The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-09 00:00:00

THE MILITIA. IN IRELAND.

Irish Militia Regiments to be equipped and trained
for artillery service :—Antrim, Armagh, Cork city,
Dublin city, Galway, Limerick city, Londonderry, and
Tyrone.
A third Cork Militia is to be formed. No Colonel
yet appointed.
The Hon. Robert Handcock is appointed Lieut.-Colo-
nel Commandant of the Dublin Militia Artillery.
The colonelcy of the Kilkenny Militia is vacant.
Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. Cornelius Maude, D.L., is
appointed Commandant of the 2d Tipperary Militia.
Denis D. Purcell, Esq., son of Robert Purcell, Esq.,
of Kilkenny, is appointed to a commission in the Tip-
perary Militia.
Not a commission of the Galway Militia has been
given to a gentleman of the town.
Fitzstephen French, Esq., M.P., is appointed by his
brother, Lord De Freyne, colonel of the Roscommon
Militia, vice General Lord Lortor, deceased.
James M. Caulfield, R,q,, M.P.., having resigned his
commission as lieutenant colonel of the Tyrone Militia,
James M. Stronge, Esq., succeeds him.
Captain Hoghton, late 73d, is appointed to a company
in the 4th Lancashire, and Captain Bond, late 86th, to
a company in the East Kent Militia.

WINTER COATS FOR THE AMBY IN
THE CRIMEA•

The following letter from Mr. Sidney Herbert is
in reply to an offer made by the Messrs. Nicoll to
supply clothing for the Crimea army, on the pay-
ment by the Government of the mere costs out of
pocket :

" War office, Dec. 7, 1354.
" Gentlemen —I have had the honour to receive your
letter of the 25th: ult., which 1 should have acknowledged
some days since, were it not that I was led to believe,
from the tenor of your communication, that I should
again hear from you when the articles were ready.
"I beg to express to you my best thanksfortheoffer
you have made, which the Government would have felt
it their duty to accept, had not the Board of Ordnance
entered into contracts for the supply of forty thousand
fur"coasthsaflir
htahveeusegroefattheia,iremasyu Titiy.
.
I communicating to
Lord Raglan your generous intentions towards the
soldiers of the army under his cmmand which I am
sure will be appreciated as an evidence of the feeling
entertained towards them at borne.—l have the honour
to be, gentlemen,

" Yonr most obedient servant.
Nic(11(.8"g"'1> " SIDNEY HERBERT.

MAIL STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH

eIIINA.

Import:t.nt alterations, have recently been made in
regard. to the postal t,errice between this country and
China. The mail conounnication with China, which
heretof are has been benii-inunthly, will for the future, be
carries on once a month ; and in,tead, therefore, of the
mails being made up in London on the 4th and 20th
tia Southampton, and on' the 9th and 25th via Mar-
seilles, they will in future only be despatched hence on
the 4th of the month via Southampton, and on the 9th
via Marseilles.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company, have, bowever,
enter,:id into an arrangement for extending the China
mai'. service to Shanghai ; and on and after the 4th
January neat, mails will be conveyed throughout to and
front that port by the company's steamers.

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TREAT RE -R 0 Y AL, DRURY-LANE,
M. jULLIEN'S CONCERTS.
LAST NIGHT OF THE SEASON.
The Programme for THIS EVENING (Saturday, Dec. 9), will
include the New Songs, " Say yes," and " Minnie," sung by Madame
Anna ThWon ; Overture to " Tannhauser ;" Grand Selection from
Les Huguenots; Le Comte Ory Quadrille; the Andante Foca
Adagio from Bristow's Symphony in D minor; the American Qua-
drille; Scherzo in G minor, from Mendelssolm's Midsummer Night's
Dream ; Solos—'Trombone, Signor Ciotil ; Violin, Signor Monasterio ;
and Clarionet, M. Wuille ; Valse from Luccia di Lammermoor ; the
Charge Galop ; and the new DESCRIPTIVE QUADRILLE, THE
ALLIED ARMIES, Juthen, assisted by the Bands of her Majesty's
Grenadier Guards, 2d Life Guards, and CoELstream Guards.
Paicas at Arninamos.—Promenade, boxes, and galleries, IS. ;
dress circle, is. 6d. ; private boxes 11. is. and upwards.
M. JULLIEN'S GR&ND BAL MASQUE will take place en
MONDAY, next, Dec. 11, and terminate the season.
N.B. All persons having claims en the theatre on account of the
concerts are requested to deliver their accounts immediateiy, and to
apply on Thursday next, Dec. 14, at two o'clock, for payment.

TREATRE ROYAL HAYMARKRT.
Hader the management of Mr. linctatone.
THIS EVENING, Doc. 9,
Will bo performed the Comely of PRESENTED
n, ATnd Howe ;
COURT.
Principal chara.Aers by MeB3ll. BUCketollB, d
Lavine.
. Fatra a
kisses Reynolds, E. Chaplin, Grantham, an
After which. the Ballet of THE SfAit OF ANDALUSIA, in
Which Senora Perea .ena wi,l appear.
To which will be added THE BALANCE OF COMFORT.
To be followed by 11.0Rii BLITSDERS THANT ONE.
To conclude with the FLOWER OF THE PORT.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATBE, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES [CAIN.
TIII3 EVENING, Dzo. 9,
Will be performed FROM VILLAGE TO COURT. Principal
characters by ?dessrs. Harley, Fisher, and Cathcart ; Misses Mur-
ray and Heath.
After which will be presented a new Melo-dramatic Spectacle, in
wee acts, entitled SCHAMYL, the Warrior Prophet.

LYCEUM THEATRE.
THIS EVENING, DEC. 9,

Will be performed AGGRAVATING SAM. Principal characters
by Mossri. C. Mathews, Roxby, Baker, Swan, Williams, and Tem-
pleton; Mrs. Macnamara, and Misses Oliver and H. Gordon.
To be followed by a new Comic Drama, entitled A COMICAL
COUNTESS.