The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-28 00:00:00

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.-April 27.

(PROM (11711. nivN CORRF.SPO7`TDENT.)

Lord Godolphin has sold his schooner yacht Coquette
to Edmund Yates Peel, Esq.

The annual general meeting of the members of the
Royal Yacht Squadron takes place on the 11th of May.
G. Tudor, Esq., arrived at East Cowes Castle on
Tuesday last.
Hopkins, Esq., has taken Oakfield Lodge for
twelve months.

F. P. Delm6 Radcliffe, Esq., has taken Sir John S.
Heppesley's house on the Parade, Lt West Cowes, for
four months.

The e,p!anade constructing along the beach between
Earl de Grey's villa and Egypt will greatly improve the
neighbourhood, and be a very attractive place of resort
to our yachtsmen and fashionable visitors.
THE MILL HILL ESTATE.—The National Freehold
Land Society last week offered a third and last portion
of this estate for sale, in 153 lots, 114 of which were
taken, of the value of about 4,0001. The land is beau.
tifully situated for building purposes. The society is
building two model villas, of the value of 1,0001., a de-
scription of house much required. The roads are some
of the best in the island, and generally admired.

ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL COM-

MITTEE.

( Continued from, our first impression of yesterday.)
Captain Milne afterwards proceeded to state that in
all cases the embarkation of troops was superintended
by Admiralty agents. A great difficulty was experienced
in getting vessels for the conveyance of horses. The,
first difficulty experienced was in the case of the artil-
lery. He did not deem it advisable to separate the
horses from the guns and the men by sending them in
different vessels ; so he devised a plan by which every
vessel that went out with artillery, was complete in it•
self, and contained a united effective force of men, horses,
and guns. The horses were all shipped under proper
superintendence ; and the vessels were fitted out pre-
viously for their reception, on the Government plan.
With regard to the Hull plan of shipping horses he
thought it might do very well for short voyages, but it
would not answer for a long and rather rough voyage
like that to Constantinople. With respect to the casual-
ties that had occurred in the conveyance of horses, con-
sidering the number of horses sent out from time to time,
the accidents were exceedingly few—indeed they were
less than had been:thelcase in any corresponding number
of horses ever sent out previously. With regard to the
shipping of Ordnance stores, when the Ordnance in-
formed him that a certain quantity of stores were ready
to be sent on board, they were informed by him to what
ship they had been apportioned, and the stores were then
loaded under the superintendence of the Ordnance shipper.
So far as he was concerned heknew of no pressing request
having been forwarded to expedite the sending out of
medical stores, and they were unless marked " urgent"
sent out in sailing vessels in the ordinary* way. If so
marked they were sent by steam. Admiral Boxer bad
the management of the transport service at Constanti-
nople, and he bad heard no complaints respecting the
manner in which he performed his duties. He believed,
however, that Admiral Boxer was removed to Balaklava
on the ground that his conduct had not been very satis-
factory.
By the Chairman—Complaints respecting Admiral
Boxer could not have been made to the Admiralty
without his knowledge, but they might have been made
privately to the First Lord of the Admiralty.
By Mr. Layard—He had never received any corn•
plaints respecting Captain Christie. Admiral Boxer had
never written home stating that he had not sufficient
transport vessels at his command to meet the wants of
the commissariat. If a requisition had been made by
Commissary-General Filder to Lord Hardinge, to the
effect that he required a certain number of transports
for the conveyance of baggage animals, the Commander-
in-Chief would have applied to the Admiralty, and
any number of vessels might have been placed at the
disposal of Admiral Boxer. He was never informed
that a supply of coal was wanting at Constantinople.
The supply was kept up there from Malta. He did not
think it right that a vessel like the Sanspareil should
have been in want of coal, but he thought about that time
great demands evera made upon the coal depot at Con-
stantinople by the large number of steam transports
employed. It was not considered so necessary to send
out steam-tugs, because there was so large a number of
steam transports continually passing from Malta to
Constantinople, all of which hai orders to tow sailing
vessels whenever required. No ships were fitted up at
home for the reception of the sick and wounded until
lately. He thought the consolidation of the two de-
partments of Somerset-house and Whitehall ought to
have taken place long ago, for much inconvenience arose
under the old system in consequence of Admiralty busi-
ness being carried on at the two p.aces separately. H(
was not prepared to admit that the transport depart-
ment was the only one which had failed ; since ever.)
demand made upon it by the Government had beet
strictly and promptly complied with. The requisition,
made upon him for the sending out of winter clothing
and huts was so sudden that some time was lost, owing
to the difficulty in obtaining transport vessels. With
regard to the forms used in the Admiralty he did not
think there was any superabundance ; at all events not
too many to check the efficient discharge of the duties
of the service. He did not think that the old transport
regulations were now issued ; and, if it had been
stated to the committee that the captain of a transport
ship had been ordered to act under regulations which
were drawn up at the period of the old war, it was cor-
rect. He had every confidence in Captain Goodall, the
unfortunate commander of the Prince. Had that officer
survived, an inquiry would have been instituted into the
circumstances attending the loss of the Prince, not ne-
cessarily as implying blame upon him, tut for the satis-
faction of the Government.

By Lord Sepaour—The defects in coaling at Con-
stantinople were never reported to lira by Admiral
Boxer—further than that the labourers were not active
enough, or adapted for the work they were called on to
perform.
The committee adjourned shortly before 4 o'clock
until Monday.