The Times of this morning concludes an articles on the
subject of Lord Cardigan's recent exhibition at Hounslow, and the rebuke con- veyed to him in the General Order from the Horse Guards, with a recommendation of Parliamentary interference-
- This is very well as far as it goes; but it is not with a bare expression of Lord Hill's ' surprise' and disapprobation that the public will remain satisfied. It will be their turn to be 'surprised.' if the officer who, in addition tn his many other notorious delinquencies, has committed this revolting oulrage upon humanity, decency, and re- ligion, is suffered to remain ' in the situation of a Lieutenant-Colonel commanding a regiment.' Should their reasonable expectations in this point be any longer disap- pointed, we trust sonic independent Member of the House of Commons will take an early opportunity of cutting the Gordian knot, and move an address to the Croat, fur the removal of the Earl of Cardigan from the Lieutenant-Colonelcy of the Eleventh Rustlers."
This is coming to the point with Lord Cardigan : but what of the Horse Guards system, which has nourished and petted that notorious Colonel ?
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