The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-24 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.

Sir,—As in' your publication of this Morning there sp-
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pours a letter signed " COILIMOII Sense" in which my name
is I consider brought in a very unfair and unnecessary way
before the public, I feel myself called upon to point out to
you not only the unfairness but the absence of all common
sense displayed in the whole of that anonymous publica-
tion.

In the first place, it is no part of my duty to proceed, to
the Seat of War until I receive orders from superior Military
Authority so to da—nor. until a vessel has heel' apPointed,
to convey myself, my Fellow-Brigadier-General, our Staff
Officers, horses, br,c. , • -
I-our correspondent proceeds to criticise the regiment I
have the honour to command. It would be scarcely neces-
sary for me to state, except to show the falsehood:and igno-
rance of Allis anonymous writer, that in the llth Hussars,
the men's Jackets are longer and Overalls looser than in al-
mast any Other Cavalry regiment in the service, and that
what this writer calls " the irrationality of their Head
Gear," is the precise pattern of the Fur cap worn by all the
other Hussar regi ents in the service- -and not unlike those
of the Horse artillery— except being lighter and smaller in
size. The crimson overalls are not unlike the " Garance "
overalls worn by the whole of the French army; and are
similar to those worn by many. Hungarian and Austrian
regiments of than which there are no Cavalry re-
giments in Europe more efficient in every respect.

- I have to state al3o, that the sharpening the swords, when
a Cavalry regiment is ordered on P,dreign Service, is not only
the invariable rule of the Service, but is usually on each ocea.
sion of the sort expressly ordered by the Military Authori-
ties. It is not difficult to perceive why, when another
Cavalry regiment was also named as having their swords
sharpened, the 11th lihssars are alone quoted by your cor.
respondent. Nor is the animus a the .writer to be mis-
taken,,whenthe brigadier general of the 2d Cavalry Bri-
gade, and the commanding officer of every one of the
cavalry regiments being still in this country, my name
alone should be brought forward.
Suffice it for me to add that I cannot but consular that
a letter containing such petty and paltry slander is quite
unworthy of the columns. of your newspaper. As this
Writer hail thought proper to criticise and.ridicule the 11th
Hussars, he will probably be sorry to hear that the regi.
ment has been declared by the military authorities in Ire-
land to be in a perfect state of order and efficiency for
foreign service ; as it has invariably been pronounced for
many years past by the first military authorities to have
been in the highest state of order and discipline on home
service, and the late Duke of Wellington's opinions to that
effect were officially communicated_to me a few years since
by the express desire of that illustrious man.
Requesting you will do me the favour to give publication
to this letter, I remain, Sir, your'reost obedient servant,
CARDIGAN.
Portman-square, April 22.

'WILFUL MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS.—On Thursday
'evening, the American ship Moses Taylor, Capt. French,
master, with 400 French emigrants, from -Havre to New
Orleans; put into Plyinouth under very painful circum-
stances.
~The 'chief officer having been murdered by one
of the, crew, Captain French pit hiniseltimmediately in
communication with Messrs. Fox, the American Consuls,
who, early on Friday Morning, took the necessary steps
to have the, prisoner secured, and the serious charge
inquired into, As the body would have to be landed at
this port, and the crime took place on the high seas, the
inquiry came under the jurisdiction of Saltash. The
coroner and authorities of that borough were madenc.
quainted With the matter, and the Stonehouse police
were accordingly ethployed to take- prisoner out of the
ship as county constables. The crime, it appears, was
committed under the following circumstances
deceased was chief officer, of the Ship,' named 'J. G.
Drinkwater, a fine powerful young man,. and 'at 8.30
was giving some orders,..,when a slight altercation
took place with the prisoner, a'Spaiiish- man of colour,
named Richard Hill, who instantly drevi his knife
and stabbed thn,unfortunate man in, the bowels,—he
fell on the deck, Whence he 'was removed to the cabin,
and expired in 10 minutes.' The murderer
.was brought
on shore, as above stated, by the Stoliehouse police,
and secured in the lock-up, house, and at 4 o'clock on
Friday he was conveyed. to Saltash ; the body of Drink-
water having been in the meantime landed for the jury
in,::itenoo ther proceedings,h igl i seas, an on
board to view. The facts of the case are as we have briefly
d
stated, and there can be no doubt of the verdict • but
as to
the custody and trial of, the prisoner, must be subject to
the directions of the 'Secretary of State. The ship must
as the
an crithAe American
wasthi an c committedvessal
k:oiisequently'be detained till counnunication be had with
-London.
SCOTTISH EDUCATION bill, which is now
before Parliament as a Government measure, has called
forth a good deal of 'criticism from the ecclesiastical
bodies an ' d town-councils of Scotland. The Church of
Scotland opposes it without qintlifiCation; the Free
Church accepts it with a few modifications in detail ; the
Dissenters are hostile to the religious clauses, Wit Bug.-
gest that the bill 'may be improved ; the parochial
schoolmasters are in favour of it, and town-councils give
It very heartV approval ;,the great majority of the
people seem to-WI-Ai the bill-to pus with some inudifiea•
t
con, but the clergy of ihe Church of Scotland are bent
on throwing it out in the Lorc4,.if it sliould receive the
assent of the Rouse of Comm Ono.