The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-24 00:00:00

THE SICK AND WOUNDED.

A letter dated Scutari, October 10, published in a
Dublin paper (Saunders's), gives the following particu-
Isis respecting Viscount Chewton, of the Scots Fusilier
Quards, who, as already stated, died of his wound■ on
the Bth inst. at the General Hospital, Scutari. His
Lordship had been brought down after the battle of the
Alma, and survived oily 19 days. His case was hope-
less from the beginning, as his body was covered with
wounds of a most serious nature, and two of which
penetrated the bowels, He was attended by the Inspec-
tor-General .of Hospitals, Dr. Ball, also Staff-surgeon
Menzies and Assistant-Surgeon Manifold, who were us.
ceasing in their attendance, but every efiort to save his
life was in vain. Lieutenant Woolecome, 47th Regi-
ment, also died of his wounds on the 7th inst. The
remainder of the sick and wounded are doing well. The
following is a list of the sick and wounded officers under
treatment :

SICK.

Hon. Lieut. Keith, 4th Light
Dragoons
Lieut. Knight, 17th Lancers
Capt. Thomas, R.H.A.
Capt. Field, R.A.
Capt. Henderson, R.A.
Lieut. Fremantle C.G.
Assist.-Surgeon ?Wildbore,
C.G.
Assistant-Surgeon Allevoin,
R.H.A.
Lieut. Nichol], R.H.A.
Assistant:Surgeon Elkin, 4th
Regt.
Lieut. Thomas, 7th Regt.
Lieut. Levett, 19th Regt.
Ensign Ilnett, 19th Regt.
Ensign Sillory, 19th Regt.
Lieut. Brooke, 30th Regt.
Lieut. Gibson, 30th Regt.
Capt. Barnard, 41st Regt.
Lieut. Lockhart, 41st Regt.
Lieut. Bligh, 41st Ent..

Ensign Helyar, 46th Regt.
Lieut. Hon. B. M. Ward,
47th Regt.
Lieut. Hickman, 50th Regt.
Lieut. White, 50th Regt.
Lieut. Lane, 50th Regt.
Qr.-Mstr.Fortnne,sothßegt.
Dr. Baxter, 54th Regt.
Ensign Frazer, 63d Regt.
Dr. Poulton, 73d Regt.
Lieut. Harrison, 79th Regt.
Lieut. Sprot, 93d Regt.
Lieut. Newdegate, Ride Brig
Capt. Hammond, do.

Ensign Haywood, do.
Assist.-Surg. Saunders, do.
Major Banbury, 23d Regt.
Capt. Wetherhed, 95th Rigt.
Liestt. Leet, 20th Regt.
Ensign Lewis, 20th Regt.
Ensign Light, 68th Regt.
Lieut. Purcell, 13th Lt. Drgs.
Lieut. Harcourt, 30th Regt.
Assist.L-Surg.Cuckburn,Med.

Lieut. Diioli, 41st legt.
Ensign Sterling, Cat Regt.

Staff.
TED.

WOIJ:

Lieut. Tisiale, Royal Engi-

peers.

LieUt.-601. Hepburn, S. F.
Guard.

Capt. Astley, S. F. Guards.
Capt. Bulwor, S. F. Guards.
Lieut. LordEnuismore, S. F.
Guards.

Ensign Clare, 21sk do.
Lieut. Bathurst, 23d de.
Lieut. Sayer, 23d do.

Capt. Watson, 7th Fusiliers.
Capt. Fitzgerald, 7th do.
Lieut. Coney, 7th do.
Lieut. Carpenter, 7th do.
Lieut. Peres°, 7th do.

Lieut. Crofton, 7th do.
Lieut. Jones, 7th do.
Lieut.-Col. Sanders, 19th
Regt.
Capt. Warden, 19th do.
Lieut. Currie, 19th do.

Ensign and Adj. Carder, do.
Capt. Campbell, 21st Regt.

Capt. Dixon, 30th Regt.
Capt. Pakenham, 30th do.
Major Gough, 33L1 Regt.
Capt. Fitzgerald, 33d do.
Lieut. Wallis, 33d do.
Ensign Greenwood, 33d do.
Ensign Siree, 33d do.
Lieut. Phillips, 47th Regt.
Capt. Weare, 50th Regt.,
D.A.A.G.
Major Whimper, 55th Regt.
Lieat. Bissett, sth do.
Lieut. Armstrong, 55th do.
Major Hyland, 95th Regt.
Lieut.-Col. W. Smith, do.
Ensign Boothky, 95th do.
Ensign Braybrooke, 95th do.
Ensign Bazalgette, 95th do.

ORPHANS OF SCOTCH SOLDIERS, &c.,

KILLED IN THE WAR.

A. meeting of members of the Caledonian society was
held yesterday, in their house in Crane court, fur the pur-
pose of taking measures to admit to the benefits of the
charity the orphan children of soldiers, sailors, and ma-
rines killed or disabled in the war. The chair was tilled
by Sir J. 11. Maxwell. Several members were in atten-
dance, including the Earl of Kinzaird and the Rev. Dr.
Cumming.
The CHAIRMAN intimated that they had met to pro-
vide, if they could, for the admission into their institu-
tion of the orphans of their gallant countrymen who had
fallen in the war, and he was sure that every ens con-
nected with the Caledonian Society was desirous to carry
out that object. He was sure that they were all desir-
ous to do the best they could for the relief of the widows
and orphans of the gallant men to whom he had alluded.
The Rev. Dr. CUMMING said that while they should
be thankful for the great victory that had been gained, '
they must grieve that it had been obtained by a sad
and inevitable sacrifice of life. That institution had been
founded almost exclusively for the children of Scottish
soldiers, sailors, and marines wounded or killed in her
Majesty's service ; and failing to have applications on
the part of such children, it Lad become the custom to
admit the children of civilians in necessitous circum-
stances. A. crisis had now come in the country, and
they must snore fully than ever revert to tie original
constitution of the charity, and as much as pessible re-
strict its operations to those who were now the most
pressing claimants, the orphans of soldiers, sailors, and
marines killed in the war. If they did not at the pre-
sent moment take a bold, a large, and a liberal course
they must go down. Tie institution must show that it
was not effete and obsolete, but was ready to respond to
the appeal which had come to them front the heights of
Alma. (Hear, hear.) In looking over the list of killed
and wounded he saw there was almost a preponderance
of Scotch names. A great many of their countrymen
had fallen, and he feared a great many more would fall
before the great object of their mission eheuld be
achieved. He thought they should come before the
public on this occasion with a bold and liberal pro-
posal, and he begged to submit the following
resoluce n for the adoption of the meeting :—" That
this ce. rt, while expressing its special thankfulness
and joy at the glorious victory gained on the 20th of Sep-
tember, at Alma, in the Crimea, and not, a little at the
distinguished part taken by their Scotch countrymen in
that severe struggle, yet cannot but deeply deplore the
great sacrifice of the lives of gallant men, and the suffer-
ings thereby entailed on their wives and children ; that,
in order to show at least the anxious desire of this court
to do what it could to express their sense of obligation
and gretitude to the wounded and fallen, it is hereby re-
solved to empower the ineathly committee of directors to
admit at once, and without touching the claims of pre-
sent applicants, 25 children, boys and girls, being orphans
of Scottish soldiers, sailors, and marines, either wounded,
disabled, or killed in her Majesty's service in the East."
On that resolution being adopted, he would also propose
that an advertisement should be published in the Lon-
don papers, and in the principal newspapers in Scotland,
calling for subscriptions to aid them in carrying outtlicir
objects. But in case they did not get a single sixpence
by that advertisement, their present staff was sufficieet
for the reception of nearly 150 additional children.
For every child they admitted the maximum cost would
be 151., and 25 children at 151. each, would cost 375/.
in a year, and in seven years the cost for them would
be '2,625/. They had 13,0001. in the funds, which
he had always protested against intruding upon ; but
when a great national duty, generated by a crisis like
the present, was imposed upon them, he thought it
would be nobler to take that sum of 2,6251. out of the
capital than to spread it over a number of years. That
would reduce their capital to about 11,0001. ; but if the
worst happened the institution would not be ruined.
If there was an appeal made to the Scotch for their aid,
and though it might be difficult to get them to begin,
yet when they did begin they would beat out' the Eng-
lish. In addition to the 25 children which it was thus
proposed to admit, it was submitted that they should be
ready to receive 25 snore at 751. per head. The existing
demand for seven years was one hundred guineas, and it
was proposed to take off 251., and receive them at 751. ;
and if it was proposed to go down as low as 601., he
(I)r. Cumming) did not know but that he should back
the proposition. The answer of some persons to such a
proposal was, that they had no claimants yet ; but they
would have claimants, and they should have the tents
waiting for the soldiers, instead of the soldiers waiting
for the tents.
Mr. GRORGI BRIJ:AH/1Y seconded the motion.
The Earl of KINNAIRD said that subscriptions had
been already originated in Scotland. They hod four
hundred women on the list, and six hundred children ;
and, unfortunately, they knew that many of these
wore widows and orphans. It occurred' to him that
there would be great difficulty in providing for those
orphans by the parties who had the distribution of the
funds, and it they saw in that establishment an insti-
tution that was capable of receiving a certain number,
it would be of great use. Not having known of Dr.
Curninitig's resolution, he was going to propose that
they should admit the whole number they could let in
at a reduced price, provided the parties who had raised
the funds should comae forward and pry the sum they
demanded.
A long discussion took place arising out of a suggestion
that by the course proposed for adoption the bye-laws
of the society would be violated.
Mr. Allcr,As moved as an amendment to the resolu-
tion that a committee should be appointed to consider
the best means of acting in this emergency.
Mr. LAING seconded the amendment.
Mr. J. MASSON opposed the amendment. They
should do their duty as their gallant countrymen had
done their duty on the heights of Alma, and by so act-
ing they would carry the institution triumphantly over
all obstacles.
Dr. 'TALLY observed that the institution was suffi-
eciently Ilrge to hold nearly ONTO times the number of