The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-22 00:00:00

THE LATE LIEUTENAN7 ANDERS=

The melancholy circumsnces attending the
death of this young and gallant officer in China
having excited a more than usual regret and sym-
pathy among all classes, we feel happy to be able
to give the following sketch of his short but event-
ful career :—Robert Burn Anderson, the second son
of Mr. John Anderson, merchant in Glasgow, was
born in Glasgow, on the 14th of October, 1833, and
had consequently not reached 27 years of age when
he died. He was educated at the Collegiate School
and in the University of his native city, and on
receiving a cadetship repaired to the Indian Col-
lege of Addiscombe. In this military school lie
remained two years, and, after having passed el-
cellent examinations and received the very highest
testimonials for his exemplary conduct and soldier-
like qualities, proceeded to India. On arriving in
Bombay he was temporarily attached to the 29th
Native Infantry, then at Surat, and was shortly
afterwards posted to the Ist Bombay Fusileers, one
of the oldest and most distinguished regiinents to
the Presidency. A portion of the regiment being
ordered to Aden he accompanied it, remained with
them at that station rather more than a year, and
thereafter joined the rest of the Fusileers at Kur-
rachee, where they were stationed until the outbreak
of the Indian mutiny. He was not long in this
garrison before, by his correct conduct and assiduous
attention to his military duties, he attracted the
attention of his superior officers, and was appointed
by Genera! Scott, then commanding the station,
to be his aide-decamp. On the outbreak of the
mutiny the regiment was immediately ordered to
Moultan, and after two days' residence at this place:
Lieut. Anderson was sent to Meean Meer, as Quar-
termaster, and on arrival at this latter station was
ppointed Adjutant of the left wing of his regiment.
He continues to serve in this capacity at Feroze-
pore and Umritsir, and while at the former place:
on the occasion of the mutiny of a native regiments
greatly distinguished himself. On his joining the
head-quarters of the regiment at Moultan, he found
his name in general orders, and the day following
was appointed by the Indian Government Brigade
Nlejor of" Hodson's Horse," so well known for their
eminent services at Delhi, under their gallant
chief, Msjor Hodson. This appointment, having
been obtained without personal application or in-
terest of any kind, reflects the highest credit on the
manner in which he had discharged he duties while
serving with the Fusiliers. Travelling by forced
stages he joined Colonel Daly, commanding "Hod-
son's Horse," in Oude, and by the ability which ho
displayed in arranging the accounts, rendered emi-
nent services to the corps and redeemed large sums
which would otherwise have been entirely lost to
Government. With one of the regiments of" Hod-
son's Horse" he served for some time on the Nepaul
frontier, endeavouring to entrap the :Nana Sahib:
and was then ordered with the regment to Fyzabad,
where he anticipated being stationed for some eon-
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time in disbanding the 3d regiment of the brigades
and as by the reorganisation of the corps to appoint'
merit which he held,was done away with, he volutl-
teered to go to China, and very soon received orders to join
"Fare's Horse" as Adjutant, then at Calcutta, on the eye
of departing with the expeditionary forces under Sir Tiope
Grant. With this dashing regiment he continued to serve
till the period of his death, with the particulars of which
the public arc already too familiar. Throughout his whole
career Lieutenant Anderson has exhibited the high oci
honourable characteristics of a soldier and a gentleman.
was at once a brave and dashing officer, and an active and
a prudent admini3trafer—qualities which would assuredly
have gained for him, before the lapse of many years,
prominent place in the British army.—Glaggoiv Herald.

Captain Elliott, commanding the screw steamer
Modern Greece, belonging to the Greek and Oriental Steen'
Navigation Company, whilst walking the deck of his vesse;,
last week at Malta, accidentally fell into the hold, and
received such injuries on the head that death supervened.
IMPORTANT TO HUSBANDS AND TRADESME,I•--.
SPARES v. DART.—Yesterday, in the Westminster County
Court, before Mr. F. Bayley, a case was tried the circuol"
stances and decision in which may be considered of pnblif
importance. Plaintiff, a boot and shoo maker, Frith-street?
Soho, sued the defendant, a coach-lace tranufacturer,:f
Bedford-street, Covent-garden, te recover Ss., the price 111,
pair of boots supplied to his wife. Plaintiff stated that N..
boots were furnished a short time since to Mrs. Dart, °II°
was a customer, when, on applying to defendant for Pal
plant, he said as his wife wasliving away from him he shoo
not pay, and hence these proceedings; In answer to M 1";
Smart, barrister, who attended for defendant, plaintiff 01'
he knew at the time the boots were ordered that defendant
and his wife had not been living together for,about twt:
months. Mr. Smart here said that defendant's wife had
left her home of her owneccord, and his client, althonOt
not judicially separated from her, allowed her a sufficien
maintenance. lle would refer to several eases reported in
the superior courts wherein it had been decided that a 1111';
band was not liable for any debts his wife might, una°
r,
similar circumstances to the present, contract. His Hono
having perused the cases pointed out, observed that the
Lord Chief Justice of England had held " that if a
was living away from her husband, and a person knewint:
that gave her credit without first obtaining his ssuaction
authority, he (the creditor) must take the chance of get,
his money, but could not sue the husband." In the fat
Stance then before him no such authority had been souga
for, and he must consequently disallow the claim. 'Yu"-
meat was then entered for defendant, and Mr. Smart snY;
leg that defendant's chief object in resisting the deism
was to caution other tradesmen, declined asking for coo"'