The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-11 00:00:00

LAND TRANSPORT CORPS.

Last night the third aggregate meeting of the non-
commissioned officers and men of the above corps
was held at the Central Committee-house, the Eight
Bells, Ironmonger-row, St. Luke's, for the purpose of
forwarding the movement which has been commenced
for obtaining a satisfactory recognition of theirjust claims
by the Government. Mr. Serjeant Reardon in the

The room was densely crowded.
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the business, said he was
very proud to see such a numerous meeting, which was
indicative of future success. They only sought to ob-
tain what they had fairly and justly earned ; and he
would ask them, were they content to pursue the object
—(cries of " Yes, yes")—or to be made the scapegoat of
the Government. .(No, no.) They had been treated in
the Crimea as soldiers, for unfortunately some of them
bad received the lash. Therefore if they were soldiers,
and the Government had used them as long as they
wanted them, and now wanted them no longer, they
were at any rate entitled to a soldier's discharge. Reso-
lutions would be proposed in referenoe to their discharge,
their gratuity, and clothing. in reference to their
clothing, he would ask them if they ever before heard of
a soldier beitg charged 11. for a pair of trousers, for
they well knew that the highest price ever charged to a
soldier in the line was 12s. 4d. Then they were
charged 9s. 4d. for a pair of shoes which could be pur-
chased anywhere in London for 4s. 6d. They had been
most hardly treated ; for while the German Legion had
been well cared for, those men who had left their situa-
tions and broken up their homes to go out to the Crimea
in the service of their country, had been altogether ne-
glected. He did not know where the fault rested—
whether it was with Lord Panmure or those under him,
but the claims of the men had not been settled, nor had
they received any compensation for clothing, to which
they were justly entitled. He hoped they would all
unite together to obtain an acknowledgment of their
rights.
Several resolutions were then put and carried, much
to the same purport as those already reported in this
journal in the proceedings of a former meeting, to the
effect that they required a proper and legal discharge,
compensation for clothing, and a gratuity of three
months' pay.
After several speeches bad been made, stating the
hardships the Land Transports Corps had ungergone,
thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the meeting
dissolved.

TVSTIMONTAL TO Ma. WADDINGTON, M.P.—We
understand that it is intended to present a testimonial
to Mr. Waddington on the occasion of his revigning the
post of chairman to the Eastern Counties Railway Com-
pany A circular has been issued amongst the com-
pany's servant=, signed by the assistant superintendent
of the line, and from the hearty response which the pro-
ject ba% already met with, we augur well for its success.
We trust, however, that the contributions will not be
limited to the officers and staff of the company, but that
a wider range will be given for subscriptions from those
numerous friends of the late chairman who are uncon-
-4 nected with the xailwiy,