The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-22 00:00:00

SPIRIT of

FP.OM TIIE :MOLNING PAYEES OF THIS DAY.
(Fro' a the Morning Chronicle.)
We find that -we have fallen into a mis:ake in sup-
poshlg that the C 3ptain Reynolds of the 11th Hussars,
whose case is to come before a Court-martial, is the
gentleman whose .2; Ise was published in the newspapers
week. The na me of the latter is Captain John
William Reynold* and that of the former, the senior
caps; in, is Captain.. Richard Anthony Reynolds. They
:;re in nowise relat .cmi. The Court-martial on Captain
Richard Anthony 'Reynolds is to open at Brighton on
Friday next. Tr e charges against him trill be found
in another column. As for Captain John William
Reynolds, his casts is, it seems, finally disposed of ; but
t:,ough his trial is over, that of Lord llill is not. As for

the conduct of the ;Earl of Cardigan, there cannot be two
opinions. The Ear!, when Lord Brudenell, in com-
mand of the 13 th Hussars, brought certain charges
against Capt. We then, who was honourably acquitted of
each and all of them. But the tables were turned
against the accuser.. The Court declared that in in-
stituting charges of so serious a nature against Cap-
tain Wathen, they could not ascribe his motives " solely
to a wish to uphold the honour and interests of the
army"—a:licavy it aputation—and that "his conduct had
been reprehensible in advancing such various and weihty
assertions to be subinittedbefore a public tribunal without
some sure grounds: of establishing the facts." But the
Court did not stop here. They attributed to him " a
practice in every respect most dangerous to the discipline
and subordination of the corps, and highly detrimental
to that harmony and good feeling which !ought to
exist between officers ;" and with another, " which
cannot be considered otherwise than revolting to
every proper and honourable feeling of a gentleman,
and as being certain to create disunion, and to be
most injurioss to his Majesty's service." And by
A general order issued by the present Commander-in-
Chief, the finding of the Court-martial was approved
and confirmed ; and it was declared that " upon a full
consideration of all the circumstances of the case, his
Majesty has been pleased to order that Lieut.-Colonel
Lord Brudenell shall be removed from the command of
the 15th Hussars." When the Commander-in-Chief
afterwards appointed Lord Brudenell to the command
of the 11 th Hussars, great surprise was generally ex-
pressed, and the subject was brought before the House
of Commons by Sir William Molesworth, first in the
way of question to Lord Howick, then Secretary
at War, on the 30th March, 1836, and afterwards by
motion, on the 3d May following, " that it be referred
to a Committee to inquire into the conduct of the Com-
mander of the Forces in appointing Lieutenant-
Colonel Lord Brudenell to the Lieutenant-Colonelcy
of the 11 th Light Draeoons." Lord Brudenell, then
a Member of the House of Commons, made an
able and effective defence. The person who came
with least credit out of the business was Lord
Hill. Mr. O'Connell declared that "if the mo-

tion related only to Lord Hill, and did not involve
Lord -Brudenell, he certainly should have sup-
ported it ;" and Mr. Hume declared that " he
.had
no hesitation in saying that for himself the com-
plaint he made was principally against Lord Hill, for
having, as Commander-in-Chief, sanctioned the verdict
of the court-martial,'and proclaimed its sentence, in the
terms they had heard that night at the head of every
regiment in the service, and now coming forward and
re-appointing the Noble Lord without any explanation
to satisfy the minds either of officers or men that that
sentence was a harsh and unjust one on the Noble
Lord." Sir William Molesworth wished to avoid
dividing the House, but a division was insisted on, and
the motion was lost by a majority of 322 to 42. The
insinuations against Lord Brudencli in the finding
of the court-martial had reference to a circumstance
spoken of in every society at the time. The al-
luding to it was, however, strongly censured by Mr.
O'Connell among others. "He gave the court-
martial that decided on the case of Captain Wathen
full credit for integrity. He personally knew but one
man amongst them ; but he knew that one would not
do an intentional wrong. They did, however, err
most grossly—they were decidedly wrong—and want far
beyond the bounds of their duty, in censuring a man who
had not been heard upon the point which incurred

their censure." After all, however, this much must
Le said in favour of the court-martial, and Lord Hill

confirming their sentence, that though Lord Brudenell

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was not upon his trial, yet substantially they were in the
right, for more than enough came out on Captain Wa-
then's trial, on the very best evidence, to satisfy every
impartial person that Lord Brudenell was not a man
of a temper and habits to qualify him to command
gentlemen. Lord Hill, however, like other weak
men, having supposed himself in this case to have
been unjust towards Lord Brudenell, seems to
have come to the determination to throw his shield
over bim in all time to con.e, do what he may. Of the
11 th Regiment it was stated by Sir William Moles-
worth,, on the 4th May, 1836, that " a more gallant
regiment does not exist in his Mijcsty's service, nor one
that has better served its country—in Egypt, in the
Peninsula, at Waterloo, with the array of occupation in
France ; thence, seventeen years ago, removed to India,
at Bhurtpore, and elsewhere it has distinguished itself :
some of its officers have been nearly as many years in
the army as the Noble Lord has lived years in :his
world. The two Majors have served with their regi-
ment since the years 1806 and 1811. With what
feelings will they view the advancement over their
heads of this young officer, who has never heard the
sound of a musket, except in the mimic combats of
a review ; who entered the army in 1824—with un-
exampled rapidity obtailed an unattached Lieu-
tenant-Colonelcy in 1830—in 1832 the command of a
regiment—in 1834, two years afterwards, was removed
from that command for alleged misconduct—and now,
in 1836, two years more, is deemed the fittest and
most proper person to command their regiment." The
entrance of the Earl of Cardigan into this regiment
seems to have been speedily followed by the unhappi-
ness of the officers subject to his control. His hand
seems to he against every man, and every m in's hand
against him.lt i 3 impossible that all this can be acciden-
tal—that Lord Cardigan is peculiarly unlucky in falling
in with persons with whom he cannot agree. Bonaparte
used to say there is no such thing as ill-luck ; when the
ill luck is carefully inquired into, it will always be
found that it is attributable to some misconduct.
And, indeed, all men of the world, in some respects,
act upon Bonaparte's opinion ; for whenever a
man has a succession of quarrels on his hands, he is
shunned as dangerous. People do not trouble them-
selves to inquire into the particulars—they say that a
man may once or twice be so unfottunate as to be un-
able to avoid a quarrel, but if he be constantly em-
broiled it must be his own fault. In the case of Cap-
tain John William Reynolds, enough has transpired to
prove that the Earl of Cardigan, in the message sent
to him by Captain Jones, forgot the courtesy that was
due from one gentleman to another. H's Lordship
may have a dislike to the sight a black Moselle bottle
on a mess table—(as some men faint at the sight
of spiders)—and if he had publicly acquainted
Captain J. W. Reynolds with his feeling on
the subject, the chances are that his wish
would have been complied with. But there seems
no reason on earth why the Earl of Cardigan,
because be dislikes black bottles, should send a message
to a gentleman, that would be deemed harsh in the cat,e
of a menial. That one message speaks volumes. It is
a key to the disposition of the Earl of Cardigan. The
man who could send such a message, could do what
would render every man subject to his caprice supremely
miserable. The Earl of Cardigan may be a good officer
—he may have many high and even generous qualities ;
but most persons would in that one incident of the black
bottle feel a strong disposition to keep at a convenient dis-
tance from him. But then, say the Horse Guards,
discipline must be enforced. This is the way of all
others to destroy discipline. A gentleman doesnot, by
becoming an officer, renounce all title to the courtesies
of life. When the superior officer stretches his authority
till it poisons social life, he inspires in those under him
a disposition to question even the legitimate exer-
cise of authority. Of all tyrannies that which extends
to the hours of relaxation is the most insupportable. if
it be wished that officers should be obeyed, care must
also be taken that authority is not abused. Discipline
cannot be enforced by the dereliction of its duty towards
Captain J. W. Reynolds, exhibited by the Commander-
in-Chief. The feeling that officers are to be subject to
all the caprices of their superiors—even to the violation
of all the courtesies of life—must destroy all those ge-
nerous feelings In which discipline will have its best
guarantee. He who aspires to command others should
always be able to command himself. The whole coun-
against Lord Hill. We have never
try is exclaiming
had two opinions as to his conduct. The generous
feelings of Englishmen are in arms against the doctrine,s
that gentlemen are to be subject without appeal to
their superior officers, even in matters of social in-
tercourse. We shall next hear of a colonel ordering
a captain to brush his coat, or clean his shoes.
Where is military obedience to stop, if the social
board is not to afford protection from ungentlemanly
treatment.

MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—On Saturday
,ast, at St. James's Church, Westminster, the Honourable
Edward Kenyon, youngest son of Lord Kenyon, to the
Hon. Miss Caroline Susan Catharine Beresford, third
daughter of the late Lientenant-General Lord George
Beresford. The fair bride was given away by Field..
Marshal Viscount Beresford. There were present at the
solemnization his Grace the Archbishop of Armagh, Vis-
count and Viscountess Beresford, Lord John Beresford,
Ladies Catharine and Anne Beresford, Lord Kenyon, and
a select family circle. Lady Anne Beresford, gave att
elegant dejeune to the wedding party.
VALUABLE ExcHANGE.—A surgeon, residing
between Bolton and Manchester, took his pony to Turton
fair with the intention of selling it,or making an exchange,
as it did not exactly suit his purpose. The poney was
worth 121. ; and shortly after he had arrived at the fair a
hargilin was struck, and he paid a sovereign in exchange
for " a prime 'un as ever run afore a tail ;" nay, so excel 7
lent was it was that the parties could not even afford to
give the gentlemen a shilling out for "luck."
In•tah the
minutes afterwards two men came up w him
lwani ders;
astounding information that the horse had got e,g.
that they " never seed one wur blondurt ~'
not take it out of the fair they would shoot it,
alarmed,
could " ston to do it by law."
He quitefeltwo other men,
and, whilst ruminating upon his misfortune,to
him
and also
no doubt of the same party, came
liked,
tabhaeac because s ell et
they
such a bad bargain, they would give
upon; and giving
hide for it. This was ultimately agreedn
threatened to shoot it ; but, if he likkekn,
"for luck," so that
attehaprbicaedof madethe
them a shilling out of the sovereign
sights
pony and a shilling
the gentleman returned home minus i
al lewho sito theelrley:
clerk,wAT
merchant in the •
years filled the situation of a
b iny
aA the
sh
TlMatbwbo y bargains.—Belton ragci akNi niceso.laNt i s
clerk before him : he has trim the
clerk. His father was a
dusty books
probability, die a
ixt, en been a clerk,
age of s
H e has
Tfowr a nearlyn
ty y e twenty
ars theita.
i portiondalilaew.th—sohitlrlo:i-in" lea l.
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f hislite have .
Linkinwater,
being 01 punctualitself, and precisely at ten
(From the Times.)
o'clock every morning throughout the sear (Sundays ex-
The
Sixth Annual Report of the Poor-law Commis-be seen to enter the house of his employer,
bcaenledernhd.cuosntstuemrepelapincrtsh.
aescHoLottemagk- i
kind of
t.ll mT,i
mn g
which he never quits, except at his dinner hour, until eight
sinners, upon which we offered some remarks in our
in 7t i7ed : g emnai nyg .
hAlalsadtlabttehadtr mmaned, setcoluldeeadd farnonmh tahne farrtesils.
Paper of Saturday last, is, together with its appendlieeess,
divided into two portions, the larger of which relates attke
air of
monstrousillideavea' aoa
yernxiesttreonpceeilla. Bulitotsvuenl.iunisbehtehnaeta
to Ireland. In the proceedings and !ieiwns
. fifactiealof thousands in thisvteuross
Commissioners, both in this country and
as detailed in this thin volume and
its bullorkeylaancid: this deserving class of
of
England,
contributed to the present
the
alter, commercial prosperity
, ,and how greatly isi
'country indebted to ens —A
pendage, we find much to ccoanfirkma:,,eitanudniin.:etmhilnyg
et:
their indefatigable exertions
alter, the opinion which i
pressed concerning
the system which they administer. Sunnner's Day at Greenwich.