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

" SUN" EXTRAORDINAY EXPRESS.

STOCKPORT, OCT. 19.—Messrs. Thomas Claye and Si n
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 ninny people here
who have relatives at the seat of war. Oue of them
being put outside the door has had crowds of people
spelling it over all day.

SURGEONS FOR THE ARMY •ND THE FLEET.—The
appointment of so many as four surgeons and four assis-
tant-surgeons to the Britannia, which were made at tilt,.
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
for 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 East.—Obserrer.

THE WOUNDED AT TIM ALMA.--The following is an
official return of the wounded Admitted from the Meld
into the general hospital At Scutari, from the 22d to 2Sth
September, 1854 :--

Amputation, upper extremity, primary lB
/f ff
lower „
f) upper extremity, recondary 3
lower „
Fractures of upper extremity
Pf lower „
Wounds of upper extremity
lower /1 295
Wounds in various parts of tae body, via.:—
Head, face, and jaw 25
Neck

Back and Buttocks
Claest
Abdomen
Groin
Testicle
Miscellaneous

14

16

Total 582
Five hundred mere have been admitted since the 28th,
Four amputations at the hip-joint were performed of
the field of battle.—ilfedical Times and Gazette.
GRAND MILITARY FETE AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE.—
Saturday next has been set aside by the directors of the
Crystal Palace fer a grand military fete, in aid of the
fund for the relief of the sick and wounded and the
wide vss and orphans in the East. In addition to the
excellent hand of the company, the hands of the Ist and
2d Life Guards, the Royal Horse Guards, the Grenadier
Guards, the Coldstream, 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. 66. ; 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 doubtltse 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 themselves of
their privilege.
MAJOR BERESFORD AND SIR JAMES GRAHAM ;
How A MAN MAT EAT HIS OWE WORDS.—At the Col-
chester 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 "Tim
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
Hedingham 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 tegretted more than he did himself. (Hear,
hear.) 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, he should net 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 moderatien—(hear, hear)— and he (Majer 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, in 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 suffering from a powerful narcotic. The deceased
was placed io a warm bath, but never rallied; and died
from the effects of poison in an hour afterwards. Mr.
Benjamin Vale, surgeon, stated that when ho saw the
child it was 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 age. Witne.
believed the liquid was syrup of poppies. Mr. Holroyd
snisi, in answer to the coroner, that the girl must have
asked for syrup of poppies. The coroner said be was
gushy 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 dote; wrong in not placing a-label, but he differed
from the opinion of Mr. Vale. One t, aspoonful of the
mixture was not sufficient to produce death. The fol.
lowince speciel verdict was returned :—" That the de-
ceased: died feoin an overdose of syrup of poppies, ad-
minissered a-; a sedative, and the jurors cannot aeperete
te:tisout expressing as their opiaioa that serious btauie
attenhee to Mr. Ifulroyd."
THY. QUEEN AS AN EARLY RISER.—The occasion
of the Queen's visit to Hull,, says the Packet, formed
an ea•ception to her Majesty's habit of early rising.
tier . Vfejesty, the Prince Consort, and all the royal
childre n had breakfasted, and the table was cleared
before seven o'clock had struck. By half-past
six the s pages of her household were executing
the royal commands in the shops of our most stirring
tradesmen). The cost of the late gala on the occasion
of the Queen's visit is estimated at about 65,0001., in-
cludin I the travelling expenses of visitors for that special
occasioea. It is stated that one man received 8001. for
the lute of variegated lamps, which he let out at 4d.
a-piece;

LATEST NEWS.

OPENING ,OF THE FIRE ON
SEBASTOPOL.

PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING.

The Moniteur announces that the Consular
agent at Varna has written to Mr. Colquhoun, at
Bucharest, that he had received a letter, dated the
13th, from the heights of Sebastopol, containing
the following words :—" We shall open our fire
with 200 guns. The place cannot hold out five
days."

Seventeen battalions of the Turkish army are
marching from Shumla on Varna and Pravadi.

VIENNA, SUNDAY EVENING.

Letters from Odessa of the 18th state that the
Grand Dukes Nicholas and Michael had passed
through Nicolaieff, on their way to Kichenev, in
Bessarabia.

This morning the Emperor of Austria signed
the railroad contract with the French company.
Its representative leaves for Paris to-morrow.

The following Russian official despatch, dated
St. Petersburg, the 20th, is published in the
Kreuz Zeitung

" Prince Menschikoff announces that on the
14th of October all was going on well at Sebas-

tcpol."

The Austrian papers assert that Russian rein-
forcements had entered the Crimea.

DENMARK.

COPENHAGEN, SATURDAY, OCT. 21.

The King's reply to the deputation is a procla-
mation dissolving the House of Commons, for the
third time within twenty months. The new elec-
tions are fixed for the Ist December.

An address to the Danish people calls upon
them to support the whole state plans of the
Ministry, and threatens all persons in public em-
ployment, especially the clergy, should they op
pose or refuse to support the Cabinet.
After Oersted had read the decree for the dis-
solution of the house, Lindberg proposed, " The
Constitution unchanged for ever !" which was rap-
turously applauded, with nine cheers for the
Speaker.

The galleries then gave enthusiastic cheers for
the Danish Parliament, and loud cries•of "Down
with the Ministry !"