The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-20 00:00:00

MAIL FOR THE BLACK SEA.

Her Majesty's ship Algiers, in addition to a large quan-
tity of heavy shot and shell, ammunition, &c., will take
out GOO marines for service in the Black Sea fleet.

STAFF OFFICERS' NEW DRESS.
It is stated that the Queen has decided on the new dress
of staff officers. Henceforward the staff officers, such as
adjutant-generals, quartermaster-generals, &c., will wear
a tunic of scarlet cloth, with lace of 4 Austrian knots on
each side, with two behind. The inside will be lined with
white silk. There will be novelty introduced into the
dress, of a shoulder-chain, gilt. The changes will cause a
great saving to the officers. It is said that the Hussar
jacket, which, according to the old plan, cost 50 guineas,
will now be but 15. The foot artillery, formerly costing
18 guineas, will now bo but 6 ; and the horse artillery,
now costing 25 guineas, will be but 15. The uniform of
the light cavalry, formerly costing 19 guineas, will, under
the present arrangement, now cost but 13. The new in-
fantry coat, formerly costing 151., will now be about 8/. ;
and the heavy dragoon dress, now costing 251., is reduced
to the cost of about 6/. The aides-de-camp will also be
under this reduced arrangement.

Her Majesty's cruisers having towed the French ships
and British transports, with the troops on board, return-
ing back to Franco out of the Baltic, returned to their
cruising grounds immediately. In the Gulfs of Finland
and Bothnia, a number of Dutch vessels sought to enter the
blockaded ports; they were, however, speedily intercepted,
and her Majesty's ship Archer sent one, the Minima, into
Memel ; she is laden with hollands, cheese, and miscel-
laneous produce, and with her cargo will be sent home to
England for condemnation.
By advices received yesterday, under date Athens, Aug.
27, it appears a transport has been reported wrecked off
the Greek coast at Poro ; she is supposed to be the missing
transport Courier, bound from England.
The provisional battalion at Chatham now numbers
2,382 rank and file, and recruits continue daily to arrive ;
the number of men fit for the field at a moment's notice is

1,400.
The second division of the 4th Middlesex Militia, Colo-
nel Begot, left Hounslowan yesterday for Portsmouth. The
regiment is 600 strong,d has attained a high state of dies

cipliue.
The York Hussar Yeomanry Cavalry muster at York
to-morrow, for seven days' training.
The Cambridgeshire Militia, now out at Ely, completed
their fourth week's training yesterday, having been in-
spected by the commanding officer of the district ; the re-
giment proceeds to Ireland.
Several fresh militia regiments are to be embodied, con-
sequent on the removal of those sent to Ireland.
A circular has been s.ddreased to the colonels of the Irish
Militia, preparatory to the enrolling and training of that
force. Thirty thousand are to be enrolled ; about 8,000
will be embodied next spring, and it is supposed that 15,000
will be called out for training this present autumn.

TEI B/tOAD GAUGE.—On Friday, Viscount Barring-
ton, the Right lion. Spencer Walpole, and other
directors of the Great Western Railway, accompanied
by Mr. Brunel (their engineer), Mr. Sandars (their
secretary), by the manager of thiir locomotives, and
other officials, paid a business visit to Liverpool—having
spent the previous day in inspecting the capabilities of
Birkenhead. It is understood that their object is to
procure local accommodation for their anticipated goods
traffic, which, it is expected, will require a north as well
as a south depot, if not a central station also. It is ru- '
moured that their new ally, the Shrewsbury Company,
have resolved to put in force their running powers over
the Chester and Birkenhead line—subject, of course, to
the specified tolls—and that they threaten to run some
dozen trains extra, daily, between Cheater and Birken-
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