The Express.
London, England, 1855-06-13 00:00:00

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THI MILITARY "JOKING" AT

OENERAL ORDER.

Hone Gunk, Ism 6, 1666.
'no Citotend Commanding-in-Mild Meets to find
that the ihneeditable transectiona whkii moistly tom&
lies es** d lonstiptien Mitres the dighlmMe at Canton.
tag balllakel6ol la the repeated isimmeind et same d
as AM& of the Oautensry Cavalry
.Dept WIN&
Cored Ilewmgetten, of the 6th Dragon& T ifidr,
after beteg subjected to a mice of anneyemess Ms hie
brother officer, in the form of practical jeans els mot
offensive description, very properly repotted the ell OP
Lieutenant-Colonel McClain, his eimmodidll OM AS
ifiquity was banded, bat the aaawyeases bed boas so
contrived as to reader it difficult to fix the biome ea par*
sub: individuals ; and se Corset Baumgarten was gives lo
suderatead that the annoyances would not be mean* Sr
water we allowed to drop, and the &loin were Ingot
by lbsismi*Clibsel MaQues that very severe medside
wield be pernebe to ea a resturseesetany similareseigki&
Ilstwitbibsibi this, them aanyeasm wen shortly 'flew
Mink medal. a& sada, eireamsteasse posalially
• te all do yobbo aseased. It was pinceeerted
that OIRSIS Basmoubs slimad subjected to some froth
prommene, with des aspen object of induciag him
to lasi a &mileage to the of party, and thereby of
giving bb brother oaken ssi epportusity of playing off
upon his smother practical joke in the shape of a mock
411181. Is this disenditable tramsatios, Corset Evans, of
the 6th Dragoons, seems to have been the leader, and was
the pasty who actsally perpetrated the fresh sampan,
for this paspose of provoking Corset Baumgarten to mad
him a challeage. Corset Bausgartea ,thereupon
sea-
pais& to Liman& Webster of the let Dispose, who
advised him e. dammed as explaaaties Asia the racer
whom he suspend of Min the nab/ of this sanoyease ;
mid if that *Men askaowledged It, to &mad ea apology ;
and if he woad sot apologise, to sell him oat. Is the
evert of a duel taking Pee% gnat Wilder under-
took to be Cosset Bassprwa's sued. The imam meted
ea this advise. Hs &arid Comet Item with being dui
author el the assignee is anestioa, sad that diem se-
karrwledged that be wes a party to it Oared Baumgarten
authoring Limitless& Webster to mite to Cann Bens,
sad eamead at apology, sad if he refused, se arrange •
=sang. Linitsamat Webster this commaaleated with
Corset Buns; the apology was Wand, sad • meeting wee
ansaged. Limbos& flattop', el the last Dragons, agreed
to sot as mead to Coca& Evens. Limiting& Webster,
Conn Enos, sad Lieutensat Hartopp knew that the did
was act to be a reel ; but it was so °panty& that no
esmisies el a mock duel was abed Is the naiad of Cermet
Bessigarfo. Ultimata proceedingswan stopped by the
intervention of Sergeant Broils, d the let Dupes%
0. these disreputable amortises Geasral Viscount
Itudinp makes• the following otnervatiom
The modest of the &Men who wen comers& ia than
panted jokes reflects &waft as themeslyes as well mm
the mimosa to which, unkrtaastray, they belay'. Mir
Heal jokes, when snout* le real &memos*, or. need
Wend la society, sad will set be permitted is the army
Whatever easy be the mob biped. they are la di mem to
be reprobated; Mt whoa edam mie Ito Mee& Si pow
fooling, sad so beigabb at igembilbi yobbo' us
to devise nodes el tosayksi `es
111Mbj
iateletable te him, wfil be sok es seeped@ themillmej Soy
are net &Wady liable to the imputable of Mime is.
bombs Ames and patinas'' bat *wad ail Mar
sin& stigma s the °fibers of their regimate, to dam
saspiaioa might attach generally, is the abeam if the de-
Perks of the real offeaderm The boss ibibiblbsi regi-
ments may thus be brought into distend through Ike an-
neal, conduct of a few Odor &leen. This is, there-
fore, one of the most painful cases with which
the General Centmeading-in.Chief hes had to dad.
In all previous instances, however &justifiable the endues
of the individuals isplisated, they at least acted an open
past; bet in this case the sumacs, were from ant to last
earned on elaadestinely, so that the aggrieved party had
no
power to protect himself from them. The Gaud Com-
mending ia-Chid will la all ash mess ualteritatingly sub-
mit to her Majesty the most summery made of pomading,
by humbly advising her Majesty to remove this Widen at
once from the army.
First. The radon of Lieutenant Webster, Ist Dragoons,
on this nossion was unbecoming his duty as an diem, se
well as a violation of military law. He represented himself
to Cornet Baumgarten as his friend, sad was regarded as
soh by that officer. Ho undertook to be his adviser, and
his &vies was asked end taken. He counselled Comet
Baumgarten to violate the law, whim he knew that it was
his duty to recommend him to report the matter to his
commanding officer, or to have persuaded Cornet Evans to
make an apology. He not only placed Corset Baumgarten
in a position of real difficulty sad apparent peril, but he
did more—he became a party to a pba by which his friend
would be made ridiculous in the eyes of his brother Whets,
whilst he was led to believe that the course he was advised
to adopt would entitle him to their map& Liesteaant
'Meknes-piss, that his object in the muse he took was,
NM cow Hmotasmission of no officer, sad to plass the
enter in alms favourable point of view before his brother
dines," as sera be allowed to justify the deception pne-
IBM ea Comet Baumgarten. who had placed his honour
la lb bob. It was an insult to the injured party, in order
IS Wine the offender, from the consequences of their lair
madnet. A straightforward Gonne, as laid down in the
Articles of War, was the proper one to have yarned. Lieu-
tenant Webster can never expect to Inge the eettadenee
of his Maher officers, and as regards his power of comm a&
ing men, his conduct to Sergeant Brodie proves that, dims
service of four years in the army, he is greatly wanting bi ibr
oration and professional judgment. The General Caantemd,
ing-in Chief has, therefon, boat soder the painful asemellgl
of humbly submitting to her Majesty that Linde's& WM-
its% of the la Dragoons, should be removed from the ergs
which recommendation her Majesty has been pleased to op
prove, and also that he may be permitted to retire from the
seines by the sale of hie commission.
Secondly. The conduct of Cent Evans, of the lib
Dragoons, appeals to the General Commanding-ice-Chief to
have been even more unjustifiable than that of Lieutsaad
Webster. For the latter dim doss not appear to law
been a party to the ansoyeases that were JAM& in
Cornet Baumgarten ; whams Corset Evans appears blob
hem the principal promote, of them. And his sandmilm
with Wanes to the last of these enamsaces, asnedgj
the meek duel, renders it imperative that he alms& nte
longer hold her Majesty's commission. The Gassed Ost
aseading-in-Chief has, thenfore, humbly submittal M beff
Majesty, that Cornet Evans, of the 6th Dragoons, be to
moved from the army, which noommeadatioa her Majesty
has bean pleased to approve.
Thirdly. The Gourd Commanding-fa-Chid hopes that
the samatary dismissal of these two cams, by the exercise
of her Majesty's royal prerogative, will operate as • stablest
waning to others, and nada it aaneesseary to visit the
sealed of Linteasat Hattopp, of the lit Dragoons, with a
Eke MMUS et peabluesat. Her Majesty has been pleased
Os approve that this &Ism be publidy and severely repri-
maaded, sad his endue& reported ass nay Wee
menthe.

Fourthly. Corset Stiewpetss will be &rested to regu-
late lth warteet. la MIS of Ibis dtherfelles, by the 11th
Ankle of War.* He wM slobs Worsted OM the General
Coweasdlog-is-Chief has MI Me Mies haws Is So
NOM of the late toiletry le dessthitssolo MMe sesisM
which 'sake it 'thimble to simaiili OM ass to issues
eyeful ha future.

Fifthly. The intention of Sergeant Brodie, let Dregs's%
to guareatiag what be believed to be a &eel, wee prate&
meatfty. He world have meal with Ma variety. how-
ever, sad at the sane time moue fa eseeedease with his
In/Sraay duty, if lie Ind eesawaisased ids easpieleas of •
dlsd helm isessied Mb. Its* lie armies beige te his
areemeiling elan, WWI if walling until the asst ammo
Id& INS Idling tipsa bland, the ode responsibility id
disating tie law. hoist oessellmal with the setablidad
silt• et lie melee is the bust nee al proesrviag military
Sideline; sad by &mistime frees dime Woo oa tho late
souks. &mast Brodie ineweeed the risk of • WU**

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