The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, PRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 28, 1854.

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HOUSE OP LORDS—(YESTERDAY.)
Their lordships assembled this evening at five o'clock,
for the first time after the Easter recess.
In reply to Lord CAMPBELL,
The LORD CHANCELLOR staid he believed the
Government would, before the end of the session, "intro-
duce a bill enabling cases in which prisoners plea,deA
guilty to charges of petty larceny to be disposed of at
Quarter Sessions.
Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from the Glas-
gow Chamber of Commerce, for the introduction of the
English bankruptcy law into Scotland.
The LORD CHANCELLOR presented a petition
from Brentford, in favour of the admission of Dissenters
into the English Universities.
Lord ST. LEONARDS presented a petition from
Sunderland, praying for some provision for the wives
and children of soldiers now on service in the East.
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TROOPS AT GALLIPOLI.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUG-H said that circum-
stances had been stated in regard to the landing at Gal-
lipoli of the troops conveyed thither in the Golden Fleece
to which he thought it right to call the attention of his
noble friend the noble duke (the Duke of Newcastle)
opposite. It appeared that the Golden Fleece arrived
at Gallipoli very early on the morning of a Thursday,
but that, in consequence of no preparation whatever
having been made for the reception of the troops, they
could not be landed until the middle of the day on Satur-
day. It was stated that no instructions had been given
to the consul at the Dardanelles to make any prepara-
tions for them ; and that though two commissaries had
been sent a few days before to Gallipoli to make such
preparations, yet that they were totally ignorant of the
Turkish language, and had no interpreter nor any staff
to assist them, and that under these circumstances they
did better than might have been expected. It also ap-
peared that the troops were ultimately landed, not in
the boats of the steamer or in man-of-war's boats, but in
shore boats. It must be perfectly obvious to their lord-
ships that when a thousand men were embarked in a
vessel, it was highly desirable that there should be on
board that vessel boats sufficient to land a large propor-
tion of that number, inasmuch as if such independent
means of debarkation were not at hand, the loss of all or
nearly all the persons on board might be the result of the
occurrence of any danger. When the troops were disem
barked they were subject to very great difficulties, for it
was stated that the sick had not a mattress to lie upon,
and "are literally without flannels. We have no medical
comforts—none were forwarded from Malta, and when
a poor fellow was sinking the other day, the doctor had
to go to the general's to get a bottle of wine for him.
The hospital sergeant was sent to buy coffee and sugar
and other things for the sick, but could not get them, as
no change was to Le had." It appeared, also, that Dr.
Alexander had got beds for about 200 patients in diffe-
rent houses. Now, if Dr. Alexander had had to resort
to such houses as alone could probably be found at Gal-
lipoli, he (Lord Ellenborough) inferred that he had not
sufficient tents under which he could place the sick.
The tents were not such as were used in India, with
awnings which would keep out both sun and rain. If
he had only such tents as were used in England, he
(Lord Ellenborough) could well imagine that he might
prefer almost anything to such a covering as these tents
would afford. But there could be no doubt that it was
much better for the sick or wounded to be placed under
good tents than in such housesas were likely to be found
at Gallipoli, the great object in a hospital being ventila-
tion, and ventilation being, according to all accounts,
impossible in Turkish houses. (Hear, hear.) These
were very serious circumstances, and he wished to ask
his noble friend the noble duke (Newcastle) who was re-
sponsible for what had occurred ?
The Duke of NEWCASTLE said that, before he an-
swered the question of his noble friend, it would be ne-
cessary for him (Lord Ellenborough) to establish that the
circumstances to which he bad referred had actually oc-
curred ; for, judging by what he knew of the general
correctness of the statement to which he bad referred,

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INAAKET NEWN---7(THES DAY.)

CORN EA.C; Ii.A.IN GE.

Although the supply of English wheat in to-day's mar-
ket was very limited, the demand for all descriptions
ruled heavy, at prices barely equal to those obtained on
Monday. For forward delivery nothing was doing.
The imports of foi eign wheat have exceeded 40,000 qrs.
That grain met a dull inquiry, and inferior parcels were
lower to purchase.
The arrival of floating cargoes off the coast continues
good.
We were well supplied with barley, which moved off
heavily, at barely late rates.
Malt was exceedingly inactive, on former terms.
There was a fair average business doing in oats, beans,
and peas, at Monday's quotations.
The flour trade was dull.

Wheat.
990

♦RKIVAI THIS WE.
Barley. I -Malt. E Oats.
780 4,530• 170
200
35,710

Flour
750

English ..
Irish •• ••
Foreign ..

40,770 5,280

2,0802 kg
1,170brl

=:ENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the week ended Aprt: 27,1854, male up from the Returns of ti e
In vectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wale ,
per Imperial Quarter.
WHEAT. BARGEE. I OATS. I EEC BEANS. I W.A.
73s Ila 37e 5d 21s 6 483 Ad 47s Od 44s 0.1
THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE.
WHEAT. • BARLEY. I
27sOATS. I EEE• BEANS. I PEAS.
77s 41 3is 7cl s id 490 7d 45s 4d 45s Id
DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.
WHEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. BYE. I BEANS. I PEAS.
Is Od Is Od Is Od Is Od Is•Ocl Is Od
QUANTITIES uF 111.7 SOLI) LAST WEEK.
Wheat, 04,353; Barney, 28,000; Oats, 16 387; Rye, 43 ; Beans,
4,579; Pip,, 472 quarters.
SMITHFIELD.
The supply of beasts in to-day's market being very
moderate, and the attendance of buyers good, the beef
trade ruled brisk, at an advance in the quotations of 2d
per 81bs, and a clearance was easily effected. We were
scantily supplied with sheep, which movedoff briskly, at
2d per 81bs above Monday's prices. Lambs were in good
supply, and active request, at extreme currencies. Prime
small calves ruled firm, at full prices' Otherwise the veal
trade was rather dull. Pigs sold on former terms.
Mulch cows were steady, at from 141. to 181. 15s. each,
including their small calf.
Per 81bs to sink the offals.
s. d. s. d.
Interior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 4
Second quality.... 3 6 3 8
Prime large oxen 3.10 4 2
Prime Scots, So. 4 4 4 6
Inferior Sheep ...3 6 3 101
Second quality ...4 0 4 6
Prime enc.-wile-1.4 8 410
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Prime small d 0... 5 4 5 8
Large hogs 3 0 4 2
ISmallporkors 4 4 4 8
Sucklingcalves —22 0 29 0
Quarter old pigs 21 O. 28 0
. 5s 6d to 7s Od.

TOTAL f IMPLY.

FOREIGN SUPPLE.

Beasts
Sheep .••• .. • • • • 7,000 Sheep ............ • • ...... 300
Calves •... • • Calves 206

Plgs .. ••........ ........ 340 Pigs— ........

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.
The trade was very firm to-day, and prices were on the
advance, as follows :
Per 81bs by the carcase.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Beef, inferior 3 0 3 4 1 Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 6
Do., middling 3 6 3 8 Do., middling 3 8 4 2
Do., prime large .3 8 3 10 Do., prime 4 4 4 6
Do., do, m41—.3 10 4 0, Veal. 4 0 5 4
Pork, large 3 4 4 2 j Pork, small 4 4 4
Lamb ss 4d to 6s 10d.
BOROUGH HOP.
Our market may be considered steady, but the business
doing in it is limited. In prices we have no change to
notice. The imports are El bales from Antwerp. The quo-
tations are—Mid and East Kent pockets, 61. 10s to 121. Os ;
Weald of Kent, 6/. Os to 71. Os ; Sussex, 51. 12a to 61. 10s
per cwt.

COLONIAL.
SUGAR.—There has been some inquiry for West India,
and full prices have been realised. Barhadoes of the new
crop sold at, 34s 6d to 37s for low to good mid ; 38s 6d to
39s for flue ; and 31s 6d tor grainy. Grainy Demerara
sold at 31s 6d to 355, and good at 38s per cwt. East
India.—The quantity of Mauritius offered publicly was
taken freely at full values to 6d advance, viz., 325 6d to
36s for tow to good grocery, 36s 6d to 37s 6d for fine pale,
28s 6d to 32s 6d for low dark to fine brown, and 38s to 38s
6d for grainy good yellow. Bengal brought full quota-
tions, good to white Benares realising 395, low yellow Mau-
ritius kind 32s 61. to 335, and fair Khaur, of old import,
27s Gil per cwt. Madras rose 6d per cwt in some instances.
Native brown went at 283 Gil to 293 • low to mid yellow
at 29s 6d to 30s 61; and good free yellow at 315 to 31s 6d.
Foreign.—Manilla was taken in tit 30s to 30s 6d for damp,
but washed partly sold at 28,, to 28s 6d for Muscovado.
Havannah partly found buyers at 33s to 376 for low to good
yellow. Porto Rico brought 37s 6d to 41s for mid to tine
yellow grocery. Refined.—Rates have been firmer ; brown
lumps at Its 6d, and grocery at 44s 6d to 50s per cwt.
COFFEE.—Very little business has been done this week,
except on Tuesday, when Native Ceylon was rather firmer,
and in rather better request at 44s to 45s for ord to real
good ord pale. Plantation was firm, and sold publicly at
52s to 53s for fine ord, at 45s to 51s for triage, and 65s 6d
to 663 for pea berry.
COCOA.—Trinidad partly sold at 30s to 376 6d for low
dark grey to good bright red.
RlCE.—This article has been quiet; Bengal sold at 13s
to 14s for mid to good.
SPlCES.—Pepper has declined about Old. per lb. Singa-
pore mace sold at 26 3d to 2s 6d for mid dull togood bright
pale. Dutch limed nutmegs were taken in at 2s 8d per
lb. Cloves are id per lb lower.
TEA.—The market assumed a firmer aspect on the re-
ceipt of the news from China.
COTTON.—This article is dull, without alteration in
prices.
SALTPETRE.—Very little has been doing, and yellow to
good crystal 61 to 4 per cent. refraction has been taken in
ut 43s to 455. There have been sales, however, at 44s to
44s 6d per cwt.
COCHINEAL.—FuII prices have been obtained with a
good inquiry.
RUM.—Business has been limited.
TALLOW.—The market is quiet, and P.Y.C. is 65s 6d
per cwt. on the spot.
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HAMMERSMITH.—IMPORTANT MEETING.—OPPOSITION
TO LORD R. GROSVENOR'S BILL FOR INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS
IN MIDDLESEX.—A numerous and influential meeting of
vestry was held yesterday, Mr. Church Warden Smith, in
the chair, for the purpose of considering this bill, which
bears the title of A Bill for the Provision, Regulation,
and Maintenance of County Industrial Schools in Middle- I
sex." It was moved by Mr. Valentine Stevens, seconded
by Mr. Galbraith, and unanimously resolved that the
vestry should petition both Houses of Parliament
against this bill, and pray to be heard in committee
against the various provisions thereof. A committee
of ratepayers was named for the purpose of watching
the progress of the bill, with instructions to send copies
of the petition to each of the unions in the county. It was
represented by the different speakers that the title of the
bill did not disclose its objects, as the bill was uot for the
poor but for criminals, and it gave to the unpaid magis-
tracy vast and irresponsible powers of rating, to be
recovered at their order, and without comment,
supervision, or check, by the Poor - law Guar-
dians from the ratepayers in the various unions.
The question of religious and secular education, it was
said, was treated in every summary fashion, as the whole was
given over to the Church of England, and Dissenters were not
recognised. The justices, or a committee, were to purchase
lands and erect houses, and superintend the providing and
managing of industrial schools for the juvenile offenders of
the couuty, either in one or more localities, as they might
deem necessary, by which powers very heavy expenses
might be incurred by the justices and recovered from the
ratepayers in the county. No provision whatever was
made for representing the rights and interests of the rate-
payers at the eneral and quarter sessions held by the
i,
justices, where the contracts will be entered into
for carrying out the measure. Extensive powers for the
I purchase of large portions of land, and appointment of
chaplains, medical officers, treasurers, clerks, superintend-
ents, masters, matrons, and other officers or servants, are
conferred on the justices. Objection was also taken by the
vestry to experimenting on the county of Middlesex, in
place of general and liberal legislation for the whole of
England, as from the complex and expensive machinery
Iproposed to tie used in working this new idea, great frauds
might be passed on that county. The meeting was ad-
dressed by several gentlemen long reside in the parish and
i conversant with county and parochial affairs, and while
I each and all strongly advocated a well digested and practi-
I cal measure for the reformation of criminal youth, and for
the removing of poor children from the seats of crime be-
fore they became vicious, they unamimoully condemned
1 the proposed bill.

he (the Duke of Newcastle) must venture greatly to
doubt the correctness of the statements which the noble
earl had quoted, and upon which he was not at present
informed. He had, however, read the article in the
newspaper to which the noble earl had referred, and he
could from his own knowledge say that a great portion
of that article was utterly and entirely incorrect. His
noble friend could hardly require to be informed who
was responsible for everything which took place in con-
nection with this expedition. The Government at home
were primarily responsible, and, under them, the com-
missariat and the medical departments were responsible
for their several duties. He apprehended, therefore,
that what his noble friend wanted to know was, whether
there had been any such neglect as iwould justify the
statements to which he had referred ? As he (the Duke
of Newcastle) had just said, the quotations which had
been made related to matters of detail, upon which, off-
hand and without inquiry, it was impossible for him to
give an answer. He certainly had the greatest doubt
that a magnificent ship like the Golden Fleece was
sent to sea under the direction of the Board of Ad-
miralty here, or by that excellent officer the Ad-
miralty superintendent at Malta, without having an
adequate supply of boats ; and he should therefore
greatly doubt the accuracy of the statement as to the
troops having been landed in shore boats, in conse-
, quence of there being none belonging to the ship. At
the same time, he was not able without inquiry to state
positively that this statement was incorrect. As re-
garded the supply of blankets and medical comforts, the
statement made was so monstrous that he could not for
a moment believe that it could be true. He believed
that the troops were sent to Malta supplied with every-
thing that was requisite, and that these articles should
have been left at Malta was to him so utterly inconceiv-
able that, until assured by the proper authority that such
had been the case, he must doubt it. Every regiment
sent from this country was supplied, under the direction
of its medical officer, with a quantity of medicines and
medical comforts sufficient to last for a considerable
time, independent of the general stores which were sent
out. His noble friend had referred to the statement as
to the occupation of houses for hospital purposes. There
were in store at Malta a number of hospital tents, addi-
tional tents were sent from this country, and he therefore
felt the utmost confidence that such tents were on board
the Golden Fleece, and were available for any purposes
for which they were required. But under his own direc-
tion provision was made for any emergency which might
arise, supposing that houses could not be obtained at
Gallipoli appropriate for hospital purposes. As the
Golden Fleece could not remain there after the debarka-
tion of the troops, he ordered that two sailing transports
should be despatched at the same time, with a view to
their remaining for the service of the troops, if they
should be required. His noble friend smiled at this ;
but it was a provision for any emergency ; and those
who knew the position of Gallipoli knew that vessels
could be anchored there in as quiet water as in any
millpond in this country. His noble friend had selected
three accusations against the military and naval
services, as to the truth or falsehood of which he could
not answer, but in which he must, on account of his own
knowledge of the inaccuracy of other statements in the
same article, place very little credit. It was broadly
stated in that article that no provision had been made for
the arrival of the troops at Gallipoli ; and the inference
was that Mr. Calvert, our excellent consul at the Dar-
danelles, was ignorant of their arrival. So far from this
being the case, he (the Duke of Newcastle) had himself
seen a report from Mr. Calvert, drawn up by the direc-
tion of the Government three or four weeks ago, showing
in detail the whole provision which could be made for a
body of troops on both the European and Asiatic shores,
from the castles of the Dardanelles to Gallipoli, pointing
out the accommodation which existed, and stating the
willingness of the Turkish Government to give it up. In
addition to this, Mr. Assistant-Commissary Smith was,
on the very day on which it was determined to send out
an expedition, ordered to proceed immediately to Turkey.
Having, as he was directed, established his head-quarters
at Constantinople, and there made arrangements with
the Turkish authorities, he, seven or eight days before
the arrival of troops, proceeded to Gallipoli, whero ho
met Mr. Calvert, and with him made arrangements for
the reception of the troops. Not only this, but the Turkish
Government had in the most zealous manner entered
into the arrangements called for by our ambassador and
by the commissaries sent to Turkey, and had appointed
a commission of Turkish officers to communicate with the
English and French consuls ; and on the occasion to
which he had referred, at least seven or eight days be-
fore the arrival of the troops, Mr. Smith met Mr. Cal-
vert and these officers, four in number, and arranged
with them all the details for the reception of the troops.
The troops arrived on the 6th of April. On the 28th
March Mr. Smith, in concert with Mr. Calvert, a por-
son of known experience and discretion, had signed con-
tracts with Turks, recommended to him as trustworthy,
for the supply of every requisite for the army. So
much for the alleged want of preparation and of concert
between the authorities. It was said that only two
commissaries hid been sent, without any communica-
tion with Mr. Calvert or the Turkish authorities, and
that these conunissaries were entirely ignorant of the
language. The Turkish commission had two interpreters,
who were with them at this time ; and Mr. Calvert him-
self, an excellent Turkish scholar, was assisting in the
arrangements immediately before the arrival of the
troops. If other checks had been wanted as regarded
a knowledge of the language, though ino ;t of the com-
missariat staff were ignorant of the Turkish language,
yet there was at Gallipoli one gentleman who spoke
fluently French, Italian. and Greek, which languages
any one who was acquainted with that part of Turkey
would know to be quite sufficient to enable any one
who had his wits about him to conduct his business ;
and, indeed, a knowledge of the Italian and Greek
languages was more than necessary than was that of
the language of Turkey itself. (Hear, hear.) The article
to which his noble friend had referred also contrasted the
preparations of the commissariat of the French arny
.
with those of the English one. He (time Duke of N
castle) felt confident, with all respect to our allies, o
tewi hat
our preparation would bear the test of an exiaminationwith theirs ; and he did not doubt but thatinquiries
were made it would be found that some of
the
i
b e drawn French
people complained of the contrast which nits,
between their preparations and ours. He did not upon
this matter speak merely on the authority of Mr. Smith.
He had received from that gentleman successive reports
while he was at Constantinople and Gallipoli, and abler
reports, or more judicious management of the duties
which had devolved upon
him it was impossible to con-
ceive ; and lie had also received private letters from
officers and others, from the testimony of which he could
assure his noble friend that any statement tending to
impeach the manner in which Mr. Smith had performed
his duties was most baseless and most unfair. Ha knew
that no menticn was made of the name of Mr: Smith ;
but as they were his duties which it was said had not
been performed, any assertion that these duties had not
been discharged must reflect upon him, We were also