The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-24 00:00:00

NEWMARKET RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LATEST BETTING.—TWO O'CLOCK.
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
6 to 4on St. Hubert (taken)
2 to 1 agst Lord of the Isles (taken)
12 to 1 agst Claret
20 to 1 agst any other.

CHESTER CUP.
12 to 1 agst Scythian (taken)..
100 to 6 a/ht E:rly Biid (t ticf-n)
100 to 6 agst Arthur Wellesley (taken)
100 to 6 agqt The Romer (taken)
20 to 1 agst Mortimer (taken).
25 to 1 azst Nrib-13 (tek'en).
25 tO 1 agst Claret (taken).
30 to 1 agst Cos-ey (taken).

DERBY.
11 tR 2 agst 'St. Hubert (taken).
12 to 1 agMt Dirk Hatteraick (taken).

ARMY BEFORE SEBA STOPOL COM-
MITTEE.-(THIS DAY.)

The Committee re-assembled this morning at the
usual hour. ,
His Grace the -Duke of Newcastle was re-called and
his examidation was resumed by Mr. Layard.
i He stated :—I found considerable difficulty as Secre-
tary for War in the forms in transacting business with
some of the subordinate departments ; which answer
applies to the whole period of my holding office, as well
before as after the separation of the Secretary ships for
War and the Colonies. I superseded some of these
for ins in the medical department, which was an exercise
of my personal authority. To obtain such a thing as
medical cotnf e•te the applications bad to be made
through so many offices that I deemed it sometimes ne-
cessary to do away with these formalities. What
I meant by the subordinate departments were
those under me as Secretary for ' War. With
regard to the Ordnance, the delays which arose, and
which I readily admit did occur, did not occur from any
difficulties as to forms, but from a misconception in the
mind of the public as to the proper war department to
apply to. A vast number of invereionsand improvenieues
from practical and mechanical persons as well as from
others, and it was the custom to submit these to a mili-
tary committee at Woidwich. Many useful inventions
were delayed in consequence of the accumulation of
work upon the committee. This delay I tried to avoid,
by classifying the inventions and forming a series of
sub-committees.
Mr. Layard—ls your grace aware whether any inven
tion which was submitted to the Ordnance, and which
might have been useful to the army, was delayed ?
Duke of Newcastle—Yes, unnecessarily so. I have
little doubt that many inventions were not investigated
for causes I have already mentioned until some time
after they had been submitted.
Mr. Layard—Did . the same difficulties exist at the
Horse Guards ?
Duke of Newcastle—To a certain extent ; but they
did not arise from routine of forms so much as a large
subdivision of offices.
Mr. Layard—What was the nature of your Grace's
relation with Lord Hardinge. I mean did you in any
way consider it your duty to consult him in reference to
"instructions you sent to Lord Raglan ?
Duke of Newcastle—There, was nothing to compel me
to consult Lord Hardinge in all matters relating to the
direction of the war; the Secretary of War is always
supreme.- But in my own ease, if I required an opinion
on strictly military points, I nateraty referred to Lord
Hardinge for advice.
Mr. Levard—Then in your correspondence generally
with the Commander-in Chief you did not think it neces-
sary, out of courtesy, to submit it to Lord Hardinge ?
"Duke of Newcastle—Certainly not. I believe it is
the.ueual practice in the time of war for the Secretary
ter War to give all directions personally. There was no
official regulation, at all events, which rendered it iii-
cumbent on me to submit my instructions to Lord Her-
dingo ; and it was always the practice for the Secretary
for War to communicate with the Comniander-in-Chief
abroad, and not the Commander-in-Chief at home.
Examinatien continued.—When I sketched out a plan
for a military campaign I showed it to Laid
Hardinge, but I did not hold him re-ponsiade
for anything contained in my despatches. The Com-
manderin-Chief abroad was not responsible for the
movements of the troop, but he certainly aas for their
ordinary clothing, of which, however, I myself took a
general supervision. The appointments to the Ordnance
were made by the Crown, -and the chief officers were
usually removable by the Government. Much improve-
ment had, however, of late taken place in this depart-
ment, and there appeared -to be less dispo.ition to
change than formerly. When Lord Raglan went
out to the East he held the office of Master-Gene-
ral of the Ordnance, which office ha still retained, with
Sir H. Ross as deputy. lam of opinion that the whole
Ordnance system requires revision. I had no control of
the navy ; all blockades were under the direction of the
Admiralty, and if the want of blockades bad interfered
with military regulations I should, of course, have called
the attention of the First Lord of the Admiralty to the
circumstance.
Lord Seymour— Your Grace has Stated that there
was no blockade in the Rack Sea, although it has been
stated that orders were despatched that there should be
such a blockade. Do you mean that that arose from
political and not from naval causes ?
Duke of Newcastle—Quite so.
Examination continued—The general conduct of the
army was under the control of Lord Raglan, and he was
responsible.
Ir. Layard—Lord Lucan in his'evidence stated that
at the period at which the army was suffering the greatest
need, he offered to Lord Raglan to Organise a proper
and effioient ambulance cerps, and that the reply he re-
ceived from the Adjutant-General was, that the subject
was under the consideritton of the Goverment at home.
Now, had Lord Rsglan power or not to have adopted
this offer en the spot without further instructions from
home ?

Duke of Newcastle—He had undoubtedly power to
have done ,o-had he considered it did nut affect his respon-
sibility. The power of the Couimand(r•in-Chief was ,;f
ciiurse unlimited so far as it did not aff et his responsibi-
lity. I have little clout t that Lord Raglan felt that one
system of ambulance having been wlopted it was neces-
sary to have further instructions from home before mak-
ing any change ; but I do not recolb-ct any application
of the kind having been made from him to the Govern-
ment.

Eli 4 Grace was then examined as to the hospital pre-
par4tions made in the Eastoin reference to which he
denied the statements of Dr. SMith that he had givt.n
him no instructions to direct the establishment of hos-
pitals. He stated that he was in the habit of teeing
Dr. Smith every day on the subject. No written

instructions, however, passed between them for
vari-us rea.,n,,. His grace then went on to repeat
Ins statement of yesterday that he had received no offi-
cial intimation as to the deficiency of hospital accommo-
dation or medical comforts. All he heard on the sub-
ject was through the public press and private source- ;
upon which, although he had no rea..,n to act, he
nevertheless torsi .ertd 't his dots to take s'eps to atne-
li,rate their condit:on. Whenev,r be saw anything in the
press he v..as in the habit of calling upon Dr. Smith for
explanations.

Mr. Layard—Can your grace mention any instances
in which you so called upon Dr. Smith for explanations?
The Duke of isrewcastleYes. The first case was the
deficiency of port wine, the second wa4 the non-delivery
of cholera-belts to the troops, which had been provided
as a precaution. I cannot say whether the medical de-
partment was responsible for these instances or not. I
hard a subsequent complaint of the mode in which the
sick and wounded were treated after their arrival at
Scutari after the battle of Alma. This complaint was
made to me through a private source. With regard to
what I saw in the public prints I cannot say that I took
it s.it to be entirely correct ; indeed 'NA D.•. Smith has
already stated, I could scarcely believe that so much
culpability existed as was described.

Examination continued—Lninediately the propriety
of hospital ships being estab'ished was suggested to mP,
I made representations on the subject to the Admiralty.
Mr. Layard—ls it your belief that what you read in
the public journals was in the main correct Ls to the
state of the hos! itals ?
Duke .of Newcastle—lt is of course difficult for me to
speak on that point. My belief is that the state of the
hospitals was net by any means what it ought to have
been.

Mr. Layard—Mr. Macdonald in his evidence stated
that when he waited upon your Grace, previous to his
mission to the East to administer the Times fund, that
you offered him somediscoura,getnerit. Is that so ?
Duke of Newcastle—l think the term discouragement
which you make use of is scarcely correct or borne out
by my conversation with Mr. Macdonald. I never dis-
couraged him in any way. I simply told him, when be
waited upon me, that, I had made very careful inquiries
of those responsible at Scutari for the performance of the
duty which he said, he was going 'out to perform, and
that the assurances they bad given me led me to hope
that the statements he made to me were not correct, and
I further informed him that I had sent out only recently
the fullest authority to Lord Stratford de Redclifle to
use every exertion and spare no expense to resnedy any
wants which miglit'be felt in the hospitals, and that I
hoped his lordship's exertions would obviate the necessity
of Mr. Macdonald's journey. I however said that any
facility which I could give him, except authority in the
hospitals, which I could not afford hnn, I should be most
happy to do,
Mr. Layard here read from the official copy of the
evidence Mr. Ma,donald's account of the nature of this
interview, which his grace said was very lair and candid.
Examination con,itteed—l do, not think Lord Strat-
ford de Redelifie was re-ponsible for any neglect or want
of proper precaution in the hospitals. Be bad no au-
thority over the hospitals, which were strictly under
military control. I consider the authorities on the spot
were responsible for the filthy etateof the hospitals. It will
be found that scarcely two opinions agree as to tbe origin
of the evils existing at Scutari ; I think the blame attaches
to almost all the persons connected with the hospitals.
Dr. Smith had every power of direction granted to him
to ref, retie° to the hospitals, but if other people did not
obey his instructions, I (iv) not think Dr. Sn,ith can he
conside.rrd responsible. I ant aware that the 39th Regi
m. nt 'a as s.ipplied with warm clothing trom the 2im,s
faipd. 'that regiment with others arrived born a-Medi-
terrani al garrison, and was totally unprovided with
aal in clothing ; but the Governmei t had no di pots
of clothing a: Constantinople, sod had not the regiment
received clothing from the fund it would .have .had to