The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-07 00:00:00

THE SUN, LO.NDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER V, 1854.

RAILWAY INTELLIGEACE.

THE REINFORCEMENTS.

LITERATURE.

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN AND
MIDLAND.

Detachments of the 19th, 38th, 44th, and also about 80
of the Rifle Brigade, total about 264, embarked at Ports-
mouth dockyard in steam tugs early yesterday morning,
and were put on board the steam-transport Charity, at
Spithead, for passage to the Crimba.
At noon other detachments, consisting of men from the
41st, 49th, and 88th, total 227, with five officers, arrived
at Portsmouth from Winchester, and were embarked in
the same vessel, which also carries out a large supply of
stores to the Black Sea.

It appears that these companies have at length con-
cluded an extension of the traffic arrangement, which for
some years past has existed between them, but which
was limited to the merchandise and mineral traffic. The
extended agreement embraces also passenger and parcels
traffic, the object being to secure the working of the
traffic in both companies in the manner the most syste-
matic, economical, and mutually beneficial. The ar-
rangement is based upon the traffic of each undertaking
for the year ending June 30, 1854. A. provision is
made that

On the departure of the 90th Light Infantry from Dub-
lin for the Crimea, the depot companies only, consisted of
183 rank and file, and in the short period of 14 days they
have more than completed their establishment of 400 rank
and file by volunteers irom the 3d (West York), 48th
(Northamptonshire), and the 08th (Cambridgeshire) Regi-
ments of Militia, who cheerfully joined their ranks, toge-
ther with a great many recruits front this city and its
vicinity. Large numbers are still offering themselves for
admission into this gallant regiment ; but, having been
made up to their full strength, they cannot accept of any
more. It is expected that this depot will form a reserve
battalion for active service in the Baltic in the spring of
the ensuing year.

MR. JAMES R. HOPE SCOTT, Q.C.,
MR. ROBERT STEPHENSON, M.P., and

MR. SAMUEL LAING, M. P.
shall be referees to determine all questions which may
arise.

DUBLIN AND WICKLOW.

A special meeting of this company was held at Dublin
on Monday, the Hon. F. Ponsonby in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN stated that the object of the meeting
was to authorise the directors to borrow 100,000./. from
the Public Works Loan Commissioners, and also to con-
firm the-forfeiture of certain shares for non-payment of
calls,

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Yesterday.morning 114 young men arrived at the Horse
Guards from Guildford and the western part of the county
of Surrey, having joined the battalion of Guards; 100 re-
cruits for the Guards and regiments of the line also arrived
at the Staff-office, Delahay-street, 'Westminster, from Ips-
wich. The average of the Guards recruits was 5 feet 8
inches in height.

A long discussion ensued, in the course of which a re-
solution, authorising the directors to borrow 100,000/,
on mortgage, was carried.
A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the pro-
ceedings.

A telegraphic message was received at Devonport on
Tuesday ordering the draft of the 34th regiment, under
orders for the Crimea, to hold themselves in readiness for
embarkation at a moment's notice. It is expected they
will proceed to their destination in the St. Jean D'Acre,
hourly expected at Devonport.
Tice draft of the 17th Regiment from Kilkenny proceeds
to the East under the command of Captain Colthurst,
Major Cole having received leave to travel over land. The
draft of the 17th, along with that of the 89th, will sail
from Cork on the 11th inst., in the Leopard, and not in
the Clyde, as formerly stated. The skeleton depot of the
17th, remaining in Kilkenny, is under the command of
Captain Armstrong. It'is over 200 strong.

On Monday the depot of the 59th Regiment, comprising
200 men, undtr the command of Captain Montmorency,
left Cork Barracks for Ballincollig, in order to make room
for other troops who had arrived, el route to the seat of
war.

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The 82d Regiment in Edinburgh Castle, now under
orders for the seat of war,tas received about 70 recruits. r
It is understood that the 6th Carabineers and 7th Dra-
goon Guards will be sent to the Crimea.

On inquiry yesterday at the Adjutant-General's-office,
Horse Guards, it was ascertained that it was not the in-
tention of Government to withdraw the 10th, Prince of
Wales's Regiment of Hussars, from the Bombay Presi-
dency, in order to augment the cavalry brigade in the
Crimea, as announced in a morning paper on Tuesday
last. It has also been stated that the 87th Foot and the
60th Rifles were to be sent from Bombay to the Crimea.
This has also been found to be erroneous.

The whole of the m en belonging to the 17th Hussars absent
on leave received orders on Thursday, the43oth November,
to rejoin their respective troops at the Exeter and Tops-
ham-road barracks, without a moment's delay.

During the last few days upwards of 200 horses passed
through the metropolis, in charge of detachments of Light
Dragoons, from the northern and eastern counties, en
route for the cavalry depot at Maidstone, where they will
be trained for the service. The animals are nearly all
three-quarters bred, finely shaped, and are principally bays
and browns, with a few greys for trumpeters ; they are
intended for the re-mounts of the additional troops to
augment the several cavalry regiments in the Crimea. The
average price of each is 281.

Yesterday fatigue pas ties of the Royal Artillery and the
several detachments forming the garrison of the Tower
were actively engaged in shipping warlike stores, com-
prising Minie rifles, carbines, pistols, sabres, picket posts,
nosebags, and bales of bedding and warm clothing, in
lighters, for conveyance to Woolwich and Deptford, at
which places they will be transhipped 'to steam-vessels
about to proceed to the seat of war. The London and
foreign contractors for Minie rifles are exerting themselves
to the utmost to make up the deficiency caused by the
apathy of the Birmingham gunmakers, who are now seve-
ral thousand stand of arms in arrear. Contracts have been
entered into for the supply of a number of rifle carbines, it
being the intention of the Government to arm two light
cavalry regiments (which will be termed Light Dragoon
Riflemen) with this formidable weapon.

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Captain Joseph Clarke Child's company, 7th battalion
(recently Major Crofton's company, who is now promoted
to lieutenant-colonel), have received orders to hold them-
selves in readiness to embark during the present week for
Malta, and to remain there until their services are required
atthe seat of war, The company is 140 strong, and eight
women are to be allowed to 'proceed with the company to
Malta. . _ .

In consequence of the difficulty experienced in procuring
proper forage, for the cavalry and artillery horses in the
Crim6, the Commissariat aro about sending out largo
quantities of hay, and the Lady Jane transport is to sail
from the Mersey this day with 100 tons.

During the last few days nearly 300 recruits have been
enlisted by the regiments in garrison, and the recruiting
parties throughout Scotland. In the Edinburgh district
the number of recruits obtained was about 240, in the Glas-
gow district nearly 300, in Aberdeen about 75, Dundee
about 70, Perth 40, Fort George about 60, and Stirling
about 50. This has been simultaneous in most of the dis-
tricts with the raising of the Scotch militia, which, with
the excoption of some counties where the enrolment has
progressed but slowly, is now well advanced.

The Imperatrice steamer is ordered to proceed to Conk
to embark 1,000 rank and file for the Crimea.
The steam transport Cumberland, No. 151, left Spithead
yesterday with the first load of huts for the Crimea, ship-
ped from Portsmouth.
The Arabia put into Kingstown Harbour on Tuesday
morning for ammunition, and at once proceeded to Mar-
seilles, where she will receive troops on board, and then
make Adirect for the Crimea.

The screw steamer Metropolitan left Southampton yes-
terday,, with lint, linen, and' a variety of other articles, for
the hospital at Scutari. She also took wooden houses,
stores, galvanised felt, shot, camp equipage, boxes of sol-
diers' winter clothing, and edibles for BalaklavA.

WAR VOLUNTEERING FROM WALES.—Captain Phillips,
of the Relative, of Newquay, writes to us to say that he
did not sign the letter which appealed in the Shipping
and Mercantile Gazette of the 28th ult., offering to man a
ship of war front Wales to proceed to the Crimea ; and
that, in respect to his name, the signature was a forgery.
Lord Hardinge has in the most kind and prompt manner

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presented. to William L. Worthington, Esq., a commis-
sion, without, purchase, for his second son, in consideration
of the loss of his eldest son, Mr. W. S. Worthington, late
lieutenant 38d Regiment, who fell while gallantly carry-
ing the colours of his regiment at the storming of the
heights of Alma.