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New Zealander, Volume 5, Issue 316, 9 June 1849, Page 1 (Supplement)

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scarce more imprudent; for James dashed at his enemy under cover of the smoke of his burning camp, which drove right in their faces, and enabled the leaders of the advance (Earls Huntley and Home) to beat and totally rout the English vanguard, under Sir Edmund Howard. We do not mean to quote this well known action, but we may point attention to the similar want of conduct evinced by the paladin of ancient strife and the peer of modern battle. "In his ardour" (writes "He" (Lord Gongh, Tytler,)" the King (James writes an eye witness) the Fourth) forgot that the " left his position, joined duties of a commander in the melee, and was not were diilinct from the in- found anywhere to give discriminate valour of a directions. In fact he Knight." fancied himself at Donnybrook Fuir, and fell to among the Sikhs. A more undisciplined attack, or less tactics, were nevei heard of." In both instances, the parallels are remarkable, but even still more so, in the previous purblind obstinacy of the men. "The Earl of Angus ira- "The Chief" (says the plored him (James) to as- eye-witness) "was strong* sault the English or change ly advised to defer the his position are it was too engagement till the next late. Boitbwick.theMas- day t but it was no use; ter of the Artillery, fell two shots fell near him, on his knees and earnestly tmi he ordered an immetolicited permission to diatc attack. He swore bring his gunstobear upon that the first officer who the columns, which might presumed to give him adbe then done with the moit vice he would place in destrnctive effect; but close arrest*" James commanded him to delict on peril of his heid. The remonstrance of Lord Lindsay of the Byres, » rough warrior, was received by James with such vehement indignation, that he threatened on his return to hang him up at his own gate." But, (alas for the chivalry of the thing!) another writer says, —"Brigadier Pennycuick being dead, it appears intended to throw the responsibity of the heavy loss sustained by H. M- 24th Foot upon him, for advancing to the charge, without waiting for the guns, now said to have been at his disposal." Flodden has been consecrated to romance by a nation's tears —a nation's poesy. It was the folly of a wild and savage age, when the reckless efforts of individual gallantry commanded a rude admiration, But Lord Gough lives in an era when such heroics as his elicit nothing but the contempt of the world, and the curses of those he leads to slaughter. His glory, even if he earns any, is ruin to his reputation, destruction to his country, and it is most earnestly to be hoped that when next ambitious to whet his own peculiar brand, he may give place to others fitted to point how best it may be fleshed. The 14th light dragoons are said to have misbehaved •. —a court of inquiry may yet show how much of the tarnished honour of a corps so distinguished, is attributable to the misconduct of the General. It is rare indeed, to find English soldiers, much less English cavalry, avoiding the battle shock, unless where there exists some fault conspicuous in their leaders. Where censure has been so unspareing as in this Victory of Chillianwallah, it is positively refreshing to turn to the high enconiums passed upon the gallantry of the 61st regiment: — " Our brigade, consisting of the 36th and 46th N. 1., 61st Queen's under Brigadier Hoggan, were quite separated from the rest of the army. We advanced on the enemy in our front and drove them hack. We then brought our left shoulders forward, and drove back the fellows on our left flank, and then went right about, rear rank in front, and took the fellows on the other flank. Success attended us throughout; we took three guns, and the 61st took two, and a colour. I can tell you it was no child's play. The bullets and grape flew like hail, and we were going it at the double quick the whole time. The 36th N. I. did not behave well, they hung back, the enemy seeing them falter, charged at their colours. — The officer commanding the grenadier company of the 61st, ordered them to bring their left shoulders forward, and poured a deadly volley into the enemy, killing and wounding about 120 of them. If it had not been for the 61st, our brigade must have been cut up. They were most beautifully ready, the same as if on parade."

Strange but not True. — "The death of Buckingham, the well kown comic actor of the colony, is recorded in the late New Zealand

papers. He died at Auckland, having of late years, abandoned the stage for the pulpit." — So said the Sydney Herald ; and so, with the "pulpit" addition, affirms the Australian Sportsman. We know not which " New Zealand paper " records this demise, but (" Alas, poor Grhost J") WE beheld the wag, " in his habit as he lived," a very active and efficient accessory at the Vice Regal Ball of the 24th ultimo, to whose decorative adjuncts he had been very instrumental.—" So much for Buckingham !"