The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-19 00:00:00

ONDON. WED.\ ESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19, /855.

BOMBAY.—Shippers per CAIRNGORM will
please take notice that all Goods must be alongside and
cleared b. Friday, the 21st inst., as the Ship will positively clear at
the Cu4torn.house_on Saturday, the 2ld.

The undersigned wilt rt,,t be responsible for the shipment of Goods
not alongside, &c., accordingly.
J tRVIS, THOMSON, & CO.,
6, Billiter-square.

DESPATCH FROM GENERAL SIR W.
CODRINGTON.

( Front the Gazette of last Evening. )
WAR DEPARTMENT, DEc. 18.

Lord Panmure has this day received a Despatch and
its Enclosures, of which the following are copies, ad-
dressed to his Lordship by General Sir William Cods-
rington, K.C.B.

Sebastopol, Dee. 4, 1855.
My Lord,—The enemy continue to fire occasionally,
and sometimes heavily, on parts of the town. They must
have expended a considerable quantity of valuable ammu-
nition without causing us any loss or inconvenience.
The enclosed Casualty Return is the first of the sort I
have had occasion to report to your Lordship.
It may seem unimportant to refer to the state of roads
and weather here, but Lbeir condition affects the essen-
tial communications and well-being of the army. The
winter broke upon us suddenly on the 26th and 27th
with snow, and has varied with gales and rain ; and a
very deep state of the ground has damaged all commu-
nications.

Constant presence of labourers and constant attention
are requisite, and are being given to the road, which,
from a peculiarity of soil and condition, was worked into
holes, but which is and will continue to be of the greatest
service to the army and its supplies.
I have, etc.,
W. J. CODRINGTON,
General Commanding.
P.S.— I beg leave also to forward the weekly report
of Dr. Hall, the principal Medical Officer, by which your
lordship will perceive that the general state of health of
the army continues favourable.
W. J. CODRINGTON,
General Commanding.
The Lord Panmure, eze.

Enclosnre 1.

NUMERICAL RETURN OF CASUALTIES ON THE
IST DECEMBER, 1855.
7th Foot-1 officer wounded, by bursting of a shell in
Sebastopol.
W. L. PAKENHAISI, Adjutant-General.

COURT OF .4LDERATEN.

Yesterday a court was held. Mr. Lawrence (son of
the late Alderman Lawrence) who was elected alderman
for Bread•street Ward, on Saturday, the Bth instant, ap•
peared at the bar•for the purpose of being sworn into his
new office. He was accompanied by Mr. G. W. Sherriff,
Mr. Millard, several common councilmen, and a large
number of highly respectable gentlemen connected with
the ward.

Mr. SIIERRIFF, in presenting Mr. Lawrence to the
court, said he had the honour of introducing the son of
the late lamented alderman for the ward of Bread-street,
who had been elected to the office of alderman in the
place of his father. The merits of the late alderman bad
been fully considered by the electors of the ward, and
he (Mr. Sherriff) felt quite satisfied that the eon, from
his well known habits of business, and his assiduous at-
tention to the interests of the Ctty, would not only make
an efficient magistrate, but would also be a credit to
those who had elected him to represent them in the
Court of Aldermen. lie had been born and bred in the
ward, and had been connected in business with his
father, with whom he kad resided all his life. He bad
been well known to most of the electors of the ward for
a great many years, and from the particular interest he
bad continually evinced in the various matters con-
nected with the corporation, he (Mr. Sherriff) was con-
fident that the newly-elected Alderman would prove
himself a most useful and efficient member of that
court. (Clear, hear.)
Alderman Lawrence, after having had the necessary
oaths administered to him, and received the congratula-
tions of the members of the court present, took his seat.
The court then adjourned.