The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-12 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 12, 1855

LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.

Leasing Shr. Paid RALLWAYII;
Compans yciterlay. this day.
Closing Prices Mistress
50 all Bedford and London
Bletchley N. Wept.
St. 100 Buckghamsh. L.&N.W. 16 - 98
St. 100 Clydesdale Je. llxledon.. - 98 98
25 24 Col. Stour Vy. E. Un.
Sod, and Hal. E. C.....
St. 100 E. Lincolngr.
6 per cent. C4t.Nrthi,. 133 - 135 1341
St. all Glas. Barr. & Caldonian.
Neils. Direct
St. 1.0) Do. New.., Do . ... •••
25 all Glstr. & Dn. Fr `lt. Wes.-. 1 - 26
100 1,11 Hrtlpl. Dk. & Vk. New
Railway & Berw -
50 all Hull & Selby Y. &N M 106 - 108
25 all Do. 4 Shares. Do., • - •••
124 all Do. I Shares. ••• •••
12 all Lon.&Greenw S. Easter 124 -13
20 all Do.Prefcrenee Do 23 -24
10 all Lou., Til., &S. Peto &Co. 111 -11
St. 100 Lowestoft gr.
4 per cent. lorfolk - ••.
St. WO Do. 6 per et. Do - •••
all Manch. Bxtn. 14.&N.W
and Matlock & Midld 21 -2i •
50 all Middleebro' & Stckton&
Redear • Darlingt.
St. 0 Midld.Bradfl Nlidland.. 92 - 94 93
64 54 Newmarket
Bury Exton.. Eu. Coun. ip - par
50 ' all Northern awl
Easternsp.c. E. Count. 57 - 59
50 ' Do. 6 per et. ';)o ••
all Do. Excl.-, p a Do •• - •••
25 all Prost. & Wyre
&L &N.W
n&Y k - 434
12A all Do. Shrs. A Do
St; .00 Roystn.&Hit. GtNortlin 130 - 133
25 18i Shot. Roth.and Laucash&
Goole g. 5 p.c. Yorksh.
10 all Shrews.&Her T. Brassey 71 - 84
12 y 4 S. Staffordsh. M.MClean 2i -24
50 all WearValleygr Stockt. &
6 per cent... Darlingt
25 all Du Do 314 - 321
St.. 100 wilts&Domrst GtWestn BB4
MINES.
1 all Agua Fria a ... a
1 all Anglo Austrin. Gold
10s. all Anglo Californian I -
20 6 Australian 1 - 1i
1 all Australian Cordillera -
1 all Ave Maria -
1 all Baden (Gd• Duchy of) -
50 all Blaeuarvon Iron and
Coal - 6
20 13.5 British Iron 4 - 6
35 254 Brazilianlmp.(issued
at E 5 pm.) - 3
30 all Do. Cocaes & Culab r 24 - 3
20 15 Do. St. John Del Res 31 -33
1 Carson's Creqk 4 -
1 Clarendon Cons. Min
Co. of Jamaica 4 - ill
40 all Cobre Copper 54 - 56
5 1 Colonial Gold I -
St. all Copper Min. of Eng 30 - 40
25 all Do. Pref. 74 p. cent. 2d - gar
16 Copiapo. - 24
5 all English and Austin
Copper Smoltg 11 - 14
2 1 Fortuna par -ip
20 all General 144 - 164
1 all Gt. NuggetVehaßeg. # -
44 all Groat Polgooth - 14
1 all Liberty - ••
3 all Linares 7 - 74
5 1 Liisitanian -
1 all Mariquita -
1 all New Granada -
1 all Now Linares Mining
and Smelting Co •-
1 all Nouveau Monde -
20 all Pontgibaud Silver
Lead Min. & Smelt. 144 - 154
5 1 Port Philip -
1 all Quartz Rock * -
50 all Rhyraney Iron l9 - 21
15 all Do. Now 5 - 6
30 12i Santiago de Cuba si -
1 all South Anst:alian -
1.0 74 Tin Croft 2 - 3
iBl all United Mexican 6l - 6i
1 all Waller 4 -
1 all West Mariposa i3 -
I 12s. Worthing Mining of
Australia
1 all Yuba

PREFERENCE SAAR ES.
St. 1100 Aberdeen lO2 104
St. 100 Do. N 0.2, 7p. c B9 —9l
25 all Myth and Tyne lOpet
c. pref. (issd.atsol, .. .. *
St. 100 /Iris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 92 94
20 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares
St. 100 ,laledonian £lO 46 _
--
98
15 all %ester & Hol7hcad
Guar. 54 per cent ... ..,
9 all Do. do: Pref. No. 2 ... ...
21 all Do. do. Prof. No. 2 .. •
61 all Cork &Bandonslp.c 24 3. 21
6f all lun.Prth .&Aber.J 5. 6
10 I 42 -,41 . Anglian Cls. ASb ... ...
St. ;100 DI do. Cs. B6p. c. ... ...
St. 1100 Do. do. Cls. C7p. c. ... ...
6 all filastern Counties Ex
I tonsion, sp. c. No.' i 1 r pm
6 I al Do. No. 2. — i r Pm
10 all Do. New fr. c. St. 12i 131 13
20 all last Un., G. 6p. c. ... ...
5 all 'lc). 51., 10 per cent. ... ...
10 all Do. 161. Def)eutr.Sh. ... ...
St. all Do. do. 4 per cent ... ...
St. 100 "ilast Lancash.6 p.a ...
5 all F. &W. York. J. sth —
St. all go.Prth.&Dur.4p.c. 53 62
20 all Fume-q 3 — ...
St. '1: ), , nas. &S. W. G. 5 p c . . ..,..x.,
St.'loo Great Northu. 5p c. 114 - 116 109 81
St. 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem.,
,ao. 4 p. c
at 10 p. prom... 108 110
100 1r)
St. lOO 102
121 51 Do. sp. c. Scrip, Red.
4t sp. c. pm._
10 all Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pro ... ...
St. 100 (t. S. &W. (Ireland' ... •••
20 9 Do. 4 per c. Prof. St ... —.
60 6 (It. Wostn. (Becks Si
Hants Ex. sp. c) 6 63
St. 100 Do. con. red. 41 p.c 96 98
St. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c BB 90
St. 'lOO Do. irred. 4p.c.
8 all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh lO —ll 10
10 all Do. Cnester Bp. c.P.S l7 171
10 all Do. do. sp.c.do lO 101
St. I'lCi Do. Birm. Gua. Stk 72 —74
26it all Do. Ches. Gua. Sh_ 191 —19 i
13:)41 all Do. do. d 0... l9l— 91
20 all Do. do. do ... .. .... .
16 6 Lan. & York. F. 1:2.6 1 i
St. 100 Do. 6p. c. Stock
St. 100 Lon.&Brigh. G. 5 p.e
St. 100 Do. Pref., sp.c. St ... ...
St. 100 Do. NOV? Guar.6 p. c ... ... 137
St. 100 Do. do. 5 por clnt.. ... ...
St. 100 Lon.&N. W., Coy. &
Nuneaton sp. ct
50 11 Lon.& S. W. Cou.3dr 2l 3 p
121 all Londy. &Color. ISh ... ...
124 all Londy. & Ennis.l Si ... ...
10 all Man:, Slid., & Lin
New, £lO l2l -12 i
6 41 Do. £6 ' i '}P
12. all 'slarypt •& Carl. 4 p c ... ...
12. all Do. 41 por cent • -- ...
12 101 Do
St. 100 Aid. Consol.6 p.c.Si . ... ...
St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol &
Birm. 6 per cent. ; :14 136
St. 100 Do. 44 p. c. Pref. St. 94 96
16 Ili . )o. Pref. 41 per ce, i 41 dig
5 all Do. 5/. Pr.f. 4p. c.. 4 41
St. 100 Ditto Leic. star and
Hite e a Pr.. f. 5t.... ... ..•
16 10 Norfolk Debenture .. . . ...
St. 100 Do. Prof. 4 p.c. Stool, 55 87
St. 100 Do. sp. c. Eat lO3 105
St. 100 Do. 51pera.pref ... ...
St. 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c .
OS -- iik,
sStt..
110000 Nsio.rEth.
BBetii.wtis,h4
p.c.
P.
00
..._
92 91
17 5 Do. do. do .. . 31 —3i
20 13 Do Leeds 6 p.c c.N0.l ..• ...
124 9 Do. do. Quarters 4S _ ...
25 10 Do. York FL &q. Per. i id
20 all North Staffordshire_ ... ...
St. 100 Oxford, Worcester, /,.
Wolyerh.Xls,6p.c 100 102
8 i all Scot. Cent. , New fret ... ...
25 all South Devon l3 —l4
10 11 Do. fixed,4l per cent 4d par
1.0.6 all S. Eastern (Reading
. Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 221 23
St. 100 Do. 44 pe - cant 97 99
20 all S Wales Gua. 4P. c ,„ „, 16i 17
20 all Do. do. 41 p. c.... ... ..,
20 all S.Yorksh.4p.e.Guar. 15 —l7
25 all Stock. & Dar., sp. c. ... • ..
25 15 Do. do. do. 1 --2 p
124 all Stock. & Hart]. g. 5
p. c. till July 1, '56 . • ...
5 1 4 W.AcifddiKilk.6pc .2i —24 d

AIISCELL A.NEOI7S.
25 174 Australian Agricult. 28 30 29
10 all Aus`zaln. Royal Mail
10 7 Berlin Water Works 3} 3 d
50 40 Brit. American Land
5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg.
and Reduction Co. ...
1.00 32i Canada 110 115
St. 100 Canada Gov. 6p. et
Jan. and July lO9 109
5 all Crystal Palace 3i 38
5 4 Do. Preference * 11)
4 all Crystal Pal. of France
1 g Duston Iron Ore
20 83 Eastern Steam —
25 22 Electric Telegraph l6 17
1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir —
15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat
20 all General Screw Steam
20 10 Irish Beetroot Suga'
20 10 Magdalena St. Navig •••
10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel.
10 9 Mexican&S.Americn. 64 7
10 24, Do. Naw — •••
1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel
10 5 Netherlands Land —
2 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter
Steam Navigat. Co —
1 all N. B. tustralasial — 1
20 15 Nrth.cf EuropeSt _tam
5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. 2A 2i
50 all Peninsular & Oriental 59 61
50 10 Do. New lli 11
2 all Portland Iron Co lB
100 60 Royal Mail Steam
1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. 14
Ditto New. — P
25 all Sotith A ustr.,.l.Tetn.l 16 38 361 74 7
Submar. Scril,... 1
1 all " ..red
.
20 5 Trust& L.Co.U.Can.
100 284 Vali Diemen's laud.

20
100

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS.

(Reom, the Times of this day.)

The one greet object ou which this nation, with all its ener-
gies, is now bent is undoubtedly the vigorous prosecution of
the war—a phrase which might be stereotyped to express the
purpose uppermost and dominant in every man's mind. By
the vigorous prosecution of the war is meant the execution of
such operations as will bring the enemy to reason, and these
operations may again be more specifically described as the car-
ture of Sebastopol or the destruction of the fortifications of
Cronstadt. To accomplish these objects we are despatching fleet
after fleet and battalion after battalion at such a cost in the
aggregate as almost to double the ordinary expenditure of the
State. Two or three years ago the national expend turn was
under 50 millions ; it is this year estimated at 86 millions,
and the reckoning is not likely to be far above the mark.
Such being the state of things, it certainly seems worth con-
sideration that a certain person has offered to do all we want
at a comparatively insignificant expense—to take or destroy
out of hand Sebastopol, Cronstadt, and Helsingfors, and thus
at once accomplish those feats of arms which are alone ex-
pected to open the road to victory and peace.
Well, the questions arising out of such a proposition arc
natural and obvious enough. Who is the mau that makes
offerthe ? Him does he mean to go to work, and how much
e 3, does he require for his preparations? Is there any
chance that he can do what he says ? Is his offer worth lis-
l(
toning to, or should we be only spending- so much more and
getting no good after all ? On some of these points it is clear
that nothing short of the experiment itself could furnish a
conclusive answer ; on others there is room for a little argu-
ment. The person making the offer is none other than Lord
Dundonald ; he has submitted his projects to the authorities,
and they are " under consideration." Perhaps this may seem
about as much as could well be done, but a good deal depends
upon the kind of " consideration' which such a proposal re-
ceives, and we call fancy such a. ease, even if substantial in
itself, might be rather hard to demonstrate otherwise than by
actual trial. The word " practicability" admits of great lati-
tude of isterpretation, and what is impracticable in one man's
eyes may be proved perfectly practicable in the hands of an-
other. If Lord Dundonald is calculating on any particular
agencies to accomplish things beyond the known powers of
such agencies there would be an end of the matter ; but, sup-
posing the case to be otherwise, it certainly appears to us a
question how far the reputation of the projector, taken in
connexion with the circumstances of the conjuncture, might
justify the acceptance of the risk by way of venture.
No doubt, the proaosal smacks of quackery, but the rules
of science are manifestly at fault, and it is just here that
something beyond comes in. We have not succeeded in
taking either Sebastopol or Cronstadt seeundum artem, and
there is room therefore for a little irregular practice. Neither
can we deny that the nature of the project is somewhat un-
luckily characterised. The command of destructive agencies
beyond ordinary strength, or of such powers as will suffice in
some way to demolish the most impregnable-looking fortifi-
cations, is precisely the secret to which projectors most com-
monly lay claim, and the very suggestion of "long ranges"
and so forth is enough to excite incredulity. But the de-
struction of fortifications happens to be the particular object
we have in view, and consequently proposals to serve us must
needs take this turn. Moreover, although scientific men
may be naturally suspicious of extra-scientific discoveries,
they must at least admit this,—that there is ample room for
them, and that nothing is less finite than the domain of their
own science.

On the other hand, if thevo is a man in tho whole world
who fought to be listened to with more attention than another
when he promises extraordinary things, it is certainly Lord
Dundonald, for his whole life exhibits a series of achievements
coming under this very category. If his present plans are
pronounced " impracticable " he can very truly say that half
the things he has done would have been regarded in a similar
light, but that he did them nevertheless. Suppose, for in-
stance, he had offered with a single ship or two, and those
scarcely seaworthy, to sweep the whole Spanish navy from
the American waters, or to set up republics and empires as
easily as we set up factories or graving-docks, would those
plans have been considered " practicabie ?" Lord Dun-
dona!d's reputaiton has been earned, not merely by gal-
lantry and fearlessness, not merely by professional skill
and ability, but by the performance of things nearly resem-
bling impossibilities—i. e., by success iu exploits like that
which he offers to take in hand now.

Supposing his offer accepted, let us consider the results
which may occur. It is undoubtedly possible—perhaps wo
had better say probable that he would find he had miscalcu-
lated his means, and would fail. In this case we should have
lost a ccrtain sum of money, and perhaps got laughed at ; but
there is the worst of the matter. As to the ridicule, we were
charged in the last war with breaking windows with guineas,
but failure in one way is much the same as failure in another,
or perhaps the less the risk the smaller the disappointment.
The money, therefore, would be the main consideration, for,
if we recollect rightly, it is one of the conditions of the scheme
that human life is not to enter into the venture. Now, the
prosecution of the war, or, in other words, the expeditions
for the capture or destruction, of the Baltic and Black Sea
strongholds, arc now costing us something like 30 millions
a-year—not to mention the more fearful venture of human
life ; is it worth while to make this sum 31 millions for one
twelvemonth, upon the speculation of stopping the drain alto-
gether? That seems to be about the question, unless, in-
deed, the project is so plainly impracticable as to put the pro-
jector out of court. Of course, it is the duty of Government
to look carefully after the public money and the public credit,
nor would it yield a very agreeable prospect for taxpayers if
every confident inventor was to have the run of the public
purse for his experiments ; but, in the consideration of what
is or is not " practicable, some regard, we think, might be
fairly paid to the peculiar character of Lord Dundonald's re-
putation, and to the difficulty of measuring extraordinary
projects by ordinary rules. Two mighty nations are now en-
gaged in undertakings which one man offers to accomplish by
himself, at an infinite saving of cost. His offer may certainly
be worthless, but, if ever so valuable, it is not likely to be
much in accordauca with preconceptions, precedents, or rules.

shore to- save the lives of the passengers, anelhey
did their best to do so. The confusion was very
great, and they could nos get the boats off on account
of the number and state of the passengers. There might
have been at that time two feet of water on the upper
deck. The master did everything in his powcr,to assist
the passengers up the rigging to save their lives. On
further examination deponent stated that the captain
went below after the Light was reported and the course
altered, which was about an hour before the vessel
struck ; does not believe the master, any more than
himFelf, had any apprehension of danger till the vessel
struck. The captain, helmsman, and the rest of the crew
were sober; neither were they the worse for liquor on
leaving the Sound. Deponent has had charge of watch.
FeYen years, and knows the compass, but nothing of
navigation, though he can take a bearing ; heard the
captain order a good look-out to be kept for lights. Con-
siders be behaved with coolness after the vessel struck,
and that the boats were stove owing to the confusion
and motion which prevailed. Can give no account how
the accident happened. Considers it lucky the boats
were smashed, as otherwise all would probably Lave
been drowned.

The investigation will be resumed to-morrow at 12
o'clock,

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

The Belleisle hospital-ship, Commander Hosken, ar-
rived at Spithead yesterday morning from Plymouth,
on her voyage to the Baltic, and will proceed as soon as
she has shipped supernmeerariEs, parcel,, &c , for the
fleet. The Centaur, 6, paddle frigate, Captain Clifford,
, was ordered to prepare for sea suddenly on Thursday
night, and she left last evening for the Black Sea (it is
believed), Calling at Plymouth. The Fancy and Clinker
steam gun-boats went into Portsmouth harbour ye,ter-
day morning from Spithead to replenish their stock of
coals. The Jasper steam gun-boat made a trial of her
engines yesterday at Stoke's Bay. The Grinder new
steam gun-boat adjusted her compasses in Portsmouth
harbour yesterday. There are more pennants now at
Spithead than there were on the day the bulk of the Baltic
fleet left that anchorage. These are now reported to leave
on the 16th for sea. The Chapman sailing transport (No.
118), Capt. Morgan, arrived at Spithead yesterday from
the East with military invalids. She sailed from Scutari
March 29, and Malta April 14. She brought 121 sol-
dier invalids, from upwards of 50 different regiments,
6 women, and 2 children • Ensign Berridge, of her Ma-
jesty's 4th Regiment, and Assistant-Surgeon Youell, of
the 54th, came home in charge of them. She had 11
deaths on the voyage. She was towed into Portsmouth
harbour at 5 o'clock last evening to land her worst cases
for hospital. The rest will be landed, probably, this
morning, and sent on to Chatham, or elsewhere, as the
military authorities may direct. The sailing transport
Canterbury, Capt. Carvell, alSo arrived at Spithead yes-
terday morning from the East. She sailed from Scutari
on the Ist of March, Malta the 28th, and Gibraltar
April 14, with 164 invalids, and 19 women, from vari-
ous regiments : six deaths occurred on the passage. The
following officers also came home in the Canterbury :
Capt. R. M. Murchison, of her Majesty's 50th Regiment,
in charge of invalids ; and Assistant-Surgeon J. H.
Jephson in charge ; Lieut. Edgar S. Disney, the 7th ;
Ensign Thomas Vousden, of the 21st, who was shot
through- the thigh with a rifle ball at the battle of Inker-
man. All these invalids progressed well on the voy-

age.
The sentence of the court-martial, recently held on
board her Majesty's ship Waterloo, Commodore C.
Wyvill president, to try the deltic in charge (Acting
Paymaster) of the Alban, for malappropriation of money
drawn by him for ship's use,. was that the prisoner be
imprisoned in the County Gaol at Maidstone, for three
calendar months, and at the expiration of that term that
he be dismissed from her Majesty's service. Mr. W. W.
Hayward presided as Deputy-Judge-Ad vocate.
Preparations are being made at Sheerness for trial of
the officers of the Enterprise by courts-martial oncharges
brought against them by Captain Collinson of that ship,
which has been sent round from Portsmouth for the pur-
pose.
The Pylades screw steam-corvette, and the Volcano
paddle-wheel steam-vessel, in company with the gun-
boats Redwing, Starling, Thistle, and Badger, got up
steam yesterday at 10 a.m., and took their departure
from the Noce for the Baltic, with a fine breeze blowing
from S.W., moderate, and clear weather.
The Royal mail steam-ship Medway, Capt. Woloward,
which put back on Thursday in consequence of a slight
derangement in her machinery, shortly after -leaving
Southampton with a perfect field battery of Royal Ar-
tillery for Balaklava, sailed for her destination last '
night. It was thought, on the ship's return, that the
trifling damage would have delayed the vessel only a few
hours, but it was found necessary, in order to get at the
part disarranged, which was one of the discharge pipes,
to remove a large portion of the coals from that side of
the ship. The Orinoco, Captain Wilson, also belonging
to the West India Mail Company, will shortly resume
her duties in the transport service. This fine vessel is
now under orders to convey horses, and her spacious
decks will provide room for the erection of 260 stalls.
Government requiring her services by the Ist of June,
the officials of the company at Southampton are ener-
getically engaged in prosecuting the completion of the
ship, and so rapidly are the works being proceeded with
that there is little doubt that the Orinoco will be ready
for sea by the specified time. Thy Orinoco since her re-
turn from the Black Sea, where she was engaged for
some considerable time in the conveyance of troops, has
undergone a thorough repair, and when completed there
will be no portion of the ship which will not have received
an entire overhauling. Her gigantic paddle-wheels Lave
been reduced four feet in diameter, and the speed of the
vessel-is expected to be thereby increased.

RAILWAY INTELLIGE'NC'E'.

SOUTH WALES.

Yesterday a special general meeting of this company
was held at the Great Western Royal Hotel, Padding-
ton, in accordance with the standing orders of the House
of Lords, to consider the fallowing bills now pending in
parliament :-
1. A bill to consolidate and amend the acts relating to
the South Wales Railway Company, and to authorise
the construction of new works and alterations of existing
works, and for other purposes.
2. An act to enable the Swansea Vale Railway Com-
pany to extend their railway, and to maintain and work
the same as a passenger railway, and for other purposes
connected therewith. _ _

3. An act to consolidate and amend the acts relating
to the Llynvi Valley Railway Company ; to enable
them to construct a new railway from Llangonoyd to
Bridgend, and to extend their present line from Foce
Toll-house to Saint Bride's Minor ; to abandon parts of
their existing and authorised lines ; to dissolve the
Bridgend Railway Company, and to abandon their rail-
way, and for other purposes.
4. A 13111 to enable the Rhyniney Railway Company
to extend their railway to the Taff Valeßailway, to con-
struct branch railways, and for other purposes.
The first, third, and fourth bills were approved.
The CHAIRMAN said the bill, No. 2, on the notice, it
was unnecessary to submit, and the business of the day
was therefore at an end.

RAILWAY TRAFEIC RETURNS.

TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE PAST WEEK.

Miles I Receipts.
opened,' NAME OF RAILWAY.
1855. 1854. 1855.
BRITISH. X £
72% Aberdeen .................... ..... 1,790 '2,221
37% Belfast and Ballymena • ............. 835 920
17 Belfast and County Down• • .......... - -
32 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire 2,073 2,281
26% Bolton, Blackburn, and West York -..- -
193% Bristol and Exeter •................. 5,315 . ,123
189% Ca1ed0nian............. ............ 11,027 11,552
142 Edinburgh and Glasrow ..... ........ 6,035 5,147
94% Chester and H01yhead......... _ .... 4,357 4,804
6h Cork, Blackrock, and Passage ...... 221 191
20 Cork and Bandon .... ... ..... 236 2)8
......
56 Dublin and Belfast Junction ........ 991 997
63 Dublin and Drogheda...-. ......... 1,351 1,, 13
7 % Dublin and Kingstown ............ _ 1,199 1,039
16% Dundee and Arbroath .............. 516 479
31 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction 88' 895
25 Dundalk an 4 Enniskillen.. - ........ 196 3 7
88 East Ang1ian........................ 863 888
81% East Lancashire ...... _
............ 4,907 5,153
417 Eastern Counties and Norfolk ...• ..1 1 21,817
Eastern Union .. .. .. .. • ... .. .... j
78 Edinburgh, Perth. and Dundee...... 3,613 2,978
6 Exeter and Credit0n................ - -
22 Furness Railway ... .............. -.-
183 Glasgow, and South-Western........ 4,991 5,875
283 Great Northern and E. L........... 17,554 20,022
188 Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 6,113 6,796
842 Great Western .. • ........... ...... 22,3)9 25,817
25 Irish South Eastern ................ - -
90 Lancaster and Car1i51e.............. 5,992 6 054
260 Lancashire and Yorkshire.. - ........ 18,511 19,321
- Leeds Northern .................. .. _
16 i Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport.... - -
553% London and North Western ..-..... 54,4.0 57,478
5% London and 81ackwa11.............. 1,472 1,302
174 London, Brighton, and South Coast.. 11,917 12,619
267 London and South We5tern......... 13,473 14,31
60 Londonderry and Enniskillen ........ 411 613
- Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c. - -
171% Manchester, Sheftleld,and Lincolnshire 7,704 8,717
9% Manchester and South Junction.. •••• 666 672
28 Maryport and Carlisle .............. 773 842
498( Midland ..... ................... 24,149 24,580
I 126% Midland Groat Western (Irish) ...... 2,970 2,'•24
87 Monklands ........................ - -
78% Newcastle and Carlisle ...... -
149 North British .• .................... 4,253 4,518
- North Staffordshire ........ •....... - -
463' North-Western ........ „ ..„ 991 926
821,4 Scottish Central ................... 2,272 2,597
32 Scottish Midland .................: 883 957
29% Shrewsbury and Birmingham -.. .. 938 1,538
48 Shrewsbury and Chester ............ 1,994 2,813
30 Shropshire Union -..........- - •• 632 746
57% South Devon.. ... •- . ............. 2,214 2,231
289 South Ea5tern..................... 15,425 15,809
162y5South Wales ...................... 4,392 5,403
97 South York.. Doncaster, and Goole .. 1,581 1'622
38 Taff Vale .... ~.................... 3,385 3.119
36 Ulster . ..
77 Waterford and Limerick .........• •• 786 1,060
25 West Cornwall -- - • ... • •"• •• 1 (2 ,1,1 " rs'
12 Whitehaven Junction ... • • . • • • • • • • •• 315
682 York and Newcastle, and Berwick &
York and North Midland & L3eds.. ---
FOREIGN. i. ,129 1,207
57% Dutch Rhenish .-••-• • • • •• •••• - _ -
262 Lyons and Mediterranean .• •••• •• •• -.-
63 Monterean sod Troyes •••• •• •• •• •• •• _ -
63 Nainur and Liege ..•• •• •• •• •• •• •• •: 28 215 36,342
415 Northern of France •••. •• •• •"• •• •... -
-
637 Orleans and Central* .. ..... ..•.......
- 4 -
-
240 Paris and Lyons ...• •• •• •• ••• ••... _
82 Paris and Rouen. •• -• •• • • .......... -
392 Paris and Strasburgh •• • • .......
.. -
59 Rouen and HaVre•• •• •. •. •
..
..
I 157 Wcsternof Franc.„..........-

WAR MOTEIIENTS, LIVERPOOL, May 11.—The steamer
Armenian has just been taken as a regular transport,
and will be numbered 225. The Kangaroo, screw-
steamer, which has sailed from Liverpool for Cork, will
embark at that port 5 officers, 200 inen, and 150 horses,
and a quantity of camp equipage and other stores, and
with these will immediately proceed to the Crimea.

ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL COM-
MITTEE.'

( Continued from our first impression of yesterday.)

The examination of Lord Hardinge continued—The
Commander-in-Chief of forces out of the country re-
ported home to the Government, and in the event of
the non-professional persons forming the Cabinet differing
from his opinions, and if he acted on their instructions
he would not of course be responsible for the result ; he,
however, conferred with the Government and gave them
his opinion on military matters ; he was answerable as
Commander-in-Chief for the organisation and composi-
tion of the army, the medical arrangements, accoutre-
ments for the cavalry and infantry, and the transport
service in this country. When abroad it came under the
Commissariat Department, with the assistance of the
Commander-in-Chief of the troops. Nothing 63 so
bad and weakening to an army as its having to under-
go a long sea voyage. The duty of the Adjutant-General
was to look after the discipline of the camp, and the
Qeartermaster•General the movements of the camp,
and they both gave orders in their separate departments
to the Commissariat. In February and May, 1854,
10,000 troops were ordered off for the first expedition,
and very shortly after they were augmented to nearly
25,000, which was to be their proportion for the East,
and on that he made arrangements accordingly for au...
menting his resources. The first reserve forwarded
was seven battalions under General Cathcart, con-
sisting of 6,000 men, who, instead of remaining at Varna,
went on to the Crimea, and was at the battle of Alma.
All will agree it was wise to have 6,000 Additional men
at Alma. People will talk of the propriety of having
reserves, but we have always found it advisable to
fight as many men as possible upon a given point.
The Duke of Wellington at Assaye detached Colonel
Stephenson with 6,000 men, and only left 5,000 with
himself. Thus he had to fight a battle with half
his force. Never after that did the Duke repeat the
mistake, and in his subsequent career he always
brought the largest possible force to attack the enemy.
The second reserve of 6,500 men was forwarded after
the battle of Inkerman, and 9,008 more by the end of
December, amounting in the whole to 21,508, being as
near as possible the number of troops he had to provide;
so that, notwithstanding the deaths at Varna and at
Balaklava, up to the end of December, the force he had
provided was equal to the force that first went out, and,
including the artillery, rather stronger. The peace esta-
blishment being low after he had sent out 25,000 troops,
be could do no other than send out young recruits, who,
instead of being composed of bone and muscle, were only
gristle ; and the difference between the state of the army
in 1808 and that in the Crimea was, that they had at
the former period, in addition to a large regnlar force,
a militia raised to a high state of efficiency,--the men
being from 35 to 40 years of age—from which to draw
reserves, and who were capable of undertaking hard
work—a very different class from the raw recruits of
19 years of age, whom it was impossible to expect
could withstand the hard work and resist the climate
of the Crimea, to the same extent the men did in 1808.
He thought the Duke of Newcastle acted wisely in bring-
ing home the 9 or 10 battalions from the Colonies who
were used as reserves, and explained the reason why the
troops were not sent home from the Cape when sent for
from some misunderstanding arising as to the orders for-
warded. He then entered into the effect of increasing
the army by high bounties bad on the service, giving
it as his opinion that it was the cause of increasing de-
sertion. Out of 1,000 men he found not above 20
volunteered from the Militia. He considered the artillery
was equal to, if not better than any other artillery, and
added that everything was done that was necessary for
the army to take the field in the Crimea. His lordship
then entered into the communication forwarded by Dr.
A. Smith to the Horse-Guards, respecting the clothing,
his replies thereto, and produced to the committee a
sample of the articles supplied to the men, and gave it
as his opinion that he had always considered the
clothing of our troops defective. He thought that when
a military hospital was organised there should be a mi-
litary commandant at its head to whom persons could
apply in case of necessity, and who could be held re-
sponsible for the comforts of the patients. He was of
opinion a person of higher rank and influence than
Major Sillery should have been placed over the hospitals
at Scutari, and if Lord Raglan could not have spared
one for one to have been sent from this country as wee
afterwards done.

The Chairman—Were not the hospitals under Lord
Raglan's command ?

Lord Hardinge—They were under his command, but
at the same time the reports made•to him did not give
such a true account of their state as they ought to have
done, and Lord Raglan was too far from the spot to
attend to their condition himself.
The Chairman—Then that is to say that Lord Raglan
received untrue reports ?
Lord Hardinge—l don't say that. My opinion is
that Lord Raglan did not receive sufficient information.
The Chairman—lt appears that Lord Raglan sent Dr.
Hall to Scutari, to report on the state of the hospitals.
The report he sent in was that everything was in capital
order.

Lord Ffardinge—l don't blame Lord Raglan.
The Chairman—l don't blame Lord Raglan. I blame
Dr. Hall. I want to know if there has been any in-
quiry instituted into Dr. Hall's conduct for making that
report!

Lord Hardinge—l am not aware.
The Chairman—Whose duty was it to have instituted
such an inquiry I
Lord Hardinge—l should say Lord Raglan. But this
is asking my opinion on points on which I scarcely
tbink--:----

The Chairman—l am not asking your opinion, but I
want information as to the mode of proceeding with re-
gard to the army, and on whom the responsibility in
Such'matters would fall. My desire is to ascertain who
is the proper person.
Lord Hardinge—lf, according tr) your account, Dr.
Hall made a report which was not justified by the state
of the hospitals, I should say he was responsible.
The Chairman—Well, then, has any inquiry been
made into the conduct of Dr. Hall ?
Lord Hardinge—T am not aware.

Mr. Roebuck—Mr. Sidney Herbert in his evidence
yesterday stated that he wrote to the persons in the
command of the hospitals at Scutari, he being Secretary
at War, and I wish to ask you whether it is your opi-
nion that any benefit to the public service arose from
that interference, and whether the commandant at Scutari
was under the command of Lord Raglan ?
Lord Hardinge—l believe that Mr. Sidney Herbert
was right in doing as he did.
The Chairman—Then you think his interference was
beneficial to the public service I
Lord Hardinge—Undoubtedly he was a Cabinet
Minister, and was in direct communication with the
Duke of Newcastle. I think what he did was quite jus-
tifiable. Not only the act itself, but its effect was pro
ductive of good. All the attempts on the part of Mr.
Sidney Herbert to relieve the sufferers in the hospitals
at Scutari were not only highly praiseworthy, but were
productive of great good. The hospital was really under
Lord Raglan's command, but he was a long distance
from it, and engaged in the field. If his suspicions as
to the state of the hospital bad been lulled by the report
from Dr. Hall, it was not likely he would send a second
per-on to inquire.
The Chairman—Did the Government or the Cabinet
consult you on their Military operations ?
Lord Hardinge—Yes. The Duke of Newcastle sent

for me, and I had free communication with him. I drew
up no general plan for operations in the Crimea, as Lord
Raglan was placed in a very difficult position, and was
not his ow❑ master, as he was acting in concert with
the allies. The despatches received by the Duke of New-
castle were shown to me, and I made suggestions to him
when I thought they were required. I think it was
right in the army going from Varna to the Crimea, f,,r
when an ariny was in disease nothing was more desirable '
than a change to bring them back to a good condition.
I heard of the disasters of the sick in the hospitals at
Scutari. I did not correspond with Lord Raglan upon
them.
By General Peel—He had a very high opinion of Dr.
A. Smith, and considered him a very faithful and good
servant.
By Sir J. Pakington --The huts were sent out late in
the year. He spoke to Sir Frederick Smith about the
huts they were going to erect at Aldershot, and gave it
as his opinion that, as the huts were all blown down by
the gale of the 14th November, those for the Crimea
should be constructed of stronger materials.
By Lord Seymour—He was not, at the time it was
proposed to send out huts to Balaklava, aware of the
state of the road leading to the camp ; but he afterwards
heard that 500 Turks had been set to work to improve
it, but they made but little progress. Commissary
General Filder (as understood) was for some time con-
fined to his bed, and that delayed some progress being
made in the road. If the commissary general was called
upon suddenly to supply huts for the use of a large num-
ber of men, it was one of those misfortunes of war caused
by having only asea communication, and there would be
a great difficulty in supplying them. They had a regula-
tion as to thenecessaries that would be required for a cer-
tain number of men, and according to the number, whether
it was 100 or 1000, a proper supply of stores and camp
necessaries were put on board. They not only sent
out all the stores required by the forms of the service,
but they also formed a depot. The system was to place
all military stores under the command of the
st(s
quarter-
master-general. No stores from the quarterm a
department were issued without the order of theow quar-
termaster-general,
what
and he must of courseol n
went out. Certain forms were reqdui7fdthf
quartermaster-general's stores, an
b ornmande
or dispense with
in-chief had full power to alter the
found any difficulty in respect to them t
er•ektbbeaidssubeeeonf
been felt through the nature o
least there ought to have
forms altogether. He knew off
theno if'nomrcinonsviTitea eoobroavromisg.
sary general's department ;.at
from Portsmouth to Chadian'
the exceed►ngly povei ty-
been none. The transmission
notice ; hut that arose from hoofddrooslickbraonudgh7
to
ondheicsl
bad had but one for
hos-
pitals, for they
be erected at Portsmouth, but
stricken state of this country in respetchtetloasntniliotaoryyears.
should be erected at an the
A
t. an I the sooner the House of Commons
e second
thoughtro-ie
that w ohuolsdp
hospitals
principal por • ,
voted the money for them the better. With respect t
the valises carried by the cavalry soldiers he considered
them to be too heavy.
By Colonel Lindsay—He was of opinion that the
military stores should be kept separate from the com-
missariat.

By Mr. Ellice—lf they bad sent out double tents, with
double tanks, it would have given them. strength against
storms.
This concluded Lord Hardinge's evidence.
Dr. Mapleton, who proceeded to the East in the capa-
city of private physician to Lord Raglan, was next called.
He said he t-aw the general hospital at Scutari in May,
1854. It was then partly in the occupation of the
Turks, but there were some English patients there.

He saw the hospitals again after the expedition had
left -Varna, and was himself indisposed and confined
in the barrack hospital for' several days. The bar-
rack patients were at that time much in the same
state as has been described by different persons subse-
quent to that period. He did not think anything was
done to remedy this state of things. Lord. Raglan him-
self was at first in command there. He considered
that the troops were sickly at Varna, and in this
opinion the food supplied to them was bad. The bread
in particular was bad, and be represented the matter to
Lord Raglan, who empowered him to take every means
to remedy the evil. The bread was sour and was much
calculated to predispose the troops to bowel complaints,
which were folloWed up in almost all cases .by cholera.
Many different opinions were entertained by officers and
medical men in the army relative to the bread. Many
of them did not dislike it, or consider it improper ;
but, in his opinion, such bread must conduce to bowel
complaint.. The subject was represented to Commissary-
General Filder, and the bread afterwards improved. The
meat was indifferent,'as it was impossible to get good
meat in Turkey. With regard to the clothing be did not
stocksaidat
on
think it was what it ought to have been, and
he
theilaterdaVerehad
Leathern
pre.ent in use in the army—particularly in its quit
thates concurrednbsubject. He
ine all
approvedtha tL
ofo rd
adapta-
tion to hot climates, because it did not absorb the
perspiration, and when taken off at night the wearer
was less likely to catch cold. With regard to the sick
and wounded he recommended that every single man
who became unwell should be sent home to Eng-
land, and not left there. If this, and his
other recommendations, bad been carried out, he was
convinced much savinc of life would have resulted. He
Was not favourable to an hospital at Smyrna. He'thought
the climate was prejudicial to health. He was acquainted
with Smyrna, and did not approve pf the place for an
hospital. He did not approve of the tents used in the
army. Re thought tents of the description used in
-Upper Scinde would have been far better adapted to the
facsotroamtei
iithoreyopurpose there, and far more healthy. &t the time he
left the army he did not consider it was at all in a satis-
factory
adjourned shortly before four o'clock
until Monday.