Middlesbrough & Stockton Gazette and General Advertiser. — 1875-03-18 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

BBENTNALL—who had re. THE CHLRGE OF THE IiDNDBED."—NoW camemimed his place as chairman—seconded by Mr Walthe great disaster of an otherwise glorious day—the lace Gill, the following gentlemen were elected as daring and romantic charge ot the Light Brigade directors for the ensuing year :—Mr J. W. Anderson, against the most overwhelming odds that were ever contractor, Salthurn • Kr Thomas Koott mineral met in any battle in modern times—a charge that agent, Saliburn; Mr 'Henry Chapman, builder, Midresulted in the almost entire destructien of the splen- dleshrough ; Mr J. XL Lennard, ship owner, Middid regiments of our light cavalry, the hussars and dlesbrough ; Mr J. C. Simpson, agent, Saltburn ; lancers, &c., under the Earl of Cardigan. Nor has Mr Richard Verrill, ship owner, Staithes ; Mr H. G. any such charge oceured in aricient times, unless we Reid, newspaper proprietor, Middleabrough ; Mr T. accept thireally made from the castle of Alcoar by C. Hutchinson, accountant, Middlesbrough; Mr T. the hundred Christian knights led by Buy Diaz, the Cid Campeidor. . . . On and on yet, like a H. Richardson, secretary, Bolckow, Vaughan, and Company, Limited, Middlesbrough; Mr T. J. Thomwhirlwind, swept our gallant Light Brigade—the Rower at the three kingdoms, all well trained and ElOl5, iromnaster, Middlesbrough; Mr J. Peacock, miller, Ayton ; Mr R. Andersomoontraotor, Middlesflatly mounted, the hearty British "Hurrah 1 hurrah!" ringing high in the air, and soon the red brotieh, :old Mr Jno. Speddine Smith. Mr"LENNABD then moved, and Mr Simpson seasonflashing muzzles of the grits were passed; the winners were casting themselves beneath the wheels and ded, that Messrs Foster and Mildred be re-elected stewards, which was agreed to. limbers to escape tho cut of sword and thrust Mr CHAPMAN moved, with Mr Htetchhason as Beef lance ; others were rushing for shelter 'kinder, that Messes Hallam and Loram be re-elected to the equares ot infantry, whose musketry as auditors, which was also passed unanimously. rained now a ceaseless shower of lead. The guns This concluded the business. were taken, their gunners swept as ay, and next the Russian cavalry were attacked and a literal £lT7l3OOOe peyments for the month amounted to over for" st of Cossack lances and euirassier ewords, was '  ON the I:2th ult., a destructive conflagration broke tut at Port au Prince. About 300 houses have been burned. Several lives were lost, including Mr J. Hepburn, who was burned to cinders in the well of his yard. This gentleman was almost ruined by a late fire, and was struggling hard to recover his great losses. 'I here seems but little doubt that the fire was the work of iacLudiaries, prompted to the diabolical act by political motives.  Orr Thursday, the Blackburn magistrates instituted an inquiry into the frauds perpetrated on the Blackburn Burial Society. James Crossley, ironfounder, Bury, was charged with aiding his father in abstracting title deeds and cash from the safe of the society, and raising money on the deeds. William Crossley, the father, was secretary to the society, and was killed on the railway. After his decease, false keys were found which opened the safe, and it was proved that Crossley the younger, had been in Bury, Farnwath, and Manchester raising money on the deeds abstracted by his father. Crossley was committed to the Assizes. Three others who were also implicated were remanded, bail being refused.  . '— hewn at through and through, but the survivors of the charge were breathless, their horses blown, and when reining up, they found themselves without being supported effectually. "It's all up—threes about-- retire !" was now the order, and back again, but rearward now, exposed once more to a murderous file, rode all that remained of the 873 men of the Light Brigade. It was mimed to only a mounted strength of 195. Of the 18th Light Dragoons, only ten men remained in the saddle, out of 112 who had paraded ; ot the 17th Lancers, there remained but thirty-four, and when thremelaneholy roll WAS gone over again, it was found 118 had been killed, 134 wounded; and that, including 43 horses shot as unserviceable, the brigade had 475 herses•killed besides havihg for ty-two wounded.—From Cassell'a " British Battles by Land and Sea," by James Grant, for March.