The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-22 00:00:00

(Front theFa:ette of last evening.)

WAR-OFFICE, OCT. 21.

The Queen has been graciously pleased to signify her
intention to confer the decoration of the Victoria Cross on
the undermentioned officers and private soldier of her Ma-
jesty's Indian Military Forces, whose claims to the same
have been submitted for her Majesty's approval, on account
of acts of bravery performed by them is India, as recorded
.against their geveral names, viz.:— _ -

Major Charles John Stanley Gough, sth Bengal European
Cavalry—First, for gallantry in an affair at Khurdowdah,
near Rhotuck, on the 15th August, 1857, in which He saved
his brother, who was wounded, and killed two of the enemy.
Secondly, for gallantry on the 18th of August, when he led
a troop of the Guide Cavalry in a charo, and cut down two
of the enemy's sowars, with one of whom he had a despe•
rate hand to hand combat. Thirdly, for gallantry on the
27th of January, 1858, at Shumshabad, where, lira charge,
he attacked one of the enemy's leaders, and pierced him
with his sword, which was carried out of his hand in the
melSe. He defended himself with his revolver, and shot
two of the enemy. Fourthly, for gallantry on the 23d of
February, at Meangungo, where he came to the assistance
of Brevet-Major 0. H. St. George Anson, and killed his
opponent, immediately afterwards cutting down another of
the enemy in the same gallant manner.
Brevet-Major Robert Heydon Shebbeare, 60th Bengal
Native Infantry—For distinguished gallantry at the head
of the Guides with the 4th column of Assault at Delhi, on
the 11th of September, 1857, when, after twice charging
beneath the wall of the loepholei Serai, it was found im-
possible, owing to the murderous fire, to attain the breach.
Captain (then Lieutenant) Shebbeare endeavoured.to rear-
, ganise the men, but one-third of the Europeans having
fallen, his efforts to do so failed. Ii e then conducted the
rearguard of the retreat across the canal most successfully.
Ile was most miraculously preserved through the affair, but
yet left the field with one bullet through his cheek, and a
bad scalp wound along the back of the head from another.
Captain Herbert Mackworth Clogstoun, 19th Madras
Native Infantry—For conspicuous bravery in charging the
rebels into Chiehumbah with only eight men of his regi-
ment (the 2d Cavalry Hyderabad Contingent), compelling
them to re-enter the t awn, and finally to abandon their
plunder. He was severely wounded himself, and lost seven
Out of the eight men who accompanied him.
Lieut. Henry Hammen Lyeter, 72d Bengal Native In-
fantry—For gallantly charging and breaking, singly, ty
skirmishing square of the retreating rebel army from Cal-
pee ; and killing two or three Scpoys in the conflict. Major-
General Sir Hugh Henry Rose, G.C.8., reports that this net
of bravery was witnessed by himself and by Lieut.-Colonel
Gall, C. 8., of the 14th Light Dragoons.
Lieut. Barry North Dalrymple Prendergast, Madras En-
gineers—For conspicuous bravery on the 21st Nov., 1857,
at Mundisore, in saving the life of Lieut. G. Dew, 11th
Light Dragoons, at the risk of his awn, by att6mptinr, to
cut down a Velaitee, who covered him (Lieut. Dew) with
his piece, from only a few paces to the rear. Lieut. Pren-
dergast was wounded in this affair by the discharge of the
piece, and would probably have been cut down had not the
rebel been killed by Major Orr. He also distinemishedhita-
self by his gallantry in the actions at Ratgarliand Betwa,
when he was severely wounded. Major-Genetkl Sir Hugh
Rose, in forwarding his recommendation of this officer,
states :—" Li rat. Prendergast, Madras Engineers, was spe-
cially mentioned by Brigadier, now Sir Charles Stuart, for
the gallant act at Mundisore, when he was severely
wonucled. Secondly, he was specially mentioned by rne whets
acting voluntarily as my Aide-do-Camp in the action be-
fore besieging Ratgurh, on the Beene. river, for • gal-
lant conduct. His horse was killed on that occasion.
Thirdly, at the action of the Betwa,' he again voluntarily
acted as my Aide-de-Camp, and distinguished himself by
his bravery in the charge, which I made with Captain
Need's Troop, her Majesty's 14th Light Dragoons, against
the left of the so-called Peiahwa's Army, under Tantia
To' ec. Ile was severely wounded on that occasion."
Private Frederick Whirlpool, 3d Bombay European Re-
giment—For gallantly volunteering, on the 3d of April,
ISSB, in the attack of Jhensi, to return and carry away
several killed and wounded, which he did twice under a very
heavy fire from the wall; also, for devoted bravery at the
assault of Lohari on the 2d of May, 1851, in rushing to the
rescue of Lieut. Donne, of the regiment, who was danger-
ously wounded. In this service, Private Whirlpool received
17 despeeate wounds, one, of which nearly severed his head
from his body. The gallant example shown by this man is
considered to have greatly contributed to the success of the
day.
MretonaNnum.—Ensign Everard Aloysius Lisle Phil-
lips, of the 11th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry,
would have been recommended to her Majesty for the de-
coration of the Victoria Cross, had he survived, for many
gallant deeds which he performed timing tho siege of Delhi,
during which he was wounded three times. At the assault
of that city he captured the Water Bastion, with a small
party of men ' • and was finally killed in the streets of Delhi
on the 18th of September.

BA ILM:Y INTELLIGENCE.

TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR T iIE F,EK.

Miles Opened

Receipts,

Railways,

1839,

113:;3.

Ballymena and Portrush
Bedale and Leyburn
Belfast and Ballymena
Belfast and County Down
Birkd., Lane., & Ches.: June.
Blyth and Tyne
Bristol and Exeter
Caledonian
Ches. &f 1 of vla ead(withllold)
Cockermoull: Workington \
Cork and naLdon

Cork, Blackrock, & Passage
Deeside
Dublin & Belfast junction
Dublin and Drogheda
Dub. & Wicklow (in .Ii in gat )
Dundalk and Enniskillen
Dundee and Arbroath
Dundee, Perth, & Aber. Jun
East Anglian
E.Countles,Nrik.,&E.Union
East Kent
E. Lancashire(in. Blackburn)
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Edinburgh, Perth,& Dundee
Forth & Clyde Junction
Furness
Glasgow & South-Western
Great Northern
Great North of Scotland
ilt.puthn. & Westn.(lrind.)
treat Western
lull and Holderness
Lnverness & Aberdeen Junc
Irish South-Eastern
Killarney Junction
Lancaster and Carlisle (in
Kendal and Windcrrnere)
Lane. & Yrks.(in.Blackburn)
. _

Limerick androynes
Llanelly
London & North-Western
London and Blackwall
London & South-Western
Lond. Brighton, & S. Coast.
L'derry and Enniskillen
Loud., Tilbury, & Southend.
Han.,Sheffield, & Lineolnsh.
Manch. S.Jun.& Altriucham
Maryport and Carlisle
Midland
Midland G t. Wcstn. of Irind
Monkland
Monmouthsh. Hail. & Canal
Newcastle and Carlisle
Newport,Aberg.,& Hereford
North BritiA Dalkeith)
North Devon

841
1,448
9,980

791
971.
36,259
4,271
1,419
2,349
3,211
1,348
5,289

North
North

1-Eastern
London _

North Staffordshire ...

North-Western
N. Yorkshire and Cleveland'
Oxford, Wore., & Wolver
Peebles
St. Helen's Canal & Railway
Scottish Central
Scottish North-Eastern
Shrewsbury & Birmingham
Shrewsbury and Chester
Shrewsbury & Hereford
Shropshire Union
South Devon
South-Eastern
South Wales
S. Yorkshire and River Dim
Stockton and Darling-ton
Taff Vale
Ulster
Ulverstone and Lancaster .
.Vale of Neath ..............
Warrington and Stockport.
Waterford and Kilkenny._
Waterford and Limerick ...
West Cornwall
W.Hartlepool ilarbr.&ltail
Whitehaven Junction
Whitehaven & Furness Jun
W'haven,Cleator,&Eg,rinnt.
FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.
Antwerp and Rotterdam
Austrian
Belgian Eastern Junction
Buffalo and Lake Huron
Detroit and ltilwaukie
Dutch Rhenish
Grand Trunk of Canada
Great Indian Peninsula
Great Luxembourg
Great Western of Canada
Lombardo-Veiict tan •
Lyons and Genova
Madrid. Saragossa &AUL:ant
Maria Antonia'
Northern of France
NOTWCfrian Trunk
Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn
Paris and Orleans...
Paris and Strasburg
Royal Danish
Sambre and 1\ Tense
Southern of France
West Flanders
W. and N.W. of Franc(

204
2,000
3,441
3,870
1,909
3,030
1,075

915
2,515
22,760
7,129
2,816
6,971
3,761
1,540
448
1,601

331
1,491

630
3,576
463
504
2;0

3,0 A
11,613
1,708
I,Giis
11,509

4919
8,481

47,375

801
74,428
21)05
50,'364

1,141
19; 06

1:251
17,450

11 716

184
47,437

41,779

RESCUE FROM DRowNING.—A young lady had a
narrow escape from drowning a-few days since while bath-
ing on the shore at Ventnor. Her sister was bathing from
another machine, between which and her own a third had
been drawn down, and the young lady, seeking to pass from
one to the other, was caught by the ground-swell, which is
very powerful on this beach, and having incautiously let go
of the rope, lost her footing, and was carried into deep
watot, where she must inevitably have perished but for the
courage and presence of mind of her sister, who, seeing the
danger, called loudly for assistance and dashed through the
waves to her rescue. Though previously unable to swim,
she managed to support herself and to prevent her sister,
, whom she had seized by her dress, from being carried any
further into the sea until help arrived. The first who came
to the young ladies' assistance was a lad of IS, who, un-
aware of the shelving nature of the shore, attempted to
walk out to them, and suddenly tumbling down a steep
bank of shingle, lost his presence of mind, and was un-
Ade to do more than save himself; happily he was imme-
diately followed by a boy of IG, who plunged gallantly
into the waves and drery the ladies to shore. By this time
the first was in a drowning state, and but for the means
promptly and efficiently employed by Mr. J.ll. llartimthe
well-known medical practitioner of Ventnor, very ssri9r
results must ha,:o ensued. This accident, so nearly attended
with fatal results, white it proves a warning to r?
b frequentlyl rthe r s of theso sudden,perilso
lens the necessity of
fanadslithinelei
it is hoped, enforce on the local authorities
with the bathing
providing proper attendants in connexv
weak and timid in-
-3‘
eslhcoornes,4i wherey
shifting,theideseeVilils,
machines, for the want of wheronmm
atailing themselves of
y.tlids are entirely preventedcff
, .s extehrecitsea.theCrsonaitpllaTicnattstioorf
this delightful
proprietors of the ma-
s hoped that a fatal acci-
dent may not be essential • ,
htelllieivdewe
sba,enbenuotfi andrhecitq•ttilueleci ein, ;i
of i;i
i'll madegvNit. fainrens.
to
1 ItFt.ii
to lead them to correct their short-
sighted policy.