The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-11 00:00:00

THE FRENCH REINFORCEMENTS.

Detachments from the 22d, 231, 29th, and 41st of th
line, from the 11th battalion of Foot Chasseurs, and 120
tight infantry, arrived in Paris on Friday morning, and
left in the evening of Saturday by the Lyons Railway for
the South.

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A letter from Nantes, of the 7th, mentions that the 9th
light infantry had received orders to form three war bat-
talions, and to join the camp of the South, whence it is to
proceed in the spring to the Crimea.
We read in the Sentinelle Tautonnaise of the sth inst.
"The steam-frigate Sane sailed yesterday with troops for
the Crimea. 1,229 rank and file, 1,000 of whom belonged
to the 17th battalion of Chasseurs de►Vincennes, embarked
the same day for the army of the East. Ammunition
waggons are continually arriving at the arsenal with shells,
cannon balls, and other projectiles destined for the evil'
The square opposite the arsenal is literally covered with
pieces of artillery, which are conveyed on board the dif'
ferent transports with as little delay as possible. The
shells and cannon balls are shipped on board the St. Louis•
Two detachments from the 17th and 32d of the line arrived
this morning at Toulon, where they are waiting for tram'
ports to embark. The steamer Meteor sailed last night fo
the Black Sea. 300 men of the 16th light infantry packed
their arms this morning in the arsenal, previously to #3Ol.
barkation."

HaerOyFtFIC,IAL APPOINTMENTS.—The Right,
Hon. W. G.
M.P., has appointed Mr. Charles William Free'
mantle, of the Treasury, to be his private secretari•
i
r.George Bannerman has been appointed clerk of the
peace and keeper of the Register of Sasines in the coula
Banff. Captain Joseph Nias, C. 8., is appointed Su A "
perintendent of the Royal William Victualling yar-
and the Naval Hospital at Plymouth. Captain Charing
Graham and Sir Baldwin W. Walker, K.C.8., are af:
pointed paid aides-de•camp to the Queen ; and Captains
Lord Edward Russell and Henry J. Coirington,
ire appointed unpaid aides-de camp to the Queen.
Joseph Senior is appointed third class clerk in the -6-"ci
miralty, Whitehall. Mr. W. H. Strutt is appointe
first class clerk ; Mr. Peter Robertson, second n 1396
clerk ; Mr. Thomas Pitcairn, acting second class clerk ;
Mr. Rodolph Alexis Arundell, third class clerk, in that
Accountant-General's department of the Admiralty
Somerset-house. Mr. J. S. B. De Courcy and Mr. t'
G. Wilson are appointed acting second class clerks 1.
the Comptroller of Victualling's department, Somerset
-
house. -Observer.
THE BALAKLAVA RAILWAY.--Messrs. Peto, Brassei!..
and Batts, the eminent contractors, having undertakel'
to construct a railway for the Government from Baili
klava to the British camp, a large force of navvies will
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he despatched immediately to commence operation!,
Mr. Kellock, a gentleman well known on the Hereford__
Ross, and Gloucester Railway, will superintend in Pehro
son the execution of this arduous undertaking, and t,,
,
Rev. George Gyngell, the talented and indefatigab
missionary, whose devoted labours amongst the nor.
employed on the line near Ross were the theme of adrnlr
ration, will accompany the detachment in the capacity.:_l
chaplain, at the entire cost of Mr. Pete, who has
furnished a liberal number of Bibles and Testaments
not only for the use of the men, but of any others valh.°
may need them. Mr. Gyngell also takes out witliknislbn:
a large number of Bibles and Testaments in the Tur
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Russian, and French languages, and a quantity of PP._
and other comforts for such as may require them, con,
tributed by friends who sympathise with his zealouo an"
devoted undertaking.—Hereford Times.