The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-09 00:00:00

THE VICTORIA CROSS.

(From the Court Circular.)
Her Majesty the Queen distributed the Victoria
Cross at 11 o'clock yesterday morning within the
quadrangle of Buckingham Palace.
A detachment of six companies of the Grenadier
and Coldstream Regiments of Foot Guards- lined
three sides of the quadrangle, and were commanded
by flol. Lewis, Field Officer in Brigade Waiting.
The band of the Coldsteam Guards were on duty.
The Queen and Prince Consort entered the space
formed by the troops. His Royal Highness the
Duke of Camb, idge, General Commanding in Chief,
and Major-General Peel, Secretary of State for War,
stood on her Majesty's right.

Lieut.-General Sir George Wetherall, Adjutant-
General to the Forces ; Major-Gen. Lord Rokeby ;
Sir E. Lugard, K.C.8., Secretary for Military
Correspondence, War Department, were also in
attendance upon her Majesty, together with the
Equerries in Waiting.
The following had the honour of being presented
to the Queen to receive the Cross :

Commander Thomas James Young, Royal Navy,
for gallant conduct at a 24 pounder gun at Luck.
now, 16th of November, 1857.

Commander Nowell Salmon, for conspicuous
gallantry at Lucknow, 16th of November, 1857.
Lieut.-Col. Sir H. Marsham Havelock, Bart.,
late Lieutenant 10th Foot (now 18th Foot), for
leading on the 64th Regiment to the capture of the
last reserved gun, a 24 pounder, at Cawnpore, 18th
of August, 1857.
Major James Leith, late 14th Dragoons, now of
2d Dragoons, for conspicuous bravery at the Bet w ah,
on the Ist of April, 1858, in rescuing Capt. Need
when surrounded by rebel infantry.
Major Frederick Miller, Royal Artillery, for per-
sonally attacking three Russians at the battle of
Inkermann, and with the gunners of his division
preventing the Russians from doing mischief to the
guns which they had surrounded on the sth of
November, 1854.
Staff-Surgeon Anthony Dickson Home, late of
the 90th Regiment, now of a depot battalion, for
persevering bravery and admirable conduct in
charge of the wounded mcn left behind the column
when the troops, under the late Major-Gen. Have-
lock, forced their way into the Residency of Luck-
now, on the 26th of September, 1857.
Assistant-Surgeon Wm. Bradshaw, late of the
90th Regiment, now of 32d Foot, for intrepidity and
good conduct in removing the wounded men left
behind the column that forced its way into the Re-
sidency of Lucknow, on the 26th of September, 1857.
Thomas Hancock, late private of the 9th Lancers,
for excellent conduct when Brigadier Grant, com-
manding Cavalry Brigade, had his horse shot down,
Delhi, June 22, 1857.
Lance-Corporal Abraham Boulger, 84th Regi-
ment, for distinguished bravery and forwardness as
a skirmisher in all the 12 actions fought between
July the 12th and September the 25th, 1857.
Private_David Mackay,
93d Reffiment_t
- pers,,... gallantry "
enemy 'or great
s colour
alter a moat oostinate resistance,
at the Secundra
Bagh, Lucknow, on the 16th of November, 1857.
Captain Fredk. Robertson Aikman, Bengal Na-
tive Infantry, commanding 100 of the, 3d Sikh
Cavalry, attacked and utterly routed 500 rebel in-
fantry, 200 horse and two guns, capturing two guns,
March 1, 1858.
Lieut. F. S. Roberts, Bengal Artillery, for cutting
down a standard bearer and taking the standard at
Khodagunge, January 2, 1858, also cutting down
another aepoy, who was standing at bay.
Lieut. Hastings Edward Harington;Bengal Ar-
tillery, elected with others for the Cross, for con-
spicuous gallantry at the relief of Lucknow, 14th to
22d November, 1857.
Lieut. J. Watson, 28th Bombay Native Infantry,
for running through with his sword and dismount-
ing the Ressaldar in command of the revel cavalry,
on the 14th of November, 1857, and with his men
utterly routing the party.
Lieut. Thos. Adair Butler, Ist Bengal European
Fusileers.—" Of which success the skirmishers on
the other side of the river were subsequently ap-
prised by Lieutenant Butler, who swam across the
Goomtee, and, climbing the parapet, remained in
that position for a considerable time, under a heavy
fire of musketry, until the work was occupied."—
Extract of memorandum from Lieutenant-General
Sir J. Outram, 9th of March, 1858.
The Queen placed the Victoria Cross, suspended
from a red riband, on the left breast of each officer
and soldier.

Their Royal Highnesses Prince Arthur, Prince
Leopold, the Princesses Alice, Helena, Louisa, and
Beatrice, with the ladies of the Court, witnessed
the ceremony.
After the investiture the Queen and Prince Con-
sort, accompanied by the Duke of Cambridge,
passed to the middle of the south side of the quad-
rangle, the band occupying the centre of the square.
The troops then marched past in slow and quick
time, and aftewards quitted the Palace, the band
playing " See the Conquering Hero Comes."