The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1892-09-30 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

INSUBORDINATION IN THE LIFE GUARDS.  Considerable excitement has been caused in mill. cary cireles by a grave incident which has just eccurred at Windsor Cavalry Barracks in the lot Life Guards, a regiment that has recently returned from the Autumnal Mauceuvres, during which it was highly commended for its conduct and bearing. A good deal of reticence ie exhibited by the authorities with refereteie to the "mutiny,' if a demonstration against eupposed ilitrestment can be so termed ; hut, so far as can be ascertained, the circumstances are them : Colonel the Hon. C. Byng Comnisnuant of the 14 Life Guards, went away on leave shortly after the arrive of the regiment in the Royal iirough. Since his depirture the troopers coniptaia of having been harassed and overworked. 'kin U ;eituadron had a kit inspection on Saturday, when, it is said, unueeeesary tetait was found with the oppearatce ef the ineu. The occurrence appeais to have gryatiy irritated the soldier and hariy on Sunday itiornim!: several saddles beligene to the i•croLdron were found to have been iu jilted. The men were suarnoivd to the orderly room to explain the matter, and as they crossed the barrack ,i 11413 and retuinc4 from the building, the rest if the ;coopers, who were assembling for church parade. che-red them. This display of sympathy was, lie w ever. nothing in comparison with the de. nionstration that took placl iu the ereniug, when the regiment ouddielle paraded in the barrack square, and sang "hula Britanuia " and " Comriviee," the demonstration termivating with "God Save the Queen " and cheers. These are the statements made to a correspondent, who has reason Lai.v4 them ti be correct. On the other hand, Captain I..arter, the Regimental Adjutant, on being ititerviwed stated that no mutiny had occurred. 'I hore had, he said, been. slight disturbance, but none of the soldiers were absent from duty or under arrest. On fifemilse &toad Lieutenant Greniol took the corps out in watering order. The barracks presented their usual appearance, and outwardly there was no evidence of the dissatisfaction exiftieg in the regiment. On Monday evening the let Life Guards were gradually quieting. Although, from the excited manner of some of the soldiere,the norm had scarcely subsided. The Commandant of the squadron whose saddles were cat experienced an implement adventure on his return to the barracks, being hooted by the regiment on his way to the officers' quarters. Several windows in the canteen, and lamps and tire extinguishers in some of the barrack passages were broken in the afternoon, but the damage is inconsiderable. Colonel Sir Simon Lockhart is now in command. There is no doubt that the regiment has had a grievance, as many of the troopers complain bitterly of their treatment, and say that, during the last week, life with them has been complete slavery, and that, do what they would, nothing seemed right in the eyes of some of their officers.—A special correspondent of the Press Association, who went to Windsor on Monday to make inquiriee on the subject, says: Bad feeling has for some time existed in the 0 Troop of the Ist Life Guards, of which detachment Captain R. H. Rawson is in command. Captain Rawson came to Windsor with the troop in April, and is a junior officer, his commission dating from 1883. Sir S. Lockhart, who, in the absence of Colonel Byng, had command of the regiment, went to London last week, and his absence was apparently considered a fitting opportunity on the part of the men to show disapproval of Captain Rawson exacting too much in reference to their clothing and equipment. On Saturday night several saddles belonging to the C Troop, were out, and the discovery having been made by the Corporal Majors, the affair was duly reported. The troop was paraded ou Sunday morning, and the men were ccniinecl to barracks. The number taken to the guard-e-om was not less than forty,and the suspects spent the refuel:e'er of the day in shouting and singing. As the evening wore on they appeared to be not without sympathisers iu the, barrack square for considerable noise eud disturbance prevailed until "lights out" wee rounded. Sir Simon Lockhart returned trim' Lend in on Monday mowing, and received froin the Adjutant a formal report rf the outbreak. Auiavcltigation will forthwith take place, slid in the ord in ry course, by order of the authorities at the Horse Go "eh, the men who have been put under arrest crib tie tried by Court-martial. Press Association's special correspondent writes . Sir Simon Loekliart he:, held an enquiry at Windsor Cavalry Baracks. The outbreak is attributed by Captain Rae/motet; brotlier officers to his over zeal, and the men whose saddle panels wore out expressed iegiet that a regMamt which had hitherto b.,rue a gocrl acter snout.' have tnet I stninod by sub an occur-ence. Tito number of saddle panels out wee '25, and Om oil niers remain as yet uudiseovere& ' Another inquiry will take place, and be conduced ; privately.  MURDER OR SUICIDE?  The body oi J.tuo Bedrock, a Ciloaltiro sot rant girl, who has bum alis.ing since filkinday week, has been found in the Shro2shire Union Canal, WM Barbridge. Both arms wore broken and the face badly scratched, while there were other marks of violence. The last time the girl was seen she was with her lover, whom she afterwards left to go home by a lonely road, about a mile and a half long, running by the canal mile. 'rho police have ex. arained the path, but failed to find any trace of a struggle. it is sugge.ted by some that the girl his been a victim of violence, but others belies%) that it is a case of suichle, and that the bones were broken by barges. 13adrock was to have been married nest Chi mtmas.