25 NOVEMBER 1854, Page 9

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SATURDAY MORNEVG,

The Times this morning announces that the whole of the Militia of England is to be embodied.

The Globe, however, says that this statement of the Times is incorrect.

" Within the present week orders have been sent from the Home Otlice for the embodiment of seven infantry and three artillery regiments, making the total number of regiments now filling the place of regiments of the Line on home service, twenty-eight. In all likelihood, some additional regiments will in a short time be also embodied, but there is no intention of extending this measure to the whole of the English regiments, as erroneously statku.

. . We believe that it is intended to increase the force in the Crimea by sending up some additional regiments now serving in the Mediterranean garrisons. They are to be replaced, we presume, by some of the Militia regiments which have been already embodied." '

The people of Dublin are about to raise_ a regiment of "Royal Irish Volunteer Rifles," 1000 strong.

A reinforcement of Guards, Grenadiers, Scots Fusiliers, and Coldstream*, some Sappers and Miners, and the Seventy-first Foot, embarked yester- day at Portsmouth, in the screw steamer Royal Albert, 131. The ap- pearance of the Guards drew forth manifestations of sympathy surpassing even those displayed at the commencement of the war. The troops seemed in excellent spirits. Prince Albert, who is Colonel of the Grena- diers, arrived at Gosport about mid-day, by special train, and inspected the soldiers in the Dockyard before they embarked. They were then conveyed on board the man-of-war in steamers. Prince Albert followed in the Fairy, and inspected the ship. The Royal Albert sails for the Black Sea today.

The Paris correspondent of the Morning Chronicle, writing last night, confirms a rumour broached by Galignani's Messenger on Thursday, that the French Government has determined, with the concurrence of Eng- land, to send two divisions of the army into the Principalities to cooperate with Omar Pasha on the Pruth.

The Morning Post gives typographic prominence to certain confident statements respecting the future conduct of Austria.

" Austria, we believe, is about to enter upon an honest and bold course and we expect within a very short period to see her linked not only with

the policy but also with the action of England and France Of the course now about to be pursued by Austria, we entertain no doubt ; and, were there doubt, it would soon be set at rest, for, we repeat, within a very short period we expect to see, not Germany indeed, but Austria, in closer, perhaps closest, union with England and France. Indecision is no longer admissible, no longer possible. Action is now to be entered upon ; and we believe that, in the just cause of right and freedom, the present year will yet see the flags of England, France, and Austria, floating over their united strength."

A telegraphic despatch from Constantinople, of the 16th, forwarded via Semlin to Vienna, reports that "on the 13th the Russians attacked the French lines, but were repulsed ; that the loss was great on both sides ; that the Russians had received further reinforcements; and that the Queen of the South had arrived with 1200 troops." ,

It is now stated that authentic documents received by the Admiralty place it .beyond question that Admiral Price committed suicide. As he was a brave officer, who had served with distinction in the last great war, his aberration is supposed to have been caused by an overwhelming sense of the responsibilities of his position.

Sir George Hamilton Seymour has declined the invitation of the St. Pancras electors to come forward as a candidate forMarylebone.

A correspondent takes to heart the censures levelled at the recent con- duct of the so-called Turkish contingent in the Crimea. "Now it so happens," he says, "that this `contingent' is composed not of Turks but Arabs. In the Times of September 15, we find this reference to it- ' The Tunisian force will amount to about 10,000 men, and will form the bulk of the Ottoman contingent : yet it could be wished that more of the real Turks were on their way to Sebastopol.' In a letter recently addressed to the daily papers by Mr. Stewart E. Rolland, there occurs this passage—' A residence in Tunis as well as in Turkey has made me somewhat acquainted with the difference between the qualities of the miserable Arab of Barbary and of that born soldier the Turk.' " Some papers on interesting subjects will be read at the meeting of the Royal Geographical Society on Monday next. They will include—

Explorations in South Africa, with route from Valfiseh Bay to the Lake, and ascent of the Teogi River ; Despatches from the Foreign Office, enclosin" accounts of the Niger-Chadda Expedition, from Commander Miller, RN., Dr. Baikie, and Mr. Macgregor Laird, F.R.G.S. ; and Despatches from Acting Consul Gabriel, to Lord Clarendon; also from Com- modore Adams and Commander Philips, to the Admiralty, announcing the arrival at Loanda of Dr. Livingston, with remarks on the same by Lieutenant Bedingfield, R.N.

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