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London, England, 1856-04-19 00:00:00

LONDON, SA'l UIIDAY EVENING APRIL 19 1856.

'ItAIIANCHESTER and LONDON L IF
ASSURANCE and LOIN ASSOCIATION, .
77, King-street; Manchester.
Assurances, Annuities, Endowments, and Loans effected on liberal
terms.

CHARLF.S HENRY MINC TUN, Secretary.
Agents wanted.

IVTETROPOLITA.N COUNTIES and
GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 27, Regent •
street, Waterloo-place, London. Capital, 100,0001.
TRUSTEES.
Rt. Tin. Spencer H. Walpole, M.P. I Richard Spooner, T.',,q., M.P.
Henry Peter Fuller, Esq. E. Vansiltart Neale, Esq.
Life Assurance busines'i transacted in all its branches.
N.R. The bonus declared at the last division of profits averaged
33 per cent. on all the premiums paid.
F. FERGUSON CAMROITX, Manager.

SCOTTISH WIDOWS' FUND
LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
Founded A.D. 1815.
HEAD OFFICE—NO. 5, St. Andrew-square, Edinburgh.
The Assured or Members are the only parties interested in the
Funds of this Institution, which now amounts to uewards of
THREE MILLIONS STERLING.
The Society's claims to public confidence and support are grounded
mainly on the sound and equitable principles of its constitution, and
on the care and coccess with which its operations, have been con-
ducted from their commencement up to the present time.
While the Prern;urns are not higher than those required by many
other Offices, the Society does not pretend to compete with those
which hold out the attractions of cheap rates, whether as being the
lowest which are compatiMe with safety, or as being based on what
Is termed the " HALF-CREDIT SYSTEM."
There being no Proprietai y, however, those of the Assured vita by
the terms of their policies are entitled to participate in the Profits of
the Society, are the only parties who derive benefit from the rates
beim; mere than what are found from time to time to be required to
meet the actual risks ; and the result of past allocations of Surplus
I',ofits has been such that in the case of all the earlier
which have become claims within the last few years, the amounts
paid to the representatives et deceased Members have been atom
THAN DOUBLE THE SUMS ORIGINALLY ASSURE.
In cases where family provision is the sole object this result cannot
fall to be considered as of the most satisfactory nature ; while in other
instances where the partes are desirous of securing benefit from the
Surplus Payments DURING THEIR OWN LIVES, instead of allowing the
Bonus to remain an addition to the Assurance payable at death, the
alternatives practicable under the laws of the office have been cam-
" mensurate in degree. In many cases, in consideration of en aban-
donment of the reversionary claia a for Bones Additions already de-
clared, such parties have tither received large payments in PRESENT
CASH, or have been LONG AGO ENTIRELY RELIE'v'EV FROM FURTHER
44wigalgireaae Policies still remaining eattAled to partici-
11l astrations of the application of Bonita on 'either 'ortne-msem,
above referred to are contained in the Society's Prospectu, es, which,
together with Forms of Proposal, &c., may he had on application at
the Head Office, or to any of the Agents in the three kingdoms.
JOHN MAcKENZIE, Manager.
Edinburgh, March 1856. .W LINDESAY, Seeretw.
LONDON HONORARY BOARD.
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Charles Edward Pollock, Esq., Barrister, Temple
David Hill, Esq., East India House
John Murray, Esq., publisher, Albemarle-street
Samuel Laing, Esq., M.P.
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Leonard Horner, Esq., Home-office
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LONDON AND THE SUBURBS.

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Hugh 7.l`Kea.n, 4, Royal Exchange-buildings, Cornhill.
DISTRICT AGENTS.
Captain R. S. Ridge, 49, Pall-mall, Agent for the West End District
Benton Seeley, 2, Hanover-street, Regent-street
James Harris, 33, St. George's•square, Beigrave-road, Pimlico.

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it not to irritate the flesh in the smallest degree, and the hair to be
entirely destroyed.—So'd in bottles, at 3s. Gd., ss. Gd., and 10s. 6d. ;
or applied at the Hair-dyeing Establishment, as above. Forwarded
for stamps, free by post, eight extra. •

From the London Gaiette of Last Night.

ST. JAMES'S PALACE, APRIL 15.
Tha Queen has been pleased to appoint James, Earl of
Caithness, to ba one of the Lords in Waiting in Ordinary
to har Majesty, in the room of William, Earl of Listowel,
deceased. _ _

FE q., late Captain in her Majesty's 331 Regiment, to be
Captain, vice Aldersley, resigned; -Lieutenant Samuel
John Saunders, Brevet-Major Hon. E.1.C.5., to be Cap-
tain, vice Cholmondeley, resigned. -
2d Somerset Regiment of Militia—Jamei Talbot Stan-
ley, Esq., late Captain in 89th Regiment of Toot, vice the
Earl of Cavan, resigned.
Royal Perthshire Rifle Militia Lientonsat Ernest
Augustus Murray MacGregor, 9th Light Cavalry, Bengal
Presidency, to be Captain, vice F. N. Menzies, resigned.
Inverness, Banff, and Elgin Militia.—=John Arthur
Evans, late Captain 2d Bombay Native Infantry, to be
Captain, vice M`Griger, resigned; John Saunders, Gent.,
to be Lieutenant, vice Whyte, resigned ; William Tosh,
Gent., to be Ensign, vice James Carny, retired; Charles
George Lumsden, Gent., to be Ensign.
The Royal Ayrshire Rifles - -Ensign Wm. Henry Ralston
to be Lieutenant, vice Craufurd, appointed to the Osmanli
Irregular Cavalry.

TILE MILITARY BOARD OF LNQUIRY.

[A part of the following appeared in our impression
of yesterday.]
The Board of General officers reassembled this morn-
ing at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, at the usual hour.
the intention o n his
stated
merelymatteropinion
yesterdaythatwas part
when orft
her Majesty's Government to institute proceedings to
discover who were the parties to blame for want of
" promptitude and ingenuity" in devising shelter for the
horses. He stated yesterday there were two subjects
omitted from this report —one the mortality in a few of
the regiments, and the other details which perhaps the
Commissioners ought not to have inquired into, but which,
however, were very useful to the Government. He be-
lieved the Commissioners' signatures were affixed to the
first report on the 2Gth of January, and to the second
on the 2d of February. He could not account for the
want of the dates in the printed report. The signatures
of the commissioners were net affixed to the report
some months subsequent to the interviews and discus-
sion with the Minister for War on this subject,
but about three weeks before the meeting of Parlia-
ment, and during the time Lord Panmure was confined
to his house. No copies of the evidence taken before the
Sebastopol Committee were sent to them in the Crimea.
They had a knowledge of the evidence that was given
before that committee through the London newspapers,
but they had no official communication on the subject.
He first saw an official copy of the Sebastopol Commit-
tee's report in his own office at the War-office, after his
return from the Crimea, but when he first saw it as a
private paper be could not say. .He was unable to say
whether he read in the newspapers Lord Lucan's ev .
dente before the Sebastopol Committee. His report was
drawn up on the evidence taken by the Commissioners,
and - avid-wee_ taken -,by -Put .
,Sebastopol
Committee. The evidence in the Crimea was taken on
board a vessel in Balaklava harbour, specially ap-
pointed for that purpose, but unfortunately they had
not the assistance of a short-hand writer, and the
consequence was the evidence had to be greatly con-
densed, and afterwards bad to be forwarded to the
witnesses for their approval, when additions
and subtractions were made to and from the evidence
before the witnesses signed it. He had the original
minutes of the evidence with the officers' signatures.
Lord Lucan—Then, Colonel Tulloch, the minutes are
not a faithful report of all that was said or passed be-
tween the examiner and the witnesses ?

Colonel Tulloch—lt is, with a few exceptions,—that
of the alterations made by the witnesses themselves. He
said, in answer to a question from Lord Lucan, that
as Sir John M‘Neil was in confidential communication
with the Government, he would be the best person
to inform the Board if there were other instructions
given the Commissioners by the Minister at War than
those included in the report. He was in the confilence
of Sir J. M'Neil as much as 'could be between two men
engaged in the same duties, but Sir J. MiNeil was an
older servant of the Crown than he was, and was in
constant communication with the Government on other
matters. He declined giving an opinion whether or not Sir
J. M'Neil, who is a civilian, was capable ofconducting an
inquiry affecting the conduct of general and other mili-
tary officers.
Lord-Lucan—lf you had known the inquiry was to
have been into the conduct of generals and other officers,
do you think that your past experience, antecadent4,
and position qualified you for undertaking such an
enquiry ?
Col. Tulloch— Certainly not, and I expressed my
doubts on undertaking it, whether some officer of
greater experience ought not to be sent out to conduct
this inquiry.
Lord Lucan—Why did you not examine Lord Raglan?
Col. Tulloch—Sir J. 111`Neil and myself had many in-
terviews with General Airey respecting it, who said his
opinion was that it would not become an officer of his
(Col. Tulloch's) rank to examine an officer of the high
position of Lord Raglan. Another reason for their not
doing it was that the Commissioners did not hear a
word breathed against Lord Raglan by any person in the
Crimea, Under these circumstances the Commissioners
thought it unnecessary to examine him. If Sir J.
M‘Neil had been of a different opinion, and had thought
it necessary to examine Lord Raglan, he (Col. Tulloch)
should have sent home to the Government, and asked
to have had a general officer associated with the Com-
missioners to have enabled them to have examined Lord
Raglan. If they had examined Lord Raglan, it would
have been the first instance on record where Commis-
sioners had examined into the conduct of a General
commanding an army.
Examination continued—He saw but few horses of
the allies under cover in the Crimea, late as his visit
was there. He was not aware of the contrary, but he
believed the Russian horses in the valley of Inkerman
were not under cover in November. Russian horses
were very different to English horses, and could stand
the Climate better. He could not say whether the Rus-
sians and our allies displayed more ingenuity and promp-
titude in providing shelter than the English. It was
necessary, on account of the bad weather, that the
horses in the Crimea under cover should be moved as
often as possible. Certainly oftener than every two or
three days. Had they been changed oftener it would
have been better. From what he had been told in the
Crimea he was of opinion that temporary shelter by dig
ging pits and trenches for the horses might have been
provided. Colonel Tulloch again denied that there
was any animadversion in the, report on Lord Lucan ;
the remarks objected to by his lordship merely
stated the Commissioners opinion of want of promptitude
and ingenuity in devising temporary shelter, leaving it to
be subsequently ascertained who was the party to blame.
Lord Lucan said that if Col. Tulloch would relieve
him from all blame he should be satisfied, and there
would be an end of the matter so far as he was concerned.
Col. Tulloch said it was the duty of the Commissioners
to point out defects to the Government, leaving them to
find out who were the parties to blame.
Examination continued—He did not inquire who
was the Engineer officer placed at Lord Lucan's dispo-
sal by the Quartermaster-General for providing shelter,
nor had he examined him on that point. He had seen
trenches dug and earthworks thrown up in the High-
lands to shelter cattle in the winter, that was all the
experience he had had of sheltering horses in that way.
He believed that was the practice adopted in the Pampas.
He examined Mr. Rawlinson and not a military engi-
neer, because he was sent out by the Government
to inquire into, examine, and make arrangements for
the establishment of a camp in that country. The
Commissariat Department lost some horses, but not to
the extent that had been stated. He thought the nature
iof these duties had been exaggerated. He was con-
sulted with reference to the organisation of the Ambu-
lance Corps, but it was not carried out by the Govern-
ment in accordance with those suggestions. In the
Crimea he made no inquiries respecting this corps. If
canvas was necessary for the covering of the horses, it
was a matter of opinion whether it should have been
provided by the civil authorities at home. It might
have been had if necessary from Constantinople, as
well as spars, carpenters, &c., in ninety hours.
It was also a matter of opinion whether, when wooden
shelter was sent out for the men, similar shelter should
have been sent for the horses. To use trenches for
horses, in a wet season, they should be paved, and there
was no difficulty in doing it in the Crimea. Some of the
regiments did it. He could not say if stone enough for
12,000 horses could have been found on the plateau, but
there was plenty of stone a short distance off.
Lori Lucan—Did you satisfy yourself that there were
materials and labour wherewith to shelter the horses,
before you wrote that paragraph, attributing want of
promptitude and ingenuity, and to which I take ex-
ception ?
Col. Tulloch—l did satisfy myself, by the Quarter-
master-General's answers, that there was no diffi-
culty, so far as I could see, except that of labour, in
providing shelter ; and that labour appeared principally
to apply to the Turkish soldiers not being good work-
men. I certainly considered that there was a certain
amount of cavalry available for the construction of shel-
ter. With regard to the tools, I now learn there was a
greater deficiency than I expected. I only thought it
was a partial deficiency, confined to one or two regi-
ments. I knew sufficient timber had arrived on the
25th November.
Lord Lucan—lf you had knoven there were neither
materials nor labour available, should you have framed
your report differently?
Colonel Tulloch—l am not aware that I should. It
is probable, if I had known it to a greater extent, we
should have been more particular in pointing out another
department as in fault.
Lord Lucan—l shall not examine Colonel Tulloch
rther.
General Peel put some questions to Colonel Tulloch,