The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-26 00:00:00

THE EARL OF CARDIGAN.

The following letter has been addressed to an Even-
ing Paper :

" 9, Lincoln's inn, Sept. 25,.1840.

- .
"Ste,—ln consequence of the numerous and unspar-
ing attacks upon the Earl of Cardigan, in his capacity
of Licatenant-Colonol commanding the 11 th Hussars,
which have recently appeared, and which still continue
to appear in several of the public Journals, and observ-
ing that his Lordship's forbearance to reply to them
through the same channels has been, in more than one in-
stance, construed into a tacit admission of the truth of
the allegations made against him, we think it due
to Lord Cardigan to state, as his solicitors, on his be-
half, that, so far from admitting the accuracy of the
statements made against him (which, on the e3ntrary,he
fee's to be full of misrepresentation), his silence is en-
tirely owing to the orders of the army forbidding any
communication between officers on full-pay and the
public press on military matters, and to those orders
alone.—We have the honour to remain, Sir, your obe-
dient servants,
WILLIAMS, POWELL, F. AND W. BRODERIr,

AND WILDE.

CAPTAIN R. A. REYNOLDS.

The impression is very general that it was the Earl
of Cardigan who applied to Prince Albert for the Court-
martial now sitting on the case of the above officer. The
Court-martial was granted in consequence of the appli-
cation of Captain Reynolds himself, as may be seen from
the following copy of a letter from him to Prince Albert's
Secretary, requesting that his Royal Highness would not
allow him to be condemned unheard :

" TO GEORGE ANSON, ESQ., PRIVATE SECRETARY TO

PRINCE ALBERT.

" Brighton, August 31, 1840.
" Sta—l have the honour to request you will do me
the favour to bring before his Royal Highness Prince
Albert, as Colonel of the 11th Hussars, this my state-
ment of a circumstance which has taken place in his
Royal Highness's regiment, in which I have the honour
to hold a commission ; and in so doing I must beg most
humbly to apologise for so far presuming to trespass
upon his Royal Highness, as to ask for his gracious con-
sideration of my case.
" On Wedneday last, in presence of the several offi-
cers of Prince Albert's regiment, I was informed that
Lieutenant-Colonel the Earl of Cardigan had, at a large
party given by his Lordship on the previous day, when
asked why I was not present, replied, ' that as long as
he lived I should not enter his house.' Such remark,
made by Lord Cardigan at his Lordship's own party,
I considered as highly prejudicial to me, as calculated
to infer that I was excluded for some misconduct from
being a guest at his house of Lieutenant-Colonel the
Earl of Cardigan, and as it was not made by his Lord-
ship in his capacity of commanding officer, I wrote the
letter marked No. I to his Lordship, in the hope that
such report was unfounded, and that his Lordship
would allow me to contradict it. On the Friday
morning, at parade, I was called to the front of the
regiment, and in presence of a junior officer and
the Adjutant, Lieutenant-Colonel the Earl of Cardigan
told me that he would give me no answer to my letter,
and ordered me, in his usual overbearing manner, to re-
join my troop. On the afternoon of Friday I wrote the
letter marked No. 2, and was placed under arrest the
same evening, where I have since remained. I do not
ask to be screened from the respo has
yer to whicthel h
Li
have
necessarily incurred by sending this letteu-
tenant-Colonel, nor do I deem it advisable at the pre-
sent moment so far to trespass upon his Royal High-
ness's attention as to offer a full explanation of the in-
jured feelings under which I wrote such letter ; but I
do most humbly solicit his Royal Highness's inter-
ference, as Colonel of this regiment, to prevent my
being condemned unheard, or sacrificed to the power of
the Lieutenant-Colonel, the Earl of Cardigan.
My position as the senior Captain of this regiment,
and the having served nearly fifteen years in it without
on any occasion meeting with the disapprobation of
those distinguished officers under whom I have been
placed, I mention as some slight apology for bringing
this transaction before his Royal Highness.
With much respect, I have the honour to be,
RI
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q. HAa
Privatei
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" Sir, your most obedient humble servant,
Secretaryell AElhlerNrt't?o Hussars.
Cap
" George Anson,
1-toyal Highness Prince Albert."

ROYAL MARINES.-A preparatory order has
just been received for one captain, three sergeants, and
146 mee, including corporals and drummers, of the Wool-
wich division of Royal Marines, to hold themselves in readi-
ness to embark for a passage to Portsmouth,
to serve
board the Queen, 110 gun ship, as she will be
as soon
commis-
sioned next week by Captain J. W. Mentague,i
immediately
diately
1 as her complement of men is obtained,
will
me
Sir Edward
afterwards proceed under the flag of Admiral r
Codrington W the Mediterranean.