The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-16 00:00:00

GENERAL TOTLEBEN.

The following biographical notice of General
Totleben we take from the 117e14, Prussian
Gazette :

Francis Edward Totleben was born at Mitau, in Cour-
land, on the 20th of May, 1818. His father was J. H.
Totleben, and his mother's maiden name was A. Sophia
Sander. His father having removed his business to
Riga, took there his young son, and soon after died.
After receiving the first portion of his educatiou in the
I schools of Riga, the young Totleben was reeetuverga,
at the College of Engineers in St. Peterbold,
of Peters
bold,
his name now shines, engraved in letters g
with the inscription, " Sebastopol."
When the war broke out he was second
carps of field engineers ; he distingm
ahrupaign, and re-
paired General Schilder in the Danubia captainni eelf
ui nn the e r
open city
longs to history. Out of
,an
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formidable fortress,
to the Crimea. What be didtycatbeSsehuacseteoepdoeldbien.
tha
raising, under the enemy. fire,
a year he passed through
a ;eilf me gig antic efforts of the
tlbleauntenant-colonel, full colonel,
enema, and received, amongst
et
d resistedarm ies for
inn elaer4,
raotflosnaoinftthGeeo4rtglie,, awnhdiethhe.ti
the grades of captamt
• general adjutan -g
other distinction
is
only conferred for distinguished deeds. Seldom has a
ineegeneral of brigade received this high distinction.
orafatj:er-3gle class. of s'ththeeodrdeceor
Besides himself, it was only conferred on his noble coin-
a„ion in areas at Sebastopol, Prince Wassiltchikoff,
'who, more fortunate than he, was able to remain at his
post to the last hour, whereas Totleben, having been
wounded in the foot., had to be carried out of the be.
sieged city. Strange to say, so rapid a
_promotion has
not excited the least envy, but liiitTen saluted with
acclamations, as being due to real merit—to courage
combined with genius,

HIGIIWAY ROBBERY.—On Tuesday evening last Mr.
James Pearson, corn miller, of Sams Mill, Horton, near
Bradford, was attacked by three men, and robbed of a
large iutri of money, nearly 3001., while on his way from
Bradford to his residence at Sams Mill. Mr. Pearson,
who:had been attending Leeds corn-market, arrived its
Bradford about 6 o'clock on Tuesday evening, and about
an hour afterwards be departed on foot in the direction
of his own residence. When he had got to the eewdhoolges
place called Brick-lane he observed three men,
at
appearance he did not like, lurking on the rmoosiedd:
a short distance before him. In order
to
i'vroute. He
in contact with them he went by allot the act of
had proceeded some distance, and !
called Waterside,
gke no ono k
rand d d oviwans
lefty
crossing a style in a field at a plance _ coming
when he was suddenly at,traocrakeda
brielivddiously avoided, and
the three men whom he had P., .„,_
knocked
moneyhe had
had,
robbed of
down with several blows
of insensibility. On re.
who sprung from behind the wall. He
was
on the ground in
his pocket-book and he amounting
The money consisted chiefly of Bank
to about 3001.
covering he diseovearael
dl
thethat
of Enk,rland and other notes, and 701, in gold. The
place where the robbery was committed was subsequently
examined, and two bludgeons, stained with blood, were
found, Mr. Pearson was shockingly mangled, his head
and face having been violently beaten. He is now in a
precarious state. The police have apprehended three
notorious characters, one of them a ticket-of-leave mani
on-suspicion, and they stand remanded for a week, Mira
Pearson being in such a helpless and danger= condi.
: tics that lae wag 'Airiblo to atelyi tko court.
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