The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-15 00:00:00

HAY MARKETS.

SIIMIFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 10a to 41 03; clover
31 153 to 51 53; and straw, 1/ 53 to 1/ 103 per load
Trade steady.

CUMBERLAND. —Moadow hay, 2/ 15s to 41 4s; clover,
41 N to 5/ Os; and straw. 11 6s to 11 10s per load.
A fair supply and a sluggish demand.
WHITHIMAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 12s to 41 N ; clover,
4/ Os to 51 5s ; and straw, 1/ 4i to 11 94 per load.
Supply good, and trade dull.

At the monthly meeting of the Liverpool Town
Council yesterday, there was some discussion with
reference to the proposed erection by the Ordnance
authorities of a battery on the site of the old ma-
gazines, New Brighton. It was asserted that guns
fired from that position would place the shipping
in the Liverpool docks in continual danger, and
the question was ultimately referred to the Dock
and Finance Committees, with the understanding
that they were to represent the opinions of the
Council to the Ordnance authorities.

It is understood to bathe intention of the autho-
rities at the-War-office to remove the 500 men now
being raised in Sheffield to Chatham, as soon as the
number is completed. It is not unlikely that the
whole of the men will be draughted into the same
corps, and the 98th is mentioned as the regiment
to which they will be attached.
The number of recruits daily arriving at Chat-
ham is considerably on the increase, and since the
recent order was issued from the Horse Guards up-
wards of 1,000 have joined the Indian battalions at
that garrison. Additional recruiting parties have
been sent out from the head-quarters of the Royal
Engineers for the 4th, 10th, 11th, and 21st com-
panies of Sippers and Miners in India. It is ex-
pected that the reduction of the standard will in-
duce a large body of men to join the Royal Marine
Light Infantry.

The 76th Regiment arrived in Dublin on Tues
day from Nova Scotia.

The frigate Indefatigable, 50, Flag of Rear-Ad
miral William Hope Johnstone, was reported off
Plymouth yesterday morning from the South Ame-
rican station.

The Royal Albert, screw steam-vessel,. at Wool-
wich, has now received the whole of her stores and
ammunition, and will immediately embark Major
Gardener's D troop of Royal Horse Artillery. The
Viscount Canning, transport vessel, is now receiv-
ing stores at the Royal Arsenal Pier, and will also
embark a portion of the artillery force now under
orders for India. The following comprises the
whole of the .11.1-41 Artillery force remaining under
orders for India :—Captain Dynely'S J Field Bat-
tery, Gth battalion ; Captain Desberough's No. 1
Field Battery, Ist battalion ; Major Singleton's V
Field 13attnry, 9th battalion ; Captain Wright's
company, 9th battalion : Captain Bayly's company,
11th battalion ; Brevet-Major Grant's company,
I.lth battalion ; and Major Gardener's D Troop of
Royal Horse Artillery.
The Edgar, 91, screw steam-vessel, now on the
slip at Woolwich, is iu a forward state, and will
shortly be ready for launching. She is a fine vessel,
and many important improvements have been in-
troduced since she was laid down.
The Spitfire, Ardent, Triton, and Lyra, steam-
vessels, and the Growler, gunboat, have been or
dered. by the Lords of the Admiralty to be got ready
at Woolwich for commission with all despatch.
The screw steamship Austria, Capt. floydttnann;
from Cork, for the East Indies, which put into
Plymouth Sound on Saturday, disembarked her
troops, nearly 800 of the 94th Regiment, under
Lieutenant-Colonel Mills, at the Royal William
Victualling-yard, Stonehousa, on Tuesday after-
noon. The head-quarters of the grenadier com-
pany are at the Plymouth citadel, but 'the other
portions of the regiment occupy the barracks at
Millbay.

THE MILITIA.
By au order from the War-office, the Royal Berks
Regiment of Militia (with the exception of a depot
company left under the command of Captain Mait-
land) was removed to Aldershot camp on Satur-
day last. Previous to their departure the men were
addressed by Col. Blagrave.
The Northumberland Artillery Regiment of Mi-
litia wag inspected on Tuesday by Col. Douglas
in
Tynemouth garrison, previous to being disbanded,
the term for drill expiring to-day. The men wet e
exercised in battalion drill, the use of field guns,
and ball practice, and their appearance in the field
was highly respectable.
The Durham Artillery Regiment of Militia is as-
sembled at present in Sunderland barracks for the
usual drill. The men are making creditable pro-
gress.

The Regiment or Oxfordshire Militia, which
arrived at Woolwich last night, will perform garri-
son duty, in consequence of the reduction of the
Royal Artillery, resulting from the large force or-
dered to India.

The following regiments of militia will be imme-
diately embodied for garrison .diity :—Bedford, 2d
Royal Cheshire, 2d (South) Devon, 2d Gloucester,
Leicester, Northampton, Shropshire, Ist West Nor-
folk, Ist Suriey, Ist Staffordshire, Ist Tower Ham-
lets; Worcester, 2d West Yolk, Sussex., Stirling,
and Aberdeen. These regiments will form an ad-
dition of about 14,000 then to our home establish-
ment. About 3,000 of the Irish militia will also be
embodied forthwith.

POPULATION OF CANADA.—The population of Canada
may be fairly reckoned at 2,500,000. In 1848 the popu-
lation of the united provinces was but 1,500,000. The
rate of increase in less than 10 years is most encouraging;
two-thirds added to j.he population of a country with
such variety of soil and climate, in that time, is, we
believe, without precedent. The increase of the United
States during the 10 years ending 1850 waa 35i per
cent. ; that of Upper Canada during the 10 years iron)
1841 to 1851, 1041 per cent. ; and now for the while
province since 1848 it is 65 to 70 per cent., or nearly
double the rate of increase of the United States. The
third of a century is generally reckoned as a generation.
During that period the population of Canada has in-
creased from 582,000 to 2,500,000, or more than twice
doubled itself. At this rate the population of Canada
doubles itself in rather less than 15 years, and if the
ratio of increase be continued Canada will have, at the
beginning of the next century, 20,000,000 inhabitants.
—Canadian News.

Tins ERUPTION Or MOUNT VEsnvius.—A letter from
Naples We have just bad one of the
finest
possible to be seen. Towards
e, f
eruptions the 4th
of says
Vesuvius
seven at night the crater appeared all on fire, long flames
suddenly arose from it, then the lava gushed forth, on a
very broad surface and with great rapidity, in the direc-
tion of the Fosse dells Faraone, and in less than three
hours it had run over all the distance that separates the
crater from the Atrio del Cavallo, the place where stand
the Vesuvian Observatory and the famous hermitage
which serves as a refuge for travellers of all countries,
for no foreigner comes to Naples without making the
ascent of Vesuvius. Thanks to the fine mountain road
that the Government has made, one ascends easily in
three hours. All the quays of Naplels were thronged
with people admiring this beautiful eruption."
BARON PORRIO.—A letter dated Naples, Oct, 3, says:
" Amongst the news from the provinces I can also give
you, some front the prison of Montesarchio. Baron
Poerio had been very ill again in consequence of suffer-
ings induced by the dampness of his prison. He had
been afflicted with sore throat and the usual pains in
his back, on which he had blisters."