The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-21 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The sentence of the general court-martial, re-
cently
held at Colchester on Sergeant Brister, of the
Army Hospital Corps, has been promulgated. The
prisoner was arrested in consequence of certain de-
falcations appearing in the stores under his super-
intendence at Ipswich ; and he has now been sen-
tenced to a year's confinement in the military pri-
son at Weeley, to be reduced to the ranks, and to
lose all his service and other marks.
Some details were given in The Sun of Monday
with respect to the new Cavalry Barracks at Col-
chester, and a few further particulars may now be
added. The officers' stables are in two blocks, en-
closed so as to form a large yard in the centre. Each
block is 150 ft in length, and is divided into four com-
part=ents, each constructed to hold 11 horses, so that
altogether 88 horses can be stabled. The stalls are
each sft Bin wide and 9ft Gin long, and will be fitted
with iron posts and iron-ramped top and bottom
rails. Open litter sheds are provided outside, and
skylights run the whole length on the north side of
the roof. The height to the apex of the roof is 20ft,
and ventilation is carefully introduced over each
window and door as well as along the ridge. The
troop stables are in four blocks, to accommodate
altogether 224 horses. They are 180 ft long, and
their general construction is similar to that of the
officers, except that they will be fitted with iron
swinging bales instead of stalls, and each block is
divided into two compartments, holding each 28
horses. Infirmary stables have also been provided ; i
they are divided into two buildings, one consisting
of 16 stalls and the other of eight loose boxes, with
surgery and pharmacy adjoining. The stall-stable
is 93ft long by 24tt wide, and each stall will be sft
Bin wide by 9ft Gin long. The loose box stable is
115 ft by 24ft, is 20ft high to the apex of the roof,
and is lift wide by 14ft long. Litter sheds and
other appurtenances have been carefully provided.
The annual presentation of the medals and gra-
tuities awarded by the Lords of the Admiralty to
the non-commissioned officers and men of the Royal
Marine Artillery took place at the head-quarters
of the corps, Fort Cumberland, near Portsmouth,
on the 19th inst., a full-dress parade being ordered
for the occasion. In presenting the medals to the
, recipients the Colonel-Commandant referred to the
past career of the non-commissioned officers and the
, gunner who had been selected to receive such
honourable distinctions from the Admiralty in the
; name of her Al ajesty,and exhorted all young soldiers
i present to follow such excellent examples. The
following are the names of the men who received
[ the medals, together with the amounts of the gra-
-
tuities received by each :—George Maggs,
John
sergeant, silver medal and £l5 gratuity;
barrack
Downes, Ist class rifle instructor, silver medal and
• £lO gratuity; William Faulkner, corporal, silver
medal and £lO gratuity; George Pardoo, gunner,
silver medal and £5 gratuity.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, Jan. 20.—The de-
mand
o sales dayl,oao been exceedingly limited, and
h 0 bales, one half on speculation
and for export. Prices declining.
t for
docotton
n ott to-day
exceed 2
A duel took place the other day in Turin be-
tween the ex-Capt. Olivieri and Lieut. Lamberti, both of
the Engineers. The misunderstanding. arose upon the
Garibaldian question, and the affair terminated fatally for
M. Lamberti, who received a sabre wound, from the effects
of which he died yesterday.