The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-25 00:00:00

Did these difficulties esseist la the forms, i the divided

responsibility, or in the inadequacy of the Ordnaswe staff ?-
I should say decidedly, in ibis particular case, in the latter ,
but from the fact of there beiag_ so many separate war de-
partmests the public were aseessuily fa ignorance to wheat
they aught to apply, and, owiag to the aecident of the sub.
division el the War-office departments, they might, in the
eyes of the pablie, be held responsible, although it was not
really a.. There was no missadmetaading about this.
Neither the Secretary toe War ter the Secretary at War,
the Horse Guards or the Medical Board—wee of them had
obviously anything to do with them ieventioas or mechani-
cal matters; but it was not unnatural oe the part of the
public to and fault with one or all of them departments,
being is reality in ignorance of which one in particular was
the peeper authority.
De the maw observations apply to the War Oda, to the
Commeeder-ia-Chief, and the Hoes Guards, with regard
M the diflealty of carrying on the hygiene P—Of course
Mies a amplitation of cams it does apply to a certain ex-
tent, bat there were no forms to be gone through baseman
the liseeMary of State and the Horse Gear& It was
Bathing bet serrespoadence, and while on that subject I
say stale goseally, I believe that the present constitution
e( 1M Mr lispoloont aecemarily entails a larger amount of
eileempainee Ora . desitable.
De yea Ihish that the relations subsisting between the
Wee Dagotosat, the Horse Guards, and the Ordnance, end
aver iepmlmesses eesseeted with the war, are on as us-
rallihaboy MOW P—No ; certaialy not.
Are yea ewers whether any change hes taken pleat sines
you left oasis t—l am not aware that any extensive change
has taken plus. lam aware of a ohmage, the exact eaten
of whisk I do not know, is edemas to the War-ofami.
I knew that the once of secretary-at-war is abolished, but
whatis the sabetitated power I am not aware. I was sot
consulted on the subject, neither was I requested to give
the pverantent the beasit of my experience is that matter
while I was in °Mee.
During the time of your hoWiag emus what was the ex-
am mature of your relations with Lord Cardigan; had yea
given say instructions to Lord Cardiges what you seat the
army oat to the Est P—Thor was so necessity to compel
me ta mod anything to Lord Cardigan. Of course is ell
matters reisdag to the war the Secretary of State for War
i. seprome, bat when I considered a military opinions
rsquielM I astarally applied is all matters, soot those of
Ordssaeo, to Lord Harding..
Tear grace carried on a sorrespoadesoe with Lord Ro-
lm but did set shish it ammo as a matter of roomy
to submit*, Want° Lod Harding. P—lt as boa the
imolai& prestos in dare of wet for the Secretary of State
omespoed with the Cosseader-ia-Claist of the army
Amid, bat sot for the Cceaseasticaia-Chief of the army
shoed te warrespond with the Commandevia-Chlef at the
liaise Osards.
The Chairmen presumed the hon. member, Mr. Loud,
did set mesa that it was a usher of courtesy to Lord Bar-
eke, ea moth as that It was a nutter et courtesy to the
pablie Noise I—There was so olleisl obligation that re-
tailed sets Wu thaw lettere to Lord Harding..
Did Lead Cardigan make say report to you on matters
alasested with the army as the was t—Recanstankated to
be soy laismatisa he noire& sad whisk it was desirable
be *said ocieumaioato i but, as I beim said, it
*lieu the invariable practice of the Secretary of State to
eiseemposi with the Ontitaadee-ia-Chid of the away
dread, bat set he the OemeadaPia-Chief at the emir
die eel le eeneeptall with the Coassailet-it•Chiet at Ibl
Owes at hems ; and aiweleestly Lad=
.won ealiated M Nee isteasatiea he essayed la
midi the yis Turkey. Them were some her eight
; but thew that ems to the • limp
Ilaweile a saherilaate ihesseter, Math( to stalhe
est OW Bottom . ; s