New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-27

A case Of unusual interest was tried d LS>i~
on the ID instant before Sir Frederic Pollock, Lsu
Chief Baron Of tho Court of Exchequsr, 81 a
special jury. In commenting on the prccssdA,p
of the Court Of Inquiry held at Chelsea last Sprir
to examine into the conduct Of certain C6msaa
officers, The Daily Ne,cs saw proper 10 spesk Wit
well deserved severity Of both Lord Lucaa ~
Lord Cardigan. These Generals, a. our readers
are perhaps aware, are brothen -in-lAw, and have
long been on bad terms. In the Crimea tie N.
feeling between them was Q source of troaAls,
which was not at AL allayed BY the fact tAat tAs
one gave the order for the fatal charge at Ball.
klays, while the other led in person that bloody
op.et. At last Lucan was recalled, bat necessarily
found himself the subject of remarks moro funk
than agreeable vt home and especially in the lead
ipe ;sarnals. In order to punish this newspapee
criticism he brought suit against The Daily Ness
for an alleged libel contained in the following OF.
tract from that paper:
an a. We think Of Lord Lucan and Lord Cardigan.
We feel convinced that had they been under the ors
of a competent commander in chief-of one who would
have known and trusted them a. soldiers only, ev0
tbev would not have disgraceA and discredi6ed the
name and fame of England, or would have bsea
Obliged TO reign Insoleut disorderiy - they are -
much inclined a. they are to abuse their Positions
relying as they do for support on bad system OF To-
yoritism in high quarters, they are both brave men
they have bo;h some military spirit and sspirstons
and used az instruments by firm, vigorous, compe-
tent COMMANDER, whose firm will they respected AID
feared. something might have been made Oh men
quired vices and defects had full play and have intss-
duced into the military history OF their country an
episode Of the most dscredable description, which y
not to be sbued out of because the Board Of General
Officers happens to have hit on the true cause Why
supplies could not be conveyed from Baaklava to tho
front, No. the Lucan.C Cardigan scandal still rcsnsins
undimnished in real gravity, ct once warning aad
an instruction to the Duke Of Cambridge a. 70 No
heavy responsibility he has assumed at the Horse
Guards His FIRST his imperative duty wilt be TO throw
himself upon the young and energetic officers OF the
army; 10 seek out and elevate to places Of trust tue
ability and sesI to introduce into the service deeper
senee of reepon utility earpest sanse OF duty
Than the tuculent insubordination Of tho tSo white
Wast ed peers and the frivolous tone Of the report upon
which we have been commenting proves to prevail
among the senior members of the profession"
The cause OF Lord Lucan was sustained at the
trial by Sir Frederic Thesiger, and that Of The
Daau Ne~s by Mr.. Edwin James. The only Wit.
meas examined was Lord Lucan himself Tho cosn.
eel of his lordshp contended that the remarks CON-
planned of transcribed the proper range ofpubic
disquisition, and were malicious. Mr.. james not
oply had the better side of the question bat made
much better argument. The Jury were out about
twenty minutes and brought in verdict for the
defendant. 1t is justly regarded % an important
triumph of the freedom Of journalistic discussion