The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-03 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY.

BALMORAL, Oct. 1.

The Queen, accompanied by Princess Christian,
Princess Louise, and Princess Beatrice, honoured
Sir James Clark with a visit yesterday at Tillie-
pronic.

Prince Christian and Prince Arthur, with Sir
Stafford Northcote and the Gentlemen in Waiting,
went out to a drive of deer in the woods.

his Excellency M., Madame, and Miss Van de
IVeyt?r had the honour of dining with the Queen
and Royal family.

DEATH OF SIR 7110.3L4S ST. V. 11. a
IROUBRIDGE, BAR 7., C.B.

Yesterday morning Colonel Sir Thomas St. Yin-
cent Hope Cochrane Troubridge, Bart., C. 8.,
deputy adjutant-general at the Horse Guards, died
at his residence at Queen's-gate, Kensington, at
half-past six o'clock, after a short illness. The gal-
lant baronet was taken ill on Saturday last. Dr.
Protheroe Smith and other medical gentlemen were
called in, but with all their care and professional
skill he expired yesterday morning at the above
hour. By the premature death, by fever, of his
wife on the 29th of August last, Sir Thomas sus-
tained a severe domestic bereavement, and had ever
since shown a desponding spirit, which his official
duties did not seem to alleviate. The late baronet
was the son of Admiral Sir Edward Troubridge,
second baronet, by the daughter of the Hon. Sir
Alexander Cochrane, G.C.8., and niece of the Bth
Earl of Dundonald, and was consequently grandson
of the gallant officer who, in 1799, was created a
baronet for his glorious services at the battle of the
Nile, in August the previous year, at which battle
he commanded the Culloden. His melancholy end
after his gallant services is supposed to have taken
place when the Blenheim was lost on his return
home from India. Sir Thomas, the lamented ba-
ronet, was born in 1815, and entered the army in
1834, as an ensign in the 73d Regiment. 1n1836 he
was promoted to a lieutenancy in the 7th Royal Fusi-
liers, in which regiment he obtained his company in
1842, and in 1850 became major of his regiment. On
the outbreak of the war against Russia he was called
with his regiment to take part in the Eastern cam-
paign. He was present at the battle of the Alma
with the Light Division, under General Sir George
Brown, and under the hottest fire headed the storm-
ing party in ascending the heights. Fortunately on
that occasion he escaped injury, although many of
his gallant friends were shot down by the fierce fire
of the enemy. He accompanied his regiment to
Sebastopol, and took part in all the active opera-
tions of his division, till the battle of lnkerman.
On that memorable day he was the field officer for
the day of the First Brigade of the Light Division,
and had charge of the outposts of the 5-gun bat-
tery, one of the most important points of defence.
On the morning of the sth of November, at break
of day, the enemy were found ascending against the
battery. The fire of the Russians had created sad
havoc amongst our soldiers, and the spirited fire
kept up by those within the battery induced the
enemy to concentrate all their power of attack on
that point. The struggle was desperate, and Sir
Thomas was most seriously wounded by a 391 b. shot,
supposed to have come from the Round Tower of
Sebastopol, which carried off the deceased baronet's
right leg and left foot. Notwithstanding his ter-
rible wounds he requested to remain close to the gun
where he had fallen, and also requested those by
him only to elevate his limbs against the gun-car-
riage, for it was feared at the time he might bleed
to death. For two hours he remained in that
wounded state. The battle was then won; and Sir
Thomas was conveyed to the hospital with his shat-
tered limbs. His coolness and self-possession excited
the highest admiration among his comrades. Cap-
tain Lushington, commander of the Naval Bri-
gade, in his despatch to Admiral Dundas,
spoke highly of his cool courage under such
trying circumstances. Lord Raglan also in his
despatches in speaking of the officers of the
Light Division whose services had been brought
under his notice by Lieutenant-General Sir George
Brown (who had to quit the field from a wound in
his arm before the action terminated) and by
Major-General Codrington, said that Sir Thomas,
" though desperately wounded, behaved with the
utmost gallantry and composure." Owing to dis-
ablement by his severe wounds, he returned home,
and landed at Portsmouth early in May, 1855,
where he was received by his uncle, Admiral Sir
Thomas Cochrane. He was rewarded for his gal-
lantry at Inkerman by being made a colonel in the
army, nominated a Commander of the Order of the
Bath ; and, as a high distinctive mark of her Ma-
jesty's appreciation of his gallantry, appointed an
aide-de-camp to the Queen. At the presentation,
on the parade in St. James's-park, of the medals for
service in the Crimea by her Majesty, on the 18th
of May, 1855, " Colonel Sir Thomas Troubridge,
Bart., of the 7th Fusiliers, who lost both feet at
Inkerman," was one of two officers of infantry who
were drawn up in wheel chairs ; the other officer
being Capt. Sayer, of the 23d, who had the ankle
joint of his right leg shot away at the Alma. The
official record states :—" To Sir Thomas Troubridge
her Majesty expressed her gratification in appoint-
ing him on such an occasion one of her Majesty's
aides-de-camp." It was noticed on her Majesty
placing the medal on his breast that she was deeply
affected, and expressed the kindest sympathy to
him, as indeed she did to many other officers and men
whose wounds still crippled them. Notwithstanding
the amputation of both his feet, he was enabled to ac-
cept the office of director-general of army clothing i❑
the same year, 1855. On the abolition of that office
in Feb., 1857, he was appointed one of the deputy
adjutants-general at head-quarters (for the clothing
department), which appointment he held up to the
time of his death. The late Sir Thomas Troubridge
married in Nov., 1855, Louisa Jane, daughter of
Mr. Daniel Gurney, of North Runcton, Norfolk.
His union with that lady was a happy one, but
lasted too short. After a few hours' illness from
fever, she died on the 29th of Aug. last, leaving a
very young family, her son, Thomas H. Cochrane,
who succeeds to the baronetcy, being only in his
eighth year. The gallant and lamented deceased
felt the blow sorely, and there is no doubt it accele-
rated his death. He was a devoted and affectionate
husband, an indulgent father, and a most charitable
and humane benefactor. Fe or men have gone to
the grave more deeply regretted than Sir Thomas
Troubridge. We had almost omitted to state that
Sir Thomas had received the medal and clasps for
the Eastern campaign ; and the Order (4th class)
of the Medjidie, and Turkish medal.

THE PRINCESS OF WALES.—The St. Bartholo-
mew's Hospital annual dinner took place on Tuesday
evening at Willis's Rooms, under the presidency of Mr
James Paget, F. 11.5., who has just returned from Wies-
baden, having been in constant attendance on the Princess
of Wales since tho departure of her Royal Highness from
this country. Mr. Paget, in proposing the health of the
Prince and Princess of Wales, and the rest of the Royal
Family, said—" It is a great pleasure to the to state that
the health of the Princess was, at the time of my depar-
ture from Wiesbaden on Sunday last, superlatively satis-
factory. Those who sit round me can appreciate the
gravity of the affection under which her Royal Highness
was labouring, and it is with profound and heartfelt plea-
sure that I am enabled to announce to you, by the per-
mission of the Prince of Wales, that the limb is progress-
ing most favourably, and that her Royal Highness will
shortly return to England, fully capable of participating
in all duties and pleasures connected with her exalted
rank and very great ropularity."—Pall-Alfall Gazette.
REPRESENTATION OF BRADFORD.—At a crowded
meeting of Liberal electors of Bradford on Monday even-
ing, Mr. Edward Miall, who had been previously nominated
by the Liberal Registration Association, was accepted as
tbeir candidate by an overwhelming majority. Mr. Ripley
has issued an address announcing his intention to stand,
and Mr. N. W. Thompson, who is on the Continent, has
placed himself in the hands of his Conservative friends,
who have decided on bringing him forward. An exciting
contest, for the scat vacant by Mr. Wickham's death may
therefore be expected.