from the inhabitants. Ample accommodation was
provided for them in the Brownlow Hill workhouse,
the apartments set apart for their use comprising the
new medical and surgical wards recently added to the
establishment. On the 16th instant they were visited
by the mayor, the rector, and members of the vestry;
the chairman and members of the Medical Belief
Committee, the inspecting field-officer, and other leading
individuals. The men were entertained with an excellent
breakfast in the great dining-hall, at which the
mayor and other gentlemen were present; and an
ample dinner and supper were also provided. The
different wards were carefully visited and inspected; and
everything indicated ease and comfort.

"Although (says the Liverpool Mercury) many a
melancholy countenance peeped out from those sick
beds, laughter rang through the rooms, and there was a
pervading cheerfulness among the brave fellows that
dispelled the gloom which occasional causes might have
created." From the accounts given by that paper we
extract a few particulars of peculiar interest, as
illustrative of the opinions and ways of thinking prevalent
in the army which these men represent:—"The men,
though cordial, were scarcely so communicative as
might, under the circumstances, have been expected.
When questioned about their personal adventures, they
invariably entered into detailed accounts of each
engagement; and they 'spun yarns' as long as any tar ever
did. In mingling with them, however, we took particular
interest in eliciting the feelings and opinions of the
men respecting their commander-in-chief, Lord Raglan.
His character and abilities have been so freely canvassed
of late, that the individual opinions of the soldiers will
he looked upon with no little curiosity. The result of
these inquiries have led us to believe that Lord Raglan,
notwithstanding the insinuations of his traducers, is
actually idolised in the army. Going up to a private in
one of the regiments of the line, we began a conversation,
and led him, by an easy transition, to pass an
opinion upon the general. 'Why, sir,' he said, 'I
fought on the Sutlej under Lord Gough and Lord
Hardinge. They were looked upon as splendid fellows,
but there never was a general better liked by his
soldiers than Lord Raglan.' Another private who
joined us, said he was very attentive to the men, and
that he had frequently seen him riding about before the
battle ot Inkermann. A corporal of the Grenadier
Guards, overhearing the remark, exclaimed, 'Why,
the men thought he was far too much among the
bullets.'

"A member of the select vestry entered into familiar
conversation with a wounded man of the 56th Regiment,
and asked him what he thought of the commander. 'A
braver man never breathed,' was the ready response,
'I saw him at Balaklava, riding up and down, and
looking after everything.' There was about a dozen of
the wounded men, consisting chiefly of the 20th, 27th,
and 55th Regiments, clustered round a large fire in the
middle ward, reading the newspapers which the
governor had generously distributed amongst them. It
was only necessary to listen a moment to see that the
greatest indignation was felt by all of them at the attacks
made upon Lord Raglan. 'There never was a better
general,' exclaimed one of them, 'and right well every
man in the army knows it.' A most hearty assent was
given to this sentiment.

"It is hardly necessary to say that there is the greatest
esteem for General Sir de Lacy Evans, General Sir
George Brown, and General Cathcart. The French
commander, Canrobert, comes in for a share of praise;
but the great favourite seems to be the Duke of
Cambridge, who is never mentioned but you hear a dozen
exclaim all at once, 'Plucky fellow, that!'
'"What do you think of Miss Nightingale?' 'Oh, a
noble lady,' replied the poor fellow, who was suffering
from wounds and dysentery. 'She's worth all the nurses
at Scutari. She's here, there, and everywhere. You
never lose sight of her.' A private of the 17th Light
Dragoons enthusiastically added—'Why, she's worth
more than seventy doctors put together. The doctors
are fearfully rough, but she's very gentle.' There was
abundance of provisions for men, but not for horses, up
to the 5th of November. 'Why, Bill,' said one of
them, 'the Crimea was nothing compared to the
campaign in Bulgaria.' 'No,' added Bill, 'fighting is
better than sickness, after all.'

"If any one were at all sceptical about the cordial
alliance of the English and French troops, a walk through
these wards would remove the doubt. A private of the
Coldstream Guards described that they had been fighting
for hours on the day of the battle of Inkermann, and
were quite overpowered, when the Zouaves rushed up
to the enemy, raised a tremendous cheer, signed to the
English to retire a few paces, and, stationing themselves
within a few yards of the advanced line of the Russians,
poured in one deadly volley after another from their Miniè
rifles. 'The French are rare chaps,' one of the Grenadier
Guards interposed; 'after the Inkermann row
they ran up to us and slapped us on the back, and kissed
us, and shouted Hurrah! The French cook better
than us. They are allowed to plunder. They pulled
down lots of old houses at Balaklava to get wood, but we
were not allowed. Lots of goats and pigs were running
about the streets of Balaklava when we went in. The
French seized them. There was a general order against
us taking anything: but the French gave us a capital
share of their plunder.'

"'What sort of fighters are the Russians?' a sergeant
of the 44th regiment was asked. 'They're very brave,'
he answered, 'behind their walls and entrenchments,
but bring them on the plain and they're not good stuff.
If 14,000 of the allies could lick 60,000, and kill, wound,
or take prisoners 15,000 of them, they're not such fine
chaps.' The fact that the Russians do not elevate their
muskets when they fire is not generally known. 'The
Russians never take aim,' observed a private of the 23rd
regiment, 'they load their gun resting it on the left hip,
and present it from the right hip when they fire. They
make bad shots, and mostly wound us in the legs. The
shoulder after all.'

"It was stated by some of the sick men that very great
indignation was felt in the army after the battle of the
Alma. The Russian wounded and prisoners, they state,
were taken care of, and had plenty to eat and drink,
and medical attendance, while the allies were utterly
neglected, and had to fast two days. There seems to be
no sympathy felt amongst the men for the Russian
soldier; and several incidents were related of wounded
Russians firing their pieces at our prostrate men, and
stabbing them while lying side by side. This conduct
led to an order from the Duke of Cambridge to break
the firelock of every wounded Russian. 'Did you see
the Russians stab our wounded?' was a question put
to a private of the 44th Regiment. 'No, but I saw the
Russian officers stoop from their horses and stab them
with their swords.' One of the men said he saw half-a-
dozen Russians at the battle of Inkermann, who were
not more than 200 yards from him, stab a wounded
Englishman. This story was current at Scutari. Indeed,
there was no doubt in the English ranks that such a
practice was common amongst the Russians, and that
their officers not only connived at, but actually
encouraged it.

"Whilst the Rev. Rector Campbell and the other
members of the select vestry were inspecting the wards,
a private of the 4th regiment, wounded in the chest, and
who wore a Sobraon medal, advanced towards them,
and said, 'Gentlemen, we thank the citizens of Liverpool
for the kindness we have received since our arrival
here, with all our hearts. It has quite cheered up our
hearts to find that we were received so well by our
countrymen; and it will be the means of exciting others
that are now in, the field, when they come to hear of
the kindness done to us, to exert themselves with all
their might in the defence of their country.' This
manly and straightforward address was applauded by
the men, and well expressed the gratitude they all seemed
to feel. The men were almost unanimous in their praise
of the surgeon who attended them from Malta, Mr. W.
P. Pinkerton, M.D., and his medical assistant. Although
the building in which the sick and wounded men were
accommodated is a workhouse, it is one of the most
extensive and best arranged establishments in the kingdom,
and they could not for a moment have supposed that
they were at all degraded or neglected by being placed
in such quarters."