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donald was last autumn referred to a committee of mili-
tary and scientific men ; but the difficulty of the case
seemed to increase as it was more looked into ; and 'at)
really was not prepared to• state what day the Govern-
ment could give a final answer on the subject.
CAPTAIN CHRISTIE.

Mr. E. ELLICE called the attention of the house to
the statement made in that house a short time since by
the hon. member for Aylesbury with reference to Capt.
Christie, who, he (Mr. Ellice) regretted to state, was
dead. With regard to the faots of the case he could state,
from his personal acquaintance with the late lamented
gentleman, that he was not aware of his suffering from
any complaint when he left this country for the East,
and that with regard to his age he was but 57, and, irre-
spective of age, he was a man of athletic and vigorous
constitution. (Hear, hear.) Hon. members should
remember that Capt. Christie bad nothing whatever
to do by his appointment with the harbours of
Balaklava, and had he issued any orders with respect
.to it, he (Mr. Ellice) doubted if they would have been
obeyed. His duties were outside with the transports,
and where his.duties were, there he was to be found.
(Hear, hear.) He thought when an hon. gentleman,
a member of that house, made public an incorrect state-
ment, and it was pointed out to him, it was his duty,
immediately that incorrectness was pointed out to him,
to as public knowledge his error. The statement to
whcih he referred was made, he believed, February, and
replied to in four or five days by Captain Christie's sis-
ter, followed by one from Captain Christie's brother, and
after that by one from Captain Christie himself,
couched in language which bore truth upon the face of
it, and in the most modest and gentlemanly lan-
guage—(bear, hear)—and which it was possible to have
been written. These letters have been in the possession
of the hen, member for Aylesbury for a period of ten
weeks, an interval of anxious suspense to the relatives
of the gallant officer whose professional reputation was
dearer to him than life, and that anxiety had done more
for the gallant officer than years could do ; it had
broken him down in mind and health, and he was
now gone where neither slander or praise could
reach him. (Hear.) He begged to ask the hon. mem-
ber for Aylesbury, if he received those letters, and what
answer he had given to them ? (Hear.)
Mr. LAYARD said he felt ashamed that at a time
like the present when great interests were at stake, and
the excitement of the country at such a pitch at
what was about to take place, that the time of the
house should be taken up with personal matters. (Hear,
and "Oh, oh !") He asked hon. members whether they
were about to renew that unseemly scene they bad had
on a former occasion, and thereby bring the house into
disgrace. (Oh, oh 1) There was a feeling gaining ground
in the country. (Cries of " Question,', and " 06, oh.")
The question before the house was of the adjournment of
the house, and he repeated there was a feeling growing
up in this country that the time of the house should not
be trifled with in such a manner, and the house be made
the arena of personal altercation. (Oh.) He warned gen.
tleman opposite of it. Had the hon. member (Mr. Ellice)
mentioned the subject to him before bringing it before
the house, he might have givep him such information as
might hare placed the subject in a very different form to
what had been done. The hon. member then referred
to the various reports of the newspapers of his speech in
question, and quoted from that paper that had attacked
him more than any other, and he found he was there
reported as stating Captain Christie to be "about
seventy years of age." He did not charge him with
being in charge of Balaklava harbour, but at the head of
the transport service, and that his health was so indif-
ferent that he could not leave his ship after dark from
fear of catarrh.

(LEFT SPEAKING.)

OFFICIAL DESPATCH FROM FIELD-
MARSHAL LORD RAGLAN.

( From a Supplement to Tuesday's Gazette.)
WAR DEPARTMENT, MAY 18.
Lord Panmure has this day received a despatch
and its enclosures, of which the following are copies,
addressed to his lordship by Field-Marshal the Lord
Raglan, G.C.B.

Before Sebastopol, May 5.
My Lord,—Since I wrote to your lordship on the lit
instant nothing of importance has arisen ; the enemy still
appear to be collecting troops upon the high ground on the
opposite side of the Tchernaya, in the neighbourhood of
Sebastopol, and convoys are constantly seen moving in
that direction.

The fire from the place upon our trenches has not been
heavy ; but, notwithstanding. I have some casualties to
report to you, as shown in the accompanying returns ;
and I have to lament the death of three promising young
officers, Lieutenants Carter of the Royal Engineers, Curtis
of the 46th, and White of the 62,1 Regiments.
On the night of the Ist instant the French attacked a
kind of counterguard which the Russians had established
in front of the central bastion.

The operation was quite successful, and the enemy were
driven out with great loss, leaving behind them nine
small mortars. Our Allies have remained in the work,
notwithstanding the heavy fire to which they have been
exposed, and have established themselves therein, frus-
trating the efforts made by their adversaries to dispossess
them of it on the following day, when a vigorous sortie
was repulsed, and the Russians were again great
sufferers.

The conduct of the French troops was very brilliant.
I have, &c.,
RAGLAN.
The Lord Panto.nre, &o. &c.

Enclosure I.
RETURN OF CASUALTIES FROM THE 30ra
APRIL, TO THE 3D MAT, 1855.
Ist Battalion, Ist Regiment of Foot-1 rank and file,
wounded.
2(1 Battalion, let Foot-1 rank and file, killed ; 1 rank
and file, wounded.
4th Foot- 1 rank and file, wounded.
7th Foot-1 rank and file, killed; 2 rank and file,
wounded.
19th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded.
231 Foot-1 rank and file, wounded.
23th Foot-2 rank and file, killed ; 3 rank and file,
wounded.
30th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded.
34th Foot-6 rank and file, wounded.
38th Foot-1 rank and tile, wounded.
39th Foot-1 rank and file, A ounded.
41st Foot-1 serjeant, 1 rank and file, wounded.
44th Foot —4 rank and file, wounded.
46th Foot-1 officer, killed.
47th Foot-1 rank and tile, wounded.
bsth Foot-1 rank and file, wounded.
62d Foot-1 officer, 1 rank and file, killed.
77th Foot-1 drummer, kilted ; 1 serjeant, wounded.
88th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded.
89th Foot-1 serjeant, 2 rank and file, wounded.
90th Foot-2 rank and file, wounded.
97th Foot-1 rank and file, killed.
2d Battalion Rifle Brigade-1 serjeant, 1 rank and file,
wounded.
Royal Engineers and Royal Sappers and Miners-1
officer, killed ; 1 serjeant, wounded-.

Total-3 officers, ldrumnier, 6 rank and file, killed ; 5
aerjeanta, 32 rank anti file, wounded.
J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT,
Adjutant-General,

Enclosure 2.

NOMINAL RETURN OF OFFICERS WHO HAVE
BEEN KILLED FRO \I THE 30TH APRIL TO
THE 3D MAY, 1835, INCLUSIVE.

KILLED.
MAT 2.
46th Regiment of Foot.
Lieutenant F. J. Curtis.
Royal Engineers.
Lieutenant J. H. S. Carter.
MAY 3.
62,1 Regiment of Foot.
Lieutenant G. J. White.
J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT,
Adjutant-General.

Eosure 3.
NOMINAL RETURNncI OF NON-COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS AND PRIVATES KILLED, FROM
THE 30-ra APRIL TO THE 3D MAY, INCLUSIVE.
KILLED.
APRIL 30.
2d Battalion Ist Foot.
Private Amos Pipler.
62d Regiment of Foot.
Private Patrick Lynch.
97th Regiment of Foot.
Private Edward Corbett.
MAY 1.
7th Regiment of Foot,
Private Michael Murphy.
28th Regiment of Fuot.
Private Francis Chiverton.
Private Juhn Edward.
MAY 2.
77th Regiment of Foot.
Drummer Owen Bennett.
J. B. BUCKN ALL WiTCOURT,
Adjutant-General.

Enclosure 4.

NOMINAL RETURii-OF—/,oN-COMIIISSIONED
OFFICERS AND PRIVATES WOUNDED FRO
THE 30ni APRIL, TO THE 3D MAY, 1855, INCLU.
SIVE.

WOUNDED.
APRIL 30.
4th Regiment of Foot.
Private William Robertson, slightly.
7th Regiment of Foot.
Private Peter Morgan, severely.
Private George Wardell, severely.
30th Regiment of Foot.
Private Charles Holborn, slightly.
41st Regiment of Foot.
Sergeant George Corfield, severely.
Private Patrick Keary, severely.
89th Regiment of Foot.
Sergeant James Carruthers, severely.
Private William Atkison, severely.
Private Thomas Broadbent, severely.
2d Battalion Rifle Brigade.
Private Joseph Bolter, slightly.
MAT 1.
28th Regiment of Foot.
Corporal Bernard Carr, slightly.
Private Thomas Smith, severely.
Private Matthew Thomas, slightly.
39th Regiment of Foot.
Private Quill Daniell, slightly.
41th Regiment of Foot.
Corporal Patrick Trodan, dangerously.
Private John Kelly, dangerously.
Private Edward Tailor slightly.

2d Battalion Rifle Brigade.
Serjeant William Brodd, dangerously.

AIAy 2.
ht Battalion, ht Foot.
Private Thomas • llyham,
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sly.
ant of Foot.
CoreJ oha Williato, severely.