The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-26 00:00:00

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'3 U,, ''] ..1:4_,4 I ;SI .A It KE T sll ARE MARK.ETS. .. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
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Shr- eatd. Rantwar4
;hat 31. IL . ..ti-r,
lace bii'in. C0j17.24±::T. OTA L INT I.ILLIVP.ACI,T. cLomeasiagpans. I°SduaaturdPar. '.
this day.
P, aiin RAILWAYS. ............ _ ......._____ -...--- --.........-.....-........
, a cer, -a_______
-- - 5 O 5O all Bgeftoerbdienyud... London L - -
N. West. .., - .•
CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. • ( t
PS -.hr. ,'ate. IttiLwav, Miming Prices Sualneis done
3eigillin • The cotton market at Liverpool on Saturday s.,turdly. this day. St. 100 Snekghanv,ll. tr...&N.W. 5- 97
in 1
qcald* the
rn"sed very steadily, mid prices were unchanged.' Glydosdah- ' i ':al ' )"••• ' . 7 - 99
25 24 C•Eal•Stour -Vv.' 3. Un. It •
PeirTehounaiv
1,,-1-:!le.
.sales were estimated at 10,000 bales (1,000 of i.,. i 0.04 A i.erdeen ..........„., 20,i • 214 Bud. and Ha E. C..... ... - ...
t1.1.1-Abs NotVg. 13°3,1 St. 100 E. Lincoln gr •
'Lich were for export, and a similar number, on ''' anal
Battu. Juliet.. 4,i - 4 6 per cent. gt•Nrthn. 134 - 136
l'Peculation), comprising 1,500 Pernam . and Ma- iio all Be: feast Az.Balymena - - •.. St. all . Glas. Barr. & ,Caldonia.n.
raliham, at sid. to 7d. ; 200 Egyptian, at ad. to . tsi Au Binning. woiverh. ,- .
Neils. Direcii ... - -.
2 81 - Bi.
•It,o7ir Valley - -- ...
• ille 81. • 700
-
,Gee, 012 , Surat, at 3d. to 32d. ; and 160 Sea .i-i ;.9. Bire,:tlid. Lancsb. A 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr Gt. Wes:3 ... -„.
General 1 Islands, at 91d. to 2s. per lb. The share market - Chesl,l::: Juno. ..... 134 - 124 100 all 'lrtlpl. Dk & Yk. New
iniantrooge clNed firm . 214 all Do. (.lioili. ei Birk. Railway..... & -I",erw. ... - ..,
generally. zrio and £25 Cm, ;6 - 17 50 all Hull & Selby Y. &N M 1.04 - 106
aced in_ to
, The following are the railway "calls " due in 22 1.9 Do., Z 20.. -64 d ' 25 all Do. .4 Shares. Do. - •••
to 53.>' , aPril :___. 25 30 Blyth &Tyaiorigina 124 all Do. I Shares. Do .• - -
dto hark, ~, - £25 (issd. at .E.lii . - - 12/ all Lon.&Greenv S. Easton 12i -13 i
.. 0 ....,4 . v., Vio,, . torn an Date due. Call. Amount.
a b al,'„, he 4-.111,-.lgian Eastern Junction....l2.-X0 10 0... X 21,250 i.tt WO T-Iristoi Lull Exeter 88 - 90 894 20 all Do•Preferen,c Do 23 -24
ineil. 1..,' be ~;!,,tst Indian Exten. (2/. paid) 10... 4 0 0... tank an St. 100 t'''',4oclr ' ' - 634 - Cll (61
10. 21s. 6. 'l3n
10' all Lon., Til., & S Peto &Co. 10i - 114
arrearthen and Cal. St. 1.00 Lowestoft gr.
leave fort , Gt. Indian
5 per cent. • dims ' ••• -- ••• . 4 per cent. Norfolk._ ... - ~..
,r into ee!, io nr.Scrip - 124 12 ' St. to Do. 6 'ler et. ••• ---- •••
lent and u 'Western, Red. 5 per cont , . 50 all Cork and Bandon.. 6- • 8 54 l Y.ortch'. Bath L.& N. W.
* •erel., 101. - ..• - ..• and Matlock. & Midld. 4- 2i
110
~,,... ns & Mediterranean Ito 15... 2 0 0... 180,000 20 16 Cornw-11 ) ••• -- ... 50 all ifiddlosbro' & Stckton &
• . • Jyestern of Switzerland 2... 2 0 0... 32.500 10 14 Orloff Junction •-• - Redcar Darlingt. ..., - ...
~, Wimbledon and Croydon 10... 110 0.., 6,825 50 45 Dublin&Bolfast•Tune. 34 - `,l 10C all Midld.Bradfd Ilidland.. 90 -92
Lilicg '' b.
1 t 25 all Druadeo Perth StAly,, •50 all Northern an-
lating to
Lsr. does Junction 54 •- 64 Easternsp.c Z. Coun.. 57 - 59
fi ; ' *7, £705,575 25 all Do. New•••••• ••••- ••• - ••• 50 all Do. 6 per et. Do -.--. .
o,l,idts° .3S .he proportion called by foreign corn- St. WO east An'-lian
fretted, ' Sail parries is 233,7501., but the holdings •i() 411 F. zstorn Counties.... --A 11'
, ' - 118 111 •25 all Prest. & Wyr. L. &N.ll'.
lay by of English proprietors are not known. St 100 Casten Union, . &Ln&Y:-. ... - ...
' Total called in 1855 £5,537,898 Ste.:,.k • . 2B -- 30 124 all Do. &Shares. Do . - ...
qt 14X. Do B Stock 2O - 22 St. 1.(X) Roystn.&Hit. GtNortlr. 13g - 133
)f Arr3g 011 , The railways meetings announced are the follow- 25' Do., 1N:ow-A.._ , ... . ... 25 I.Bi Shef.Rothit-,; Lanca.sh& •
1117 •
......... St. WO East Lancashire 72 - 74 Gooleg.s p.c. Yorksh. .. - .
•ii'° . St. 106 Minburgb & Glav,p, 57 -59 12 94 3. Statlordsb. Nl.llClear ii -- 2 e
dipwa` the ealed • ComPanY. Date. Place.
10 all Pdinb. and Peebles 2d - par 50 all '.VearValleygi itockt. &
at .
e, onion Mar. 27, Glasgow. • , • •
7th ft he 04ester and Holyhead ' M. 27, Easton-square. I Sl' l'M FAIn*PIL/' & r)null'` 2') -21 6 per cent... Darlingt ... - ...
ono O 1,, .rs 17rk and Bandon Mar. 28, London Tavern. 10 1 Perth & Clyde Jim, . ... - ••• 25 all Do Do. . : 32 - 321
...au.- , . -'es ..„A -p,.,,„,„„ A ....:1 0 w.....:. 50 all .:4'urness ... - ~ St. 100 Wilts&gomrst ltWestn. 89 •-• 91

dipiora,
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7th "t
tt
ono of
30 plei" ti
t with
'At the e-
yo and
.s Jose.
that he e
Soverei,4
rench Oi
French

ertle Company. Date. Place.
donian Mar. 27, Glasgow.
„ell ester and Holyhead ' Mar. 27, Euston-square.
o:7k and Bandon Mar. 28, London Tavern.
3 :ePae and Fecamp • April 2, Paris.
,t Anglian Mar. 29, London Tavern.
,"}l 4 and Clyde
raissessac and Boziers
',easter and Preston
Z°Nlanderry and Enniskillen Mar. 31, Coleman-st-bdings.
taiehester, Sheff. and Line. Apr. 4, Manchester.
betranolit n Mar. 28, Great George-street
kw
bo is and Orleans Mar. 30, Paris.
i, rtentouth
ellen and Havre Mar. 31, Paris.
;:1-4:l:dyr,ews and Quebec Mar. 29, Parliament-street
11)4tit Wales Mineral Mar. 28, Craven Hotl, Strnd
Jurbise, and Lau-
Viers to Hasselt
est Hartlepool , Mar. 30, West Hartlepool.
The letters from Birminghararespecting the iron
trade are again of an unfavourable character, the
deo, .
and for home use being very restricted.' A
*°cal Writer gives the following account :-
b"The efforts of the ironmtsters to extricate themselves
() their present critical position are still continuing,
ih,it, are by no means universally considere d as of the most
I,T'oiOnsi character. - The almost hawking about of iron at
'
4 ' per -- ton, and disturbing a trade bithelto - in.
, . e `condition .bf 'high prosperityi• by - attempting to,
il"'rea 'IA' one swoop a reduction -of the col-
i 1,41,1'' wagea ef pne: shilling per day, or. 26 per 'Cent.,
A I'3llhas alreadrbeen followed by riotous aseemblages of
Serious. character, partake more of, the convulsive move-
-14
ierde of desperation than the adoption of a well-arranged
lan of retreat. The absurdity of offering iron at such
.01,,..,. , , • .
°l,otatabie figures ls fully evident front the fact, that
o° of, the larger houses who, greatly to their credit,
libe adhered to their declared quotations of pace, are still
rityi,far the bast supplied with orders ; and it is very gene-
the"d that so large a reduction as one.tifth of
th Wages of colliers, amounting to fis. or 7s. a-week upon
kt 7 average of each man's earnings, if actually nuavoid-
e, would have been far more easily enforced at twice
ofthe raen.'
ri at owe and with much less irritation to the feelings
"'
bran Saturday three Russian vessels, prizes, were
up the river.
liccounts from St. Petersburg state that the
thit'ister of Finance had given notice that Sardinian
kilDB, not
,laden with munitions of war, would be
, tOWed to enter there for six weeks, dating from
,'. ersge 27th inst. ; but this privilege must be
' t,;ll:lidered nominal with the blockade insti-
itti'V. Sardinian subjects may reside in- Russia
til", carry on their avocations as usual, with-
til‘ molestation. These measures, partaking as
I'Y do of a liberal character, in name at
\t, although merely corresponding to what
been the practice of England and Frame; had,
1J 'll much satisfaction at the bourse of St.
tersburg.
to ,he Allied fleets blockading Odessa are stated
ae 'lave been compelled to leave from stress of
OPther. The amount of the . Russian force at
lar"sa had been greatly reduced, owing to the
Itege drafts sent to the Crimea, but fresh troops
:ble coming from the other provinces. The Grand
rEa
i e Constantine has been made Minister otof
Vias well as High Admiral, and was expected
vsit Cronstadt, Sweaborg, and Helsingfors.
b.A..lthough the blockade of the mouths of the
,I_44ube has ben caused by thq.Allies, it is, stated
'eat the Russians are not exp6cted to' allow any
fiery ships to pass their batteries, consequently
I,ly little grain can be got away. . •
_ _Accounts from Holland state that the navigation.
or the Zuder Sea was still impeded by ice.
Tue2area., York account.; state a, large doing in cauey business was
theather fluctuating,eecurities but the quotations were
Bank returns showedloney continued- easy, and
an important increase in.
I.lsioese. From California there -.were- steady ar--
Otrals of the precious metals, which would admit of'
trge shipments to Europe without trenching upon
t 2 amount held by the banks to any injurious. .
4.tent. In freights the business was limited:
v.The ad vices from California 'notice the discovery .•
1: 80/se new mines, which were attracting immense.
Ivitubers of diggers, and they were being worked
with much eagerness. The condition of the miners
seennot sufficiently improved, the rains not having
of such long duration as to have occasioned ,
tiOf great activity in the markets at San Francisco,.
4t a better tone prevailed.
it The English Stock Market has been flatter, the
1:4 from Paris of an impending renewal of the
col)bardment at Sebastopol having the effect, in
liJuncti with the belief that the Conferences .
t. 4„ on
itornot •
end in peace, of restricting business. .07ein-
-93.14 bare been. 92a to 93 for transfer, and 92g to..
i kig for account, being at the lowest rates since
ta:;i'less commenced. Exchequer Bills have ref-
Wiled at 63. to 95., and India Bonds at 10s: to
1. Premium. Exchequer Bonds are 991.
4,11; the Foreign Market there is scarcely any
beZness doing. The Spanish Certificates have
iti)ig 51. Turkish Bonds have been dull at 80 to
lf" Venezuela Deferred Stock is at 11, and
LiAzilian Old at 1021. Dutch 4 per Cents. have
-'ea 04i
Th ''
ilt, i-se following are the nominal prices of foreign
tahe4,,S :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5.t0 6 ; Mexi-
, ti,-;),„40g to 20-4 ; Peruvian, 70 to 72 ; ditto Three.
,12%`-;ents., 50 to 52 ; Portuguese Four per Cents.,
tlit:'° 41 • taussian Five per Cents., 99 to 101 ;
Fo'ur-and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91 ;
Spanishh New Deferred, 18 to 181,- • ditto Three
par Cents.,
. 2
r••• 1
tliti,_`feots., 3611 to 37i ; ditto Certificates, 44 to 04.;
q,"'; Passive, 4 to .4.
poLuo &Ando Railway Company has received
te omission from the Hon. East India Company to
tOZlvo payments in advance upon its shares, the
ttliotanteed interest of 5 per cent. to be at once
th, 'wed thereon. So many of the large and in-
Ceatial. proprietors of the Scinde Company are
totlirous of paying in advance, that the works may
coß.Pr°Becuted with great energy, without the ne-
aw -"tY of frequent and rapid calls upon those who
o
There
prefer paying 'up gradually.
'flare has been a very inactive market for the
m 7 dish Railways, and the quotations have not
Materially changed. Great Northern A stock has
11,,e;11 rather in dornand, and Great Western,
lisc,44lltou, and the other lines are at about the pre-
te'lla rates. The Foreign lines have been in less
kbest, but support their value. There have been
*Z!r bargains in the Canadian and Scinde Rail--
iiirthe Foreign and Colonial Mining Market is
Th 2 and United and Mexican are not so buoyant.
Joint-stock .Bank ep
s ke at a out t esh pre-
1211s rates. The Australian Agriculturalshares
ittive advanced, and British American Land also
h.- 41 . request. The Crystal Palace are rather
' Igher

)o. Extension
(.11.1,9g0w &S. Wester:
“rest. Northern

70 - 72
87i -
71 -- 73
- 125
9t 133
Csj

88i
72i 3 2i

Do., A. Stook.
Do., B. Stoei.

Stb. &IVest.(lre.'
Groat Western
Do. Stour Val. Rai
Gua. Stk '
kith South-East t 311!,
Lancaster & Ca lkii
Do., Thirds

5) - 61

70 - 73
6 - 7
6 7
-6 761

ititerPll/;
„avig'"'ptial t
va°,l(
co _
ire frOlo
,wer P 3
it bec°
o
,ose-
inhabl t
be

'Do. Now Thirds....
'Lancash. AndYorks7
Do.,••fifths
1)).j Wst. Riding Ur,
Liv.ersby.&Southi,i
London & Blackwai
Lend. Brig!it
Loud. and N. Wc,itn
!)th Fifths
f )0.1 CI.
L‘o. Eighths •

8i
97 99
99, 100
1
83 84
8A 8
7 ci

London anas.
17)0. £5l.
1)o., .E.;
(,11:33.1d.ryydr, Coltrai
f.nrintirry: $t
Do. „
)0., 41,11.1. /r, 1J) tl. tin
Alidland '
'). i;irrang. Derb:

ositil tei
113 5
P very pF Siv
oiDg tri(
If
tiest forti

241 -'25
8 -.•• 8a

6 - 70
41 - 43

scooPe
Ide witt&:

Cariialt

•••

,;own.act.Bnt7 Exton
Nwpt.Aberg. & Llrf
'4e-vvrs, & Enniski4el
qtr,vry Warreapoin•
,).;1 d 1i05tr0v0r.......

-

stated 1:
copfer°'

4orfolk
o r t1:11. Conn ties Un
'forth British.....
north Devon, No. I
Jo., No. 2
)0., A Deferred
Do., A B Guam:ilea
Eastern—Berwiel
)o. do. Extension
')o,do.
Do. Leeds
Do. York
'forth Lon ion

48 - 50
33 3A
29 ~. 30
7 9

li 14
5 7
72. 73
7 6i,
4i -3;
121 -- 13
49 50
49 - 50
d --par

Do. New ZIO
'l.&S.Wstrn.,Tiara,
• triationd City in
Staabrdshiro
'forth Western ,

4R
43
51
d ar

& S. Westrn. Jun
V'uneuton, flinckk:
Ind Leicester..,...

}xford, Worcester..':
Wolverhampton
-'(..rterttouth

/9 - 31

03ntral

O - 103
64 - 66

Scottish Midland ,
-zhrewsliy. Herd,:
ihropsiiire Union ~
-;ontli Devon

45 - 47
24 13
61 63
28 - 29
4 - 2
2 - 1

;oath Eastern
iouth Wales ~

Yrksh. & R v. E al

Wok. itzWr.,
,tnektou
ton St Hartlepi
Vale

iio. £lO shares.
Prei., No. I _
Cliartics-710,071
art 4 , ..
Vilc Neath
Waterti. & Kilkom
Waterford&Limeri 4.
West Corn wan.

West End of London

:Ind Crystal Palace.
West London.

Whalen Szeropici

tp,,,-
'-,41.811 FUNDS THIS 'DIY' AT ONE 0'03,001

1 Prom the 011icial li, , .
. ,
a t„,. moness dont,
to -' Cent Consols Annylitie9 93 23
/%',! annuities, Expire sth Jan., 186 ti
tka.itto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan.,1860 4
-44 Ikaih. £1(b0 . ... . . .. lO
t,,,itt°. under £lOOO . l3
rot
''''ulFi :or Account, April - 931 2i
%tehequer Bills, 241.
4000
ehequer Bona 1858 t 3i per Cent. —
Pbitto
,T, 1859, ~
b, ''''t OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
i, 'Azi,.
•=1,,, :lan Bonds, 5 per Cent lo2k
1'.4,,b-Commitoe Cert. of Coup. not fun sk p c
b.:411 Bonds, ti per cent — ,
l'exii:t;'° for the Account.. ... soh i 80
o.,Zuela Bonds, 3i per Cent. . ..... .........
140 Deferred, 1 per Cent ll.
b Dividends on tlle above payable in London.
h
4tebt- X.lcenadago, 24 per Cent. 12 Unil. •
t 0 4 p,-3r Cent. Certificates ~..
lIALP-PA ST TWO.
C xr,..,...,1,
Ditto, April A ,-.eosatt, ......... -

MR rt
%his • ,lIARLES MATHEWS.—T .e managerial career of
tiN.„,,gootleinan has at let gth ~otne to an end. The
ttti7lol closed its doors suddenly a few nights ago, and
ti,j,t'vertisement ha.; since appeared in one or two of
kbwrirnaiß, in which Mr. Mathews declares his in-
h4elV to further encounter the responsibilities of man-
t'a:6 ent. the
assigns the illness of Mrs. Mathew, the
of the times, and the want of capital. as the
1.
fallere, ;:, 1„,
Ole auXIOUi to avoid icy 1 1 ic.t.
Ilavereiglity which he has held, through good and
report, for ocom. seven add a hall years,

'C`IE SITN, LONDON, MONDAY 'EtV-ENING, MARCH 26 1855,1

4BKET NEWS-(171 US DA

CORN EXCRANC

The various country markets hel i on Saturday were
but moderately supplied with wheat, yet the demand for
all kinds ruled inactive, at about Asti siaary prices. Barley
and malt were dull in sale ; but all ( ►trier kinds of grain,
including flour, commanded very littleattention.

Most of the continental markets ha ve been inactive for
all grain, yet very little change has taken place in the
quotations. Our latest advices from gew York state that
both wheat and flour were firm, at ve. full prices.
The arrivals of English grain up -to our market last
week were moderate. From abroad w e received 2,835 qrs.
of wheat, 476 oats, 420 rye, 60 beans, 2 33 peas, 225 tares,
9 rapeseed, 101 sundry seeds, and 400 ru aka of flour.
The arrivals of English wheat up to our market today
were very moderate, but in a fair aver ge condition. Al-
though the show of samples of both r ról and white was li-
mited, the demand for all descriptions, 'ruled very inactive
at prices barely equal to those of Hier uiay last. In some
instances, low and damp parcels ruled, the turn in favour
of buyers, and a clearance was with d difficulty effected.
With foreign wheat we were but n urderately supplied.
The amount of business doing in all , descriptions was li-
mited ; nevertheless, importers were 1 irm, and last week's
currency was well supported.
Very few floating cargoes of grain were on sale, yet the
demand for them was heavy.

Wo were fairly supplied with Enclish barley ; but the
show of foreign was limited. Most kinds were in fair re
quest. In the quotations we have no change to notice.
Malt, the show of which was tolerably good, sold
heavily; yet we have no alteration to report in the value
of any kind.

The supplies of oats were moderately good, but the bulk
of them were granaried qualities. The oat trade was firm,
and the quotations were well supported.

The sale for beans was steady, at last week's currency.
rn yeas only a moderate business was transacted, a'
late 'sites.

Tho flour trade was far from active, yet prices were
supported,

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.

Wheat—Essex it Kent,
Rod •••• new 621t0 72a
Ditto •• ........ old 64s 743
Ditto, White new 78s Bas
old 793 84s
'Sorfolk and Lin-
coln, Red, old 64s 763
Ditto new •• • ts 75s
itye—Old •••• •• —s —s
Xew •• 42s 443
Barle7—Grinding... 28s 303
323 33s
Chevaller•• •• • •• 33s 34s
)(fait—Suffolk
62s 67s
8r0W17.• • • -• • • • • • • 588 60s
JUrigstonandWare 68s 70s

Malt—Chevalier .... 703 to 71s
Oats Yorkshire and
Lincolnsh., Feed 25s 29,
Potato • . 28s 30s
• Youghal aadCork
?hack....... 24s 29s

ARMY BEFORE SER.4STOPOL COM-

Cork, White ... • . 26; 30-;

geotill,Feed.•••• TiS 3703
tiaras—Tick....••••• 36 393
Plgeous ...... 3g 41s
Peas—grey.... •• .••• 33s 3 s
Maple.— ...• ...• 36s 33s
White... •••••••• 3is

MITTEE.-(THIS DAY.)

The committee re-assembled this morning at the usual
hour.

Bolters ••.•• • • •• 42s 45s
Flour—Tow:'-mado. •• 60s 65s
Suffolk • . 48s sts
Stock tti & Norfolk 48s 52s

SMITHFIELD.

There has been a moderate arrival of foreign stock into
London since Monday last, the total supply having amounted
to 1,330 head. In the corresponding week in 1854 we
received 1,675; in 1853, 2,037; in 1852, 1,125; in 1851,
2,011; in 1850, 1,382; in 1849, 972; and in 1818, 1,494
head. •

Dr. Andrew Smith was recalled. In reply to Lord
Seymour he stated that, when the two departments of
Minister for War and Secretary at War took place he
received no instructions to corresprnd with the Minister
for War alone. By his letter of the 11th May he re-
commended the establishment of hospital ships in the
Black Sea and the Archipelago. Did not then contem-
plate any. at Scutari. When the expedition was sent to
the East he recommended the establishment of general
hospitals at Scutari, but these would have followed as a
matter of course.
Lord Seymour—The regulations of these hospitals
were established by Dr. Hall ?
Dr. Smith—They were. There were regulations for
the purveyor, but he did not know whether the purveyor
acted upon them. He recommended Mr. Ward as the
first purveyor ; but when Mr. Ward was found in-
efficient he suggested to the War-office the appointment
•of Mr. Wreford, and it was afterwards made.
Lord Seymour—Mr. Wreford was 64 years of age ;
do you mean to say he was the youngest man you had ?
Dr. Smith—Yes, as a purveyor, he was. (Laughter.)
Examination continued—Lord Raglan and Lord de
Roe both wrote to him, remonstrating, against the re-
moval of Mr. Ward. They objected to Mr. Ward being
removed, although a medical board had decided upon
the desirability of his removal.
The Chairman asked for the production of these letters,
but Dr. Smith declined.
The Chairman—They are public letters, to a public
man, on a public question, and I do not understand
their being withheld from the committee.
Mr. Layard observed that it appeared that Lord
Raglan had, in writing the letter referred- to, acted in
direct opposition to the decision of the committee by
a n
dbethought th
expressing a wishfor Mr.m Wittred 'osurgehtteititoi7e
putinhisin pofficoes.;
session of the whole of the circumstances of the matter.
e committee
After some further conversation the' point was post-
poned for consideration.
Examination resumed—Of his own knowledge he
thought be could state there was an ample supply of
medical comforts at Scutari in the months of November
and December; and lee could also state when they were
despatched, in what vessels, and when they arrived.
The purveyor wai the proper person to receive them;
and Le (Dr. Smith) r eceived reports from Mr. Wreford
on the subject. If the receipt of those goods were ac-
knowledged as they had been, there could be no blame

to the transport department. He (Dr. Smith) had
charge of the medical comforts from October.
`Lord Seymour—Then if the committee has been in.
formed that there was a short or inefficient supply of
medical comforts at Boutari during the months of No-
vember and December, how do you account for it?
Dr. Smith—l cannot account for it.

Examination resunted—A person in his office pur-
chased the medical comforts, and if the supply was found
to be of bad quality the purchaser would be to a certain
extent in fault—but, of course, he would only form a
judgment by samples shown to him. He could
give the names of the parties by whom these articles
were supplied. The bedding, and things of that kind,
as he had previously stated, were supplied by the Ord-
nance authorities on his requisition as to what was re-
quired. He sent a requisition, in the first instance, for a
supply for 5,000 men. This was in the spring of last
year. He kept constantly adding to these from time to
time up to November. After the first occasion he sent.
a person to the transports to see the goods properly
stowed —because he (Dr. Smith) hal taken this respon-
sibilityon himself. Hesuggested having 2 vessels between
home and CAistantinople; which would have answered
very well at the time, but he had afterwards eight ves-
sels set apart for his use. They were, however, not
reserved continuously for his service. He made appli-
cation is October for some lime juice, and obtained some
accordingly. He did not know when it was despatched,
but he was in receipt of a letter from Varna, stating
that it had arrived. He did not remember the date of
that communication. He formed the opinion he had
previously expressed before the committee relative to
the efficient condition of the hospitals upon communi-
cations he bad received from the chief apothecary, and
the dispenser at Scutari, both of whom informed him
that there was sufficient linen fcr the requirements of
the hospitals, as well as medical comforts.
Chairman—Then if we have been informed that the
soldiers had no sheets upon their beds it must have been
the fault of some person in the hospital ?
Dr. Smith replied that it was impossible for him to
state. Is was the purveyor's duty,.without doubt, to
supply these articles in the hospital. It was also his
business to see to the cleanliness of the hospital, and to
complete what was necessary in case of a deficiency or
absence of constant supplies. Had that officer abided
by his instructions there would have been no difficulty
in keeping the hospitals in perfect order in every
respect.

Lord Seymour—Having appointed that all clothing
should be sent, as you before stated, to Scutari, to whom
were they consigned
Dr. Smith—They were consigned to the Chief Com-
missary; and he received a communication that the
vessels by which they were despatched had arrived.
The Duke of Newcastle and Mr. Sidney Herbert con-
sulted him as to the propriety of sending out nurses to
the hospitals, and a good deal of conversation took place
on the subject, and nurses were in consequence sent
out.

Lord Seymour—You meant the other day—at least I
understood you so—that you considered the hospitals
were in such a state of cleanliness that it required the
critical eye of a woman to detect any dirt in them ?
Dr. Smith—l said so, but figuratively, of course.
(Laughter.)
Examination resumed —The reports which he received
from the medical men did not state whether the purveyor
was doing his duty or otherwise. That officer had the
general superintendence of the management of the hos-
pital; but, as far as he recollected, the letters he referred
to said nothing at all about the purveyor, nor about the
want of washing in the hospitals. The reports said
nothing either respecting the inefficient state of the cook-
ing department or the food supplied to the patients. He
was consequently led to suppose that the whole conduct
of the ho-pital was satisfactory.

Lord Sayniour.—Do you think the hospital at Varna
was in a better or worse condition than those at Scu:
tnri?

• Dr. Smith said he had received no report on the sub-
ject, and, accordingly, he had no means of forming an
opinion with regard to it. He had no reason to sup-
pose there was a defective medical staff at Scutari, as
the medical officers nevtr made a Complaintsto him that
they were short-handed.

Lord Seymour. —You have told us Miss Nightingale
was to go out as superintendent of the nurses ; can you
also inform us with what anthority she was invested
Dr. Smith.-- With no particular authority ; nor was
her position defined beyond that implied by the fact
that she was superintendent of the nurses. The duties
of the nurses we.re defined by letters of instruction, and
Miss Nightingale was to see that they did their duty—
at least he believed Each was the case. A few Medical
men offered their services in connection with the ScUtari
hospital, but he did not accept their offers. He did not
think (subject to correction) that any of them offered
their assistance gratuitously. He had endeavoured
constantly to induce young assistants to go out, andhad
offered them 40/, for their outfit, 10s. a-day, and 3s. more
for a servant. He obtained 150 or 200, and their con-
duct had been good.

Mr. Drummond—Did not Dr. Hugh M`Pherson, of
;he East India Company, offer his services gratuitously?
Dr. Smith said he did not recollect such a circum•

stance.

Sir J. Pakington---I have received a letter this morn-
ing from the Crimea, stating that on the Bth of this
month there was no quinine at Balaklava, though it was
wanted by a regimental surgeon for use in cases of low
fever which had broken out. ilave you received any
official information of the fact ?.

Dr. Smith replied that he had not, nor had he any
reason to doubt the correctness of the Pict stated by Sir
J. Pakington. He could not, however, account for the
want of that medicine, as enormous quantities bad been
sent out at different tunes, and, moreover, there was
always a substitute for it amongst the medical stores.
Mr. Roebuck—Has any report been received from the
commissioners who were sent out to Scutari to inquire
into the state of the hospital ?
Dr. Smith—None.

Mr. Layard here read some extracts from a letter re-
ceived from eminent medical men in London, from a
regimental surgeon in the Crimea, and which was dated

the Ist Of January, in which it was stated that there was
a want of medicines and melical comforts, and that men
were dying in numbers of dysentery without the sur-
geons being able to relieve them. The hon. gentleman
inquired if that state of things agreed with the official
report= Dr. Smith had received.

]Jr, Smith replied that it did not, and ho believed such
a condition of things did not exist. In justice to his
own reputation and the British public, ho was bound to
say ,„me portions of )Tr. o,,ly.,rne's evidence were net
correct.

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