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

SIR W. CODRINUTON.

The following letter has been addressed to a contem-
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 justice 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, 88th, and 77th-7th, 23d, 33d, 34th,
and 2d battalion Rifle Brigade, were expended, and
when Sir William, upon being asked for supports, said,
" You can take the Royal,," it was because he had no
troops of his own division to send forward.
If another attack was to be made on the Redap, it
rested with the Commander-in-Chief to send a fresh di-
vision, and not with Sir William. There is a report
that he is to succeed General Simpson. Should such
be the case it will be a most popular appointment, as
ov .
no man in the Crimea is so universally bele ' d r
(c; ann to e
spected as a good officer as Sir William
knew not
who has been found fault with by those who
his real merits.---I have the honour,A &C
FI.,
ICLD OFFICER.
Army and Navy Club, Oct. 27.

SIR JOHN DEAN PAUL, BAET.—The name of this un-
fortunate gentleman for many years occupied a promi-
nent position in the P.cerage and Baronetage. Sir John
in
Dean Paul was born in 1802.. .His father was the
nofbetih.nisg nthoteicreev7vaaslroatisaedn to the lon% which
of Mr. John Paul, a
this
in Salisbury. Th son
titlee
.
im-
mediate 23 ,
the subjectcreat
had become extinct a few years previously. Sir John
was
married twice, and is now a
widower. A. sister of
his married, some years since, Mr. Beau
clerk,
Secretary of Legation at Constantinople ; and an-
clerk, for many
other married Mr. E. J. Fitzgerald,
Edward Fitzgerald and cousin son of the late Lord
The family are in no way related to the Irish baronet of
to the Duke of Leinster.
the same name. The latter
officer of Cromwell.—Morning
descended from a dragoon
fling Advertiser.
A. letter from St, Petersburgcurious reveals the follow-
ingacts :
" General Mou •
up in the Armeni
raanv il off has bad. a proclamation drawn
all Armenians that Pan•guage, in which he announces to
offered his services to the Leon of Armenia has just
Emperor of Russia, and that
he. is shortly expected at Erivan.e This. .has caused. con-
siderable sensation at Pera,w
Prince has positively refusederteo hisitdriswsaid that ths
against the Emperor Alexander. draw
act of
Prince Leon is the more inexplicable as the Sultan is
ready to recognise the independence of Arsiesia.
The Armenian Patriarch has been sent for by the Minis-
ter of Foreign Affairs, with whom he had a very long
interview. He endeavoured to explain the conduct. of
the Prince by saying that he is a colonel in he Russian
service, and that out of courtesy he demanded to be
ression caused
employed, but this has not removed the imp
by the fact."
The Piemonte of Turin, of the 23d, states that
General Percy has resigned the command of the
Anglo-Italian Legion, and that his resignation has
been accepted by the British Government. Colonel
Read, late secretary to Gen. Sir C. Napier, is to
succeed him in the command... Major Burnaby,
whose intelligence and activity as assistant quay
termaster-general have been of such signal
advan-
tage in raising men for the legion, will, •
it is sup-
posed, retain his
.important functions.
The Borsen Zettung states •
that the Bank of
Berlin will adopt no restrictive measures, but will
refuse to discount bills of
long date, not drawn by
Prussian firms.