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THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EV-ENING, JULY 28 , 1856. .siouers, varied in some material particulars from the evi dence as given by some of the officers in the Crimea (pp. 259-267, Questions 1,244 to 1 , 257 ; P. 280, Questions 1 ,272 " I to 1,278 ; p. 300). And in closing his address he said, had intended to impugn the Report, b s h ow ing that the y conclusions therein contained would have been prevented by that very testimony which, though not printed with the rest of the evidence, was, in truth, actually given before the commissioners; and I had intended, I confess, to invite the attention of the board to the circumstances under which the .displlceni-n% of the evidence had occurred. From this second porti,it of my case I am debarred by the absence of 'Sir 2.l‘Seill and Colonel Tulloch" (p. 337.) He called the attention of the board to the precise limits of the Quartermaster -General's Department, and the nature of its duties (pp. 235-6-7-9 ; 253-4-5 ; 335-6 ; 341), and pro . of to give an explanation on those matters which, falling within the range of the Quartermaster-General's Department, bad been made the subject of observation by the commis sioners (p. 235), and contendedilhat there was no ground whatever for the animadversions upon his department which are contained in the Report (p. 337). With a view to a clear statement of the result of our in quiry into the correctness of those animadversions, we now proceed to report on each of the matters commented on by theicommissioners, in .the order in which they have taken them. SEPARATION FROM KNAPSACKS. As regards the separation of the men from their knap sacks on landing in the Crimea, it appears to the board that this was a matter entirely within the department of the ad jutant-General, who, , uncler the orders of the General Com manding, could alone see the measure carried into execution ; but Sir R. Airey, having stated his readiness to give any in formation in his power, has said that whoa the force recovered its communication with the sea, active measures were taken for restoring them ; and it is in evidence (Questions 1,214- 1,218) that, in consequence of the physical weakness of the men who embarked at Varna, a discretionary power as to landing with or without knapsacks was given to officers com manding regiments, and that most of them availed themselves of that power to lighten the men's burdens. It also appears that no blame is attributable to the Quar termaster-General's Department, although much delay was occasioned in recovering knapsacks from the transports, in consequence of various obstacles over which that department had no control. It may, however, be observed that the packs contained very little that could have added to the com fort of the men, a proportion of the men's necessaries having been left in the squad-bags at Scutari. ISSUES OF WARM CLOTIIINO FROM ENGLAND. Sir Richard Airey has stated that the Quartermaster General's Department had no stores, no storehouses, no store keepers, no issuers, nor means of lauding transport—none, in fact, of the machinery necessary for receiving stores, or for keeping them, or for transporting or delivering them to the men, and that the only duty of the department in relatioa to the issue of s ores was that of determining the proportions in which they should be shared by the traops. It appears to us material to observe that, although the term " Quartermaster-General's stores " seems to have been applied by the commissioners to all stores for which the Quartermaster -General made requisition, the responsibility of that officer must be understood to be limited to the duty of making requisitions for certain stores, and not to their safe custody, stowage, or even issue.--(See Colonel Wetherall's evidence, p. 269.) We now premed to give our opinion as to the manner in which the Quartermaster -General performed the duties of hi. department. DISTRIBUTION OF WIRII CLOTHING. Sir Richard Airey complained of the following statement : The arrangements relating to the issue of the supplies from the Quartermaster -General's stores appear to have been of questionable ex:ediency." Sir Richard Airey thinks it is made to appear, inferentially, that this supposed want of care in the working of th• Depart ment may have been the occasion, not of mere inconvenience and trouble, but of some of those dreadful privations to which the soldier was subjected in the winter of 1854 and 1855, and that although there always was a supply of warm clothing in the harbour of Balaklav I, official formality or mismanagement stood up as a barrier between the soldiers and his supplies. Warm clothing being an extra issue, very unusual in the service, the principle adopted by the Quartermaster -Ge neral as to the apportionment of it, appears to have been a very judicious one—viz , that of sending orders that the regiments should Apply for it according to their strength, for which purpose Sir Richard Airey placed an officer (Lieut.- Colonel Mackenzie) at Balaklava, who appears to have per- formed his duties most effieiently ; but the cause of those sup plies not reaching the men for a considerable time after the orders were given was owing to the deficiency of transport, a fact fally admitted by the commissioners. RUOS AND BLANKETS. Sir Richard Airey complained (p. 259) of the passages in the Commissioners' Report referred to in the margin ; he said— " It is there made to appear that the blankets fell short, and_ that the mem were kept wititont warn clothing, because it occurred to uo one give the 8,000 rags which were lying in store." With regard to rugs the 'commissioners state : "These rugs were nearly as well calculated as blankets to keep out the cold, and were, perhaps, better suited to resist wet, yet when the sapii:y of blankets fell short it dues not appear to have occurred to auy one that the rugs were available as a substitute." This statement is distinctly contradicted by Col. Wetherall, in the following words : "It was a yellow, half-cotton, half,voisted rug, and, though the coannis4 , ,s state that they were nearly as well calculated to resist : as blankets, no one else in the Crimea thought so, anti cant was the very reason why they were never used because they did not resist wet." Col. Wetii,rall further stated that— " The rugs were always placed under the same category as blankets, and requisitions were frequently altered to blankets or rugs, and that if a regiment asked for blankets, and they were not available, and rugs were, the regiment had permis sion to taae rugs." This statement appears to be completely borne out by the evidence of Mr. Boyd; the storekeeper; and the returns of esues. With regard to " blankets," they were one of the articles which were issued on requisitions made. in the usual form, and approved by the Quartermaster-General, and it appeara 'chat these requisitions were approve d of greatly in advance of the power of regiments receiving the same to draw the blankets, owing to the want of means of transport. Coio:iel (p. 27d, Corn&ssioners' Report) says, that the requi sitions of warm clothing or blankets were always in advance of the =aria o transport at his disposal. Co!. Wetherell, in his evidence given to the commissioners in the Crimea, informed them that - "In the month of December alone no less than '22,7-10 blankets were issued by the department, though only 17,323 were carried away." This portion of Col. WAiierall's evidence was omitted by the commissioners in their report, but was laid before us by Sir It. Airey (p. 259.) GREATCOATS. The commissioners' rem trla; of Sir R. Airey cow plainel, on the subject-of greatcoats, commence at p. 27, Commissioners' Report. It appears that Lord Raglan, in the duo exercise of his dis pensing power, substituted for the complicated War-office form of requisition for greatzoatsthe following - form :- 44 Required for the R-.4innent " Quarteriaaster - General ' s - office And a tabular statement laid before the Board, and hereto an nexed, shows that orders had been issued, up to Jan. 20, for 6,577 greatcoats, of which only 3,019 had been drawn ; and it is stated by Col. Wetberall, in his evidence, that every man had at that time been supplied with a sheepskin coat. The only reference made by colonels of regiments, in their re plies to the commissioners (respecting greatcoats) was that made by Col. Douglas, 79th ft , gt., who states that on making a requisition for 300 coats it was promptly complied with. all the timber and planks necessary, from Sinope aid Con-' stantinople. But it does not appear that any timber or planks were distributed in the Crimea before the middle of November or end of December, or that any means of transport were avail able for that purpose. So far as the report of the commissioners may be s ipposed to animadvert upon the Quartermaster -General's Department, iu regard to the want of " p r omptitude or ingenuity in devis ing ' temporary shelter' for the horses," and the employment of canvas for that purpose, we are of opinion ti : the evi deuce of Admiral Sir B. yons, R.N., Major Keane, R.E , Admiral Sir J. Dundas, R.N., Colonel Chapman, R.E., Major Quartermaster-General, Captain /l Hackett, Deputy rrynia , n D , e R.N ty As .- ,co s m ist ;l n et t ely refute the statements of the commissioners. Before we close our observations on the case of Sir Richard Airey, we think it important to refer to the subject of the road from Balaklava ' a matter which so pre - eminently falls w ithin the range of the Quartermaster-General's duties, and about which so much has been said. Sir Richard Airey has considered it sufficient for his vindi cation to quote the words of the commissioners in their own Report, as satisfactorily explaining, so far at least as his own department was concerned, the causes of the defects, and the difficulty which existed in remedying them : " The want of a road from Balaklava to the front, passable for Commissariat carts, greatly increased the difficulty of sup plying the army after the middle of November ; but the offi cers commanding divisions who were examined upon the sub ject are unanimous in their opinion that it would have been impossible to employ a sufficient number of men to make the road and at the same time to carry on the military operations in which the army was engaged." To this passage may be added the admission of the com missioners that hired labour could not be obtained, and the demand for the services of the troops in the trenches and for other military duties was such that they could not be spared for ether purposes. (Commissioners' Report, p. 33.) On a careful review of the imputations, whether express or implied, against the Quartermaster -General's Department in the Crimea of which Sir R. Airey complained, We are of opinion that, in the performance of their seve ral duties, neither that officer nor any of those who served under him are justly chargeable with mismanagement or ne glect ; but that, on the contrary, they used their best exer tions to promote, as far as depended upon them, the welfare of the army. That their endeavours often failed in their object eannot fairly be matter of charge against a department which, al. though ostensibly responsible for the performance of duties of 1 the very first importance to an army in the field, is yet left unprovided with any means at its disposal of carrying out its own arrangements, and thus • become entirely dependent on the precarious aid of other departments, which, on this particular service, were over-taxed far beyond their strength and nesonrces. Formerly the Quartermaster-General's Department was on a very different footing in this respect ; the greater part of a staff-corps of infantry, composed entirely of artificers, and commanded by officers specially trained, or selected with a view to staff employment, was attached to the Quartermas t n-General's Department, and its services were at all times i callable for the performance of duties which could not other else be provided for. It is in evidence that, in the Crimea, the Quartermaster .eneral endeavoured to obtain the assistance of the Royal ;ngineers for erecting huts for the cavalry, but that none .ould be spared, as the operations of the siege occupied the stire strength of that corps. It is also stated in evidence that in the Crimea the French any had a " Corps d'Arts et de Metiers" disposable for the instruction of field ovens, &c., at a period of great suffer g, when not a man of the British army could be obtained • ,r a like purpose. THE HON. COL. GORDON'S CASE. Col. Gordon called the attention of the board, in the first istance, to the following statements, which had been made I , Col. Tnlloch during the course of the proceedings before in board ; and which statements he considered to be incer act as regarded himself, and prejudicial to him if left nn • nallenged : I. A statement to the effect that all the originals of the videnee given by the officers in the Crimeawere sent to them Jr correction. Col. Gordon said that this was not doneincertain instances :ith his evidence ; and that the evidence that was submitted o him, and which purported to be an original, was materi ,lly different from the actual original (pp. 343-4). 11. A statement with regard to Col. Wetherall's evidence, viz. : " Those notes were never introduced into the body of the evidence, because the marked difference between what was received in the one case andaeknowledged in the othershowed that the inquiry would lead to no beneficial result, and I therefore struck out the whole of the latter part of the memo randum, and in that state it was subsequently sent to Col. Gordon for Col. Wetherell, along with his evidence, to save the trouble of re-copying it." Colonel Gordon said that the memorandum there men tioned never was sent to him, and that he never saw it till lie saw it printed in this country (p. 341-5). 111. Colonel Gordon also complained of query 7, P. 2 0 0, of the Commissioners' Report (evidence), as attributing to him a statement which he had never made, and containing assertions which were entirely incorrect (p. 316). "7. You state (page 169 of 7. Thisquestion assumes as your evidence) as a reason for a fact that which I have not not making these issues, that stated, and contains asset . - you thought ' when the men tions which I believe Who en eel. two blankets, a sheep- tirely incorrect ; I must, skin coat, a fur cap, a pair of therefore, decline entering leggings, a waterproof hood, on a question founded iu one-third of a buffalo robe, error." two guernsey frocks, two pairs of drawers, two pairs of socks, a pair of winter boots, a comforter, and two pairs of gloves, as well as an extra snit of uniform, &c.,' that they were not so badly of f. Were you aware, when you made this statement, that the returns received from the Quartermaster -General's De partment show that the articles, of which the non-issue is complained of, arrived at Bolakia,va between the 21st and 28th of November, while those to which you refer (with the exception of the blankets) were not received till near the middle of January? How, then, could the issue of the latter have operated as a reason for the non-issue of the former, when they were not av tilable for at least six weeks after' the 2Sth of November, during which period the sufferings of the men from want of sufficient clothing were at their greatest height ?" IV. Also of the following paragraph, p. 26 of the Report, the accuracy of which he unequivocally denied (p. 348-9) :-- " It will be observed, that Colonel Gordon in his evidence assigns as a reason for the non-issue of many of these sup plies, that he conceived the men had enough, and he enu merates a long list of articles supplied to them ; hut lie overlooks the fact, that the greater number of those were not issue" till about the end of February, whereas the period daring which the men principally suffered was in the months of December and January, when it appears that there were supplies enough in hand to have averted much of that suffering." V. Also of the following - paragraph (p. 27 of the Report), which he considered to be wholly unsupported by the evi -1 deuce (p. 349-50): " One of the reasons assigned for not issuing the regi mental greatcoats was,-that the regulations of the service, as established by the Qaeen's warrant, did not authorise such issue more frequently than once in three years. The proportion of corps is the Crimea entitled to them in terms of that warrant was very limited, and it does not appear that any instructions dispensing with its restrictions were received there, or that any intimation was given of the intention with which they were sent out. Had an application been made, however, it is not probable that the General commanding would have refused to authorise, on his own responsibility, the distribution of articles of cloth ing which were likely to contribute to the health and effi ciency of the troops ; and if the Quartermaster-General doubted his own powers in this matter, it appears to us that he onght to have applied for that authority." VI. Col. Gordon also complained of the following para graph in page 24 of the Report, as implying that he had not sufficient grounds for the statements which he had made to the commissioners as a witness (p. 347-8) : " It will be seen from the evidence of Col. Gordon, then Assistant-Quartermaster-General, that ho attributes the non recovery of the knapsacks at an early period to the general officers of divisions, with the exception of the Duke of Cam bridge, preferring not to receive them. On referring, how ever, to two of the °niers who commanded divisions on that occasion, one of them states positively that no such offer was made to him ; another, that he has no recollection of it, though it may have been so ; the third being atsent, we have 'iad no opportunity of communicating with him on the sub led.' VII. Colonel Gordon also said— " A point upon which I think I have some reason to com plain is, the fact that, after having obtained from Major Wetherell and myself, and from numerous other officers, the materials from which these portions of their report to which I have been adverting were drawn up, the commissioners should not have put to Sir R. Airey, the Quartermaster-Ge neral, in justice to himself as well as to his subordinate offi cers, a single question upon the subject, either of the knap saeks,-or the issue of clothing, which had unquestionably formed in their minds, from an early period, so important a feature of the inquiry, I was shown by Sir R. Airey the questions (63 in number) which were sent to him, .as contain ing the points upon which the commissioners required infor mation ; and finding that there was not one relative to the issue, or non-issue, of clothing, or to the knapsacks, I had every right to conclude that the evidence of Major Wetherell and myself had on the subjects been deemed satisfactory." (P. 351.) Complaints 1.-ll.—With respect to the subjects referred to in Complaints I. and 11., after giving due consideration to the reasons set forth by Col. Tulloch in his paper marked B, in explanation thereof, we entirely acquit the commissioners of being actuated. by any improper motives in adopting the course complained of by Colonel Gordon; inasmuch as, with respect to the evidence given to the commissioners by Colonel Gordon, we think that the commissioners were under the im pression that that officer had sufficient opportunity of cor recting it. But as that impression does not seem to have been correct, we are of opinion that Colonel Gordon's complaint, in this respect, is not without foundation. With respect to Colonel Wetherall's evidence — The commissioners refer to the fact of Colonel Wetherall's absence from the Crimea in explanation of the circumstance of his evidence not having been signed by that officer. They forwarded it to Colonel Gordon on the 4th of June, 1855, ap parently with the intention of procuring its signature and re visal by Colonel Wetherell, overlooking, however, the circum stance of Colonel Wetherell being at that time at Constanti nople ; for it appears that after Colonel Wetherall's examina tion was finished—viz., on the 28th of May, he applied to the commissioners to know whether he might leave the Crimea, and the commissioners, having consulted together, stated that they had nothi ng f ur th er t o ask from him, that they had ascertained all they wished as to the clothing, and he was perfectly at liberty to go to Constantinople. Ho accordingly left Balaklava, either on the 31st, of May or the Ist of Juno (page 281, question 1,288). Ibis evidence wa s re t urne d to t h e comm i ss i oners by C o l one l With HUTS. regard t o the subject of hutting, it aea rs that the 'ilorilon without alterati on. Quartermaster- Gieseral's Department completepply fulfilled their The commission ers state that they were led to believe, in duty, by ordering hut s a t as ea rly p eriod from Constanti- emthoughsequeuce, that its cor rec t ness was a d m itt e d , even le—viz., no, the Sth of November of the material to the front for hutting the men formed see The value, however, of the evidence given by the officer part of the Quartermaster -General' s duty, as a t that ' period who wa s char g ed with the a pp or tionment of the articles in that duty rested with the Commissariat Department. store, and the importance of that portion of Colonel Wethe- It appears that the first supply of planks and scantling, 'all's evidence which was omitted when the other portion which arrived from Constanti no pl e on November 25, 1854, was forwarded to Colonel Go rdon for correction, both to a t u h d e l f4 ,r, e .o sec 'r. t, i supply, the front ever ccurre , . which arrived o u January 21 1555 the .oering upon t he dela y s and omissions su pposed to have Land Transport was insufficient to carry up to t . ' i in eu pplying the troops with comfo r t s th a t were , the subsistence for the men, rhuch less was it o-s' bl f •callable induce us to express our regret that Col. Wetherall's p s.l 0 01 - , them to transport a heavy weight of planks and scantling. ittention had not been particularly called by the commis- It apneer, therefore, that the Quartermaster General's doners to these points, and to the absence of his own signa- Department is r e lieved from all res p on sibility on this head. Aire; especially as, with reference to the non-issue of various The responsibility of the Quartermaster -General's Depart- articles of clothing, the commissioners appear to have formed went was confined to making a requisition for such materials .onclusious which subsequent explanations and a comparison as could be made available for the purpose, and as early as f returns do not warrant. October (before it was known whether the army was going to Complaint lII.—Col. Gordon's complaint of query 7, p. winter) a communication was made to the principal agent for 00 of the commissioners' report, as founded upon incorrect transports, Captain Christie) to obtain all the spare sails, ssumptions of what he had said, appears to be borne out by spars, and tarpaulins, reference to p. 169 of the commissioners evidence, where On its Wing decided that the army was to winter in the 1 1 'el. Gordon gives, as a reason for not issuing a rug, a third Crintea, the Quartermaster -General states, in answer to the lanket, and second greatcoat to the men, that there was not commissioners, that he procured 200 Turks as labourer's, and sufficient quantity in store previous to the arrival of other ---- a warm clothing, " and not to his considering they were not so badly off." The supplies of the articles enumerated in the following list are shown to have been authorised as soon as possible after they were landed and received into store:— Sheepskin coat, first arrivals Dec. 28 ; fur cap, Jan. 20; pair of leggings, Feb. 9 ; waterproof hood, Feb. 9 ; buffalo robe, Dec. 25 ; Guernsey frock, drawers, and socks, Nov. 21; winter boots, Jan. 30 ; comforter, Dec. 24 ; glov es, Jan. 6 ; coatee and trousers, Nov. 28. The first of these supplies, consisting of the articles most wanted, viz., Guernsey frocks, drawers, and socks, com menced before the end of Nov., they having arrived on the 21st of that month; and the assertion that the greater num ber of them were not issued till about the end of Jan. or be ginning of Feb., appears to be disproved by the returns above referred to. Complaint IV., V.—ln our observations on complaint No. 111., we have commented by anticipation on com plaints Nos. IV. and V., and we may here add, that so far from the Quartermaster -General having doubted his own authority, or delayed making an application to the Com mander-in-Chief, as supposed by the commissioners (Report, p. 27), it appears that Lord Raglan at once dispensed with the forms that interfered with the issue of greatcoats, and with any other articles that were required for the use f the troops. Complaint Vl.—With regard to Complaint No. VI., Col. Gordon called our attention to the evidence which he had given to the commissioner, and intimated that it contained a correct statement of the matter. He then said— " As the commissioners have not thought it necessary to state the names of the two generals to whom they applied, or to insert the correspondence which passed on the occasion, so neither do I wish to introduce into this explanation any mat ter of a mere personal nature between the generals of division and myself ; I will, therefore, merely repeat the steps taken by the Quartermaster -General to enable them to obtain the knapsacks of their men." With respect to the recovery of the knapsacks, we have given our opinion thereon in our report on Sir R. Airey's case. Complaint VII.— With regard to Complaint No. VII. we think that Col. Gordon might reasonably infer, from the cir cumstances therein detailed, that the evidence of himself and Col. Wetherall had been deemed satisfactory by the commis sioners. _ _ . March, was nearly 101 b. per man per month, exclusive of that furnished for the troops on board hospital-ships in har bour, the aggregate force being 158,617 men, and the quantity of fresh meat issued by the commissariat 1,525,9491 b." The issues iu December fell greatly below the average, that is, to 6lb. per man, in consequence of the cattle-vessels, which had been damaged in the hurricane, being still under repair during that month. That the healthy did not receive the ration which these figures would indicate was unfortunately owing to the large numbers of sick, who, in some divisions, received full rations of fresh meat daily, in others five days a week, thus curtail ing the rations of the rest of the troops. LIMEJIIICE (p. 9). - • • • • The commissioners in their Reportstate— " That from the 10th of December the limejuice brought by the Esk was lying in the commissariat stores at Balaklava, and none of it was issued till the first week in February, an interval during which the sufferings of the army from scurvy were probably at their height. It appears, by the evidence before us, that there is some contradiction as to the date of the arrival of the Esk. The Commissary-General stated that that vessel did not arrive until the 19th of December, in which he is confirmed by Mr. Archer. However this may be, it appears clear that the casks of limejuice in the Esk were landed and delivered into the commissariat stores on the 20th of December; that information of this arrival was given to the Purveyor of Hos pitals, who appears to have actually removed some of it away from the beach while it was being taken out of the vessel. The Medical Department was therefore duly apprised of this supply, and Lord Raglan also appears to have been duly informed that there was limejuice in store, but the issue of it as a regular ration to the troops generally was not autho rised until the General Order of the 31st of January, 1855. Steps were promptly taken to procure supplies from Malta and Sicily, and as soon as they were procured the issues were regularly maintained ; therefore, in respect to this matter, no blame seems to attach to the Commissary-General. PREM.! BREAD (p. 11). Mr. Filder complains that the commissioners have charged him with an indisposition to make the attempt of baking fresh bread. He replies to this, and in our opinion satisfactorily, by bringing forward his purchase of three months' supply of flour for the purpose of baking bread, but contends that, as bread requires 50 per cent. more of transport for its convey- 1 ante than biscuit, "it would have been impossible, in the then state of the roads, and the transport, to have found the means of carrying it up to the camp." A floating mill and bakery which he had applied for did not arrive from England till the 12th of May. In proportion as the state of the sea-transport improved bread was brought from Constantinople sufficient for an issue twice a-week. When, on the arrival of the floating bakery, its capabilities were found insufficient and the construction of ovens was commenced, the means existed of baking so as to allow of an issue to the troops on three days in the week. The different organisation of the French army is sufficient to explain the circumstance of their being more regularly sup plied with fresh bread than was the case with the English. The Quartermaster-General's letter of March 21, 1855, to the commissioners points out the difficulties which at present exist in the British service with regard to employing soldiers as bakers. -------- COMMISSARY-GENERAL FILDER'S CASE. Mr. Filder referred to his letter addressed to Mr. Peel (which was laid before both Houses of Parliament), as con leaning the particular passages of the Report of which he chiefly complained (p. 356). He objected to the tone and spirit of the whole Report, as well as to the more precise charges eontained in it, and contended that it was not justified by the actual facts (p. 357). He also complained that no inquiries were made of himself en either of the two examinations which he attended, or of his officers when examined, which could have shown them where the commissioners thought there bad been neglect or omission, or could have given them an opportunity of clear ing up any misapprehension which might exist in the minds of the commissioners (p. 357-362). Further, that the commissioners had not taken into account the particular difficulties of his position ; and that their Report, even as a statement of facts, was a misrepresen tation in many parts, and exaggeration in others (p. 357). In support of these positions Mr. Filder set forth the na ture of the duties of the Commissariat Department while in his charge, and the means which he had of performing them (p. 357-8). In illustration of the difficulties of his position he referred to the insufficient establishment both of officers and em ployes (p. 358-377) ; the uncertainty of the position of the army during the winter (p. 358 —373) ; the consequences of the storm of the 14th of November, 1854 ; the effects of the wants of a road (p. 359) ; and of the want of sea transport (p. 360), He contended that the real question to be considered, with reference to his conduct as Commissary-General, was this— " Whether he could, from the middle of November, 1854, to the end of February 1855, have increased the number of transport animals in the Crimea, and whether, when he had got them there, he could have obtained from any quarter sufficient forage to supply them with food." (P. 363-383.) He said that on this question of transport depended the consideration of various other matters of very great import ance, which had been made the subject of charges against him (p. 360) ; he instanced the supply of fresh meat (p, 360 —2), and of fuel (p. 363). He showed in detail what had taken place with reference to the supply of forage from England (p. 364-9, 370-1; eAI-2 ; 388 ; questions 1,981, 1,996, 390 —8 ; 2,016.19, 35, 41 ; p. 406), and contended that the authorities there had omitted to comply with his repeated requisitions, and that by no exertions of his own, or of the Commissariat officers acting under his directions, could the deficiency have been remedied from local resources (p. 372.3). He referred to some other charges relating rather to the Demlier quality or nature of the supplies given out than to ~iv deficiency, and as to which he said that— ' The commissioners seemed to have been more misin formed, and more ready to arrive at conclusions, than as to coy other matters on which they had grounded their charges against him (p. 373) : —l. Vegetable food (p. 373-4). 2. Lime juice (p. 374-5). 3. Fresh bread (p. 375-6). 4, Tea (p. .7SI-2). 5. Green coffee (p. 381-2, 386-7). 6. Rice (p. 382)." We have thought it right, in the first instance, to give this ostline of Mr. Filder's address to the board, in order that the statement of his complaint might appear in the form in which he submitted it to us But we have found it convenient in our report to observe the arrangement which he has adopted la his letter to Mr. Peel. We now, therefore, proceed to give our opinions in that order on the several matters on which he has there adverted. QUANTITIES IN STORE (p. 6). Under this head the commissioners observe, with regard to biscuit, that— " Tile ration of biscuit having, on the 15th of Oct., 1854, been increased by general order to in consideration of the severe labour to which the troops were subjected, it was reduced on the 7th of Nov. to 11b., on the express ground of tee ' supply of biscuit being insufficient to furnish the in creased ration lately authorised.' " On this Sir. Filder remarks : • " The established ration for all troops in the field was not reduced, but the extra allowance was discontinued. It was a matter of notoriety that kith. of biscuit was more than the men cenld cat, and that they sold or gave away a part of what they received to the French troops who frequented our lines ; this was before the storm or any deficiencies had oe ,airred. My motive for recommending the discontinuance, under such circumstances, of the extra allowance was, that its issue impeded the progress of the depot which I was then forming iu the front. " Had the extra quantity of biscuit issued to tho troops in camp been allowed to accumulate in depot there, the ani coals welch, during the winter, were occupied in transport ing that article might have been employed in carrying up other supplies, which were then so much needed ; the extra quantity issued very greatly exceeded all the deficien cies of biscuit which occurred throughout the winter." Iu this view of the case we consider that Mr. Filder was justified in recommending the discontinuance of the extra allowance. The commissioners further observe, with regard to - SALT MEAT. " From the returns handed to us by the Commissary-Gene cal, and from his statements, it appears that, although the commissariat had at that time in store sufficient for several days' consumption, there was still (in consequence of some mistake, it is stated, on the part of the commissariat officers at Constantinople) cause for considerable anxiety lest the whole army should be left without salt meat, at a time when no other articles of food were available, except biscuit, rum, and the ordinary groceries. The arrival of a vessel with a supply of salt meat, before that which had been obtained from the navy was issued, relieved the Commissary-General from the anxiety which he had previously felt on the subject." On this Mr. Filder remarks " That, although some apprehension on the subject of a short supply existed in his mind, no positive deficiency ever occurred in the commissariat stores; that the lowest number of days for which he bad supplies of salt meat on hand was eight or nine ; and that the circumstance of his having had even so short a supply as that arose partly from the loan he had ma le of that article to the navy, partly from the deten tion of the vessels by contrary winds." He further remarked that " The commissioners have omitted to state what is shown by the evidence annexed to their report (p. 153), that the salt meat received from the navy only replaced the quantity which had been supplied from the commissariat stores for seamen and marines serving on shore. This supply from the n ..vy was not, therefore, a loan, but a restitution of a loan." SHORT RATIONS (p. 7). Under this head the commissioners state that— " la the Crimea, during the greater part of November and December, and also in a great measure during January and a part of February, the soldier was confined exclusively to biscuit is addition to his salt moat." The returns quoted in margin show that there were issued to the troops in the month of— November 340,818 lb. of vegetables. December 22,797 ditto, January 77,250 ditto. February Also in the months of November 79,059 lb. of rice. December 63,014 ditto. January 155,241 ditto. - February It appears therefore that the statements of the commission ers are by no means borne out. We may here add, with respect to the remarks of the com missioners on the subject of vegetable food (p. 8), that we en tirely concur in the view of the Commissary-General, that his department is not responsible for the particular articles of diet which constitute the rations of the men ; his duty is only to furnish it according to the order of the General Commanding. FRESH MEAT (p B).—ABUNDANCS OF CATTLE (p. 16). IMPORTANCE OF FRESH MEAT (p. 17). It appears to the board that the insufficient supply of fresh meat arose from various causes, but primarily from the want of sea transport, which want Commissary-General Filder ap pears to have used every exertion to remedy. The number of transports at the disposal of the commissa riat was diminished during the month of December by the circumstance of two of the most efficient cattle vessels being then under repair, and useless. The supply of fresh meat during the same month was ren dered less than it otherwise would have been, owing to the commissariat officer at Eupatoria having sent back empty two transports despatched to that place for a supply of cattle, lie having given over the cattle he had in charge there to the French and Turks, who had arrived without any supplies of fresh meat, or the means of providing any. Mr, Filder says on this subject : " I was at all times fully alive to the importance of pro viding fresh meat for the use of the troops, and employed to the utmost all the suitable vessels I could obtain (see paper annexed, marked D), but I consider sailing vessels to be unsuitable for the service in winter, particularly in the Black Sea. Of all the cattle which were forwarded in sailing transporrs from Varna at the end of October and beginning of November, more than one-third were lost. Even on board steamers, which were not fitted up as cattle vessels, the casu alties were very great. To have continued the use, therefore, of sailing vessels, would have been to destroy the supplies of the army, and must have led to a deficiency ; for in winter it would have been impracticable to obtain large supplies of cattle from i he interior of Turkey to replace such losses " With reference to the observation of the commissioners that - " Slaughtered meat might at that season of the year have been carried without much loss," and their opinion that " fresh meat in much larger quantities might have been, ih,d ought to have been, supplied to the army"— Mr. Filder says-- " Slangbtered meat was sent by the cattle vessels during the winter, in addition to the cargoes of live cattle, notwith standing that the plan, in a climate where the variations of temperature are so extreme, was attended with much loss. It was possible for the commissioners to have inquired into the manner in which this important service had been conducted by the commissariat, and they would have discovered that their suggestion had been anticipated by our practice." " The commissioners cannot, it is presumed, mean that slaughtered meat should have been forwarded is sailing trans ports, as vessels of that class were often in winter nearly a month in performing the voyage from the mainland." Mr. Fider also says " The average quantity of fresh meat supplied by the com missariat during the five winter months, from November to GREEN COFFEE (p. 12). Mr. Filder was in no degree responsible for the coffee got being roasted ; it was sent out in a green state by the Trea sury, and it was no part of Mr. Filder's duty, nor was he ordered, to cause it to be roasted previously to its being de- Lvered to the troops. No complaint was made on the subject till the month o 1 General in charge of the supply of an army in the field, founded on his personal knowledge, derived on the spot, of his wants and resources, it seems clear that the responsibility of that officer must be at an end." In concluding our observations on the case of Commissary- General Filder, we think it desirable to advert to certain pas sages of the commissioners' first Report, in which it is stated that they do not mean to infer, from their notice of arrange ments which appeared to them to be defective, that that offi cer, or the officers of his department, failed to make any ex ertion of which they were capable to provide for the exigen cies of the public service, and that it is but just to direct at tention to the unusual nature of the duties required of them, under the following adverse circumstances :- 1. The army occupied, as it were, a barren island. 2. The department was without a sufficient number of hands. 3. A great disaster was occasioned by tempest. 4. There were constant difficulties in landing the vast sup plies required for a large army, owing to the peculiarities of Balaklava harbour ; and, 5. They advert to the breaking up of the road to the front, and the impossibility of sparing from their military duties a sufficient number of men to make it practicable to commis sariat carts. On this trying state of things the commissioners remark, with direct allusion to Mr. Filder's management, that " a man of comprehensive views might, probably, have risen superior to these disadvantages, and created an organisation suited to the circumstances." It is difficult, however, to believe that any mai of even the highest inventive resources and administrative capacity could have effectually provided for daily and ever-increasing demands, many of which, extending as they did infinitely be yond the limits of all previous commissariat administration, were not, and from their very nature, could not be foreseen. It was a great aggravation of these evils that the question of where the army was to winter could not be decided and made known to Mr. Filder till only a very few days before the weather broke, and his difficulties had commenced. It is in evidence that he used every means to obtain the earliest information on this point, with the express view of making timely arrangements. On the whole, therefore, we aro of opinion that Commissary- General Filder's conduct in the management of his depart ment was not, and is not, justly liable to the unfavourable animadversion, either express or implied, which is conveyed in the report of the commissioners ? and we humbly submit to your Majesty that he does not appear to us to be justly responsible, as regards the supplies, for the unsatisfactory state of your Majesty's army in the Crimea during the winter of 1854-5. The terms of your Majesty's warrant did not appear to us to call for an expression of our opinion on any cas..2s except those of the five officers whose complaints we have already considered. But, in conformity with the directions conveyed to us in a letter addressed by your Majesty's Secretary of State for War to the Judge-Advocate-General, we received certain ex planatory statements from Captain Leopold George Heath, C. 8., R.N., which will be found in pp. 401 to 415 of the proceedings and in the appendix. Having been honoured with your Majesty's commands, not only to report an opinion upon the matters referred to us as set forth in your Royal warrant, but also to submit to your Majesty what, in our judgment, may best be done thereon — We have in obedience to your Majesty's commands, stated, in this our Report, our unanimous opinion on the cases of the under-mentioned officers : Lieutenant-General the Right Hon. the Earl of Lucan, Major-General the Right Hon. the Earl of Cardigan, K.C.B. November. Mr. Filder stated that a military board decided on issuing coffee as a ration to the troops, and that the board knew that it was sold to the men ix a green state. He added— " Subsequently a small quantity of roasted coffee was sent out from England as an experiment, upon which I was de sired to report ; but although ordered in July, it did not reach the army till towards the end of September, when we were on the march from Kalamita Bay to Sebastopol ; and as soon as I learnt that it was approved of, I recommended that coffee should be sent out roasted, but none arrived till about the 24th of January, from which date green coffee ceased to be issued to the troops." With respect to the suggestion of the commissioners that tea should have been issue t to the troops instead of coffee, on account of the difficulties attending the roasting of the latter, owing to the scarci , ..y of fuel, it is obvious that fuel would have been equally required for making the tea ; and as much tea appears to have been issued during the months of January and February as was consistent with maintain ing a supply necessary for the use of the sick. FUEL (p. 14). It appeals that, on the Ist of August, the Commissary- General brought this subject to the notice of Lord Raglan, and a depot of fuel—viz., wood and charcoal, was formed at Scutari. Early in November 800,000 rations of charcoal, or dered by Lord Raglan, arrived at Ba'aklava, and the issue to the troops commenced on the Bth of December. In the course of that month a large additional quantity arrived. Mr. Filder states there never was at any time after the beginning of November a want of fuel at Balaklava ; the only difficulty was to find the means of conveying it to the IMajor-General Sir Richard Airey, K.C.B. Colonel the Hon. Alexander Gordon, C B. Commissary-General William Filder, C.B. And, in conclusion, we beg leave further huinbly to sub mit to your Majesty that there does not appear to us to be any ground for further proceedings thereon. All which is xnost dutifully submitted. ALEXANDER WOODFORD, General, President. BEAUCHAMP, General. G. H. F. BERKELEY, General. JOHN BELL, Lieutenant-General. WILLIAM ROWAN, Lieutenant-General. W. KNOLLYS, Lieutenant-General. J. PEEL, Major-General. Chelsea, July front. Mr. Filder having thus actually formed a depot of fuel at Scutari, under tho.impressiou that the army might winter there in barracks, having also sought instructions relative to the formation of a similar depot at Varna, supposing the army might whiter in the Principalities, and having, more over, taken prompt measures to supply the troops in the Crimea, when the local resources were on the paint of ex haustion, cannot, in our opinion, be justly charged with any want of foresight or exertion in this respect. LAND-TRANSPORT AND HAY (p. 23-26). The insufficiency of land transport appears to have been the principal cause of most of the sufferings experienced by the army, and this insufficiency appears to have been occasioned by the want of means of supporting more animals. As relates to Mr. Filder, therefore, in his positisa of Com missary-General, the question is, in our opinion, correctly stated by him to be— " Whether he is to blame for the deficiency of forage, to which, step by step, all other deficiencies were mainly attri butable, as limiting the number of transport animals that could be maintained in the Crimea, and whether he availed hiinself of all the sea transport which he could obtain for the conveyance of forage and live cattle." Mr. Filder stated, at the outset of his case, and we thine correctly, that— " If it was expected that he should provide transport for the of iudefiuite quantities of huts, timber, buf falo robes, warm cluthing, Vic., it must be obvious that it would have been wholly impracticable, even had there been no difficulty with respect to forage. The additional transport power could only have been procured by long previous pre paratiou, the time for which was never allowed him." lie showed that even for the most ordinary commissariat purposes no more sea transport was available than that which lie actually used. And he, in our opinion, satisfactorily ac cuunt,d for the circumstance adverted to by the commis sioners, that the laud transport was for a few days reduced to an effeeive number of 333 packhorses and mules, and 12 camels. With regard to forage Mr. Filder stated that— " As the deficiency of fodder for the animals if the army in ti , e Crimea during the winter of October, 1854-5, bad been made the chief ground of accusation against him in respect of his management of the supplies, it became necessary for his vindication, more especially since the appearance of Sir C. Trevelyau's statement, to enter into a fuller explanation with regard to this head than he thought necessary with the other charges." Ho also stated that— " So early as the time at which an expectation was enter tallied that the army would advance to the DannLe, I made a contract for about 3,500 tons of hay to be delivered loose at different places in the neighbourhood of Constantinople, and I also desired the commissariat officer there to firm a depot of chopped straw, in case the army should return and occupy cantonments iu Turkey during the winter. I took tease steps as a precaution, notwithstanding that supplies of chopped straw, the usual forage of the country, can be ob tained to almost any amount along the shores of the Boa phoims and the Sea of Marmora, and these arrangements would have been adequate to the object in view had the army been cantoned in these districts." It appears that, on the 13th of September, when the fleet was crossing the Black Sea to the Crimea, Mr. Filder wrote to the Treasury, requesting that 2,000 tons of hay might be sent from England ; and he stated that— " By every subsequent mail, or nearly so, from the time of our arrival before Sebastopol, throughout tho months of Octo ber, November, aed December, and up to the 22d of January, I represented, in either official or private letters, addressed to Sir Charles Trevelyan, that it would be impossible to convey by sea sufficient quantities of uupressed hay and straw to meet the consumption of the army, or, if it were possible, that we could not land or Issue sufficient quantities of forage in that shape, and that we should, consequently, be depen dent upon supplies of pressed hay from England, the quantity I of that article which could be procured from Constantinople being quite inadequate to our wants. One or other, and sometimes all of these topics were mentioned by almost every mail." On the 13th of November I transmitted an estimate of sup plies required to bo forwarded from England for the service of the army in the East during a period of three months, in which the supply of hay is stated at 5,820,3141 b., or 2,600 tens, or 866 tons per month. On the reciept by me, after I had transmitted the evi dence above mentioned, of an intimation from the Treasury by letter, dated the 9th of November. that shipments of hay would only be made at the rate of 357 tons per month, I immediately informed Sir C. Trevelyan by letter, dated the 27th of November, that this quantity would not suffice, and that I should require 580 tens per month for the artil lery, cavalry, and commissariat transport animals alone ; and by the next mail—that is, on the Bth of December—l wrote to say that, in consequence of Lord Raglan having ordered full rations of forage to be issued for all the baggage animals of the army, I should want the whole of the hay estimated for, or 866 tons per month. So little attention did this meet with that, in fact, even the 357 tons per month were not sent, the total quantity shipped and forwarded during the two months of October and November not having exceeded 27) tons—that is to say, by the Belgravia, 402,7751 b. ; by the Esk, 108,1001 b ; and by the Helen, 88,4251 b.; total 599,3251 b. The following passage in the Treasury statement is confir matory of the latter portion of this statement by Mr. Filder: " The shipments of hay actually made from England up to the end of January were as follows :-1854. In June and • July, 1,203,8001b.=537 tons in 5 vessels ; in August and September, 1,023,3001b.=.-457 tons in 6 vessels; in Novem ber, 599,3001b.=267 tons in three vessels; in December, 1,417,6001b.=633 tons in 9 vessels. 1855.—1 n January, 800,11101 b tons in 7 vessels." With regard to the 537 tens shipped in Jane and July Mr. Filder said— " That quantity was originally sent out, partly by the Ad mir•alty to complete the horse transports, and partly, on my requisition, to replace the quantity I had expected to receive from the horse transports, but which I never got. I got but very little from the horse transports." Ho added,— " Supposing all that had been sent out from England from the commencement,—that is, from Jung —or 941 tons, had been available, it would have loft me deficient 1,006 tons of my requisition of the 13th of September, and I only got, or there was shipped on account of that 1,006 tons, according to Sir C. Trevelyan's own statement, up to the Ist or the sth of December, 268 tons." With regard to the 633 tons shipped in December, Mr Filder stated that be did not got them till February. He said— _ _ _ " I never received, up to the end of January, more than 510,0001 b ,or 228 tons. To have done it properly, the ship ments ought to have been consecutive and immediate ; and allowance should have been made for the time occupied in the voyage." It therefore appears to us that Mr. Fildor used all the means in his power to communicate to the Treasury the ab solute necessity of sending supplies of forage to the army from England ; and that he made known the wants of the army in that particular by a constant series ef letters, in which the requirements of the commissariat were clearly set forth in pressing and urgent language. And we are disposed to concur with Mr. Filder in thinking thai, " if tho authorities in England are to judge of the expe diency of complying with the requisitions of a Commissary- WATCHCOATS, COATEES, TROUSERS, SIIOES. In regard to the apportionment of these articles it appears to us, from the evidence of Col. Wetherall, the °Meer who superintended their apportionment, that every means were taken to issue to the troops such of them as were actually in store or available for use. But all the csatees wore found to be too small for the men by reason of the g , eat qumtity of under-clothing worn by them. The shoes were also much too small for all purposes of service in the field. This statement with respect to boots and shoes is borne out by the proceedings of a " Board of Survey on the unfitness of ammunition boots issued to the men," held in the 19th Re giment on the Bth of January, 1855. TENTI. With reference to tents, it appears that Sir R. Airey, on the 28th of November, 1851, sent home a large requisition in consequence of the destruction of tents and hospital marquees In the storm of the 14th of November ; but that requisition, addressed to the Board of Ordnance, although sent direct to England under most ' pressing circumstances, was not com plied with until May, 1855. Therefore the Quartermaster-General's Department is com pletely exonerated from all blame on this head. PAILLAMES. " Thu vessels before referred to, which arrived about the middle and end of November, had also brought 21,450 pail lasses to protect the soldier from the moistness of the ground, of which, however, 10,000 were lost in the Prince. It was intended that they should be stuffed with hay or straw, but at that time these were deficient in the camp, and no effort seems to ! , ,tve been made to provide a substitute, though we,l fe.,:u the opposite coast might probably have been pro cured it proper measures had been taken for that purpose. Had even the paillasse sack, together with one of the rugs in store, been issued, it would have afforded the soldier some protection from the moisture of tie ground till a bettet bed could be procured for him. None of the paillasses, however, were issued to the troops, and of a subsequent supply of 6,000 only about one-half were used for' the hospitals ; the whole of the rest remained iu store. " It was not necessary that there should be a paillasse for each man, and, indeed, a tent could not have contained that number ; one to every two seen would have been sufficient, for nearly one-half were on duty at night, and even in the end of November the number in store would have afforded hat proportion."' In answer to the observations of the commissioners, im puting blame to the Quartermaster-Ge nera l' s Department for the non-issue of paillasses, and which might have been used by the men as a protection from the moisture of the ground, Sir Richard A irey contended that a coarse linen pail. lasso cover to lay down upon the wet ground would have been of no use whatever, and that no man would have taken the trouble to walk down to. Balaklava to have obtained any number of them. Moreover, there were the same difficulties in moving the paillasses to the front as in the case of the blankets and other clothing. It is also in evidence that there was no hay or straw to stuff them with, and no wool, or the means of rendering it available, if procured as a sub stitute, as suggested by the commissioners. Sir Richard Airey's statement on this head is corroborated by the evidence of Colonel Wetherall (p. 283) and of Mr. Wat son (p. 314), and confirms us in the opinion that the pail lasses could not have been made serviceable in the mode re commended by the commissioners. FJIARFUL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Between 12 and 1 o'clock on Saturday morning a fear ful accident occurred at the Church Fenton station, on the LeeJs and York division of the North-Eastern Rail way, by which two persons were killed, one so injured that he is notiexpectecl to recover, and six others sus tained injuries of a more or less serious character. The Church Fenton station is a junction for York and Harrowgate, :and it appears, from the inquiries made, that betweeq 12 and 1 o'clock on Saturday morning a heavy cheap ltritin, which , had been to the Market Weighton cattle show, arrived at the station, and was being shunted on to a riding in order to go forward on the Harrow ate line, the train being thrown right across the up4i.ie. In addition to this unfortunate cir cumstance the signalman, instead of turning on a danger ,ignal, while the train was across the line, allowed a white semaphore to remain. At this time a goods train came up frorn'York, and, seeing the signal "All right" exhibited, thp enjue.driver and guard anticipated no danger, and they ran into the centre of the passenger train. The goods train passed literally through the passenger train, smashing three or four carriages to atoms, and threwing the engine on its broadside. The scene was one of fearful confusion—the groans of the dying and wounded mingled with the screams of the affrighted passengers, and the crash of the falling and broken carriages for a moment paralysed every one, and excited fears of an accident still more terrific than it ulti mately proved to be. Immediately after the collision as sistance was rendered ti.) the passengers whose carriages had beat crushed, and in a .shert time two dead bodies were discovered, one of them that of a wheelwright from Tadcaster, and the other of an innkeeper from the same neighbourhood. Shortly afterwards another man was found with his thigh broken, and so injured that he is not expicted to , recover ; and in the course of a'short time six others were found seriously injured. The injured were removed to the neighbouring houses and medical assistance was rendered as early as possible. Thu nature of the accident was telegraphed to York, and in the course of an hour or' two a large body of men and officials arrived from York ; and by 8 o'clock the line was again in working order. The permanent vay was but 'little injured. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. An accident of a very fearful character, and attended with loss of life, oocurred at the Church Fenton station, on the North-Eastern Railway, at about a quarter past 12 o'clock on Saturday morning. The occasion of the c.Ltastrophe was a goods train from York running into a heavy passenger train from Market IN eighton. A special train left Market Weighton about 10 o'clock for Wetherby, conveying passengers who had bean at tending the agricu;tural show held at Market Weighton. The train, which was a very long one, consisting of about 20 carriages, arrived at Church Fenton station about a quarter-past 12 o'clock, and it was necessary for the train to be shunted in order to get on to the Church Fenton and Harrowgate branch. Tee engine pushed the train back for this purpose, and the end of the train went a!ong soma portion of the up line from York to Leede. J ust at this moment a goods-train from York dashed into it, shivering one second and three third class carriages into fragments, khling two of the passengers and injuring about 14 others, some of them very seriously. Mr. Copeland, of Clifford-cum-Bostom, a farm hind, a man apparently about 50 years of age, was killed on the spot, and his body, when found, presented a dreadfully mangled and mutilated appearance. Mr. Godfrey Bra ham, landlord of the Railway Hotel, Tadcaster, had his skull fractured, and received other it)jut les, which caused his death in about an hour afterwards. Mrs. Braharn, his wife, also received a severe cut on the head, but her injuries, it is hoped, will not prove fatal. Mr. Water house, jun., of Tadcaster, received some internal and other injuries of a serious character, and but slight hopes are entertained of his recovery. The other persons who received serious hurts are Mr. Heptonstall, of Clifford ; Mr. Jackson, of Tadcaster, leg broken ; and Mr. T. Robinson, of Stutton. The names of the other sufferers we were unable to learn. In addition to the two unfortunate men who were killed, about 14 persons were more or less injured, but the remainder of the passengers, who numbered in all between 40 and 50, escaped without sustaining anything beyond a mere shock. The engine of the goods-train was completely over turned and crushed, but the driver of the engine and the fireman miraculously escaped, almost without injury, the fireman being merely scalded at the back of the neck. The guard of the goods-train was thrown upon his face, which was cut, and the driver of the passenger train also received some injuries: With as little delay as possible medical assistance was obtained. Mr. Scott, of Sherb urn, was sent for,and arrived in a short time, and Dr. Williams came from York in a special train. These gentlemen, assisted by Mr. Lewis, of Sherburn, and other medical gentlemen, did every thing they could for the unfortunate sufferers, all of whom, with the exception of Mr. Waterhouse, were re moved to tneir respective homes about 3 o'clock by spe cial train. Mr. Waterhouse was taken to the Railway Commer cial Hotel; where he at present lies, and, as already stated, without much chance of his recovery. The re mains of the persons who were killed were placed in two of the rooms at the station to await a coroner's in- quest. In addition to the four carriages shattered to pieces, two cattle trucks, forming a portion of the goods train, were also broken up, and the different pieces of the carriages were scattered about the line in every direc tion. The rails were torn up for a considerable dis tance. With regard to the cause of the accident it appears that the goods train was expected about the time it ar rived, and either the person whose duty it was to signal to the driver that the line was clear or otherwise must have neglected to do so, or the driver must have disre garded the signal or not observed it. The following official account is from the secretary : TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. "North-Eastern Railway.—Secretary's-office, York, July 26. "Sir,—•lt is with vouch regret that I have to inform you of a serious accident which occurred on tbis rail way about half-past 12 o'clock this morning. While a passenger train was stopping at the Church Fenton eta tion a merchandise train came up from York, and ran into it, cau.ting the following casualties : "John Copeland, farm servant, Clifford, near Thorp arch—killed ; Mr. Brabant, innkeeper, Tadcaster— killed ; Mrs. Brabant, wife of the abovo—head cut and concussion of the brain ; Mr. Jackson, tallow chandler, Tadcaster—leg broken ; Mr. Heptonstall, farmer, Thorp-arch—arm broken ; Mr. Waterhouse, jun., tim ber merchant, Tadcaster —internal injury ; Mr. Nichol son, the constable of Taticaster, Mr. Richardson, of Brambana, and three or four persons bal also been hurt, but not severely. "Mr. Waterhouse remains at the Church Fenton Hotel ; the other passengers, after receiving medical at• tendance, were conveyed to their homes. " The signal by which the train ought to have been proteAed appears either not to have been used or to have been disregarded, the statements of the respective parties on this point being conflicting.—l remain, Sir, your obedient servant, " W. O'BRIEN, Secretary." LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF APPEAL. IN BANKRUPTCY-EX PARTE WRYGHTE IN RE MARK BOYD. This matter came before the Court on a petition pre sented by Mr. Wryghte, the official manager, under the Winding-up Act, of the Royal Bank of Australia, against a decision pronounced by Mr. Fane on the 26th of June last, whereby he allowed the bankrupt an immediate certificate of the first class. The petilion prayed the re versal of that judgment ; and further, that the bankrupt might be refused any certificate whatever. The principal objections which were made by the petitioner to the allowance of auy certificate at ail were that, as he con tended, the bankrupt had, in two instances or more, been guilty of fraudulent preference ; and also, as a member of the board of directors of the Royal Bank of Australia, bad sanctioned the payment of dividends out of capital when he knew that its affairs were in a state of hopeless insolvency. In support of the charge of fraudulent preference, it was stated that the bankrupt in one case received 1,0001. from Mr. Hudson, out of which he paid to Messrs. Black and Co., on the day of his bankruptcy, 6001., as creditors of the firm of B. and M. Boyd, stockbrokers, although the Messrs. Black had not issued any process against him, or were not very pressing in their demands. Another charge of fraudulent preference was with regard to a sum received in respect of the purchase-money of a debenture of the bank. The debenture was sold three days before the bankruptcy, and the bankrupt stated that his reason for selling it was because, seeing the hostile attitude Mr. Wryghte had taken against him, he was making arrange ments "to wind up and transfer a business that had existed for 20 years in the City of London into other hands." With respect to the charge of the bankrupt, as a director of the company, being a party to a declaration of dividend out of capital and not out of profits at a time when he knew the concern was involved—the proof of that consisted in the fact that two days after the annual meeting, on the 30th of June, 1846, when an increase of one per cent. in the company's dividend was made, Mr. Wray, the manager, who wrote to Mr. Robinson, in A.ustrialio., that the bank was in a serious dilemma, with respect to certain bills to heavy amounts coming due, and for which they depended upon receiving ample funds from him (Mr. Robinson), and that if remittances were not on the way to meet them, the result would be " not only the immediate winding up of the establishment and the sacrifice of our present advantages in the colony, but we shall also be open to the severe attacks of those who will naturally accuse us of having misled them." Another objection to the certificate was with reference to the re presentations made in 1849 by the bankrupt to Mr. Borth• wick, an accountant sent up from Edinburgh to investi gate the affairs of the bankrupt, to the effect that his brother owed him 26,7771. on balance of consign ment, when in truth, as it was alleged, it even tually turned out he was indebted to his brother 70,000/. on that account. It was also alleged that the Commissioner had prevented the bankrupt an swering many of the questions which had been put to him by Mr. Roxburgh on behalf of Mr. Wiyghte, when he (the bankrupt) was under examination, and that the Commissioner had stated no reason for prevent ing such questions being answered by the bankrupt. In the course of the arguments on the appeal, a letter was read, written by Mr. Benjamin Boyd (when on board ship bound for Australia) addressed to Mr. Sutherland, a director. From that letter the following I are extracts :—" Plymouth, 9th November, 1841.—As I am now starting for the colony, I wish to direct your attention to a few suggestions which I should like ad. hered to as nearly as possible during my absence. . . . If any proprietors apply for a statement of the affairs of the bank, you must reply to them in very general terms. It is quite sufficient to tell them that the concern is going on steadily, but that the direc tors thought it prudent, in the unsettled state of affairs of Australia, to do very little until these commercial difficulties had blown over. If this is not enough to satisfy them, it will be well if their shares can be bough , up, as they will prove troublesome proprietors." The general facts of the case have already appeared in the S/6/t. The arguments in support of the petition of ap peal were not nearly concluded when the Court rose. Mr. Daniel and Mr. Roxburgh were for the appeal. Mr. Swanston for some of the shareholders. Mr. Bacon, Mr. Selwyn, and Mr. Needham (of the common law bar) for the bankrupt. Naval and Military Intelligence. By the removal of Admiral Douglas from the active to the reserved list, thefollowing promotions take place: Rear-Admiral of the Red Robert Wauchope to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue ; Rear-Admiral of the White the Hon. Henry John Rous to be Rear-Admiral of the Red ; Rear-Admiral of the Blue George William Con way Courtenay to be Rear-Admiral of the White ; Captains John Milligan Laws and Sir Burton Macna mara (1E33) to be R3ar Admirals on the reserved list ; Capt the Right Hon. Lord G. Paulet, C. 8., to be Rear: Admiral of the Blue on the active list. By the latter promotion a naval aide-de-campship to the Queen be ' c noes vacant, and Captain the Hon. F. T. Pelham, C. 8., of her XI ajesty's ship Blenheim, becomes paid naval aide•de.camp to her Majesty. Captain R. F. Stopford, of her Majesty's ship Queen, attains the 14s. 6d. list ; Captain P. G. Hymes attains to the 12s. 6d. list. The steam transport Calcutta, Captain Blackmore, arrived at Spithead yesterday morning from tke Crimea (July 4), and Vigo (July 23) ; she experienced strong gales up the coast of Portugal, and brings the following officers and men and horses :—Brigadier-General Warren, Captain St. John, Assistant-Surgeon Pinkerton, and Col. Peel, of the Staff ; also Capt yin D. Yorke, Lieuts. Cockburn and Yeats, Cornet Wilkin, Assistant-Surgeon Miller, and Veterinary-surgeons Antony and Gloag, and Quartermaster Kontz', of the 11th (Prince Albert's) Hussars ; also Col. Price, Major Hawkins, Capt. Hey man, Capt. Wilkinson, Capt. Davis, Senior Surgeon Eliiott, Afisistant-Surgeon Betts, of the Royal Artillery ; Lieut. Douglas, of the 42d Highlanders ' • Lieut. Pig gott, 44th Regiment ; Lieut. Mellish, 44th ; Lieut. Bromhead, 4th ; Lieut. Johnson, 95th ; Lieut. Boyle, 38ch ; Lieut. Maskeleyne, 20th ; Major Goodlake, Cold stream Guards ; Mr. D. Maokenz'e, Purveyor's Clerk ; Rev. C. Hort, Chaplain ; Mr. H. B. Middleton, Com missariat Clerk ; Messrs. Laming and Watson, civilians ; 237 non-commissioned officers and men, and 177 horses. Toe Calcutta spoke the steam transport Pioneer on the 25th inst , 130 miles S.W. of Ushant, under sail, being short of coals. Her Majesty's steam-frigate Leopard, 18, Capt. C. 0. Hayes, arrived at Spthead on Saturday from the Crimea, with the Espiudola steamer, No. 206, in tow. The latter had on beard 572 of the Ist and 6th battalions of th. Land Transport Corps, with the following officers at tached :—Major Shervinton, Captains Sheaffe, Norman, Kipper), Nichols, Thompson, and Fitzgerald ; Lieut. Kean ; Cornets Crazg, Gatt, Luard, and Borrett ; Q uar . terinaster Mitchell ; Surgeons Ewen and Shipton. The Edina steam-transport, No. 199, arrived at Spit head from Malta, on Saturday, with 38 men, 2 women, and 1 child of the 98d Regiment ; 95 men of the PA, t: 70 men of the Land Transport Corps, an'i Brevet Lie ut.- Col. Cordon, 93 I, in military command; Lieut. Il aynoB Lieu. and Ensign Mackenzie, 93 d ; Capt. Pearson , 9 3d.. ' tenants Deane, Robinson, Mathews, and JUr ies 31st Lieut. Fletcher and Cornet Skeats, Lam ) . Transport medical charge, a n d Di spenser Corps ;Dr. N. Ffolliet, Downes. The Devonshire (lately appropriated for Russian pri soners of war) at Sheerness, was on Saturday towed from her hat bour moorings to the upper part of Saltpan. reach, to make room in the lower division of the harbour for the vessels belonging to the first class steam reserve, under the command of Capt. Halsted. The 18th Royal Irish disembarked at Kingstown on Saturday morning, and immediately proceeded to Dub lin. The depot, 400 strong, is at present in Waterford. The following promotions and appointments were male on Saturdaylat the Admiralty : Vice-Admiral Peter J. Douglas, to the reserved half , i n receipt of servic e p ens i on pay list, vice Admiral Glynn, deceased ; Commander E. Peirse, Commander J . Sleene, and Commander S. S. L. Crofton, pro moted to the rank of captain ; Lieut. C. J. Wrey, to the Brilliant ; T. Edwards. master, to the Tortoise ; J. H. Kerr, master, to the Fisgard ; the Rev. George C. Purchas, chaplain, to the Edinburgh ; E. M. Johnstone, naval instructor, to the Alonarch ; G. S. Bourne, naval instructor, to the Princess Royal ; James W. Lesley, acting assistant-surgeon, to the Victory. [ADVERTISEMENT.] Stoup AND HEARING SPECTACLES, POWERFUL TELESCOPES, OPERA, RACE, AND PERSPECTITH Grasses. —Messrs• S. S and B. Solomons, opticians, 39, AIN- - ma r l e - s treet, Piccadilly. Observe—opposite the York Hotel. By ' , ler Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and extraordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Racecourse, Opera, and Per. spective Glasses, to know the, distances of objects viewed through them—of groat importance to the army, navy, and others. These telescopes possess such extraordinary powers that some three and a-half inches, with an extra, eye. piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double siars ; with the same telese.ope can be seen a person's enuntenance three miles and a half distant. and an object from 16 to 20 miles. .They are of la rger and ail sizes, with increasing powers accordingly ; whil e th e i r vary ing from to 6 inches enable ns to discover more than the above, and the Georgian, with his 6 satellites, ize.___Th e R oyal Exhibition, 1851.—Valuable, newly-invented, very s ma ll, powerful waistcoat-pocket gless,the size of a walnut, by which Li poise n can be seen and known 1 miles distant; they answer r awry purpose on the race-course, and at the opera houses, country sc enery,. and ships are c l ear l y seen at 8 to 10 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to dport , mon , gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, race-course, camp, and perspective glasses, with wonderful powe r. Newly-constructed Spectacle Lenses of the great tad transparent power. The valuable advantage derived from this invention is, that vision becoming impaired is preserved and strengthened, and very aged persons are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occu pation-- can see with these louses of a much less magnify• ing power—and they do not require tho frequent changes to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance. Deafness—New Discovery.—The Organic Vibrator, an ex traordinary powerful, small, newly-invented instrument for deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass any thing of the kind that has been, or probably ever lan be, produced. Being of the same colour as the skin, is not per. ceptible ; it enables deaf p ersons to h oar di s ti nc tl y a t c hurch and at public assemblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely removed ; and it affords all the assistance that possibly could be dosired.-39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly. Obse rve — opposite the York Hotel. Cotratry Markets. HADDINGTON CORN WHICAT. 84s Oci MARKE' BARLEY 52s Oct First,. second Bos Od 147 s Od Third 7ss 01 43s Od Total quantity of wheat in market, barley oats beans PP PP !- JULY 25. OATS. IIIIAN 37s 91 54s 13,1 . _ 34s lld 52s 6d 32s Od 1 51s Od 258 qrs., 254 sold 11 qrs., 11 sold 276 qrs., 220 (i NY 34 qrs., 34 sold AVERAGES PER lIIPEETAL QUARTER. Wheat, 4/. 0 0 3-12ths 1 Barley, 2l. 7 0 o.l2tha Oath, ... 1/. 14 1L 0-12ths Beans, 21. 12 6 8-12th a DALKEITH GRAIN MARKET—JULY 24 Qrs. Best. Current. Wel lot 197 Wheat 83s Od 186 Oats 37s 4d. OOs Od 66 Barley 49s 6d OOs Od 21 Peas & beans 52s Od oos Od ABERDEEN—JULY 25. Potato oats 11s Od to 32s Od 1401bs per bushel Common oats 30s Od to 31s Od Bore lls Od to 42s Od s3lbs Barley 41s Od to 42s Od Wheat, red (spring)6ss Od to 70s Od }62lbs „ „ white 76s Od to 78s Od _ Oatmeal 22s 6d to 23s 6d per boll. Flour 57s Od to 58s Od per sack. PROVISION MARKET. Beef, per lb 6d. to 8d I Butter, p lb. OslOd to Os 11 i Mutton, per lb 6d to 8d Eggs, p doz. Os 6d to Os 7 , 1 Lamb, do., Os 5d to N kid Hens, p pair 3s 6d to 4s 0 i Veal, per lb ... 511 to Os 6d Chickens,do. 3s Cad to 4s o.i Pork, per 5t...5s 9d to 6s Od Ducks, do., 2s Od tots 63 Salmon, per lb ......Os to Os Ducklings,doOs Od to OK (hi Grouse, per brace Os to Os Turkeys, each 4s Od to 5s 0.1 Tallow, p stone, 359(1 to 4s Od Potatoes, pr peck, 12d to 161 Rabbits, each Od to Od. Butter for exportation (present cure) per cwt. 9080 d to 93i Eggs, wholesale price, per dozen 6d to et 1 RETAIL PRICES. Flour, 141 b 03 Od to 3s Od Barley flour,l4lb.Os to 2s 44 Oatmeal Os Od to 2s 4d „ dust, Os toOs 10i Beremeal ....Os Od to 2s Od „ per lb 2d to lid Peasemoal... Os Od to 2s 8d Sids, lid 4-lb. 10af...8d. 1 2-lb. 10af...4d. Cheese, per imperial stone, 3s. 6d. to 4s 6d. LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JULY 26. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market is inactive, without much change in prices. Transactions were at the follow ing rates :—Caledonian, 30i—South Eastern, 22k—Great Northern A Deferred, 9/. 13s. 9d.—Eastern Counties, 10* —Lancashire and Yorkshire, 97I—Blackburn, Bi—Great Westerns, 62I —Shrewsbury and Hereford, 7l—London and North Western, 108 7i-- Midlands, 83i. MANCHESTER, JULY 26. STOOK EXOHANGE.—This market was doing a fair amount of business to-day, and prices were unaltered: Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 34i # --- London and North-Westerns, 108 7i—Blackburn, 8 7-16 -East Lancashire, 21i—Midland Consols, Bl—Great Western of Canada, 25k- South Eastern and Dovers, 22 3-16. ssEABORNE MAILS. tti lignifies that the mane are sent from the General Post-att.. vy the night—and Ai by the morning—despateh.) oay linen ma it From W 00uYnazi. to General Por. - due °Mee, London.* DispateLe . Ea. ,wad. livery Fridas Liverpoo: Weekly kitlaZica(byltrit.p k 1 , - ,atricp. (by United Sts. packet) ...........N Every Tuesday Southern. t ,Weekly kruerica (by U. Statss packet) • • Liverpoo , e. 4. , l3tralia (via Liver pool) .......... M l 4th and 19th .... Liverpool .. Twice me] :Jaw (via Marseilles) NI Dove. 'Otto (via Cape of ~ .400e Sopa) ............N ..... • • .. • • 'l:lncerts'n tf:ica (West Coast), • N ild of thtt month . Plymouth 6th or rrs. ........ e.N 10th t 26th of r o. Dover • 1 9d t 19th 1.t.tandria........ _ll lt,t & 2otit of moo. Southampt 4& 21 0.i.0 ilahamas 17th of the month Southampt r , 16th elgium .N Daily . Dover y Masi' —ll 9th of the mouth Southampto• July 16. 1uen05A.yre5........14 9th ^, moist' Southstmttot 'July 16 s Cape of Good Hope .N Uncertain Cape of Good Hope •.fit yo de Verde 14• • -none-I, Southamptot- 16th of mo on (see India) 10th and 26th & 29th Ceylon .. , N '4th and 20th 4 & 26th Channel Idea e . ....., Southamp tll Tu.Th.s at & 17 , h of month Southamp , 1 and 16 China ..•... • 4th and 10th 1 4 and '29 Constantinople ...... o l loth and 26th.., Constantinople 4th & 20th of mcdi. Dove) ~Southatripto- .1 1 2. and ,9 7 and 24 Cont. of Europe 1 1 1 !-1 Twice .„ Dover ...... twice day Egypt (see India) eralleo ........ loi It N Twice daily e... Dover .... TwicedA i ti 0tra1zar..........Ni 4,7,17,20,27 sfm. Southamptm e 6. 7. 24,2thi Greece (see India) Greytown ........ 13,2nd & 17th of mon. Southampt• 1 and 16 riumburgh e.N . L0nd0n..... D ail y Savannah 2nd of the month Southall/pm, 2d of mo flatland —ll Daily iloncluras , _ll 1.7t0 of the month Southampton 1 6 th tu (viaSoutbainpt.)M 4th 4 20th of mon Plymoutt, 4 and 21 la In ila (via lidr.reellles)lll 10th&26th of moth Dover ...... lb & 29 m Coition Isle& (coo India) •• • • •• • • trelanti & N Twice daily Hoiyhead Lieben.............. NI 2d of c 0.. liatiatra vt.n of the not h Southampton 6, 16fis 0. tladaira .......... , . N 234 of month Liverpool .... Malta (see India) Matta 4, 10, 20, and 26 Dover r» 4. 21,15,29 Mauritius (see India) tetluritius . N 20.11 tot the moult. rhj a a , xi ,les co , IS, 29 3°Doavtchrani..lL' ist New Granada 12d. & 17th of month Southampto; July 16 Clew Zea1and.......... T. lee a month Papal Ntaies Dai1y............ Dover ...... 4 weeklY Peninsula 4outharapt.., Pm , Al 3d t 27th of mon. 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Therefore let those who are suffering fr,m asthma, tightness of breath, or similar complaints, have recourse at once to these invaluable pills.—Sold by all medicine vendors throughout the world, at Professor Holloway's Establishments, 244, Strand, London, and 80, Maiden-lane, New York ; by A. Stampa, Constantinople ; A. Guidicy, Smyrna ; and E. Muir, Malta. 2 [AnvEarisEmwsr.]--The following are some out of many thousand extraordinary cures without medicine effected by Du Barry'R delicious Health-Restoring Revalenta. Arabica Food of indigestion (Dyspepsia), Flatulency, Constipation, Nervous, Bilious, and Liver complaints, Cough, Asthma, C o - ovamption, and Debility : —Cure No. 41,617.—Winchester, Der,. 3, 1847.—Gentlemen,—I am happy to be able to inform Fon that the person for whom y our R eva l en ta w a s procured I has derived very great benefit from its use ; distressing symptoms of dropsy, dyspepsia, and constipation of long standing have been removed, and a feeling of restored health induced. Having witnessed the beneficial effects in the above ' mentioned case, I can with confidence recommend it, sad shall have much pleasure in doing so whenever an opportu nity offers, &c., &c.—James Shorland, late Surgeon, 96th Regiment. Cure No. 52,422.—Bridgehouse, Frimley, April 3, 1854.—Thirty-three years diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, deafness, singing is the ears, constipation, debility, shortness of b rea th an d coug h, h a ve been removed by your Revalenta Arabica. My lungs, liver, stomach, head and ears are all right, my hearing perfect, and ay recovery is a mar• vel to all my acquaintances.—James Roberts, wood m 'reheat. Supported by testimonials from the celebrated Professors of Chemistry Dr. Andrew Ure ; Dr. Shorland ; Dr. Harvey ; Dr. Campbell; Dr. Gattiker ; Dr. Wurzer ; Dr. Ingram; Lord Stuart de Decies ; the Dowager Countess •of Castle stuart ; Major-Gen. Thomas King, and many other respectable persons, whose health has been restored by it, after all other means of • cure had failed. Suitably packed for all climates, with full instructions. In canisters, 51bs., 11s. ; 121b5., 225.; super-refined, 11b., 6s. ; 2lbs., 11s.; 51bs., 225. ; 101bs., 335. The 101bs. and 121bs. carriage free, on receipt of post-office order. Barry du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London ; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., Purveyors to her Majesty, Picca dilly ; also at 60, Graceohnrch-street ; 333 and 451, Strand; 4, Cheapside ; 68, Ccrnhill ; 49, Bishopsgate-street ; 55, Char. ina-cross ; 54, Upper Baker-street; 63 and 157, Oxford. street. BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 23d inst , the wife of Mr. Charles Sully, jun., Fenchurch•street. On the 21st inst., at 3, Princes-buildings, Bath, the wife of George Parkinson, Esq.—twins. •F A DAUGHTER. On the 26th inst., at 23, Montagu-plan, Russell-square, the wife of Dr. Andrew Clark. On the 26th inst., at 14, Carlton•hill east, St. John's wood, the wife of John Chapple, Esq. MARRIE D. On the 26th inst., F. J. H. Temple, Esq., of Chapel street, Park-lane, to Agnes, eldest daughter of Mr. Henry Kitchin. On the 24th/inst., at Bedhampton, Hants, James Alex ander, eldest son of David Charles Untterie, Esq., of Port land-place, to Ellinor, second daugter of Rear-Admiral, Sir James Stirling, of Belmont, Hampshire. DIED. On the 25th inst., at 23, Bedford-row, William Grane, Esq. On the 25th inst., at Seymour-place, West Brompton, George Howard, Esq., aged 58. On the 25th inst., at 8, Coborn-street, Bow, Captain Malcolm M`lntyre, one of the surveyors to Lloyd's, aged 41. On the 25th inst., Elizabeth, wife of Mr. Joseph Had land, of Cheapside and Clapham-park. aged 58. On the 24th inst., at Cheltenham, Harriet Sarah, eldest daughter of Major General Clark Kennedy, C. 8., K.H. On the 23d inst., at Lythwood Hall, Salop, Maria Ley land, wife of the Rev. R. Hornby, aged 45. On the 22d inst., George Bryson Clarke, Esq., of Mouton House, Greenheys. near Manchester, aged 34. On the 16th May, at Graham's Town, Cape of Good Hope, the Right Rev. John Axnastrong, D.D., Bishop of Graham's Town. 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