The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-04 00:00:00

stop, sent for the officer in command, and, after asking
a few questions on military points, he said, " God bless
o ; ~o,,dbye, my brave fellows, keep well in front, as
you have alway 3 dor.," r.n.:l the stretcher continued it,
melancholy progress to the rear. Exhaustion, c..nse-
quent on the shattered state of his wounded leg, brought Shr
on a succession of fainting fits, and merely uttering a
few words of affection and farewell to his family, he gra- .--
dually sunk, and expired in little more than an hour
and a half from the moment of receiving his mortal Si
wound. Thus fell on the fatal battle-ground surround- 12
ing Sebastopol as brave, as gallant, as good a man and r,.
soldier as is numbered among that gallant band of brave ui`..;
and noble spirits—the officers of the British army—
worthy to command troops whose gallant bearing is not 3.
to be surpassed in any army of any nation, though well
worthy are their brave allies, the French, to fight side 2'
by side with our eastern heroes.
To his regiment the loss of such a man and such a 2
soldier as Brigadier-General Fox Strangways is irre- 2
parable. One and all, from the highest to the lowest
ranks, in the Royal Artillery, mourn him as "the ;
bravest and best"—jealousies are silenced—all spirit of 3
rivalry inseparable from all large bodies of men M all
professions subdued—all unite in one common tribute of
deep and sincere mourning for him who has died for his /
Queen and country on the battle-field of " the luker-
man Valley," and unite in the prayer, "God grant his
seal rest and peace."

OBSEQUIES FOR THE KILLED IN THE

CRIMEA. 25
The Freeman's Journal gives the following account of St.
the celebration in St. Paul's, Roman Catholic Church, 20
of obsequies of the soldiers who have fallen in the Rue- sty
siaa war :
"The interior of the church presented an aspect of St.
sombre grandeur. The high altar, and also the side altars 25
were draped in black. The centre nave, constituting the Ste
lower choir without the sanctuary, veal richly carpeted ro•
and surrounded with seats for the attendant clergy. In the St.
centre of the nave was erected a tastefully designed cats- 10
falque, covered with black velvet, bordered with rich St.
silver lace. Surmounting the catafalque was an emble- St.
matic coffin covered with a pall of silk velvet, embroidered St.
with a cross in white satin. On the lid of the coffin was St.l
displayed a helmet, worn by a soldier of the Royal Irish St.
Dragoons killed in the action at Alma, and who, pre- St.t•
vioua to his departure for the war, had bees an atten-
tive
frequenter of his duties in this church. At each 12
corner of the catafalque, the flags of Great Britain and 50
the French tricolour waved over the coffin. Around the 16,1
base of the erecaon were placed six massive tapers of wax, 16i
lighted. The funeral bell, which tolled during the St.
morning from the church tower, called together a vast 19i
congregation, including crowds of gentry and citizens 14
of all classes, among which latter might be recognised. ?.9
many of the wives and relatives of the deceased sol- Ili
Bt.
diers. A large section of the military still in garri-
St.
son were mingled with the congregation. The church 20
organ pealed forth but once previous to the ceremonial, 10
when the tones of the Dead March were heard. At this 11.1
period an incident fraught with deep and melancholy in- St.
terest occurred. Mr. Wheble, brother of thelate lamented 50
Rev. Mr. Wheble, the pious missionary at the seat of war, 40
who has lost his I:fe while discharging the duties of a 25 1
philanthropist and a Christian priest, entered the church, 25
t.
. conducted by the Rev. Mr. Smithwick, and took the
place assigned him, in order to assist ie the devotions BSsl
t 2.3
about to be offered up for the repose of the souls of our St.
brave soldiers. Shortly after 11 o'clock the vast body 50
of clergy issued from the sanctuary. They were con- 25
siderably over 100 in number. The ceremonial com- Leo
menced with solemn office for the dead. At the proper 6;
period the grand pontifical high mass commenced, and 2f
the canticles peculiar to it were sung by the full choir 50
of priests. At the conclusion of the high mass the 20
solemn absolution of the dead was pronounced at the Q.
head of the catafalque by the Lord Bishop of Bombay. gE
The ceremonial then terminated." St.

LETTERS FROM THE CRIMEA.