The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-18 00:00:00

THE MILITIA.

Ft. In.
Length between the perpendiculars 195 0
Breadth extreme to a 4-inch plank
Depth in engine-room to main deck 4
21. 100 a
Length of engine-room
2
Burden in tons, 1,388 87-94.
Engines by Maudslay, Sons, and Field, of Lambeth.
The Tartar was towed up to the East India Docks to
ake in her engines.
The following notice was posted at Woolwich dock-
_Tara yesterday :
" Letters for the Baltic fleet will be despatched by the
.tesistance and Belleisle on the 18th and 21st inst. from
he Downs, and letters for seamen, marines, and boys,
,erving in the Baltic fl et, if posted in time, and marked
iy her Majesty's ship Resistance, or Belleisle, will, when
iostage is prepaid at the Post-office, be forwarded by one
ir other of these ships.—Woolwich-yard, May 16, 1854."
The Royal Marines of the Woolwich division selected
.or service in the Powerful, 84, at Portsmouth, left their
rarracks at half-past 8 a.m. yesterday, and were played
o the dockyard station by the band of the division,
adienCe they proceeded en route to Portsmouth, to join
.heir ship.
Intelligence was yesterday received that her Majesty's
steamer ulegmra, with troops, the Victoria steam tran-
:port, with troops, as also the steam transports Albatros
snd Cambria, with troops, had passed Gibraltar on the
.3d and 4th inst., going eastward for Gallipoli.
A correspondent of a London contemporary, whose
etter was published a day or two ago, incorrectly stated
-hat the Megmra is lying at Portsmouth to embark the
12d. That steamer left Portsmouth on the 27th of
April with a portion of the 38th, and the 42d embark
a-day on board the Hydaspes.
The Sydney, hired steam transport, having embarked
s large portion of a battering train and 18 horses, was
taken out of the basin at Woolwich on Tuesday, and
proceeded to Greenhithe to take on board powder from
Purfleet for conveyance to the East.
The Jason, hired screw steam transport, having taken
227 horses on board in the basin at Woolwich, and a
battery and half a battery, was taken out on Tuesday,
is her draught of water would not allow of more stores
being put on board in the basin, and at 6 p.m. left for
Greenhithe to take on board the remainder of her stores
here. Some idea may be formed of the admirable facili-
ties and excellent arrangements for embarking horses at
Woolwich when it is stated that the Jason was taken
,nto the basin at 6 p.m. on Monday, and 80 horses put
.n board by a quarter to 9 the same evening, and or. the
next day 147 horses were put on board before 11 o'clock
,;irenoon. Tuesday finished the embarkation of the
-econd division of artillery for the East. Lieutenant-
Jolene' Anderson. commanding the Field Batteries,
Brigade Major Bingham, and Captain Riddell were con-
stant in their attendance every day while the embarka-
;ions were taking place, and Li utenant Robertson was
s•qually constant in attending to the arrangements for
be embarkation of both men and horses.
Rear-Admiral Duntlas, C. 13., and Captain Alexander
Vlilne, Lords of the Admiralty, with Commodore John
shepherd, were present during the embarkation, and
.vhen the Jason went out of the basin, at 4 p.m., they
returned to the Admiralty.
Yesterday the directors of the East India Company
took up a number of transports for the conveyance of
250 companies of troops from Kpgland to Calcutta.
Die vessels hired for the conveyance of the men are all
about 400 tons burden ; they embark between the 15th
and 30th of June. In addition to the above, 1,000
rank and file embark at Cork for Calcutta the last week
in June.
On Monday afternoon the 63d Regiment was drawn
up in heavy marching order in the Phcenix-park,
For the purpose of being inspected by Major-General
Cochrane, commanding the Dublin district. This being
she half-yearly inspection, the service and depot coin-
panies were paraded together. The service companies
being under orders for Greece, this inspection is likely
to be the last which they will undergo previous to ein-
;,arkation. The regiment having opened ranks, the
:Major-General ninutely inspected the men and their
appointments. The General then proceeded to inspect
the recruits, nearly 400 in number, and expressed his
4ratitication at their promising appearance.
On Monday the splendid troop-ship Tyrone, Captain
Knowles, completed the embarkation of the last section
if the officers, men, and horses of the 11th Hu•sars.
On the same evening, all things being completed and
ready for sea, the Tyrone was moved from the pier to
her moorings in the centre of the harbour, the captain
intending to put off to sea at 12 o'clock on Tuesday.
On that morning, however, 16 of her crew mutinied, and
refused to work the vessel, and before the hour of sailing
arrived they deserted her and came ashore. Eight of
them were taken into custody, and on being broughi-, be-
fore the police magistrate, and the complaint lodged
against them, they were committed to Kilinainham gaol
to abide their trial at the next commission.
The following return shows the stations of the
army in Ireland :-Ist Dragoon Guards, Newbridge ;
sth ditto, Ballincollig ; 2d ditto, Dundalk ; 3d, ditto,
Dublin ; 4th ditto, Newbrioge ; 7th ditto, Cahir ; 11th
Hussars, depot, Newbridge ; 16th Lancers, Dublin, and
depot, Athlone;
9:lde depot, Queen
s, depot,
Ie e ; 12th Regi-
.letachments in the South. Infantry—lst Royals, Ist
depot, Cloninel l4th,
battalion,3nt,ie nd tit depot,d epot
battalion,,
isTCaaas I
oecbk,atrh; ;,13
01,
depot, Birr ; 15th, depot, Londonderry ; 16th, odepot,
Athlone ; 17th, depot, Kilkenny ; 21st Regiment,
Dub-
lin ; 27th Regiment, ditto ; 30th depot, Fernley ; 33d,
Fernley ; 39th, depot, Kinsale • 41st, depot,
depot,
Templemore ; 49th, depot, Fermoy ; 50th', depot, Fer-
nley, 54th depot, Enniskillen ; 55th, depot, Temple-
more ; 57th, depot, Limerick ; 59th, depot, Kinsale ;
60th, 2d battalion, depot, tuttevant ; 62d, depot, Bel-
f-
st ; 63d Regiment, Dublin ; 60th, depot, Newry ;
72d, depot, Galway ; 89th, depot, Wa,terford ; 90th Re-
giment, Dublin ; 91st Regiment, Cork ; 92d, depot, Gal-
way.
THE RUSSIANS IN THE PA CIFIC.—We stated
l ef yt
Val-
ester-
day that the Russian 52-gun frigate Diana had
paraiso on the 23d March for the Sandwich Islands, and
that the French 50-gun frigate La Forte, Admiral de
Latorente, had left Valparaiso for Callao. It appears that,
the French frigate arrived at Callao on the 6th of April,
and that the British frigate President, 50, Captain Bur-
ridge, with the flag of Rear-Admiral
and Price, also
alp
lel
Valpariso soon after the Russian French,
arrived at Callao on the 7th Apri
ail,
tin Both ships remained
there on the 12th, evidently wg the nem of the

RUSSIA 'IN THE WRONG.—Two hundred
years ago Itu.sia hid no poi ts but Archangel, for which >h,•
was inde ted ti Eng.ish discovery. Ha tins funded -t. Petershun,
she gained connexion with, the was ern w o ld; af that.
tinonlmade P
solithwar i passe e to the Black Sea, end thought te
tr'one.
the Me .Iterranean, and the I,:ast Indies 'a odd Ile vauld have ma.de acquii-
tions ; but the KUSS'AVIS are bad calculators; t tey sho taken
the example o E. 5108E8 and aots, who have extended their busi, es-
over the wide world, and th ou.hout al p .rts, c•ti s, and towns ii.
the un'verse, but they hive done that by fair trading —value fie
vain- ovelty, Emperor qua Iy, a d cheapness. expressed in every
form inn very article required ior the atti' e of Ladies, Gelid. men
,art Juven les, in all -tattons of society --their laver -Si has beet
visible, and mirked wl,h the apprihation of thousands; they have
h d the most glorious success, awl tleir ..Irl'g and Summer Attire
currieschat te viztoriou. palm in e rry instance, vas,pa-
rinu, to the Mlles extent availableind tortheir Noble nt, n, Pro
fess' nal G nt'emen, and a I others. I.lver;es and Sportirnr Dress
-urn Per Coats, Vests. nit T on-ers. Dre s tor spie al oca i 11S, or
for . instant wear, is made by E. Mons and SO. with Care, Skill,
Despatch, and Ecviloill,), which cannot he imitated ; their City an.,
West Fnd Establishments are the a' t.-ac lons re the
t seasons . Clot
Boot-h-
-,
ing, Hasa. Caps, }Lowery, Ladies' and Children's.
Shoe., Shirts. &c., are presented iSle, Eleganc
vase,
range F .shioont ,
Pre-
and
Cheapness, whica has never been e alld A
mises is s nely ap,,ropr:ated to the gigantic wholesale business of Es
Moses and -ON; mid in quality, make, and suitability, all the ood
g
ar fitted for the home • r expo' ttr vie ; the e,xonornical pet es a,t.
twiou.r:oncern,"
h'ghly advantageous to Merch,nts, Captains, Emigrants, and Others
, yA.ITTION. - E. MOSES mil SON regret flaying to guard th,
rttittf against imition, having learned that the untradesman-lik.
he same of " Being Connected with :heir Establishment," or " It',
City F has been resorted to in many instances, and for
NO
„......aeoxits,' they beg to state that they have
London West-end Bra
their own Establishments, as follows :--
London'Ne7eeipotNvrrrn ANT OTHER HOUSE IN OR OUT OF LONDON.
and 3, Hart-street, anileti.
-,stablishment, 154, 155. 156, and 157, Minories, 84
45, and 86, Aleigate
Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch,communicating.
• opposite the Church, all communicating
Sheffield Branch,
Colonial Branch, Melboaurgrnae6/ 5,01 'lst; a flax,l,l
36 e 19 and 20, Bridge-streets
New Oxford..stre.et, 1, 2.
Merchant rail°. - Clothie
Shoe Makers, and General OaAflat'itettersrfso,rilioasditeerss,anFlurraleenrtsi,e
I M PORTANT.—Ch id
• nu any article not give satisfaction, it will be
without hesitation. All good,,
aerferred, the money will be returns
Bmrnt. amp
'rice, trom which no abaleinentermarked in plain figures, the lowest
The Establishments are closed can made.
on satardays, when business
'a
resumedfm sunset on Fridays to mussel
X new Book. with illustrations, eniit till 12 o'clock.
nion," containi•.g mull lists ti prices, oed" 'l'he Echo of Public Opi-
ment, Rrc.. &c., may be had on application, et
seit-measurt -
, or post-free.
_X handsome Almanac for the year ending 1854 can be had, gratis
n .nplication.
lzi l'on parle Francais. Qui si parla Italian°.
*Hier srrieht mail Deutsch. Anus se habia ti:spanO.

-- --
TME MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, May 17.—The Royal
Mail steam-ship Atrato, Captain Woolley, sailed this
afternoon with the usualmails fohe West India Colo
nies, Central America, the Pacifir t
c, ste. The Atrato
takes out 64 passengers and a, full, general cargo. The
Peninsular and Oriental Company s steam-ship Madrid
Captain Bradshaw, also took her departure this after,-
noon for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar. 23
passengers (among whom is Mr. Ross Moore. Q.C., M.P.),
a full general cargo, and specie value 1,5001., for Lisbon,
and 23,000/. for Cadiz.

The South Gloucestershire Regiment was disbanded
on Tuesday, after 23 days' drill, during which the most
remarkable improvement was observed in the carriage
and efficiency of the men. The inspection took place on
the previous day before Colonel Patton, the inspecting
officer of the district, on the old Racecourse at Glou-
cester, where an immense concourse of spectators had
assembled from different parts of the country to witness
the proceedings of the day. On the inspecting officer
arrivin on the ground with the Colonel of the regiment
(Earl Fitzhardinge), the whole regiment, 800 in number,
presented arms, and afterwards went tlarot!gb different
manoeuvres, including platoon and other firing, forming
in squares, charging in line, repelling an attack, &c.
At the close of the review the inspecting officer briefly
addressed the men, and complimented theta on their
proficiency, informing them that he should report most
favourably of them to the Horse Guards. He also made
some allusions to the war, and recommended the men to
join the line. Earl Fitzhardinge also addressed the men,
and commended them for their efficiency, steadiness, and
industry, and for their good conduct i❑ quarters, in
acknowledgment of which the ladies of Gmucester had
provided refreshments for them at the close of the re-
view. His lordship also offered some general remarks
on the force and the circumstances under which they had
been called out, observing that from the highest lady in
the land to the humblest subject in her Majesty's domi-
nions, all acknowledged the services they had come for-
ward to offer to their country. About 60 or 70 men
have accepted the extra bounty offered by their noble
colonel of 10s. each man, and volunteered into the

line.
It having been rumoured that a certain number of
regiments of militia were likely to be called out for
permanent duty, the Ist Somerset Militia Regiment,
which is now assembled at Taunton for 28 days' drill,
was formed in close column of companies on the eve:ling
parade, and addressed by its Colonel, Viscount Hinton,
when the whole regiment volunteered, to a man, to
serve her Majesty wherever. they, might be . sent, and
were only sorry they were not asked to volunteer as a
body for Turkey.
The Second Somerset Militia is being daily drilled in
Sydenham field by the staff of the regiment, assisted by
a few drill instructors of the line. The whole corps
have expressed an unanimous desire to place their ser-
vices at the command of the Queen at the very first
moment they may be required. A. considerable num-
ber of the men have already volunteered into regular
regiments, which they will join on the expiration of their
28 days' drill.
The light infantry battalion of the Royal Sussex
Militia, under the personal command of the Duke of
Richmond, Lieutenant-Colonel Paine, and Major the
Hon. Henry Gage (late Rifle Brigade), have been pro-
gressing very satisfactorily at Chichester du:ing the last
week in their evolutions. They have also made very
successful ball cartridge practice at the target.
The Essex Rifles are to leave Colchester for the Tower
next week. On Monday there was an inspection_ by
the officers of the several companies as to the men most
eligible for service. Those with families will, with fefewexceptions, be di-banded. Four in each company will
. be allowed to take their wives to act as laundresses.

THE EXPLOSION OF THE JASPER•

Yesterday, on Mr. John Borrer and Mr. F. J. Hall,
the sitting magistrates of the Brighton bench taking
their seats, Mr. George White, the chief officer of police,
called their attention to a statement in the morning
papers relative to the explosion of the gun-brig Jasper
off Beachy-head, and reflecting strongly on the conduct'
ot the local authorities of Brighton. If, he said, it ._ was
not out of place, he should like, while the reporters were
present, to explain, what was done in the matter.
The magistrates intimated that they were ready to
hear what the chief officer had to say on the subject.
Mr. White then stated that on Monday evening, about
5 o'clock, two officers called at his office, and represented
that they belonged to the Jasper, which had blown up off
Beachrhead, and that the crew were in Brighton, requ
he
ir-
ing assistance. They wished to see the Mayor, and
replied that Brighton had no Mayor, but that the high-
est local authority was Mr. Wilkinson, the Iligh Con-
stable. He then sent InSpector Terry to the High Con-
stable's office, in North-street, but it was found that Mr.
r.
Wilkinson was out of town. His chief clerk, how
accompanie 1 Mr. Terry to the office of Mr. Verrall, the
magistrates' clerk. Mr. Verrall was of opinion that they
had better go to Mr. Thorncroft, the assistant overseer.
They did so, and Mr. Thorncroft offered to order adini:-
sion for the whole of the crew into the workhouse ; but
Mr. Terry and Mr. Wilkinson's clerk, thinking that
something else ought to be done, went in search of Lieeut.
Pratt, of the Coast-guard. On their way they calld at
the police-office and found that Lieut. Pratt had arrived
there ; and he undertook to take charge of tbe crew. lie
did so, and left the office-at a quarter to 6, within thr
quarters of an hour of their arrival.
Mr. Borrer—Then he took charge of them? He was
the most proper person.
Mr. White said that, happily, things of this sort
occurred so seldom in Brighton that it did not strike him
that he ought at once to have sent to Lieut. Pratt; on
the contrary, he thought the best person was the High
Constable. He did all he could for the seamen.
Mr. Verrall (magistrates' clerk) explained that when In-
spectory Terry and Mr. Wilkinson's clerk came to him it
was, he supposed, to inquire as to the High Constable's
power to grant assistance to the crew, and to charge the
same in his accounts. Mr. Wilkinson was away, and his
clerk did not like to take upon himself the responsibility of
granting assistance. He toll them his opinion with
gird to the legal authority of Mr. Wilkinson—that he
was not justified in making any such payment and
charging it to the town. At the same time, it was
ther
a
matter of discretion with him, in his position, whe
he would do so, and run the risk of the amount being
allowed. Of course the same observations would apply ) and Wales
to Mr. White and the police. Mr. Wilkinson's clerk 1 1854, and gives the n 0..-
then inquired what was to be done ? He (Mr. Verrall)culation of those banks during sus
replied that the only authority in the
belted relief was
the parochial board, and advised them to mention the
case to Mr. Thorncroft, and ascertain the view which he
took of the matter ; and they left with the intention of
going to Mr. Thorncroft. He also expressed his surprise
that, as they belonged to one of her Majesty's vessels,
they did not apply to the naval authority here, Lieutenant
Pratt. The answer was, that the application had been
made to Mr. Wilkinson, as High Constable, and they
wanted to know what to do. _ Lieutenant Pratt had
afforded them every attention. It was natural that he
should do so ; and, as far as he could judge, on the part
of Mr. Wilkinson's clerk, in Mr. Wilkinson's absence,
and also on the part of Mr. Terry, there was a great
disposition to afford any and every assistance they felt
justified legally in affording.
Mr. Borrer—The fact was, that they wanted imme-
diate relief for the position in which they were placed, ;
Increase en the year ............ £62,989
On comparing the above with the amounts of the fixed
and it took some little time to obtain it for them ?
had.issues, the following appears to be the coniparitive state
Mr. White—l am informed that they lost all they
s of the circulation :
B obeen ld'
Mr. Vorrer—Some language
erral said that if they had f reproach h
so leias been used. s
they The private banks are below their fixed issues £703,006
Mr.
The joint-stock banks are below their fixed issues 172,703
£875,709
have been Wetted; but the local act said nothing
•
Total below their fix
ed'xisties

PRIVANE AND JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

The Banker's Magazine furnishes the returns of circu-
lation of the private and joint-stock banks in England
and Wales for the four weeks ending the 15th of April,
1854, and gives the following as the average weekly cir-
culation of those banks during the past month, viz. :
Private banks
Joint-stock banks 3,153,154

_
Averago weekly circu1ati0n........... 27,057,603
On comparing the above with the returns for the pre-
ceding month, ending the 18th of March last, it shows—
An increase in the circulation of the private
banks of 292,768
An increase in the circulation of the joint-stock
banks of ..................... .. ............ 76,769
.. . ........

Increase on the month ...... . ......... £169,537
and, as compared with the return for the corresponding
period of last year, viz., April 16th, 1853, it shows—
An increase in the circulation of the privato
banksof ...............................................
An increase in the circulation of the joint-stock
banks of

E,41,915

21,074