THE BALCLUTHA SURVIVORS

Evening Star, Issue 7320, 19 September 1887, Page 4

THE BALCLUTHA SURVIVORS

The -urvivors of the Balaclava charge lirece-.tul a congratulatory address to the Queen on Jubilee Day, It was signed by twoiitv-four of the -itli Queen's Own Light Dragoons, eight of the Bth Koyal Irish Hussars, twenty.eight of the Hth Prince Albert's Own Hu-.sais, sixteen of the 13th Light Dragoons, a-.d twenty-five of the 17th lancers. Theie were in all 103 signatures (including that of Sergeantmajor Bevin of this City), and of these turvivors forty-five were wounded in the charge and eight were taken prisoners. Two of the men signed with the left hand, Laving lost the sword-arm in the battle. The address, which wjs beautifully emblazoned on a velium tcroli, and enclosed in a morocco case, was as follows:

Toiler Most firacPiisMaj. sty the (jnccn.-May it p e ise vour Majesty : We tup unci ..rsigued non-coni-inis-i'.i'i-.l otUctr-" and prival i>, b. big tho survivors of those wno rode in the Churiri! of ihn Light Brigade at I)ii«cl:iv4 en the 25'h October, 18S4, big humbly to approach your Majestv with everv feeling of loyalty and deep respect on the misptcious occasion of the Jubilee year t.t your Most Gracious Majesty's reign, and trust that, with others nf your Ma jetty's subjects, we innv ho allowed to cflfe-r our sincor! and very re?peeiul coii'jratiilations; and wo further pray th.it i,he Aliuinbty God ma'., in His infinite wbdoin. grant you many ye irs of lie'altii and strength io reign over ynur MajVsly's loyal tu j'Cts . net vast dominions.

Her Majesty made the following reply, through Mr Henry Mathews, Home ftecietary :

I Invo had the honer to lay before the Queen the li.val anil dutiful address of the non-c:>mmH-ir.n. d el'lieei- and priv.-.tis win r >dc io the Charge or the l.iu'l.t Rriu'ad.) at Kilae : ava. And I have toiitfnriu y<ui that II r M.ijr.'y was ph aseii to rec. ive the mine n-ost graei'.u-lv. atid to command me .to s'gaif.v Her Maj'S'y's lively runembranju ef the pplei.Oid action in which they t~ol; pvt, and her interest in tht gaib.nt survivors.

CITY POLICE COURT.

S.ViTI'.DAY, Skitembeh 17.

(licforo Mes-o-s R. <;hisholm and D. Brent, J.I'.H.)

Dkunki'NNKss. — June. An-lcrsmi was fined ~m, in default- twenty-four hours' imprisonment. Pkttv Lakceny.— Joiiwn llickson (12) and Dunn* 1 io:iter (10) iveio ohm god with stealing a i|uanti!,y of wood at "Woodeinl, belonging to the City I'oipotation, on the 18th inst. —They were convicted and discharged. BiiEAciiKri ok liv-r.Aws.— I'md Kclhi Li/don, for setting lire to intUimnuble material at South Diiuediii on the evening of the Gtli inst , *as fund 2s (id, witliout c;fcts.—A charge against J a met 'Tail of allowing a c>\v to wander in Moniingtoii on the loth inst. was dismissed. Vagkancy.— William John Wilson, an old i. Ifendei', was sentenced to three months' imjiris inniont on a charge of having insullicient lawful means of support.

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