Column after column of the Morning Chronicle has been filled
with letters on the conduct of Lord Cardigan, the officers of the Eleventh Light Dragoons, and Lord Hill, in the affair of Mr. Brent of Canter- bury. Mr. Brent shows, that although Lord Cardigan says he did not see his letter till the 13th of July, its contents had transpired ; for they are alluded to in a letter written by Captain Reynolds to his Major on the 11th. Mr. Brent also states, that be can prove the delivery of the letter at the Barracks by a special messenger. It appears that Lord Cardigan never communicated with Mr. Brent until he had heard from the Horse Guards. Cornet Brotherton, the officer of whose conduct Mr. Brent chiefly complained, declares, that after he had got out of Mr. Brent's grounds, and was on the public highway, Mr. Brent laid hold of his bridle, called the whole party blackguards, and demanded his name. These are the principal facts not mentioned before.
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