The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-28 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SON.

Stn,—l was much pleased to read in your leading article
on Thursday a well-merited eulogium on the gallant soldiets
who pared the way, for Waterloo, by driving the French out
of Spain. I ask, had those men not fought and bled at the
various battles in Spain (almost too numerous to mention),
who can say that the battle of Waterloo would ever have
taken place? Would not Napoleon have had the whole of
Spain, of Portugal, and of nearly the whole continent of
Europe, under him in the memorable year 1815? Where
then would have been our glory, our wealth—nay, what
might have been our country—perhaps a dependency of
France—when ail the English people were killed in defend-
ing their country and homes from the tyrant? And for-
sooth, because the brave English, Scotch, and Irish (for
whatever the Tories may say about the Irish and rebellion,
they never can say ought against their love of common coun-
try and patriotism when the foe is before them)—well, be-
cause there were 50,000 men killed in./ire years, instead of
50,000 killed in one day, we are to have nothing to comme-
morate our victories but the remembrance of our fathers'
wounds? how is it then that the Duke of Wellington was
made (I think) Marquis of Wellington before the battle of
Waterloo? For, according to his own showing, the soldiers
(i. e. the prica‘'es) are to have nothing, because they did not
do their work in one day.

Anti moreover, the valiant Marquis of Londonderry, no
doubt recollecting how he had got his decorations, his various
ribbons and colonelcies, must needs tell them that petitioning
the Legislature is not the proper way for redress! Very
likely the Marquis may be quite correct. It may not be the
speediest way, but most certainly it is the proper way, for
the soldiers of this country who hare not votes in the House
of Lords. I have written these few lines from feeling myself
the injustice of the proceedings. Being the sun of one who
served through the whole of the Spanish campaigns, and was
killed at Toulouse ; and because he fell in the cause of his
country two years before the battle of Waterloo, I am not to
have a medal, when other men who were at Waterloo, and
never in action before, have one. This is injustice. Trust-
ing you will always speak out through your excellent paper
on behalf of the poor, I am, Sir, your obliged servant,
Liverpool, July 26, 1845. T. M.

FUNERAL OF THE LATE LORD CANTERBURY.-
(Tills DAY. )—The mortal remains of the late Right Hon. Charles
Viscount Canterbury were removed this morning from the rest.
deuce of his son, the Hon. John Manners Sutton, for interment at
Addington, near Croydon. The funeral cortege left Southwick.
terrace, Oxford-square, shortly after ten, and proceeded to Adding-
ton Church. The remains of the late Noble Viscount are deposited
in the same vault, near to his father the late Archbishop of Can-
terbury. In the first carriage were Lord Canterbury, Hon. John
Manners Sutton, Richard Sanderson, Esq., M.P., and Capt. Powis.
In the second carriage, Lord John Manners, Lord Manners, John
Manners Sutton, Esq., and Lord Charles Manners. In the third
carriage, the Rev. T. V. Lockwood, Archdeacon Croft, H. W.
Chichester, Esq., and the Rev. C. Chichester. In the fourth, the
medical attendants of the deceased, Dr. Guthrie and J. Fleckton,
Esq. The Right Hon. Henry Goulburn, Chancellor of the Ex.
chequer, joined at Croydon. The body of the deceased was inclosed
in a leaden coffin, also inclosed in an outer one •f oak, covered

h rich crimson velvet and rich burnished handles and ornaments.
On the plate was inscribed the arms and crest of deceased, and
" Charles, First Viscount Canterbury, and Baron Bottesford, P.C.,
and G.C.8., died on the 21st July, 1845, aged 65 years."

APPROACHING CHANGE OF QUARTERS AMONGST
TIE HOUSEHOLD TROOPIL—On the Ist of September the Ist bat-
talion of Coldstream Guards remove from Winchester to Portman
barracks, the 2d battalion from Windsor to the Tower, the Ist bat..
talion of Fusilier Guards from St. George's Barracks to St. John's
Wood, the 2d battalion from Wellington Barracks to Winchester,
the Ist battalion Grenadier Guards from St. John's Wood to Wel..
lington Barracks, the 2el battalion from the Tower to Windsor, and
the 3d battalion from Portman. street to St. George's Barracks.
There exists at St. Claude (clura) a reek, abut
fifty metres in height, which forms a very picturesque object. It
has acquired the name of the Saut de la Pucelle, from a circum-
stance which occurred towards the end of the sixteenth century,
when a young girl accused of witchcraft was allowed to establish
her guilt or innocense by the result of a leap from its summit; and
it so happened that, her cloqies having become inflated, she was
borne as by a balloon, and came unhurt to the ground. A few days
since a pedlar, in a prosperous way of business, but whose head had
become rather the worse for the copious libations in which he had
been indulging, ascended to the summit, and, exclaiming to some
persons near, " You shall now see how I am going to settle my
affairs," leaped ofT, and, as might have been expected, was picked
up a corpse.

INSPECTION OF THE SECOND REGIMENT OF LIFE
Gt7Anns.—The half-yearly inspection of this regiment, under the
command of Colonel Reid, took place on Saturday last, in Windsor
Great Park, by Major-General the Hon. E. P. Lygon, C.B. The
regiment having gone through the sword exercise, afterwards per-
formed several evolutions, and were highly complimented by Gene-
ral Lygon, for their excellent discipline and general appearance in
the field.