The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-11 00:00:00

THE LANCASHIRE YEOMANRY

We give the followiug explanation of a circumstance,
which we quoted a short time since from a Manchester
paper, and which has been addressed by the Noble writer
to a contemporary:—

" Worsley, Manchester, August 6, 1841.
" Sir,—From a paragraph in your paper of yesterday,
I infer that remarks have lately appeared in other
publications of extensive circulation, on my recent ac-
ceptance of a commission in the Lancashire Yeomanry,
which attach a most undue importance and a most erro-
neous construction to that proceeding. lam reluctant
to trouble your readers or yourself on such a subject ;
but as the absurdity of the conclusious on which you
have commented is partly attributed to a misconception
of the facts, you will, I am confident, not object to apply
a further corrective in the following statement:—
Some months ago, Colonel Braddyl, the late com-
mandant of the Duke of Lancaster's Yeomanry, an-
nounced his intention to retire. The officers of the corps
did me the honour of desiring that I should succeed to
the vacancy, and with my consent the appointment was
effected in the usual course, by the recommendation of
the Lord Lieutenant to her Majesty. My eldest son at
the same time also received a commission in the corps.
When the latter appointment was made known in this
neighbourhood, some forty or fifty of my neighbours and
tenants, unsolicited on my part, expressed to me a desire
to form themselves into a troop, in the hope that my son
might obtain the command of it. The present establish-
ment of the corps, consisting of three troops, being small
in comparison with the force in other districts, I should
have had little scruple in recommending this pro-
posal to the consideration of her Majesty's Govern-
ment ; but believing that the estimate for this branch
of the public service had been made up for the year, I
was unwilling to trouble the Home-office with an appli-
cation which could have no immediate result. I have,
therefore, in fact, neither raised a troop of yeomanry,
nor taken any positive step towards the raising one. It
would appear that these ordinary and most unimportant
occurrences have been magnified into a measure for the
special protection of my own property, or even some
more objeetionable purpose. Whether they can reason-
ably bear such a construction the public may judge.
" I do not trouble you with any observations in de-
fence of the yeomanry force, or my connexion with it,
as I do not gather from your observations that the mere
fact of my joining it is objected to. If it were so I
should be inclined to leave our defence to the many
Whig gentlemen who, much in my opinion to their own
credit and the public advantage, and I am confident under
no absurd or selfish apprehension of danger to their own
property, bear commissions in the yeomanry, and take
an active interest in its efficiency.
" I remain, Sir, your obedient servant,
"F. EGERTON."

WOOLWICH-MONDAY.
ROYAL ARTILLERY.

Captain Nedham, Lieutenant Hawery, and 50 non-
commissioned officers and men, marched for conveyance
to Portsmouth, where they are to embark in the Athol
troop-ship, and sail immediately for Jamaica. Gunner
and driver Smith, of the 4th battalion, one of the volun-
teers for this service, absented himself yesterday, and,
although two parties were sent in search of him, he
could not be found. He returned, however, of himself
this morning, when he thought it would be too late, and
was placed in custody, and will be tried by Court-martial
for the offence. Another volunteer was soon found in
his place, and the men marched in high spirits for their
destination. Gunner and driver Smith will, it is said,
not only be punished for his conduct, but he will be sent
out to Barbadoes with the Ist detachment or company
for that station.

Yesterday (Sunday) a distressing accident occurred at
the Woolwich Dockyard, which has been the cause of
the deepest grief to the family of Mr. Feltham, one of
the inspectors of the police having charge of the yard.
Their son, a fine boy about ten years of age, while play-
ing round the edge of the New East-dock, which has re-
cently been completed, fell into the water, and was un-
fortunately drowned, having remained upwards of a
quarter of an hour under the water before the body was
found. Every possible means to restore animation was
adopted, but without effect. The melancholy occurrence
took place between three and four in the afternoon.

FIRE AT GLASGOW.—On Friday, betwixt
twelve and one o'clock, a large four story land of dwell-
ing-houses in North-street, Anderston, was discovered
to be on fire, the flames, when first observed, issuing from
the roof with great fury. The fire engines were on the
spot with despatch, but we are sorry to say all the fur-
niture in two dwelling-houses were destroyed. A nar
row escape was made by a person named Thomas Mac-
, diarmid, employed in the work belonging to Messrs.
Muir and Brown. He entered one of the houses, when
the fire was at its height, for the purpose of making an
effort to recover some part of the furniture, but found his
way out completely obstructed by the flames. He was
then under the necessity of going out by one of the win-
dows, from which he hung suspended, on the fourth
story, to the great terror of the people below, who expec-
ted every moment to see him dashed upon the pavement.
Feather beds were spread beneath to receive him when
he fell ; but providentially he found another means of
escaping from his perilous position. He kept his place
with great coolness and presence of mind, till he found
his feet hanging in front of one of the windows on the
story below, when he continued to push down the upper
frame of the window, so as to obtain upon it a sure foot-
ing. He then, with great dexterity, put down one of his
hands, and getting hold of the window, entered the
house in safety; to the great relief of a large concourse
of people who witnessed the wonderful escape. The
origin of the fire is attributed to the carelessness of some
plumbers who were repairing the roof, and who had a
fire upon it for the purpose of melting lead.—Glasgow
Argus.
VETO ACT.—From the proceedings of the
Synod of Argyle it appears' that the Synod has agreed
to overture the General Assembly " to suspend the Veto
Act, and that the Church should abandon her present
position, and return to that obedience to law and orderly
conduct, in the maintenance of which in times past she
has enjoyed so many blessings."--Glasgow Argus.

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