The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-29 00:00:00

SIR W. CODRINGTON.

The following letter has been addressed to A contain•
porary :
Sir,—l have returned to this country from the Crimea
but a few days, and as I was engaged in the attack on
the Redan I have been frequently asked " Why Sir
William Codringtoa did not bring up his supports ?"
and I find that blame has been attached to him by the
public.
In ju,tice to that brave and distinguished officer, I
think it but fair to point out to your readers that, if they
will look to the return of casualties on the Bth of Sep•
tember, they will find that the Light Division—Viz,
90th, 97th, 19th, 88;h, and 77th-7th, 23d, 33d, 34tb,
and 2,1 battalion Rifle Itligade, were expended, and
when Sir William, upon being asked for supports,
" You can take the Royaly it was because be had no
troops of his own division to send forward.
If another attack was to be made on the
a report
vision, and not with Sir William. Theres
rested with the Commander-in-Chief to send. anferdeashz4diit-
Lsou d oh
that he is to succeed General Simpson. Should
appointment,
ov e
dp rinnc
be the case it will be a meet popular
snpoemetaedn in the
gCaoridmeoafficiserso
r,thitiFoes:E,eDlo who knew not
sunsivirerWA imam Codriugton,
hiswh or
ehaalsmbeereints. f.—oulnhda/vaentl
the
Army and Navy Club, Oct. 27.
ewhitohnobuy

Dial./ PAUL, BART.--The name of this un•
forStuirtnajte";entlenian for many years occupied a protai•
Went position n the Peerage and Baroneta ye. Sir John
De i
Dean
gaol was born in 1802, His father was the son
of Mr. John Paul, a physician in Salisbury. The im-
mediate subject of this notice was raised to the title in
1323, the creation being the revival of an old one which
bad become extinct a few years previously. Sir Joha
was married twice, and is now a widower. A sister of
his married, some years since, Mr. Beauclerk, for many
yeala Secretary
other married M E. J. Fitzgerald, son of the late Lord
of Legation at Constantinople ; and an.
Edward Fitzgerald and coußin to the Duke of Leicester.
The 'family are in no way related to the Irish baronet of
the tame name. The latter is descended from a dragoon
officer of Cromwell. —llf orning Advertiser.
A. letter from St. Petersburg reveals the follow-
lug rather curious facts :

7` GeneralMou7avieffTrs bad a proclamation drawn
up in the Armenian language, in which he announces to
ell Armenians that Prince Leon of Armenia hal iifr
offered his services to the Emperor of Russia, anduo::
ho is shortly cap( zted at Erivau. This has eaucd
that cthe
siderablo sensation at Pera, where it is said
Prince has positively refused to draw his
against the Emperor Alexander. This sot of
Prince Leon is the more inexlicah
of Armenia.
ready to recogni,_e the independence
sent for by the Minis.
The Armenian Patriarch has beeonm
be
leas the Salta' it
had a very long
ter of Foreign Affairs, with h
is a colonel in the Russian
saying that
interview. X{e endeavoured to explain the conduct of
the Prince by
' •
the impression caused
service, an d that out of cour.esy he demanded to be
employed, 'but this has not removed
by the faat." •
'ientonte of Turin, of the 23d, states that
d the command of the
Legion, and that his resignation bas
GAenTnciheiorealtaPaucy has resigne
been accepted by the BritiAi Government. Colonel
Read, late secretary to Gen. Sir C. Napier, is to
succeed hi ni in the command. Major Burnaby,
whose int, a)ligence and activity as assistant guar-
brmaster ...general have been of such signal advan-
tage in r aieine, men for the legion, will, it is sup-
posed, srete.in''his important functions.
The• Bo "en' Z .tstates that the Bank of
Berlin. ei wig
refuse to wiJ 1 ado no restrictive measures, but will
Prussiau firms.
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