The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-26 00:00:00

(Stamped ld. Additional.) [TWOPENCE.

SPORTING.

EARLY HINTS FOR THE SEASON 1857.

No. VI —THE DERBY.

NAVAL AND MILITARY,

COURT-MARTIAL AT ALDERSHOTT.

Tko proceediogs of a geutr...l cv,urt•martia( ap•
pointed to try Ensign Charles J.dquet, 23rd Fuellitre, oa
charges preferred against him by his Isle commanding
Officer, Lieotenent•Culoael Bunhury,bave ju•t been brought
to a close at Aldenhott. The cbsrges ware " for infamous
and scandalous condone unbecoming the character of en
officer and a gentleman—first, ion haviog, on tke 26th of
Anglin, 1556, made a fake report in writing to his com-
mending officer, to the affect that condo clime against
him were paid, which he knew bad not been paid;
ae-
eoadly, in having committed a breach of iniiitedy ninepin'
in absenting himself from duty dune g toe month of Sep-
tember, 18.58: and, thirdly, for b►an g falsely /sported Lisp
eirlf u too ill to comply with as order calling upon him to
rejoin the depot of his regiment."
The prosecution extended over tbrse days, and the de-
fence, in which the prisoner was ricated by Sesjeant
!satins (specially tanned), occupied two cap. Toe ceps
wee very simple, end would have attracted no more stns.
ties thee ordinary instances of breach of discipline, beat
from the fact that Ensign Jacquit, who is not yet 19 year"
of age, bad obtained his commanion in the 210:1 Fusiliers as
a mark of good conduct while in the Hoye! Elthorne Mid-
dlesex Militia; and that Mr. Jaeger; senior, had alleged
his eon had not been fairly treated by Colonel Ituabury, is
a correspondence which had taken ploce with the Horse
Guards in reference to the prisoner.

Colonel Wellesley, 7th Fusiliers, acted as president of
the court; Captain Marriott, 82nd Regiment, was the
Deputy Jed's Advocate; and blejcr Dame, commanding
the 28rd Fusiliers, appeared as the 11101111111.1 prosecutor.
Colonel Dunbar, end fourteen other witnesses were ex-
amined for the prosecution. The facts proved against the
prisoner were that hay.sg incurred two debts, one with a
tradeswomanet Farahans amounting to 21.95. while an officer
of the militia stationed at Aldershott; and another of 41. for
pipe sad cigars with a Jew pedlar of the name of Salmon,
he aeglested to pay the tint, and gave a cheque on Messrs.
Con and Co., which was dishonoured, for the et cand; that
havirg been called upon by Colonel Banbury to discharge
these claims, he stated la writing, under date August 26.
1866, that both debt were paid ; that at that date neither of
the parties to whom prisoner was indebted, had received the
moneys due to them; that having obtained leave of Ounce
from the depot of his regiment, at Newport in Monmouth-
shire, be absented himself for Ave we.ki, residiog during
this period at Brighton; that he travelled three time
between Brighton and London while so absent
without leave ; at the same time be addressed a letter
to Captain Bathunt, commaadisg the depot of his regi-
ment, informing him be was unable to return to quarters
owing to onions sypbylitic indisposition, enclosing a
sivilian doctor's certificate to this effect, and that in the
opinion of the military surgeons, who examined the pri-
soner at Brighton, such illness did not disqualify him from
being able to travel at the period referred to. One of the
witnesses created some amusement by the candid admission
that her visit to Atdershott, when she came to demand pay-
ment of the bill of 21. 95., was not made specially to Mr.
Jaequet, but to retrials the memories of several other
officers in tamp, who had forgotten their pscaniary obliga-
tions to bar mistress.

The prisoner, la his defence, declared himself wholly
guiltless of any intentional sailistatoment. With regard to
the skim of the Farnham shopkeeper, he had ideally
obtained a post-elks order at Newport icr the amount, ea
the 26th of Anent, 18643, one day previously to his Qs-
pities that the amount had been paid, and that an acoL
dental emission to send the counterpart of the order was
the reams the money had not been received. That with
regard le the dishomiund cheque, be had drawn it under
the belief that his father had provided lands
at Mama. Cos's ; that when in the middle of August be
found liked not bee. paid, he explained tie matter to his
brother, who was on a visit to him at Newport, end received
hie assureace that the matter should be settled on hie return
to London ; that when he made the statement to his com-
manding dikter he believed it had been so settled. With
regard to his absence without leave, the primmer threw him-
self ea the mereifel consideration of the court, alleging that
he was scat ierienaly ill daring the whole period of sash
abases ; that while he admitted having acted with greet
indiscretion and folly, be had no intention of disobeying the
laws of the service to which he had the honour to belong.
The defence was supported by the evidence of the
Farnham postmaster, who produced a poet-ithce order
dated Newport, August 26, taken oat by the prisoner in
favour of Anne ,Cottle, of Fermi:am ; of the prisoner's
elder brother, who admitted having under akin to pay the
dieboaeared cheque, and who really hid called at Salmon's
house with that object The cheque was never, however
forthomalag, and the evidence os this pout drew from
wart an emphatic observation on the in which the
draft had been heeded backwards and (inwards between
Colossi Banbury and Captain Bathurst, while it wee ease-
fatly kept from those who Weald probebty have paid it. With
regard to the prisoner's absence from duty, Mr. H. J. John-
son, late surgeon of the Lock Hoipnai, proved that from
the present width= of Ensign Jatquet's heath, he could
not possibly have been la a litigate to travel during Septem-
ber and October last. In sneerer to the earn, Mr. 3,,0n50n
said had be know. Eneiga Jaequet wee &beset i SiMs
regiment withostlean, in his then mate of health, _ ugh,
sea Mead, he might have advisee him to tisk n. og a
jitney, as a 'medical attendant, he should termini Lau
forbade nab 'step.
Major Unice, on the put of the prosecution, read a re-
joinder to the defence, in which he captained to the court
that the words" infamous and scandalous," were not his,
bet had been introdsced into the charges against the
Oscan at the Home Quids. He added, ?hat the
oireassmasere of exteaution disclosed by the dotes°, had

sot previously bees made known to the piosoontion—a feet
whish would esplala away any appearathe of bantams
agsloot tho primer ea the pert of Colonel Beebnry ; sad
lastly, be °outmoded that the Witter, usedical testioosy as
Eseiria Isegset'a ability to travel outweighed what bad
bees dest at by Mr. lehasen of the Lott Hospital.
T►eUssrt, Wain Ithardthe rejoinder Tsai, subsequently
determined it had bees inegslariy pat in, and could not be
resolved.

The President, before dogleg t►e mart to deliberate area
W finding, animadverted is strong terms upon the pre-
sents of Gaps. Bathurst is the room after all witnesses aa
both Hue lied born speeislly desired to withdraw—a pro-
seeding whisk, he said, *said only he designated as
MUM defiance of the cordon laid down by the court.
The decision of the court will not be made known until
after it has bees submitted Wass Horse Guards.

BAST INDIA Con Parr's SERVIcL—Sir Hamm
Davin/ma. Knight, Barrieterat-Law, has ben appended
Paine Judge of the Kamm Court of Jadienare at
Radio, vise Bit William Berme, melted. Maier J. H.
Kessedy, Red Madras Native isfentry ; Lieut. J J Bris-
tow, Bth Madras Native Infantry P.Wilsons
Madras lavalid Establishment; bent. E. Haynie, ladies
Navy, have ben presided to retire from the Berates. The
Rev. James Maekay, 8.D., of the University of Aberdare,
has bees appointed Amiateat Chaplain on the Beard
litgabliehateat. The Rev. Reny O'llrars Dune. B.A.
of Triaity College, Dahlia, bee been appolated
Assistant Cloplata es the Madras Bstablielimest.
The Rev. Chinks Hew Leigh Lye, Id A., of Wrath's'
College, Oaten, has ben appended Assistant Chaplain ow
the Bombay estaisliehmeat Melon. Arthur Maio, Archi-
bald WiUlam Owapbell, sad Arthur Rom Taylor Father
have ben admitted volution for the loads Navy.
EL James William !lardy (now at Cracuttab has been
admitted a wanner for the Bengal Pilot Sends. The
BAIL Jelin Blame/eta, 8.A., of the Beard Establiehment,
bee bees allowed to resigs his apsoiataiont. The nest
ezandastice of esadidates for Aoslstant Surgeons will take
plase ea the lOth of J misery, 1867; red for the Civil lies-
else ia July of the same year—Sasith, Rider and Co.'s
Overawed Mad.
A NOVEL )'AT Olt TREATING AN OLD LOVE.—••
• rather simpler ease some bston the beach, which, among
Me any schemes resorted to by disappoisted lovers. etude
ask**. Wiliam George ores brought up trader a warrant
for du new payment of to weeks' autribution to the ramp-
ant of his tUaggithwate child. He had, it seemed, tendered
Elisabeth Burgess, the complaisant, twenty-three shilliegs
all la (unhinge. He wee, however. served out la a way
whisk Ida petty spite fully deserved ; for after a good deal
of tremble tat get die required number, it was diametral
that more than • limbed of thou wen c materfeit. He
was take. tate custody epos nfusieg to obey the one, by
the tender of legal eras ; and the duesdant did not relax
his *henna, when tales before the magistrates, who were
on the reint of oemesittiag him to prism, when his brother
paid the mosey and costs. The bench very severely repri-
manded the mess fellow ; and when he made his appear-
&see is the easeket-plad his reception vras more worm Qua
seteseble.—SArneekay Chronicle,