The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-19 00:00:00

(LEFT SPEAKING.)

The following names were omitted in the Speaker's
levee list on Saturday last :—Mr. James Macgregor, Mr.
Cobbeld, Mr. Danby Seymour, Mr. Owen Stanley, and
Mr. F. NV. Russell.

ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL COM-

MITTEE.-(THIS DAY.)

(Continued from our fi,•st edition.)

Mr. Stafford.—Examination continued,—He was on
board that transport during her passage, and the men
were pretty much in the state he had described already ;
but they were sustained by medical comforts, arrow-
root, and the like.
By Sir J. Paking,ton—The wounded men who were
brought to Scutari were frequently exposed to the in-
clemency of the weather, six or seven hours after being
landed. Sometimes they were left in the open square
before the hospital, and sometimes in the corri-
dor, but this was contrary to rule. A considerable
number of the soldiers whom he saw at Scutari had
never recovered their knapsacks after giving them up
before their lauding in the Crimea. Some ratained them
throughout the campaign, but being at last' unable to
carry them, had left them at Balaklava. lie had never
been able to ascertain what became of the quantities of
stores which had been sent gut, but he had little doubt
that they lad been greatly wasted.

By Air. Ellice—When he first visited the Scutari hos-
pi al he found a want of every necessary, but things after-
wards improved. Many patients were on the ground,
and many remained so up to the day he left. He was
not aware how far the Ambassador's instructions ex-
tended, but he presumed he had authority to furnish
whatever was deficient.

By Mr. Layard—He was of opinion that a better com-
munication by steam between Constantinople and Scutari
wa3 very desirable, and he represented the matter to
Admiral Boxer, but he could not entertain the idea.
Admiral Boxer did not know his name at first, but when
he ascErtained it he was very civil, but declined to have
anything to do with the recommendation.

Mr. Lajard—Will you be kind enough to tell us what
took place at that interview ?

Mr. Stafford (hesitatingly)—Well, Admiral Boxer is a
sailor of the old school ; he was very civil to me, and—
Mr. Layard--We can judge of the nature of his con-
duct towards you ; but do you not know that it is a
notorious fact that Admiral Boxer insulted everybody
who called upon him about matters of business ?
Mr. Stafford—He did not insult me, but certainly his
language wasinsulting rather than otherwise. (Laughter.)
Mr. Laya,rd----Do you know the course which Miss
Nightingale adopted at the hospital ?
Mr. Statior.l—Shc made out requisitions to the diffe-
rent departments for things that were required. She
put herself in communication with Mr. Osborne, who
would come before the committee for examination, and
could speak more positively as to that. Mr. Osborne
was in communication with Mr. Macdonald of the Times,
and accordingly quantities of stores were constantly
flowing into the hospital.
Examination continued—lt was medical comforts
which were more required than probably anything else
when he was there. Dietaries were sometimes impro-
perly administered, and ho knew of the case of one poor
fellow who died, and to whom somebody else's low.dlet
had been given, when be required the greatest nourish-
ment. The .cookiag was partly done in the open
air. When he first went there hri did
think there was any washing at all done. There was
a great deficiency of officials at the Scutari hospitals, but
they were invariably humane to the unfortunate sick
and wounded, and seemed always exerting themselves
to do their duty, but the arrivals came so numerously
upon them that it was almost impossible to meet the
emergency in an efficient manner. He and a number
of kiadly disposed persons then rendered their ac-
tive personal assistance to the officials in lauding
the sick and wounded, carrying them to the hospital,
and attenling to their immediate necessities and com-
forts afterwards.

Mr. Layard--Did you see the Ambassador at all ?
Mr. Stafford— Yes, I saw him twice.
Mr. Layard—Did you make any representation to
him as to the state of the hospital ?
Mr. Stafford—Yes ; I talked over the affairs of the
hospital with him.

Layard—Did he visit the hospital at all whils
you were there

- Mr. Stafford—Yes, once.
Mr. Layard—Did matters improve afterwards ?,
Mr. Stafford—Yes ; but the state of things at the
hospital was continually improving whilst I was there.
Examination continued—The convalescents discharged
from Scutari were sometimes in a very unfit state for
embarkation.

By Mr. J. Ball—When he had the interview with
Major Sillery he was aware that the ambassador had
authority.to order whatever was required in the hospi-
tal ; but he did not know whether Major Sillery was
acquainted with that circumstance, nor did he (Mr.
Stafford) know whether Lord Stratford de Redcliffe
had informed Major Sillery that such was the
case. The Duke of Newcastle encouraged him to
prosecute his observations on the spot, and the
letter of his grata on the subject was highly creditable
to him. He had no communication with Commissary-
General Filder or any other official at the camp rela-
tive to the green coffee.
Captain Jocelyn Percy was next called and was exa-
mined by Mr. Drummond.

He stated that he went out with the professional
nurses on the 2,1 December to Scutari, and had pail a
great deal of attention to the hospitals and visited
them at night to see that the nurses did their duty. 47
nurseaweat out with him. From what he had seen of the sol-
diers' wives there, he should say it was perfectly impos-
sible to organise them for any useful purposes connected
with the hospitals. Captain Percy then went on to
describe the condition in which he found the hospitals,
which accorded with the accounts previously given
by other witnesses. He said he was only there a fort-
night.

Tue committee adjourned at about a quarter to four
o'clock until to-morrow.