The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-30 00:00:00

THE REINFORCEMENTS.

Yesterday afternoon, at 2 o'olock, the detachment of
the 18th Royal Irish, consisting of 155 rank and file, 5
officers, and 8 serjeants, left Windsor for Chatham,
under the eernmand of Lieut.• Colonel Edwards, to join
head-quarters there.

This fine regiment, upwards of 1,100 strong, is under
orders to proceed immediately for the East, and will leave
Chatham in the early part of the ensuing month. A
detachment of the 94th Regiment, from Chatham, arrived
at Windsor at 12 o'clock yesterday, to replace the Royal

Capt. Inglefield's company of Royal Artillery in gar-
rison left Plymouth by railway on Tuesday, and it is
understood will shortly embark to join the corps in the
East.

On Friday last, Serjeant Austin, of the Royal Artil-
lery, left Exeter, where he had been quartered some time,
for Woolwich, where he will embark with 4 complete
brigades, consisting of 860 men and 96 guns, for the seat
of war. A splendid revolver, in a neat case, was pre-
sented to Seijeant Austin by a few friends before hi
departure, as a token of respect.

In addition to the volunteers from the 51st Regiment
at Manchester to complete the number of the ISth Regi-
ment, now under orders for the Crimea, 100 of the 3Gth
Regiment, at. Bury, have accepted the invitation from the
Horse Guaris to join the same regiment. Each soldier
is to receive a bounty of a guinea, and to be supplied
with the necessary warm clothing. Such as have served
in India are also to be allowed to rejoin their regiments
en returning from the Crimea, if they desire it, so as to
claim the exemption from sabsequent foreign service to
which trey may be entitled.

The Regiment of Lancashire Militia has, up to to-day,
contributed 150 men to the Marines, Guards, and other
corps. A recruiting party of about 40 non-commissioned
officers and men proceed on Friday to Bolton, Bury, and
other towns in the county. They are to be accompanied
by the very fine band of the regiment. It will serve to
enliven somewhat some of the manufacturing towns of
Lancashire, as it is decidedly one of the finest sands pos-
sessed by any militia regiment.

The Hampshire Regiment of Militia has, up to to-day,
given 130 men to tie Marines, Rifles, Guards, &c., and
more, as is the case with the other Militia regiments
here, join daily.

The enlistment of men from the Militia regiments has
been so successful as to materially thin the force re-
quisite for ordinary garrison duty. As a sample of the
manner in which the appeal to the Militia has been re-
sponded to by four regiments, we may state that the
Royal Wiltshire regiment has up to to-day supplied the
following number :-
62 men to the Royal Marines.
40 men to the Rifle Brigade.
29 men to the 62d Regiment.
14 men to the 23d Regiment.
12 men to the Guards.
1 man to the 42d Highlanders.
In all 158 men. This regiment is not quite 700
strong.

Captain Heathcote proceeds to Salisbury in a few
days to superintend the operations of a recruiting party
to make up the strength of the Wilts Militia, and there
is said to be every prospect of success.

The whole of the troops now proceeding to the seat of
war are to be armed with the llini6 rifle. During their
passage out to the Crimea, those unaccustomed to the
weapon will be instructed in its management, and,
whenever practicable, be exercised in firing at a target,
to be hoisted at the foretopgallantmast.

The Adelaide transport ship is daily expected at
Woolwich to take on board 44 8-inoh guns, weighing
64 cwt. each, for conveyance to the Crimea.
The Eliza transport vessel is to receive on board 11
8-inch guns, weighing 120 cwt. each, for conveyance t•
the Crimea.

The Edwin Fox, hired transport, has filled up with a
cargo of 2,000 bags of biscuit from the Royal Clarence
Victualling establishment, Gosport, for the Crimea, and
will sail as soon as the weather (yesterday very stormy)
moderates.

Recruiting continues in Manchester and Salford, the
51st regiment, now stationed there, having for some
title past obtained between 30 and 40 men per week,
independent of the number obtained for removal to other
regiments elsewhere.

Oa Monday morning the following volunteers from
the West Somerset Militia loft Plymouth Citadel to join
the line for active service :-50 for the Coldstream
Guards ; 4 for the 18th Regiment ; 70 for the 40th ;
and 54 for the Royal Marines.

The detachments of the 40th Regiment of Infantry,
at present in Tynemouth garrison.and in Sunderland
Barracks, have received instructions to be in readiness
to proceed to the East. They are busily employed re-
cruiting, and a number of stout, able young fellows bay*
already volunteered..

On Tuesday morning the first draught of 100 men of
the 17th depot, under the command of Capt. Celthurst,
marched from Kilkenny for Thurles, whence they pro-
ceed is Cork. The second draught, 50 men, under
Captain Brice, followed next morning. Major Cole has
gone on leave et absence to bid his family farewell, but
will join in Cork. The Clyde steamer will be in readi-
ness to convey them to Gibraltar on the 2d of December.
Thirty ♦olunteers, principally from the militia, were
attested at one of the Dublin police-offices on Tuesday.
The total number attested in that city from the com-
mencement of the present month already amounts
to 220.

WATERPROOF SHIRTS FOR THE ARMY. Messrs.
Maciatosh and Co., of Manchester, have received a large
order for the waterproofing material of which they are
the manufacturers, for the use of the army in the Crimea.
Each soldier, it is understood, is to have a sheet made of
this material to wrap round him, in addition to his
blanket.

RECALL OF SOLDIERS ON FURLOU6II. The following
circular memorandum has been issued : —"Horse Guards,
27th November, 1854.--Memorandum.—The General
Commanding-in-Chief desires that officers commanding
regiments and depots serving at home will order all men
who are absent on furlough to join their respective corps.
—By command, G. A. WETRERALL, D.A.G."
The Royal South Middlesex Militia have, we are in-
formed, supplied upwards of 200 men to the Rifles,
Guards, Marines, &c. They send recruiting parties to
London in a few days. This regiment is quartered at
Haslar Barracks, •n the Gosport side of the harbour,
but they will shortly come over to Portsmouth, to assist
in garrison duty. So weak has the garrison been made
by the above-stated enlistments, that 160 of the Middle-
sex Regiment have had to be brought over yesterday to
do duty.

Yesterday about thirty smart, active young fellows,
full of life and energy, and who formed a portion of a
number of the same class who had volunteered from the
Buckinghamshire Militia, to serve in the Grenadier
Guards, attended at Lambeth Police-court, with a tier-
jeant of their newly-adopted regiment, for tie purpose of
being attested before the magistrate. The Articles of
War wore severally read over to theta, and the hearty
smack which these aspirants for " death or glory" gave
the Testament, when sworn to bear true allegiance to
her Majesty, her Crown, and dignity, caused much
laughter in the court.

TRH WOODEN HUTS FOR TUE CRIMEA.—These valu-
able constructions, for the use of the soldiers in the
Crimea, aro being speedily proceeded with, and that
portion which it has been ordered shall be forwarded
from Southampton will soon be ready. The following
steam-transports have been chartered for their convey-
ance :—The Norman, 530 ; Alster, 500 ; John Bowes ;
Metropolitan, 597 ; Cosmopolitan, 600 tons. The Sir
John Easthopo and the lietton are also spoken of as
having boon taken up by Government. 1 proportionate
number of the buts have been prepared in Southampton
and neighbourhood.

THE BUILDERS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. This
morning a special general meeting of the subscribers to
this charity was held at the London Tavern ; the presi-
dent, W. Lee, Esq., M.P., in the chair. The repor t
stated that during the past year two elections of pen-
sioners had taken place, when 8 candidates had been
added to the list, making the total now upon the funds
twenty-four. The sum paid for pensions since the com-
mencement of the institution amounts to upwards of
1,570/. The directors had from the subscriptions of the
past year added 7001. to the funded stock, and the total
amount now invested was 4,350/. The Chairman, in
opening the proceedings, stated that they had met to-
gether on the present occasion for the purpose of
electing three persons from a list of thirteen candidates.
He was sorry that the state of the funds would only
allow so small a number to be elected, but he trusted
that the directors would speedily have the means placed
at their disposal to enable them to announce an early
election, when more might be elected to the benefits of
so excellent a charity. He trusted that those gentlemen
connected with the different building trade% who had
hitherto refrained from coming forward to support this
institution would now do so ; and he felt confident that
as its benevolent and praiseworthy objects became more
and more known it would meet with a greater amount
of support. The election was then proceeded with, and
the Weetin geParatSci!