The Press.
London, England, 1855-09-01 00:00:00

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FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE.
Tuesday, -lyrist 2S.

BANKRUPTS.—Gtoaos Sur° BAYLEY, Crown-court, Phil-
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UM, coal inerchant,—Euwiatu FIRKIN ELLIS, lleudon, and
Royal Exchange-buildings, City, stockbroker—Titus. EDWARD
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of Stretford, Lancaster, licensed victualler.

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Wu. Sum%T.R, Glugow
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Friday, August 31.

BANKRUPTS.—WILLIAM TAYLOR, Gloucester, hardware dea-
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MAJOR• (GENERAL SIR ARTHUR WELLESLEY TORRES 8,
the Queen's Military Commissioner to the Court of
the Tuileries, expired at Paris yesterday week, after
a brief illness. I'he deceased officer left Loudon in
July to enter on his duties at the French Court, and
up to the day of her Majesty's arrival in the French
capital was, apparently, in his usual health. On
that day he, with other distinguished subjects of her
Majesty, was in attendance at the terminus of the
railway, and was detained there much longer than
expected, owing to the late arrival of the Queen.
When he returned home he complained of spasms in
the stomach, and immediate medical aid was called
in. The gallant general then took to his bed, which
he was destined never to leave. On Wednesday
week Captain F. Torrens was telegraphed for to in-
stantly repair to Paris, owing to the critical state of
his brother, and was with him at his dissolution.
The deceased general was second son of the late
Major-General Sir Henry Torrens, K.C.8., and
Sarah, daughter of Colonel Patten, Governor of St.
Helena. He was in his forty-sixth year. He was at
an early age page to George IV., and, after receiving
his education at Sandhurst, obtained his commission
as ensign and lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards in
April, 1825, and remained some years in that regi-
ment, in which he was adjutant from 1829 to 1838.
Sir Arthur remained in the Guards until he ex-
changed into the 23rd Regiment (Royal Welsh Fusi-
liers), of which he obtained the command in 1841,
and served with that gallant corps during the re-
bellion in Canada, and subsequently in the West
Indies, where he rendered great services, so much so
that be was offered the Lieutenant Governorship of
St. Lucia, which he administered with great credit.
In 1851 he retired from the command of the 23rd
Regiment, and, in January, 1853, proceeded sith the
C mmission to investigate the military economy of
the armies of France, Austria, and Prussia. On his
return he was appointed Deputy-Assistant-Quarter-
master-General at the Horse Guards, which office he
held until he was appointed Brigaaier-General of the
Fourth Division, commanded by Sir George Cath-
cart. He arrived at Varna just before the embarka-
tion for the Crimea, and was at Alma, and although
his division was not actively engaged, he rendered
particular service in the shipping of the sick and
wounded after that sanguinary engagement, and
afterwards had to perform a march of eleven hours
to join t he main army under Lord Raglan before
Sebastop°l. At Balaklava he was at the bead of his
brigade, and did good service that day in support of
the cavalry, and, it will be recollected, his brigade
recaptured two redoubts previously taken by the
enemy. At the battle of Inkermann he had only
just returned from the trenches, when he was called
upon to attack the left flank of the enemy, which he
did with complete success, under his gallant friend
and leader, Sir George Cathcart. Just before that
gallant general was struck down by his mortal
wound, he loudly applauded the daring courage and
bravery of the deceased by his encouraging remark,
audible to all in the din of battle, " Nobly done,
Torrens," and they were, indeed, almost the last
words he uttered. Major• General Torrens, while
charging with the 88th, received his severe wound at
the same time Sir George was mortally wounded. In
consequence of the severity of his wound, he returned
to this country in December last, and on his recovery
be was again placed on the staff as Deputy. Quarter-
master General, and about six weeks back was seat
to Paris as Queen's Commissioner. The gallant
officer was a godson of the late Duke of Wellington.
At the recent chapter of the Order of the Bath he
was nominated a Knight Commander of that mili-
tary order. The remains of the gallant officer were
interred on Monday, last at Pans, its the cemetery of
Pere la Chaise'