The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-08 00:00:00

SUNDAY MUSIC IN THE PARKS.

CLOSE OF THE SEASON.

The Sunday Bands Committee brought the season to
a close yesterday in the Regent's and Victoria Parke•
In the former, in addition to the ordinary band, the
Elwzarian Band, conducted by M. Kalczdy, was ell
raged, and performed several of their most celebrated
pieces. The performances on this occasion commenced
3,t three and terminated at Si): o'clock. Half-an.hour
i)efere the music commenced the people began to pour is
n great numbers ; and it is the opinion of those wh°
have been in attendance throughout the season that there
were nearly 200,000 persons in the park during the
afternoon. Notwithstanding this vast assemblage 13c°
fhe slightest disturbance or inconvenience arose, lit°
everything passed off in the most orderly manner.
the termination of the National Anthem, which waij
admirably performed by the two bands united, a shoel
)f applause burst from the assembled multitude, but sires
-peedily suppressed, and the people quietly dispersed.
The following is the programme performed by the
People's Subscription Band and Kalozdy's Hungarian
Band in the Regent's Park :
Parade March Minnie

Overture

" William Tell

Rossini.

Polka Mazurka ..

,The Ladies

Kuhner,

Cavatina " Nabuee
Valse Fair Star .
Aria Bobert toi que j'aime
Quadrille Como

.....Verdi.
-...D'Albert.
~...111eyerbeer.
....D'Albert•

March From " The Prophet" Moyerbeer•
Selection " Rig,oletto" Verdi.
Polka Picco KalozdY.
Quadrille Bonnie Dundee D'Albert.
Overture " Zampa" Herold.
Fantasia Scotch Airs Godfrey.
" Athalie" MendelsscO'
Arranged by J. Weaver.
" II Trovatore"
Merry Legs .

Aarch

S3lection
Schottische ......

Verdi.
G. Stanlel.

Overture " Massardello" Auber.
March Cheer up, Companions Becker.
Quadrille Milts KalozdY.
" Partant pour la, Syrie" and " God sayo the Queen
by the united bands.
The appeal of the committee respecting the purcboi:
of programmes was warmly raspoLded to by the POP
ye,terday, as we are assured the receipts from tb
source exceeded 401.

UNFAIR TREATMENT OF THE TURILI
CONTINGENT.

The following letter has been addressed'io tl3°
Editor of the Times :
Sir,—As one among many officers in the same pnir
tion as myself, lately forming part of the Turkish Ons;
tingent, allow me to make known through your coltnasi
the circumstances of peculiar hardship under of
consider consider that we labour when compared with those
ths German and Italian Legion.
Those officers in the contingent who belonged e..„itlinel
to the Queen's regular service, or to that of the o°"'
East India Company, on the disbanding of our for
returned, as a matter of course, to their respective rig:,
ments. They had been allowed to serve in Ter
icTs
while the war lasted, drawing regimental full Pathan
well as their contingent pay and allowances ;to of
officers I do not refer, but there was another elasB,,,
men who held commissions in the Turkish Contiogen" r
viz., officers on half-pay or who had sold out of the je,,
vice, and others who (no less than the foregoing/
lishmen at heart), had served in foreign armies ; t", 41,1
on the declaration of war, flew from all parts of the
to take part in the coming struggle, anxious to d's"
guish themselves, desirous of serving their country. ea,
Many of these offiters gave up comfortable
sold, I need not say at what sacrifice—the proPel',
which had maintained them, and receivci in reternel
commission in the Turkish Contingent. They tgetitli
from honest patriotic motives, making no bargain ;:og
Government what pay they were to rec3ive, how tobo
their service was to last, or what gratuity vrl tat
given on the disbanding of the force, many of 06.52;0
even stipulating what rank they were to hold ; re
sufficient for them to know that their services 11'4
required by their country, and that there WAS ev.ce,
prospect of their being sent on immediate active ears;
iA
That these lopes were most bitterly disappoint hops
well known ; but the fault was not theirs. Oa Wh
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the blame really rests they know. taking
They were disgusted at being prevented from „hose
an active part in Asia in the autumn of 1855, anlie "ibble
stirring scenes in which they had fondly hoped to 13,50,0
to distinguish themselves, but still they did their es
soldiers without complaint, and turned all the attenol
during the long ensuing winter to the wellelsfsiei43oo
discipline of their troops, to the increasing their invi..tal- of
over the Turkish officers and men, and to the imPe"-lie
object of getting them into the finest order possible, to
ready for the anxiously-expected spring campaign. Dist
With spring came peace, and on the 15th of gaY, by
the cavalry of the Turkish contingent was reviewer bto
the British Ambassador and the Seraskie' on the bejgtbs
of Hermendere, and handed over the same day 0.0
Turkish Government. Those who saw the three brig P-01,
on that day felt and expressed their surprise at their
dier like appearance, andat the ease and precision weir
which they manoeuvred under the command of t;
British officers, doing ample justice to the unceag'„4,-;
care which Major. General Shirley had bestowed ere,
them from the first day that he assumed the corowsros
The remainder of the troops shortly after arrived irs,g
Kertch, and all the officers received from her Maielld
Government two and a half months' pay and alloviaa4l‘
as a gratuity. Now, sir, we should have made no reoPeo
on receiving this two and a half months' pay,
at the time we thought that the noble lord 3t1.. ja
head of the War Department might have made ',et'
round numbers three months, and we should have
tied down "'ant bien que real" into some other erero°o;
raent—certainly not a Government one, for 1 aes'-ceo
say that in this aristocratic republic of ours the ,e7r:.
and fi,hes are not divided among the multitude, buy"
served for men with noble or official connexions.
what do we find on arrival at home
althea;
We find that the officers of the German, Sar's' Go'
Italian Legions had made a :sargain beforehand with
1.0,
vern went, and were to receive a year's pay as a 0'
tuity, but, not satisfied with this, our Government, Po" 1$
digal to foreigners, but acting as a stepmother to its °by
children, provides for her favoured German
sending them out to the Cape with free grants of la a
arms, rations, and supplies, wherewith to toile-
flourishing colony r:ch in future hope. the
We find that in concurrence with the Minister fer:,•o
Argentine Republic the Italian Legion is to be see'l3",
British transports, officers and men, to Parana, 'vita
year's pay in advance as a gratuity, three te°ll.ls.
rations and supplies of all sorts furnished by bet psJ
jesty's Government, three years' pay being guarani ,is
by the Argentine Republic, with a large grant of lan:
one of the finest awl healthiest climates in the wort it,,,
Ode naturally asks what have these German and t,
Han Legions done to deserve this favoured treatines
The answer is " Nothing." Well, the Turkish Contieg,el'i,
did quite as much, at all events. "But," say their a°1,„,0
rers, "they area splendid body of men, and if they had be
c dled into the field would have distinguished themsely°,6;o
And answer, so would we ! And here let me ent:,l3o
my sincere regard and admiration for our poor
Johnnie gentle and contented in camp, brave 3-4
hardy in the field, as they have always proved t he:rise/6f
to be, obedient and attached to their officers, fond or
their profession, there does not exist in the world be t%
stuff for a soldier than a Turk. This, lam aware, 133 t
nothing to do with the subject of my letter, but it he.r4
front me in spite of myself while writing of our bere.
disbanded, and visions of our poor fellows now fiit,"„o
fore my eyes, ill-dressed, half-starve.), and unpaid
they joined us, happy and contented during our rule, rA
now, alas ! returned to their original state of miserPhc•
But to return to the question. Is it right that "„'.
cause Englishmen made no bargain with Governtee-;
for their blood that they should meet with worse terei
than those mercenaries who calculate on our country
~t
distress, and sold their swords accordingly. Would
an Englishman have the defence of the Caffre froet';
equally at heart with a German, and is an Englishr°,l/',.
a worse farmer than an Italian refugee °
There are
officers who did good service in the contingent, 1/'A
sacrificed their all to join it from distant lands, and WI;
now returned to their families to regret the day in vsli,i%
they abandoned comfortable homes for a promising, et:,
passing shadow. These would gladly emigrate to tp,::
Cape on the same terms as the officers of the Gerais"
Legion.
The generosity of Great Britain is boundless
foreigners, but are you au Englishman / Haite /6 I
For you there is no bounty—for you no grants of lae,(l.d
In making sacrifices to serve your country you only u 1
your duty ! Be satisfied ! Conscience is your best re'
ward, and "La patrie cst rec9anaissante."
London, Sept. 4.