The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-03 00:00:00

DEATILIS AT SCUTARI, (i.e.

A glance down the column of the subjoined nominal
return of deaths, which states the disease, will show the
extent to which fever is increasing in the hospitals. It
will also be observed that Mr. Struthers, a young sur-
geon, has died of it.

DEATHS.
Acting-Assistant Staff Surgeon A. Struthers, typhus
fever, Jan. 20.
Serjeant Thomas Wood, Coldstream Guards, rheuma-
tism, Jan. 13.
Sergeant Frederick Phelps, 30th Foot, febris, Jan. 19.
Sergeant Geo. Stricken, 34th Regt., wounded, 20.
Sergeant Edward Whylds, 23d Regt., febris, Jan. 19.
Corporal John Talbot, 33d Regt., dysentery Jan. 1.8.
Corporal Charles Goude, Ist batt. Rifle Brigade, vulnus,
Jan. 19.
Corporal Joseph Garside, 23d Re
Corporal Henry Hammond, -COldstreita Gds., diarr.,
Jan. 20.
Corporal Patrick Cronan, 83th Regt., febris, Jan. 20.
Corporal John Allen, let Batt. Rifle Brigade, dysentery,
Jan. 18.
I Lance-Corporal William Hancock, tna Regt., febris
rem., Jan. 18.

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PRIVATES.
James Ambrose, 23d Regt., Jan. 1(i.
James Oldham, 95th Regt., Jan. 17.
John Gaunt, 21st Regt., an. 17.
Stephen Scudd, 7th Regt., Jan. 17.
John Thompson, 23d Regt., Jan. 17.
Thomas Elkin, Grenadier Gds., gelatio, Jan. 17.
Christopher Walters, 38th Regt., diarrhoea,
Jan. 18.
Chas. Harrington, 41st Regt., diarrhoea, Jan. 18.
Patrick Connor, 46th Regt., diarrhoea, Jan. 17.
J. Connolly, 79th Regt., dysentery, Jan. 18.
J. Emmery, Grenadier Gds., ditto, Jan. 17.
E. Winn, ditto, ditto, Jan. 18.
Andrew Kearns, 62d Regt., ditto, Jan. 18.
Edward Vaughan. 63d Regt., dysentery, Jan. 18.
John Rickard, 55th Regt , diarr., Jan. 17.
Joseph Hewett, 55th Regt., ditto, Jan. 18.
John Hall, 95th Regt., dysentery, Jan. 17.
Samuel Webb, 4th Dragoon Gds., febris, Jan. 17.
Samuel Steenson, diarr., Jan. 17.
James Sutridge, It. A., ditto, Jan. 17.
John Simmons' R.A., dysentery, Jan. 17.
John Roberts, Gren. Gds., diarr., Jan. 17.
John Swiddenharri, Scots Firs. Gd.., ditto, Jan. 17.
Patrick Csrty, let Foot, dysentery, Jan. 17.
John Butler, 19th Regt., diarr., Jan. 17.
Thomas Flack, 20th Regt., ditto, Jan. 17.
Patrick Alatalow, 2Sth Regt., dysentery, Jan. 17.
Alfred Cunniegliam, 33d Regt., ditto, Jan. 17.
John Caughlin, 38th Regt., ditto, Jan. 17.
Sutland, 38th Regt., ditto, Jan. 17.
Andrew Holmes, 44th Regt., ditto, Jan. 17.
John lukertale, 44th Regt., scorbutis, Jan. 17.
Patrick Dunn, 47th Regt., febris, Jan. 17.
George Flowcrdy, 55th Regt., ditto, Jan. 17.
Daniel Hillier, 65th Regt., vulnus, Jan. 17.
Arthur O'Niel, 63d Regt., febris, Jan. 17.
Arthur Phillips, 95th Regt., ditto, Jan. 17.
Edward Brown, 97th Regt., dysentery, Jan. 17.
John Midds, let bait. Rifle Brigade, diarrhoea,
Jan. 17.
Israel Reed, Ist Batt. Rifle Brigade, dysentery,

NOMINAL RETURN OF NON-COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS AND MEN MISSING FROM THE 12n1
TO 14M JAN., INCLUSIVE.
MISSING.
JAN. 12.
ath Regiment of Foot.
S.,,rjeant William Cooper.
Lance-Corporal John Harwood.
Lance-Corporal Benjamin Binder.
Private John Eve.
Private William Tolley.
Private Edward Mason.
Private William Adams.
Private Thomas Farrell.
Private James Byron.
Private James Menagh.
Private John Baker.
Private George Field.
Private John Clarke.
J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT,
Adjutant-General.

THE AD3IINISTBATION OF Till NAVY;

Jan. 17.
James Fisher, 2d batt. Rifle Brigade, dysentery,
Jan. 17.
Charles Smith, 93d Regt., dysentery, Jan. 17.
John Aughan, 9th Regt., febris, Jim. 18.
John Tipping, 23d Regt., ulcers, Jan. 19.
William Warren, 47th Regt., febris, Jan. 18.
Walter Campbell, 79th Regt., dysentery, Jan. 19.
James Hendry, 2d bate. Rifle Brigade, febris,
Jan. 19.
John Bratton, 38th Regt., diarr., Jan. 15.
James Norgett, 23d Regt., ditto, Jan. 18.
James Stock, 4th Regt., ditto, Jan. 19.
'T. Benham Ist Foot, ysentery, Jan. 19.
John Blackburn, sth Dragoon Gds., febris, Jan. 18.
Charles Suritheren, Coldstream Guards, dysentery,
Jan. 18.
Ed ward Harrison, Coldstream, Guards, febrie,
Jan. 18.
Edward Barnett, 17th Foot, eh. rheum., Jan. 18.
Charles Green, 19th Regt., dysentery, Jan. 18.
James Newbrooke, 23d Regt., gelatie, Jan. 18.
Elijah Hasler, 2Sth Regt., febris, Jan. 18.
Joseph Fake, 2Sth Regt., diem, Jan. 18.
Thomas Mason, 41st Regt., diarrhoea, Jan. 18.
Henry Poltow, 41st Regt., dysentery, Jan. IS.
Thomas Marks, 44th Regt., diarrhoea, Jan. 18.
James Hoyle, 46th Regt., do., Jan. 18.
Thomas Fox, 47th Regt., do., Jan. 18.
William Tibbets, 47th Regt., do., Jan. 18.
James Elliott, 95th Regt., febris, Jan. 18.
Denis Hurley, 95th Regiment, rheum., Jan. 18.
William Hayes, Ist bat. Rifle Brigade, diarrhoea, Admiral Scott has addressed the following additional
Jan. IS. particulars to his statement of Thursday to the Editor
George French, 6th Dragoons, do., Jan. 19. of the Times :-
Benjamin Styles, Bth Hussars, do., Jan 19. Allow me, therefore, now to draw your attention to
William Stotwell, Royalleloree Artillery, dysentery, what I believe to be the substance of the views and feel.
Jan. 19. lugs of Sir George on this matter, as delivered to me
James Watkins, Royal Artillery, diarrhoea, Jan. 19. some two years ago.
William S. Skinner, Grenadier Guards. do., Jan. 19. According, then, to these views, it does not appear
Edward Miles, Scots Fusilier Guards, dysentery, to me that he ever contemplated making the Admiralty
Jan. 19. at all independent of higher control, but rather to retie
Thomas Forman, Scots Fusilier Guards, diarrhoea, der it a more efficient instrument in the hands of those
Jan. 19. who rule the destinies of the nation ; and, though it
William Lovick, Scots Fusilier Guards, febris, would not be amenable to interference from without in
Jan. 19. regard to its details, the proposed commander-in-chief
James Findlay, Scots Puffier Guards, diarrhoea, would be both responsible and amenable to the censure
Jan. 19. of the Government, or Minister at War, for whatever
John Howard, let Foot, debility, Jan. 19. mismanagement or abuses may have occurred under his
Robert Black, 20th Foot, dysentery, Jan. 19. authority. Consequently, Sir George's plan, concern
Samuel Dening, 20th Foot, diarr., Jan. 19. trating, as it does, under one responsible head all the
Charles Bridgewater, 25th Foot, dysentery, Jan.l9. I executive administration of the navy, directly points to
David Mansell, 41st Foot, febris, Jan. 19. the same uniformity of action under one head. in the
William Marshall, 42(1 Regt., diem, Jan. 19. army.
Edward Simmonds, 46th Regt., ditto, Jan. 19. The Commander-in-Chief, in accordance with this
William Ellwood, 46th Regt., ditto, Jan. 19. view, would have two or three coadjutors, but no an-
George Strange, 46th Regt., dysentery, Jan. 19. ta,gonistic power.
John Smith, 46th Regt., diarr., Jan. 19. The department of the Commander-in-Chief of the
Thomas Rowan, 46th Regt., dysentery, Jan. 19. army ought, for uniformity's sake, to be similarly organ-
Thomas Rowlett, 47th Regt., febris, Jan. 19. iced, and eqeally subject to the mandates of the Minis-
Patrick Ryan, 49th Regt., diarr., Jan. 19. ter of War, such orders having reference to a lice of
Patrick Day, 67th Regt., dysentery, Jan. 19. action to be pursued, the details consequent on such
Robert Warren, 63d Regt., diarr., Jan. 19. line of action being left to the discretion and arrange-
John M'Crae, 79th Regt., febris, Jan. 19. ment of the respective heads of the military and naval
Arthur Howard, Ist batt. Rifle Brigade, vulnus, departments, and for which arrangements the latter are
Jan. 19. to be solely and wholly responsible. The Minister of
Thomas Gordon, 68th Regt., diarr., Jan. 20. War, sitting in the Cabinet, would then have for wenn-
James Crockford, 2d batt. Rifle Brigade, diarr., sellors the Commanders-in-Chief of the army and navy.
Jan. 16. Those officers, not necessarily forming a portion of the
Drummer Thomas Blake, 30th Rent., diarr.,Jan.l6. Cabinet, might be removed, if really found incompe-
Henry Worthington, Grenadier Guards, spacelus, tent.
Jan. 19. I may here be allowed to allude to the admirable let-
Joseph Pougher, Coldstream Guards, diarr., Jan. 19. tern of your "Anglo-Parisian" correspondent when
George Wild, Grenadier Gds., spacelus, Jan. 19 treating of the constitution of the French army, the
William Burns, 30th Regt., diarr., Jan. 17. organisation of which has so often elicited your com-
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Peter Rourke, 62d Regt., do., Jan. 17.
Pauley Short, 33d Regt., febris rem., Jan. 17.
Alfred Millard, 47th Regt., febris, Jan. 18. admiral,. and you will have two bodies essentially and
George May, 11th Hussars, diarr., Jan. 20. identically the same in principle, and thus, I think, you
George Hills, Grenadier Gds., dysentery, Jan. 21. will he induced to view Sir George Cockburn's plan in
Daniel Ferguson, 30th Regt., diarr., Jan. 20. the light in which he intended it to be taken.
William Hinton, 4th Light Dragoons, dysentery, The Emperor of the French occupies the same position
Jan. 20. towards his army and navy as the Minister of War you
propose in your leader would in this country held to-
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Jan.tio, 20. Jan. 20. By
this plan two coequal and antagonistic parties
would be removed from the Cabinet, and united under
William Eaton, 17th Regt., do., Jan. 20,
ono head ; which head, if delegated as proposed by Lord
John Muselwhite, 20th Regt., diarr., Jan. 20. John Russell in a recent debate, would represent the will
John Gallagher, 21st Regt., do., Jan. 20. of the entire Cabinet on all matters appertaining to the
Patrick
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2d Jan.oitt. oJ , 20a'n . 20. two services.
John Math, ditto, dysentery, Jan. 20. At present we have a Minister of War, a Secretary at
Andrew War, and the First Lord of the Admiralty as coequal
powers in the Cabinet. Uniformity and promptitude
William Newman, ditto, diarrhcea, Jan. 20. of action are hardly attainable under such circum-
William Claekman, 55th Regt., dysentery, Jan. 20. stances.
William Whitehead, 79th Regt., diarrhoea, Tan. 20. Again, the six Lords of the Admiralty (as alluded
John Clarke, 95th Regt., ditto, Jan. 20. to by Sir George Cockburn) forming one board are
Arthur Holmes, ditto, gelatio, Jan. 20. equally liable to similar disadvantages. What he wits
John Dempsey, ditto, dysentery, Jan. 20: mostly desilrous of doing away away with effectually was
Henry Heron, ditto, vulnus, Jan. 20. the pernicim is effects of political influence in the patron-
Wm. Baker, let Batt. Rifle Brigade, diarr.,Jan. 20. age of eithen• profession, which he considered ought to
Henry Johnston, ditto, ditto, Jan. 20. be centered in the commanders-in-chief of bothl services,
Charles Day, 2d Batt. Rifle Brigade, dysentery, who, beinee -themselves professional men, are
ta a ole*
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Jan. 20,a150 his that to
William Bolton, ditto' diarrhea, Jan. 16. potent to 'form an independent
professioi sal merit. It was
John Palmer, 28th, Regt., ditto, Jan. 19. and impar
conviction opunon of
John Aisproy, Royal Art., dysentery, Jan. 20. absenceParli am eirttr
thatytedtotiattee
Thomas Griffiths, let Batt Rifle Brigade, ditto, the distir ,gulsbing
characteristic of the power
influence
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which
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we glory
Jan. 20.
T. Burton, sth Drgn. Gds., dysentery, Jan. 19. eWood' walls of old England.'
in as th 8 "mainstay of our sea-girt land-the famotts
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J. Dawson, ditto, ditto, Jan. 19. The 3 finisters of the Crown would, of course, have it
J. Littlejohn, 79th Regt., ditto, Jan. 20. in their power to direct the promotion and advancement
Charles Folkard, 77th Regt., diarr., Jan. 19. of certai n officers, but that would be the exception-net
Daniel Gee, 41st Re,gt., amputation, Jan. 20. the rad e.
Denis Fox, 33d Regt„ dysentery, Jan. 18.
T rust ii ig the foregoing explanation of the views en.
Thomas Sullivan, 11th Regt., ditto, Jan. 18. tere airier' iby the late Admiral of the Fleet may not prove
The following is the nominal return of deaths on board sin ecce' ptable,
ship coming down from the Crimea, so far as they have ?I' "At-ex of the document you have so co urteously given
been reported. It will be noticed that these returns are •
.tistTtion to, I remain, sir, your qicedient humble
as throwing more light on the subject-
still in nearly as imperfect and unsatisfactory a state as i reeant, JA3IE4 SCOTT,.. Itearadmirgd,
they were mere than two months ago, and that we are London, Feb. 1. .
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