The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-12-21 00:00:00

GENERAL COURT MARTIAL

At a General Court Martial, held on the loth of Jnlv, last
at the Court Mouse, Spanish Town, Jamaica, Lieutenant
Joseph Millward, of the Saint Calberini 's regiment of unti-
-1 tin, was arraigned on the following charge, preferred against
him by Colonel Jackson, belonging to the same regiment,
viz. "For having at different reeled* abestried himself from
mutiny ditty."
The Court was composed of the fulkwing officers :—Lien-
tenant.Colonel Lewis (President) ; Meier Hewett ; Captains
Williams, Mammas, Page, French, Horse, Packer, Vidal,
Barriffe, Hassey, Potlfir,and Scutt.
On the names of the members being called over by the
Judge Advokate—
Lkntsmant Millman' objected to Mirky Hewitt. The
Court requested that be would state his reasons, when he tie.
,sired that the Hon. President would put the following ques-
tion tp Major Hewitt, viz. " Whether or no he, Major
Hewitt, bad in any manner been an adviser of Colonel Jack-
soo's in the
_proceedings now brought forward imagist him?"
To which Major Hewitt refused giving an answer.
The Court was then cleared, and on its being reopened, it
was stated by the President, that its members were unani-
mously of opinion that the question was improper.
Lieutenant Mills ard not appearing in regimentals, spoke
piked for an doing, staling, that having been superseded, and
a junior officer promoted over him, he did not consider him-
self any longer attached to the St. Catherine's regiment of
Militia; that he had not his regimentals, for he bad sent
them into the couutry, considering that he had no further
use for them.
This wan admitted by the Court, on the grounds of his re-
gimentals not being near al hand.
The Prisoner then submitted, that having been superseded
he was no longer amenable to the Court, and was therefore
not liable to ho tried under the charge now preferred against
him; Not the Court being of a different opinion, proceeded
to try him under the charge then exhibited against him.
The on!y eases. that was called was Captain Grosser, to
whose Company Lieutenant Millward was attached, and hav•
ing bees sworn, fully proved the obscure of the Prisoner
from the regiment at different periods.
Lieutenant Millward was now put on his defence. He de-
sired that Colonel Jackson might ho sworn, which having
been done, the Mowing question was put to him, viz.
"Colonel Jackson, are all the communications which you
have received relating to the promotions of Lieutenant Mill-
ward to the company, vacant oa the resignation of Caplaia
Lynch, inserted in the regimental order book?"
The Court objected to this.
The Prisoner then requested that the regimental orders of
the vth nirJune, relating to Lieutenant Millward, might be
read.
To this the Court also objected.
The Prisoner then briefly addressed the Court, and said
that the charge of his being absent from muster having been
proved easiest him, and as the Honourable Court had ob-
octed to his giving in evidence the order of the Ooverniw,
by which he was superseded, and on which his defence was
entirely grounded, he could say nothing further, but that his
absence from muster was not from any dereliction of duty, ,
that CoL Jackson knew this, and that be acted solely unfair'
the impression on his mind, that, having been superseded, be
had not any further duty to perform in the regiment ; and,
under such circumstances, be trusted such abseoce from mus-
ter was cleanable, and, as such, ho threw himself on the
mercy of the Court.
The Court vras now ordered to be closed, and on Its being
agent opened,
The Pa/1•1111SUT read the following sentence to the pri-
sow :—" Lieutenant Joseph M illw aril, the charge wbkh has
been preferred spied you by Col. Jnekson, before this Court,
have been full proved, but en consideration of your haring
thrown yourself on its mercy, its members are silliest to ac-
cept that as a siifficient reason for sentencing you only to be
admonished, in the hope that, by not imposing a heavy lino,
you will in future profit by the v:limey Acti) you.

Cam dined on Wednesday with a few friends at
Stockwell. During the evening he was remarking
that his horn was a very superior one, but vicious.—
On his return to town he was thrown from his seat,
and in bis fall received a severe contusion ou his htud.