The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-14 00:00:00

MAIL FOR THE ARMY IN GREECE.

A. mail for the British army in Greece, Turkey, the
Crimea, and fleet in th• Black Sea, will now be made
up every Tuesday and Friday evening, instead of six
times a month, as heretofore. The next despatch will
be to-morrow. The postage remains the same—letters,
3d. the quarter ounce ; newspapers, 2d. each.

ITHE LATE CAPTAIN PARKER, R.M.
Charles Allan Parker, who commanded the detachment
of Royal Marines on board H.M.S. President, and who
was killed at the head of his gallant band in the attack
upon Petropauleveki on the 4th of August last, was tke
only son of Charles Parker, Esq., of Parknock, in Cum-
berland, and maternal grandson of the late Robert Allan,
banker in Edinburgh. He was consequently nearly re-
lated. to several families in that city, and, from his firm-
ness of mind and amiability of character, was much
esteemed by a large cirol• of relatives and friends. Cap-
tain Parker was 40 years old, aid leaves a widow and
three young children.

MILITARY.
The detacbments of the 36th Foot which commenced
duty at Wellington Barracks on the departure of the last
reinforcement of the Grenaelier Guards for the Crimea
has returned to the head-quarters of their regiment. The
number of volunteers to the Grenadiers from militia
regiments amounts to nearly 400 in ten days, rendering
their presence no longer necessary in London.

THE MILITIA.
The whole of the Militia regiments is the home coun-
ties—viz., Middlesex, Bent, Surrey, Hertfordshire, and
Buckinghamsisire, are forthwith to be embodied, and
augmented to the full strength. The City of London
Militia, when embodied and perfected in their drill, it is
stated, will garrison the Tower at first. and thence will
proceed to Ireland, unless the majority •f the men corn.
posing the corps volunteer for foreign service. It is
considered that from the animus evinced by the Militia?
soldiers, there will not be the slightest delay or difficulty
in raising the additional battalions and new regiments of
infantry of the line, as contemplated by Government.
Last week the County of Edinburgh Militia obtained
about 130 volunteers, making up about two-thirds of the
enrolmh einsttoolcotnh City of Edinburgh
:list of 220 men, corn-
lArelgiliimtiaenAt.rtilTlehrey,
menced on Saturday last, and is goia
15 to 20 men daily. The surviving gon at the rate of
officers of the let or
Highland Regiment of Edinburgh Local Militia, dis-
banded 40 years ago, have offered their services to the
Queen, and have deposited
their
t's commands.
ibir colours in Edinburgh
Castle, awaiting her Ma
The Suffulk Artillery Militia
y meet to-day.at Ipswich
for permanent duty ; the Sussex Light Infantry Militia
meet at Brighton to
Militia at - 2d Warwick
Militia as also the
Leamington • on Tuesday next the First War-
wick Militia '
meet at Warwick ; and on the same day
the 2d Staffordshire, at Stafford ; and on Wednesday
the Ist Royal Surrey Militia at Richmond ;—all to be
embodied. In the course of a few days no less than 61
regiments of militia will be out for permanent duty in
the united kingdom.
The 3d Royal Middlesex Light Infantry Militia have
given upwards of 200 volunteers to the line. The regi-
ment expects soon to be called out for permanent service.
The let Devon Militia Regiment, which is to assemble
for embodiment at Exeter on Monday next, will not, it
is anticipated, muster anything like so large a number
as it did at its last meeting for training, a great many of
the corps having enlisted in the regiments of the line.
During the last fortnight the staff of the regiment bag
I been recruiting at Crediton, Tiverton, Cullompton, ind.
Barnstaple, and has enlisted upwards of 50 men.