The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-28 00:00:00

Examination continued—There was no regular operat-
ing-room, but a place was set apart for the purpose in
one of the wards. It did not occur to him when making
preparations for the reception of the sick and wounded
to provide a proper room beforehand, as he thought there
would be no difficulty in doing it afterwards. Some
allowance ought to bb made for the confusion in which
all things were.
Mr. Layard— Was not the first thing necessary to be
done the provision of a room for operations? Did it.
not occur to you so ?
Dr. Menzies—lt did not occur to me at first, but I
thought of it when the wounded arrived.
Mr. Layard —When the wounded arrived ! (A. laugh.)
Nevertheless you had operations performed in one of
the wards, in the sight of the other patients. Could
you not ave appropriated some other place, or sepa-
rated that portion of the room from the others in some
way

Dr. Menzies—l directed the proper person to provide
a place, but be did not do it ; and, as I said before, I
bad so much to do that to see after everything myself
was quite impossible. (Laughter.)
Mr. Layard —Did you discharge, or report, or punish
that person for neglecting your orders on such an essen-
tial point 1
Dr. Menzies—l did not.

Mr. Layard—Then how could you expect your orders
to be attended to in other respects ?
No reply.
Mr. Layard—Did you ever reprimand, censure, or
dismiss any person connected with the hospital ?
Dr. Menzies—Yes, I sent away one officer from the
hospital.
Mr. Layard—Who was he ?
Dr. Menzies--One of my clerks.
Mr. Layard—A copying clerk ? (A laugh.)
Dr. Menzies—Yes. (Renewed laughter.)
Examination continued—Mr. Wreford was, he should
say, about 60 t) 63 years of age. He did not perform
his duties to his (Dr. Menzies') satisfaction ; on the con-
trary, he opposed his authority. Mr. Wreford was still
at the head of the purveying department. He (Dr.
Menzies) was the responsible person for seeing that the
sick and wounded were properly provided for on board
ship for their pa:sage home.
The Chairman—Then you were to blame if, as we
have been told, they were sent away without proper
necessaries?
__

Dr. Menzies—Yes, I presume so. (Laughter.)
Examination continued—First-class Staff-Surgeon
Carr was his assistant in performing operations in the
general hospital, and Dr. M`Gregor at the barrack
hospital. He should say that there was not a sufficient
medical staff in the hospitals to insure the safety of the
patients. Although the numbers were few the men
worked hard, and were engaged night and day in their
arduous duties. He was not present at all operations,
though it was an universal practice, at all general hospi-
tals, that the head of the medical department should
always be present on such occasions.
[LEFT SITIING.]

MARLBO.ROUGH-STREET.-;-(THIS DAY.)

THE EXTENSIVE BANK ROBBERY AT VICTORIA.

A well-dressed and good-looking young
woman, who
stated her name to be Mary Garrett, the wife of the no-
torious Henry Beresford Garrett, who is at present
under remand on the charge of being concerned with
others in robbing the Victoria Bank, Australia, applied
to the court under the following circumstances :
She said that she was married to the prisoner at Syd-
ney some few years ago, and that, about two years ago,
she left Australia and came to England, he promising
to remit her, from time to time, money for her support.
She, however, never received a farthing, and was at
present in the greatest distress.

- Mr. Leadley (the chief clerk) inquired what her ob-
ject was in coming here.

_
Applicant said .she had seen a report in the papers
stating that prisoner was in custody on the charge of
robbing the bank'at Victoria, and that he had deposited
a large sum of money in the bank. She therefore wished
to know if the court could not grant her an order to re-
ceive a portion of that money for her support ?
Mr. Leadley said an attachment had been put upon
that money, as no doubt it WM a part of the proceeds of
the robbery.
Applicant said she wag not aware of the robbery, nor
did she know the prisoner was in England until she saw
it in th 3 paperA. The woman who came over with him,
and with whom he was ecxtialaing at the time of the
robbery, was a married womi.n, and her husband was
still living.
Mr. Leadley said the court c mild do nothing for her.
It she wa; destitute and in distress, she must apply to
the parish in which she slept last.
Applicant thanked Mr. L;,:tdley and left the court.

THE MiurrA.—The Royal Hants Militia, quartered
at 1-falar (Glo,:pert).and Fort Monckton, were in a very
insubordinate sta'e on l‘londay morning when mustered
on parade. When the assembly sounded about 300 of
the old soldiers--those attested under the former act—
refused to tall in, and piled their arms at the other end
of the barrack•yard. On being asked their reason far
behaving so irregularly, they told the commanding officer
they had served the time they were attested for, and
they wished to go borne. The major commanding told
them he would represent their grievances to the autho-
rities in a proper manner. The mild course bad the
desired effect, and the men fell in as usual.