The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-03 00:00:00

GREENWICH HOSPITAL.

and afterwards to him (witness). Since the war it had
been found requisite to appoint a store-receiver at Ply-
mouth aid Deptford, and those officers were responsible
for all the expenditure relative to the contracts for pro-
visions. He constantly kept the Minister for War in-
formed of what contracts had been entered into, and
what ships were employed to carry them to the East.
The witness then went on to state, in reply to a question
from Lord Seymour, that when the goods had been
shipped and the receipts had been forwarded to the Ad-
miralty by the master of the vessel as ha had described,
the Admiralty considered that their duty regarding the
shipment of those goods was at an end ; but they took
care not to pay the freight until they had received an
official intimation that the goods Lad been delivered
safely, and in vod condition. The tna,ter of the vessel
was responsible for the security of the goods whilst they
were under his card. Some time might elapse before the
consignee informed the Admiralty that he hal received
the goods sent out, and ii, the meanwhile Vie Admiralty
would remain in perfect ignorance whether they had
been received or not at their destination. . .

By Captain Gladstone—The coffee sent out in a raw
state was at the request of Commissary-General Ftlder,
who told him that it was intended as a kind of extra za-
firm for the troops, and that it might be nece•sary t
convey it into the interior of the country. Several
coffee mills were also sent out at the same time. Only
one supply of preserved meats had been sent out to the
Crimea,.
Captain Gladstone—How was that ?
Witness—After the experience which the Government
had had of preserved meats, and the roguery to which it
had been subjected by some contractors, they thought it
advisable to introduce a very stringent regulation in the
contract, which was that no goods should be held to be
received until they were delivered in the Crimea. The
Government required that a person should be sent out
with the goods on the part of the contractor, and if
on exatnin ng the casks at their destination the contents
were found to be in the slightest degree tainted or un-
wholesome they should be condemned, awl the whole
cargo rejected. Accordingly no contractor could be
found to receive this regulation in the contract.
By Mr. Layard—He did not think it was possible for
any person to have access to his samples for tenders
after they were sent in so as to be enabled to change
them.
Mr. Layard—Are you aware that an impression has
got about amongst the public, to the effect that these
samples have been tampered with in some way or other !
Witness—l cannot say that lam aware of any such
impression. At all events there are to my knowledge
no grounds whatever for it.
Examination continued.—So far as he knew, none of
the samples had ever been tampered with or changed
after they were sent in.
The witness afterwards stated, in reply to Mr. Drum-
mond, that the articles sent to the Crimea were of the
very best description, including the forage and hay.
This brought his examination to a close.
Sir Hew Ross was next called, and was examined by
the Chairman. He stated that he was Lieutenant-
General of the Ordnance, and had performed the duties
previously discharged by Lord Raglan as Master-General
of the Ordnance since his lordship had been absent in
the East. He was appointed on the 6th May. The
whole of the engineers and artillery were under his
management.
By Mr. Layard—He was the only artillery officer at
the Board, though the board had the direction of the
artillery. He had received no orders or instructions
from Lord Raglan since he had been in the Crimea. No
chance-, had betn introduced into the organisation of the
artillery since the Peninsular war. The only complaint
that had been made to him in connection with the artil-
lery was, that some of the fusees had been found
ineffective.

NAVAL AND

MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

The Retribution, 28, Captain Fisher, flag of Rear-
Admiral Baynes, went out of Portsmouth harbour, and,
after testing her speed at the measured mile yestercay,
anchored at Spithead. The Malacca, 17, screw-corvette,
Captain Farquhar, repent sails yesterday in Portsmouth
harbour, and hauled out into the stream to swing for the
adjustment of her compasses. A new mortar vessel; the
Magnet, built by Messrs. Wigram, of Northam (South-
ampton), was towed from that port to Portsmouth har-
bour yesterday by the Pigmy tug to be forthwith fi•ted
out for the Baltic. It was the Dee, not the Rhadaocian-
thus, steam-transport, which arrived at PertseiOuth on
Tuesday evening from Woolwich wi:h machinery, which
she goes to the bain to land this day. The t,ailieg
transports Ness. 40 and 210, which arrived at Soithead
on Tuesday evening, are ordered into Portsmouth har-
bour to embark troops.
The screw steam-ship Conqueror, 101, was launched
at Devonport dockyard yesterday afternoon. She is to
he masted this day, and will be rigged forthwith by the
riggers of the yard previr us to being put in commissien.
Contracts for the supply of whest were 4, t red int.)
yesterday at the Royal William Victualling-yard, Ply-
mouth, with Messrs. Collier Brothers, for 400 qrarierpi
at 80s., 1,100 quarters at 795. 6d., and 500 quarters at
794. ; end Mr. Adams, for 500 quarters at 795. 4d., and
500 quarters at 795. 10d.
On Tuesday morning draughts of the following regi-
ments, under the command of Colonel Sir James Alex-
ander and four officers, embarked on board the Prince
and Prince Arthur steamers for conveyance t;) Queens.
town, where they are to go on board a transport wai,ing
there to take them to Malts, at which place they are to
be formed into corps of reserve for the seat of war :-
120 of the 14th, 120 of the 9th, 120 of the 3d Buffs, and
120 of the 89th—making in all 600 rank and file.

On the motion of Sir G. B. PECHELL, a return was
ordered of the several sums of freight money received by
the treasurer of Greenwich Hospital since Feb. 25,1854,
with the dates of such payments, and whether on public
or private account ; and of the name of the ship or
- vessel in which the treasure was conveyed, and of the
captain or officer commanding the same.
CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DUTIES.
On the motion of Mr. MACARTNEY a return was
ordered of all duties paid upon spirits, tea, sugar, and
coffee, in London, Liverpool; Bristol, Hull, Glasgow,
Leith,. Dublin, Belfast, and Cork, for 14 days previous
and up to six o'clock on the 20th day of April, when the
Chancellor of the Exchequer placed his resolutions for
imposing additional duties on those several articles,
such return to set forth the quantities, with the amount
of duties paid by each party, and the date of every such
payment ; and similar returns for the corresponding
periods in the years 1853 and 1854.
Some other business on the paper having been dis-
posed of, the house adjourned shortly before 6 o'clock.

DEATH OF REAR•ADMIRAL A. L. CORRY.

We regret to announce that Rear-Admiral cf the
White, Armar Lowry Curry, died at Paris on Tuesday
night.
The death of this gallant officer had been expected for
some days. Rear-Admiral. Corry was as highly re-
spected as any officer in the navy. He had gene through
a most active career in various services. He commanded
the far-famed Barham, 50, when she was the " crack
frigate" of her time. He commanded the Firebrand,
steam-frigate, and took the experimental brig squadron
to sea, and reported upon their qualities. He com-
manded the Superb, 80, in the experimental trials. He
was captain superintendent of the packet service at
Southampton, and was last year second in command
of the Baltic fleet, until ill-health obliged him to relin-
quish a duty that bad become monotonous.
The deceased admiral was the brother of the Hon.
H. T. L. Corry, M.P. for Tyrone.
By the death of Rear-Admiral Corry, the following
officers attain their flag raok:—Captain FollettalWalrond
Pennell (1828) ; Captain W. A. B. Hamilton (1328),
second secretary to the Admiraly ; Captain Edward
Purcell (1828), good service pension ; Captain Charles
Elliott (1828), Governor and Commander-in• Chief of
Bermuda ; and Captain Thomas Bennett (1828), good
service pension.

In reply t) General Peel, the witness said that the
Master• General of the Ordnance was always a military
man. Nearly the whole of the powers of Master-
General were confided t) him ; and the absence of
Lord Raglan did not at all affect the exercise of his
functions.
By the Chairman—With regard to the gunpowder
used by the artillery, he thought the board ought to be
acquainted with Its manufacture and properties ; but it
was not their duty to inspect that portion of the depart-
anents ; that was left to a committee of officers specially
appointed for the purpose.
By Lord Seymour—The artillery were very well
taken care of in the Crimea; in fict, much better than
was the case with the rest of the troops, because their
supplies were furnished by the Ordnance.
By Mr. Lay rd—He thought the siege train sent out
was properly manned and fully efficient—indeed men were
sent out with it when necessary. lie had no doubt the
=en were much overworked.
Sir 'Thomas Hastings, Comptroller of Stores, was next
called, and was examined by Lord Seymour. It was
his duty to superintend under the Board of Ordnance
the fitting out of ships with naval ordnance, as well as
supplying the ordnance wants of the army. The case of
supplying great-coats and boots and shoes to the troops
also devolved upon his department. In the course of
last summer he made application to the hoard for the
purchase of warm clothing for the army, and he made
all the necessary arrangements for procuring it.
The committee adjourned about four o'clock until to-
day.

ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL COM-
MITTEE.

The committee re-assembled yesterday morning at the
usual hour.
Mr. Grant, late Comptroller of the Victualling and
Transport Departments, was the first witness called, and
was examined by Lord Seymour.
He stated that he had held the latter of the above-men-
tioned offices until the formation of the transport board,
having retained it up to that time since the year 1851.
He had been in the service of the Admiralty for 40
years. He then proceeded to point out the mode in
which tenders were received and examined by the vic-
tualling department. When the tenders were opened
in the board-room, the samples sent in were in-
spected, and the best were selected without any
consideration as to the lowness of the terms
proposed, the quality of the goods being taken
as the criterion of preference. After the samples
had been selected they were sealed up by the proper
officers, and were afterwards compared with the bulk.
It was not the duty of any particular person to examine
the salt provisions. The mode was to examine one or
two casks, and if found to be sweet the whole cargo was
retained ; but if it was discovered on inspection of one
or two casks that the contents were in the slightest de-
gree tainted, the whole was condemned and rejected.
Of all the supplies forwarded by the victualling depart-
ment to the army in the Crimea he hadhad never received
0
I
a single complaint. If a complainti. ,
j any person in authority at home he must.n . Thenligavehea first
dof
I it. This remark applied to the prov9i
supply of port wine
of 100 dozen.
of. The quantity consisted
sent out, however, was complained
i-lantities of provisionA you
could, and proceeded to
Mr. Layard—Can you staseteattooutthteo
the
empriitrateeea what
tith s
it beet 4,000,000
1 The witness replied that he
eems2Gotfh thAeprpirlo, provisions
supplied
were . a
of them
The principal _
read a n account
to the oaf
them
various s
iilce .
coffee 2,139 lbs., sugar
216,000 lbs., raw
Ibq port wine 2,400 dozens,
lbs., salt park :), 000, 000
.., ibs., roasted coffee
b1.,r2a5n0d,y0090711 lbs.,
gallons,
or
ni rice 7,000
Scotch barley 16,479 lbs., preserved.
46,943 lbs.
vegetables 1,650,000 lbs., lemon :ince
sage 6,7P0 1 io.,
boeaetfm4e7aol
tlo,4n3s,4dlrbies.d,
h • d be believed, at
having been complained of was latfle ,
By Lord Seymour—The port wine he referred to as
avi
-V,;::::0 Iy. T__bhaet.
tmheedwicianleowffiacsers found fault
.tainreturned,,u.sent down to the Cap-
tai
home. He at once
; i„
,__:‘ perintendent at Deptford, who reported to
with it, and it
,i. 1 sn
`died
d0ze,,,,,
report
igooqdu.estTiohnat
stated 4 ine ~ 4 authority in purchasing wine, and he
Smith. The
Fruity '
and complained of was " sound and
255. without
use ot its c„,l'e could nottohffiatcerthileadb bun-
until a sampie-n-r,c-mantin IN o wine was purchased
d.beorzeden at-liq'tenlitai,(l,il),lii,n
Andrewthe
e wine was not less than
that thhe e" .
meat of any supplies‘cdwilaer::
wt?lnle'ld
wart but t.,le,A-us much as 40s, per
that the quantity
The master of the vessel rwelt ' the Before the ship-
,,aulaptr
a,t,od, ascertain -
and a certificate that they i11aT1(.,1,58. 'eceipt for tchoentiOaocdts. •
agreer:perhcaa.rutiectstsheuld be reinetm.
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THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 3, 1855

SPQR'

IT ES,

THE RUN ON THE ROODEE.

Amidst the busy din which now frights the rare old
city of Chester from its propriety I have merely tune to
throw together a few brief notes on the Cup. Ere our
communication appears in type the result of the race
will be known through the length and breadth of the
land. Every incident connected with speculation served
only to deepen the interest which centred in the encoun.
ter. Until Tuesday afternoon, the utmost uncertainty
prevailed as to which would be the intended of William
Day's lot, but it was partially removed by the advance
of Noi-y to the position of ieading favourite. Still this
demonstration produce,d no perceptible effect on the re-
s7ective partisans of Nabob. Scythian, Rudy Bird, and
Neville remained firm in the market to the close, but
Imogene, ailkeith, The Reiver, and. Arthur Wellesley
went " up arid down like a bucket in a well."
The race admits of easy description. After a tedious
delay, the horses were got off, the start being, however,
made fully a qiia.rter of a mile beyond the proper iis-
tance. This arrangement was scarcely justified, either
on the plea of expediency or on the ground of precedent.
Mortimer made all the running, Scythian not " coming"
until pa sing the Castle Pole the second time. Half-
way up the distimce Scythian reached Mortimer, mini],
after a slashing " set-to," won by a heal. The success
of Scythian will compensate his owner and jockey for
their "Two Thousand" disappointment.

Arthur Wellesley broke down. Nancy, too, broke I
her leg. She was afterwards shot. Her death was
most cruel and barbarous ; for the fellow employed to
destroy her was compelled to fire three times before he
completed his work. Nancy thus ended her racing ca-
reer on the course where her earliest triumph was
achieved. Mr. T. Parr was desperately in earnest with
Mortimer. He stood to win an immense stake.
By a reference to The Sun of last Monday it will be
seen that among the animals I selected against the field
were the first and third.
Time will only permit me to refer briefly to the races
appointed for Friday. John Osborne will, doubtless,
win the Triennial Stakes with the assistance of either
Lord Alfred or Lady Tatton. Should Knight of St.
George start, he shall be my champion for the Eaton
Stakes. For the Grand Stand Cup I shall select Ephe-
sus and Early Bird ; for the Wirral Stakes, Stork ; and
for the Cheshire Stakes, Typee and Venison.
A FRESH MAN.
Chester, Wednesday Night.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

CHESTER SPRING MEETING.
CONCLUSION OF TUESDAY'S RACES.

LATEST BETTING.—TUBSDAT NIGHT.
CHESTER CUP.
6to 1 agst Noisy (taken and offered)
11 to 1 aget Early Bird (taken)*
12 to 1 agst Scythian (taken)
13 to 1 agst Neville (taken)
15 to 6 agst Nahob
15 to 1 agst Gamekeeper (taken)
100 to 6 agst Arthur Wellesley (taken)
20 to 1 agst Joe Miller (16 to 1 also taken)
20 to 1 agst Mortimer (taken)
20 to 1 agst Escape
25 to 1 agst Kaffir (taken)
25 to 1 agst Ireland's Eye (taken).
33 to 1 aget Dalkeith
•
50 to 1 agst Imogene
50 to 1 agst The Reiver
50 to 1 agst Homily
DERBT.
sto 1 agst Lord of the Isles (taken)
6to 1 agst St. Hubert (taken and offered)
8 to 1 agst De Clare (taken)
15 to 1 agst Wild Dayrell (taken)
16 to 1 against Kingstown (taken)
Offers to take 12 to 1 about Grteculus Esuriens
OAKS.
15 to 1 agst Morgan La Faye (taken)

The Wynnstay Handicap of 5 sOVR each, with 100 added.
The second to receive 20 sovs out of the stakes.
Penalties for certain sinners. To start at the Castle
Pole, run once round and in. Thirty-one subs.
Lord Chesterfield's Typee, 5 yrs, let 131 b (Flatinan) 1
Mr. E. Parr's Venison, 3 yrs, 61b (Quinton) 2
Mr. Morris's Eulogist, 5 yrs, 7st (car. 7st 21b) (Basham) 3
Tue following also ran :—Whalebone, Rataplan, Wils-
ford, (Mavis, Roebucic, Medal, Tom, Chelmerton, Fanny
Fern, and V. rulam.
Betting—Even on Typee, 5 to 1 agst Eulogist, 6 to 1
aget Venison, 7to 1 agst any other. After one false
start, which was occasioned by Wilsford breaking away,
the work commenced in eaenest. Eulogist went away
with a good lead, which lie held until they arrived
within the distance, when Typee, who had been lying
off, came out and achieved an easy victory, by a length.
A good race with Venison, Eulogist and Whalebone,
for the second money, Venison obtaining it by a head ;
Whalebone a good fourth. Fanny Fern and Octavia
were the next two.