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London, England, 1855-04-25 00:00:00

1, commandant. I think the system of seniority in the
appointments to the management of the hospitals is very
ejudicial, and that a medical head ought to have been
specially sent out from home.
His Grace the Duke of Newcastle then went on to
state, in reply to Mr. Latard, that Lord Raglan, so long
as he was in this country, was consulted as to the ar-
rangements for land transport, ambulance waggons, and
all such matters. The ambulance waggons were selected
Upon the best opinions of persons of experience, but it
appeared they were not so well adapted, as was reported,
to the character of the country in the East. He did
not see by what means Captain Wrottesley could have ar-
rived at the opinion he had expressed on the committee,
that the army had left this country without all its ordi-
nary and requisite accessories. It. 'was. by ti s means
correct; and he thought Captain Wrottetiley Must have
hazarded- this-statement from hearsay.- If there had
been an absolute want of transport, it was the duty of
Lord Raglan to have reported to me ; and his lordship
did for some time state that the army was scarcely in a
fit state to move, nor was the want supplied until a very
large number of araieu! was procured from Orner niche.
During the siege of Silistria, at least a pertion of the
army was unable to move ; but instantly the order
for the advance to Varna was issued means were
taken by the Commissary-General to provide proper
means of transport, and as soon as that was
supplied the army was then in a position to move upon
Silistria. He had received, whilst the army was in the
Crimea, an intimation from Lord Raglan that there was
a deficiency in land transport ; but this was elicited in
reply to some representations which he (his grace) made
to the Commander-in-Chief relative to- other defects
which he had heard existed. He had received no other
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Mr. Layard—Were any steps taken in England to
remedy this state of things ?
The Duke of Newcastle—Not such as the sending out
of transport horses hence to the East ; but I organised
an entirely new transport corps, on a, military system,
which I placed under the direction of Col. McMurdo.
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that they had brought themselves into great and de-
served disrepute by their misconduct as early as the
period when the army was at Varna.
In reply to a question as to the effective strength of
the army after the battle of Inkerman, his grace stated
that he thought the estimate of the Duke of Cambridge
of 13,500 was about correct. He imagined that at one
period the strength of the army must have been some-
where about 1,500 less than this; but he was running
some risk on this point in speaking from memory. Lord
Raglan was well informed with respect to all reinforce-
ments sent out. He made suggestions at the commence-
ment of last year for the organisation of a Turkish con-
tingent, which was formed whilst he held office, and the
negotiations were carried on through the Foreignoffice.
He had always been of opinion that it was of the greatest
importance that Turkish troops should be officered
as far as possible with British superior officers, as
the men always fought better in the field. He
recognised the importance of a system of rapid stead!
communication between this country and the Crimea for
the supply of the wants of the army if needed, as well as
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a system through the instrumentality of the Peninsular
and Oriental Steam Company, but they were all, from
some cause or other, abandoned. He hoped, however,
that this difficulty would be effectually superseded, in
a very short time, by the laying down of a submarine
telegraph from Balaklava across the Black Sea, which
would enable Lord Raglan to communicate with the
Government day by day, and he believed that line would
bs ere long completed.

By General Peel—The defective state of the trenching
tools supplied to the troops was represented to him, and
he wrote to the Ordnance for some exp'anation of the
subject, which he considered by no means satisfactory.
It was, in fact, that they were chiefly old, and were not
improved on die Chobham plan. Lord Hardinge and
Lord Seaton, both of them approved of the siege of
Sebastopol, and not the contrary, as, had been stated.

In reference to the statement of gir De Lacy Evans, to

the effect that the war bad been commenced under the

delusion that it would never be necessary to fire a shot,
and that elnsequently proper preparations were not

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made, his grace denied th:it such was the case, and
expressed his surprise that such a statement should have
fallen from General Evans.

The committee adjourned shortly before 4 o'clock
until to-day.

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COURT OF ALDERHEN.

At a Court of Aldermen held yesterday, the LOAD
MAYOR on taking his seat said—" I th'ult-it light to
communicate to my brethren the honour that Lord Pal-
mer-ton has lone the corporation by announcing to me
i 1 e fact that her i\lajesty peen graciously pleased to
create your chi( f tniQistrate a baronet. (Hear, hear ) I
have received so beautiful a letter from the noble lord
at the head of the Government that I think it more be-
coming that communication should be read before the
entire Court of Aldermen and Commoners than that it
should be made public upon the present occasion. I have
also received through the French Ambassador a present
from the Emperor of the French in the shape of a beau-
tiful snuff box studded with diamonds. I mention these
two gratifying circumstances for the purpose of showing
not only the feeling of regard and esteem which is en-
tertained by her most gracious Majesty towards the cor-
poration and citizens of London, but also the lively and
grateful remembrance which his Imperial Majesty the
Emperor of the French retains of the reception he met
with on the occasion of his visit to this great city."
A report was then read from the Gaol Committee de-
tailing the result of their inquiries respecting the means
by which three prisoners named Bell, Brown, and Berry
escaped from Newgate on the 17th of February last. The
report stated, that they were under the immediate charge
of the officer Hubbard, who employed them to clean
windows in the wards and passages, and expressed an
opinion that their escape was entirely attributable to the
doors being left unlocked, and to the liberty enjoyed by
Bell and Brown while so employed. The report, in con-
clusion, recommended the adoption of the following
measures :--"ThatGeorgellubbard should be dismissed
from the situation of warden at the gaol of Newgate.
That, in consideration of the long and faithful services
of Thomas Brown, the principal warden, his resignation
should be accepted. That Benjamin Stock, the watch-
man, should be reprimanded. That it is practically in-
convenient that the duties of the medical officer should
require his attendance both at Holloway Prison and the
gaol at Newgate, and that a medical officer should be
appointed for each prison at the annual salaries of 200 i.
And we, your committee, having taken into our serious
consideration the long and faithful services of the Go-
vernor of Newgate, be having been 22 years governor of
that gaol, and having held the office of City Marshal for
11 years previously, making a total of 33 years ;a one
service of the city, and his present advaneod age, as
well as the health of his wife, unanimously recommend
this hon. Court to allow I‘lr. Cope to retire from his
office, and that he shall have A retiring allowance of
5001. per ann...., w.. next considered that portion of
William's statement which relates to the inse-
cure state of the roof of Newgate, and referred the same
to the city architect, to consider and examine the roof,
and report thereon."
Alderman WILSON moved,—" That the Court agree
with the report, except so far as relates to the medical
officers, and that so much of the report as relates to
,the
medical officers be referred back for reconsideration.'
Sir G. CARROLL seconded the motion:
Alderman CARTER opposed the motion for reference
back to the committee, and said he had been disgust
ed
with the whole of the proceedings which he had Wit-
nessed in the gaol. -
lfimately the motion
A long discussion ensued, and u
of Mr, Alderman Wilson was carried. r