The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-11 00:00:00

BRIGADE ORDERS.

Head- quarters before Sebastopol, Aug. 24, 1855.
The Major-General has had much pleasure in bringing
under the notice of the Commander of the Forces th•J
conduct of Corporal Ross, Royal Sappers and Miners,
in charge of the advance on. the Reda,n, which was re-
ported by the officer of Engineers on duty last night as
extremely creditaSle, and General Simpson has awarded
Lim a gratuity of three sovereigns. By order, &c.
Now Si. is not the way to reward a man like Corporal
Ross for his services. He ought to have been made a
supernumerary serjeaat the first time, and for the second
report ought to have been given acommission and a distin-
guishing medal, as I understand he is a capital non-com-
missioned officer on parade, besides having 12' years ser-
vice. The Sappers and Miners out here consist of nine
companies ; but through their severe losses from their
exposed duties in • the trenches, and through sickness,
instead of heiug 900 strong, they are under 510 in camp,
besides which about one in seven are in hospital. Of
these nine companies three of them have been through
the campaign in Bulgaria, four were at Alma, five at
Inkerman, and the whole have regularly done duty in
the trenches ; and yet, with tho exception of the order
of Medidje, which a few of the 10th company obtained
lately for the campaign on the Danube, not one single
distinguishing medal has been given to the corps,
nor has a single non-commissioned officer been given
a commission in the engineers or the line. Even
the quartermastership, now turned into a D.A.Q.M.G, ,
was most unusually held by an officer of engi-
neers ; and at this moment, although there are
nips companies in one camp, the horns ,authoritie.4
have never sanctioned the appointment of a permanent
quartermasttr or serjeant-major. How, with all this
staring us in, the face, can Englishmen expect these men•
to do their peculiar duties efficiently ? And yet they do;
for the gallant conduct of the Sappers and Miners gene-
rally, particularly during a bombardment, When they
have to repair the embrasures, is the wonder of the:
whole army. You will be glad to hear that Lieuteuaut
Donnie, "3d Buffs, Major Henry, R.A. Captain Hon. R.
Drummond, Coldstream Guards, and 'Captain BroWne,
R.E., aro going on favourably.

EFFECTS or DRUNSENNESS.—On Wednesday night a
man named Richard Dutton, residing in the cellar of a
house in Tindle-street, Athol-street, went home drunk,
and, alter cruelly beating his wife, turned her out of the
house with her child at the breast, and two sons of the
respective ages of 9 and 15 years. The mother and the
child took shelter at a neighbour's house, but the poor
lads went and laid down one brickkiln, Where they were
found yesterday
morning
at six o'clock by Bridg( t
Duffy, who works at the kiln, one dead and the other
insensible. The younger boy was immediately taken
home, and Dr. Johnston, of Kirkdale, was promptly
in attendance. That boy is likely to get bettor. The
doctor ordered the father to be taken into custody, which
w done;-arid an inquest will be held on the body of
tie its
deco:zei youth.--Liwrpool Daily pot.

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