The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-02 00:00:00

THE ARMY,

Preparations for the court-martial on Lieut.. Col. Craw-
ley continue to be actively made at Aldershot. No official
notification has yet been issued fixing the opening day of
the trial; but, as several officers of the Enniskillens have
leave of absence until the 10th inst., it is not probable that
the court-martial will commence its proceedings until after
that data. The following is a complete list of the nfficers
whe have already arrived in the camp for examination on
the trial :—Capt. Curtis, Lieut. Snell, Dr. Turnbull, Quar-
termaster Charles Wooden,
.V.C., Capt. Renshaw, Lients.
Davies, and Wallace, Capt. Weir, Cornet Davis. The non-
commissioned officers and men consist of 20 sergeants, 16
corporals, 87 privates, which, with the above-named officer;
makes a total of 132 witnesses.
The third annual report of the committee of the Alder-
shot Hospital for the wives and children of soldiers has
just been issued. The hospital was established in Septem-
ber, 1861, and since that date has afforded relief to some
thousands of persons who otherwise must have suffered
severely from the want of medical attendance. The period
embraced by the report is from October 1, 1862, to Sept.
30, 1863, and is decidedly more favourable and encouraging
than that of the previous year. During the past 12 months
809 cases have been treated in the hospital—namely, con-
finements, 331; sick women, 232 ; sick children, 246. Out
of that number there have been only 23 deaths—women 7,
and children 16. In the previous year there were 669 cases
treated—viz., confinements, 330; sick women, 168; sick
children, 171 ; and out of this number 29 deaths occurred.
The report, therefore, shows an increase of 140 patients
during the year, and a decrease of 6 deaths in the total
cases treated. The subscriptions and donations amounted
to £325 15s. The balance in hand this year, however, is
only £ll5 8s 6d against Ll5O Os ld in the previous year,
an increase of expenditure having arisen
on the pur-
chase of clothing for the use of patients in the
hospital. The report, which is signed and " ap.
proved" by Lieutenant-General Sir J. L. Pennefather,
K.C.8., contains the expression of the committee's
thanks to Mr. D. P. Barry, secretary and medical attendant,
and to Major Smith, treasurer, to whose persevering exer-
tions the very satisfactory state of the hospital is, in a great
measure, to be attributed.

The Secretary of the Aldershot Junction Railway Com-
pany received a communication on Friday from the War-
office, intimating that his Royal Highness the Duke of
Cambridge will be prepared to support the construction of
the new hne of railroad proposed by the above company.
Staff-Surg. T. B. Reid, of the 92d Regiment, has been
appointed to succeed Staff• Surg. Bone in the medical charge
of the 10th Depot Battalion at the camp at Colchester.
At a general court-martial assembled at the camp on the
31st August, Private G. Wilmot, of the 70th Regiment, was
arraigned on a charge of insubordination, in having on the
is c of August when a prisoner under trial before a garrison
court-martial for disgraceful conduct, assaulted his superior
officer, Capt. Reid, Adjutant of the 4th Depot Battalion, by
throwing a stone at him and hitting him on the right
shoulder, at the same time making use of an improper ex-
pression. The prisoner was found guilty, and being an
incorrigibly bad character, he was sentenced to penal servi-
tude for 10 years. The sentence has been confirmed by her
Majesty.
Lieut. R. IV. Stone will sail for New Zealand on the 4th,
in place of Capt. Fletcher, 4th battalion Military Train, to
whose troop he succeeds on the retirement of that officer
from the service.

The Silver Eagle, freight ship, belonging to Messrs.
Soames, arrived on Friday afternoon from China, and dis-
embarked at Woolwich-pier, No. 3 battery, 13th brigade,
nof Capt. and Brevet-Major Govan, Second Capt.
consisting of
Yeatman and Harrison, Assist.- Surg.
Gulland, M.D., 157 non-commissioned officers and men
belonging to the battery ; Lieut. Tibbets, 31st Regiment;
Lieut. 3andwith, 29th Foot ; and 40 invalids from different
corps. The Silver Eagle sailed from Shanghai on the 27th
of June; 15 of the invalids who died during the passage
were buried at sea. They consisted of eight men and ono
woman belonging to the 67th Regiment, one man of the
Royal Engineers, and five of the 67th Regiment. After
landing the troops at Woolwich, the Silver Eagle proceeded
up the river to the docks to discharge her cargo.
A War Department order has been received by the autho-
rities of the Royal carriage department in Woolwich Arsenal
to hasten the completion of the new 300-pounder gun. car-
riages under construction, as follows:—One for Capt, Coles's
turret, now being erected on board the iron-cased cupola
ship Royal Sovereign, two for the gunnery ship Excellent,
and one for experimental purposes on shore. They aro
to be fitted on Lieut. Roche's system for working the
guns, and after a pattern of gun carriage, proved some
time ago on board the 14-gun sloop Hazard at Portsmouth.
The two guns intended for the Excellent are now lying on
the wharf at Woolwich ready for shipment, and are of thee
same calibre, both being fitted to carry a 300 lb. missi.l •
One has baea rifled and the other retains its smooth-bore.
The rifled gun, on his arrival at Woolskich from Shoebury:
tress, where it was fired nine rounds, bore symptoms of
separation of the coils near the muzzle. It has since under-
gone of
l.c.
gone a most scrupulous examination by the in3l,:e.
ordnance, and has been pronounced safe for further u.

T) AY "
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HANDEL'S " ODE FOR ST. CECILIA'S '
which was one of the principal attractionds at the
the
Musical Festival, will be brought forwahrin_
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FAREWELL TO THE REV. ••
as given by
the Rev. Henry
breakfast
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the Liverpool Emancipation SocietoYA
On Friday morning a public brtea
America. The break_
fast Beecher, who returns to-day to
Bail, Mr. C. Wilson Chair-
fast was served in St. James?
ation
Society, occupying the
man of the Liverpool Enianrecalli
an
d address from the Liver-.
chair. Mr. C. E. I"wli.ns, The general purport of the
pool Emancipation 5.0:1%13'. a
f hope that America would
address was expresoailivow
the example of Great Britain,
soon be able to
f the r
and purge herself e
of the foul blot of slavery, and to
mother country by a 1 a.xation of
unite herself with.
the de - • restrictions, num:talon of which
those commercial
had been so strong a weapon in the hands of the South and
sympathisers. Mr. Beecher then addressed
their British
the assembly
t considerable length, displaying great
warmth of feeling, and expressing his deep regrets at
parting from a land where he had found so many friends.
Other addresses were real, and an album of portraits of
anti-stavery clergymen, ministers, and politicians pre-
sented to the rev. gentleman.. Three hearty cheers for Mr,
Beecher concluded the proceed in ~s.
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