The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-24 00:00:00

REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE cßix-RA

TO TIIII EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sru,—You will be glad to observe that the Ministers
at last are about to adopt that plan pointed out in your
wide-circulated paper of the 13th instant, the regiments
at Preston, Manchester, &c., being ordered to Gibraltar
and Malta.
November 23.

The Duchess (Dowager) of Roxburgh,. who arrived
in town early in the week, from Nroxmouth House,
Kelso, has left town for Brighton.
The Duke of Devonshire entertained a family circle
at dinner on Wednesday, at his marine villa at Kemp-
town, including Lord and Lady Rivers and the Hen.
Miss Pitt, the Hon. R and Lady Catherine Caven-
dish, &o.
The Duke and Duchess of Hamilton and family are
expected to pass the winter at Rome. His grace, who
is at present staying at Brodick Castle, Isle of Arran,
is expected to pass through town early in the ensuing
month, to meet her grace in Italy.
The Earl Howe and Lord Curzon, who arrived at
Curzon House on Wednesday, from attending the
funeral of the late Lady Gore, at Wolcot, Wilts, left
town yesterday, for Gospel Hall, Ashby-do-la-Zouche.
Lord and Lady Palmerston are expected 3o return
to Carlton-gardens to-day from the British embassy at
Paris, where they sojourned during their brief stay in
the French capital.
Lord Ennismore, who was severely wounded at one
of the late actions in the Crimea, is convalescent at his
noble parents', Kingston House, Knightsbridge, where
the Earl Listowel returns early in the ensuing week from
attendance on her Majesty, as lord in waiting, at Windsor
Castle.
Viscount and Viscountess Falkland have left tle
Clarendon, for Skutterakelfe, Yarm, Yorkshire.
The Hon. Mr. and Miss Yorke Scarlett have arrived
in town, from the British Legation at Florence.
-Deane OF THE HON. CAPTAIN ELIOT.—The sad intel-
ligence of the severe bereavement sustained by his Ex-
cellency the Lord-Lieutenant and the Countess of St.
Germans, in the death of their gallant son, the Hen.
Captain Eliot, of the Guards, who fell in the battle of
the sth, reached Dublin Castle yesterday evening. The
melancholy event has occasioned deep and general regret.
LORD DUNICELLIN.—The Galway Vindicator states
that when the news of the release of Lord Dunkellin by
the Czar reached Portumna, on Saturday, public rejoic-
ing& took place, and the town was illuminated the same
night.
The death from dysentery of the Rev. Mr. Wheble, a
Roman Catholic clergyman with the army, has caused
universal sorrow. The loss of this exemplary Christian
is a great one to the army. Nothing could exceed his
admirable devotion to the suffering in mind and body.
It was in leading a regiment of Zonaves that General
Canrobert received his contusion in the arm. General
Bosquet had a horse killed under him, and behaved so
brilliantly that the English cheered him loudly.
THE DEATH AND LAST WORDS 07 GENERAL STRANG-
WA.YS.—GeneraI Strangways, whose kindly face and
venerable white hair were familiar to the whole army, is
lamented and bewailed by everybody. General Strang-
ways was struck in the leg by a round shot, and not (as
reported) by a piece of shell. The leg was completely
crushed, and the poor old general expired under the
shock. His last words were, "I die at least a soldier's
death." On the way to the rear the gallant officer was
perfectly calm, and did not appear to suffer much. He
seemed to think more of the feelings of his family than
of his own state, and he requested one of the aides-de-
camp, who had kindly accompanied him to write to
Strangways to say he was oily slightly wounded.
SIR GEORGE BROWN.—It was about two hours after
the commencement of the action that General Bosquet
came up with a portion of the division. On the French
troops coming in sight they were loudly cheered by our
mon, and the cheer was heartily responded to by our
allies. The gallant Sir George Brown in his delight fled
to meet them. The order for the French charge was at
once given, and the gallant veteran in his enthusiasm
charged with them. It was in this affair that Sir G.
Brown was wounded, but, as I have already stated, his
wound was by no means serious as has been reported.
It is a subject of universal regret in the army that
Lord Raglan should expose himself to a great deal more
danger than is necessary. General Canrobert commits
a similar fault.
It is believed that the allied troops will winter in the
Crimea. Every preparation is making for keeping them
housed as comfortably as possible under the circum-
stances. Wooden huts are to be sent out, and every-
thing done to enable them to keep out the cold. Stone
is in such plenty on the ground occupied by the troops
that they can easily construct small huts of stone, with
the tents they now use for roofs, and so constructed fires
can be made, and heat kept up to any degree they may
want.
THE MINISTRY.—THE WAR.—We are assured that
the differences which originally existed in the Cabinet,
as to the attitude which this country should
have assume
a on
the first indications of war with Russia, again
broken out ; and that now, as formerly, Lord Palmer-
ston, Lord John Russell, and the Marquis of Lams-
downe range themselves on the side of a greater
promptitude and energy of action ; while Lord Aber-
deen, Mr. Gladstone, and Mr. Sidney Herbert, and one
or two others, are still in favour of a cautious and con-
ciliatory mlicy.-4119rning