The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-06 00:00:00

NAVAL E LL IGEN CE.

Swail, tender, sailed'iesterdny for 'Falmouth, with stores.
The Fearless, steamer, arrived on Monday, from Ports-
mouth.

Snips in Harbour—linpragaahle, 104. Captain
Eden ; San Josef, 110. Captain Tayler, C.B. ; Cal-
cutta, 84, Captain Sir S. It7)6trta ; •Belleisle, 72, Cap-
tain T. ; Savage, 10r; Ferret, 10, Lieutenant
Thomas ; Medea. and Fearless, steamers.

In the Sound--.-Seuthampton, 52, Captain Hillyar,
bearing the ,flat; of Rear-Admiral Sir Edward King.
_Her Mdieoy's.. brig _C!ia, .16, Commander Free-
mantle, arrived at Rio de Janeiro, from Bahia, July
25:h, and was to sail the 27th for the River Plate.

The Rev. E. S. Phelps, Chaplain of her Majesty's
ship Stag, is appointed to the Southampton, flag-ship
of Rear-ACmiral Sir E. D. King, and will join on her
arrival on the South American station.

INCENDIARISivi AT SHEERNESS'

SHEERNESS, OCT. 4.—it appears two officers, at-
tended. by Mr. Henty, came out of the dockyard this
day at noon, and went to his (Mr. Henty's) house, for
the purpose of searching it. They carried away from
the houic a part of a box of lucifer matches and a
piece of resin, about a quarter of a pound, as reported
to me. It is also reported that the resin found in the
carpenter's storeroom has been compared with the resin
in use and in store in her Majesty's dockyard, and the
resin found in the locker is declared not to be of the
same quality. It appears no direct proof can be brought
against the laboarers except that given in evidence by
Mr. John Henty.
Our Correspondent further states that Mr. John
Henry, the carpenter, who, it will be remembered, was
the first to discover and extinguish the fire on board the
Camperdown, was this morning placed in the custody of
four police officers, under the suspicion of being the ori-
ginator of the plot, and the perpetrator of the crime of
setting fire to the ship. The resin found Henty's
house is also stated to correspond in quality with that
found in the carpenter's store-room locker;
We understand that Sir H. L. Baker, R.N.., kvhilst
accompanying the Lords of the Admiralty to their boat
lyieg at the Admiral's stairs, on going along the basin
wa11,.. fell over and .struck upon the boat stage.
.biolreWthish, niKtitee4iieti at,r severe bruises. , •1-

S,:rgeant Lee, of the police, our Correspondent adds,
is still confined to his bed, basing broken two of his
ribs.--Shipping Gazelle.
Henty, we understand, is a married man, and has
been 12 or 13 years in the navy. He has been for
some time a warrant officer, and has only recently re•
turned to England from service in the West Indies.
He is looked upon at Sheerness as a man of great re-
spectability, and little likely to be guilty of such an act.
He was remanded till Thursday.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.

Mr. Henry Woodward, at the Clarendon Hotel, from
Bieester; the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ponsenby, at
the Clarendon Hotel, from the Baths of Kistengen; the
Duchess do Cannizzaro, in Hanover-square, from Rich-
mond ; the Right Hon. Sir Charles Grey, M. P., at the
Clarendon ; the Eail of Mcuntcharles, at ditto ;
Count Flahault and tha 11. n. Miss Elphinstene, from
Paris ; Admiral Sir John and Lady Lanford, in Sussex-
place, from Hastings ; Sir Robert and Lady Douglas,
from the Mauritius; Makrr Darby Griffith, Mir Regi-
ment, and Mrs. Griffith, at Mivort's Hotel, from Cornfield
Pic.ce, Hurts; Mr. arid Mrs. ',laude, in St. Andrew's-
place, Regent': Park; Lord Bloomfield, from Laughlin
House, Tipperary ; Mr. Colquhoun, at York terrace,
Regent's Palk, from Scotland.
D E PA RT E S.

Sir Samuel and Lady Ciarke Jerome, for Matlock ;
Sir Vv'alter and Lady Mary Farquhar, for Clifton Hot-
wells ; Sir John Burke, Bart., for ditto ; the fey. Mr.
Conyers, for ditto; Sir Felix Booth, Bart., for ditto ;
General E lea, for ditto ; the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. John
Carnegie, on a tour ; the Misses Hobhouse, for \Wey-
mouth ; Mr. NV. Miles, M. P., and Mrs. Miles, for ditto ;
Mrs. Charles Lushington, for Harrowg:ite: Lord and
Lady Carrington, for the Marine Parade, D ,ver ; Lady
Selina Bridgman, for ditto ; Mr. Henry and Lady Juli-
ana Alexander, on a continental tour; the Hon. Mrs.
(General) and the Misses Murray, for Dover.
CHANGES.

Earl Fitzwilliam and Professor Sedgwiek, at Wentworth
How-e, from Rotherham ; Sir Charles Morgan, at Chel-
tenham, from Trcdegsr House, near Monmouth ; Sir B.
and Lady Hall, at Hanover Court, from Bath ; Lord and
Lndy Leveson, at Beaudesert, on a visit to the Marquis
and Marchioness of Anglesey, from Matlock Baths ; tir.
Bethel!, M. P., at Rise Park, near Boroughbridge, from
Buxton ; the Hoti. Mr. and M.S. Bouverie Primrose, at
Wardle House, from the Ear! of Rosehery's, Dalmeny
Castle; the Ladies Douglas, at Wentworth House, from
the Earl of hlOreton't, Aberdour. Clstic ; the Hon. and
Rev. Henry York, at Arrington Rectory, from \Vimpole
Hall, the teat of the Earl of Hardwicke ; Captain and
Mrs. Danby Harcourt, at Danby Park, from a visit to the
Archbishop of York, at Bishopsthorpo Palace ; Sir Lucius
and Lady O'Brieo, at Whitkilk Rectory, near Leeds,
from Dromolat,d, county Clare; Lieut.-General Sir John
dud Lady Slade, at Bath, from their scat near Bridge-
water; Lord Hawke, at Wormsley Park, from Bowden,
near Leeds; Mr. Bowes, M. P., on a visit to Mr. Hutt,
M. P., and the Dowager Countess of Strathmore, at
Streatlam Cattle, Durham, from Gibside.

SPORTIN'G INTELLIGENCE.

,TATTE RS ALL'S--YEsTEMDAY‘
'ih.;,reere was- tbin!y tk.ctesidedr,in the early: part of the
f•iaffiVebtin,'-bief filled tolerably; well .'towards evening, with-
hownier4), adding -much to the extent Iniportance
of the betting. It will be; seen belo.w.- rthat e.considerable
ntimber of bet-lei' Were bai:ked for thO Cesarew itch' Stakes,
at odds varying in three or four instances from those last
quoted from
.Newmarket. Fitzroy was backed freely at
8 to I, and after being taken at evens against Calypso,
obtained the call her, and left off quite as good a fa-
vourite as The Ruler. Lord Jersey's lot and Bloomsbury
were in some demand, and the Constantia colt sprung
from 18 to 14 to 1, with several backers.

Tao Derby betting exhibits two or three changes. 20
to 1 was taken three or four times about Sir Hans,
25 to I twice about Brother to Mango, 35 to 1 about Lord
Exeter's Cesarewitch, 2000 to 50 was laid against Brother
to Tom (the Prima Donna colt) early in the afternoon,
but. offal s wme m”de subsequently to take five points less ;
10,000 to 500 offered against Wahab (Margellina colt),
and 33 to 1 against Mosque, neither having friends at those
prices. Latest odds :

OCT. 3,—Her Majesty's ship Calcutta,
(Flom the Devonport Independent.
-work, and the utmost ex-
841,3LCYaPit°au:niSliir S. Roberts, was warped to her sailing
moorings on Friday. ~ 1
Orders have been received et for fitting the Nile, 92,
at this port, for commission, as quickly as possible.
The men are to work t
She is to brought along-
s'do the Jetty, from. her
Boinoborings, on
Monday.
be ex?rtedlls.
84, tvas warped along-
Monday'
side the Slicerhu:k on ay, to have her masts put
onboard.
' brig Ferret, 10 w
Her Majesty s
tR.S. T , as commissioned on
Tuesday, by Lieutenan Thomas.
Her Majesty s Fearlessstonrner. arrived on Thursday
Pe'ili-ItelernAilsajetsoty's ship
Ship Clarence, 84, was warped from
shipwrights from Ireland, and came
with twenty-four
into harbour, to take a su,pply of coals, previous to
r)lin'isstajesegside the Jetty .on
proceeding to Sheerness. She sailed again yesterday,
( F ri:ideary
is to be got ready for commissiono in one month.
her moorings
The Goo~?1q►t1 lighter arrived • Thursday , she 1
,
t_riyi.ed on Wednesday with
stores from Chatham'
.The
,ll Diligence, Naval Transport,
sailed on Thursday, with
sailed
for Portsmouth. The
Alban, steam-vessel,ivei on Tuesday for Pembroke
45th gitneat for Belfast. The Aid,
to embark the
\►Tc`'n`'day with
lighter, sailed on „ . stores for Chatham.
Her Majesty9s steam-itigate Medea, arrived on Wed-
nesday from Portsmouth, and came into harbour the
to take. a sui,pl-,
r )of coals on beard. She
same day,
sailed yesterday (FridaY)., er the Mediterranean.
Her Majesty's shipAtl engeance, with Mr. Hender-
son Assistant Master- m tFndant, and a party of riggers
and seamen from her ajesty's ship San Josef; sailed
on 'Tuesday for Portsmouth.
The Nightingale, store-ship, sailed on Tuesday, for
Sheerness. The Swail, tender, arrived on SaturtiaY,
from Falmouth, with stores. Tho Rochester, lighter,
tailed on Monday, With stores for Chatham. The

COURT-MARTIAL oN CAPTAIN

R. A. REYNONDS.

BRIGHTON, MONDAY,—This was the sixth and last
day of the Court-martial on Captain R. A. Reynolds.
The prominent, it might he said the only leading fea-
ture of the day's proceedings is the speech, in reply, by
the prosecutor,:Lerd Cardigan. In one portion of that
speech he stated that Capt. Reyr.olds had obtained his
present position in the regiment without purchase, and
that ahiso was owing to his good offices. This was
vaunted by him, while the fact is that the Gazette of
the 17th of March, 1837, states the matter thus :
" Lieutenant R. A, Reynolds to be Captain, by pur-
chase, vice Butcher, who'retires." I understand hat Lord
Cercliean has attempted to sustain this statement by
referring to extracts from his regimental orderly book.
The extracts are these :-11th Light Dragoons. Capt.
R. A. Reynolds from half-pay of the regiment to be
Captain, vice White, promoted in the 3d Light Dra-
goons, dated January 4, 1830 ;" and the next extract,
" Captain R. A. Reynolds, to be Captain in the 11th
Dragoons, Jan. 4, 1839, without purchase." It will be
seen by, this that Captain Reynolds actually purchased
his captaincy in the first instance, and the only ground
on which Lord Cardigan has a right to found a
boast is, that ialen Captain Reynolds bad a right by
seniority, Lord Cardigan did not allow injustice to be
done by him, and yet, reading his speech without this
explanation it would be inferred that Lieutenant Rey-
noels was made a Captain without its costing him a
shilling. Thisnnight: have a very serious effect on the
judgment of the Court, and 1 believe it was at first
cleared up by Lord Cardigan to the Court, but after-
wards 'imagine confirmed, on his Lordship being directed
to the military orderly hook.
The Coutt was opened this morning at a einarter p..st
nine o'clock, and the prosecutor was immediately called
on to proceed with his rejoinder.
• The Earl:of Cardigan rose and spoke as follows :
Mr. Prestdent and Gentlemen, I have to offer my ac-
knowledgments to the. Court for their courtesy to me in
adjourning at a comparatively early hour on *Saturday,
so as to afford me leisure to prepare for my reply. The
shortrteis of the time which I have ventured to seek
at their bande';rrieskhee.my apology, if any want of ar•
rangement, or' carelessness, or ob.curity of expression
should be detected in the remarks which I am about
to make on the prisoner's case. Wilful disregard of any
material topic urged by him there shall be none, and
any accidental omission I shall trust to the candour of
the Court to excuse, and to their intelligence to sup-
ply. Before, however, I proceed to observe upon Cap-
tain Reynolds' address, or the evidence which he
has adduced in answer to the charge, let
me first clear away any misapprehension which it has
been attempted to create on a matter, which though in
no way bearing upon the question before you, to which
it is purely collateral, is yet not without interest to me,
as intended, in the absence of a simple and satisfactory
explanation, to cast reflections upon my conduct and
that of another officer, Major Jenkins, in the eyes of
the public. I refer, of course, to the written statement
of what passed at a certain interview between Captain
Reynolds and Lieutenant Conyngham, on the ildth of
August. Captain Reynolds has complained, though
without any distinct explanation of the grounds or na-
ture of his complaint, of the mo.hs in which that state-
ment was obtained, and of the use which has been made
of it. Lieutenant Conyngham's own account of the
transaction was like the greater part of his evidence, so
confused and uncertain, that no great reliance can be
placed on its accuracy. First of all, when asked in
cross-examination, before the written document had
been produced, whether he had never stated that
" Captain Reynolds made no remark, but laughed, when
the report was first communicated to him," he answered
—and I beg the Court to mark the words—`• I believe I
made some remark to Major Jenkins." He then goes
on to say, that his remark to Major Jenkins was not
about Captain Reynolds having laughed. Now, up
to this point, would any one who heard him have sup-
posed that he had dictated a statement of the whole
interview to Major Jenkins, which that eilicer had on
a future day reduced to writing, which he had himself
signed, and which had also, with his concurrence, b.2en
duly corrected and verified by his brother-in-law, Mr.
Lcwis ; and yet such soon afterwards turns out to have
been the case. Then, again, the impression resulting
from the earlier part of his evidence is undoubtedly that
Major Jenkins had come to him for information by my de-
sire ; whereas, towards the conclusion, it clearly appears
that he went in the first instance to Major Jenkins,
to whom he volunteered the narrative of what had
occurred. Then he says he considered the first con-
versation with Major Jenkins private (though he ad-
tnits be did not tell him so) ; but he does not pre-
tend that the second conversation, when the substance
of his communication was written down, signed, and
attested, was ever, even by himself, considered as pri-
vate.. How, indeed, could it be so ? The Major of a
regiment having received information which he thinks
material, upon a subject concerning the affairs of the
regiment, communicates that information at the request
of the person giving it to the commanding officer.
For the information of the commanding officer, that
statement is reduced to writing, and signed, corrected,
and verified by the parties frcm whom it emanated. Did
any one ever heaenal a paper so drawn up and attested
being intended as private and confidential'? Is it not
obvious that it was meant for the use and information
of the person to whom it was to be handed—that is,
myself? But Lieutenant Conyngham goes on to say,
that s' he was not told that the document would ho
usad publicly." Certainly .he was not. Arad for an
obVious reason—that it was never meant to be used in
public, as I never suppoSed that Mr. Conyngham would
have varied from it, in his evidence before the Court ;
and it was not until his memory appeared to have failed
him upon some important points contained in that
statement that it was put into Iris hands, for the ex-
press purpose of refreshing his recollection ; when,
upon an objection being taken by Captain Reynolds, the
Court, after deliberation, ordered it to be read by the
Judge Advocate, which, having been done, Lieutenant
Conyngham at once assented to the accuracy of its
detail of what had already occurred at the interview
between himself and Captain Reynolds. The Court
has now bad the benefit of Major Jenkins's
examination as to a part of the circumstances under
which the statement was originally made and written.
He tells you that Lieutenant Conynghamcame
to ldm to ask him to intercede with me regarding
what he said to Captain Reynolds, as he was
afraid that I should be angry with him. It seems, that
in consequence of the Major's absence at Canterbury,
lie was unacquainted with what part Lieutenant Co-
ny.teeham had acted in communicating to Captain Rey..
nohis the conversation he had held with a young lady at
the band, in Sussex-square. 1 was myself also equally
ignorant of the share which Lieutenant Conynghatn had
taken in the transaction. Major Jenkins, therefore,
desired that the conversation might be put in writing, in
order that there might be nothing erroneous in the nar-
rative of those circumstances which he was requested by
Lieutenant Conyngham to lay before me, with a view of
deprecating my resentment of his certainly indiscreet
conduct. Lieutenant Conyngham himself says that he
was to make the statement for me—he adds, indeed,
that Major Jenkins said that it was by my desire. The
incorrectness of the latter part of this assertion is
shown by the evidence of Major Jenkins ; but let that
pass for the present. It is clear that whether by my
desire or not, it was for my use and information, to be
dealt with as circumstances should afterwards de-
mand—as a memorandum for my own information at
the time, to assist me in my cross-examination of
Lieutenant Conyngham, if he should appear as a wit-
ness before this Court, and to refresh his memory, or
possibly to correct it, if it should prove defective; in other
words, to enable this Court to arrive at a true and accu-
rate knowledge of what really passed when this report
first reached Captain Reynolds' ears ; and all these
purposes it has accordingly answered ; but the suspi-
cion of any unfairness in the transaction, which is vaguely
imputed to me, or Major Jenkins, for even to which
of us is left uncertain, by Captain Reynolds, in pro-
curing and using this paper, rather than in definite
terms, or for any specified reason attempted to be sub-
stantiated against either or or both of us ; the suspi-
cion, I ray, is sufficient to make me anxious to rebut it ;
not merely by argument, but by evidence ; and 1 should,
therefore, if the Court should think further explanation
desirable, be ready to call Major Jenkins to acquaint
you, that when he received the paper he understood it
to be intended for my use and information ; and that
I was at full liberty to avail myself of it for every pur-
his first conversation
pose I might think expedient. That Lieutenant Con.
udnfortunate, and I y‘tvnitlr aArni
alsohro uld
Jenkinslta v cper mist!
private
eirse
can-
not but think, under all the circumstances, a little ex-
traordinary ; still more unfortunate is it, that he never
hinted as much to Major Jenkins. But, surely,
even Lieutenant Conyngham himself cannot regret
that by the production of the document of which I have
been speaking he has been able to supply many
materhal omissions in his original evidence. But
then it is said that It or Major Jenkins, ought to
have allowed Lieutenant Conynham to see the
THE IMPRISONED CHARTISTS.—Last even- paper to refresh his memory before he was exa-
ndt
over this Conyngham,
papwetrhicihn
exa-
ing a public meeting was held in the Vestry-rooms, Gor- mined. It is
_not:rue, however, that any facilities have
don-stseet, Gordon-square, for the purpose of petitioning been withheld f
nut
Lie
cc
Cibsloemu
treotmtshohrooyuwo.bibyl
thought it
it
tt
hbnece fecoversie:
her Majesty on behalf of the imprisoned Chartists. The would have enabled him touterneaa
parish ,hdneannp‘cvl
dance of
sofetixtilema
jfionorerdhii
chair, in the absence of the chutchwardens of the
Jenkio
ns, s) li
refreshfd tbh
(St. Pancras), was takers by Mr. Leach. The assem-
blage amounted to between 400 and 500, the greater For-
tion being females. Letters were read from several of
slry to examine him f
d tie any urteer, that though some
the leading Chartists who had promised to atten
little delay occurred in
meeting, but were unable to be in town in sufficient tuht.
the consequence, in all probability, of
Major's
illness, after
Resolutions in conformity with the views of the meeting. Lieutenant Conyngbam's first
for
were moved and carried, the several movers speaking in application a copy of the paper, yet that so long
the mast harsh terms of the conduct of the Government ago as the morning of Monday or Tuesday last, Major
towards their victims, and impressing upon their . hearers Jenkins personally informed Lieutenant Conyngliana that
the want at unity amongst the working classes. who were he had a copy of it ready for him whenever he chose to
the mainstay of the Government, and by whose means
scud for it fact
a. petition founded —a which Lieutenant Conyngham has
alone the Reform Bill was carried.unfortunately forgotten have it already in
; and you
on the resolutions was carried unanimously, and a vote of
evidence from 11.1 r Conyng-
thatilis having been passed to the chairman, the meeting Major Jenkins, that when •
morning
broke up. The mover of the first resolution dwelt in no "
s servant came for a copy on 'Thursday.
to bun before eleven
sneasAlred to ms upon the tergiversation shown by Mr. , t, it was immediately delivered
\Vaklcy nith reference to the erection of trades'-halls o'clock, tine assemble.
hour at which the Court was to
for the working classes, and called upon all true Chartists It certainly appears that, either through the neg 1-
'
no longer to put any faith in him or any other Member of geace of the servant or the in
the House of Commons as at present constituted. i pant Conyngham, that letter was not acttailly placed

EVENING EDITION.

in his hands till the close of his examination ; but
it would be hard indeed that either I or Major
Jenkins should suffer for the default of others An
attempt, however, is made by the groem to fix the
time of his receiving the letter at a later
~ hour—s,shelf
rest eleven o'clock ; but, independently of the fart
that this is at direct variance with Major j
tes-
timony (who gives an excellent reason for his own ac-
curacy), it is contradicted by all the probabilities of the
case. If what the groom say s were true, how earn,
Lieutenant Conyugham to postpone sending far the
paper till after the hour of the Court assembling ? How
does it happen that the greens could not find his mas-
ter, who he would have yen believe was at that time
under examination, when in fact he was not examined
until near one o'clock ? Above all, how comes the
groom's memory to be so accurate as to half an hour or
an hour, when it is so little to be depended upon,
when be actually forgot the day on which this happened
(only two days before he was examined), and would
have you believe it to have been Tuesday, nhen all cir-
cumstances spoken to by all pities concur to fix ler
Thursday last ? That the groom. may be nostaken as to
time is likely enough ; that he may have loitered with
the letter in his pocket is not impossible ; that he sought
by his evidence, when examined, to cover his neglect of
duty on the former day may readily be undeishood ;
but it would scarcely be fair that reflectiens sheuld
be thrown upon Major Jenkins or myself, because
Lieutenant Conyngham's servant has failed in his
punctuality or his word. I trust, therefore, Sir, that
this honourable Court will be satisfied that there is
nothing, either in the mode of originally obtaining this
paper, or the readiness with which a copy of it was
furnished to Lieutenant Conyngliam, or the use which
was (not until necessity absolutely demanded it) made
of it here, which is not deserving of the fullest sanction
and approval of the Court. I now dismiss this topic,
on which I fear 1 have detained you far too long, end
for which I can only plead as my justification the large
proportion of the time occupied by Captain Reynolds'
defence, which was employed in examining evidence
concerning this transaction. It has, however, but little
reference to the charge or the defence, to which I
now proceed. To the charge itself, or to the evi-
dence by which it was supported, it is unnecessary
for ate again to draw the attention of the Court,
inasmuch as both the one laid the other are, no doubt,
fresh in your recollection. And I would only ask you if
you had been called upon to decide, without knowing
Captain Reynolds at all, whatyour judgment would have
been, and I would, in the next place entreat you to ask
yourselves what ground has been advaro ed, either in
the address or the evidence for the defence, which can,
in any way vary that judgment. Has Captain Rey-
nolds succeeded in showin-- you that he ,lid not receive
my express order on parade, on the taint-Ling of the 28th
August, that all letters addressed by him to me should
in future be official ? or has he disputed the fact that
on the same day he did mite and address to me a pri-
vate letter, in direct defiance of such order? Above
all, has Captain Reynolds succeeded in raisii g the
smallest doubt in your minds that the letter which lito
so wrote was " calculated to excite me to depart from
my duty as cernmanding officer, unbecoming an officer
tend a g. ntleman, prejudicial to the best interests of the
service, and subversive of good older and military dis-
cipline 9" And yet lam quoting only the terms of the
charge itself ; and if you believe that letter to be de-
serving of each and all those epithets, you in fact, by so
Ling, consider the charge as proved, and tl.e defence as
futile. Now, first, as to the witnesses whom Captain
Reynolds has called as to the charge, as coutradis-
tinguishedi from those as to character, of which latter
class it will be necessary for me to speak. The
first witness was Lieutenant Conyugham, of whom the
Court has already heard so much, mid who appears to
have been the first person who commueicated to Cer-
tain Reynolds the report complained of in his letter.
which in any way affects or qualifies the charge. All
that he proves, or is called to prove, is that the re-
port was actually communicated to Captain Reynolds
on the 26th August. This has never been doubted
or disputed. No one has ever suspected Captain Rey•
nolds o; inventing the report for the purpose of found-
ing upon it his demand for its contradiction. The charge
is, that having heard chat report, Captain Reynolds
took an improper mode of noticing- it, and c‘entually,
upon this being signified to him, broke out into the in-
subordieate and offensive letter which is main!: the sub-
ject of the chat ge. Does the evidence of Lieutenant
Conyngham throw any doubt upon this? Does it con-
tain any palliation ? Doi a it suggest any excuse for
the offence? Captain Reynolds speaks of the " in-
dignation and surprise with which he fast heard this
report, as justifying the course lie took in coesc-
quence. Now, Lieutenant Conynghann who was the
first to tell, would be the best witness to prove
the existence of these emotions, if any such were
to he traced, at the inornent of its communication.
What does he say on this head? Does he speak
of Captain Reynolds' tree:sports of iticignant sur-
prise ? On the contrary, he says that lie made no re-
mark, but laughed. lie adds, tt I merely racotioned
the report in the course of conversation, not supposing
it would go any further ; as Captaio Reynolds, wilco I
mentioned it, did not appear to consider the observa-
tion offensive." Now, I would only ask of the Court,
whether this presents -toy appearance of those indig-
nant feelings of which Captain Reynolds speaks, and
which, though far from affording any excuse foe the
conduct which he punned, are yet put fonvaid by him
as the grounds of his justification; on the contrary, he
treats the matter lightly, with a laugh ; and it is not till
the next day, and after communication, and perhaps
consultation with these friends to whom he stated his
intention to demand, and the fact of his having de-
manded an explanation at my hands, that be becomes
so excited as to write the letter which forms the first
step in this transaction, and which I sill believe, if it
had been replied to, in the only way in which I could
with truth have answered it, would have formed the
prelude to other and more irregular proceedings. I
have now stated to the Court the whole of Lieutenant
Conyugham's evidence, and I hope have succeeded
in showiug that it offers no palliation for Captain
Reyaolds' offence ; and that if any such is to
be found in the evidence, it must be looked for
in the only other witness examined in answer to
the charge, Captain John Williem Reynolds.
What, then, is his testimony ? He says, "You
appe seed to feel the strongest indignation at the
report, and repeatedly expressed that it was calculated
to injure you." This was on the evening of the 26th.
Now, let this statement have its full weight with the
Court, it they think it deserves any, with reference to
this charge. But surely them is one circumstance
which must strike every one who heard that evidence
with surpiise—namely, that the witness, who was by
this time also cognizant of the report, who was equally
prejudiced by that report with the prisoner, who was
in communication with him upon it that very evening,
who was privy, as he himself has told us, to the priso-
ner's intention to demand a denial of the alleged words
at my hands, and was afterwards acquainted with the
fact of his having done so, should, if " the feelings of
indignation and surprise " which that report was calcu-
lated to excite in every man of sensitive honour, were
so pregnant, have taken no step to set himself tight
with the society of Brighton, and should never
have thought of following the course resolved on by the
prisoner. Why do I make th's observation? Because
surely Captain John Reynold's conduct, under the same
circumstances, is the best commentary upon that of the
prisoner, and very plainly expresses his condemnation
of a course which he very properly declined to imitate.
'rids, then, is the whole of the evidence for the defence.
cAhnairgle,
it wrong
amounts when that with reference to this
ttourn dis-
coverttime 1314rilseolnileCrt'sit COPllettealocinhssn'aollytih.)!'nngd valid ealnrdg'evuairin'anotultriconn his be-
half. Passing over for a moment the personal attacks
upon myself with which it abounds, I will turn to such
parts of it as are addressed to the charge which it pro-
fesses to answer. I believe that lam not stating Capt.
Reynolds' argument unfairly when 1 say that lie seats his
whole case upon the propriety of his first letter to me,
and my injustice and tyranny in declining to retura any
answer to it. Haw far the Court may be of opinion'
that, even it both points were given in his favour, they
would furnish, I will not say any defence, but any rea-
sonable pulliation of his second letter, is another question
which it does not become me to discuss. Bat I fear I.
must still trouble them with a few words in addition to
what I said in opening the case upon these t oiros, wi ich
will, I trust, satisfy them, both that the first letter of
Captain Reynolds was an improper letter, and secondly,
that 1 took, as 1 am sure I meant to take, the proper
course in forbearing to reply to it. I regret this neces-
sity the more, because Captain Reynolds has already
cavilled at the length of time I dwelt on this question
when I had last the honour of addressing you. Captain
Reynolds denies that that letter was written for any
other purpose than " that which appears
authority
ity
face of it," namely, to obtain from
mu
e thort
of course,
to deny the truth of the report.
therefore,cousittered bi ai
t true v
ebu
to provoke an avowal, i
which s
eel,iettoadwrictofobr et:eurlladfeoenu;nmadi es‘d,asfoirniffahcet
intention I have
therefore, that be c0n-
,,,, ould have the Court believe,
,vi .
L,, , i 't ly, inhis con-
ceived the report unf
jou d a
on coming off parade
already ascribed to him, and which he repudiates. He
its falsehood, or
next morning, so
he told
I d
that ()nicer that he " could
even uncertainty, I
versation with Captairfiro.
prove it.'' If he couldd 'c
pro it itAhmow
Icowulrdonhgc,htal:e.en,.‘xin-
eetn,mynag!ter the statement of what
mcneas:mitting
*party at my
ex-
petted
tf
7,1, tshaayetsdl now, .
gouaseddorenssthien
really. Pa"
August, contained in my opening refusing to bealsitelitetTeitdtleiliii,a,t he had any such expectation
ly well denied the
tshporofaecuticn, I mi,gw.xhipityklalnaivete:oopunelrfect
and so prevented all
ill consequences. 1 have already stated to the Court,
id
not have felt myself
or2t report,
aoi rit.o,::::°oucte a saino 3;
,
jsuusbt!itiact(ilcienodf ettillyei nagnegteh(ei
et. eornrevies,v s
atili iotnli,o uatn
and
avowing
cotnhfie.
g .
l
dent that every honourable mini whil agree with ire in
thinking that such a cuurae wou
mere
like evasion then honesty. No
drawn distinctions which Captain Reynolds rCail
been
he fine
e et
has put
forward between the two phrases, i. They shall never

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e nter my house," and " I fear you are no ikely to '
meet them in my house," the latter of which he seems to
think harmless, while the former he pronounces utterly
destructive of his character, honour, and station, can
I bring myself to discover any such material difference
between them, except in coarseness of style, as will
enable any honourable man to deny without a subter-
fuge the one, when he had, in fact, made use of the
other. And very sure am I, ii I had accompanied my
denial of the one expression by an avowal of the other,
that Captain Reynolds himself would have been the last
man to comprehend the difference between the two. If
any prejudicial effect to any man's character or reputa-
tioniwere likely to follow from either, it must have been
implied in his exclusion from my house and society—an
admission to which, by the bye, I never before under-
stood to be so valuable ; and surely, therefore, as such
exclusion is conveyed in both the phrases above-men-
tioned, both that used and that reported, the injury in-
flicted by either must have been very nearly on a par.
But Capt. Reynolds does me far too much honour in sup-
posing that, in case of a difference between me and an-
other person, the world is sure to lay the balance of it at
any other'door than mine. To pass, however, from this tri-
fling about words, into which Capt. Reynolds has compel-
led me to follow him, he well knows, or surely ought to
know, that his propercourse, if he thought he had anything
to complain of in the conduct of his commanding officer
within the cantonments of his regiment, whether in pub-
lic or private, on duty or in society, in the field, the
street, or the drawing-room, was to address to that offi-
cer an official request for redress, and if that were re-
fused, then to lay the whole offence, the request, and
the refusal before the Adjutant-General, for the informa-
tion of she General Commanding-in-Chief. And so fur
from the fact of my returning no answer to his private
latter, and directing him next morning on parade to ad-
dress me officially in future, having the effect of stopping
his mouth altogether on the subject of the report, it
should rather have pointed out to him the only proper
and legitimate mode of obtaining explanation and redress,
for the alleged conduct of his commanding officer.' Then,
again, Captain Reynolds has made it a subject of com-
plaint, that I selected the parade in the place of the
orderly roam, as the place where I gave him my direc-
tions to confine himself to official communications,
" Because," says Captain Reynolds, " I could not be
permitted to answer his Lordship in the field, as I
m'ght in the orderly-room." I will most readily at once
avow to you, Sir, and this honourable Court, that this
circumstance, of which the prisoner complains, was my
principal motive for preferring the parade to the orderly
room, wherein Captain Reynolds is well aware I have
too often been subject to replies and insubordination,
which have not passed unrebuked by the Inspecting
General of Cavalry and the General Commanding-in-
Chief. It I was wrong on this ground in making this
selection, I must bear the blame. And yet I cannot but
•tl►ink that on such occasions discussion not likely to he
of a very amicable nature is far better avoided
than invited. I anxiously desire to turn aside from
aoy topics not strictly connected with this charge, likely
e-gravate the case ag►inst Captain Reynolds, as far
as such a course is possible ; but when he has chosen
to convert his defence of himself into an attack upon
how can I justify myself in reply, except by re-
torting ',pun hi►n the weapons which he has levelled
agaio4t me ? And yet I trust that the Court will see
that I have done my utmost to avoid this course, where
it was not indispensable to my own protection. C vain
Reynolds says, " Look carefully at the conduct of
Lo'-d Cardigan which, according to his own state-
rn,,nt, was the result of reeketion." Again, I repeat
statement, and I do so without shrinking from
scrutiny which he urges into my conduct, hut
recates tor b s or•n. " Scan not too closely," hi
s en to say. " my letter, for this was the offspring
aced teelirgo." Let us see what is the cvi-
of this excitement—of this absence of dell'o:ra-
bid, Captain Reynolds relies on in tetenuatton
He hears the report by which
riaved, on the 26:h of August, and re-
t lauelt. In the course of that eveni,
communicates with his friend Captain John
aid the next day dcsp it eLe3 his fiat lever tc
Nica,, there is no react of deliberation r even
of consultation here. When on the following morniee

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nd he should have been the last man in the world now
to taunt me with the transaction, especially when he re-
members the load of obloquy I encountered on that oc-
casion on behalf of these officers. But I forbear from
further comment. 1 have endeavoured throughout this
prosecution, however inefficiently, to elevate the service
to which I belong. The rest remains with you, Sir, and
the other members of this honourable Court ; and in
leaving the case in your hands, I will not follow the
prisoner's example, by reminding you that the eyes of
the public are upon you, because that is a consideration
which I should feel as ashamed of urging, as you would
he of being influenced by. But I leave the case, in the
1 fullest confidence that your decision upon it will be
such, that while it does justice to all parties, it will en-
sure the welfare and efficiency of the regiment I have
the honour to command, promote the interests of the
service, and maintain the good order and discipline of
the British army.
The speech was then put in and marked P.
The Court was here ordered to be cleared.
Having remained in deliberation for about ten minutes,
the public were again admitted.
The Judge-Advocate then addressed Lord Cardigan
—Your Lordship, as prosecutor, having applied to the
Court upon a certain point, as to whether they would
receive further evidence, the Court have decided that
they can give no opinion upon such a subject, but have
desired you to .ursue your own course.
The Earl of Cardigan—Then as the Court will not
of itself hear further evidence, I have no further evi•
dente to offer.

Judge-Advocate--Then your Lordship will not bring
forward any further evidence ? Lord Cardigan—No.
Judge-Advocate--Then the Court will be closed to
deliberate, cad the proceedings are closed, so far as the
public are concerned.
The members of the Court continued in deliberation
until twelve o'clock. The result will be communicated
in the first instance to the Horse Guards, and will not
be published until approved of by her Majesty.