The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-08-08 00:00:00

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been created in the

Commons for its passing, inasmuch as it was only
carried in the Lower House by the narrow majority
of seven out of more than two hundred members who
voted. Its provisioni had been repeateilly altered
as,the majority fluctuated on one or the 'other side
of the House, so divided was opinion about it ;
All before them
were more entitled to express

owing to the close-

which would

have amply justified its immediate rejection upg
the forms :of the House, without expressing an;

detailed serves

public opinion

o lower their lordships in

THE ARMY AT HOME

THERE is no one who questions the courage and
bravery of our military officers, when called upon
by the stern necessities of war to act in defence of
their country's honour ; but the recent exposures
which have taken place of the barrack practices of
some at least of our embryo Wellingtons, present
such a melancholy picture of mental depravity and
demoralisation amongst those assuming to hold
the rank of gentlemen, as was believed to be
hardly possible. First, there was a court-martial
on Lieut. PERRY, of the 46th Regiment, stationed
at Windsor, for an assault on Lieut. GREER, which
was met by the plea that it was committed in self-
defence after gross provocation, and the accused
complained that he had been subject to a course of
ill-usage disgraceful to all concerned, and circum-
stances were detailed demanding the strictest in-
vestigation. This led to a second court-martial

on Lieut. Gunn, for his conduct, in the rourse of
which Lieut. PERRY wrote to the President, stat-
ing that he had complained to -Col. GARRETT, who
commanded the regiment, of the usage to which he
was subject, and had been called a fool for his
pains. The letter was published, and a third
comi-martial is now being held 'on I
for 'Melling his commandinx-officer

The wit-

nesses 'who have been examined deny all recollec-
tion-of the circumstances stated by Lieut. PERRY 3
bidit is a singular fact that, Tending the inquiry, .
two companies of the regiment have been sent off
lo Turkey, and the accused 'complains that he has
Thereby been deprived of the evidence of officers
whose recollection might l'ave been clearer than that
of those who remained. However this may be, it
'Ys clear from the circumstances which were de-
tailed on the first examination, and which were not
disputed, that life 107arracks, such as pursued by
some at least of the'6fficers of the 46th Regiment,
was a disgrace to •elk:ilised beings. If this be the
training which every young gentleman Who is an
aspirant for MillUtry honours has to endure, the
army must be in .a wretched state, the-qualifica-
tions for an officer being a compound of fhe buffoon
and the bully, and those who are destitute of these
acquirements being the wretched victims of perse-
cution and degrading practical jokes. It may be
that Lieut. PERRY, in his anxiety to exculpate
himself, has somewhat overstated his ease ; but
though Col. aGARRETT may not -remember the
specific comj nt alleged, enough haebeen proved
to show that 'practices were of common occurrence
in his regiment, which, if he were really ignorant of
them, showsitis unfitness for the responsible posi-
tion which :,he occUpied. It was :own that on
one occasion•at least he was actnafly•present when
a young 4Theer was brought into the room who
had just been dragged out of bed, and even the
circumstances which led to the assault on Lieut.
GREER leave not the slightest reason to doubt that
the conduct of the younger officers-was tacitly per-
mitted by -those in command ; and now Lieut.
PERRY is being tried for having 'stated that he
complanThellto his commanding-,officer of the usage
to which'ire had been subject without being able to
obtain redress. The object, no doubt, is to gloss
over the laxity of discipline which iras been so in-
conveniently made public ; but cif the intentions of
the autimities had really been tOinvestigate the
matter, ea GARRETT ought -to have been placed
on his *Hal, and Lieut. PERRY -allowed to give his
evidenceapon oath. As it is, however, the latter
has only Tthe opportunity of cross-examining the
witnesses without the aid of counsel ; they, of
course,Are interested in forgetting what it would
not be convenient to remember, anirby judiciously

shipping ,o'IT part

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officers With better memories are out of the way.
It may ke contended that young men will act wild
and fooliehly, and practise jokes without reference
to consequences of which it is customary for

colonels arid majors to be professionally ignorant,
but it is,* crying evil, demanding more effectual
redress than Lieut. PERRY seems:likely to get—
that a you gentleman, because hee-is unwilling
to submit, -should be compelled to lead a wretched
life until heis goaded into violent retaliation and
then punished for stating that his complaints have
been made in vain. We could refer to. an instance
almost similar which took place a few years since,
and we may now remark that the public ,attention
has been so vividly excited on this ease, asio lead,

we trust, to the effectual suppression of sr

graceful practices

THE PROROGATION OF PARLI2iIVIE3ZT

THE prorogati of the Session of Parliament
will, it is believed, take plate on Tuesday next.

when the Speech from the Throne will
by HER MAJESTY in person, who no
anxious to enjoy the pleasure of putting
so unsatisfactory a Session. The Globe
evening newspaper, is generally believed, t

?livereC
übt 'is

Londor

t'ie confidence of •the tCabinet, and tha
stak,ed last week that tie prorogation would I