The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-12 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sra,—l trust it may not be considered immodest in a
countryman to distinguish through your columns the
gallant hero of this brilliant exploit from the many offi-
cers both in the British and Indian army bearing the
same name, as well as following the example of the ad-
mirers of the late Captain Dymock, who was killed at the
passage of the Ingour. Major Macdonald is only son of
the late Dr. Macdonald, of Inverness, and descended ma-
ternally from the Camerons of Chines, of the same county.
He belongs to the Indian cavalry, and only arrived in
England in spring last, after 21 years' uninterrupted
service ; and scarcely bad he made the round of visits to
his relatives when be volunteered to serve in the Turkish
Contingent. He has been engaged in many of the In-
dian battles, where his gallantry was equally conspicuous,
awl always hononrably mentioned in despatches—
although, be it observed, General Vivian merely alludes
to him in the despatch of this affair as " the officer who
commanded the detachment." Is it because he is a
Sepoy officer ? An insertion will much_oblige_ your

obedient,
Islington, Jan. 10.

.T. C.-WP.

" WANDERING WILLIE."

A cracked Scotchman arrived at Constantinople a
short time ago, with a passport vis&cd "Bon pour la
Chine." He came from Calais on foot, and intended
to continue his pedestrian journey to China. He
waited upon the Consul-General, and .requested hint
to tell hint where he could find a lodging,
not one of the stylish hotels, he said, but in
some decent place. The Consul sent hint to the
place where he lodges distressed English sailors. The
poor fellow called at the residence of the Grand Vizir,
and left his card, stating that the Sultan would pro-
bably send for him, as there was a family connection be-
tween them. He had also, he added, relations in Persia.
The poor fellow, mad as he was, recollected the names
of all the places through which he had passed, and
was sharp altogether. He has not since been heard
of, and it is supposed that be must have perished on
the road, or may probably have taken a fancy to go
elsewhere. A case similar to this occurred some months
ago. All the British residents at Constantinople were
teased to death by an Englishman named Hun-
ter, who for many years had been employed by
a London journal as correspondent. The poor
fellow had travelled over the whole of Europe and
Asia. His mania was that he had large sums of
money to receive from all who bestowed charity on him.
He was last met playing "God savo the Queen" on a
penny whistle in some out of the way place. Another case
occurred inJune,lBs4, when an Irish priest, who had been
to do penance at the Holy Shrine at Jerusalem, arrived
here. He bad travelled all the way from England
to the Holy Land and back again here on foot, and
without once changing his clothes ; consequently he
smelt like a polecat. The Consul-General, desirous
of sending him home, could not prevail upon any
captain to take him. At last it was agreed that
he should be forcibly stripped of his old clothes
and washed. To convert him to this decision re-
quired a great deal of persuasion and even threats.
Finally he was taken alongside a brig where he was
stripw,ed. Sailors' clothes were banded to him and his
monkish garb thrown away. From the time he left Eng-
land he had always gone on foot and begged his way.