The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-06 00:00:00

THE SURVIVORS OF WATERLOO AND

WELLINGTON'S FUNERAL.

TO TEE EDITOR OF TILE EXCEESS.

SlB,—Allow too to suggest through your columns
that all the surviving officers and men who were aetus4
engaged at Waterloo, be invit:d to attend the funeral of
the Duke. Though thirty seven years have elapsed, and
many of them have retired from the army for yea.. I
imagine that few will be found—if resident near Londoo—
who would not avail themselves of the opportunity of fol•
lowing him to the grave who on that day led them to
victory. Yours, Om., M. H. L. L.

BILLETING GE BOLDIEnn.—IMPORTANT DECISION-
-A case was tried at a justice of peace court held in Cried
on the 9th alt. regarding the billeting of soldiers. The
person upon whom a soldier was billeted, instead of arms-
=dating the soldier in his own house, offered to prowl,
him with quarters elsewhere, but the soldier refused wand
himself of it, and brought en action for billet money. The
justices were unable to come to a decision, and they acre'l
to refer the case to the Seeretarpat•War. Ile was wool-
ingly communicated with on the subject, and the question
may now be considered settled whether or not a householdir
is bound to provide accommodation for soldiers in hia own
house. The following is the letter from the Warothet
" War-office, Sept. 21, 1852.—Sir,—In reply to your liitirt
of the 10th inst. I am directed to acquaint you that the
householder upon whom the soldier was billeted was on
bound to receive the soldier into his own house; and that
having offered to provide quarters fur him eliewhem the
householder has satisfied the obligation imposed upon La
by law.—l am, &e. (Signed) 11. HAWF.B.
A Slur enrslZED.—On Thursday last a singular
mishap befel the iron schooner Vulcan, of this Pon. thc
property of Mr. W. Heed. Thu vessel had sailed trout Lon-
don on her passage to Ipswich to be surveyed. She *55
not only light, but had no ballast on board; indeed, it hal
been the practice to saii her iu this condition Inns Iyroo4
to Newcastle, Captain Brown Caving full coidideoce that,
from her peculiar :onstruction, nothiug would careiro her.
At about two o'clock on Thursday afternoon, when of the
Cat-house in the Orwell river, a sudden gust of wind le.'O
the S.S.W. heeled her over and immediately sunk ter, to
the utter astonishment of her confiding captain sod 11,'
crew. The captain, who was is the art of lightee: hu
pipe whilst aterritig, put the helm over the iostant the 00.
etrnek the schooner, it tinier to bring her into the wall.
but it woe of no avid. Bring on the leeward aide' he la,
immediately carried litT his feet by the water, and had to
swim to his boat, which was towing astern. His mew Tv'
to the windward side of the ship and held on; all war
vesselfoitu n aht.esyressauviedt,d. •
hAelrt hsot
our,g nho, j
ve buereyntomtuhcish the
injured,,l
were also a tug and a barge that went to Leave the eas-"
up. The next tide the vessel was righted, and got en to .1
tient, end on Sunday she was brought into the port.
Pingo tar that this is the filth 11* I beloni,ing to Mr. Wadi,
that has been sunk (luring the last eight months.— ii"."
tEsTRUCTION OF FIFTY MUSES a FIES.---At
Ln Tour, in the SWi‘ll canon of Freiburg, an accidental
tire lase week destroyed filly houses. Happily no hams
life was lost.