The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-09 00:00:00

on tae tuok-out fur what was coming, wad to aseerrais
how it via, passed. On arri•ing at his hotel in P.4ris his
valet brought up his :uggage, and at the same ti,ue a b
which h. placers on the tablo- It was opened, mid uttod
toc rain all his Geneva purchases. He had la.inselt
smuggled the very articles he had gone to prevent being
brought into France. It was done in this manner
Beautte had recognised Lis cuatomeriwithout the latter
being aware of it, and he waited till the post-horses were
put to ; then, handing the package t 4 the va!et, the
latter, as a matter of course, seeing it was something for
his master, put it with his other effect,, and from the
official character of the traveller, no oho noticed it at the
frontier.

The admirers of crinoline will be proud to learn
that the invention of balloons is owing to a similar
contrivance.
The French give a curious anecdote of a 84,1,1„ 00.
curreuce which led the inventor of ouch mac Lines,
Montgrdfier, to turn his attention to the sulject. It is
to this effect washerwoman of the Rue aux Ju:fe„
in the Marais, placed a petticoat on a basket-work frame,
over a stove, to dry. In older to concentrate all tLe beat,
and to prevent its escaping by the apertureatthe top, she
drew the strings closely together, which are used to tie it
round the waist. By d€grees the staff dried, became
lighter, and the stave continuing to heat and rarefy the
air concentrated under the frame-work, the petticoat
, began to move, and at last rose in the air. The washer.
woman was so astonished that she ran oat to call her
neighbours to witness a miracle ; and they, seeing it
suspended in the air, were amazed and etupified. One
individual, however, a simple paper-makerfrom Annottay,
named Mongolfier, as much astonished bet more seeeiLle
than the others, whoconsidered it the work of the demon,
returned home, and, without loss of time, studied the
work of Priestley on different kinds of atmospheres.
The result was, the discovery of the first balloons, caked
Mongolfiers, of which he was the inventor. As the
nautilus probably gave the idea of a sailing-vessel, so also
do very simplecauses often producegreat and unexpec!ed
results.
A considerable portion of the second volume is
occupied with descriptions of the colony and people
of Jamaica. The writer expresses himself forcibly
on the horrors of the slave trade, especially ou
board the fearful slave-ships. He gives us also
some more agreeable pictures of peculiar sports,
customs, 4.7 c., of the negroes in more favourable
circumstances. Here is an account of one of their
festivities :

Christmas-time is a great season for merry-making
amongst the negroes. We were fortunate in witnessiog
a ceremony or procession, called the " Reds and the
Blues." The origin of it is not known correctly ; but it
most probably arose from some fete given by an Admi-
ral of the Blue or the Red on that station becoming, in
process of time, a national holiday—sometimes, also,
going by the name of "Johnny Canoeing." On the
north side of the island it is a splendid affair, but on the
south tide it is just the reverse. In the latter instance,
the negroes dress themselves in bulk's hides, with horns
on, into which they are sewn, and go bellowing about
the streets, butting all the people they meet. This is
the remnant, most probably, of some superstitions
A.ftecan ceremony.
At Men teeo Bay, Lucea, and Falmouth, the rival fac-
tions of Reds and Blues representall the great personages
el the day, and their attendants. The ladies lend their
jewels to be worn by the negro women who figure in the
procession, and subscriptions are made by the residents
to assist in purchasicg the paraphernalia ani dresse.,
which are really magnificent. King William, IV., Queen
Adelaide, the Duke of Wellington, the Archbishop of
Canterbury, Earl Grey, the Earl of Derby (then Lerd
Stanley), Lords Melbourne, Brougham, and Nelson,
Sir R. Peel, Messrs. Wilberforce, Daniel O'Connell,
and Joseph Hume, besides many other well-known per-
sonages, figured amongst them. Queen Victoria had
not then been crowned ; her crown was therefore car-
ried before her, on a velvet cushion, by a handsomely-
dressed negroes, who personated the Mistress of the
Robes. The Duchess of Kent followed behind her Ma-

jesty i❑ the procession. Wearing a blue uniform, I re-
ceived very gracious bows and curtsies from the party
of Blues, who no doubt thought I had put it on is com-
pliment t 9 them. Each bet bad a champion on their
masters' horses, who made a great show, in armour that
dtted close to his b33y, and was composed of gilt livery,
or basket buttons, sewn closely togethar. Both brii,g
armed with lances and swords, they became so much
excited that the two pugnacious heroes defied each other
to single combat in the street, and the affray might lave
ended fatally to one of the parties, if the police had not
interfered.

At the conclusion of the work the author ex-
presses some just and sensible views on the sum-
mary dismissal of the militia :

In ordinary life, if a servant does his duty faithfully
to hie employers, the latter would not think of dismissing
him without notice. If however, circumstances obliged
him to do so, he would be bound to give him a month's
wages in advance. If he:acted otherwise, the servant
would have his remedy and could enforce his claim in
the County Court. Toe disembodied militiamen gut a
week's notice only, that their services were no longer
rsquired, and they were paid up to the day on which
they were sent to their homes inclusive.
The consequence of this Wag that those who had been
employed in factories, and wished to re-enter them, had
no means of purchasing clothing to appear before their
former masters—r,N,nd they went away in threadbare
shell-jackets and trousers—the average pay handed over
to each pri►ate not amounting to 13s. The men com-
plained loudly of this, and expressed thernselT69 strongly
on the treatment they experienced. I cannot but thick
that it was a veryirnpolitie measure, b:causo their friends
and acquaintances amongst those classes from which re-
cruit 3 for the army are obtained, seeing the unceremo-
nious way in which they were deprived of an occupation
and placed in a worse position than before they entered
the militia, naturally felt disinclined to come forward
and enrol themselves in its ranks.
It is to tl t. constitutional force that we must look
for keeping up a regular supply of strong, able-bodied
men for the regular army, in the event of any great
emergency ; and therefore everything should be done to
make it a desirable occupation.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

The following circular memorandum relative to
the augmentation of colonial corps was issued from
the Hors@ Guards yesterday :
" The General Commanding-in-Chief having, in
concurrence with the Secretary of State for War,
aprroved of a measure for augmenting and recruit-
ing the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment from the
married soldiers of the army, I have it in command
that you will make known throughout the regi-
ment under your command the following terms
under which soldiers of the class above mentioned
will be permitted to extend their services to the
corps in question, viz.:—married soldiers of the
regular army desirous of joining the Royal Cana-
dian Rifle Regiment must be enlisted for life, have
completed 12 years' service, and be of fair, average
character, whether with or without distinguishing
marks and good conduct pay. Previously to join-
ing they will be required to undergo a strict
medical examination, and to be re-attested,
without bounty, to complete a period of 21.
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mined in the line. They will continue entitled to
additional pay for length of service and for good
conduct according to existing warrants, and after
completin,, their engagements will be entitled to
their discharge, with pension, according to existing
regulations, upon condition of being obliged to
serve, if called upon, in a veteran battalion, or as
militia. The wives and legitimate children trans-
ferred to the Canadian corps under the provisions
of this order will receive a free passage to Canada,
and on arrival will be granted the usual barrack
accommodation when available, and rations on the
usual terms, provided they received them in their
former corps. Sergeants and corporals will be
eligible for this regiment, but only 5 per cent, of
non-commissioned officers will be accepted, and
the selection will depend entirely upon their char-
acter and qualifications as certified by their com-
manding officers. I am to request that you will
transmit to this department on the 15th March
nominal and descriptive returns of any men of the
regiment under your command who.
specified, and further directions will may wish to
join the Canadian regiment on the termsabove
be given regarding their re-enlistment and
in due course
assem-
bling for embarcation.

"G. A. WETFIERALL, Adjutant-General.
"To officers commanding regiments of
depots of infantry at home."
Yesterday Lieut.-Col. C. E, FairtClough, com-
manding the 3d battalion of infantry at Chatham,
received an order directing 350 men of the depot of
the 19th Regiment under his command to proceed
this day to Exeter, for the purpose of forming the
2d battalion of that corps, which is now being raised.
One captain, two lieutenants, and four non-com-
missioned officers will proceed from Chatham to
Exeter in charge of the troops.
The reinforcements which have been for some time
held iu readiness to embark on board the Antelope
steamer at Gravesend, to proceed to Kurrachee,
received orders yesterday to proceed from Chatham
this morning, and embark at Gravesend on bootrd
that steamer. The following are the regiments fur-
nishing detachments ;-7th Royal Fusileers, Ist
battalion, 61 men • 52d Light Infantry. Ensign C.
M. Prendergast and' 16 men ; 61st Regiment, ~b;..,
sign M. Murphy and 29 men ; 70th Regiment, 13
"
10 en ;
men ; 81st Reciiment, Lieut. R. Swift adEnsigi,
94th Regimea, 17 men ; 98th Regiment,
P. H. Dobbs and 30 men.
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—On Saturday warrants
WARRANT FOR THE APPREHENSION or GORDON
ahstliadxl
hair,
m feetsoaut,la,nitya,
were sent
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ir°NtheilmueljtrrEopß•obs and provinces for the
dfedmsaorakyleesabrrasotwolndS,
apprehension of Mr. Gordon Cumming, the wen-known
lion hunter, who is charged with having acted indecently
towardsinch
bi
lin height,severalu e i 3 between
respectableesttwoueetnm4aoda en,
whiskers, high-crowned hat. overcoat, one side
constable black,
the other white, &c. Au llrishb
e arrived in
London on Saturday,