The Northern Daily Times. — 1856-04-18 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

VIE NORTNERI4 TIMES.-LIVIMPOOL, FRIDAY, APRIL  VISIT OF HER MAJESTY TO THE  CHATHAM HOSPITALS  We yesterday announced that on Wednesday the Queen and Prince Albert paid another visit to the Chatham Fiospitals, for the purpose of inspecting the sick and wounded from the Crimea. We now add the details of the visit.  Her Majesty and suite reached Brompton Hospital at a quarter to four, and were received by Dr. H. C. Reade, the principal medical officer. The whole of the convalescent invalids from the Invalid Depot, at St. Mary's, to the number of 396, were drawn up in the barracks, and these were first inspected by her Majesty. All these men have been wounded, but are now sufficiently recovered to be fit to be discharged. Nearly the whole of them wore the Crimean medal, arid a large number had lost either an arm or a leg. The illustrious visitors then proceeded to the hospital wards for the purpose of visiting the sick and wound-K1 still in hospital. Each man held in his hand a card on which was written his name, regiment, le:- gth of service, where wounded, and the nature of his wound. Among the cases which more particularly arrested her Majesty's attention was that of Corporal Joseph Caushsham, 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade, who, during the attack on the Redan, received no fewer than four wounds whilst on the ramparts. The first wound was from a grape-shot, which struck him on the right foot. 'Whilst engaged in binding it up he received a gunshot wound in the chin, and immediately afterwards another shot struck him in the shoulder. Before he had recovered himself another ball shot away a portion of his foot. He was then taken to the rear. Another distressing case is that of Private Henry Birland, 33rd (Duke of Wellington's) Regiment, who, whilst exposed to the inclemency of the weather in the trenches, had both his feet frostbitten. After a partial recovery he landed at Portsmouth, where it was found necessary, in order to save his life, to amputate both his legs. One other remarkable ease also attracted the attention of the Queen and Prince Albert; that of Henry Collin, 7th Royal Fusiliers, who was wounded in a very extraordinary manner during the attack on the Redan. Whilst scrambling up the ladder during the height of the attack, the English troops were met by a murderous fire from the Russians. They however pushed on, and Collin had just reached the summit when he was shot at by a man from above. The ball entered his stomach, passing completely through his body into his thigh, where it still remains embedded. John Dryden, 11th Hussars, and John Lucas, 4th Light Dragoons, were also shown to her Majesty. Dryden has thirty-one wounds, received at Balaklava, where he and Lucas were taken prisoners and kept by the Russians a year, before they were released. Her Majesty inspected 262 sick and  wounded men at this hospital, after which she proceeded to the model-room, formerly used as a chapel. Here the royal visitors were shown several interesting objects, including a number of trophies taken from the Russians. The train conveying her Majesty left Strood a, ten minutes after five, and her Majesty returned to Buckingham-palace.