The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-10 00:00:00

ThE ITIMALAYA.

SOUTHAMPTON, Monday.—Her Majesty's ship Hima-
laya, which is now in the new graving dock undergoing
repairs preparatory to another voyage to the Crimea,
progresses favourably. Artisans are busily employed
in every part of the ship. It was only three months
since she overwent an overhaul, but it was found neces-
sary to dock her again to examine her screw. She has
been "payed" over with Peac,ick and Buchan's compo-
sition, which was found to answer so admirably on the
last occasion that scarcely a weed adhered to her bottom.
The Himalaya will coal and refit entirely at this port,
and probably receive her horses here, it having been
found on all previous occasions, with this and other
ships, the animals can be so easi►y got on board without
the s'ightest risk. Her fittings in this respect were so
substantially erected that they will not require strength-
ening. Her refit and repairs are superintended by the
Peninsular and Oriental Company.
To show the convenience and capacity of this new
dock, which ever since its completion has been con-
stantly occupied, sometimes with one vessel, and at
others with two, the Himalaya was only two hours and a
half from Spithead until the water was drawn off, and
she was ready for the workmen inside the gates. This
is most gratifying to a rising port like Southampton,
and tells wonderfully in favour of the dock company,
and their determination to carry on their business with
energy and promptitude.

DISTRIBUTION OF CRIMEAN MEDALS
TO INVALID SOLDIERS BY THE DUKE
OF CAMBRIDGE.

Yesterday afternoon his Royal Highness the Duke of
Cambridge delivered the Crimean medal to about thirty
invalid and wounded soldiers of the Scots Fusilier Guards
(who were unable to be present at the recent distribution
by her Majesty), at the Military Hospital, Vauxhall-
bridge-road.
His Royal Highness was attended on the occasion by
his aide-de-camp, Colonel Tyrwbitt, and Colonel Mon-
crieffe, the commanding officer of the regiment, but the
ceremony was of a strictly private character, no one ex-
cept the recipients being aware of his grace's intention
of personally conferring the distinction so nobly earned
by these brave and gallant fellows.
His Royal Highness bas, we are informed, been fre-
quently in the habit of vi3iting the hospital for the pur-
pose of inspecting the condition and progress of the sick
and wounded soldiers since his return, and the circum
stance to which we refer is another striking instance of
the warm and genuine synappthy he feels for them,
whilst it derives additional force and interest from the
fact of his Royal Highness having commanded the Scots
Fusiliers (which were included in his brigade) on the
memorable heights of the Alma.
The Duke, having presented the medal to those men
who were sufficiently recovered to assemble on parade,
proceeded to the hospital, and handed one to each of the
wounded sufferers, who were still confined to their
wards, and, in doing so, addressed them in terms of the
greatest kindness and the liveliest appreciation of their
heroic conduct in the field. Several of the recipients of
the honour have served at Alma, Balaklava, and Inker-
man.

INSPECTION OF INVALIDS BY HER
MAJESTY.

The Queen inspected yesterday afternoon 100 wounded
and disabled Guards recently arrived in this country
from the Crimea. The men were mustered in the garden
of the Palace, and at three o'clock her Majesty, accom-
panied by his Majesty the King of the Belgians, hie
Royal Highness Prince Albert, and the elder branches
of the Royal Family, commenced the inspection. 47
Grenadiers, 28 Coldstreams, and 25 Scots Fusiliers were
present. Colonel Wood and Dr. Brown, Colonel the
Hon. Sir George Upton and Dr. Munro, and Colonel
Moncrieff and Dr. Richardson, the cointnaniling officers
and surgeon-majors of the three regiments, attended the
Queen, while her Majesty personally inspected every
soldier, inquiring about their different wounds, and re-
ceiving the medical report of the state of the invalids.
The inspection being ended, the Guards were con-
ducted into the Palace where a plentiful dinner was
served to them.