The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-26 00:00:00

I..abitton

SUN OFFICE, Seven, o' Clock.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS EVENING.)
ROYAL COMMISSION.

The Royal assent was given by commission to the fol-
lowing bills, :—Convention with Sardinia ; Par-
chaiers' Protection Bill; Lunacy Regulation Act Amend-
ment ' • Commons Inclosure ; Dean Forests, &c. ; Wool-
wich Consumers' Protection Gas ; Pudaey Gas ; Cam-
bridge University and Town and Water ; Taunton Gas ;
Hoarwithy Bridge Bill.
The Royal commissioners were the Lord Chancellor,
the Duke of Argyle, and Lord Monteagle.
_ _ _

Their lordships adjourned during pleisure.
The LORD CHANCELLOZ took his asst on the woolsack
at five o'clock.
TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION NVITH THE
CRIMEA.
The Earl of HARDWICKE said that inasmuch as it
was reported that the telegraph bad been completed be-
tween Balaklava and London, he wished to know s he-
ther the Government bad received any communkation
as to what had occurred in the Crimea within the last
24 hours ?
W
The -Earl of HARROBY said that he understood a
telegraphic despatch had been received, informing the
Government of the completion of telegraphic commlini_
cation between this country and the .He bad not
beard that any other despatch had bEeenast received since
hen.

EXPORTATION OF HORSES.
The Earl of MALMESBURY said he had reason to
believe that there had been an unusual exportatio:i of
horses from this country, particularly within the haat six
months. He was lately at Folkestone, where he ~vas
informed that there was as many as 1,000 horses ex-
ported from that place to France within the last three
weeks. He wished to ask the Government whether
they were prepared to take any steps to prevent such
exportation.
Lord STANLEY said be believed that the attention
of the Government had not been called to the subject,
and be did not think that they had any intention what-
ever to limit the exportation of horses.
Lord CAMPBELL said, when he was Attorney-
General some years ago, his attention had been called to
the exportation of horses that was then going on. He
then examined the law on the subject, and he found that,
though there were some ancient statutes which limited
the exportatio❑ of horsts, those statutes had suhse-
qutntly been repealed. The Government therefore had
no power to prevent this trade being carried on.
The Earl of MALMESBURY then moved for a re-
turn of the number of horses that had been exported
from this country since the Ist January, 1854.
After a few words from the Duke of NEWCASTLE,
Earl GREY said he was glad to hear that there .‘vas
no intension to prevent the exportation of horses L-Jia
this country.

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was of quite complete so that the camp could not be t
communicated with within 24 hours. (Hear.)
Mr. ROEBUCK thereupon asked the noble lord at II
the head of the Government, whether it would be with- '
in the scope of his duty to send by m
its ean- and in-
quire what really had happened there of late ? (Hear.)
Lord PALMERSTON said it was his intention to
ask his right hon. friend at the head of the War De-
partment, to request the Commander-in-Chief to let
them have some news every day. (Hear, hear.)
RECRUITING' OF THE CAVALRY.
Colonel BOLDERO asked the First Lord of the
Treasury what arrangements had been made as regards
the intended encampment at Aldershot, and whether
the force will consist of cavalry, yeomanry, artillery,
line, and militia regiments ?
Mr. F. PEEL said that, since last year, the cavalry
had been increased to double its farce, and further
reinforcements, to the extent of 550 men, and double
that number of horses, were now on their way to the
Crimea. One steamer had been employed to take them
out, all the others being sailing vessels.
[LEFT SPEAKING.]

ARMY BEFORE SRBASTOPOL COM--

MITTEE-(THIS DAY.)

(Continued from our first edition.)

In reply to a series of further questions from Lord
Seymour,
• Deputy-Commissary-General Smith went on to say
that he believed there was always a full supply of rice
and other articles of food at Varna. He had always a
supply at Constantinople, which he sent, to Balakiava
whenever it was required. To the best of his
knowledge' they never felt a want of rice or such
articles at the latter place. He attributed the
delay that took place in the case of the Harbinger,
which caused the whole of her cargo of vegetables to be,
spoiled, to the conduct of Admiral B.ixer in detaiuinc:
that vessel so long a time at the Golden Horn. Adruirfl
Boxer was the supreme naval author-3y at Constant i-
nople, but he had no control over the transport service. 1
By Mr. Layard—Being in want of additional tran-
sport means he applied to Admiral Boxer, but the reply
he received from that officer was that he had no Tess els
at his comasand.
By Lord Seymour—The coaling system at Canstanti-
nople was very inefficient, and caused great delay. At
Malta the case was very different. •
By Mr. Layard—lt was his own suggestion that de-
pots of various kinds should be established at Conis:an-
tinople. There never was a want of supplies so far as
the Coremissariat was concerned ; the difficulties W•bich
arose were at Balaklava. He thought if proper order and
regularity had been observed, no difficulty whatevier in
the shipping of, supplies at the port of Constantin qle
need have occurred. He attributed the confusion wliieh,
in the tatter part of the year, was occasioned in connec-
tion with the Commissariat to 'the disorganisation of
the arrangements produced by the gale of the 15th N o-
vetnter. Cattle might have been obtained in abundance
from the country around Constantinople, and mig ht
leave been conveyed to Balaklava had the tran-
sport depirtment been in any way adequate.
The Commissariat never had any difficulty in procure)g
f-irage corn—the °illy place where the want of it was
felt was the camp. (Laughter.) By far the cheapest
operation was the supply of fresh meat to the army
whilst at Constantinople, as compared with salt and pre-
served meats. Salt meat, however, it was necessary to
keep in store in case of failure in obtaining the
usual supply of fresh. He suggested in -his retrort
that a supply of fire-wood might be obta Lae d
about Constantinople, and a quantity was at :-
coridingly laid in, preparatory to the arrival of the
army. A depot was opened there afterwards for fuel,
from which charcoal and other artieles were forward. el
to the Crimea. They were, however, not sent regular] y,
as he- found it utterly impossible to find vessels to con-
vey them.
The Chairman—Are you aware that at that time ves-
sels were lying unoccupied in Balaklava harbour l
Witness—Yes ; I have reason to believe such was the
case.

By General Peel—lt is not usuli for the Commissa-
riat to supply an army with fuel, but he was called upon
to supply it by a requisition from the Commissary-
General, which he fancied must have been made by,
Lord Raglan's orders. lie complied with it to the best
of his ability, and was prepared to supply the troops with
wood and charcoal to any amount.
The Chairman=Then, as far as you :were concerned,
you were quite prepared to supply fuel if you could liPive
found means of transport ?
Witness—Yes.

The witness here, at the request of the committee,
read some letters he had addressed home to Sir Charles
Trevelyan on the subject of the want of transport ar-
rangements at Constantinople, and descriptive of the
state of confusion which existed in this respect at that,
place. He also stated that his official letter-book, which.
he had unfortunately not brought with him teemed.witti.
importunate letters to Admiral Boxer, to make arranv-
ments required to meet the pressing wants of the co,m-
missariat service—importunities which Admiral Boxer,
he said, characterised as a " bore." (Laughter and sen-
sation.) He did !Sot wish in any way to disparage the
character of Admiral Blxer. He was a brave man and
an excellent sailor ; 'but he had not the admini•tra-
tive talent sufficient to enable him to cope

with success with the multifarious duties that con-
tinually devolved upon him. Admiral Boxer left Con-
stantinople for a new appointment at Balaklava iu
January. »
Mr. Layard—Do you know any cases in which vessels
loaded with commissariat stores were detained at Con-
stantinople ?
Witness—Yes.
Mr. Layard—Can you mention any ?
Witness—Yes. The Arabia, laden with deals for
the construction of magazines and charcoal, was detained
until the fair wind with which she ought to have set sail
had subsided, because proper promptitude was not used
in towing her out.
By Mr. Layard—He suggested in hi§ report that light
carts capable of being drawn by the animals of the coun-
try should be sent from home. He quite agreed with
the opinion that a country ought, as far as practicable, to
furnish its own means of transport, but he did not think
that Turkey could have doneso without some external aid.
So far m the Turkish Government was concerned he always
found the readiest disposition to do everything in their
power to supply any wants which were felt. He could
not say whether it was true that the wooden huts sent
to the Crimea could not be erected because there were
no nails. - He,might say, however, that after the gale he
was called upon to furnish a large quantity of tools for
the use of the troops. The Turkish Custom-house was
wretched in the extreme, but no delay was occasioned to
the supplies in consequence, because they had not to
pass through it.
The Committee adjourned shortly before 4 o'clock
until to-morrow. .

OFFICIAL DESPATCH FROM FIE tD-
MARSHAL LORD RAGLAN.

( From a supplement to Tuesday's Gazette.)
WAR-DEPARTMENT, APRIL 26.
Lord Panmure has this day received a despatch and
its enclosures, of which the following ara copies, ad-
dreAsed to his lordship by Field-Marshal the Lord
Raglan, G.C.B.

Before Sebastopol, April 14, 1855.

My Lord,—Since I wrote to your lordship on the 10th
instant, a steady and heavy fire upon the works of the
enemy has been maintained from all the batteries of the
Allies.

The fire of the British artillery, chiefly directed against
the Garden Batteries, the Barrack Battery, the Redan, the
Malakhoff Tower, and the Mamelon, has been most effec-
tive, and the enemy's works have suffered very considerably,
although they have, as usual, made a good use of the night
to repair damages, notwithstanding that the vertical tire
has been continued throughout the twenty-four hours.
The practice both of the Naval brigade and the Artillery
has been excellent.

The casualties have not been very numerous, but the
loss has fallen heavily upon the sailors, as your lordship
will see by the accompanying returns, and the Royal Navy
has to deplore the death of Lieutenant Douglas, who had
served with great ability and zeal from the commencement
of the siege.
Lieutenants Urmston and D'Aeth, Royal Navy, and
Steele, Royal Marine Artillery, all valuable officers, have
been wounded.
The Royal Artillery has also to lament the death of
Lieutenant Luce, who was an officer of much promise ;
and Lieutenants Sinclair and L'Estrange are among the
wounded. The former has sustained several severe in-
juries, bat I am happy to add that there is every hope of
his recovery. They are boti highly meritorious officers.
Captain Crofton, of the Royal Engineers, who had in
the coxi.se of the protracted operations before Sebastopol
rendered most essential service, h. s also received a wound,
which will, I fear, detain him from duty for a very con-
siderable time.

Our batteries and parapets continue to stand remarkably
well, notwithstanding the very unfavourable state of the
weather.

The enemy's fire has been comparatively slack, but the
practice good, and owing to their having ascertained the
range of our batteries with great nicety, several guns have
been disabled in both the right and loft attacks.
Towards the Tchernaya nothing important has been ob-
served, but small bodies of men, from 150 to 500, have
been seen, with a heavy gun and some ordnance carriages,
moving along the Inkerman heights towards Mackenzie's
Farm-road, near which it has been placed in position.
Although the duties have been unusually severe and
arduous both by day and night durilgthe week, they have
been carried out with the utmost cheerfulness and zeal,
reflecting much credit both on officers and men.
The submarine telegraph has been safely brought to the
Monastery from Cape Kelegra, and as soo❑ as it is estab-
lished at the former place, the engineers will proceed to
convey it from the latter to the immediate neighbourhood
of Varna, where I hope it may be in a state to act in a
week er ten days from this time.
The first division of the 10th Hussars arrived this day at
Balaklava.—l have, &c., RAGLAN.
The Lord Panmure, &c. &c.

Enclosure 1.
INCLUSIVE.TEM 12rrt APRIL, 1855,
RETICIR'g OF CASUALTIES FROM
d d.
18th Regiraent of Foot-1 rank and file, woun e
__
19th Foot-1 r
1 wounded.
28th Foot— auk and file,
, ._ 1 rank and file, killed.
killed ; 2 rank and file,
THE 9TH TO
1 oth Foot-1 rank and file, killed ; 2 rank and file,
wounded.
33d Foot----1 rank and file, wounded.
39th Foot--.2 rank and file, wounded.
41d Foot-1 rank and file, sv on de,i.
49th Foot-1 rank and
wounded. file, killed ;
2 rank and file,
55th Foot-1 rank and filo, wounded.
i 57th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded.,
62d Foote-1 rank sad tile, Trovuhd, - .