The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-25 00:00:00

SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL.

We have just seen 'a very graphic sketch of Se-
bastopol and the position of the Allied Armies en-
camped before it, by Captain M. A. Biddulph, R.A.
The map itself reminds us forcibly of Mr. Wyld's
excellent delineation of that part of the Crimea ;
but this is enlivened .by the actual and relative
positions of the French, English, and Turkish divi-
sions around the southern parts of the beleaguered
city, fortress, and harbours of Sebastopol, from
the ruins of Inkormann, on the right of the Eng-
lish, to the Bay of Strelitska, on the left of the
French. The map altogether bears strong evidence
of having been sketched on Me spot, and will well
repay the labour of following up the operations of
the Allied Armies, now that the siege has actually
begun in right earnest. It is published by Mr.
Edward Stanford, bookseller, of 6, Charing-cross.

HORFIELD BArtuiccs.—Our military authorities, after
intimating some time since that they meant to give up
florfield as an artillery station, last week sent orders to
have it continued permanently as a post for this impor-
tant branch of the service. The guns, &c., are therefore
to remain there.—Gloucester Journal.
THE LATE RUSSIAN MINISTER, Mr. Bodisco, obtained
of Charles H. Haswell, Esq., the drawings of the ma-
chinery of the United States steamer Powhatan, by
whom the engines of that vessel were designed, for trans-
mission to the Emperor of Russia, the Pewhatan having
proved herself the most successful steam-ship in the ser-
vice. The'Rusiiiin Emperor; to show his sonme of the
merit, of their contriver, has sent to Mr. Haswell a mag-
nificent diamond ring, the stone one way measuring half
an inch in diameter within the setting.—New York Sun.
The Duke and Duchess of Wellington are at
Strathfieldsaye, Hants. Lady Sarah Ramsay, daughter
of the Marquis of Dalhouise, who is staying with the
noble duke and duchess, leaves to join her father in
India early in the ensuing month.
THE LATE LIEUT HENRY ANESTRUTIIIIR. This
gallant and prorsising young officer was the seccoad son
of Sir R. A. Anstrather, Bart., of Baleaskie, and
grandson of General A.notruther, whe died at Corunna,
and sleeps beside his friend and companien in arms, Sir
John Moore.—Northern Ensign.
The Red Lodge, Park-row, Bristol, has been pur-
chased by Laxly Byron, the widow of the deceased poet,
and by her munificently placed at the dispomal of Miss
Carpenter for the purpose of the reformatory schools
established by that excellent lady.—Gloucester Journal.
SINGULAR MARRIAGE.—There were married at Tomin-
toul, on the 15:h inst., in his own house, James Stewart,
late of Aoltnachyle, to Betty Cameron, ToMinteul. The
happy bridegroom, who had seen about twice forty
winter suns go round, was unable to get out of bed ;
but the blooming bride, who is about (30 years of age,
attended to the guests with her usual alacrity.—Edin-
burgh, Courant.
On Monday their Graces the Duke and Duchess •f
Beaufort entertained the Mayor and Corporation of
Bristol, of which city his Grace is Lord High Steward,
to a grand banquet at the Ducal seat, Badmington-
house.

DEATH OF ♦N AGED FESfALE --Yesterday Mr. Wm.
Carter, the Surrey coroner, held an inquest at the King's
Arms, Roupell•street, Lambeth, on the body of Mrs.
Sarah Shellain, aged 83, an inmate of one of the alms-
houses belonging to Church-street, Blackfriare-road,
Baptist chapel, situate in Windmill-street, Lambeth,
who was burned to death. Verdict—" Accidental
death."

SUICIDE BY A MARRIED WOMAN.—Yesterday Mr.
Win. Carter, the coroner for East Surrey, held an
inquest at the Bridge-house Tavern, Old Kent-road, on
the body of Mrs. Prudence Abercrombie, aged 50, the
wife of a printer, residing at 41, Gaineford-street,
liorselydown, who contruitted suicide by drowning her-
self. Verdict, " Temporary insanity."
LIE BANKRUPTCY OF " JIM" WARD.—There was a
meeting yesterday at the Court for the choice of assignees
under an adjudicat.on issued against ithis well-know■
pugilist, who kept the Rose Tavern, in Jermyn.street.
The debts are small—about 6001. Mr. C. Cordon, dis-
tiller, of Goewell street, was chosen trade assignee.
DEPARTURE OF THE GUARDS.—YeiterOsty the order
for the departure of the detachments of the Guards for
the Crimea was countermanded, in consequence of the
steamer appointed for their conveyance net being quite
ready, and, instead of marching this morning (Wednes-
day), as previously arranged, the men will now leave
to-morrow (Thursday). The port of embarkation is also
changed to Portsmouth. On Monday the officers of the
Grenadiers gave their men going out a splendid dinner
at Wellington Barracks. The officers of the Fusiliers
present each man of their detachment with a pound of
tobacco, and a serviceable pipe to smoke it. All the
men had supplies of flannels and warm under-clothing,
and will receive a sum of money wherewith to buy little
extras that they may require on the march.
THE SIGZ AND WOUNDED SOLDIERS AT VIM SEAT OF
WAR.—Yesterday afternoon a special general meeting,
convened by the Society for the Propagation of the
Gospel in Foreign Parts, was held at their rooms, 79,
Pall-mall, for the purpose of considering the means to
be adopted for maintaining an additional number of
clergymen to minister, under the direction of the eccle-
siastical authorities on the spot, to our sick and wounded
soldiers at the seat of war in the East. The following
resolution was unanimously adopted :—" That a fund
be opened for the puipose of maintaining an additional
number of clergymen to minister, under the direction of
the uccleaiastical authorities on the spot, to our sick and
wounded solthera at the seat of w,r in the rut."

LATEST NEWS.

BOMBARE 'MENT
OF SEBAISTOPOL.

FIVE HUNDRED RUSSIANS
KIT SLED.

(Front the Second Edit ion of the Morning Post.)
PARIS,. WEDNESDAY MORNING.
The last telegraph from St. Petersburg that
has been received, co mmunicates a despatch of
Prince Menschikoff's, :from Sebastopol, stating
that on the 17th the A flies opened their fire.
The bombardment la steel till night.
The Russians had WO killed and wounded.
Admiral ICorniloff was killed on the 18th.
The firing was feebly continued on the land
side, and towards the sea the fortifications had
suffered very little.

It is hardly necessary to remark that the above
being from a Russian source, is doubtless as
favourable to the Russians as possible. Th•

Russians must have suffered severely indeed, to
confess on the very first day to so many killed
and wounded. We gather from the Prince's
despatch that the bombardment has begun vigor-
ously, and we are too well acquainted with the
mettle of the Allied Army and its commanders to
doubt its being well kept up, and its speedy and
glorious result.—En. M. P.

VIENNA, TUESDAY MORNING.

Large bands of Tartars have been formed in
the Crimea ; they sack and destroy the country-
houses of the Russians.

The Russians confess that the Tartar population
is so hostile that they have been obliged to arrest

2,000 persons.

BERLIN, TUESDAY.

The Grand Duke Alexander has left St. Peters-
burg to joie the Guards on their march to Warsaw.

A Russian official despatch, dated St. Petersburg,
the 23d, states that up to the 16th nothing import-
ant had occurred before Sebastopol. The enemy
(the Allies) seemed to intend a regular siege, and
had begun works, which the garrison had destroyed
in a sortie by night. Not a single shell had fallen
in the town.
Cholera continued to rage in the enemy's camp.

VIENNA, TUESDAY EVENING.

Russian intelligence from the Crimea of the
16th announces that the Allies had begun to
bombard Sebastopol on that day, but without
having done damage. The Russians returned the
enemies' fire.

The garrison of Vienna has orders to be ready
to march at 48 hours' notice.

The day after to-morrow the remainder of the

Austrian army will be placed on a war footing.
Count Esterhazy returned to Berlin this

morning.

M. von der Pfordten is shortly expected her.
from Berlin.