The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-04 00:00:00

to the deck. The compasses, with every light on the main
deck, were destroyed. It is supposed the vessel must go to
Malta to repair.

MILITARY.
The following officers and troops embarked this morning
from Portsmouth dockyard for the East :—Capt. Thomas,
Lieutenants Martin and Hickie, Ensigns Plummer and Thurs-
ton, 158 non-commissioned officers and men of the 7th Royal
Fusiliers ; Captain Bulwer, Lieutenants Prevost and the Hon.
N. Fiennes, Ensigns Williamson and Lewis, and 158 non-com-
missioned officers and men of the 23d Royal Welsh Fusiliers ;
Captains Parker and Macdonald, Lieuts. Simpson, Forbery,
and Daley, Ensign Knowles, and 128 non-commissioned offi-
cers and men of the 77th Regiment ; Uaptains Grogan and
Henning, Lieutenants Priestly and Hall, Ensign Robertson,
and 128 non-commissioned officers and men • of the 88th
(Connaught Rangers) ; Major Lord Alex. G. Russell, Captains
Buller and Maclean, Lieutenants Glynn, and Rooper, Ensign
Harrington, and 210 non-commissioned officers and men of
the Ist Battalion of the Rifle Brigade ; Captain Balfour,
Lieut. Scriven, Ensigns Nicholl, Sotheby, and Burrough, and
208 non-commissioned officers and men of the 2d Battalion
of the Rifle Brigade ; two officers of the medical staff, three
horses, die. Total, 34 officers and 990 non-commissioned
officers and men.

Yesterday a large supply of the new regulation sword-
bayonet was received into the ordnance stores in the Tower.
This weapon is for the use of rifle regiments ; it is intended
to supersede the old bayonet, and when attached to a rifle
the two together will be precisely the same length as an in-
fantry musket with a fixed bayonet ; so that the rifleman
will be placed on an equality with a battalion soldier when
fighting in line or exposed singly to an enemy. The length
of the sword-bayonet is 30 inches from hilt to point ; the
blade is straight for 12 inches, when it assumes the shape of
an ancient falchion, slightly curved, and with edges on either
side.

Infantry regiments of the line on borne service, and regi-
ments of militia serving in the colonies aie to be supplied,
with 12 Minie rifles per company, and militia regiments doing
duty:Wiiiiktn_tbre United Kingdonvieur per_compatty, ter the-
purpose of instructing the men in the use of that weapon.
The Saldanha troop-ship was towed out of Queenstown har-
bour on Wednesday. She takes detachments of the follow-
ing regiments, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel
Alexander :—the 19th, 14th, and 89th—in all about 750,
bound for the Crimea. They were in excellent health and
spirits. There was great cheering from the ships in the har-
bour and from the people on shore as they passed along.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

GREAT WESTERN.

The adjourned special meeting of this company was
held yesterday at the Paddington station, to consider
some railway bills now before Parliament, promoted by
other companies ; Mi. C. Russell in the chair.
Mr. STEVENSON read the notice convening the meet-
ing, and the short titles of six' bills submitted in com-
pliance with the standing orders of the House of Lords.
The CHAIRMAN explained that two out of the six
bills were approved at the last meeting, and he was pre-
pared on the present occasion to submit only two more
—tbe Cornwall and South Wales Bill. The bill relating
to the Plymouth Great Western Docks contained no
clauses in reference to the Great Western Railway Com-
pany, and they would therefore withdraw it. The bill
for the extension to Brentford was not sufEclently ad-
vanced in Parliament to submit it to the proprietors, and
they would therefore have to adjourn the meeting to'
consider it on another day. He concluded by moving a
formal resolution approving a bill for extending .the
time for the completion of the Cornwall Railway and
works, and for making further provisions as to its share
capital, and for leasing the line to the Great Western,
Bristoland Exeter, and South Devon Railwaycotnpanies.
Lord BARRINGTON seconded the motion, and it was
carried unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN then proposed a formal resolution,
proving " a bill to consolidate and amend the acts re-
lating to the South Wales Railway Company, and to
authorise the ccnstruction of new works and alterations
of existing works ane for other purposes."
Lord BARRINGTON seconded the motion, which, after
some explanation, was carried unanimously.
The Plymouth Great Western Docks Bill was with-
drawn, and the meeting was adjourned to the 17th of
May for the purpose of considering the last bill on the
list, for making a railway from Southal to Brentford, and
docks at the latter place.
The meeting then separated.