The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-17 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTTem.TGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
even firmer than on Tuesday, and compared with
the . rates of Friday all kinds were id. per lb.
dearer, except Surat, which advanced id. per lb.
no sales were estimated at 12,000 bales, including
9,000 American ; 1,000 Pernam and Maranham at
61d. to 71d. ; 100 Bahia, 61d. ; 1,000 Egyptian,
6icl. to Bd., and 900 Surat, 4d. to sd. per lb. Of
the gross sales exporters took 1,000 for export, and
2,000 bales were purchased on speculation. There
was no particular feature in the Railway Share
Market, but on the whole a better tone prevailed.
The reports from the principal grain markets
throughout France show a further decline in the
prices of wheat and flour during the past week.
At Paris the choice qualities of flour began to
decline on Friday about 3 frs. per sack, and at
the close of the week failed to recover, whe❑
the average rates for the four marks, were 80
to 81f. per 157 kilos. Wheat fell If. to 2f.
per sack, with choice kinds ruling at 51f. per 120
kilos., and Lorraine and Burgundy qualities at 46f.
A lot of red American was sold at 46f. and 47f..
and white Spanish at 49f. At Havre there has
been some important sales by auction of the stocks
on hand of American wheat and flour, which for
the time has paralysed the market. These
Were composed of 22,069 barrels of Baltimore flour,
which realised from 33f. to 36f. 50c. per barrel ;
and 13,600 barrels New York at 28f. 76c. to 31f.,
the old market prices being from 36f. to 39f. for
best qualities ; of wheat 4,500 sacks, at 80f. per
200 kilos. for white, and 70f. to 71f. for red ; and
2,690 bags inferior sorts from 45f., some of which
Were damaged.

iecoun is from the Vienna Bourse state that there
iegreat feebleness in the'public Funds,'with a ten-
dency to decline in other Stocks. The 5 per Cent.
Metallics have fallen I to 85/, and the 4i per
Cents. 77k. Shares of the New Hypothek Bank
have declined 3 florins to 340, and Austrian Rail-
ways 260. Money is again becoming scarce, and
foreign exchanges rising. The rates of exchange
on London is now 10 4, and on Paris 1191.
Accounts from India by the Overland Mail state
that at Calcutta no variation had occurred in the
market for British piece goods. If the money
market, however, became easier there was likely to
be considerable activity, as the stocks of several
articles were reduced. The Money Market exhi-
bited no signs of immediate improvement, and dis-
counts on the other hand have slightly advanced.
According to the last Bank return there
Was an increase in the loans and discounts of
12,20,875 rupees, and the Bank was 17 lacs in
a worse position than in the previous week. Heavy
remittances, however, had been sent to Burmah
for purchases of rice, but these would soon cease,
and it was expected that towards the termination
of the season the directors would make some mate-
rial alteration in the charges for discount.
The Batavian papers state that owing to the
failure of the rice crops in Jambi (Sumatra) the
Governor-General of N. India had decreed that all
Paddy and rice imported into Muraa Kowpeh, in
Jambi, during 1856 should be free from duty.
The Blackwall, M‘lierlie, has arrived from Port
with advices to the 28th December, and
87,281 ounces of gold. She landed her passengers
at Penzance and proceeded up Channel. This
Vessel, owing to unfavourable weather, was obliged
to put into Pernambuco, and the passage home
from the Colony has therefore been protracted.

The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :

1856. 1855.
(heat Western
North-Western
South-Western
trigbton 12,289 13,912
Midland
South-Eastern
Caledonian
Great Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire
Bristol and Exeter 6,178 5,955
Chester and Holyhead
East Lancashire 5,836 ' 5,576
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 8,773 8,730
North British....
North Stafford
Edinburgh and Glipgow
Waterford and Limerick
Great Western of Canada 13,134 8,529
The market for Public Securities presents a
N-erY firm appearance, and the improvement which
occurred late yesterday is maintained with firm-
ness. It is now generally expected on the Stock
-cachange that the new loan will be for a compara-
tively small amount, and will not be taken in Con-
-B°l3. This may partially account for the buoyancy
now apparent. Consols are 93 to i for money, and
931.1 i for account. The New 3 per Cents. have
Drought 921 i, and the Reduced Annuities 9li to
92. Bank Stock is 212/ to 213/, and East India
stock 230. The June Exchequer Bills are is. dis-
count, and the Bonds are 98i.

Foreign Securities are quiet, but generally firm.
Turkish 6 per Cents. are flatter, viz., 981 /, and
the Guaranteed 4 per Cents. have been marked
1011 being steady. Russian 5 per Cents. are
106) and the 4 per Cents. 95 to 951. Sardinian
Bonds
Cents. remain at 451. Mexican Bonds have risen
to 221 and 231.. Brazilian 5 per Cents. are 99g- A,
and Dutch 4 per Cents. 931.
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7i d ; Mexi.
Can, 23±; Peruvian, 7'7 79 ; Portuguese 4 per
Cents., 48 50 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 104 106 ;
ditto 4i per Cents., 94 6 ; Spanish 3 per Cents.,
45i 2 ; ditto Deferred, 241 ; ditto Certificates,
63/4 6 ; ditto Passive, 78 i•
The Railway Share Market is firm, but there is
'very little activity. Great Northern, Midland,
and North-Eastern (Berwick) are firmer. In the
Foreign Shares a good business is doing, and the
prices are buoyant. The Canadian are steady.
Mining, Banking, and Miscellaneous Shares are
Without particular alteration.

REITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(Prom the Oficial List.
Anginr.- done.
Bank Stook
3 twr 'gent. Red7.ced Annuities... 92 14 2 -
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 93 3
New 3 per (lent. Annuities
Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 :-i 3.16
Ditto :30 Years, expire 10th Oct., 1859 2 15-16 3
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l7 13j
India Stock 230
India Bonds, £1001)
Ditto, under 21000 8 3 d
Clnsols for Account
Erchequer Bills, 24d. March. June.
£lOO9 I 1 d
8500 , I 4 1 d
Small 5 p 13 d par
Ditto Bonds, 185 S, 34 per Cent 9Bi
Ditto', 1359
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK
Eratilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.. —
Ditto Account 99A
DiUo Small . 99a
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account 22i 31
Russian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent lO6
Ditto 44 per Cent.
Sardinian Bottle, 5 per Cent. ...
BP, rist Bonds, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account .. 451
Turkitia Bonds, ii per cent —
Ditto Account 9Bl 4
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account loli i
Dividends on the above . ayable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent., 12 Gull —
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
TWO O'CLOCK.
Console, money 93 j
Ditto Account

Shr.

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20
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FOREIGN.
1.0 '.ll Antwerp&Rott rd,an 8.1 - 8i 81
40 40 Do. 5 p.c. Oblgs. con.
in Sh. at par till '64 par - 2 p
20 10 Ardennes 54 51;
5 all Belgian Eavtn. Jun 2/ -, 24
20 14 Reziers toGraissusaa 24 - 3 p
l 8 4A llombay, Baroda, an
Central India,Scri 1 - IAI
18 all Do. - •••
Li all Demerara
nutcl- Rhenish ll - 1 p 12j
20 all pastern of Franco -42 42 3
20 13 Do. New
21. all Itast Indian, g. 5 p. c 22 - 23
20 15 pc. EY tenslon, 22 22 221
100 all D 0.4 p.e.Buds.,'s7
lOU a 1 i)o. do. do., '59, d^
20 16 Gee ong Melbou,ne
guar. 5 per c nt. . -
20 Do., Lon. allot., do. ...
718 d 15"
2265 .
177/
WO 9) Do. Cert. of Deben.
con. into Stk. till in 75 77
100 all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do 854 - 86
14 Gt. Central of Franec 7A - 8 I 23
20 all Gt. Indian Peninaul 211 - 224
26 14 Groat Luxembonr.
Constituted Share-, -61 6
31
4 all Do. Obligations... -
20 11 Do. re-is. orftd. Sh. •••
20 all Gt.Westernofeannea
Shares - 254 231 d
201 54 Do. New ... - NI, 8i 9
LOU -dl Do. Bds., payable's7,
with option till '55.. 99 - 100
100 all Do. do., '62, p.'56..- 123 - 128
100 all Do. do., '76, p. '60.. 123 128
IPO all Dc,. do., '73, without
option lOB 109 1081
20' all Hamilton & Toronto, 254 -264 d
100 411 Do. 6 per oent. - 125 •
20 17 Lake Cond. & Basle ~„
20 all Liorre and Turnhout - ...d
5 all Lucca it Pist. sp. e.p - reP
20 16 Lyons and Geneva
20 14 Lyons & Mediterran -
30 all Madras, gnat.. 4 p.c 194 - 20
20 10 Do. New r 0., sp. c 14 - 14
20 10 Do. 4/ p. c. Exton par p
31, all Maria Antonia , •••
10 all Do. do. New
210 all Namur & Liege (
interest) 7l 7
20 all Do. (ex interest) 54 - 6.
16 all Northern of France, 414 - 42 431
20 all Do.2ol.Shs l2 - 121
£0 Do. WV. 3 p. o Bde
(fray. B. & A m s. ..„
1.0 all NorweglanTrunkPro 8 - • 9
20 all Paris and Lyons 57 - 58
40 all Ditto Bonds . ,
10 all Paris and Orleans . 57 541
10 5 Rome and F'rascati -
10 ali loyal Danish 194 - 206 20 I
5 all RevalB..edish...,.. -
4 all Do. Obligations -
20 %I; Sambre and Meuse l4l - 15 14i f
It) all Do. 54 p. cent. Prof. ... - 10
2 5 icind,, guar. sp. c. 11 -24 f
20 all Do
20 all Southern of France ... •-• pm
20 16 St. Andrew's and
Quebec (A). -
85 e.ll West Flanders 44 5
10 all Do 5A per c. Pref - .
20 18 W. di N. W. of Franca 35 •••••36
20 all West. of Switzerland ..• - -
6 all Wiesbaden .
20 all Zealand
181 - 19.1

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
7:0 all Anstralatila 92 -- 94
25 5 Bank of Egypt - 14
100 50 Bank of London . 63 65
40 4.11 Bri. Col, Bk.& Ln. C.
50 al 3ritish N. American 66
25 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia p
20 4 Chrtd. Buk. of India,
Australia, & China ~,
..4
100 50 City 63 65
100 25 Colonial •..
100 20 Commercial of Loud
20 all Eng.Scot.&A.ne.Cht. 151 164
20 all Lond. Chart. Bk. o
Australis 163/4 173/4
20 5 Ditto New . . -2 d
50 20 Irndon and
100 50 Lnd.&E.Bnkg.Corp par 2p
50 10 London Joint Stook
100 10 London and Paris 3i -23 d 63/4
100 20 Lond. & Westminste) 451
100 35 National Pro.of Eng
20 10 Do. New ..•
50 22?, Nation& of Ireland ... •••
20 all New South Wales 4O 42
n all Oriental Bank of
Corporatifm
20 5 Ottoman Bank l3/4 lip 61
101 5i Royal British . •••
25 all 'nth Australia 4oi
25 ,1 "Ilion of Australia 7O 72
Do. Wa..... 7i 8i
50 1d 4,f_ f•on.lon ... • 273/4
1" 30 W•stvrn of • ai
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THE COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT,—Copies of sundry
Treasury minutes and correspondence between the Trea-
sury, the War office, and the Board of Audit, relative
to the Commissariat Department, were published yes-
terday. The result appears from a Treasury minute
dated the 22d of January last, by which the financial
business of the commissariat was re•transferred to the
Treasury. A committee was appointed for the carrying
out of sundry details.
NORTH SHIELDS AND TYNEMOUTH DOCK.—The pro-
moters of this important undertaking have withdrawn
their bill for the present session, in deference to the
wishes of the Lords of the Admiralty. The Duke of
Northumberland, the River Tyne Commissioners, and
the bondholders of the Hayhold Dock bad organised a
Strong opposition against the Tynemouth Dock Bill be-
fore the Committee of the House of Commons.

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NEIIYMARKET RACES.—(This Day.)

(LTY _ELECTRIC TELEGRAPB.)

CLARET STAKES.

Rifleman
St. Hubert ....................................
C.lpueine
Three ran.
NEWMARKET HANDICAP.

The Earl
Dieg0.................................................
Fisherman
Nine ran.
ASKE PRODUCE STAKES.

Tyrius
Walmer

Five ran.
SWEEPSTAKES OF 100 SOVS.
Dead with Pitapat and Theodora.
Three ran.
501. HANDICAP PLATE. A.F.

Ghika

Eight ran.

THE MILITARY BOARD OF INQUIRY.
(This Day.)

The Board of General Officers reassembled this morn-
ing at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, at the usual hour.
Lord Lucan was recalled, and further examined by
Colonel Tulloch—He said that in carrying up the Com-
missariat stores for the cavalry two horses were used
—one carrying stores, the other rode by a dragoon,
which took a double number of horses to do the work.
It would have been improper to have allowed any of the
dragoons to have walked, considering the state of the
roads and the weather.

134 - 136

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PREFERENCE SHARES.
St.Tioiriberdeen - 119
St. 100 Do. N 0.2, 7p. c... 115 119
St. 100 Do. Debentures B4 90
15 all :ilyth and Tyno 10 pet
c. pref. (issd. at 50/ ...
St. 100 Brie. & Ex. 4p.c. St 93 95
20 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares
St. 100 -Jaledonian £lO 96 98 z d
15 all ',hes. &He. Gin. 51 pt l5l 161
941 all 00. do. Prof. No. 2. ..•
21i all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 ...
64 all Cork 4Bandonslp.c
64 all Dun.Prth .& Aber. J. 5 61
10 2 E. Anglian els. A Sh.,
St. 100 Do. do. els. B6p. c. 105 110
St. 100 Do. do els. C7p. c. •••
(3 all RAF. Co. Ex, spc No. I I P Pm
6, all Do. No. 2 . — 5 p pm
10 all Do. New 6p.c. St 124
20 all East Un., G. 6p. c
5 all Do. 51., 10 Der cent
10 all Do. 10/. Dcbentr.Sh.
St. all Do. do. 4 per cent..
St. 100 Eaat Lancast.. 6 p.ets
5 all E. kI.V. York. J. sth.l
10 1 Edin. & Gl. 5 p.c. sh.
St. WO Prth.&Duu.4p.c 69 71
20 all Furness .. •••
St. 100 Glas. &5.W.G.5 p.c. .•
St. 1100 Great Northn. sp. o 116 118
St. 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem
at 10 p. c. prom. 106 108
St. 100 D.). 41 p.c lO2 -- 104
12l 71 Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red
at 5 p. c. pm_ f
10 all th.N.ofSeot.lstPre 9/ 101
St. 100 Gt. S. lz W. (Ireland ... •••
20 11 Do. 4per c. Prof. S•5O 6 :It. W.(B. kll.Elipe 6 6i
St. 100 Do. con. red. 41 p.c. 94 96
St. 100 no. eon. red. 4p. c 87 49
St. 10) Do. irred. 4p. C. 89 —9l
St. 100 Do. sp. c. red. prof 98 • 100
10 all Do. do. do. ...
8 all Do. Birm. Pref3h 9l —lO
10 all Do.ChesterB p.c.P.S 16i 171
10 all Do. do. sp. c. do.. 10 101
St 100 Do. Bien. Gna. Stk 74 —76
?eit'{ all 1)o. Chos. Gun. Sh l9i 20
13 all Do. do. do 94 —10 A
20 al Do. do. do
16 6 Lan. &York. F. XVI 111
t. 10',; Do. 6p. c. Stock .. 136 138
St. 1.00 Eion.&Brigh. G. 5 p.c. ...
St. ?100 Do. Pref., sp. e. 31. •
St 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. e 135 140
3t. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent .
S . f.on.&N. W., Cov.
Nuneaton 5 ~ et ...
St 100 on.& S.W. 7 per ct ...r
12- all .- ray. & Color. 1 Sit
l'!,. r..oudy„& ..•
St. 10 v1".,5.,& L., Liew,l9/ ••• •••
6 If Do. £6
12 ail Yl.rypt .&Carl.4p
121 all ' )o. 41 per cent
1.2- 10-
it. (00 Kid. eonsol.l3p.c.fli
St. 100 no. Con .Er. Pr. 6pc Its 137
St. 100 Do. 4i p. c. Pref. -; 95 97
16, all Do. Pref. 4 per co,
5 all Do. 51. Pr I'. 4p. c.
St. 100 Ditto L.& H. Prof. S
I New., Alyar. , die., pr. t
5 p. c. red. 5 p c. pm.
1100 all
ali Norfolk Deteature
St. 100 Do. Pref. sp.c. St el;
St. 100 Do. sp. c. Ext • -- •••
St. 100 .Do. 51 per et.prof ,
St. 1.00 'Do.Way. Val. 5 p.c
St. 100 iNorth British lO3 —l(5
St. E. 100 N. E. Berw, 4 p.c P 93 95
17 7 ;Do. do. do 54 5i
20 13 Do Leeds 6 p.c
12,1 9 Do. do. Quarters
25' 10 !Do.York !T.& S. Pur 1 id
20 all ;North Staffordshire.
St. lit) Ox, Wo. 1515 p,, $9 101
10 93 Do R. Prof. 101. Sh.
8,3/4 all Scot. Cent. ,Now Pr,
25 all 'South Devon l5 153 15i put
10 If iDo. fixed,4i per con
1.0-1" all S. Eastern (Readil
Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 23.} —23 i
St. 100 Do. 4 per cent 9B 100
St. 100 Do. Fixed 4i pc sh 9t 10
St. 100 'S. Wales Gua. 4p, c —
20 all ,'D.). do. 41 p. c....
20 all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. 1
25 all Stock .S 4 Dar. sp. C. —•
25 15 Do. do. do 1i 2ip'
12 all 'Stock. & llartl. g. 5
p. c. till July 1, '56 ...
5 4. .`iVatertd.fiz Kilk.6 pc 2a 2i

Lord Lucan said that he proposed, at a future stage
of the proceedings, to call Major Connelly to prove the
inaccuracy of the month's returns.
Colonel Tulloch submitted that any explanation re-
quired had better be given by Colonel Yorke.
The Judge-Advocate-General said the board would
consider the matter.

Colonel Tulloch said he had no further witnesses to
call then. He had summoned a witness from the
Crimea, a captain of a transport, who he expected would
arrive in this country about the 20th of the month.
Should he not arrive by that time, he (Col. Tulloch)
would close his case without him. Colonel Pottinger,
whom he had proposed to examine, was unable to attend.
Lord Lucan suggested that Colonel Tulloch should in-
form the Board what his witness was likely to prove.
Col. Tulloch said he had no objection to do so.
The Judge-Advocate-General said that was not neces-
sary—(to Mr. Commissioner Filder)—l believe you wish
to make a statement to the Board in reply to observa-
tions made by Lord Lucan during this inquiry.
Mr. Filder—Yes, to observations made by Lord Lucan
on Wednesday, the 9th inst.
The Judge-Advocate-General—Do you intend to call
evidence ?

Mr. Filder—No, only to make a statement. He pro-
tested against certain letters which Lord Lucan had ad-
dressed to him relative to the foraging of the army, and
which he had read to the Board, being received in evi-
dence without his (Sir. Filder's) answers to them, as
likely to prejudice his case. He submitted that these
letters should be rejected 'from the evidence without
Lord Lucan put in the answers. He (\fr. Fader) was
unable to do so, because all his official papers were in
the possession of his successor in the Crimea.

Lord Lucan said he had no objection to put in any
answers he had. He believed he had but two, because
the answers to his letters generally came through the
Quartermaster• General.

Mr. Filder asked for copies of these letters to be pro-
cured. He then continued his written statement to the
Board, but, from the low tone of voice in which he ad-
dressed the Board there was great difficulty in under-
standing its purport. We understood him to commence
by saying that he denied the assertion of Lord Lucan
that his baggage animals were not properly rationed
during the month of August, and banded in returns to
prove the contrary. He then referred to that part of
Ifird Lucas's statement with reference to the inex-
perienced officers of the Commissariat department in
Bulgaria, and read a portion of LOrd Cardigan's state-
ment before the Sebastopol Committee in which his
lordship expressed himself satisfied with the Commissa
riat arrangements in Bulgaria, and that the officers of
that department were intelligent and active men, when
The Judge-Advocate-General said be thought it would
be batter for Mr. Filder to call Lord Cardigan as a wit-
ness than read his statement.
Mr. Filler said he had no wish to do that.

The .Tutlge-Advocate-General said the Board bad the
evidence of Lord Cardigan, referred to, before them,
and would rather be (Mr. Filder) confined himself to a
statement of facts than read the evidence of his lordship.
Mr. Filder then enterel into a detailed account of
the qualification of his respective officers for the duties
they bad to perform ; and, in allusion to Lord Lucan's
statement that a maximum price ought to have been
fixed for the purchase of forage, instead of acting
as the department had with respect to it, said it
would have been impossible to have adhered to
it ; it would have been constantly evaded, and no
benefit could possibly have accrued from it. The
next point was the statement of Lord Lucan,
wherein he charged the Commissariat department with
want of forethought, and a deficiency of arrangements in
providing forage for the troop horses in their transit
across the Black Sea, whilst on their march in the
Crimea, and during their encampment on the plateau,
and subsequently in the valley of Kadikei. Lord Lucan
had said that the rations of the cavalry horses were re-
duced in the Crimea by the Commissariat department
without the authority of Lord Raglan. But he (Nlr.
Elder) could prove the contrary by a copy of a memo-
randum he addressed to Lord Raglan, dated Balakla.sia,
9.11 Oct., 1854, relative to the supply of forage to the
cavalry horses, and his lordship's reply thereto. In that
memorandum he informed Lord Raglan there were but
1,500,000 lbs. of hay on hand, and as there was some
uncertainty with regard to the supply, he informed his
lordship that that quantity would be sufficient for
150,000 rations of 10 lbs., 250,000 rations of 6 lbs, and
300,000 rations of 5 lbs ; and as there were 7,000 ani-
mals to be fed, and the rations would last but 20 days,
he suggested that the short rations should be supplied.
To that Lord Raglan returned for answer—" Until
more hay is received from England or Constantinople
it will be prudent to limit the rations to that quan-
tity." Some rations were issued of 6 lbs, and to the
troop horses of the cavalry 8 lbs, and the artillery 101bs,
and which was continued up to the time of the storm.
Option was given to the officers to have the reduced
rations of hay, or the full quantity of chopped straw. The
baggage animals and the officers had full rations. During
the storm a quantity of hay was lost, and great diffi-
culty was afterwards experienced in continuing the
supply from the difficulty of landing hay at Balaklava,
there being but 25 yards of wharfage in the harbour at
that time.
Mr. Filder having concluded his statement,
Lord Lucan addressed the hoard in reply, on the evi-
dence that had been adduced, and commenced by ob-
serving that he had no wish to say anything disrespectful
of Mr. Filder or his department, but he must say that
he was rather surprised at Mr. Filder producing to the
Board the foraging returns, because, as every military
man knew, they were worthless, being always filled up
before the commissariat department obtained the forage.
His lordship said that these returns were not cor-
rect and again went over the statement he
made on a former occasion with reference to the forage
supplies. It certainly now appeared that Lord Raglan
sanctioned the reduced issue, although he had ii a con-
versation with him (Lord Lucan) said the reduced issue
was made without his order or sanction. He had always
given Mr. Filder credit for his endeavours to provide
rations for the cavalry. If anybody was to blame for
the deficient supply in the Crimea, arising from the diffi-
culty of landing, it was the naval department, and not
the Commissariat.
Mr. Filder in consquence of Lord Lucan's statement
called.
Mr. Cruickshank, Assistant Commissary-General.
He said in answer to a question from Mr. Fielder as to
the practice of filling up the ration returns, that the
front of the written returns showed the strength of each
regiment, and the back showed what was required and
what delivered. If there was a deficiency it was noted
and only the quantity issued was charged to the ac-
count of the regiment.
By Lord Lucan—He was unable to furnish the Com-
missioners with the deficiency of the forage for a period
enclitic, the beginning of January from having transmit-
ted theb returns to the proper quarter, in accordance
with the rules of the service.

MINES.
315 111
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di.
s.
1018
all
nugglio. Ae(
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20 7 kustr3lian
1 all Ave Maria
41:;1 aaallllll 81. Baden
120 1.51
Do. St.
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30 c.)sued
aot. 1:C5o cPaornloeh:rlDCoui E
1 j Clarendon Cons. Min.
Co. of Jamaica x.
40 all •jobre Copper g 3 In
5 1 Colonial Gold ******
65 61 3
St. j all Copper Min. of Eng 33
25 ; all Do. Pref. 7O p. cent 25 37
16 Copiapo
2 1 Fortuna. l6 18
20 all Genc,:al $
L 4 16
1 all at•NuggetVeinßeg. a
41 all Great Polvontli
5 all Gt Wheal Vor United 1
1 all Liberty • g
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3 , all , Linares .
7i 8
5 xd
1 all qariquita 1
1 all Now Granada —
1 all Nouveau Monde_ $
305 all Pvoornttgpih.Siliilp.& Le• Min lO 2 12
A
all Quartz Rock
50 all P.hymney Iron 2O 22
15 I all Do. New 6 8
30 13. i 4antiato de Cuba. •• • 3 3i
os, Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 21
•1 all ;oath Australian k
1 all Do. Scrip.
1 Do. 10 per cent Pref
Tam. S. &L. Min. Co. 2 O 3 '
.10 9 rin Croft... 4
tq all United Mexican 3a
I all •Valler
2
1 all Test Mariposa
12s Worthing Mining o
Australia * •.. --
1 sll Y•Tiba **
MISCELLANEOUS.
2' .9 Australian A g dealt. 31 33
IP. all Aushialn. Royal Mail ,„
I() all Berlin Water Works 6i 7 6
50 •,0 Brit,. American Land
00 : 2 Canada ................. 140 145
' qt. !PO o.Go.6p.e.Jau4t7aly 111 1104
St. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Feb & Aug 107 109
St. 100 Do. 6p. c. Mar & Sept 106
103
5 ad orystai Pa1ace........ 23 2i
5 all Do. Preference — 5
4 all Crystal Pal. of France
1
20
5 13 D
all
tasEuu.stateo.A.rnnusTsitc.oeonapmosrme
St. 100 Electric Telegraph 93 95
1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir ...
•••
5 all Gen. Iron Sc Collier ..„
15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat.
18 all General Screw Steam-
4 all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 3i IT, 3i
20 10 Magdalena St. Navig
10 all Aediteran. Elec. Tel. 8 10
10 9 Aexico.n&S.Amerion. 6 6*
1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel
10 5 Netherlands Land l4 2
10 all Do. Do.
5 2 Do.BpePissatld —ip
100 80 New B. & N.S. Land 18 22
1 all N. B. Australasian 3
20 15 Nrth. of EuropeStaam
1 all Oriental Gas l} 14
1 2s. Do. "New Shares" 4
all Peel Er. 14. & feline. 2i 3i
50 all Peninsular& Oriental
50 10 Do. New . ...... •..
100 60 Royal Nail Steam ... 70 75
1 all 3cot.Austral. InvesL 11 1i It
1 Ditto New. ..... . ... . . 01, 1
25 all south AustraLLand 37 -- 39
I al. Submar. 1
n), Rev • •.• istered.... 1
" F-mist& Tl. fo.t7. Car.
-.
100 234.?, ,7111.14 1 V.T.Pnia and 15 16,
V.Go.6p.o•Jall&JulY $ s `Ol

Lord Lucan said, if it were necessary to prove the
inaccuracy of these returns, he could do so by calling
Lord De Roos.
The Judge-Advocate General—lt was not his regula-
tion, but that of the Treasury, that back rations should
not be issued when there was a full supply of rations.
Lord Lucan asked the course his case would now
take—whether he would be allowed to call evidence,
and reply to any sta`eme❑t Colonel Tulloch might make'
Colonel Tulloch asked that Lord Lucan should be
called on to finish his case before he (Colonel Tulloch)
replied. Lord Lucan had attacked his figures, and he
ought to have the reply.
The Board then retired to consider the point. On
their return,
The Judge-Advocate-General said the Board intended
to call on Col. Tulloch, after Lord Lucan had finished
his case, to address them, and then for Lord Lucan to
reply on the whole of the evidence that had been pro-
d aced.
Lord Lucan then called Colonel Tulloch, and pro-
ceeded to examine lam. lie said that he commenced

17.

his inquiries in the Crimea on the 16th-of March, and
'he last v%itnesses was examined on the 30th May. Thee
left on the 6th June on account of the cholera. No wit
nesses were examined at Constantinople, but one or two
were at Scutari, but then evidence was not included ir
the report because the instructions of the Commissioner
were confined to the Crimea. Sir J. M`Neil made many
inquiries at at Con9tantinople, but no personal evi-
dence taken. He (witness) left the Crimea on ac
count of illness. He did not return to the Crimea
because Sir J. M'Neil continued ill, and because they
considered that their enquiry was complete, with th
-xception of a few questions they wished to put t._
General Airey, and which they considered they might
properly do in writing. Sir J. M'Neil communicated
to Lord Panmure that he did not intend to return t,
the Crimea, as be bad made arrangements to meet hi,
family either at Trieste or Vienna. He (witness) lef
Constantinople about 13th or 14th June, and arrive(
in England about three :weeks after Sir J. M‘Neid
did not arrive in England for a month after that. He
saw the Minister at War within a week after his arriva,
in England. He reported his arrival to him the day he
landed. Sir R. Airey was telegraphed to reply to the
questions that had been submitted to him by the com-
missioners about five weeks after his (Col. Tulloch's)
arrival in England.

Lord Lucan—Between the period of your return to
London from the Crimea to the time you presented your
second report in January, did you communicate on th,
the subject of that report officially or privately -with and
officer or officers who belonged or did belong to the
army in the East. _ _ _

Colonel Tulloch—l made no official communication to
my officer. I might have done so privately, and, Ibe
lieve, it was to Dr. Hall. Witness had many communi-
cations with Col: Gordon, after his (witneas'e) return
home, to make clear one or two. points in his evidence.
(We shall give the conclusion in our last edition.)