The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-06 00:00:00

THE MILITIA.

The la Regiment of Royal Surrey Militia as-
sembled yesterday morning at the barracks be•
tween Mortlake anti Richmond for embodiment ;
Col. W. 11. Sumner was present, and upwards of
700 men answered to their names. The corps have
volunteered for service in India, or any other part
of her Majesty's dominions ; they will, however, in
the first place, proceed to Aldershot for drill and
training.

PRESENTATION OP COLOURS TO THE
60th LIGHT INFANTRY.

The 68th Light Infantry, upwards of 1,000
strong, under the command of Col. H. Smyth,
C. 8., being on the eve of embarking for India in
the steamship Australasian, from this port, were
this afternoon presented with new colours on Swan-
sea-common by his Royal Highness the Comman-
der-in-Chief. The Duke, attended by Brevet-Lieut. -
Col. T. H. Clifton, aide-decamp, and accompanied
by Major-Gen. the Hon. Sir J. Y. S3arlett, K.C.8.,
command the South-west district, arrived at 11
o'clock this morning, and proceeded to the Govern-
ment-house to breakfast with the Lieut.-Governor,
Major-Gen. Soarlett. At 12 his Royal Highness
was escorted to the field by hie gallant host and a
brilliant staff, comprising Major Gen. Lord Wm.
Paulet, C. 8., commanding the the First Infantry
Brigade at the Camp at Aldershot ; Col. Forster,
Royal Engineers, Aide-de-Camp to the Queen ;
Col. Lake, C. 8., commanding the Royal Artillery;
Lieut.-Col. TraverA, Royal Artillery ; Lieut.-Cul-
Aitchison, Royal Lancashire Militia Artillery ;
Lieut.-Col. Wright, Assistant-Quartermaster-Gene-
ral ; Lieut.-Col. Conolly ; Capt. Gordon, Aide-de-
Camp to Gen. Scarlett, Town Major Breton, &e.
Admiral Sir G. Seymour, K.C.8., the Naval Com-
mander-in-Chief; Admiral the Hon. H. D. Byng,
Capt. Seymour, C. 8., Flag Captain, and a distin-
guished general company were on the ground,
although the day was truly a November one, and
the field sodden with the late rains.

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insula," " Alma," " Inkerman," "Sebastopol."
The Duke then addressed the regiment as fol-
lows :—" Officers, non-commissioned officers, and
privates of the 68th Light Infantry,—l have much
pleasure in presenting new colours to a regiment
which upon all occasions has distinguished itself
whenever brought into action. During the Penin-
sular War no regiment suffered more, or performed
its duties more creditably. Again, in a recent con-
test which has now become matter of history, on
this very day three years ago, I, myself, had an op-
portunity of seeing the distinguished gallantry of
the 68th. I am persuaded that the same spirit ani-
mates the regiment still, and that whenever called
upon to meet an enemy in the field it will exhibit
the same energy and courage which it displayed at
the battle of lukermsu. It is a satisfaction to me
to see the regiment go out under the command of
an officer in whom I have the greatest confidence,
I regret that you should be again called upon to
leave your native shores after so short a sojourn
at home, but the British soldier is always ready to
go anywhere and do anything for the honour and
glory of his country, and I am sure you will em-
bark as cheerfully for the distant shores of
India as no doubt you disembarked when you re-
turned from the Crimea. You are going to a dis-
tant part of the world, but I hope you will not
relax those strict rules of discipline which so dis-
tioguished you while at home. You have my best
wishes, I haveparticipated with you in the achieve-
ment of great victories, and I hope to hear of your
prosperity wherever her Majesty and the country
may require your service."
Colonel Smyth then made a suitable reply on
behalf of the regimen', after which the troops on
the field went through the evolutions incidental to
an official inspection. His Royal Highness after-
wards inspec.ed the lines and the new barracks at
the top of the town, named after himself, and
which will shortly be ecnupied. lie left Portsmouth
by the 4.15 p.m. train fur London.
The proceedings of the day closed with a banquet
given by Colonel Smyth and the officers of the 68th
to the principal personages connected with the
garrison, port, and district,