The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-27 00:00:00

REYNOLDS

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sits,—The sentence of the Court-martial being passed
on Captain Reynolds, it now becomes the duty of the
public to take the matter in hand,-nnd to express their
abhorrence of thaysentence, which could not have been
passed by men who had a spark of honour or feeling
about them. Regarding the conduct of Lord Hill,
nothing less than a full inquiry before the House of
Commons can satisfy public indignation, that he should
re-appoint such an unfit person as Lord Cardigan to the
command of any body of men, atter the reprimand from
the late King on the occasion of the acquittal of Capt.
Wathen. Is it not a strong reflection on our Govern-
ment that they should allow this sentence to be carried
into execution, and that an honourable and highly me-
ritorious officer should lose his all, for what ? for re-
senting an insult which no man, of spirit or gentlemanly
feeling could submit to ! It appears from your Paper
that the inhabitants of Brighton are about to present
Captain Reynolds with a service of plate ; would it not
be better if a subscription were raised sufficient to re-
imburse him for the loss be has sustained ? Of this I
am certain, that men of all parties here would be most
happy to contribute, as a slight mark of their approval
of his manly resistance to tyranny and insult. Trusting
you will give this idea the aid of your powerful advo-
cacy in your widely-circulating journal,
I remain. Sir, your obedient servant,

A FOE TO UNJUST PATRONAGE.
Manchester, Oct. 23, 1840.

CAPTAIN REYNOLDS.

7'o THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—It is seldom you are troubled with letters from

any of the body of which we are members, viz , Com
mercial Travellers ; we therefore hope you will permi

us and our brother travellers, through the medium of
your valuable Paper, to express to the country at large
our disgust at the treatment Captain Reynolds has met
with, not from his country but from men who, in our
humble opinion, are unfit to sit in judgment upon a
fellow-being.
We as a body interfere very little with the affairs of
the nation, but having a mess-table and room in every
commercial inn in every town of importance in the

country, you :nay suppose the late trial excited a deal
of interest amongst us. When your Paper was put upon
the breakfast-table here last Friday morning, the

first who got it read us the sentence passed on Captain
Reynolds : " You don't say so," says one ; '' Shame,
shame!" says another ; " They are a disgrace to the
country," says a third ; " I would not accept a com-
mission in the army, with the pay of a General, to be
treated in this way,'' says a fourth. All were of opinion
that Captain Reynolds has been most shamefully used.
Every member of our body has shown a desire to
convey to Captain Ryynolds sonic mark of our esteem ;
and it is therefore proposed that a subscription list be
left in every commercial room in the country ; but we
should like it to be commenced in London, for we being
such birds of passage cannot congregate together a suf-
ficient number of the most influential men of our call-
log to set it properly afl at in the country. If you can
through your influential Paper convey these ideas to our
brethren in your great city, you will confer a favour upon
at least 20,000 of as good subjects as our beloved
Queen has, and subjects who every day in their lives
devote the first glass of wine after dinner to drink her
health, and, with sincerity, many happy days. t
We wish none but commercial travellers to interfere
or to subscribe in our commercial rooms, for we as a
body are anxious to show the world that we can appre-
ciate the honourable feelings which prompted Captain
• Reynolds to act as he did, and thus publicly to express
our regret that our beloved Queen should have men
about her who could influence her mind to sanction the
dismissal from her army of one of its brightest orna-
ments—a man who has served his country for fifteen
years without reproach, and one who by his manly con-
duct has convinced the whole kingdom that he is much
more fit to govern than he who governed him.
By giving these few remarks a place in your valuable
Paper, you will confer a favour upon,

Sir, your most obedient servants,
FIFTEEN COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS.
Liverpool, Oct. 25.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR—In referring to your leading article in The
Sun of the 22d instant, under the head of your shame-
ful, and abusive, and fault-finding decision upon the
Court-martial of the late Captain Reynolds of the 11th
Hussars, I beg leave to observe that you are wrong in
setting forth, " That not above one or two officers in
every regiment will approve of the finding of the Court,"
and of the sentence which has been passed upon the
late above-mentioned officer. Whatever your feelings,
Sir, may be upon the subject, you do not express the
feelings of those officers who have now the honour of
serving under their beloved Queen and for their coun-
try. Allow me to remark it h a decision which has given
general satisfaction, and an instanceof an examplary pu-
nishment to those who are determined or inclined to go
against their commanding- officers—who are generally as-
siduous in promoting the welfare and happiness of the
corps to which they belong.
Your remarks upon the proceedings and members of
that Court-martial are tending to that violation of
truth, uprightness, and honour which you, Mr. Editor,
pretend to hold up so sacredly, but in which you have
betrayed yourself by setting forth such a comment upon

E YEN' NO la) 11110 N
the proceedings of that Court-martial. It is the Pw
vailing opinion that the late Captain Reynolds '
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ducted himself in a most ungentlemanlike and insubor-
dinate manner by wr;ting that second letter to his com-
manding officer ; and such is the opinion of officers DOW
serving in the Artillery, Engineers, Cavalry, or Infantry
therefore he has met with his due reward. I beg also to
observe, that the " mark of reprobation" which the Court
Ins been pleased to make, is a ver
regard to the disci line of the service. In surnmiag
this up, Sir, the c'; emplary punishment of the late Captain
Reynolds, of tl. e 11 th Hussars, is a wholesome warning toa
those who are disposed to a disobedience of mw"' di**
essential point with
cipline.

I remain, Sir your obedient servant,
Oc'. 24, 1840. CAMILLUS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE Stl,

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SIR,—In consequence of an article which apPell*—
in tilt! Times, date 10th inst., grossly
the loyalty and attachment of the Jersey people to 60_
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beloved Sovereign her trost Gracious Majesty
Victoria, the Jersey Merhanics' Institute end C)111
mercio.l Association, a tody of upwards. of 30 in?'..
bers, called a general meeting, on the- 22d of 06to)!'
on the subject, and unanimously passed the follotra
misrepresentio.fr
resolutions.
We have the honour to be, Sir, your's respectfully,
THOMAS KEM !ILE,
THOM AS LE BRETON, } Secrete
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Mechanics' Hall, Jersey, Oct. 23,
tßosolved—Tbat we repel with disgust and Wirt
fo i. the libellous attack that, has recently llPPeares. id
the Times London Newspaper, wrainst the spirit Oui
loyalty of the inhabitants of Jersey. We indigo:ut it
deny that the least panic exists here, or that the less,
murmur has been breathed by arty class of our fel,el
citizens against the British rule. And we proudlY lb,
confident that, in the event of a war, which wo bOl,l
tlust Providence may avert, the men of JerseY vr°,-hd
show, by their loyalty and courage, that theioreiv°r' .7,
, "d to diet.
qf the privileges which were ,Traciousty grante 0
forefathers tor their valour, and their devotion t°
British Crown.
Ihat none but a traitor to his countrY
Also—r,l
have
been guilty of so gross a misrepresent*tion of 0%0
Also—'rtiat the above resolutions be pnted itlird' led
Jersey Papers, and that copies be reviously foll-4,- i
to the Editors of The Sun, Time!' Globe, Sta7l—r '
and Shipping Gazette, fin- insertion.'
THOMAS KEMBLE, I eotetsrieg.
THOMAS LE BRETON, A 0 JOlOl
[We have received a similar letter sigue,",;nn So.
Carre,. jun., Honorary Secretary to the Eolu'ar*: lo-
ci° 3'," and regret that its length prevents us front
sorting it. The Society passed, by acclamation, !ag a
resolutions expressive of their loyalty, and olitill4 the
formal contradiction of " the false statements w''''' Do.
Editor of the Times has been unwittinglY led t° .
mulgate."l
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