The Sun.
London, England, 1836-05-04 00:00:00

",le explanations which appeared to you reqoierte in(e'dk\Se-
quetice of the animadversions made on yerar ,ft,rialect by the
raTtcral Court-martial lately held at Corks Ilia Majesty is
herpleased to observe, that those e•xpqattations have tended
ko confirm the opinion which his Majesty has already ex-
Pressed through the medium of the general order of the Ist
tortart, namely, that some parts of the evidence addticeel 'be-
e the Court-martial in question might reasonaNybeiAta 'con-
sction lea unfavourable to your Lordship than .bat which
he Court have thought it their dots to place upon them.
It was on this mitigated view of the cow that his Majesty
acted, when he directed the removal of your Lordship from
the
command of the 15th Hussars, without proceeding to
measure which could affect your Lordship's place and
rank in his Majesty's service."—( Loud cheers.) This let-
ter was written in answer to the memorial which he (Lord
Brudenell) submitted to his Majesty through the GeteCtal
Commanding-in-Chief, earnestly requesting that his tt. onduct
might be brought before a general Court-iwartial com-
tPosed of officers competent to try an efiletr of his rank, or
at his conduct might be investigated tr. a Court of Review,
oth requests were refused. He hat' endeavoured to show
that his conduct did not merit those animadversions which had
been passed upon them by a Court before which he was not
oPon his trial, and which •;,,ets not competent to pronounce an
("iPillion•—( Hear.) he hen before that Court he should
have shown that the measexe which he resorted to wag net un-
Precedented
in the Brit; eh Service, though that might not be '
considered any strop- justification of his conduct. But with
gard to that mew-Are itself, which was so severely animad-
verted upon by t
I,se Court-martial, it was resorted to by him
Only on one oCeasion, under very peetiliar circumstancea, arid
rupon points of: duty. There was no secresy whatever on his
it So for from that being the case, he believed he was the
Lrst to ten an officer of the regiment under his command that
,0 hP.d adopted that co-arse. He had, however, been told
key
"le highest military authority that the measure he so adopted
ttPan that occasion was objectionable, and that it was an error
bof judgment. He was therefore quite ready to believe that
uocohd wopaisnintohe vase.—(Hear, hear.) The good feeling and
!e
which all ranks in the army—not excepting
1;1 great reajority of the officers who served under him
the 14'4tb. Hussars—had manifested towards him in a va-
letY of ways, he would not occupy the time of the
lieu .
th • s'd oy describing, further than by shortly reading some of
t":7srtters which he had received from some of the most dim-
' ir,uished officers in the service, expressing a favourable
otanion with regard. to his conduct. But first he would read
'.50 extract or two from the minutes of two or three Courts-
martial, whereby he would show the House that neither in the
"se of an officer being brought to trial by his commanding
Officer and acquitted, nor even in the case of a strong animad-
version being passed upon the Commanding officer as the pro-
aecutor, had it been usual in the King's service to remove
that., Commanding officer from his command.—(Hear, hear.)
In what he was about to read, no names of the officers, nor of
the regiments, were mentioned. The first trial took place in
e British army serving in the East Indies, and it was rather
curious that that Court-martial was held in the same montlrof
the same year in which the Court-martial took place upon the
°Meer of the 15th Hussars under his command. In 1833
Lieutenant —, of the regiment of infantry, was
tried on the following charges—for conduct to the prejudice
of good order and military discipline, and unbecoming, con-
temptuous, and insubordinate towards Lieutenant-Colonel
in the following instances. But it was not necessar
that he should state them to the House. The sentence was to this effect—that the Court having found the prisoner
tot guilty of any criminal act set forth, did, therefore,
acquit him of any charge. The Court, in closing their pro-
ceedings, felt themselves imperatively called upon to record
that the charge originally preferred arose from private feelings,
and had not for its object the weal-being of the service. This
sentence was approved and confirmed, as far as related to the
acquittal, but not as regarded the animadversion on the Corn-
Mantling officer himself. He need not say that the Command-
officer was left in command of his regiment. What hap-
Pened afterwards? That Lieutenant-Colonel was second in
command. The senior Lieutenant-Colonel was absent some
time
from the regiment. On his return to the regiment he
roti ght the second Lieutenant-Colonel to a Court-martial,
QPon strong charges. The minutes ran thus—" Head-quar-
r%
East Indies, 1834. At a general Court-martial
holden at ,on , 1834, Lieutenant-Colonel
w as arraigned on the undermentioned charges—namely,
misohed'ience of orders, highly insubordinate and general dis-
-I."Per.tful conduct, unbecoming the character of an officer and
ttlgelaleman, towards me, when in command of the in
~
e following instances." The instances he would not mention.
he Court found the prisoner guilty of disobedience of orders and
disrespectful conduct, and acquitted him of all other charges.
The following was the sentence :—" The Court having found
Lieutenant- Colonel --- guilty to the extent above stated,
sentence him to be reprimanded in such manner as the officer
to whom these proceedings are to be submitted shall see fit;
and further, that he shall be admonished to be more circum-
tPect in future, in his conduct towards his superior officers."
tb/le Court then proceeded to animadvert upon the conduct of
l'ne prosecutor in strong terms. These proceedings were ap-
Proved of by the Commander-in-Chief of the forces in the East
'lndies, and that reprimand was read at the head of every regi-
ment, and yet this officer was still in command.—( Hear, hear.)
He would mention one more case. The following was a copy
a reprimand promulgated in a general order, dated Horse-
"tia"..ds,
the , 1819, upon Lieutenant-Colonel,
Coromanding
" The Prince Regent considers such inattention and negli-
gence, in a Commanding officer, to be highly reprehensible, and
deserving his marked disapprobation, which his Royal High-
ness has been accordingly pleased to command shall be com-
municated to Lieutenant-Colonel
The
Commander-in-Chief directs that the foregoing
the e'b' preferred against Lieutenant-Colonel , of
, together with the finding of the Court, and the
Pi'n'e
Regent's
pleasure thereon, shall be entered into the
bone rat order book, and read at the head of every regiment of
ois Majesty's service.
"i By command of his Royal Highness the Commander-in-
Chef. " HARRY CALVERT, Adj.-Gen."
A fourth case was the following :

" East Indies.
, " At a General Court-martial, held at on 1832,
1.e., Major ---, of his Majesty's or Regiment
c't POot, was arraigned upon the following charges, viz.:—
•
H Ist. For highly uncfficer-like and disrespectful conduct,
I baying suspended, and thus rendered ineffectual, a standing
orider of the regiment, &c.
Ric " 2d. For cond'jct highly unbecoming the character of an
o er, in having wilfully and knowingly made a false re-
Port, gm
"•
3d. For. conduct suversive of and military
iv. having on or about the good order last, ordered
He office; of the Marine Guard to leave his guard," &c.
th TF,e Court acquitted the officer brought to trial of all
eso charges, and animadverted upon the conduct of the Com-
Hlartding officer in the following terms :
t " The Court cannot conclude these proceedings without
m'cyressing their regret that the prosecutor did not adopt the
easures which he had at his command to ascertain how far
Zscharges investigated were susceptible of proof before he
it?ted to the extreme
------- measure of bringing an officer of
's standing and high character before a Court-
,v:'rho above proceedings were confirmed, but disapproved by
Licutenant. General commanding the Presidency. This
(64 an officer of 24 years' standing, and was now doing
▪ as Liemenant-Colonel. Thus he had shown that three
'l in
• ?' four commanding officers who had been reprimanded,
ed their command • and the fourth was removed in con-
i.e(aluenco of other circumstances. He would now proceed to
o{4 the letterp which hd had received from many General
Ivhi,lll in his Majesty's service. He would first read a letterhe had received some time ago from Major-General Sir
tic;"rY nouverie under Whom he (Lord Brudenell) was sta-
lbannect
thfor
15th more than half the period he had the honor to com-
e Hussars:—

" Head Quarters, Northern district,
" Ledstone Hall, Pontefract, April 15, 1834.
Jere' NIY Lord—Your Lordship's letter of the 11th reached me
I.llt_Yesterday. I can have no hesitation in declaring that, with
tis 4 'coption of one occurrence, I bad every reason to be sa-
tki:,(l with the conduct of the 15th Hussars; under your Lord.-
tlis; command, during the period which they passed In this,
7,‘,lnet and thatoccurrence, which it is needless to say more
,43,,, ~.
tle,„'' was not, in my opinion, to be attributed in the slightest
Fitee to ,Our Lordship.
ik,,dt\oVith3r9p.ect to the discipline of the regiment in quarters,
‘rid th is efficiency and appearance in the field, the riding,
7xe, ic,Precision and quiet with which the movements
_were
aißbll'eq when I reviewed the regiment, I cannot speak too
teal3', 'lnd if my testimony on these points, as well to
.yonulr
4%471'. tl unwearied attention to all parts of your duty as,o
rue the
officer, is acceptable to you, I beg that you will do
c ravour to accept it.
" I have the honour to be,
Your Lordship's most obedient humble servant,er
~
"H. BOUVERIE, Mljor-Genl 1.
..,%,eutenant- Colonel the Lord 13rudenell, &c."
the'; next letter was from the present Master-General. of
thQ i. rdnance, who was Commander-in Chief in Ireland at
tt.4, 1410 when he (Lord Brudencll) was stationed there.. It
llardaia„ cxtract of a letter from Sir H. Vivian to Sir henry
"C.- .....
Cg Ni .
if Oo 0., Nov. 4, 1835. _
,11414,, Pear Hardinge—l know not how I can assist Lord
ia La-,;:ie!!_farther than I have done, and that was by stating.
',is ,„,'' Melbourne that as the circumstances that occasioned
491'1;7441 from the 15th took place while ho was serving unki
49, 4%,)'. eetl'lmarid I was quite prepared to say, and would
clad toere lin the House of Commons, that I should bei verytold
~,,tazti.ra
am
es eibeoutrim replaced in a regiment of cavalry. H
tie, as lat the time repeated to the orse-
.11611":' that I never saw a regiment in finer order than
'4ll'lr all officer more zealous in the discharge cf his duty,
11 h-adord Brudenell ; that ho had faults, no doubt ; for those
Issltutalevistilrered very severely, and is still suffering, and it
-'rvie ''°e Me great pleasure to assist in restoring him to the
e:tu and seeing no reason whatever why he should not
i'Ll ll,° tho service; on the contrary, being of opinion that
Oetieo4,-; Was, upon the whole., a hard one, I can have no ob-
P1,114/40.1t11,is my opinion being made known. yf. all men,
1c eir. '' nave theg greatest right to give an opinion, from
tolllrria comstance, as I bee-an by stating, of ..rey. haying
Plaee. nid in Ireland whenbthe general Court-marttal took
" Ever very respectfully yours,Th, .‘flV 'VIA N. "
mlrafforadext was an extract from a letter from General Lord
--'
lately Lieutenant-General Sir John Byng :--
lg 1
" Loudon, November 8, 1835.
thk 'atinw h •
hi, if 1,, ,-
Hill Fsitate to commit to writing what I said to you,
;I" thin;; who must be the most competent judge)
iee4to- d'neli.,,Ut to re-appoint you to a. regiment,. I should be
li
gate 't.4l such re.
society." appointment either in Parliament or
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