The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-18 00:00:00

THE ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL.

MR. ROEBUCK'S COMMITTEE.
The committee, after some minor matters in evi-
dence yesterday, proceeded to inquire into the conduct of
the commissariat deputment. The conaittn-roors, eon-
sequent, in all probability, on the day of adjournment not
being precisely borne in publics recollection, was by no
means so crowded as usual. Mr. Ball, who since the last
meeting of the committee has best appointed eminent-
secretary to the Colonial Department, was not present,
neither was his place supplied by any new member, though
Colonel Lindsay moved from his own place to occupy that
lately tenanted by Mr. Ball.
Mr. Maxwell, on. of the commission appointed to inquire
into the medial administration of the army in the Best,
was recalled, tied said that one of the things that struck
them forcibly in their investigation was the necessity of
*ending out washing, wringiog, and drying machines ; and
ultimately these machines came out, though they were a
long time lying is the Golden Horn. The duties of the
commission were to inquire into the condition of the sick
and wounded, and into the state of the hospitals. The pur-
veyors told him that the original contrast for the washing
had broken down, and that they were the" raising into
new ones ; but they could not impress on the commandant
the nasally of tan" any particular step, whether the
contract succeeded or not, their duty being not to ream.
mend, but to inquire and report to the Duke of Newcastle.
Soon after their arrival they received a letter from
the Adjutant General, written by the direction of Lad
Raglan, complaining that certain inquiries had not been
submitted to his lordship's approval ; aad is cossequence
of this a divisional order was issued to the effect that
of and servants should not give say information as to
hospital arrangements, except under thus authority of the
commander-in-chief; and w far the awlffeiwity of the eon-
mission was overruled by the eammenrilmeln-chief. Bat he
did not know that he was to base hem rife that the eos-
usander.ia•chief was responsible for the white medial ad-
ministration of the army, and managearintd as bomb&
He requested Major Buller to renewed ilk le Lie! Rag-
lan, who afterwards meat a letter i the nu
presing kis regret that any impediment *said take
He (witness) did not remember seeing their in
the Lotion Goottfo. When the commission went es te
Balaklava, they met on the field every day, and inspirited
the hospitals and teats of the regiments, but be
did not know that they inspected those of every
regiment, as some might be omitted outlying be-
fore Sebastopol and the heights at Bdaklava. The
field hospitals were in a wretched condition. The state
of that was fully described in the report of the °semis-
sloe, which would be published in a few days, and a proof
se mt of which witness banded in. Man of the regiments
had only bell teats, which were a:aedingly unsuited for Yesterday evening a general meeting of inhabi-
the assemmodatios of the sick, both in coliseum nee of their ants of the borough of Marylebons was held is the Vestry
s=ile rid the material of which they were made,both of them Hall to take into consideration the best means of promoting
bits the wet and cold. Some of the soldiers Is a testimonial to the late Lord Dudley Coats Stuart, who
epee mats sad lamsming, but the majority ea the grouted,
while ethess led M secure stones sad boughs. The supply for seven years represented that borough in the House of
of reolliness parlisalarly is the matter of opiates sad Commons.
astringents, ores wry defective. The divisional atone Sir B. HALL, Bart., M.P., and
presided,
was supported
became se antballs of supplies that the surgeons had to by Lord Ebrington, M.P., M. Louis Kowa*, lir. W. D.
send on Is Balaklan for them, sad, eve@ there
there was a &Gamey. The supplies of port wine Cooper, and mho, gentlemen.
and the means of cooking were alike defective. The CIAUi AN. in opening the proceedings, said : The
The supply of fuel was defective, and they could not get noble lord to whose memory they had assembled to do
charcoal up hem Hankies", owing to the want of transport honour was so well known in Msrylebone that it would be
In the ctee § generally there was a complaint of want of
email.. Its ass were frequently obliged to go to the almost unnecessary for his to say anything ia his
river. The Saner of the tents was very disagreeable. Praise. He (the chairman) had been seven 711411111
There was se thorough ventilaties In general the supply closely acquainted with him. When in awn they
of seoas was ample, and the esedition of the hospital at law each other every day, and when in the semis,
BeJablaver wee better that they hada Tight to expect Gs' two days never passed without seats written SSW
nerally, however, it was too seemied. The men had no
bedstead., beddtay, &woe. There ores a mat difficult, munication between them. The noble lord hid as sr
in getting opium, sad on one ommisa when Dr. Hall seat teriall7 assisted him in the representation of the bsiongh ;
a requisition for 5010 s. of opium be 'sly resolved bibs., but and as regarded the relations of private life, it might be said
he ascertained from the fourteen engem he examined of him that no tun was more amiable or thoroughly @eel-
that from the time of the beats of the Alma
man be (aitaseel left they wets net wombs be say ba. stable. (Hest) A meeting on the same subject estate then
portant drug. gam if the opium was net supplied, a qua- under •••sid•slai•• was held in Westminster • few
thy could have been purchased in the Inman at Coestenti- days ego, when gentlemen of all elves and easy descrip-
nople sulkiest to physic the whale arm . The want of tioa of politics attended, for the sole purpose of uniting to
opium and astringents was the tibia t, Had he been raise some testimeinial to the memory of the deceased lord.
Dr. Hall he should have tabu*, Soil etasmes hews Ba- That meeting bed been so successful that it was thought
laklava to Satan, and have sespesded the °Meer is charge right to have • meeting in Marylebone, to exceed its views
there, and have made the necessary mamas is Cuestas- and objects For himself, he felt attain that the borough
dimple himself. He admitted that the terms of the ems- of Maryleboae, which was under such deep obligatior a to
mimeo on which he west out were vague and ansatisfse- the noble lord, would not be behind in the good work.
tory. They did not anciently deans his duties. The (Hear, hear.) What would be ions must of course depend
duty of the enwasieicia was a dentate ane, as they would upon the amount of the funds raised. If they were large,
possibly hawed the medial deaseemast. there was ens object to which a portion of them might,
Colonels mice lIIMPIUSIO Brigade, said perhaps, be properly applied. For one whole year
that hie, the Divides, were belly off for warms he (Sir B. all, was "Mined with climatal. '
ell
It wasalsag tine Is moles, bat when it did and the whole duties of the representation devolved
sematsey got a hie share. 1108006 n suffered from cho- epos Lord Dudley Stuart. Directly he recovered, blind.
lees while en the Bosphorus. On embarking for Verna nese fell upon the noble lord, and then he (Sir B. Hall) bad
his 'spinout sambaed of 970 men, but on arriving to discharge all the duties. That was a singular einem-
there it was reused to NO. Use 276 by deaths, stance in their lives, and the noble lord had often mentioned
sad eiders, aad the elective strength of the regiment was that, if he ever had the means at his disposal, he should like
ultimately redwood to 1.0 men. Tiny were very well fed to use, or sesta in raisin, a hospital or dispensary for the
up to the 14001 September. All the fuel they could got relief of those who suffered from blindness. He looked
easehesd of whet they awed pick up between the entrench- forward to the time when he should be able to found a new
meets and He did not know that the men at institution, or to add a wing to one at present in existence ;
say time were dto eat their food uncooked. It was but that object he was never able to carry out. The right
said so, bet be was net swore of it. The men wen never hon. baronet concluded by Baying that as the noble lord was
totally whitest redeem bat for two days they were without known not only to that borough, but to Great Britain, and
'meat. The saes were seder canvas the whole time. He indeed to the whole of Europe, he trusted that large
visited the beeptal tags, and the men were very comfort- numbers of persons who admired him would come forward
able in them i bat they were not quite tippkod with warm and *mist in carrying out those wishes which in his life he
eleakewhen be left. The regiment sutured greatly from eo ardeutly ri=p (Lend cheers.)
Beath, asses, mad exposure to the wealter, hard working, Mr. Faaao, shweehwertien of St. Pancras, moved the
endbeensised abetting. They wen dintseatly situated to Ant resolutios, whisk was as follows:—" That the Wm.
alter regiments seregarded the eammiesselet. Other regi- Wants of the borough of Marylebons ht this public meeting
ants had has gives to them in, C but his regi- assembled are desires' of resorting their deep regret for
moat had tots, all they mon, bang the loss of Led Dudley Ovum Stuart, who for more this
farthermost has Balehlav-rn:lhed always their fall seven yeses elesherged the duties of representative for this
=Li Wasik. The eieribing we got up by various borough is parlleeseat with tie utmost assiduity, indepen-
; semisiMes the MIS adelseb tap thanesine, NOW dense, sae hielity." It would not be necessary, he said,
the. it was alma upon their eve hams, bet always for hiss te dwell upon the manser in which the noble lord
by private sad never by the eeMsbessiet. His mi. peribemed his duties, for that was a subject with which all
meat landed t their kempsseits, but they were ski- present were wall acquainted. Is other countries it had
stately brought to Balaklays. They were Mt in want of been sea the habit that is this to robe isonumerts to
fuel or water, sad Mr. Bartlett, his essembeadat, did his pubis ten. Retuned that now a fitting memorial would
dzitikwar. Theis sever was say west eg emessitioa. The be rand is Leaks to a mawho mulct never be for-
ma frequently eeseptaised et the went of sub- gotta. (Chan)
ease, and bad to apply to the Maher sallarithe, but be. Mr. beanie, is seesadleg the resolutiou, remarked that
queet4ziastbilst avail. is 1847, ms the mam X the elegllgn, he moved a mois-
t* ' to the Tree. tics whisk mini both Lad Daft Stun as a candidate
guy, was theaT=ramid-essedneil. He that for for their The noble lord was quite up with that
Voss yeses past the ememiesariat had been under the aleampal and whatever he did was entitled
sewhateadease of the Treasury, sad thst he bad had to their MONO aimimition.
Ahem years' experience in it. The cesendeemist resolved Leed RetaliOnar, M.P., mid that beim he tame late
its flat Gilded instructions from the war tiseselmunt on oth thatbeesugh be 11119 net swore edges Ilennwss*
February, 1861, dairies them to sand iselewsdeas es the and iliboniteof Lord Dudley Ihneet's ~way, me enie
seeseesuy-paeral at Kelm, to prepare he an iaeresse in stealhelat towerde the Poles, with 16101ellase Olagai
the rfp•O• then., and to make preparation he the supply wee se doesiyhkatillied, het towards the new of nemisg.
at MUM meat saes 1"1/*The Iwnwilwailst slse reserved er distress, whatever le heed it It bed been
insleuellime hem the War.elles to 'apply a staff to seal ed that be lend a a ahem le bed rest
eat with the esmy in silvans of 10,000 mem to the nee mash beam than many self i puma levee
Msditensaesa, sad ea the' 17th February a programme ei on the hue edam earth. And se it was with Lords=
them was made out. Mr. Filler was ambled Staset. Ile web merilless ier Pagel *U. itre did not
accent sad inset to them- gond steers.) He was
somilat and • staff of 40 often, yid& on kaow, heavier then many would maim for Owes who were
Madtgeles 10,00 Q mint thenegitly disintelettisi mast and SIMS sam kw no.

commissariat was in no way to blame for the coffee being
issued *sprouted. The coffee was given to the troops tin-
roasted during the Kaffir was and other campaigns. It bad,
in feet, been customary to issue coffee to troops in the field
in that state; it was aleo done in the French service ; and
the Treasury, therefore, Dent out the greeter part of the
°offs. anreasted, bet they also sent out a part of it roasted
sa an experiment.
To the Chairman—No complaints bad been made to the
Treasury of the difficulties experienced by the troops in
routing their coffee, such as bad been described by Sergeant
Dawson in his evidences before the committee. The reason
of sending oat the coffee unroested was that experience had
taught them that it would hove lost its flavour and become
in a greet measure useless it it bad been otherwise. With
respect to porter, se much of that was supplied when the
troops were at Varna as the transport of the country was
equal to ; betides, it was ea article of such great bulk as to
render its supply precarious at so great a distance from this
ountr7. Up to December, all ithat was required by the
Commissariat was supplied by the Treasury in ample
quantity.
The witness was under examination when the committee
adjourned until 12 o'clock to-morrow (this day).

TESTIMONIAL TO LORD DUDLEY STUART.