The Express.
London, England, 1856-09-03 00:00:00

over the fillet their chief, and to denounce the issue '
Wade and ignorance of the publio,we hold it expedient
to mated the public of notorious fads, and to record
t►e deliberate °pipit:to ct military seen of science that
Lord RAGLAN was ulterly useless as an administrator.
To judge from the orations of aldermen and ootrotry
gentlemen, toe public indignation would seem to
have been unjust Let us tot C 3 deceived.
Laudari u ialtdalo tiro is an excellent maxim; and
we cannot but think that the fame of Lord RAGLAN
has suffered more from the eulogies of incompetent
men who owed murk of their promotion to his per
favour than from any other cense. Thus
the present Qus-termaster General, Sir RICHARD
Ann v, delivered at Chelsea a bombastic panegyric
upon his late patron, Lard RAGLAN, which, if
its value be estimated by the military knowledge of
the man who delivered it, is of no great cease.
quinine. Indeed there is no man who has been moss
insolent in his contempt of criticism, and who has at
the same time so clearly written himself down in-
competent. We have had the curiosity to peruse a
small foppish-looking volume, entitled "Addresses of
Sir RICHARD Alec; K.C.8., before the Chelsea
Board." It is not vary eesy to convict a military
officer of incompetence, because from what we have
lately witnessed it apt -are almost hopeless to expect
the honest truth from them in the witnese•box. But
happily we can produce Sir RICHARD AIRZY against
himself. In discussing the appointment of Sir JOHN
M'NaII.L as a Commissioner, the Quartermaster.
General declares : "I am far from desiring
to convey an impression that because such
a step is unusual it would therefore b 3 wrong.
On the contrary, I am one of those who believe that
all professions are benefited by throwing upon them
a little light from outside, end my regret is, not that
civilians discuss military affairs too much, bat that
they know too little of thee to be able to conduct a
discussion with doe effect; and I sincerely believe
that the comments abundantly applied to the business
of the Qoarterrosster-Oenerars department have K.

salted, not from any want of industry or intelligence
on the part of my critics, but rather from the circum-
stance that there is no compendious elementary work
from which they might acquaint themselves in a rapid
sad easy way with the organisation of the British
army." If critics ought to know the ditties of a Quer-
termaster.General before they oriticise—the Quarter-
master-0 I surely ought to know these duties
himself. Did Sir RICHAZD AIIII know them P
Consider this quotation :

Mad bar, as aa Isetaues of the complete OMANI over el
the lamas of ,rampoet whisk wu eseraieed, ad properly
entabed, by the Commissariat, I may mettles sa Widest
w►ich warred at the leadiag of the formats the Crimea's
the 14:b of September, 1864.

At tbs oremeaetriaoat of the operations, sad whom Italy
a few battalions bed loaded sad formed as the beads, I
rode up to tits high resod oa oar right, gad there at some
diastase I praised a large savoy of earls, protested by a
body of Comesoks. I rode bock to ate beach, pt Colestd
Moss to give ate two mospeatee of the 93rd Fsailien, sad
w.tb three edviatied quickly to skirsiebirg order. TM
Comas filtrated head to @eve the massy by 'family
area, the bullocks, sad MO &Ism, with their bates;
bat Oa Fasillere advoaolayr, sled beefeater; to rpea Ire, Use
Coareelts retreeted, bashes as la posiesiloa of a great part
of the tioavey—l thlak Most 70 or 80 bullock out', fades
with logs sad wood.

Before the army moved, Mr. Comalvory Mane, of the
Coaminettat departateet, claimed aU the oute ord Womb
which I had takes, es tallies at ogee aide the "Weld*
kis department. Now, 1 aoafeas that, as I aatiopated the
west of map-ft for ay camp equipage, I thought that the

elreunsetesos of my hv'og hut the fortes* is, affect t►e
rapture pus a fair claim of prehresee to my department,
sad peordioily I pressed that claim, end opeeeded with
dialoalty is *Makatea the WO of sons of the captured carts
for the transport of hospital tent% hospital comforts, sad ea
trsachiai tools ; bat eves lbe sere which I noseeded la
heelq thes used ki immodutely seder the Patrol sad
Miasiuseat of the Ooesmimeriat, sad all the net
of the etrurod earls were aped by the Commis-
sariat for melt purposes es t►ey theart proper.
Of eosins this quota's bstwea me sad Ile Commissary
Adams would sot ham meerro4 if the department of which
I yes the head bad been redly responsible for tts supply of
transport, fn here was ea Isokam is whisk by a piece of
go ,d fortes. I obtained for the army that supply of trans-
port which it so much required, and I bad so sooner done
so than the Commissariat, as the proper manger of all trans-
port bulimia, assumed, sad properly assumed, the custody
sad masegmasat of Um farts sad bullocks which I bed
token.

Now if there is one thing clearer than another it
is this, that the duties of the different departments
in an army ought to be perfectly dietinot. if the
Commissariat is responsible for the whole transport,
and for that purpose has control over all the mesas
of transport, it ought not to be interfered with; and
of all the (Seers in the stay the Quartermaster-
General ought to know this. And yet here we find
fir RICHARD Aare, having just landed co an
enemy's coast, disputing like a spoilt child with the
Commissary, and claiming the carts which he had
captured, merely because he had captured them,
although he himself confesses that this claim was a
violation of the rules of the service, and had to be
relinquished.
One may wonder at the shallow impertinence of a
man who can utter a charitable lament over the ig-
norant impatience of his countrymen as to military
platten; bat we cannot wonder that ander the super-
intendence of an officer so ignorant of his own
duties, the army should have suffered privation to
any extent. Let the after•dinner orators applaud
the beili-dog courage of the soldiers to the very echo,
but keep silence on the achievements of most of the
general Akers.

Tad ROYAL FAMILY Or 00DH. During the'
greater part of yerarday, w as the two previous days, a
seaskisrable amber of pimple wee soliected is the New
road, la frost of Herky How, whist (tad sot, 11111
origiaally arranged, Helloed House) bee become the resi-
duum of the royal family of Hods slam their arrival is
from Boutkamptes ow listarday sight. TN home,
formerly is the oestapatioa of the Duke of Braaawlek, aad
la *blob his revel highness is supposed more Hum is. to
hays stood a regular siege, is situated a little to the met of
Marylehose Much, sod ea the opposite side of the reed.
It is a detached miaow, with a small law. I. flat, our•
needed by a high brkk wall, std steads beck from the
thoroughfsee, with se estruses from a aide street, welch
rats tato Hegeat's-park at right eagles with the Nu-reed.
♦ few tress hen sad there is the grand, give it greater
esolaoloo, but it is everkoked es two Or three Sidle by the
adjacent house,. The memben of the royal family at pa-
-1 sett mashie themselves is a strict seolaslos.

PiUMW' PlealOS SOCILTY.—Lost 'eosin a
aseetleg of the suassittee .1 suaagewtst and ether sup-
porter. oldie above misty, founded is 1837 f,r the rebel
of aged sad babas prates sad their widows, was bald at
the Linden Tams, far gaunt homilies'. Tit: report 'lived
that the towiesy, la sauesea with all elasritable taatitstiaso,
had tett the preen» of the tines dories the past year, pu-
tlatlarly at its snaseeseasast. Tee prissiest 'hasp is
the eadely's melees was was,fested is the result of ita ea-
aivenasy dosser I the endue having bees sail 2431.—$
eau sub below the saaal average. The salmi ashoerip•
doss had oleo felt the pursue. The doStiesey thu ceased
has bees putty wet by the useless beteg shoat M. hes
than last year, owls, to the atonality teat had marred
smug the peasiesen. Teo property et the satiety, at the
date of last audit. was 6,0971. 4a. id. intuited with the
Cewasheiesen fer the Itedseties of the Istised Debt, sad
7341. Thee en Coate. A *gory at 601. he bees reettred
frost the esteems of the Isle Mn. WArthar.

The Hoe. Buts Peseetatker, who has bees stay-
ing at kit tesiamee, Kaakeevea. Mae tbe lea masa, to,
we are happy m stele, la the awber ..tol Mel goal health
as te be to Meal altlae a tam la St. !Isere Chateb,
Clewael, awry Seaday. TM viewable berm will be
vatted swig We am* by his daughter. ia-law, Lady Sally
limbs, teat wilt tamale at iLseensivaa for • few weeks.
—Dukes amity