The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-26 00:00:00

THE MILITIA.

The Royal Bucks Militia, Colonel Carrington com-
mandant, now out for duty at Weedon, is becoming
extremely efficient. This regiment is under orders to
relieve the Essex Rifles at Windsor about the middle of
December.
The Middlesex Rifle Militia, Colonel Viscount En-
field, complete their 23 days' drill at ,Barnet on Satur-
day, the 28th, when it is expected that the nen will be
for the present dismissed to their homes. The regiment
has been inspected by several distinguished military
officials, who were highly pleased with the soldier•like
bearing of the men, the precision of their manceavres,
and general discipline.

ADUIRIL DUNDAS.—The .9andard, at the request of
the eon of Admiral Dundas, publishes the following letter,
which he has addressed to the editor of the Times :
"Kintbury Vicarage, Ilangerford, Oct. 24.
" Sir—Admiral Dundas's character as as officer has been
attacked in your leading articles and the letters of your
correspondents with such persevering ♦enom that people
begin to inspect there must be :,oine private motive. .
" Your honourable correspondent from her Majesty el_np
Agamemnon I leave in the hands of Sir E. Lyons and his
officers, who will no doubt teach the learned gerryeao.
that although in the House of Commons ri a_
among the officers of her Majesty's nary which
tives may pass unnoticed, there is still a Pcoedoßefexbenlnadotlegr
the slanderer from their society.
" Now, sir, I do not complain
letters, even should they emanate !row. an
party assailed,
British embassy, or the open
f injustice when a paper of
do n gwhat
ward-room
rboeot:
but I do consider it a gross acthe ()].
characterj of an officer in II
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of journal
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your vast influence attacks the
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leading article, founded upon
people of
ahbnaell stated,nott
Admiral D nudes has acted throe h•
name, by publishing a injurean and
I fear a n bnoonto urt:: 1 e fan's '' As the editor of a newspaper,
promulgates
o s,,siip_ie.
t facts
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i fac ion of the Lords of the A.drairalt gd
y, A .
Hamelin (his senior officer), and the generals of the
iral inender vrh,.,s? approbation all the movements
Allied Army,
fleets have been guided. My object in addressing
of the
is to claim fair play for an absent man, a demand all
oEuntglaoutdhewilallt.fis_ . .
you is men will join me in making for my father.—
Believe me to remain, your obedient servant,
JAMIIS W. DEANS DUNDAS."

DEPARTURE or THE GUIRDS—THIS MORNING. Yee'
terday final 'Driers were issued for the departure of the
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ot,beeloirekre,gtitmeemntesninpatrhaedCedriimnema ;araonic.t
detachments of the Guards under orders to reinforce th•
iug order : the Grenadiers at the Wellington Barracks,
St. James's. park ; the Coldstreams at the Portman-street
Barracks ; and the Scotch Fusiliers at St. Geor,e's Bar-
racks, Trafalgar-square. After inspection the different
detachments, escorted by tli,ir bands, marched for tit*
South-Western Railway Terminus, Waterloo-road, at
seven o'clock, at which hour a train was in readiness to
carry them on to Portsmouth, where they will embark
in the Queen of the South steamer. The total nunsbet
in this reinforcement is about 340. They are all armed
with Mini 6 rifles.
ALLEGED MURDER AND SUICIDE AT BETHNAL.Gitaix•roner,
—Yesterday afternoon Mr. William Baker, coroner,
held an incptert at the Falcon public-house, 11.,0u.5a Oa::
Bethnal-green-road, touching the deathlsenufe ; 1
daughter,
awnhdo MC0127
t Old Bethnal-
rAe
It.
ttn,
Tagedtani6s2, yaegaeras,
4w2h(;edaries:l from
her
mitted suioide at No. 12,
Efsexthse ease have already
green-road. The particulars of
the jury returnsda
appeared,
andafter a loPg. inquirydLouisa Garrett died from
verdict, "That the decaase
by
a fall or blow, but how
a fracture of the skull,
causedi(iviolence resulted they had ao
or by what means the said
the daughter, Mary Ann
v-dtriaoeuell:at
evidence to prove; and
wising from natural
died from exhaustion
Rands,
causes."