The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-04 00:00:00

THE MILITIA.

The East Suffolk Regiment of Artillery, under the
command of Colonel Shafto Adair, M.P., is ordered to
muster at Ipswich on the 14th inst. for permanent duty.
The South Middlesex Militia, Colonel Bagot, on duty
at Portsmouth dockyard, have given 200 volunteers to
the Rifles, Marines, and line ; the Lancashire has also
given upwards of 150 to the line and Guards ; the Essex
Aifles have furnished over 200, and the Wiltshire 158
volunteers to the line, and more daily join.
The Fourth Lancashire Militia, at the end of the 28
days' drill, will proceed to Edinburgh for permanent
duty.
The Oxfordshire Militia will assemble for permanent
duty on Wednesday at Oxford.
The South Lincolnshire Militia, which has for some
months been quartered in Chichester barracks, under
the command of Colonel Sibthorp, M.P., exhibit a great
desire to join the line, and no less than 150 of them have
volunteered during the past week.
Earl Fitzhardinge, Lord Lieutenaat of Gloucestershire,
and Colonel of the Royal South Gloucestershire Militia,
has just received instructions to call up his regiment for
immediate service. The North Gloucestershire Regiment
is also to be called up.
The enlistment of men from the Militia regiments in
Portsmouth Garrison has been so successful as to mate-
rially thin the force requisite for ordinary garrison duty.
The Regiment of Lancashire Militia. quartered at
Portsmouth, has contributed about 170 men to the
Marines, Guards, and other corps.
The Hampshire Regiment of Militia has given about
150 men to the Marines, Rifles, Guards, &c.
The Hampshire Militia Artillery is ordered to be
called out for permanent duty on the 7th inst., and will
occupy Haslar barracks, Gosport, which quarters will
be vacated by the South Middlesex Militia for others at
Portsmouth this day.

ARRIVALS OF SPECIE.—The specie arrivals of the week
have amounted to more than 750,0001., of which
420,0001. is silver. The exports are estimated at between
200,0001. and 300,0001.
THE WEATHER IN THE BALTIC.—Narva, Nov. 23.
The river is covered with ice, and the navigation *sad.
The bay is not yet closed.—Memel, Nov. 27.—T0-day
the weather is mild, with light westerly winds. From
the afternoon of the 25th to noon on the 26th November
a severe snow storm prevailed here, but no damage to
shipping is yet known.
A NEW Swell INl[Ne.—lntelligence ha 3 been received
from Cmiapo by the steamer 111.14dalena of an extraordi-
nary discovery alleged to have,been made in the neigh-
bourhood of a place called Chanoccillo, one of the rich
silver districts in that part of Chili. Some poor wood-
cutters, it i 3 said, were engaged in omitting and collecting
wood on the hills when the axe of one of them struck.
something hard, and, as the substance had a softer sound
than a stone, he cleared away. the rubbish to ascertain
what it was, and found a vein of nearly solid silver.
Along with hip Companions he continued the examina-
and ascertained that there were four veins all dis-
tinct and large. The consequence was, that the city
was almost deserted,cooreg- miners,asteevderualpotnhotuhseanspdoand, raischthaensde
poor, having n
had already remained several days, no doubt was felt that
the value of the disco very had been confirmed. The
ocality is about eight or nine leagues from one of the
tations of the oopispo Railway.