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

THE REINFORCEMENTS.

It has been decided that the reinforcements for the
cavalry in the Crimea will not be sent out until the spring,
when the 6th Dragoon Guards (Carbineers) and the 7tk
Dragoon Guards, with a regiment of light cavalry—it is
supposed the 16th Lancers—will embark for the seat Of
war. Each of these regiments will be augmented during
the winter months by volinteers from other cavalry reg
meats, the mounted Irish constabulary, and by recruits to
610 sabres, exclusive of farriers and trumpeters. The
cavalry regiments at present in the Crimea are to be in-
creased to a similar number. The height of recruits having
been reduced to 5 feet 6i inches for the light cavalry regi•
merits, young and active men offer themselves freely, and
on Saturday there were no fewer than 60 cavalry recruits,
who had been finally approved, billeted in the metropolis.
Last week an inspection took place at the Maidstone
Cavalry Depot by an order from the Horse Guards, and
the number of men fit to serve in the Crimea was asesr•
tained. The invalids from India were exempted. Each
light cavalry regiment at home will receive horses animal
to drill and train, so as to fill up vacancies in the regiments
now at the seat of war. 120 horses and 60 men are to 136
received at the depot for the 13th Light Dragoons.

Upwards of 40 fine young men (recruits) have joined the
garrison at Woolwich within the last few days, 18 of
whom are volunteers from the Lancashire Militia, and
among them are two sergeants.

On Friday Messrs. Tonge, Curry, and Co., of Liverpool►
sold the slipper Wildfire, 400 tons, lately belonging to
Edward Oliver, to Messrs. Peto, Brassey, and Co., for
1,5001. She will be despatched this week to BalaklaYs
with a complete railway plant and a company of navvies•

The Adelaide steam-transport, expected to arrive at the
Royal Arsenal on Saturday, to tyke on board stores for
conveyance to the Crimea, will, after partially loading at
Toolwich, proceed to Portsmouth to embark troops for
,;onveyance to Balaklava.

Two powerful steam-tugs, the Express and the Tarter,
belonging to the Liverpool Steam-tug Company, have bees
purchased by Government for service in the Black Sea'
The Express left Liverpool for her destination on Thursdaf
but was obliged to put back on Friday, in consequence of
he heavy weather in the Channel, with her maohinerf
lamaged.
The whole of the screw-boats belonging to the South
Inserican and General Steam Navigation Company have
Ren chartered for the transport service. The Emperatrih
L,BOO tons, is expected to be at Queenstown in a few days
,he Babiana, 1,700 tons, is being rapidly fitted at Liver'
pool ; and the Emperador, 1,800, which is expected from
he Brazils the latter end of the month, will be converted
into a troop-ship immediately on her arrival. The La&l
rano will sail from Liverpool for the Crimea in a day or
;,wo with 400 tons of hay.
The steam-transport Cosmopolitan, No. 157, left Porte'
mouth en Saturday with a load of the wooden huts for
the troops in the Crimea. She took out a large quantiti
,f stores also for the Government depots, and a good COrr
aignment of warm clothing and other necessaries for the
.:omfort of the troops, which have been purchased by *
subscription originated in Portsmouth by Colonel E. Na-
pier, of 3.lerchistoun-hall, who continues to receive sub'
icriptions in aid of further purches for the same object.
A large French ship of 1,000 tons burden is daily expected
)ff Southampton to load with wooden houses for the
Crimea. She is-to be towed by the French war steamer
Phlegethon. The screw steamer Hetton left Southampton
for Balaklava on Thursday last with a further supply of
wooden barracks for the British army. The steamers
John Bowes and Sir John Easthope are also loading.