The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-31 00:00:00

THE MILITIA.

The North Lincoln Militia, now assembled at Lincoln,
having for some time laboured under a wrong impression
that they were not liable to serve more than 56 days in any
one year, and some of them having entertained an opinion
that part of the bounty was held back, the commanding
officer, Lienteuant-Colonel Ellisen, explained to the men
the exact position they held, and how erroneous their im-
pressions as to the period of servitude were. The men
heard the commander with respectful attention, and he,
having explained everything to them to their perfect satis-
faction, complimented them on the very general good con-
duct of the regiment. On Thursday three companies (the
Grenadiers, No. 1 and No. 7) left Lincoln for Dover, and
it is expected that tho whole of the regiment will shortly
leave.

Recruiting for the Royal South Lincoln Militia, is pro-
gressing very satisfactorily at Grantham, about 2110 men
having been already enrolled and despatched to the head-
quarters at Chichester.
The Notts Militia still remains embodied at Newark.

Earl Vane, the Lieutenant-Colonel commanding the
North Durham Regiment of Militia, having received
orders from the War-office to permit those men who might
desire it, who had been enrolled under the Militia .A.ct of 1852,
to return to their homes on completing 56 days' training
and exercise, on Wednesday last the greater number of the
men claimed their release, and were permitted to withdraw
accordingly. About 22, however, volunteered for perma-
nent service, and were re-attested, receiving an additional
bounty of 11, per man. On Thursday morning the regi-
ment, which had numbered 260 the day before, only mus-
tered 85 on parade.

The majority of the South Durham Regiment, who had
arrived at a high state of efficiency, and were ordered to
be in readiness to march in a few days to the camp at
Aldershott, have also largely availed themselves of the op-
portunity of retiring, and do not new muster more than
about 100 men.

A large numbar of the York Rifles have also declined
further service this )ear.

RAILWAY TRAFEIC RETURNS.

TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE PAST WEEK.

Miles Receipts.
opened, NAME OF RAILWAY.
1855. 1854. 1855.
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BMTurf. £ X
72% Aberdeen .. •• • • .... •••••..•• .. • • • • • 2,030 1,922 '
37% Belfast and Ballymena ••••••• • • • .. • • 818 703
17 Belfast and County Down- ........„ - -
32 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire 1,997 1,872
26g Bolton, Blackburn, and West York •• • •
36 5
103 Ni Bristol and Exeter • • .......... ••• • - 2- 5 -
10'523 ,21
10,6359
189% Caledonian-- - ....... .....• ••• • • • 5,409 4,530
142 Ealriburg,h and Glasgow ..... •••• • • • • 4,066 4354
9454 Chester and Holyhead ..... ••..•• • • • • 169 144
8% Cork, Blackrock, and Passage ••• • • • 216 224
20 Cork and Bandon ...... • • • • • • • • • • •• 885 939
56 Dublin and Belfast Junction •••• • • • • 1,225 1,172
63 1 Dublin and Drogheda• •• • ••• •••• • • • • 681 603
7% Dublin and Kingstown ••••••• • • • • • •• 531 430
16% Dundee and Arbroath ••.••••• • • • • • • 829 800
31 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction
212 234
25 Dundalk and Enniskillen • • .. • • • • • • • •
77430 4 7758
68 East Anglian.... - •. • • .• ............
81 East Lancashire •• • • .... •.••• • • • • ... 4, 7 ,b 8
19,304 29,599 417 Eastern Counties and Norfolk.. • • ..1
Eastern Union •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
78 Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee.. •• .. 2,704 2,767
6 Exeter and Crediton.. • • .... • • .. - •• - -
22 Furness Railway •• • ••..•• . • ...... - .-
183 Glasgow, and South-Western........ 5,370 5,396
283 Great Northern and E. L..•........ 17,152 19,697
188 Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 4,063 5,548
842 Great Western .... ... •... 21,669 21,977
25 Irish South Eastern ................ - -
90 Lancaster and Carlisle.. • ..... ..... . 5,687 4,901
260 Lancashire and Y0rk5hire............ 17,523 18,281
- Leeds Northern .................... - -
161 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport •• • • 336 248
053 y( London and North Western ..... .... 49,657 50,607
5% London and 81ackwa11.......... „ _ 1,259 1,281
174 London, Brighton, and South Coast.. 10,212 10,834
267 London and South Wesbarn... .. •• • • 11,118 11,543
60 Londonderry and Enniskillen •••• • • • • 502 433
- Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, Ste. - -
- qs 1 7,842
171 :al Manchester, Sheffield , and Lincolnshire •, . 704
9% Manchester and South Junction ••• • .• g),,, 761
28 Maryport and Carlisle - • • • • • • • • • • • • - - -
2449, 26421
498% Midland •• •••-•••••••• • • • • • • • • - - 2:754 2,023
126 ~', Midland Great Western (Irish) ••• • • • _ _
37 Monklands • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • - • • " •• -
78% Newcastle and Carlisle.. •• .. ...... • • -
4,315 4,456
149 North British • • .. ....... • • • • • ...... _ _
- North Staffordshire •••••••• • • • • " • • 914 846
4654 North-Western •••••••••• • • • • " ' • • • 2,206 2,256
85% Scottish Central •••••"• • • • • " • BB7 887
39 Scottish Midland ••••••••• • • • • • •" •
850 1,091
29% Shrewsbury and Birmingham
..... ..
067
48 Shrewsbury and Chester ••• • • •2647 1,98
530
30 Shropshire Union
57% South Dev0n........ .
289 South Eastern. ••••• • • • • • ..... ••• • •• , 33407 13,007
16234 South Wales .. ..
97 South York., Doncaster, and GOOIO
38 Taff Vale •••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • •
-
77 Waterford and Limerick •.•. • • . • •• 564 760
25 West Cornwall .. •. • . ••• ,
....... .. 685 51ti
12 Whitehaven Junction ..... • • • .
.... .• 295 330
682 York and Newcastle, and henvick is
York and North Midland &
.Leads•• - -
roatIGN.
57 Dutch Rhenish .•••-.••••• • • • • •• " 1,001 852
262 Lyons and Mediterranean ••''•• • • - -
63 Montereau and TroYea " • " • • • • • • • • • - -
63 Namur and Liege • • • • • • • • •• • • - • • • • ' - -
445 Northern of Franco • • • • • • •• '' '' ' • • • i -
697 Orleans and Central... ..... - -
240 Paris and Lyons .• •••••••• ' • • • • • • • - -
82 Paris and Rouen. ••••••••• • • • • • .• .. 7,335 8,875
392 Paris and Strasburgh •• _ • • •• ...... - _
59 Rouen and Havre „. •• ... 3,273 3,669
151 Western of Fran Ce.. ...... 4,627 6,685