The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-06-17 00:00:00

. ILI kilt Y I NSUBURDI.V.ITION.

he reserve with whit fi we thou;zht it proper rester-
It cat the instilwrdimeiun if the miiitary in the
Aletss is now unnecessary. Even the Papers under
the cuntroul of lluvermilent ackuowledge the occur-
rence, thoogh they p dilate the circumstances. It has
been stated by them, that the recent nmsoral of the 3d ,
regiment of loot Guards from Warts into barracks, in
•he king's Mews, wus a movement hy nu means pleas-
ink.- to the soldiers. The sevete and constant duty,
.inring nine d4ys and nights, ou ..asioned •
abfe o:scontent, of which they manifested strong
Thursday night, by a hesitation in
?▪
II • promi edience tu some ordet " Hut," adds
Mil.i•crial journal, "in consequence of this,
it has bee', deemed expedient to changethe quarters of
the battalion ; and the report received this afternoon,
from the Commanding Officer of the left wing of the
reglwent, on its first day's march, is highly t fedi-
table is rt•t•ry respect, to the discipline anti good
'tiler of the men. Nor is the report of the
frefittz 5h,c.....1 by the remaining part of the bat-
uslion less satisfartory. It may be proper to add,
ast the second battalion of the same rtlintrot is
i. the highest state of discipline ; and that it has been
'leads- ascertained that the symptoms of disorder in the
fast Ganglion are waconsiccted with any politicaffeelisg
what, res. We la.t%e authority to state, that the men of
the tight wing of the regiment remaining this day iu
have eypresse.l themselves much concerned fur
what has red, stud are anxious to come forward to
plead for porthole for those who have suiscundutted theni•
• "
We tryst," says the Meriting Chronicle. " tl.st this
a u. sit is iitera4 correct. '1 hat the Royal Foot
I,t.er It should complain of being put into barracks may
lie owing to the advantage which they derived from li;-
1.011:-, a hilt off duty, and when hilletted on the public.
As to the hard daty hick they have had tu undergo
during the lost week, their complaint is, that they have
not had the same allowance of beer money as on ioniser
occasions, namely, on the tumults on the 'Cc en B;l1, and
o:, the commitment of Sir F. Burdett. As to the pru-
det.:e of granting the troops extra allowances at one
and with-holding them at another, we pretend not
to sre tit. Combinations fur less work and snore wages
a. e t:ualifesunie in any community—in a Military lie-
se. rn.eut they are dang-eroas. We have never muted to
de,.tecate the use of a standing army during peace, and 1
I.c ate sure that every considerate and truly loyal sub-,
je:• of tie King views it with alarm."
The ihi-sing Post admits that the troops who have
I
Leer.msrefed off, set wet yesterday morning soon afters
Nor o'clock, though, it takes occasion to observe, that!
they were net disarmed, as has been erroneously stated,
bat filly et/oinked, with muskets and fixed hayottvis,and
it every respect obedient to their officers. Never did
say set of men, says the canting narrator, display con-
duct more sincerely repentant, or evince feelings of
derier sorrow for mtscontintt, than they did on this oe- I
I as'on. When esked by their acquaintances whither they,
owl.- eider, they answered that they keew uot, but were;
wining to go **Pylon'. and do any thing iu atouentent
ith their error. "It has been must reprehensibly
▪ continues the same paper, "that ou passing
llorse Guards, they here cheered the sentinels i
there ou duty. This 'detriment is utterly false. Not
a siag.e voice was raised or desired, and the utmost
it; ence and sorrow dietiegnished the *bole of their
pray's+. They passed through the Tilt-yard into!
st. James's-park, sad after they.hpl passed „iiirekiag-
ha.a.house, they unfixed ter bayonets by regular
0:31.r of the Commanding Officer, and then proceeded
• . t heir journey through Hyde-park, many of thesis
their muskets slung, all pteserving the utmost re-
gitlarity, and studiously obedient to every order of their
moot of whom had by this time mounted
b arses.,.
'the other accounts which wehave received, and which
we have reason to believe more impartial, if not more
r•ir7e.!, give a somewhat different colour to the origin
a the disorder. as well as to the subsequent conduct of
e suet.. They appeared to have taken a dislike to the I
w bat racks in the first instance, and the extra duty of
patrolling the streets at night (which they have rega-
i 41Iv duo' since the arrival of her Majesty), completed
their dissatisfaction. Besides, complainiagof bad spar-
ter., anJ Lard service. and not having received the ens-
hosiery allowance for such extra duty, it is said that
tiolvie7e dissatisfied at not having those opportunities
of earning teener by their occasional labour, which
they often enjoyed in private quarters, and that they
had been subject to some deduction from their pay, for
the purpose of defraying the expense of some change in
their dress, anti that they were deprived of certain
drinkicgAtioney, which they were accustomed to receive
on the King's birth-day.
Be the CaUK% what they may. it is certain that a con-
siderahm degree of diecoatent had been manifested by
these men for the last two or three days. Throughout
the whole of Wedeestlay they showed strong symptoms
of insubordination. and more particularly at and after
the evening parade. A report of these circumstances
was made. hy the Officer in command, to his Royal
Highness the Duke of Gloucester, as Colonel of the re-
'inmate and be lost not a moment in lazing it before
theCommander-in-Chief. In consequence, it was deemed
expediewt to change the quarters of the battalion ; and
at tee o'clock on -tVednosdayaight orders were issued
fur the march of the first division at four o'clock in the
'storming of yesterday. The insubordination manifested
itself altuoat throughout the whole of the night ; and at
nee o'clock Coloael Seymour. and many other officers,
were sent for to the Mews. in hopes their presence might i
restrain the apparently turbulent disposition of the sol-
diery. Host of these gentlemen were called either from
Almack's, or the Duke of Devonshire's Fete; and they
retnainell at the barracks its their ball dresses till the
troops had marched. At four o'clock the roll-call beat,
and in less than 20 minutes those appointed to march
all turned out in marching order. and went off without
• Morninr.
They took the western road, but their ulterior destine-
Lon, as we mentioned yestenlay,was unknown, their route
being sealed, and not to he *peon] till they reached
their retaliate quarters. They reached Hounslow in the
Tipster time allowed for mach a march, though, as is un-
derstood, they showed, or rather ',Acted to show, a dis-
inclination to their Officers as thee passed throngh
ihmasersoiith7be'lhe romahoder of the battalion were to
fillow this morning; nod throughout the whole of j es-
teethe/ they remained perfectly quiet t bat Mr. Ibex's,
the blagistrate, with a strung _party of police officers,
were In the barracks all day. Vie gates too, as we yes- II
testier obeormil, were closed about noon, and the usual
public thoroughfare stopped. This created a consider-
able Natation la the mutate ; and towards evening
great crowds helps* to watemnble at the Cocksponstreet
glib% ispea the protases of a right of way.
Oa the approach of eight, the crowd opposite the
Mew's guts seansolatod, and under the mistakes ides. it
is mid, diseostentod troops were still in barracks
Asa% or, at isaat, that the troops in the barracks were
Ilmatatrata• la emaamisesee of their numbers, the
populous bosoms noisy. and, from being vociferous, they
pressaled to be tarbsiont--private carriages were as-