The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-03 00:00:00

COURT-MARTIAL

A court-martial assembled on Tuesday, on board
her Miijesty's ship Inspregnalrle, Ciptain Bir T. Maitland,
in liimmase, Plymouth, tor the trial of Lieutenant William
Julio Lowry, of her Majesty's sloop Britoaaart, on the lour
following charges:
"For that the said William John L rirry, when acting
lieutenant of ►er Mijesty's sloop Britoinart, and in actual
service and full pay in her Majesty's fleet did, on the lit
day of April, 1849, on hoard the said sloop, sleep upon
his watch.

"For !hat the said William John Lowry, when such
acting lieutenant, and in active and full service and on lull
pay, was on the let day of April, 1849, drunk on board the
said 11104.
For that the said William John Lowry, such acting
lieutenant, and in active service and on full pay as ati.re.
said, did, on the 16th day of November, 11149, on board the
said sloop, disobey the orders of William Charles Charaba-
lain, Rig , the commander of the said sloop, his superior
officer, by getting upon the poop gratings of the sloop, dur-
ing the watch of him, the said William John L ,wry, al-
though ordered by the said William Charles Chamberlain
not to do so.

" For that the said William John L,wry, when such act-
in" lieutenant, and is actual service and on lull pay ss (un-
said, did, on the 16:h day of 1.,1,..vemb,r, 1819, en bard the
said sloop, behave himself with conteinpt to the said Com-
mander William Charles Chamberlain, his superior Lit sr,
in the execution of his office."
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The court consisted of Bear-Admiral Sir J. Lonit, Admiral
Superintendent, President; Captain H. Johnstone, her Ma
pairs ship Agincourt ; Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, her
Majesty's ship Impregnable; Captain B. Smart, er Ma-
jesty's frigate Indefatigable; and Commander Hall, her
Majesty's ship Agincourt; Mr. W. Ithetlake, officiating
JudimAdvocata.
Tn• I rummer was defended by Mr. J. Beer.
Commander Chamberlain stated, with reference to the aril
and second charges, that be was absent from the Britomart
on the evening of the lee of April last, on duty, and returned
to the ship at 11 or 12 o'clock at night, and was received at
**gangway by Mr. Townsend, midshipman of the watch, the
sergeant of Marines, and the boatswain's mate. lie (Comman-
der C3amberlain) then addressed the officer of the watch,
sad not seeing him, asked Mr. Tower send where he we.. Mr.
Townsend replied that he was below in his berth. He then
ordered all trines of them to gc below, and ascertain and
repot where he was, and in what condition. Oa their
return, In a few minutes, they each reported the prisoner to
be asleep upon the table in the midthipmen'iberth, and that
be was dearth, on bearing which Le sent for the first lieu-
*swot, and, whilst waiting for him, observed the prisoner
gin ug, the main kaiak, ay, and stagger to the gang way ladder,
trite di, ask. Mr. Lowry was then placed under arrest, after
which I. (Commander Chantherlein) sent fur Mr Baden,
aaast.,.. as octant, the officer of the 6 to 8 watch, sad learnt
that he had boon relieved on the quarter-deck slimily after
8 by the pHs° oer. With reference to the 3rd and 4th charges
Commander Chamberlain stated that he was walking the
deck during the 6 to 8 o'clock watch on November 16, 1849,
of which the prisoner was the officer, and observed him
standing on the poop gratings iir company with the surgeon
and master, end holding ciaversa!ion. Ile went up to him
and called him down, sad expreesed regret that he shouts
have to speak to an of for disobeying the order which
he had before given him hot to stand on the gratings. lie
then desired him not to stand on the poop gratings whilst
officer of the watch, but to keep his watch on the weather
side of the quarter-deck. The pri eau replied that he .as
speaking to the master about the log; be, (Commander Chem-
berlain) told him that as officer of the watch it wes his duty
to see the log written himself without conversation with the
other officer, and that if there was amnion to refer to the
ma-ter he could do so when relieved, and farther told aim that
there was DO necessity far en (Ace' to be on the poop
gratings, to which Lientisant Lowry replied in a most dis-
putation', cootemptuose tone ti voice, "I don't think so at
all," and then said, "Do you mean he thy that at any time
whatever, and on any aceenut whatsoever, I am not to get
tin shies gratings ?" Be (Commander Chamberlain) then
Ica bin 10 go and walk the deck, and cease his 412,WWWWA-
*Ds Dad .at iget oa the gratings any mare. Primmer than
talked the deck for a few minutes, anti then got on the
ra_gogAtiogs, and looked slowly ell round the hods' os, got
Immo aggin, and walked the dock. Prisoner got again on
the pug gratings, and, se he &ppm, ad to be wiefally defying
his eiders, he (Commander Chanibrerlaio) celled him down,
and in a peremptory manner again repeated his order that he
(the prisoner) was never ageism any account to set on those
greater whilst akar of the watch. Prisoner rep:ied (in •
most improper tone), "Then, idr, I have sot charge 'of the
watch ; 1 mama be answeirebl•;" to which the conisnaoiler
re died am he was to continua in charge of the witeh. The
gortto:lW than said, " Something eeg, go wrong, and I cannot
naps:table; U I am to opatian• to charge of the watch, 1
will go em Ow poop gratiage, and if I ma's go on the PooP