The Express.
London, England, 1850-07-02 00:00:00

MILITARY.

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WOOLWICH, JCL/. I.—A general court-martial, of which
Colonel A. H. Gordon, of the Royal Marina, was president,
assembhd on Thunder and Saturday, in the mess-room of
the Boysl Merino Rumba, for the puma, of tryieg First
Lieut. Reward Price Usher, of that corps, on the following
charge:—'• For that be, First Liao. Edward Price Usher,
of the Royal Marines, did, on or about the 6th June, 18.50,
in the Rossi Marine Barracks, Woolwich, repeatedly strike
with his fist, sad otherwise personally assault, Second Lieut.
Francis Rober. Newton, of the R. iyal Mariner, such conduct
being eabecoming the character of on officer, and prejudicial
to good order and military discipline." The principal wit-
ness was Litut. Newton, who deposed that, on the night of
the 6:h Juue, he was convosing with • female in Lieut.
rabsee quarters, when the prisoser violently assaulted him,
striking him with his fist, kicking kills, and using abusive
language t .wards him. He admitted, en cross-ezmination,
that they hag not been cm friendly terms for some time, in
asasequence of a priennisry transaction between them. Other
evidence is wane MUSEUM corroborative of Lieut. Newton's
svidesos miss niven, but the finding of the court will not be
known till it has been apiiroved of by the Lords of the Ad-
wilealty.—Experisents will take place in a few days at
Shoebuy Nest with the new Swedish gets, which has • rifle
here, wad isex,ieted to exhibit an eatraoirdiaary degree of
presides fa its flee. Captain Walker (6th bath), Royal
Artdievy, sad several oaken, non commissioned officers, and
mea of kis eompsay, are stationed at Stioebury fur this
1117::Aruhho TROOP-W[lY, with the 961 Rest. on board,
vas at the Cape of flood Hope on the 19A May, when the
Medea left for !Instead.
95vie Reotenwr.—The Medea steam-sloop, which ar-
rived at Portsmouth from the Cape of Good Hope on Se.
tarday, has brought intelligent* of this regiment. The
Bombay troopship had arrived at the Cape, and, in conse-
quence of the troops havieg suffered mesh from dysentery
la Ads passage from Hoag Kong, the entire asinber of the
9.6t1t disembarked at Simon's Bay. The day the Medea sailed
from the Cape (19A May) this regiment wart still detained
Mare, and had lost above 40 mom iron that complaint.

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