiz, having, after a
s.ol,tiess attempt to proceed slow; the line, been brought
post-office. The traffic on the Midland
Railway suffered bat liitle, owl ,g to the arrangements
made to clear the line.
The principal anxiety felt was for the fate of the ship-
ping, which, owing to the fury of the storm from the
east, were exposed to imminent danger on this coast.
Several painful rumours about the Dublin and Liver-
pool steamers have turned out to have been entirely un-
founded.

The weather still continues extremely severe. There
was a hard frost last night, with a continuance of the
eastern gale, but no more snow.
SATURDAY EVENING.—The news of a fatal and very
melancholy shipwreck off this coast was received in
Dublin to-day. The Will-o'-the-Wisp, a steamer, 400
tons burden, employed in the coal trade, and chartered
by an Irish railway company to convey coals from
Maryport to Dublin, went on shore at Lambay Island
in the gale of last night, and was discovered this morn-
ing a total wreck, the accounts which reached town
stating that the captain aid all hands were lost. It is
added that the masters of some coal vessels now dis-
charging cargoes in Dublin were on board, and perished•
with the others.
The London morning papers of yesterday, due by the
ordinary express at 10 o'clock last night, did not reach
Dublin till a few minutes before 12 to-day, when they
were received by mail, and delivered at the same time
with last evening's London papers. The frost still con-
tinues, and the wind blows pretty freshly from the east,
but we have had no fall of snow since yesterday morning.
It is stated that every arrangement was made for Mr.
Keogh, the Soliciter-General, to go as judge on the
western circuit at the approaching assizes, and that the
commission was actually made out for the purpose, when
it was discovered that by accepting even the temporary
trust he would vacate his seat in Parliament, and have
to stand a now election for Athlone. The same difficulty
will exist for Mr. Serjeant O'Brien, the new member for
Limerick, who has hitherto gone circuit for one of the
absent judges.