The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-23 00:00:00

M tai.ET AVE V --tTil.lB DAY.

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CORN EXCHANGE.
Very moderate supplies of English wheat wore on offer
in most of the country markets held on Saturday. The
demand, however, for most kinds was in a sluggish state,
and, in some instances, prices wore the turn in favour cf
buyers. The barley trade was heavy, Lnd malt was much
neglected. Oats, beans, peas, and flour wore a dull inquizy.
Our advices from New York state that both wheat and
flour were on the advance, with very limited supplies ca
sale. Iu the continental markets, the business doing in
grain on English account has been trifling. . .

NEWMARKET RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. T.Y.C
Old Rowley
Fully o' Day

Up from market, coastwise, the receipts of Eoglish'grain
were moderate. Fronk abroad we received 5,288 quarters
of wheat, 2,700 barley, 8,381 oats, 367 beans, 218 tares,
8.479 linseed, 3,776 rapeseed, 65 mustard seed, 1A sundry
seeds, and 100 sacks of flour.

Tour ran.
£5O HANDICAP PLATE. R.M.

Fa1c0n................................................
G055ip............................................
Seven ran.
SWEESTAKES OF 10 SOVS.
Lamb5w001....................................... . ...
Fearless

Coastwise, the receipts of English wheat put up to this
morning's market were very moderate, and the supply at
hand by land carriage was malt. The attendance of millers
was not very numerous ; yet, owing to the limited show
of samples, the demand for all kinds of wheat of home
produce ruled steady, but by no means brisk, at au ad-
vance in the quitations obtained on Monday last of from
is to 2s per quarter at that amount of improvement, a
good clearance of the stands was effected some time prior
to the close of business.

Four ran.
MATCHES.
Flageob t beat Alcyone. Kafir beat Pbysalis colt.
ABRIVED.---Lord of the Isles, Kingstown, and Poor
Player.

Theshow of foreign wheat was very moderate. Although
the amount of business transacted in all descriptions wAs
limited, last week's prices were fully supported, and the
importers were very firm.
Floating cargoes of grain were held at full quotations.
The quaLlitty (,f both English and foreign barley brought
forward w:.a limited, and the sale for all kinds was steady
at full prices.

-ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL CO3l-

MITTEE.-(THIS DAY.)

EXAMINATION OF THE DUKE OF
NEWCASTLE.

The Committee re-assembled this morning at the usual
hour. His Grace the Duke of Newcastle and Mr. Sid-
ney Herbert entered the room shortly before the pro-
ceedings commenced.
The Duke of Newcastle was first called, and was
examined ty the chairman.
He stated :—I was Minister for War under the Ad-
ministration of Lord Aberdeen. I was also Secretary
for the Colonies. My duties consist.td in the general
direction of the war, and I am at a loss to Pay what did
not come within the scope of my superintendence. There
was no change made after the separation of the offices of
Secretary for War and Secretary fur the Colonies. The
duties of the Commander-in-Chief, as relating to the Mi-
nister for War, had reference more especially to the dis-
cipline of the army. As Secretary for War, it was my
duty to give directions as to the movements of the
troops.
By Lord Seymour—With reference to the movements
of the cavalry I communicated with the Commander-in-
Chief, and et the artillery with the Master-General of the
Ordnance. I also took measures for the supply of provi-
sions, &c. The appointment of commanding-officers
was suggested to her Majesty by the Commander-in-
Chief. I mean the generals of divisions and officers of
that superior class. These were afterwards approved by
the Administration. There were three exceptions in

Walt met a slow sale, yet the quotations w re supported.
We had a moderate supply of oats, and the trade was
steady, at au improvemen. in value of quite 6 I per qr.
There was more doing in beans, the rates of which ad.
vanced is per qr.

Peas soli ste;., lily, at full prices; and there was rather
snore doing in flour, on former terms.

CURB Y PE,C I ATE UAL MEASURE.

wh«s -Essen sk.
Red .. new 63• '•• 733
old —s
'lto, White new 78s 82s
Ditto...• .... old 79s 84s
qorfolk and ~in
cola, Red, old 63s 763
.Mtto new •• . 63 75
Rv•—Old •• •• •••• •• •• —s —,s
New ........... 42s 44s
U.-ley—Grinding... • 29 313
Halting ......... 32- 333
... Ns 34s
M ilt—Suffolk and Nor-
folk •• •• .. •..... 623 67s
.................'Os•B., Os
tinkstonand Ware 68. 708

Nit—Chevalier •• •• 7O to 71e
►sts Yorkshire and

Uncolnsk., Feed 258 29
Potato
roughs! and Cork
{clack...... 24g 29s

Cork, White . •'• • 26. 30s

Scotch. Feed... • 27- 30s
ttes.ns—Tick • • 38s 41.

Pige0n5......... 40 45,
P43ll.B—Grey ......... 333 3 s
3133 3Se
White....... 36$ 428

Boilers • ........ 42s 45s
erionr—Town-made.• 60, Fss
Suffolk • •••• 48s 518
gtoektn & Norfolk 488 52s

SMITH

'IELD.

Last week's import• of foreign stock into London were
but moderate for the time of year—the total supply amount-
ing to 951 head. In the corresponding week in 1851 we
received :.05; in 1853, 3,896; in 1852, 1,889; in 1851,
1,;73 ; in 1850, 1,0)3 ; in 1649, 1,30 > ; and in 1818, 1,877
head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST waits.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs.
Itotte,*.m•••••• 84 "' 44 ...
Tonning 54 ...
Harlingen
Hamburgh 4 ...
Antwerp — ...
Kampen
Amsterdam 2O ...

Calves. Pigs
283 ...

which this rule was departed f cm, but it was through
inadvertence ; and in those cases the officers were ap-
pointed without the knowledge or consent of the Ad-

--- • • • ---- • . •
17 ...

12 .. . - .. .

ministration.

-- 48

-. ...

The Chairman—Have you any objection to mention
the names of the officers in which this rule was departed
from

- ... -
~. 22

T0ta1.... 416 ... 56 ... 379 ...
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1854 268 ... 128 ~. 101 8
1853 620 2,83 356 ... 37

The Duke of Newcastle—l have no objection if the
committee wish it—my only obj,,ction at fir-t was to
prevent mii-apprehension un the subject as the appoint-
ments had been made inadvertently. The instances you
refer to were the appointment of Lord Lucan and the
subsequent appointment of Brigadier Generals Turrens
and Goldie.

,852 4lO ...
.851 lB4 ...
.850 395 ...

1,033 -.
985 ...
317 ....

441 -
337 67
211 8

Mr. Layard—Did your Grace consider yourself re-
sponsible for the conduct of those officers after the ap-
pointment in thi,t way ?
The Duke of Newcastle—Of course I consider myself
responsible co a certain extent under the circumstances.
Lord Seymour—As Secretary for War, had you the
whole scheme of providing for the efficiency of the Com-
missariat suppiies—the stoles, and the land transport
corps ? Were these matters brought under your notice
as Secretary for War ?
The Duke of Newcastle—No. As regards the Com-
missariat, I a .certained from the officer 4 of that de-
partment what was required, and looked to them to
make the necessary arrangements for its supply ; and
I looked in the same way to the Master• General
of the Ordnance for the supply of stores. At the
Hanle time, I do not mean to say that I divested
myself of all care in the matter ; except that so f,r as
the Commissariat was concerned, that being an indepen-
dent department, I did not interfere with that as with
the other. I, however, in some cases, ordered certain
amounts of supplies to he doubled.

There was a fair supply of foreign calves in to-day's
market, but that of beasts and sheep was rather limited
for the time of year. From our own grazing districts the
receipts of beasts fresh up this morning were on the in-
crease, compared with Monday last, and in excellent con-
dition. Nearly the whole of the kinds were above average
quality. The attendance of buyers was by no means ex-
tensive, and the demand for most kinds of beasts was
somewhat inactive, at prices barely equal to those ob-
tained on Monday last. The top figure for Scots was 58
per Blbs.
The arrivals of beasts from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and
Cambridgeshire, atnounte.l to 2,400 Scots and short horns ;
from other p trts of England, 400 of various kinds, and
from Scotland 400 horned and polled Scots.

Notwithstanding that the show of sheep was tolerably
extensive, and that most kinds came to hand in good con-
dition, the mutton trade was brisk, at fully last Monday's
currency. In some instances the best Downs, out of the
wool, realised 4s 8.1 per 81bs.

His grace the❑ went into stone expllnations relative
to the outbreak of uar, and proceeded to state that
at his suggestion 10,000 men vi ere sent in the first in-
stance to Malta, so that eventually the whole force
might be lan led in Turkey with as little delay
as possible. Gallipoli was chosen as the first destina-
tion of the troops.
The Chairman- When was it first determined to send
a force into Turkey;

We had a good inquiry for lambs, the supply of which
was moderate, at from 5s 4d to Is per Blbs.
Prime small calves sold steadily at full prices. Other-
wise the veal trade was in a sluggish state.
The pork trade was very dull, at last week's quotations.
The arrivals of stock by sea from Ireland last week ivere
59 beasts.

Slbs to sink the offals.

s. d, s. d.f s. d. 11.
faterior Beaste:...3 4 to 3 6:PrirneSoutlidowu 1 8 5 0
ieeend Taal ty....3 8 4 4 Large crse. calves 4 0 4
Prime large oxen 4 6 4 B,Primo email d 0... 4 8 5 0
Prime Scots, dm. 4 10 5 Large hogs 'i 0 4 0
Inferior Sheep ...3 6 3 81Small porkers 1 2 4 4
iecomi quality ...3 10 4 oiSmt7Klbig calves .22 (1 29 0
Prime crs,,,-wiled.4 2 4 4 ;Qua' ter old pigs 20 0 25 o
Lamb sd 4d to 7s
TOTAL cIUPPLI 1 FOAELUN SUPPLY.
Beast., ..•• •• 4,012 s Beasts•• . ..... . ••.. • 721

Duke of Newcastle—" Determined" is scarcely the
proper terin to apply in that case. It was always deter-
mined to send a force to Turkey, but the first' order
issued for athaiecing 10,000 men thither- was givin, I
think, ab ut tie 21st of March last }ear.
Examination resumed—Gallipoli was chosen on the
recominendati .n of Sir J. Burgoyne, who bad been pre-
viously scut out to exatiiine the c untry, and he selected
it on strategetical ground,, ai the first place that ought
to be occupied. Provision was made that supplies of
fresh meat and Lreal should be supplied to the troops
at Ga lip li. Forage, he thought, ought to have been
procured there, but, to prevent any apprehensions on
three grounds, supplies of bread and forage were sent
out twin home. Ido not think any forage was landed
at Gallipoli, as it was sent in sailing vessels. I think it
must have arrived too late.
The Chairman—When was the removsl of the expedi-
tion to Varna first decided upon ?
The Duke of Newcastle—The order to embark the
troops for Varna from Scutari was given on the 22d of
April, I believe.
The Chairman—Can you say whether any and what
steps were taken to provide for the troops on their ar-
rival there ?

•
.• •••..••• • .. • • • • ..21, 40 t Sheei• •• • • ...... 170
es .. ••.. • • ... •- .. 155 Climes.... • . . .• • . ••• • • . 116

335

A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat
stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market. on
Monday, April 21, 1854, and this day, Monday, April 23,
1855.

Per Sibs, to sink the (Ara's.
April 21, 1854.1Apri123,1855
s. d. s. d. !s. d. s d
Coarse and inferior beasts ... ... 3 oto 3 2 3 4to 3 6
Second quality ditt0.........3 4 3 6 3 8 4. 4
Prime large oxen ... ... 3 8 4 0 4 6 4 8
Prime Scots, &c 4 2 4 44 10 5 0
Coarse and inferior sheep ... ... 3 6 3 8 3 6 3 8
Second quality ditto ~. 310 4 43 10 4 0
Prime coarse woolled ditto 4 6 4 8 4 2 4 4
Prime Southdown ditto 410 5 0 4 8 5 0
Lambs 5 6 7 0 5 4 7 0
Large coarse calves 4 6 5 2 4 0 4 6
Prime small ditto ... 5 4 5 S:1 8 5 0
Large hogs 3 0 4 2'3 0 4 0
Neat small porkers 4 4 4 84 2 4 4
Beasts 4 145 4,0.2
Sheep 21,470 21,580
Calves._ ..„ 167 155
Pigs ... 383 335
SurtuEs ox SALE, April 25, 1853.—Beasts, 4,562 ;
and amb 20,230 ; calves, 249; pigs, 175.
April 26, 1852.—Beasts, 4,311; sheep and lambs, 25,950
calves, 218 ; pigs, 390.

The Duke of Newcastle—The duly of seeing to this
provision, of course, devolved at that time upon the
Commander-in-Chief. His 'first step was to communicate
with the Commissary-General Filder, who was then
bound to make the necessary arrangement,. With
regard to the sanitary arrangements, no official orders
were issued with respect to Varna ; but instructions
were given in the first instance to Colonel Dickson and
his staff to make the necessary inquiries at every place
where the expedition praceeded,'as to malaria or any
other prevalent cause of disease which might exist.
Tire ChaTruan—What .vas the object of the advance
to Varna ?

Duke of Newcastle—The advance to Varna was made
for the protection of Silistria ; and when the siege was
raised, anotrier expedition was determined upon.
Tile Chairman—Did you receive an intimation of any
kind to the effect that cholera was likely to break out at
Vat ?

The Duke of Newcastle—No, I did not ; and I do not
think any one, even a medical man, could have formed
an opinion on the subject. Varna was chosen at the
especial recommendation of Omer Pacha (from whose
letters his grace here read some extracts).
The Chairman—Did you not hear that the Russian
army bed suffered from cholera there I
The Duke of Newcastle—l am not aware of it.
The Cuairman—What was the object of the advance
to Varna ?

_ .
The Duke of Newcastle—The advance to Varna was
made for the purpose of protecting Silistria, and when
the siege of Silistria was raised another expedition was
determined upon.
The Chairman—At what period of the year was the
further advance to the Crimea determined upon ?
Duke of Newcastle—an the27th
to Ath
of his grace, being now no longer a mem-
ber of the G--vernment, leading some official de-
tis s
the proprietytage of he proceedings a question arose as
spa' ches bearing upon some matters immediately sub-
bequelit to this event,-aud the room wa, oleared for con-
suitation. _ .

e readmission of the public, his Grace said
that, in order to put the Committee in possession of the
instructions to Lord Raglan in reference to the siege of
&ha-top '. he would read the despatche, he addressed
to Lrd Raglan on the subject. One of these, dated
June 29th, directed his lordship to concert measures
with Marshal St. Arnaud for the siege of Sebastopol.
unlehs he was of opinion that it could not be undertaken
e that with any reasonable prospect of success. It also recom-
ompeiloil(emd
otth et occupationho
Government, of
13
e haktuP, and stated, as the
all the difficulties of
the siege would be more likely to increase than diminish
by delay ; and that, as long as Sebastopol remained,
there was no prospect of a sate and honourable peace.
This letter his grace stated was submitted to Lord Rag-
lan before it way sent.

[LEFT BITTING.]

NEWAStiAPER COPY AIGBT,

A meeting of provincial newspaper proprietors took
place this morning, in London, at which Mr. G. Baxter
(of the Suseex Express), chairman of the Provincial
Newspaper Society, presided, and at which the following
resolution was moved by Mr. Edward Baines, of the
Leeds Mercury, and seconded by Mr. J. Gedge, of the
Bury Post, supported by Mr. Austin, of the Maidstone
Journal, and carried unanimously :
" That is the opinion of this trieeting the clauses an-
nounced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, giving a
copyright in news for twenty• four hours are unprecedented
in the annals of newspapers, uncalled for by any existing
evil, or anyprobable danger, would, unless oYaded, obstruct
the circulation of important intelligence to the serious
detriment of the public, and would render all news-
paper proprietors subject to penalties awarded by sum-
mary jurisdiction for the republication of the most com-
mon and every day occurrences.

It is positively stated (says Galignano that Madame
Jen oy,l,ind (Goldsroid) will ari ive in Pa: is in the course' of.
next ipoutb. Wbether sbe will sins in public or not IS yet'
unluiciwn, but s strenuous effort is in conteroplatin to
obtain her aid for a ctiaritalo.lsatitutioa.

THE SUN, LO PONS MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 23 1855