The Sun. — London, England, 1856-07-28 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL CITY, Two o'CLooK. The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday closed steadily without any quotable change in prices. The sales were estimated at 6,000 bales, comprising 160 Pernam and Maranham, at 6ld. to 7id. ; 20 Bahia, at 61d. ; 250 Egyptian, at 6-id. to 71d. ; 700 Surat, at 4d. to sd. ; and 20 Sea Islands, at 11id. to ls. per lb. In the Share Market there was but little business done. The French commercial report for the past week notices a general improvement in the state of trade as compared with the previous week. Orders for Parisian manufactures contitine to arrive from England. The last packet from the United States reports an improvement at New York in the mar kets for French goods ; and in consequence of many orders for silks not being executed, there has been a rise in that article. The export trade to Spain is completely at a standstill. Accounts from Beaucaire, where the annual fair for the sale of merchandise is held, are satisfactory. There was a large attendance of Piedmontese and Italian pur chasers of silk and cotton tissues. The manufacturers are agitating still the ques tion of free trade, notwithstanding the adjourn ment of the measure for reducing prohibitory duties this session. They are now working to ob tain a more radical reform than they at first de manded from the Legislature. The Austrian Go vernment have taken the initiative this year in this important question. Their new tariff, which came into operation on the Ist of the present month, shows a reduction of duty on a great number of articles, ranging from 15 to '75 per cent. The retailers at Paris are doing a quiet business, chiefly with strangers visiting the French capital. From New York the accounts by the steamer Canada state that the market for speculative secu rities, at the latest date, was quiet, with a good inquiry for stock, at full rates. The balance of trade continued in favour of Europe, the imports having exceeded the exports during the week end ing July 12 to the extent of $789,881. In the general state of the market for English Securities no decided change has taken place this morning, but the transactions have decreased rather than otherwise. This has occasioned some flatness in prices, and the market', presents a dull appearance. The preparation now in progress for the share settlement is chiefly occupying the attention of the dealers. Consols have been 951 and 95i for money, and 95i 4 for account. The ' New Threes are 96a 2, and the Reduced 96 to 96k. Exchequer Bi]ls (small) are 20s. to 245. prem., and India Bonds under 1,0001. are 21s. prem. For Foreign Securities there is also a dull mar ket, but the prices are not generally lower. Turkish 4 per Cents. rule at 104 a, and the 4 per Cent. Guaranteed at 1061 -a. Spanish have rather improved, the Threes being 44/, and the Deferred 23i to 24. Sardinian are 924 1. Russian 41 per Cents. 981. Dutch 21 per Cents. 65 to 65k, and he 4 per Cents. 97k. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7f ; Mexi can, 22jx 31; Peruvian, 81 3 ; ditto 3 per Cents, 67 9 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 49 51 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 111 13 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 98 100 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 441 5 ; ditto Deferred, 231 4; ditto Certificates, 64 ; ditto Passive, 6i 7. To-morrow is " making up" day in the Railway Share market, and the dealing in connection there with constitute the chief business of the dealers, the fresh transactions being of an unimportant character. The Caledonian, North Western, Nor folk, and South Eastern have all been rather weaker, but the general tone of the market is good. Rigas have been supported, but most of the foreign shares are merely nominal. Bengals are premium, Ceylons 14 premium, and Calcuttas # premium. Mining Shares were generally flat. In Banks there has been very little doing ; and Miscellaneous generally remain without variation. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. (Prom th.e Ogcial List. ) Rn,lnea• done. per Cont. Reduced Annuities 96 6 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9si Ken 3 per ('ent. Annnitieg New 2i per Cent. Annuities 79i Lone Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860... 3 7-16 Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 lB 346 Indic 'Bonds. f.lOOO . . Ditto, under £lOOO 2l p Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, 2Ad. £1000 R5OO 2O p &nail 24 20 p PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. — Ditto New 5 per Cent., 1829 and 1839 loli Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 Ditto 4 per Cent Ditto Account 49i Russian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent — Ditto 4i per Cent. Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto Account . lip a nisi Hoods, 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account TarkiKh Bonds, 6 per coat — Ditto Account . lO4l I Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account ')i7 ,, en is o- thn ahovo :,a.,-.01, i. , L.-,00,3. butch Exchange, 2i per Cent., 12 Guilders 65i 5 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates THREE O'CLOCK. Consols 9si i Ditto Account (Aug. 7.) 9si i POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) MANSION•HOIISE. ELTIGLART.—John 0' Deer, an Irishman luxuriating in a prison crop, and with much of the militia bearing about him, was charged before Sir W. Carden with burglary. It appeared, from the evidence, that police-constable 412, when near Dyers'-hall this morning, about five o'clock, beard a noise in some unfinished buildings at the rear of the hall on Dawgate-hill, and on going in he there found the prisoner tying up a bundle, which Was afterwards found to contain a coat, waistcoat, pocket-handkerchief, and other articles of wearing apparel. The prisoner was taken to the police-station and charged with robbery. The policeman, with police sergeant 75, went back to the buildings, and on a minute examination they discovered that some person had got from them up by a water-spout to a window in Dyers'. hall which was open. The hall, beadle was called up, and on examining the premises it was fund that a square of glass had been broken in the window of the committee room, by which means it had been opened and egress got to the premises. A search was then made and articles of wearing apparel, Ice., belonging to vari- ous officersconnectedwitl - ;the hall, were missed, and to have gained possession of them the thief must have gone over nearly the whole of the premises. The articles were produced and identified by Mr. Price, the hall beadle. who stated that the premises were secured on Sunday Celt at 10 o'clock. The prisoner was committed for trial. hr. In tli al St. 10 St. 101 20 11 1. 1 2i1 ft! 11 10 1 1. 312eiE 10 St. 11 St. 11 at.ll a►. lb St. ill St. St. 111 it. 2511 50 a] St. 10 St, 1( 10 31 dO 1 20 al IF 5 5 20 10 LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, July 28.—Wind this day at noon, W.; light breeze and fine. PLYMOUTH, July 27.—Arrived—Elizabeth, from Prince Edward's Island ; Lord Hungerford, from London, for Adelaide. (PER ELIOT= TELEGRAM'. SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Arrived—Susan, Rose, Florinda, Clyde, Jane, George, Rapid, Lord Nelson, Susanna, Limerick Lass, and Apollo, from Newport ; Euphrates, from London. Skiled—Tay, steamer, for St. Thomas; Charlotte, for Itternsey. LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. Wind N.N.W. Arrived—Odin, from Maccio ; Julietta, Marcabero Juniata, Cardenas. Off—Australia, from New Orleans ; Merrimac, St John's, N.B. Sailed—Embla, for Christiania ; Nyverheid. Antwerp ; Iniannel, Constantinople. The Grecian, for Malta, has put back with mlchinery damaged. QUEENSTOWN, July 26. Wind N. Arrived —Guido from Laguna ; Sophia, St. John's, Newfoundland. Sa iled — Dalemain, for Guaympil. (BY StIBMARINZ AND BRITISH TELEGRAP7I. I GRAVESEND, Monday, 10.30 a.m. Wind 1V...5.W. . tide high-water, fine. Arrived, July 2 7th—lier Majesty's ship Abundance from Balaklava. Arrived, July 28— Lizrie, from Constantinople; Leonne, Gravelines. DEIL, Monday, July 28, 9.47 a.m. Wi n d W.S.W.; moderate, and fine. Passed—Job First, from Jamaica, for London. Anchored—Copenhagen and Mari a H a y, from Port Philip ; Challom; e, for Gibraltar; Seargo, from Cardiff ; Wellington, from Hobart Town --all from London. ~~'y k: ~~ ~.~ SHARE MARKETS. DAY. Shr ' ktAILw XYS. ..AILWA Vi. Closing Prices iris day Business done thLs day tit, l 94 Atiabg. Nottng.Boet and 'UAL, Junci Beicas; 11 Binning. Wolveri , Stour ..... li BirkeAhd. Lan a Cheshire . .11 Do. Micah. dt Birk. 11 Do., do. 11 Rlytk & Tyne origins. £25 (issd. at O Bristol and Exeter O Caledonian. ll Chester & Holyher.d 11 Cork and Bandon 11 Cork, Black, &Pas 8 Cornwall .11 Do. A 8 Do. B k. 5 Dublin&BelfastJunc al Dun. P. & AIN.-... Joe )0 East Anglian .11 Eastern Counties 0 East. "Tuint, A. St' .tk . De., B. Stock ;i Do., New A. ... O East Kent O East Lancashire ... 0 Edinburgh ds Glasgo , al Edinb. and Peebles U Edin. Prth ds Dund, .11 Forth & Clyde Jun :. 11 Furness 11 Do. Extension........ 10 Glasgow &S. West 11 Great N. of Scotind O Great Northern O Do., A. Stock O Do., B. Stock 0 Gt. Sth. &Weet.(lre U Great Western 0 Do. Stour Val. Ita; Gnu. Stk.. al Irish South-Easter . 11 Lancaster Sz. Cs,rliWr .4f, 0., Thirds. .1 Do. New Thirds 10 I..anos.sh.andYorksi 4 Do., Wet. aiding tTn 11 Do. South , ort 11 London & Black.wall O Lond.Bright At S.Cs i O Lond. and N. Westr_ .6 Do. Fifths 5i D0.101.5h.,M&8...0 2 Do. Eighths, LOG London andS. L Lon. Tilby. & South. Barking Sh _ _ ( all 1 Lndndrry&Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Enniak 100 Manch.Elhef.kc Lindy. 32a. Do., Man. & Lin. Tin 1 Metropolitan DO Midland .. 00 ; Do. Birmng. &Derb3 I 1 Midld. G. west. (Ire. 11 Do. Half Shares [1 Newcastle & Carlish ill Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfci 8i Newry &Enniekille , 611 ; Newry, Warrenpoini and ll'ostrevor... 03 Norfolk 3i Northn.Connties tin )0 North British )0 Nth. Devon Rail & Dock Stock X) Do., A Stock... ►0 I Do., B Stock • 0 N. Eastern—Bar Wi" 3ilDo. do. Extension , Do.do. G.N.E. 11 Do. Leeds 0 Do. York DO "North London IPlN.&S.Watrn.,Ham. stead, and City Jll.. .7i' North Staffordshir• . 11 North Western 611 N. &S. Westin. Jun( wi )x., Wore., . Wolv .2 'ortsmouth icottish Coatral „ ioottishMidlauC ;hropshiro I7uilu ,I 1 south Devou Soath Easton) )0 4outh :Yaks • Yrkeh. Riv. Tin , • ri i r,o -;talres, Wok..* iVnk tookton Dar .0 Do., do., 1E54 1 Do., do., 1555 .6 'itu Acton 4 Hartle!, A; NTT Vale :0 1- )o. Prof., No. 1.... '2 troamos Hay. D.& P, d Vale of Neath 11 Watertl. & Kilkenn, 11 Waterford&Limercl 11 West Cornwall. 11 West End of Linda: and Crystal Palace. 11 Do. A ......,.. ..... . 3 Do. B 11 West London 11 Wimbledn Croydor AnZwer..C4l.ett raf ro Ardennes Atlan.& St.Lw. ler.sod at 6 p. e. 1); Gd.Tnk. of Cinadp ►ll Heigian Kag,,n. Jun►. L 4 Beziers to Graisseasa I Bombay, Baroda, an Con.india, g. 5 p. c Do. Buff. dr, Lk. Hur. Ry. ,ii ,Carmeaum& Toulouse, Coal Mines and Ry. 11 Demerara 1 1 )utch Rhenish 11 Eastern of France .. 9 Do. New 11 East Indian, g. sp. . 11 Do. Fs. B, gu .5 p.c. 5 Do. Ex. C, gu. sp. c 11 Do. do. D, gu. sp. c. R Do.4i p.c.Bnds.,'s7 ,11 Do. do. do., '59, do. 11 Gee'ong t Melbourne guar. 5 per cent Tk of CanadaA ie Do. Cert. of Deben, con. into Stk. WM: 611 Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. .4 Gt. Central of Fran, ►ll at. In. Pen. g. sp. c. 2 Do New, guar. sp. C. [5 Great Lnxembour Constituted Share Gt. Western of Canad Shares 5 Do. New al Do. Bds., payable '5; ail Do. do., '76, p. '6O LII Do. do., '73 do. ill Do. do., '73, withou, option . 'Lake Cong. & Bash Xll Liorre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian. dl Lucca & Pist. sp. c.p .0 Lyons and Geneva .. 611 Lyons & Mediterrat, 01 Vadras, guar. 4 4 ! p.c ,11 Do. New do., sp. c ill Do. 4i p. c. Exten 10 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp. all Maria Antoms 11 Do. do. New la.mur & Liege (wit , ,nterest) On. (ex interest), 11 Do. do., 6p. c. Pref II _Northern of France II KorweglrnTrnnkPre Ll Paris and Lyons..... 11 Ditto Bondi 11 Paris and Orleans $ Recife & San. Fran, (Pornam.) g. 7 p. c. 11 Riga & Dunaburg is. at 801. per share._ 5 Rome and Frascati.. Knyal Danish ...... ,11 Royal Swedish._ iambre and Meuse... Do. 5i p. cent. Pre' 5 icinde, guar. sp. c 11 Do 8 iouthern of France, 8 it. Andrew's an• Quebec , West Flanders .11 Do 5 per c. Pref 11 W. &N. W. of Franc. di West. of Switzerland al Wiesbaden . Lll 1 Zealand i )INT-M' Exustralasla, ..... 2 Bank of Egypt .... Bank of London itri. 001. 3k.&Ln. C `3ritisdi N. ArAerie -5 Chartd. Bank of As' 6 Ohrtd. Buk. of IndiA knetralia, & Chin 0 City Colon 4 s.l :0 Comraorcial of Lond .11 Ehß.Soot.S.; Cht .11 Lond. Chart. Bk. o Australis._ .5 Ditto New 50 ; 20 2 ° I t Lmadon and Count 31. _Lnd. &E. Bnk g. Corp. 0 London Joint Stor.k. 0 London and Paris.... 0 bond. & WestminHtes 15 National Pro.of Rng .0 Do. Now 2 National of Bauk New South Wa'az,.... Antal Bank 100 . 50 IA 100 11 100 21 100 31 20 11 50 2! 25 i sl 20 1 1 10 al Corporation .0 Ottoman Bank tsrovinci2.l of Iroland al Do. Now 1 IR Axis T 1 1)1,4;o 100 & 25 *1 25 al Royal British .innth Anstra ~„ al e of Angtr.ll%., 2 U. 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' - • I . p 73 :. 17 •-• 18 21 —21 i par 1 p 2 - 4p -- ...d~ .•. ... .... „, . • •••••• . 48 : 16 40; -41 t 2i 2i; 43 45 38 71 - 73 8 9 1 2 p 4 i i i i 47 MI ' P7i 22 al ),45 Bt. 11 St. 1.1 50 I 50 I 20 I 1 St. Ili h 5 8 25 11 it. 10 it. 10 10 al ,i ft, 11 10 3t. 11 St. 11 it. fi I al t6l 161 : it. 1( St. 101 it. st. SO a' it. 1 St. 101 to 11 )5 ` 7 5 11 251 St. 1 St. 1 25 9 20 s] 20 al 50 a' 20 a 10 a 10 bi 20 1 , 100 • 18 4 18 a, 5, 6 16 20 1: 20 I 11 100 al WO al 20 a] 25 al 1.00 9, 100 10 20 1. 20 I 1 20i1 al 100 al 1(O al 100 al 20 al 20 a' 20 6 5 a l r 20 11 20 a] 20 1 1 33 10 10 al L o I to 11. 8 t -1.0 20 A] 20 6 al .20 a' 4:1 25 1 100 E 100 100 100 20 1091 1071 8 1054 554 5 37i 871 7 ••• .. 15; 161 73i 44 8k I in 61 x in x in 6k x in 131 xis 23i i i 13 x in 224 i it x in i in I in a in lla ain 41 # i Si 4i 491 50 401 1 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 28, 1856. SPORTING NOTES. GOOD THINGS FOR GOODWOOD. I shall not attempt to describe the many attrutions of glorious Goodwood. Turfites acknowledge their power, and, despite whatever gloomy forebodings may be entertained to the contrary, the meeting still maintains a flourishing popularity. The sport will not only be ample, but of a most interesting character. A scarcity of money, however, is likely to limit the operations of book-makers. Before these remarks meet the reader's eye, a large majority of gentlemen turfites and others will be eu, route to the Sussex coast. The subscription room at the Corner will this afternoon be deserted by all except a few old foggies, and in fact to-day there will be a lull in the sporting world—a calm which will prcede the storm of excitement which will set in to morrow and continue till Friday. Many horses have alre a dy arrived, and the Mr. Crokers of the turf, who gloriously anticipated small fields, have been completely silenced. As I write, how ever, with one eye on my paper and the other watching the skiey influence, I confess that our fickle clerk of the weather may play us a trick. The sun scarcely breaks through the heavy leaden-hued clouds which lower drearily. lam not, however, inclined to meet troubles half-way, and have faith in sunshine and fair weather. The course is in beautiful order. The Gratwicke Stales may again introduce 113 to the Two Thousand victor, Fanoletto, who has an allowance of 3 lbs,. His most formidable opponent will perhaps be Manganese. Could I, however, calculate upon a start, I should be inclined to place some faith in Melissa. The same circumstance that produced the disqualification of Lord Ciifden's horses last year may also cause the withdrawal of Melissa on Tuesday. Should St. Hubert not break down he will win the 300 Sovs. Sweepstakes. The fine, racing-like Zuyder Zee engrosses all atten tion for the Haan Stakes. When I saw him at New market I stated ray opinion that he would require time, and this opinion lam disinclined to alter. Still from the spirit with which he is backed I am compelled to believe that his success is by his party deemed a cer tainty. The colt by Orlando out of Physalis, and Aya canora will be his most dangerous antagonists. The Levant Stakes seems likely to be placed to the credit of Imperieuse. - - - An elaborate discussion of the chance for the Good wood Stakes would unnecessarily occupy time and space. The relative events of the animals have, too, been so frequently indicated by me that I have really no new argument to advance. Although POLE STAR won her race at Chelmsford with seeming difficulty, yet the sub sequent performances of Tug o' War will not allow me to regard that achievement with indifference. Still, I believe her to be too heavily weighted to place confidence in her on this occasion. She will have to meet HUN GERFORD and SPEED THE PLOUGH on equal terms, and I fancy she will find it difficult to shake off the old horses. According to her Liverpool running, LADY TATTON deserves the support which she has received, and will unquestionably obtain a forward position in the race. PRETTY BOY, good as he has proved himself to be, can have no chance. His weight has been increased 101bs., and be will be called upon to concede 171bs. to ZETA, and 231bs. to GOLDHILL—a task which he will find it beyond his power to accomplish. On carefully comparing the chances, indeed, I am induced to believe that GOLDHILL and ZETA occupy their true positions in the betting, for if public running offered any criterion of ability they are certainly the most formidable competitors in the race. Goldhill's performances at Stamford were, I ani inclined to believe, all a mistake. Still I have some doubts as to his staying powers, but my suspicions may not be well founded. Considerire: the heavy character of the Handicap, at Est 131 b Goldhill can not be deemed " badly in." Of the other three-yr-olds Bandalore is unquestionably entitled to the precedence. Still she.was thought so utterly bad that she wa - i turned out of the Bedford Stable. "So was Weathergage " may be suggested by the reader. I have too much re spect for the Admiral's judgment, however, to believe that he would make a second mistake of that nature. Swyndel Dhygga and Chevy Chase are not likely to be heard of again in connection with this race. Of the four-yr-olds Jolly Marine, who, by the way, is very " fishy" in the market, seems to be, with the exception of Lady Tattoo, the most favourably weighted. The recollection of a close race which he ran with Muscovite, Typee, and Little Harry at New market, compels me to deem him somewhat worthy of notice. I am, however, compelled to adhere to the favourites, and shall expect to see the foremost positions occupied by LINES LEASED ♦T FIXED RENTALS. RAILWAY'. Lemia Compan, Closiu P'• r" this day. Bedford and Bletchley Buckghamsh. Clydesdale . Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. E. Lin. u. 6 pc E. Un. H. SI,. (41as. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New.., Gistr.& Dn Fr Hrtlpi. Dk & Railway... Hull & Selby Do. Shs.reu. Do. Shares. Lon.&Greenw Do. Fraferen , .!:. , Lon. , & S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 par M. Manch. 13xtr.i. and MatloA Middlesbro' Rcdcar. Midld. Brad Newmarket Bury E. G.spc Est.sp.e. Do. 6 per et, Do. Fixeds p c Prest. yr. Do. Shr . A Roystn.& Hit. Shof. Roth_an Gooleg.s p. c. Shrews. &H er S. Stafford:th. Wear Valleygr 6 pct. cent Do Wiltg&f,'tonirst London & N. West. L. &N. W. Caledon E. Un. & E. C Ot.Nrtnn E. Count Do Gt. Wenn Yk. New. & Berw Do Do S. Baste •.-t - Do Peto & Co Norfolk Do L.& N. 1 77 & Stekton & rID rlingt. En. Conn. E. Count Do L. &N.W Do Gt North n Lancash Yorksh. T. Brassoy M. MC 1 sap Stockt. Darlingt. Do. latWeatn. 98 - 100 :00 - 105 12 - 14 37 - 140 4 4i 23 30 !iov : 109 lo ...... ... 12/ - 1:34 234 -24 k 112 - 115 .. ~~ .... ` ~ 94 -- 96 tiO" 136 --- 139 7i 8 21 24c1 -34 i -- 94 IIPZ' 111111 Ie • GOLDHILL AND ZETA. The Stewards' Cup will perhaps bring out the largest field of the meeting. Facrow has been deprived of the premiership by Olympus, who has attained his position in the betting mainly on account of his running at Ascot, where be was beaten by a length only by Remedy for a handicap plate. Flacrovv I believe to be a great horse, but his crushing weight prevents my entertaining an idea of his 2 , uccess. The distance is a quarter of a mile too far for him. Surely Comfort, at at Set 41b, is not to be slightingly regarded. The next at tractive names on the list are New Brighton Bst 31b, Bright Phosbus, 5 yr', 7st 41b, Octavia 7st, Falcon, 5 yrs, 6st 9st, Katherine kigip, 3 yrs, Est 41b, Coal Black Rose, 3 yrs, 6st 21b, and Redan, 3 yrs, sst 21b. The winner will, I anticipate, be either Olympus or Comfort. Of the old 'uns, Bright Phoebus and Octavia will run forward. Yellow Jack seems likely to be eventually struck out of the Goodwood Cup. Muscovite, too, is somewhat unsteady in the market. Fisherman, Monarque, and Vandermulin are the only animals is actual demand. People expect, ho ever, that a difficulty will be created to prevent the starting of Yandermulin ; but I am in formed that arrangements have been made to enable him to run. If he be capable of staying he will be the most dangerous antagonist to Fisherman, in whom I place absolute trust. - Lord of the Hills will be brought out for the Molcomb Stakes, and as Imperieuse and Lambourne have each a 51b. penalty he may make a successful first appearance. Report states that Yellow Jack " has a leg." Either Polmoodie or The Prince may therefore carry off the Racing Stakes. For the Bentinck Memorial Stakes (for 4-yr-olds), Paletnt seems the most likely to stay. Should Melissa be allowed to start for the Memorial Stakes, for 3-Sr•olds, I shall be induced to trust her. In her absence, however, I shall give my allegiance to Vic toria. For the Memt.rial Stakes for 2•yr•olds, Blink Bonny will enoounter opponents of a stamp superior to that of any antagonist she has yet defeated. Zuyder Zee is amongst the nominations, but his running will of c•iurse depend upon the result of the Ham Race. At present, therefore, I shall place my hopes of success on Blink Bonny. I will endeavour to despatch some notes on Friday's racing for publication on Thursday. July . 27. A FRESH MAN. TATTERSALL'S—SeTuBDAY. STEWARDS' CUP. 7to 1 agst Flacrow (offered) 8 to 1 aget Olympus (taken) 14 to 1 apt Monarque (taken) 100 to 8 agst Dramatist (taken) 83 to 1 agst Artilleary 33 to 1 agst Coal Black Rose 33 to 1 agst Falcon GOODWOOD STAKES. sto 1 agst Goldhill (taken and offered) 6to 1 aget Zeta (taken) 11 to 1 agst Bandalore (tak en ) 500 to 40 aget Lady Tatton (taken) 500 to 30 agst Maid of Masham colt (taken) 20 to 1 agst Libellist (• a k en ) 1000 to 30 agst Jolly Marine (taken) 33 to 1 agst High Priest GOODWOOD CUP. • sto 2 apt Fisherman (taken and offered) 6to 1 agst Monarque (taken) Bto 1 agst Vandermulin (taken and offered) 12 to 1 agst Muscovite (taken) 12 to 1 agst Rogerthorpe (taken and offered) 15 to 1 agst Nettle (taken) 100 even on Fisherman, Monarque, and Muscovite. ST. LEGER. 9to 2 agst Fazzolctto (offered) DERBY. 20 to 1 aget Zuyder Zee (taken to 1001.) 1000 to 50 agst Colonist (taken) 1000 to 33 agst Ackworth (taken) 40 to 1 aget Blue Jacket (taken) 9000 to22sagst Lord of the Hills (taken) 50 to 1 apt Omer Pacha (taken) DOUBLE EVENT BETS. 100 to 10 about Goldhill winning- the Goodwood Stakes, and Fisherman the Goodwood Cup. 300 to 10 about Libelisit winning the Good wood Stakes, and Fisherman the Goodwood Cup. LATEST BETTING AT THE WEST-END. STEWARDS' CUP. 7to 1 agst Olympus (taken to 251.) 10 to 1 a,gst Draciatist (taken) 10 to 1 agst Katherine Logic (taken to 501.) 500 to 10 sg.-4 Polmoodie (taken) G OODWOOD STAKES. 5 to 1 agst Goldhill (6 to 1 taken) 13 to 2 agst Zeta (taken) 16 to 1 asst Pole Star (taken to 351.) 20 to 1 agst Libellist (taker) GOODWOOD CUP, sto 2 agst Fisherman (offered) 100 to 7 sgst Yellow Jack (offered) DERBY. 20 to 1 agst Bird in the Hand (taken) 30 to 1 agst Ackworth (taken) 1000 to 25 Blue Jacket (taken) Cbtri Nbitton SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. TATTERSALL'S.—(This Evening.) At The Corner this afternoon there were very few subscribers present. Most of the menibPrs having left for Good wood, there was scarcely any business trans acted, and no alteration on Saturday's prices took place. ROYAL CREMORNE GARDENS. Thursday next is the day appointed for Mr. Simpson's annual benefit, when we have no doubt the attractions put forth for the occasion, and the estimation in which he is held, will induce a very large number of visitors to render him their support. Amount the special features of the evening will be new illumination shields, crown.; royal arms, and obelisks, which will adorn the entrance, the Turkish mosque, and the Ashburnham gates. The latter deserves an anticipatory notice from its novelty, its well-timed compliment, and its tasteful brilliancy. The space taken up by this artistic triumph is about 60 feet by 40. The centre displays in varing coloured crystals the crowns of France, Sardinia, and Eng'and, supporting Turkey, with an elaborate lau relled scroll, and the initial letters of each so ' vereign, with the motto, " Cremorne welcomes Peace." This is supported by two obelisks with eight tablets, also in crystal, upon which are inscribed the names of our Crimean heroes—Raglan, Codring ton, Simpson, Lyons, and Williams of Kars, and also the names of the distinguished men in our allied army and navy, surmounted by Cupids with the flags of each nation. The whole is to be lighted by an ingenious contrivance which will very much increase the bril liancy of the effect. The Ashburnharn Pavilion is also to be illuminated throughout its length of 375 ft., and is to be arranged and decorated for a ball-room. which will comfortably accommodate many thousands of 'visitors. It has been suggested to give the Guards who have returned from the Crimea a fete in the shape of a dinner, and Cremorne-gardens, it is expected, will be the place. In the permanent marquees, erected at a cost of 2,0001. there is ample accommodation for 5,000 persons or more if required ; and the proprietor, in antici• pation of such an event, has provided himself with the necessary applicances. But, were this not so, Mr. Simpson has clearly a strong claim to entertain this large and honoured party. It will be recollected that last year he handed over a cheque for 1,0001. to the Wellington Col lege, being the gross receipts of a grand fete he gave for that purpose. This amount was the largest given by any individual, and as he then acted generously and patriotically it is but fair that he should receive some slight return in the shape of being able to welcome the brothers in arm's of those whose children he has so largely contributed to aid. The proprietors of the Surrey Gardens are making great efforts to have the enter tainment at their new establishment, but though wish ing them every success, it is clear from the past that the claim of Mr. Simpson, in behalf of Cremorne Gardens, ought not to be overlooked. In addition to other facts, it should not be forgotten that Cremorne Gardens, from its locality, is peculiarly adapted for the entertain ment, being contiguous to the barracks and easily acces sible from the West-end ; and further, that the Surrey Gardens has a prestige to acquire, which Cremorne Gar dens, after many years' catering for the public, has deservedly obtained. CRICKET. UNITED ELEVEN OF ALL ENGLAND v. EARL OF STAMFORD'S TWENTY-T WO. This match was concluded on Saturday at Enville. The following is the score, from which it will be seen that the Twenty-two have been the victors :-- TIE ELEVEN. Fil St Innings. Second Innings. Martingell c Earle, b Drake 8 c Fiennes, b Brampton 0 Grundy ... c Ridding, b Drake 0 st Ridding, b Payne . 6 Dean et Ridding, b Drake 2 not out Lockyer... At Ridding, b Payne 9 run out Caffyn c Payne, b Brampton :53 b Brampton 26 Lillywhite run out bßrampton 8 Wright c Tinley, b Brampton 4 st Ridding, b Drake 3 Wisden c W.Fiennes, bßrampton 3 c Ridding, b Tinley . 17 c Lrl. Strath more, bDrake 7 Bell b Lord Stamford 0 c Armistead, b Mundy 7 Sherman.. cC. Fiennes, b Drake 2O c Fiennes, b Brampton 0 9 b 5, w 2 ... Adams ... not ont b5,1b1, w 3 Total 135 Total... 111 THE TWENTY-TWO. First Innings. r Second Innings. Ld. Strathmore run ows Wisd en ... 2 Hn.R.Grimston b Wisden Colley run out R. B.Earle,Esq. c Wright, b Martin gell G.Homfray,Esq o Wright, b Wisden 5 Tinley c Grundy, b Mar tingoll W.Ridding,Esq c Wisden, b Mar- jPx:c.l all all 1 100 1100 ail 91 2 I'REFRRENCE SHARES. St. 100 kberdeen Delwin. 84 - 90 St. 100 Do. 6 per cent. . 118 120 St. 100 Do. N 0.2, 7p. 0. 116 - 118 2E. all alythandTynelOpe , c. pref. (issd.atsol. St. 'IX: Brio. & Ex. 4P. c. St. 93 - 95 20 5 Do. 4p. o. Shares St. 100 "Jalodonian £lO lOl. - 103 15 ad Mee. &Ho. Gn. 54 pi l6 -17 91 all Do. do, Pref. No. 2. ••• 2i al] Do. do. Pref. No. 2 .. 6i all Cork &Bandonsip.c 5 - 54 61 all Oun.Prth .41 Alm...J. 6 - 64 10 2 1 1. Anglian els. ASh ... - St. 100 Do. do. Cis. B6p. c. 107 - 112 St. WO Do. do Cls. C7p. c. 100 - 105 100 5- all tas.Co.Ev,spcNo. 4 1 pm 6: all Do. No. 2. 1 p I pm 10 all Do. New 6p.c. St 13 - 134 20 all East Uri., G. 6p. c 5 all Do. 51., 10 per con: „. Ic , all Jo. 101. Debentr.Sh. t.st. all Do. do. 4 per cent. ... -- St. 100 'r.ast Lancash.6p.cts 137 139 r, all :',. kW. York. S. sth, ... 10 3 &lin. & Gl. 5 p.c. sh - St. 100 gd. Prth.&Dun.4p.c 784 - 794 79 20 all Furness .• ••• X4l St. 100 , Bas. &5.W.G.5 p.c ... - St. 100 aireat Northn. sp. c 119 '2l St. 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem. 111 - 114 1124 3t. 10G Do. 4 Y p. c - 107 Pi 74 Do. 5 P.C. Scrip, Red. at sp. c. pm... 4 - iP 10 all lt.N. of Scot. lstPre - St. 100 S.*W. (Ireland 2C 13 Do. 4per c. - s 0 6 h. W.(B. Exsp, 6 - 6 St 100 )o.oon. red. 44 p.c. 95 - 97 96 7 St 100 )o. con. rod. 4p. c - 91 St 100 10. irred. 4p. c. 89 -- 91 894 St. 1.00 Do. sp. c. red. pref 98 • 100 e, all Do. Birm, Pref. &J lO -10 r 0 all Do. Chester Bp. c. P.` 171 • 174 10 all Do. do. sp. c. do. 104 10i St 100 Do. Birm. Gus. Stl. 75 -77 2.1 all Do. Ches. Gus. SI:. 201 - 211 t 3 all Do. do. do lO4 - 10/3 2( all Do. do. do 154 - 1 1 ' 6 Lan. &York. F. St 100 Do. 6p. c. Stock 138 t Si 100 Gon.&Brigh.G.sp. , St. 100 Do. Pref., sp. c. S St 100 Do. New Onar.6 p. St. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent - Sr. 100 Lon.&N. W., Coy. Nuneaton 5 p. ct - St 1.00 on.& S. W. 7 per et late 3d Shares ... 160 - 165 12. .11 Andy. & Color. Si , . 0 Lowly. & Ennis• r. St 103 L. 6p. Cent 125 - 130 6 14 Do. do. do. 46 - 1 St. iOO Do. do. 3.1 per coo , . 65 - 70 Varypt.& Carl.* p 12? all Do. 4# per cent..... 12 iW Do. do. - St. (0 vid.Consol.6 . - .=it 00 Con.Br.tiir. 6p( 118 140 7139 St. .00 Do. 44 p. c. Pref. 101 - 103 St. 'OO Ditto L.& H. Prof. 5' 91 - 93 914 10 di New., Aber., &c., pr. } Isp. c. red. sp. c. pin. ••• ••• 10 2 Do. Perpet. 6 p ct. with optn. till '66 14 - 2 p 10 all Norfolk Debenture . 9 St. 00 Do. Prof. sp. c. St. el, St. 00 Do. 5 P.C. Ext.... ... St. .00 Da. 54 per ct. pref. rtt. :00 Do. Way. Val. sp. . . Bt. '. OO North British lO5 -107 St. 'OO N. E. Berw, 4 p.c 1- 97 -- 99 984 17 8i Do. do. do 1 - 4 0 20 13 Do Leeds 6 p.c ..No. - 12? 9 Do. do. Quarters ... 25 10 Do. York H.& '4. Per 1 - 20 ali North Staffordshire, .. - St. 100 0x,W0, , :W.15/6p, 'll3 -- 115 114 12 10 all Do R. Pref. 101. Sh. - 8i all Soot. Cent. ,New Pret 25 all South Devon l5 - 16 154 10 all Do. fixed, 44 per con: ~„ .0. , all S. Eastern (Roadium Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 244 - 24; 244 5 St. 100 Do. 44 per cent lO2 - 105 10 all Do. Fixed 44 p c eh. 104 - 104 St. 100 S. Wales Gna. 4p, c. St. 100 Do, do. 44 p. c..., 20 all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. 25 all Stock.&Dar.. sp. c. 28i 25 15 'Do. do. do 24 - 34 12? all Stock. & Hartl. g. p. c. till July 1, '56 5 44 I Waterfcl.& Kilk.6pc 2 - ,2i MINES. 1 ali igu ern .... 104 all luglo Californian ... ... 20 7 kustralian ll 1i 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) ... -- ... 50 all I llhanar. Iron & Coal ... .. 20 14 !British Iron 4 6 35 26i Brazilianlmp.(iesnod at £5 pm.) - - 3i 30 all ;Do. Cocaes & Culaba 3} 3 i 20 15 'Do. St. John Del Rey 20 . 22 1 i Clarendon Cons. Min I Co. of Jamaica h -- in 40 all ;Cobra Copper rs7 -- 59 580 9 5 1i lOolonial Gold - ••• St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 30 35 25 all Do. Pref. 70 p. oeriL 26 28 1t; Copiapo. l6 18 2 14 Fortuna. 20 all Genc..al l4 16 1 all Ot.NnggetVeinlteg i 0 4i all Great Polwooth ... 5 all Gt Wheal Vor United 1 id 1 all Liberty i - i 3 all Linares 8 8i 5 14 Luaitanian d I 1 all Mariquita .. . .... ...•• # 1 all New Granada — 4 1 all Nouveau Monde - 4 '2O all Pontgi.Sil.&, Le. Min lO4 14 6 1 Port Philip - 4 I all Quarts Rock — ... 50 all Rhyrnney Iron 26 -- 28 15 all iDo. New 8 10 30 144'gantiago d e Cuba. _ 2 - 3 ... 6s. iSort. Cons. Min. Co. 21 2i 1 all (South Australian.. 4 -- 4 1 all Dp. Scrip 0 1 I all Do. 10 per cent Pref ... ... ... 4i ,Tam. S. &L. Min. Co. lf 2 virWett,llter.. Mariposa..,,,,,. 3.1 --- . 10 all (Tin Croft . ............ 234 all United Mexican Australia 1 1 1 l a 2 illi s. Worthing Mining of MISCELLANEOUS. 26 9 Attn:-alma. A gricuit. 27 le 1 Australn. Royal M a il 19 all Berlin Water Work,. 54 • 6 50 40 American Land . ',QC; 3.:1 Canada.. '27 130 12T 8 L. f; C. G 0.6 Jau&.7aly 14115 r ll4/ 15k 14/ St. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Feb & Aug St. 100 Do. 6p c. Mar & Sept Crystal Pl '"'•••-••• 2} 2 21 5 all Do. Preference__ 5 i 6 ex lot. 4 a 1 crystal Pal.of France 1 rmston Iron 0re...,. 20 151 . , Eastern Steam St. 100 Electric Telegraph , 93 95 94 1 all Electric Teleg. o: Ix 5 all En.&Aus Cop Sm Co 14 —1/ 111 t 25 all Gen. Iron Sc Collier 15 14 Gen. Steams Navigat. 16 all General Screw S; - , , am 131 4 all Loud. Gen. Omnibus 4/ 41 20 10 Magdalenz.. St. Navi i 10 all Aediteran. Elec. Tel. 8 10 10 9 Mesicau&S.Americn. 3i 4 25 6 Nat. Discount Co. l,l . li p 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fee, 10 5 Netherlands Land._ 1k 2 11 20 a ll Do. Do. 5 3 Do. 8 p P iss at 1 d 100 80 New B. &N. S. Land 21 261 N S W Gov.sp e.D x d all N. D. Australasian 3 a - 10 l 5 Nrth.ot EaropeST-6krn 14 --1 , 4 1 all Orient,3l P. 5... • 1I - I 2 s . Do. "New Shares" I - 4 )13 , all Peel Rr. Ld. & Mini.% 2i 24. 21 50 all Peninsular& Orient al 64 66 65 50 10 Do. Now.. 4i 100 GO Royal Mail aatczm ... 70 72 1 ,01 Scot.Aubtral. Invest. 111 1 1 Ditto New 6 - 25 ali South Austral.Latd 3 0 37 1 a il Salmna7. Tel. Scrip - 14 1 all D o . Registered..... 11 2I? n Prust& L. C0.1.T. Co r. 190 11441,...11. I e 16 V.Go.6p.f!.J:at&l-Liy 10 St. St. St. Do.. pm St 0 c Bell, b Grundy ... 33 3 bit w, by LH lywhite l6 Hon. G. Mules c Wisden, b 8a11... 40 not out E. Tredcroft, Esq. b Grundy 4 A. Payne, Esq. b Wisden 8 W. G. Armit- stead,Eiq. c Skerman, b Dean 13 E.T.Drake, Esq. c b Mar flagon Lillywhite 0 Lord Stamford b Martingell 2l Brampton Hon.W.Fiennes b Martingell 0 Hon. C. Fienaes c Bell, b Martingell 2 Col. Mundy A Lockyer, b Mar tingell W.Walker,Esq. c Bell,b Martingell s'j Hancox B.Richardp,Esq b Martingell 6 T. Addenbrooke Esq Lawson b 4,1 b 4,w 4,nb 3 b3,1b4... 7 Total 179 Total ... 69 At the conclusion of the fievvorks there was a loud call for the Earl of Stamford. His lordship came for ward to one of the windows of the Hall, and addressed the enthusiastic multitude as follows : " Ladies and gentlemen, our object in providing this entertainment to-day has been that you should enjoy yourselves, and we hope you have done so to the utmost. It is to be regretted that the lweather should at All have damped your expectations as to what wo have just seen, but it could not be avoided, although I think I may say all has 'gone off well. We are sure the behaviour of all the people who have been here has been such as to g ive us the greatest pleasure. We wish you all a good night,' and hope you will enjoy yourselves on some future occa sion, and that it will be the same another year." • We regret to learn that Mr. Nimmo, of Mr. Mitchell's establishment, Old Bond-street, met with a severe accident on Friday night during the fireworks. He received a severe injury to both his hands from a fall, but we are happy to state that he will be able to follow his usual occupation in a few days. Racing Fixtures for 1856. AUG Brighton Brighton Club 8 Lewee Wolverhamptoit ll Reading Ludlow 14 UST. Yarmouth .................. 18 York Radcliffe 05 Derby 26 Egham 26 Stockton - 28 MBER. Cardiff 24 Walsall 24 Manchester Autumn 26 Newmarket FP 3O SEPTE . Warwick Sept 2 Lichfield Lincoln 10 Doncaster 16 Leic•a€er 24 OCTC Kelso 1 Chester Autumn 7 Bedford 9 Wrexham Autumn NOY E IBER. Newmarket S 0 ......... 13 Warwick Autumn ...... 21 Newmarket H ............. 27 Worcester Autumn __ 4 Tarporley Hunt 1111 BER. Liverpool Autumn l2 I Shrewsbury Autumn lB The receipts of the South-Western Railway are now 4,0001. a week more than they were in corresponding weeks last year. 2,0001. of this increase arises from the general increase of traffic on every station on the line. The other portion of the increase arises chiefly from the transport of troops. DRIIRY-LANE.—It is the intention of Mr. E. T. Smith, the lessee of the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, to enlist a first-rate company of artistes, who will visit the different towns i❑ the previuces and the Cont;nent. from Easter next until Michaelmas following, and which will tio known as the Drury•laue Company, making a six mouths' tc*r. Vice-Admiral Peter John Douglas, having accepted the service peJsion vacant by the death of Admiral Glynn, leaves the active for the reserved list of flan officers ;heis a distinguished officer, was acting , tenant of the Beaver, and captured in her boats, five vessels in the Elbe in 1805 ; lieutenant of the Franchise at the destruction of the batteries at Curacoa ; corn _ , d at t narded a, hoar. a t the capture o in f thlBo3e Fren an ch pr ai gain vrteer, General Ferrand, off Jamaica , of-war, of 12 guns anti 95 the captttee of the Riposa brig men, when he was wounded ; also at the capture of the Spanish schooner -of-war E Carmen, off La Guayra ; in command of a tender, beat off two privateers cat su perior force ; coturnand9r of the Reindeer, and captured five vessels of war in four months, and formed part of the squadron at the destruction of forts and shipping at Samana ; commanded the sane vessel in the Walcheren Expedition ; commodore of the Jamaica squadron from 1838 to 1840, and was importantly engaged in, the gulf of Mexico. where he was twice Commander in Chief. Gloated 1806. THE CRIMEAN INQUIRY AT CHELSEA and mules of the Sappers and Minors was merely formed by a house and three other walls ; there were three dwarf walls forming an enclosure of a courtyard against the house, and one end of a sail was stretched as it might be against that wall [the witness pointed to the wall of the court], and the other end was brought down, and with a rope fastened to the dwarf wall on the opposite side ; that was all the cover ing that we used for the shelter of the baggage animals ; but a shelter of that sort is totally different from what would have been required by the cavalry in a place like the plateau; it is not a parallel case at all ; what can be done in one place where there are walls cannot be done in another where there is nothing of the sort." We completely concur in this opinion ; and, with regard to the general charge of " want of promptitude or energy,". as attaching to the cavalry under the command of Lieatenant- General the Earl of Lucan, it appears by the statement made to us by Col. Tulloeh, and by the whole course of his exami nation of witnesses, to have been founded on the assumption that tools and materials (including canvass) and htbour. were either at hand or might have been proeared from the fleet or from Constantinople —an assumption which does not splicer to be borne out by the evidence. The uncertainty with regard to the occupation of the plateau by the cavalry appears to us to form a very ma terial element in the consideration of this matter, added to which the difficulty of transport to that place was such that, even if it had been possible to have procure: the before mentioned tools and materials (including canvass), they could not have been there made available. It further appears that aster the cavalry arrived at liadikoi the Earl of Lucau was unceasing in his eudeavours to erect shelter for the horses. With regard to digging pits as a means of shelter for the cavalry horses the Earl of Lucan stated— "ln that country, with that soil—a soil that puddles after three or four hours' rain, consistiug chiefly, as it dill on the plateau, of a strong brick clay—l say that, without a roof, or unless you could pave, any such trench as is talked of would have been totally useless ; and it would have been mischievous, because it would very much have obstructed you in what is far more essential—namely, the constant removal of your horses. When yon talk of a pit, a pit is not only useless, but it is perhaps the most mischievous thing into which you can possibly put a horse. It was attempted—and there is an officer in this court now who could establish the truth of what I say if he were examined upon the subject—with the Land Transport ; they did make pits for their horses, and those pits were dug on the side of the hills. Still, it was found impossible to drain them sufficiently, and the horses suffered so much that the Turks, who had charge of them, could not be got to use the pits after they were dug. In short, a pit that is neither roofed nor paved would be more appropriately called a grave than a pit." This is borne out to a certain extent by the evidence of other offieers, and we are of opinion that, unless materials existed for paving or covering those pits, they would have been attended with no advantage to the cavalry. With regard to so much of the passages as is referred to in objection 7, the question therein raised seems to relate to the motive which induced the Earl of Lucan to threaten; to put the officer commanding the Scots Greys (Colonel Darby Griffiths) under arrest. We were informed by Colonel Tulloch that the commis sioners did not consider it consisent with their instruc tions to examine any of the officers who were stated to have been present on the occasion referred to, and we have not Lad an opportunity of doing so. Colonel Griffiths, by his answer to question 66, does not appear to have ever contemplated erecting any shelter for his horses, but merely the digging of a drain in front and rear of them, provided he could obtain a guarantee from the Earl of Lucan that his camp would not be moved. Whatever may have been the misunderstanding between the Earl of Luca!' and Colonel Griffiths, it does not appear by the evidence adduced that any officers were influenced by it. It is therefore to be regretted that such an inference has been sought to be established reflecting on Lieut.-General the Earl of Lucan. Upon the whole, we are satisfied by the evidence, docu mentary and oral, adduced before us, and by a perusal of the Earl of Lucau's divi s i ona l or d ers an d correspondence that his Lordship used every exertion to meet the peculiar difficulties which he had to contend with, and that he is therefore not chargeable with neglect in the performance of the important duties attached to his command. MAJOR-GENERAL THE EARL OF CARDIGAN'S CASE. The Earl of Cardigan called our attention to the following passages of the Import of the Commissioners, as se Itaining the statements of which he complained (p. 198) : " There is one case, however, from which such serious con sequences have arisen that it requires some special notice. " The Light Cavalry Brigade, which had for some time previously been stationed in the valley adjacent to Balaklava, was removed first to the vicinity of head-quarters for two or three days, and thereafter, on the let Of 2d of November, to Inkerman, where it was stationed near the Windmill, a dis tance of at least seven or eight miles J . rOLll Balaklava. This change, at a time when the roads were in an extremely bad state, and where there was great difficulty in obtaiaing the means of transport, created very serious obstacles to a proper supply of fora 4 e being obtained. " It is alleged by Deputy Assistant Commissary-General Crookshanks, that there was a certain quantity of hay at Ba laklava, but not the means of carrying it to the front ; occa sionally he managed to bring up a little, till the 14th Novem ber, when the supply failed entirely. After that date the want of transport affected the supply of barley also, which on seve ral days did not exceed lhlb. to 21b. daily per horse, beingall that they had to keep them alive. The returns of one of the regiments show that for the last four days they were on the ground the average was only about 2ilb. for each horse, previously exhausted as they had been by the want of hay or straw during the part of the month. " When the supply began to fail the Commissariat officer referred to, who appears to have done everything in his power to meet the difficulties of the case, proposed —as he knew there was plenty of barley at Balaklava—that if a detachment of the horses were allowed to go down daily he would engage to bring up enough for the rest of the brigade. " This proposition appears to have been brought especially under the notice r f Lore Cardigan by Lieut.-Colonel Mayon, assistant-Quartermaster-General of Cavalry, who states that his lordship declined to accede to it, as he had previously done when a similar proposition was made to him to send the horses down for hay / before that supply failed. " The whole brigade remained in this state till the 2d of December, when it was directed to return to its previous position, but by that time the horses were reduced to such a state from starvation that they could no longer bear the weight of their riders ; they had to be led down, many were left on the ground in a dying state, and of the remainder 17 died on the road before they could reach their former station, a distance only of about six miles. "It is no part of our duty to enter into the military rea sons which may have led to the detention of this brigade on a spot where the horses could not be foraged by the Commis sariat, or which may have induced a refusal to adopt the only measure by which apparently they could be subsisted ; we merely call attentieu to the fact, as one of the instances of a deficiency of supply which formed the special subject of an inquiry.. The following is the Report of the Board of Gene ral Officers appointed to inquire into the statements contained in the report of Sir J. M'Neill and Col. Tulloch as to the conduct of operations in the Crimea : May it please your Majesty,—ln obedience to your Majesty's warrant, which bears date the 25th of Feb., 1856, command leg us, the general officers whose names are subscribed here to, to make strict examination into the statements contained in the two reports of Sir J. M'Neill and Col Tulloch, dated respectively Constantinople, June 10, 1855, and London, Jan., 1856, and into the evidence taken by the said Sir John M'Neill and Col. Tulloch relative thereto, animadverting upon the conduct of certain officers on' the general staff and others in your Majesty's army, and to make a report to your Majesty thereon, together with our opinion whether the said officers of yourarmy be, or be not,reaponsible to any, and what extent, for the unsatisfactory condition of your army, or any. portion thereof, noticed by Sir J. M‘Neill and Col. Tulloch la their reports, and evidence thereunto attached : We have, at several meetings, perused and considered your Majesty's orders and instructions as transmitted to us by the Right Hon. Lord Panmure, your Majesty's Fecretary of State for War, together with sundry letters and ether do cuments therewith transmitted, and have, to the best of our ability, made examination into the statements and evidence contained into the two reports above referred to, and have heard such witnesses as the several parties who appeared before us desired to call, and also such other parties likely to be able to give information upon the said matters, and whose attendance could be obtained ; and, in order that your Majesty may be fully possessed of every circumstance which has appeared in the course of this inquiry, we beg leave to lay before your Majesty the whole of our examina tions and proceedings to this our report annexed ; And further humbly to submit to your Majesty the follow ing preliminary observations in explanation of the course which we felt constrained to adopt in our endeavour to give effect to your Majesty's intentions, as signified in your Royal warrant, namely : That the inquiry which we were commanded to institute appeared to us to be— First, very peculiar in its nature ; and, Secondly, to be attended with unusual difficulties. It appeared to us to be very peculiar in its nature, and ono with which our military experience had not rendered us conversant, inasmuch as it was an inquiry in England into the correctness of conclusions which 'Sir John M'Neill and Colonel Talloch had founded on information obtained by them selves in the Crimea two years previously, whereas the duties of a Court of Inquiry are ordinarily limited to an original in vestigation into certain matters of fact, or into the conduct of certain persons with reference thereto. It appeared to us to be attended with unusual difficulties, inasmuch as some of the statements which were to be inquired into were founded in part on evidence which we had not the means of investigating, and the attendance of several witnesses whom it would have been desirable to examine could net he obtained. Under these embarrassing circumstances we felt it our *duty on the one hand, to give to each and to all of the parties re ferred to in your Royal warrant every facility for bringing their cases under our consideration in such a manner as seemed most likely to afford opportunity for a full inquiry, and, on the other hand, to exercise such care and caution in giving expression to an opinion thereon as the character of the inquiry and the peculiar difficulties abovementioned seemed to render especially necessary, as well for the interests of truth as of justice. And we do therefore now, in further obedience to your Royal command, most humbly report to your Majesty— That having been directed to inquire into the cases sub mitted to us by the following officers 1. Lieutenant-General the Earl of Lucan, K.C.B. ; 2. Major• General the Earl of Cardigan, K.C.B. ; 3. Major-General Sir Richd. Airey, K,C.8., Quartermaster- General; 4. Colonel the Hon. Alexander Gordon, C. 8., Deputy-Quar- ter U 3 aster-General. 5. Commissary-General Filder, C.B. We proceed to inquire into them in the order above given. LIEUT.-GEN. THE EARL OF LUCAN'S CASE. The Earl of Lucan called our attention to the following passage's in the report of the commissioners, pp. 20-21 : " With reference to the effect of the deficiency of forage, and the other privations to which the horses of the army were exposed, we have ascertained the loss among them from various causes in the cavalry and artillery. A summary of the returns obtained on that head will be found at p. 193 of appendix, which shows the loss attributable to sickness to be as follows, for the six months from October to March inclusive : Ration per Died by Cent. of Strength. Sickness. Deaths. Heavy Cavalry 1,055 .. 493 ... 47 Light Cavalry Artillery Total 5,048 2,122 42 " On referring to the loss sustained by the commissariat ani mals during the same period it will be found rather less than in the cavalry or artillery, the , deaths among them having, according to a return furnished by Deputy-Commissary-Gene ral Adams, amounted to about 889 out of 2,329, origiaally im ported into the Crimea, or in the proportion of 38 per cent. —a result which could scarcely have been expected, consider ing the advantages which cavalry horses might be supposed to have over hard-worked baggage animals, to whom little at tention could be paid at such a period." Pp. 36, 37.- "The date at which the hutting of the cavalry commenced was in no case earlier than the end of January or beginning of February, and it was not completed before the middle of March, by which time the severity of the season had so far abated that this shelter was of comparatively little im portance. Considering that these men were within about a mile of the store where the wood might be obtained, that they had no work in the trenches, and that the only duties likely to interfere with the application both of horses and men to this important object was the carrying up of their own forage from Balaklava, and furnishing parties eceasionsdly to bring down sick and carry up provisions to the front (which seems. never to have occupied more than about a fifth part of the whole), it appears strange that more rapid progress was not made in obtaining the advantage of hut accommodation, par ticularly when they aro described as having suffered so much in their tents. " Considering, also, the suffering and severe loss of horses from exposure to the weather in the commencement of the winter, there appears to be a want ofpromptitude or ingenuity in devising for them some means of temporary shelter, such as saved the baggage horses of the Sappers and Miners at Ba laklava. Experience has now proved that even a very mode rate degree of shelter would have been sufficient to save the lives of many of the horses, if not to maintain them in service able condition ; and it must be presumed that such measures were considered practicable, for a proposal to erect, with the assistance of his men, some sort of cover for the horses c f the corps, appears to have been made by the officer commanding the Scots Greys, but the manner in which it is stated to have been received by the Lieutenant-General commanding the cavalry was calculated to deter other officers from making any similar proposal " With reference to these passages th 3 Earl of Lucan proposed to show that they contained animadversions on him as com mander of the cavalry, and that they were unfounded (pp. 8, 21), and his lordship objected, in particular 1. To the calculation of the commissioners with respect to the deaths of the cavalry horses (Proceedings, p. 8); 2. To the comparison instituted between the loss of horses sustained by the cavalry relatively with that of the commis sariat (p. 9); 3. To the statement respecting the period of the hutting the horses (p. 11); 4. To the statement respecting the nature and amount of the duties to be performed by the cavalry soldiers (p. 17); 5, To the statement respecting the hutting of the men (p. His Lordship's complaint was— That the commissioners had here charged him with having contributed to the ultimate inefficiency of the Light Brigade by his refusal to adopt a suggestion which, in the opinion of the commissioners, was calculated to improve the condition of the brigade—viz., the sending the troop horses down to Balaklava for forage (p. 198). He contended that, in not adopting thatsuggestion he had exercised a sound discretion, and one which was calculated to enable the brigade, so far as the difficulties permitted, to continuo to discharge its various duties (p. 198) ; Inasmuch as, had the horses been sent down, he thought it very uncertain whether they could have obtained supplies (p, 204) ; And further, because such a journey, in the then state of the roads, would, in his opinion, have caused a greater loss of horses than actually occurred from the inefficiency of the supplies (p. 205). He further contended that, had he thought it expedient to send his horses to Balaklava, he should not have considered himself at liberty to do so, since the absence of so many as would have been required to convey the forage from Balaklava (for an indefinite number of hours) would have been inconsist ent with the positive orders of Lord Raglan that the Light Brigade should, for military reasons, retain that position (pp. 206, 207, 213, 219, 229) • It appears by Lord Cardigan's statement that his lordship did not demand an inquiry into his conduct, but that he gladly availed himself of the opportuuiry of appearing before the Board, in order to enter more fully into the consideration of the remarks of the commissioners in their report, which re fer to his command while with the Light Brigade of Cavalry in the Crimea. It appears that on the 2d of November the Light Brigade was moved to the Heights of Inkerman, under a special ar ramement between Lord Raglan and the Commander-in-Chief of the French army, and continued in that exposed situation, for military reascns, until the 2d of December, the Earl of Cardigan having resigned his command on the 29th of No vember. After the storm of the 14th of November the men and horses were exposed to inclement weather. The rations of forage, owing to the diminution of means of Commissariat transport, were reduced, and towards the end of November the supplies of bay failed entirely. 19) ; 6. To the statement respecting the providing temporary shelter for the horses (p. 21); 7. To the statement respecting a proposal made to the Earl of Lucan by the officer commanding the Scots Greys to erect temporary shelter for his horses (p. 20). In reply to these objections on the part of the Earl of Lucan Col. Tulloch alleged:— That the commissioners had not animadverted on Lord Lucan's conduct (see Proceedings, pp. 48, 53, 54, 108, 109, The commissioners have charged Lord Cardigan with hav ing contributed to the ultimate inefficiency of the Light Bri gade, by his refusal to adopt a suggestion which, in the opi nion of the commissioners, was calculated to have preserved the Light Brigade from the destruction that threatened it— namely, the sending the troop horses to Balaklava for forage. It appears that at the latter end of November the greatest number of horses in the encampment of the Light Brigade was 330, of which, owing to so many men being sick and ab sent, only 286 could be mounted. 110, 113, 130, 139, 141, 165). - - From this number it would have required 120 horses to That the statements alleged by L or d L uca n to be orro- have brought up forage from Balaklava ; and to have de neous were correct —(see Proceedings, pp. 49, 50, 51, 54, tached so large a proportion of the force would have di -55) ; and that, if in some instances the statements were in- ruinished it to such an extent as to have readered it vir correct, it was owing to thee commissioners having been fur- tually useless for the purpose for which it had been placed in the position it occupied. flashed with incorrect ration by the officers in the Crimea, and that for this the commisconers were not respon- With reference, theref ore , t o th e m ili tary reasons not i ce d sible. (See Proceedings, pp. 111, 140, 173.) by the commissioners, it appears to us that Lord Raglan With regard to the passages above mentioned we are of alone cellist judge of the fitness of a measure and that it opinion that the remarks of the commissioners therein con- could no t h ave b een resorte d to without his sanction. tained amount to animadversions upon the conduct of the He appears to have been made acquainted by the Major- Earl of Lucan as commander of the cavalry. General commanding the brigade, by the Lieutenant-General With regard to so much of those passages as is referred to commanding the division, and by Commissary-General Filder in objection 1, we are of opinion that the mode in which the with the hardships which the cavalry were suffering. But percentage of deaths has been stated by the commissioners there is no evidence to show that Lord Raglan's attention is calculated to convey an erroneous impression, inasmuch was particularly called to the proposal of the Assistant -Com as, though the figures are Perfectly accurate, neither the rate missary-General that the horses should be sent to bring percentage of deaths (contained in the table given at page 21 forage from Balaklava. What steps, therefore, might - have of the Report), nor the percentage of d ea th s acco r ding to the been taken by Lord Raglan hid that proposal been distinctly average strength given in the summary subsequently fur- brought to his notice can now be only matter of conjecture. wished by Colonel Tulloch, give the actual percentage of The military reasons for keeping a large proportion of the mortality. cavalry in the position which they then occupied seem to have With regard to so much of those passages as is referred rendered the case peculiarly embarrassing; for these reasons to in objection 2, we are n ot enabled to offer an opinion there- appear in some degree to have been irrespective of eonsidera on, as, on examining the returns which were furnished to us tions of forage. by the Audit-office relative to the matter in question, wo The opinion, however, express ed b y L ord Cardigan., that found that the difficulties of ascertaining the periods at which to hare sent the horses for tLat purpose to a place so distant the Commissariat animals arrived in the Crimea, and of diS" as Belaklava would only have augmented the losses of the tinguishing between those lost or sto l en and t h ose th a t died, brigade, although not in entire accordance with some of a reference to the difficulties expernenced by the were so great as to render any comparison of deaths between the opinions offered in evidence before us, appears to be sup them and the cavalry impossible. • at the same Period • wire on two occasions, between With regard to so much of those passages as is referred to l ero l .; t ei e l d A b i y eillery. , for it is in evidence the 23d and 27th_ i of November, 1854, at great wear and tear, in objection 3, it appeared that the wcrds " shelter for horses," that the hors!lli - , t_h_t force as entered in the margin of the passage above set forth (page ICommissaria , and on their arrival there it was found that'no 36 of the Commissioners' Report), had inadvertently been sNit down . to t bet a:lelava for hay, at the urgent request of the annexed thereto, instead of to the following paragraph, to which they properly belonged. hay was procurable. This was explained by Co!onel Tulloch, and the Earl of MAJOR-GENERAL Kit RICEARD AIREY'S CASE. lincan's objection appeared to he thereby obviated (p.:112) t . 0 I. N • v ß it i h eh i a .e r g d ai A d ii t •e o y t r e i d p , a — ssages which I regard as containing With regard to so much of the passages as is referredaa_r in objections 4 and 5, it appeared that after the e t . v un i t i l matters of animadversion, they are intermixed with other passages involving Po animadversion, so tlua It would be went to liadikoi the butting was not u . L il lti o e u swhieh difficult to point out the exact sentence, or parts . and bits of January or February, owing to delays an.l c d D i rr ffi l e e -11 as, in addition hiasrnui. , , sentences, of which I complain; but I can Fay it is the Whole appear satimiently to explain it ; to the ordinary duties of a cavalry soldier in the field, the of the London Rei.e)rt, down to the end. .of the sixth line of from the 12thof December the 37th page, and to that part 1 invite inquiry." duties perforaued by the cavalry At the commencement of his address Sir Richard Airey to the 19th of January, in conveying. stores to the front the sick, materially inter- , commented on the circumstances under: which the evidence and afterwards in transporting ' fered c with the operation of hutting the men and putting up w a s t a ke n by the commissioners, and oontended that those stables for the horses. circumstances rendered it dangerous to draw conclusions The insufficiency and bad quality of the intrenching tools from that evidence, and scarcely possible to assign a value added to this difficulty. I to a report founded thereon. With regard to so much of those passages as is referred, He set forth at length variesis reasons for entertaining to in objection 6, it was stated in evidence by Colonel Chap- this opinion, which reasons v:ilrbe found in the preweeiings man, R.E., that— ; (pp. 230-1-2-4-5, 252, 261, 337-8-9). "The temporary shelter erected for the baggage-herse§ He stated that the evidence, as printed by the, commis- lal ,he P'a to d; d; d; 5d sl y- LI, ck to I al :GN. 95 6 6° 17 62i i 34k i 831 4 55i 18i il 62§ 6] 13/ a 5 i i 25/ i 8 1 i 173 1 21i 1 35 53i I in