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 APPENDIX. 481 Note 11. — Ibid. There was a time, as we saw, wheu in the hospital alluded to — KuUali — the ' dying irien ' were more than one half. Note 12. — There was of course a military commandant with authority over the soldiers, and the fortunate choice of the officers entrusted with this duty. Colonel Powell of the 57th Regiment first, and then Colonel Storks, had much to do with the success of the experiment. Under Colonel Powell, the hospital was brought to a most perfect state, and his successor Colonel — soon to be General — Storks had a ' tact ' so fine and unerring that, for what men call 'practical purposes,' it was quite on a level with ' wisdom. ' Under him, as under Powell, all went on admirably. Note 13. — So good, fur instance — and the instance seems a fair test — that a respectable civilian who had many comforting re- sources within his reacli, and in particular a berth on board a well-found yacht, was glad, when seized with ilbiess, to have the advantage of being received into this hospital. I believe that the merit of making this hospital so good belonged in the main to Miss Weare. Note 14. — Something like actual proof of this avowedly sweep- ing assertion was given when we spoke of the Commission sent out by the Government to enquire into hospital matters. — See ante, p. 386 e< seq. Note 15. — When the hospital had in it 2400 patients, the rows of beds ought to have been two miles and three-quarters long ; but so great at that time was the overcrowding that the length must have been much less — perhaps only about two miles. Note 16. — He declared this belief before the Sebastopol Com- mittee.— Fourth Rep., 19,881. Note 17. — Supposing, as of course one well may, that she gave herself due time for careful observation before addressing detailed statements and counsels to the Minister, the last week in Novem- ber was the earliest period at which he would be able to form conclusions based on her testimony ; but then plainly (he wrote wisely and cogently on the 29th) he already had gamed from her letters a very good insight. It is diificult to help thinking of what miglit have been done if the Government, instead of ap- pointing a Commission of enquiry on the 23d of October, had then delegated Mr Sidney Herbert to go out for a month to the Bos- phorus and Hici-e dictate immediate action. VOL VII. 2 H