The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-02 00:00:00

7'llE FRENCH REINFORCEMENTS.

BOULOGNE•SUR-MER, Dec. I.—ln consequortce of an
order which came down frOm the Emperor, 10,400 men

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from the camp of the north have been elected to proceed
forthwith to the Crimea pour remplacer les t Ite's. The Em-
peror, in order to pay a compliment to the army encamped
around Boulogne, has given the soldiers an opportunity of
volunteering for the seat of war, but limited the number
of volunteers to ten from each company. Upon this feet
being made known the greatest enthusiasm prevailed
amongst the men, and the difficulty of limiting the election

to ten from each company was very great, in consequence
of the almost unanimous desire of the soldiers to be per-
mitted to join their comrades in the East.
The troops, comprising this reinforcement of 10,400, are

being marched down to the railway, by which they pro-
ceed to Paris, en route to the place of embarkation. They
are accompanied to the terminus here by their different
bands, which are playing a series of lively airs thrdughout
their march. The greatest interest is exhibited by the
inhabitants generally, who crowd the different thorough-
fares the soldiers pass, and greet the gallant fellows in tho
most rapturous and feeling manner.
Ike Emperor has presented each of the soldiers with a
copy of the New Testament, which is the diamond edition
published in London by the British and Foreign Bible
Society.

The detachments of 160 men of the Bth, 9th, 17th, and
32d regiments of the line, in garrison at Paris, who have
volunteered for the army of the East, left Paris last
evening by railway. Similar detachments from the 36th,
63d, 66th, and 67th regiments of the line, and of the Bth
and 13th light infantry, also stationed at Paris, are to
,leave to-day. All these detachments are to remain at Aix
until they receive orders to proceed to the corps for which
they are respectively destined.
Gen. Montebello, who is the bearer of the letter of the

Emperor to General Canrobert, left Marseilles in the Indus
on the 26th. The same vessel carried out a detachment
of 475 Chasseurs de Vincennes. Other departures of
troop 3 took place on the previous evening, and others again
were to take place the next day. In addition to troops
all tho vessels that leave take out ammunition and stores
The reinforcements which leave Marseilles do not ferns
part of the regiments composing the divisions of Generals
Salle and Dalac, which are to embark at Toulon.

The Atlas steam-packet, belonging to the company Ar•
naud and Fouache, arrived at Marseilles on Monday even-
ing from Constantinople, where she had carried out troops.
Sho left the Turkish capital on the 15th.
The corvette Caravane, having on board a detachment of

the 26th regiment for the army of the East, sailed front
Toulon on Monday. She also carried out a large quantity
of wine for the Black Sea fleet. The Charlemagne arrived
in that port on Monday, and will have to stop several days
for repairs. Three English steamers, in addition to those
which previously arrived, entered Toulon on Monday, but
the next day two of them proceeded to Marseilles to receive
troops. The number of vessels of different sizes ready to
rail from Toulon on Tuesday, was, without counting the
English steamers, 15; and amongst them were the soreW
vessels of the lino the Fleurus and the Saint Louis. These
vessels were destined to take out the 7th division,
and the Bth division is to leave immediately after.
At Toulon, the fitting out of the ship of the line
Navarin is far advanced, and that of the Souverain is to
be carried on with all activity. Upwards of 200 workmen
are, besides, employed in the construction of a large steam-
frigate to be called the Imperatrice Eugenie.
The depot of the 19th battalion of Chasseurs de Via.
cennos arrived at Marseilles in the evening of the 26th,
from Douai. It was four days en route, and passed through
Paris without stopping.
Detachments of the 9th and 32d regiments of the line
took their departure from Paris the day before yesterday
by the Lyons Railway for the South, where they are to
embark for the Crimea. They passed along the Quays, the
Hotel-de-Ville, and the Arsenal, singing patriotic songs.
A letter from Toulon of the 28th ult. says :—" The
workmen in the dockyard were obliged to work on Sunday
last until noon, in consequence of the urgency of the works
now in hand. The gun-boats aro well advanced in their
construction, and in a few months soils of them can be
launched and immediately after armed. The English yes-
selsjwhich are to carry out the troops to the Crimea are
expected here every day. A large quantity of artillery
stores is being embarked on board the ships of the line and
frigates now in the harbour. The activity displayed here
is extraordinary."
We read in the Sentine:le Toulonnaise of the 27th inst.
" The screw ships Fleurus and St. Louis and several
frigates are making preparations to receive on board the
first brigade of the seventh division of the army of the
East. The 10th and 57th Regiments have already packed
their arms in the arsenal ready for embarkation. The
second brigade is to embark in the steam-frigate just ar•
rived, and the entire division will be on its way to the
East in a few days. The eighth division is to follow im-
mediately, as transports are arriving daily for that pur•
pose, so that in less than a fortnight our army in the East
will be increased by two new divisions, and will have re-
ceived a great quantity of war materiel. Numerous detach-
ments leave daily to fill up the vacancies in the different
corps of the army in the Crimea."

1, STEAMERS ENGAGED AS TRANSPORTS
is AND ON MAIL SERVICE.

The following magnificent steamers are at present em-
ployed as transports :

ROYAL MAIL COMPANY.

Tons. Horse•
power.
Orinoco (p.)
Avon (p.) 2,069 450
Thames (p.)
Medway (p.)
Trent (p.)
Tamar (p.)
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL COMPANY.

Himalaya (s.) 3,500 700
Simla (s.) 2,600 GOO
Candia (a.)
Nubia (s.)
Colombo (s.)
Indus (p.) ..
Ripon (p.)
Manilla (a.) 6OO 6O
Rajah (e.)
GENERAL SCREW COMPANY.
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Prince 2,750 300
Indiana
Golden Fleece
Jason
Hydaspes
Harbinger
Propontis
This list shows that Southampton has contributgd 22
steamers, of 32,2G0 tons, and 8,530-horse power.
Liverpool also has borne her fair share in furnishing the
Government with steam-ships, screw and paddle, for ser-
vice as transport or store vessels, as will be seen by the
following list of ships, tonnage, and power :

CUNARD COMPANY.

Arabia (p.)
Earopa (p.) 1,850
Niagara (p.)
Cambria (p.)
Jura (s.)
Emew (s.)
Alps (s.)
Andes (s.)
CANADIAN COMPANY
Cleopatra (s.)
Ottawa (s.)
Charity (s.) 1,200

LIVERPOOL AND PHILADELPHIA COMPANY.
Kangaroo (s.) 1,900 350
SOUTH AMERICAN COMPANY.
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_...... ______ ___
Imperatrix (s.)

1,800

CORK AND LIVERPOOL COMPANY.
Albatross (s.)
Cormorant (s.)
making a total of 15 vessels of 22,950 tons and 5,540-
horse power. In addition to these there are about twenty
Cr thirty sailing transports of the largest class belonging to
t pelt.

USE OF A PLAID IN BAtTLIC.-A letter was received
a few days ago by Mr. Mgt ougail, tartan warehouse,
Inverness, in which occurs th. ollowing circumstance :
" The big rough plaid whioi, we got some time ago for
Captain Campbell, 23d Regiment, saved his life at the
Alma, as he found several balls in it after he was
carried off the field on the 2Uth September."—lnverness
Courier _

MACREADT IN BIRMINGHAM.—On Thursday
ekmviinetzdtieineogo of compliance
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Institute, gave
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Towndevs-hall,thio the Birmingham, from Milton, Dryden,
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institution.o
The attendance of a numerous audience was more than
expected, the weather being extremely inclement.
The ball was filled, and considering that Mr. Mac-
ready was merely a dramatic actor, this circumstance
was the more remarkable. Mr. Macready, after his in-
troduction to the audience, proceeded to allude to his
early and happy days in Birmingham, the circumstance
that he had been invited by the directors of the Midland
Institute to appear on that occasion, and to apologise
for any deficiencies which might be apparent during
the performances which he had undertaken. His
readings consisted of Dryden's " Ode to Cecilia,"
Pope's " Vital Spark," Wordsworth's " Cumber-
land Beggar," an extract.. from the fifth book of
Milton's " Paradise Lost," together with the "Dream
of Eve," and an extract from the fourth act of the
secind part of Henry IV. An apologue by Leigh
Hunt succeeded, but produced little effect. It is almost
impossible to conceive the impression which, by his versa-
tile talent, Mr. Macready produced upon his auditory.
The assemblage were enthusiastic in their plaudits. The
entertainment did not last more than an hour and 0,
half. The proceeds for the institution will be nearly
2001.
THE MUSEUM OF ORNAMENTAL ART AT MARLBOROUGII
HOUSE.—The numbers attending, &c., during the month
of November were as follows :-3,554 persons on the
public dayss and admitted free ; 357 persons on he
students' days,(and admitted as students on the payment
of Gd. each, besides the registered students of the classes
and schools. The museum is now open free on Satur-
days for the convenience of schools, &c.

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