The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-04 00:00:00

GUARDS' DINNAR ABSENTEES.

(From Punch.)

Various significant absences were observed at th•
dinner to the Guards in the Surrey•gardens. Some of
these might have been less sarcastically remarked upon,
had the committee thought proper to read the notes of
aplogy which were transmitted front certain distin-
guished quarters. We have:been favoured with copies
of some of the documents in question, and print them as
a mere matter of justice :
" Lord Cardigan presents his compliments to Mr.
Same, and very much regrets that a round of public din-
ners, given to himself by his dependents, will prevent
his dining with the Guards on Monday, and exhibiting
to them the coat and inexpressibles in which he had the
pleasure of winning the battle of Balaklaysh. But his
Lordship sends the spurs which he used during his re-
turn from that exploit, and not even one of the carper'
at his laurels will be able to deny that those articles
have undergone hard service.
" P.S.—He wonders that Mr. Sams's good taste will
allow him to keep in his window the picture of such
person as Lord Lucan."

" The Earl of Lucan has received Mr. Sams's circular,
and begs to intimate that he shall not attend the dinner
to the Gn'srds. The practice of making an undue fuss
about the private soldier, who, in doing his beet, merely
does that which he is hired to do, appears to Lord Lucan
to be highly detrimental to the interests of the service.
Besides, the Earl has ro confidence in the committee,
who appear to be chiefly members of an inferior class of
society, and he has no guarantee that discespectfel
toasts, reflecting on those who are supposed to hare
caused the unavoidable misfortunes of the late war, may
not be introduced. The Lord Mayor may be a respect-
able man, but real lords ought not to be asked to asso-
ciate with annuals.
" P.S.—He is surprised that Mr. Sams should deco•
rate (?) the corner of St. James's•street with a likeness
of such an individual as Lord Cardigan."

"Mr. Filder's compliments to Mr Sams, and certainly
will not come to the dinner which it is proposed to give
to the Guards. He believes that the affair will end disas-
trously, as it is most preposterous to believe that provi-
tion can be made for supplying 2,000 men with meat,
chink, and tobacco for a whole evening at so short a
notice as one month. He would suggest the postpone-
ment of the dinner until the summer of 1858, by which
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DARTMOUTH, Wednesday Morning.—The mail screw
steam-ship Tynemouth has arrived, after a rapid run
down Channel. This is the second ship of the new
monthly line of mail steamers to the Cape of Good
Hope, Mauritius, Point de Galle, and Calcutta. She
leaves this port on Saturday morning, the 6th, after
receiving the mails. She has a full cargo and 60 Pas-
sengers.
S MING.—WOOLITICEL BATHS.—A grand swimming
gala took place at these baths yesterday, for the benefit
of W. Woodbridge, under the patronage of the military
schools. After several races had been well contested,
Mr. Woodbridge illustrated this useful art by a vaaiety
of scientific swimming, floating, diving, smoking, drink-
ing, and undressing under water, assisted by Mr. W.
Smith, &c., to the great delight and satisfaction of a
very 1111132010 US company.