The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-16 00:00:00

MILITARY.

Yesterday morning the arrivals of volunteers and re-
cruits, by railway, from the northern, eastern, and mid-
land counties were exceedingly numerous, and with
those who arrived during Saturday, or were enlisted
within the metropolitan districts, numbered upwards of
170 for regiments of infantry of the line. These were
mustered and surgically inspected, and having been,
without a single exception, finally approved, proceeded
in the afternoon, under the command of staff-sergeants,
to join the depots of their respective regiments, which
are chiefly serving in the Crimea. In addition to the
above, 37 fine, tall, and athletic young men, enlisted for
cavalry regiments. During the past week 65 volunteers
and recruits for the Royal Artillery and Royal Sappers
and Miners passed through the metropolis on their
way to joiu the head-quarters at Woolwich and
Brornpton.

Ye;terday 24 men (invalided), two women and four
children, belonging to the Royal Artillery, disembarked
at Gravesend, from the ehip Barham, from Hong Kong,
and proceeded to Chatham Invalid Depot.
It is rumoured that the Highland Brigade in the
Crimea is likely to be strengthened by the addition of
the 92d, now at Gibraltar.

The following changes of commanding officers of the
Royal Artillery are announced :—Lieutenant-Colonel
Aylmer to succeed Lieutenant-Colonel Ormsby at the
Pigeon-house Fort, Dublin ; Captain H. Flint promoted
to a company, to proceed to Lisburn to relieve Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Harrison (on recruiting service there) ;
Lieutenant-Colonel Harrison is to proceed from Lis-
burn to Kilkenny. Captain Anketell, promoted to a
company, to proceed from Ireland to Gibraltar ; Lieu-
tenant Tupper to be removed from Alderney to Ireland.
It is stated that Carrickfergus-castle is about to be
made the head-quarters of the artillery in the north of
Ireland. It was asserted, a short time ago, that 500
men were shortly expected to arrive there from Wool-
wich, and a thorough inspection of the castle's accom-
modation having been made, together with the old
county of Antrim gaol and court-house, with the view
of turning them into barracks, one of the largest house
and landed proprietors in the neighbourhood communi-
cated with the Beard of Ordnance, offering to let them
any accommodation they might require. This would
be one of the most desirable places suitable for training
recruits, and from its proximity to the sea-shore would
tend to increase the health of the troops. The place is
admirably adapted for drilling the men to both light
mid heavy gun exercise. In olden times this citadel was
the head-quarters of a regiment of infantry and one of
cavalry ; and, if it were once more made head-quarters,
it would have a decided tendency to promote the in-
dustry and welfare of the town.

THE MILITIA.
The Lord Mayor, as Lord-Lieutenant for London,
has received her Majesty's warrant to embody the whole
of the City of London Militia forthwith. The body
will assemble in the first instance in the Artillery-
ground, and when complete will be sent to do garrison
duty wherever the Home Secretary may appoint. It
is supposed that their first quarters will be at the Tower.
On former occasions they generally took the duty at
Deptford, Greenwich, or Woolwich. At the next Court
of Lieutenantcy her Majesty's warrant will be received.
Yesterday the 2d Royal Surrey Militia was summoned
to muster, by command of the Lord Lieutenant, on the
Ist of February, at Guildford, to be embodied for per-
manent duty. The regiment is expected to muster at
least 700 strong.
The Norfolk Militia Artillery are summoned to mus-
ter at Yarmouth on Tuesday next, the 23d inst., to be
embodied for permanent duty.
The Exeter and South Devon Volunteer Rifle Corps
assembled for ball practice at Dawlish last week. Up-
wards of 80 members from various parts of Devonshire
were present, under the command of Adjutant Moore.
The corps evinced considerable proficiency in drill and
great precision in firing with the Minie rifle.
The South Devon Regiment of Militia has been re-
cruiting in several of the rural villages and towns of
Devonshire lately with some success. The regiment,
which is under the command of Lieut.• Colonel Sir J.
Y. Buller, has attained great military proficiency. Two
of ins officers have recently volunteered for service in
the Crimea, and have beea appointed ensigns in two re-
giments of the line.

The recruiting officers of several regiments of the
line, stationed at Exeter and other places in Devonshire,
continue to be very successful in obtaining men. A
large number of recruits came from the rural districts.
Yesterday the Royal Cornwall and Devon Miners
Militia corps assembled for permanent duty at Falmouth.
The deficiency ii the regiment, consequent upon volun.
teering into the line, will, it is fully anticipated, be soon
made up, as several of the gentlemen of the county have
liberally offered to give an extra bounty of 2/. each for
recruits, in addition to the 61. per man offered by Go-
vernmext.

The Leicestershire Regiment of Militia, which bas
been embodied more than a month, assembled in the
market-place at Leicester yesterday morning, and were
minutely inspected by Major-General Simpson, who was
attended by Lieutenant-Colonel King and Major the
Marquis of Granby. At the close of the inspection a
square was formed, and the Major-General delivered a
short address, complimenting the men on their soldier-
like appearance, and stating that he should report to the
Commander-in-Chief that they were a fine body of men.
Tho Major-General afterwards inspected the armoury.
Up to the present time about 40 men have signified their
readiness to volunteer. The colonel, the Duke of Rut-
land, has not been able to join the regiment since it was
embodied.