The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-28 00:00:00

MEMORANDUM READ BY THE
TO THE OFFICERS
OF THE LIGHT DRAGOONS.

I have been ordered by the General Comm
in-Chief to come down to Brighton, to call togethcr th.
officers of the 1 Ith Hussars, and to express to them hi!
Lordship's feelings upon recent transactions in the regi-
ment, to make known to them Ms Lordship's advice and
suggestions, and to express his anxious wishes au d
that all will so tar profit by what I have to say /
to hopes
the!P
on his part, as that this regiment may hereafter bco
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what it is already in some respects, and might be in el!,
an example to others, and an honour to her Majesty%

service.
The General Commanding-in-Chief has alreadY,
was his duty, taken into his consideration various
plaints of the conduct of their commanding „ffieer, ma;
to him by officers of this regiment ; and he has 11, is
°minced his opinion upon each complaint made. ti'ho
not his intention again to advert to the th tails of.
transactions which were the subject thereof. Oa the
CO
trary, he has directed me to state, that :t is his 80%
wish and desire to bury in oblivian the details of theta al;
But the General Commanding-in-Chief feels 0°,4:
should only deceive the officers of the 11th Hussars it 'de.
lid not apprise them of his opinion that the prlgres
.nes of the late general court-martial, and the 01.4 A
disputes amongst themselves, complaints and instanc'.;
of disobedience, insuoordination, and disrespect tooar.ia
the commanding officer recorded therein, as Well be'
the correspondence with the Adjetant-General at garbs_
the
Guards, must attract the serious attention of
his Royal Highness their Colonel, her MaketY ts
it
Queen, her servants, and CieQueen, public in general ; ael,te
Is impossible that -it should not be felt that the 1l„
Hussars is not in the state in which a regiment engirt
'o he, in order to afford ground for confidence thst
would, in quarters or in the field, at home or abros;
render the ifficicist service which might be exPeetre
from a body of non-commissioned officers and "Idled*
so well trained and d!sciplined in the performaenoe,
their duty as light cava!ry, in such good order gni is;
formly so well conducted in their barracks and Varteasd
ind this on account of the lamentable disputes tbeir
differences among the officers, their disrespect to o,
commanding officer, their disobedience and inst/b.
nation. A 10
'rue General Commanding-in-Chief has desire' of
to remind the officers, and to call to their attentioa too
the Mutiny Act, and the rules, articles, and regeleteea
for the government of the British army, require ebt,
the officers thereof should conduct themselves 0 IN,
gentlemen, men of truth, honour, and moralitY' that
then, the proud characteristic of the British srml' 0,4
its officers are gentlemen by education, maiinel;'a thg:
habits ; that some are men of the first farailice,„4- sodacountry, and some of large property, but the 1117 tbstt
regulations of the service require strictly froial 31",0 iA
they should conduct themselves as ought gentlec4-'
every situation In which they may be placed. it
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This is required of them by the law which cti
ch
tutes the army. They are, besides, required to Pefeener
various duties and services in the care, the diec,„*roir
the comfort, and the happiness of the noci.eo.-
ode
sioned officers and soldiers under their o°ll4 of
in aid and for the promotion of the views and orderisee
the immediate superior elected by their Sovereigee'theif
entitled to command them by virtue of his ite-eob'
several commissions, and to their obedience, tee. s -
ger
ordination, and their respect. These officers are hest
tlewen. Can it be believed that they
duties frankly, fairly, and cordially, as such dutiesio%
to be performed, under the direction of a conim—nits7
officer, with whom so many are in a state of b 0 t 6
But though the regulations of the service recliso
that the officers of the army should conduct tbemeseeeesi
as gentlemen ought, and that they are labl,- that
gentlemen by education, manners, and '""!.
General Commanding-in-Chief has desired
Tr seal
can perforce t
take care that he is not misunderstood. 12_, ed to,'
his predecessors in office have recommenee,ore•
be promoted to be officers of the army, ia'—otie
missioned officers, distinguished by their IP° efarlf
duct, gallantry, and other qualities, and par
by those qualities which afforded ground for hope "tb.
they could be placed in Ahe same class and rank for
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performance of the service as those from whelp' thsr,
their entrance into the service, it is required by s
articles of war that they should conduct themSelifeo
boo
gentlemen ought. Such conduct is required from tell.-
officers whose merits as non-commissioned effieers 1;0
have attracted the notice of their superiors. it et
justice to require the same, still more strictly, ' re,.
those educated as gentlemen. Not only are Otiose,
quired to learn and to perform their duty as °ll4-rese"
and to conduct themselves each in his station assiee
quired by the rules and regulations of the serviceteose
to be subordinate to, and to treat with respect t;is
whom the Sovereign has placed over him as his of
rior ; but the British public feel a greater degree-I'oe
confidence, that those duties will be strictly porft-lee
as the officer from whom they are required is a .-„ot
man by education, and must feel a charge of noirr;rl'
formance of his duty or disobedience, insubordinatiOlith_v":
disrespect, as a stigma.
The General Commanding-in-Chief confidently t.rti_ter.
then, that he will hear of no more such complain ll
that all that has passed will be buried in ohiivione4'es
that henceforward the officers of the' 11th Hussar; fil°
serve teeether with cordiality. ea/.
The General Commanding-in-Chief has deeigei we
to intimate to the officers of this regiment his ne%e.
that if hereafter any one should think t)',at he liele,ed
rious reason to complain of his commas:v.(l,oe officerreld
that the matter of complaint is capaiele, of proof, it suntei
be stated to his Lordship thein r —farmer clearly ehiy
out in the regulations of the service, and his Ism'elble
will immediately order those steps to be taken to enieie
him to form a judgment ore the course which he,ilenessi
may require that he should, take But the tl" ot
Commanding-in-Chief tru_ s'.a that the officers rt;tieeo
be too ready to draw conei.usions from, or impute th°
to, looks or casual expressions in conversation's giell
complaints when made will be sinseeptible of Pre°4,loo
that the harmony of the service
will not be disturhe
light or imaginary grounds, h
f The commanding officer of the 11th Hussars se-„lbs;
that he has an arduous fluty to p rforns ; tPe'e ou
has not only to command and 1•' i.erl-seerevtniecousobeTa:o4;
newly raised, and entirely soldieis nearly
equipped, but a corps of officeersnticr?lthyerr receltli
turned from service in a tropical climate in wueeoaf
n n
habits and customs of the service must differ from rims
in European service, or who havec beens but a short
in the army. der
He should view their errors with indulgent (t) bat
tion, particularly if he should not have ret"Anisfteonjv
lieve, as the General Commanding-in-Chief te,e,..„-t d
dent he will not, that the errors are to be attrft—eof 1117
wilful disobedience, insubordination, or disrespect
authority.
der bid
He should never forget that those Placed" un
cenlirr
command are so by the grant to them of tile 6)4 T.
sions of our gracious Sovereign as well as as-to hiPlsere'i/°lll..
officers in the service of her Majesty, gentlemen 0- f 'Or
cation as well as himself, under the proteeti°e°,-
Most Gracious Majesty, of the authorities of t,";:j.stl'
ofand the law, as long as they perform theirbt.
._conduct themselves as officers and as gentlemenprig aeieee
He must recollect that it is ex .t frewbbitn
only to exercise the military comPrveLentd over .iseotreee
meet, but to give an example of deratioa, doe
and discretion, blended with the zealousm°' ctivir. 1111
ability for which he is Le to •-r.e.
others to be able hereafter° tem'. 'pwehrfihairmwtilhleiebreig,headcuhtioeite
which, in the course of their
those placed under his core ea:
hereafter to perform. elarr
The General Comm I: i chief has patine es,
and may be calleu
directed me to intimate to his Lordship his saogni°,e, tie
professionai ye
pectation that this course of conduct will lead to tiori''
less frequent referee cc to his Lordship and the eil-tbeie'
ties of the Horee tfuards from the 11th Hessars' esOlg
hag
been the cake in the last months, and the
will more creditable to the army,
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Ills Lordship at the same time orders me to
the
the fair exercise
andil)g
oofffihciess officer of
hhoirsi anxiousty,
hdiessidreetetro3(l7l`o:o;
m •
and
dissount.enance, check, and, even when 0"e15,--04hir
,bninagt,:to trial every act of wilful disobedience. in"
n, and disrespect manifested towards bilas

MR. lIEITIRY VINCENT'

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TO THE .EDITOR OF THE '9,„,‘ "I.B‘
I, Shoe-lane, Fleet-street, Oct. ',zit; pt
SIR,--We are instructed to convey to You !°:
!legion, in the columns of The Sun, the foll'w;" rstiv-
lution of the London Committee, for procuring his
scriptions for the benefit of Mr. Henry Vurnit'
widowed mother, and her family, passed at tue
ing of last evcniag at Mr. Cleave's% Shoe.lane
Resolved,—That this Committee feel called op °Pi;
tender their cordial thanks to the Prop s"rietor of "'e an')
for, his ever ready and kind attention to the '''ae:i
to bie.ll
interests of the working classes, on all occasions
they are made knownhim, and espec 1.7 1Y,,,,g0-016
•
obliging promptitude in giving publicity to t.t.e ,-10 earl
tees Appeal to the Public on belie-U*oi ittee
Vincent and his. widowed Mother •nd tire Comm• the
venture to hope that such ce ; thf, part °L„ner,
Pt oprietor will secure for rihcx
dal.., newel'
the support and preference of their as a
fellow-workwa'.
We are, Sir,, most respectfully,
For the Committee, I,
JOHN' CLEAVE, Treasa"
A. DYSON, Secrete I/-
MEETING OP THE VINCENT CON1:34.111!!17
shoLast night a meeting of this body took pluce at 001
me, Mr. R. Doore in the chair, %viten set ot,
sum'an(. maney were received on b ehalfof Mr. Vine' 'cor.
.
family, and a Sub-committce,
was appointed toe;
shier the propriety of getting up a ball for their be neft
after which the meeting adjourned •;111 Monday -next.'

ERRATUAL—In our review of a usefnl n
wok entitled " Tracts for the Tim's," which appeared
yesterday's Slat, and which has 'seen lately published
..7„.
Mr. Eirkgliain Wilson, we inadvertently called they volui et
" Tracts for the People," wick take this opportunity
!noticing the blunder.