The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-18 00:00:00

THE HORSE GUARDS.

(From the Morning Advertiser.)
Th any discussion of the subject of Coburg In-
-I:,,ilences at Court which may take place in the
'l4.°llse of Commons, it is to be hoped that the
question of the Horse Guards will not be mixed
up with it. The state of affairs at the Horse
the must form a separate subject of itself for
'Jae attention of the Legislature. Should any in-
quiry
.be ordered into that subject, and witnesses
tP,ruined, the public curiosity, as well as that of
he army, will be abundantly gratified by the reve-
lations which will be made. We are much mis-
taken if the Commander-in-Chief does not, in the
Plpposed case, appear in a light which will be
the reverse of dignified. Not only is his manner
represented to be captious and crabbed • but ho
goes through the business of his high Office, as
if labouring under some unaccountable con-
fusedness of mind. This, it is unnecessary to
is exceedingly unpleasant for those who
have business to transact with them. But, in
addition to this, if report speaks truth, he has not
been in the habit of placing himself, but also
Trine° Albert, in a wrong position in the eyes of
his subordinates ; for it is said that a common re-
mark of his is, when expressing a wish, or giving
rtructions, that the Prince wishes so and so to be
'c'ne• An inquiry would settle the point, whether
131. not it be true, that General Brown, the late
tidJui;ant-General, on being spoken to by Lord
P.rdlnge in this strain, replied, on one occasion,
With great emphasis, that he was aware he had
'"Ila allegiance to her Majesty, but that he could
t
recognise the authority of the Prince in any
Batter connected with his office at the Horse
ards. If the reports in question be correct,
oo Hardinge has not only acted in a way unbe-
tning his position as regards himself, but has
~.4 a very injudicious and uncalled-for use of the
4"darie of the Prince.

I,I`TTERING LANDSMEN FOR THE NAVY.- —Yesterday,
el:ll:inland of e Lords of the placards
• Were extensively the Lords of the Admiralty, placards
circulated throughoutAdmir khale tym,etropolis,
riting landsmen to enter for the Royal Navy. The
;beBeription of men to be entered is as follows :—They
and bodied be between 19 and 24, active, stout, and able-
five feet seven inches in height, and in all re-
:Pegs healthy and fit for the naval service • the pre-
tierence being given to those young men who have been
4ed to boats. In addition to the Royal Naval Rendez-
toBoo Tower-hill, and the Crocodile receiving-ship off
niael,Pwer, men will be received and entered by their
application on board the flag-ships at any of the
Ports, or at the rendezvos at Livepool and
ht;.:etol, and at the agents for transport at Leith. The
'"now manning are the Diamond, Bosea,wen, Juno,
eess Royal, Frolic, Duke of Wellington, St. Jean
Acre, Medea, and Cyclops.
,141 k NEW CRIME,—The Parlament° of Turin states from
th:rence that a crime of a new kind was committed
kti re
elast week in the public audience hall of the CH-
roinioal *Tribunal, when the crucifix used by the judges to
i7str the oath to witnesses was discovered to have
to stolen just a few minutes before the judges had
4""0 their seats. The
perpetrator of this audacious act
has 110 t yet been dificoTered.