The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-16 00:00:00

MILITARY.

SUPPLIES FOR THE WOUNDED IN THE CRIMEA.—The
following interesting and well-timed communication ap-
pears in the Dublin. News Letter :

" Sir—Much anxiety being expressed by those having
friends at the seat of war, in consequence of the statements
that there.is no provision Made for the wounded,' I beg
you will kindly insert, for the information of the public,
the following list of articles that to my own knowledge
have been despatched to Turkey, and must have arrived
there long.since.—Your obedient servant,

" JOLIPFZ TUFNELL.

" Port wine, 600 doz. ; brandy, 300 gallona; preserved
meat, 10 cwt. ; essence of beef, 10 cwt. ; preserved potatoes,
45 cwt. ; sago, 6 cwt. ; arrowroot, 6 cwt.; barley, 15 cwt. ;
sugar, 5,000 lbs. ; tea, 2,5001 be. ; cholera belts, 40,000;
blankets, 10,000; rugs, 5,000; palliasses, 5,000; bolsters
5,000; sheets, 15,000; hair mattresses, 2,000; bedsteads,
2,500; waterproof beds, 1,000; water filters, 20; muslin
for musquito curtiins, 2,000 yards; sponge's, 2,000; calico
bandages, 37,000; flannel ditto, 9,500; splints in sets,
1,000; _lint, 3,3001b5. ; surgeon's tow, 4,0001b5. ; old linen
sheets, 700 pair ; with other matters, surgical and medical,
in similar proportion, but which it is needless to insert, as
the above list of necessaries will afford to the publio some
idea of the provision already made."
MILITARY INSPECTIONS.—Major-General Eden, C. 8., in
the course of his half-yearly inspection of the Kilkenny
Military district, inspected the following stations during
the week :—Oa Tuesday, Captain O'Gorman's company of
the 90th Light Infantry at Maryborough ; same day, the
depot battalion, consisting of the 41st, 47th, and 55th de-
pots, under the command of Colonel Townsend, at Tern-
plemore ; on Wednesday, the depot of the 13th Light In-
fantry, under Major Burslem, and Captain Grant's troop
16th Lancers, at Clonmel ; on Thursday, the depot of the
89th Regiment, under Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Graham,
at Waterford; on Friday, the garrison of Kilkenny, con-
sisting of the depot of the 17th Regiment, under Major
Cole, Captain Smith's troop of tho 7th Dragoon Guards,
and the demi-battery of artillery, under Lieutenant-Colonel
Nedham. The inspection at our barracks commenced at
11 o'clock and ended at noon, after which the general visited
the regimental schools, &c., and expressed himself perfectly
pleased with the entire efficianey of the Interior economy
of the depot and garrison generally.—Kilkozny Moderator.
A battery of artillery will shortly arrive in Norwich.
It will consist of 195 rat* and file, 183 horses, and six
guns. Orders have been given to have the barracks ready
for their reception.—Norfolk. Chronicle.
In addition to the draughts of the Guards, the follow-
ing detachments will embark next week in the Robert
L9we for the Crimea : —7th Fnsileers, 2 sergeants, and 80
men ; 19th Regiment, 2 sergeants and 80 men ; 23d Fusi-
leers, 2 sergeants and 100 men ; 33d Regiment, 2 sergeants
and 100 men ; 88th, Ensigns Kenny and Preston, and about
80 men ; 95th, Lient. Probart, 2 sergeants, and 80 men.

Major-General Hay, who succeeds Lieutenant-General
Sutherland in the command at the Mauritius, is to sail on
the 22d hat.

Viscount Melville having accepted the command of the
forces in North Britain, Major-General Allen Maclean, an
old and meritorious Waterloo officer, succeeds to his lord-
ship's command in India.

A circular has just been issued to commanding officers
from the Horse Guards, to the effect that the Gezeral
Commanding-in-Chief has decided that the distribution
into service and depot troops, when employed in the field
abroad, shall be as follows, viz.:—
Four Service Troops :-26 sergeants, 4 trumpeters, 4
farriers, 1G corporals, 299 privates, and 300 horses. Two
Depot Troops :-3 sergeants, 3 trumpeters, 2 farriers, 7
corporals, 123 privates, and 72 horses. Total, 31 sergeants,
7 trumpeters, 6 farriers, 23 corporals, 427 privates, and
372 horses.

We regret to have to add to the list of deaths from cholera
in the army in the Crimea the name of Lieut.-Colonel
Beckwith, of the Ist Battalion Rifle Brigade. Colonel
Beckwith had landed at the Crimea, but was compelled by
indisposition to return to the ship. He somewhat rallied
from the disease, and seemed likely to recover, but experi-
enced a relapse on the 23d, which terminated his life on the
24tb. He was interred on the shores.of the Crimea with
military honours.

THE MILITIA;

PRESENTATION OF COLOURS TO THE SECOND SOMERSET

MILITIA.
The 2d Somerset Regiment of Militia being about to
leave Bath, for garrison duty at Cork, the ceremony of
presenting colours to it took place on Saturday. Lord
Auckland, the Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells, Lord Port-
man, the lord-lieutenant of the county, the Hon. Miss
Portman (by whom the colours were presented), the mayor
and magistrates of the borough, and a large body of clergy,
took part in the proceedings.

THE LANCASHIRE MILITIA AND THE WAR.—In in-
teresting scene occurred this (Saturday) afternoon in Cam-
bridge Barrack-squaro, the quarters of the Lancashire
militia, Col. Clinton, the commanding officer of the regi-
ment, calling the men out and telling them that
their services might be 'valuable, under present cir-
cumstances, abroad, and asking them where they would
prefer to go—whether Corfu, Malta, or any other place.
The reply was spontaneous that they would prefer to go at
once to the seat of war and to no other place ; although it
was afterwards generally added that they wore ready to go
to any place wherever their officers would lead them—an
evidence of confidence in, and the good fooling they enter-
tain towards, their officers. They gave three hearty cheers
for their colonel and officers, and then three for his lady.
This latter demonstration of good feeling may well bo
accounted for from the warm interest this lady has ever
displayed in the welfare of the men, and which has very
recently been exhibited in Mrs. Clifton's giving to the
children of all the men in the regiment a quantity of winter
clothing. It must ha gratifying to the country to know of
the courageous disposition manifested by the Lancashire
Regiment, and we fool sure that the Hampshire, Wilt-
shire, and Middlesex Regiment', also in this garrison, will
display the same disposition when called upon. We be-
lieve that recruiting parties have gone out to-night from
the Lancashire and Wiltshire Regiments to their respective
counties to augment them from 600 to 900 men each.
Portsmouth Times.