The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-26 00:00:00

THE THMORTAL FORTY-SIXTLI.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR, —Some of our regiments in the army have from
time to time acquired honour and celebrity by their in-
domitable bravery, and, as a mark or marks of distinc
tion, have had engraved On their col mrs the names of
the places where those honour.; were achieved. Thus we
find some colours bearing the names of " Vittoria,"
" Waterloo," and others those of " Acre" and " Scinde,"
which the soldiers can contemplate with a heartfelt pride
and sa'islaction, enhanced to many of them by the re
flection that at those places they courageously distin-
guished themselves in the service of their country. Now,
as it would be a manifest injustice to the " Forty-sixth"
to refuse it those or similar honours which have been
bestowed to other regiments, I humbly suggest that on
its colours be engravers " Windsor," "
and " sent Perry to Coventry," as at that piace, and in
conjunction with such exploits, the officers of the "Forty-
sixth" have earned an undying fame.
" Black Bottle" has long been synonymous with the
name of one of our cerebrated officers, and most cer-
tainly "Get into your tub" and "Shoulder arms in
nothing but your shirt," will henceforward continue to
be associated with the names of other "gallant office's"
which need not now he mentioned. But what have
civilians to do with these things ? Nothing more,
itideal, but that those who "pay the piper" should
have a voice in the direction of the dance. It is
to be hoped we shall hear no more canting about "the
ignorance and immorality of the lower orders," or
what the Earl of Derby denominated " the noxi-
ous influences of the working classes ;" whilst
the disgusting operations which recently were
enacted at Windsor continue to be practised by men
calling themselves "officers" and "gentlemen." The
recent court-martial was nothing better than a playin.i
at "Judge and Jury"—l had nearly said at "Punch
and Judy"—and the one-sided reply of Wetherall is
scouted by the most ignorant amongst us. Such melan
choly exhibitions do more to bring the calling of a
soldier into everlasting contempt than waggon-loads of
tracts issued by the Peace Society. It is to be hoped
that the Press will not suffer, as far as its combined
agency can prevent it, the sacrifice of Lieutervint Perry
to as diabolical a persecution as ever was practised upon
earth.—l remain, Sir, yours respectfully,
A WORKING MAN.

Brynamaur, South Wales,
Aug. 24, 1854.

BRITISH ARCH.EO,,OQICAL ASSOCIATION.

FRIDAY.—The excursions made were to Caerleon.
Usk, and Raglan Castle. Caerleon was .a Roman sta
tion, and the ancient metropolis of Wales. It was a
place of great note—the " city of the legion." The fol-
lowing is from the account which Geraldus Cambrensie
gives more than seven centuries after the Romans had
left this island :—" Many remains of its former magni-
ficence are still visible; splendid palaces which once
emulated with their gilded roofs the grandeur 01
Rome,, for it was originally built by the Roman
princes, and adorned with stately edifices ; a gigantic
tower, numerous baths, ruins of temples, and a
theatre, the wa,llsnf which are pat tly standing. Here we
still see, within and without the walls, subterranean
buildings, Aqueducts, and vaulted caverns ; and what
appeared to Inc moat remarkable, stoves so excellen,ly
contrived as to diffuse their beat through secret and im
pert ptible pores." Ail these things, however, ill the
lapse of seven centuries more have disappeared, although
Roman 'relics are occasionally excavate,l. The amphi•
theatre may still be traced ; It is of oval form, 222 ft. b)
192 ft. Caerleon Church contains a curious sepulchral
stone of the fourteenth century, on which are carved
two rude whole-length figures of a man and woman, with
their arms folded, standing on each side of a cross. A
superstitious belief prevails among the lower class of
people in these parts that sick children who touch the
stone on the eve of the Ascension are miraculously cured.
There sore other remains of interest to the archaeologist
at Caerleon.

U.k ►s seven miles from Caerleon, situate on the river
of that name. Near to it, on the right bank of the river.
on the brow of a precipice, is a Roman encampment.
Craig-y-Gierwyd, which attracted some of the party
Usk Castle was the favourite abodes of Richard Duke of
York, father of Edward IV. and Richard 111., b,ith of
whom, it is said, were born here. In the church is an
inscription on brass, which has long puzzled antiquaries.
Raglan Castle is a much admired ruin, belonging to
the Duke of Beaufort, and, like 'Chepstow Castle and
Tintern Abbey, is kept in as perfect a state of preserva
tion as the inroads of the destroyer time will permit
Cliffe, in his valuable hook of South Wales, says it is the
most perfect decorated stronghold of which thie 'country
can boast, a romance in stone and lime. No portion of the
structure except the Yellow Tower, or keep, can be
assigned to an earlier period than that of Henry V.,
from which tran,ition styles can be traced down to the
first quarter of the seventeenth century. It was one of
the refuges of Charles at the period of the Civil War.
It was then held by an ancestor of the present Duke of
Beaufort, who raised an army of 2,900 men to support
the royal cause.

To-day the congress will terminate with further re.
searches and a concluding meeting at Chepstow.

LATEST NEWS.

THE WAR.

FIRST OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS IN THE
WHITE SEA.
H.M.S. Brisk, Cross Island, White Sea, July
39.—We have had a slight skirmish at Arch-
angel and destroyed three other places. First,
Savlovetski monastery ; second, the town of Kio,
in Onega Bay ; thirdly, a large town in Ponchlathta
River. We sail to-morrow morning in company
with Eurydice, but where not known. All well
on board, but very cold.