The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-23 00:00:00

' SUN" EXT.RAORDINAY EXPRESS.

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STOCKPORT, OCT. 19.—Messrs. Thomas Claye and Son
received through Messrs. Clayton and Son, by the early
post this morning, six copies of the third edition of The
Sun, with the names of killed and wounded. This early
information set at rest the minds of many people here
who have relatives at the seat of war. One of them
being put outside the door has had crowds of people
spelling it over all day.

SURGEONS FOR THE ARMY AND THE FLEET.—The
appointment of so many as four surgeons and four assis-
tant-surgeons to the Britannia, which were made at the
Admiralty yesterday afternoon, is intended for general
service at the seat of war, and not for the Admiral's
ship only, which is already provided with the allow-
ance of two surgeons and four assistant-surgeons, usual
fir a flag-ship of 120 guns. Thirty surgeons—additional
—for the army will proceed to Constantinople by the
Vectis on the 26th inst., from Marseilles, for service
with the army in the Bast.—Observer.
TEIS WOUNDED AT THE ALMA.—The following is an
official return of the wounded admitted from the geld
into the general hospital at Scutari, from the 22d to 28th
September, 1854 :
Amputation, upper extremity, primary lB
,1 lower ,1 If
If upper extremity, secondary 3
It lower ft f)
Fractures of upper extremity
lower „
),
Wounds of upper extremity
98
lower „ 295
Woun"ds in various parts of the body, viz. :
Head, face, and jaw 25
Neck -
Back and Buttocks
Cisest
Abdomen
Groin
Testicle
Miscellaneous

. 14

. 16

Total 582
Five hundred more have been admitted since the 28th.
Four aluputatione at the hip-joint were performed on
the field of battle.— Medical Times and Gazette.
GRAND MILITARY FISTE AT THE CRYSTAL PALICILT--

Saturday next has been set aside by the directors of the
Crystal Palace fir a grand military fete, in aid of the
fund for the relief of the sick and wounded and the
widows and orphans in the East. In addition to the
excellent band of the company, the bands of the let and
2d Life Guards, the Royal Horse Guards, the Grenadier
Guards, the Coldstreanie, the Scots Fusiliers, the Royal
Artillery, the Royal Marines, the Royal Sappers and
Miners, and the 94th Regiment, will take part in the
fete. The price of admission will be only 2s. fid. ; and
the Brighton and South-Coast Railway Company have
made most liberal arrangements for conveying the com-
pany to and from the Palace, which will doubtl(sa be on
this occasion better attended than on any day since the
opening. Though season-tickets will be admissible, we
hope very few of the holders will avail themselrea of
their privilege.
MAJOR BERESPORD AND SIR JAMES GRAHAM ; OP,
How A MAN MAY EAT HIS OWN WORDS.—At the Col-
cheater Oyster Feast, on Friday—an ancient corporation
banquet—at which the mayor of the borough entertained
a company of upwards of 300 with an ad libitum supply
of the famous " Colchester natives," Major Beresford,
M.P., and Mr. Hawkins, M.P., were among the guests;
and the former, in returning thanks to the toast of "The
County Members," took the opportunity of following up
the correspondence which has appeared in the Morning
Post, by publicly making the amende honorable to Sir J.
Graham, for the personal attack upon him at the late
Hediugham Conservative dinner :—He knew (he said)
that politics were excluded from a board like that, and
he had no desire to open that wide field of discussion,
but he wished to take that public opportunity of ex-
pressing his regret that at a recent Essex meeting he
was led by the warmth of the moment to a length which
no one regretted more than he did himself. (Hear,
bear.) He honestly admitted that, speaking hastily
and unprepared, he gave vent to expressions which no
provocation could justify, which were unbecoming in one
gentleman towards another, and which, in his calmer
moments, lie should not have thought of making use of.
(Hear, and cheers ) It was due also to Sir Jas. Graham
to say, that his conduct was marked at once by manli-
ness and moderation—(hear, hear)— and he (Major B.)
had thereby been put in the situation of feeling more re-
gret than any other course could have inspired him with,
that he should have been betrayed by the warmth and
excitement of the moment into saying what otherwise he
should never have thought of. (Hear, hear.) A man
who felt himself wrong was bound to make the most
ample amends ; it was the impulse of every honourable
mind to do so ; and in taking advantage of the present
occasion by adverting to the subject he trusted he had
not trespassed beyond fair limits. (Loud cheers.) This
frank confession of the hon. member greatly improved
his reception by the meeting, which, iu the first instance,
was anything but cordial.
DEATH FROM LAUDANUM.-- On Saturday Mr. Baker,
the coroner, held an inquest at the Smiths' Arms, Beth-
nal-green-road, respecting the death of James George
Richardson, aged sixteen months, who died from the
effects of laudanum. it appeared from the evidence
that the deceased was the son of a weaver, and on the
evening of Wednesday last he was seized with pain in
the stomach. The mother sent a little girl for a penny-
worth of " stuff out of the barrel" to the shop of Mr.
Hughes, the chemist, of Bethnal-green-road. Mr. Hol-
royd, the assistant, sent a dark liquid, a portion of
which the mother gave the deceased in a teaspoon.
Shortly afterwards the child was taken very ill, and
when seen by a surgeon the deceased was pronounced to
be Flittering from a powerful narcotic. The deceased
was placed in a warm bath, but never rallied, and died
from the effects of poison ha an hour afterwards. Mr.
Benjamin Vale, surgeon, stated that when he saw the
child it eves quite. unconscious ; the eyes were con-
tracted, and there was no pulse. Witness bad
examined the mixture, and he found that it contained
a quantity of laudanum, and a teaspoonful was sufficient
to destroy the life of a child of that ago. Witnees
believed the liquid was syrup of poppies. Mr. Holroyd
snid, in answer to the coroner, that the girl must have
asked for syrup of poppies. The coroner said he was
guilty of gross neglect in sending out such a poisonous
mixture without a proper label, and his conduct amounted
to manslaughter. Mr. Holroyd acknowledged that he
had done wrong in not placing a label, but he differed
from the opinion of Mr. Vale. One teaspoonful of the
mixture was not sufficient to produce death. The fol-
lowing special verdict was returned :—" That the des
ceased died from an overdose of syrup of poppies, ad-
ministered as a sedative, and the jurors cannot separate
without expressing as their -opinion that serious blame
attaches to Mr. Holroyd."
THE QUEEN AS AN EARLY Risme—The occasion
of the Queen's visit to Hull, says the Packet, formed
an exception to her Majesty's habit of early rising.
her Majesty, the Prince Consort, and all the royal
children had breakfasted, and the table was cleared
before seven o'clock had struck. Byhalf-past
six the pages of her household were executing
thtleeshlaotle's
ttrhaedersomyaeln.comTnhi
of the Queen's visit is estimated at about 65,0001., in-
eluding ao uorn ntahoes toeea stirringsn
eluding the travelling expenses of visitors for that special
eancdosstinof
occasion. It is stated that one man received 8001. for
the use of variegated lamps, which he let out at 4d.
a-piece,