The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-23 00:00:00

MERTHYR JUNCTION.

The cost of constructing this proposed new line
and works, including the purchase of land, Re., is
estimated at 80,0001.

MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, 54 LINCOLN-

SHIRE.

This compaoy propose to apply for powers to
make a new line from Newton to Compton, and
their eoginecr, Mr. Russell, reports that it will
cost 130,000/.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

The Lords of the Admiralty having given orders
for laying down a large 91-gun screw steamer at
Chatham to be called the Atlas, the shipwrights
have commenced preparing the timbers for her keel.
She is to be of the same dim9nsious as the Renown,
91, recently launched from this establishment, and
will be fitted with engines of 1,000-horso power.
The remaining portion of the 68th Light Infantry
(about 150 men, under command of Lieutenants
Nicholetts and Thornton) embarked at Portsmouth
on board the Irish steamer Prenssischeradler, in
order to join the depot of the regiment, at Fermoy.
It is notified that a review oftne troops station(d
in this garrison will tllce place on Southsea-common
on Monday in honour of the great national event on
now sta
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te
that day to be celebrated. There are, however, but
verysuch
afe w
purpose. regular
Tfohrcee sinthe
troops
n
include about 734 men Of the t 75 h
, the North
Lincoln and 2d York Militia Regiments, the Royal
Marine Artillery, a few men ofthe Engineers,
and
a small detachment of the Royal
A detachment, consisting of
Horse Artillery.
g of 70 volunteers from
seven battery comp • antes of Royal Artillery in Ire-
land, arrived at he d-
a quarters, Woolwich, oa
Thursday evening, to join a portion of the 13th
battalion Ro
in India. pal Artillery, under orders for service
On Wednesday the non-commissioned officers
and men of the 9th battalion Royal
Artillery as-
sembled in one of their barrack-looms, at Wool-
wich, for the purpose of presenting Sergeant-Major
John Ring with a handsome silver tankard, bear-
ing a very flattering inscription, upon his being
discharged. He has served upwards of 27 years in
the Royal Artillery, 22 of which as a non-commis-
sioned officer.

Orders have been received at Chatham for those
non-commissioned officers recently appointed to the
Ist West India Regiment to proceed from that gar-
rison to Southampton for the purpose of embarking
fin. the Bahamas, where they will join the head-
quarters of their corps.
The Lords of the Admiralty have forwarded an
order to Col. E. A. Parker, Commandant of the
Chatham division of Royal Mai ines, directing the
presentation of a silver medal, with a gratuity of
lot. each, to Sergeant-Major W. Lane, and Ser-
geant-Major J. Morrison, both of that division, for
long and meritorious service.
Aide-
Capt. Sir Baldwin
de-Camp to the Queen, iu tt.e rooni_ao„
ran
Capt. W. Peel, C. 8., is appointed a Naval
W. Walker, K.C. 8., promoted to

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noon. .Her ladyship occupied apartment iin St. James's
Palace which almost immediately adjoin the Chapel
Royal, and yesterday, therefore, all the blinds of the
house were down as a sign that death was busy, wLILi
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next, The contrast was suggestive.