The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-20 00:00:00

INSPECTION-OP THE CHELSEA OUT-PENSIONERS

The local companies of the Chatham division of Chelsea
out-pensioners were inspected on Saturday morning, the
:7th inst. These veterans assembled at the Invalid
Depot, St. Mary's Barracks at ten o'clock, and they
were formed into six divisions, whence they were
marched on to Chatham Lines, where they were drawn
up in line, and at eleven o'clock the Commandant of
Chatham Garrison, Colonel Sir Thomas Wilshire,
K.C.8., accompanied by his major of brigade, Captain
John S. Wood, arrived on the ground. After going
through various evolutions, the division was marched off
to Sc.. Mary's Barracks, when they were dismissed,
Captain Jenkins complimenting them for the attention
they throughout had paid to their drilling. The strength •
of this division is, 4 sergeant-majors, 16 sergeants, 14
corporals, 10 drummers, and 223 privat&s, being an in-
crease to their strength of 22 since their spring drilling.
Sir Thomas Wilshire inspected the stores during the
day. The ground, although damp with the rains for the
last week, was well attended, to see the novelty of these
old soldiers.

HYDE-PARK.—Pedestrians across Hyde-park owe
the Board of Works gratitude for the formation of
several well-gravelled footpaths, which have just been
completed. One new path connects the entrance in Pic-
cadilly with the Victoria-gate; another the Victoria with
the Grosvenor-gate; a third, the Hyde-park Terrace-
gate with ti-:e bridge over the Serpentine. All these
were much wanted, as was proved by the footwaws which

the public made for themselves; and it is only giving the
authorities due praise for their considerateness, thus to
record their good deeds.
IMPROVED CONDITION OF THE POTATO CROP.—
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A few weeks ago it was the general impression, in Co-
vent-garden-market, and the other vegetable markets
in the metropolis, that before the middle of November
a single potato could not be anywhere obtainable.
Within the last eight or ten days a change has taken
place in the opinions of the pot-Ate-dealers in London,
arid they now admit that though the price of that es-
culent may not be much lower than it is at present, yet
that the metropolitan markets will be liberally supplied
with potatoes until the end cf next spring. They have
received intelligence from various parts of England,
Scotland, and even Ireland, especially from the southern
parts of the latter country, to the effect that large fields
in which the potatoes were looked on as totally de-
stroyed, have unexpectedly and agreeably turned out, on
proceeding to dig them up, to be in a sound and healthy
condition, in the proportion of from fifty to seventy per
cent. Not only, therefore, have all apprehensions in
reference to seed vanished, but, as just remarked, this
part of the food of the lower classes will continue to be
liberally supplied for months to come without any in-
crease on the present prices.
BEDFORD AND BLETCHLET BRANCH OF THE
LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—The Di-
rectors hadimade arrangements for openingline this
-
yes-
terday,
but in consequence of the late heavy storms they
have been compelled to postpone doing so for a week. -