The Sun.
London, England, 1862-12-09 00:00:00

thiß SUN, DONDON, TUESIAY DECEMBER 9, 1862.

time-expired men from the various corps serving in
the Mediterranean arrived at Chatham, from Gib•

raltar, having disembarked at the London Docks
from the steamer Eva, Capt. Smith. The troops,
who numbered 40 men of all ranks, with five women,
belonged to the Royal Engineers, 2d battalion of the
2d Queen's Royals, 2d battalion of the 3d Buffs, 2d
battalion of the 7th Royal Fusiliers, 2d battalion of
the Bth King's Regiment, and the 100th (Prince of
Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment, the whole un-
der the command of Lieut. Smith, Royal Artillery,
and in medical charge of Assist.-Surg. Jay, Bth
Regiment. In addition to the above, a party of
the Royal Artillery also disembarked from the
same vessel, and were forwarded to the general
hospital at Woolwich, The Eva left Gibraltar on
Nov. 23, but was obliged to put back, owing to
some accident occurring to her machinery. She
finally left Gibraltar on the 27th ult.
A general court-martial assembled at the Royal
Marine Barracks, Chatham, by order of the Lords
of the Admiralty, on Friday, and was occupied dur-
ing the whole of that and the succeeding day in
the trial of First-Lieut. J. M. Sadleir, of the Chat-
ham division of Royal Marines Light Infantry, on
the following charges :—First, for conduct unbe-
coming the character of an officer and a gentleman,
and to the prejudice of good order and military
discipline, in having, when stationed at Deptford,
on or about July 15, 1861, borrowed the sum of ss.
of Colour-Serg. R. Caddy, of the same division, and
omitting to pay the same on the following day, as
promised; also in having borrowed of Colour-Serg.
Caddy between July 15 and 27, 1861, on two sepa-
rate occasions, the sum of 10s., making a total of £1
55., which he promised on several occasions, both
in writing and verbally, to pay, but which promises
he failed to per form. Secondly, for conduct unbecom-
ing the character of an officer and a gentleman in hav-
ing failed to redeem his promise made to Col.-Com-
mandant Lemon, C. 8., to tha effect that the sum
due to Colour-Serg. Caddy (then amounting to lls.),
should be forwarded by the next day's post ; also
for having failed to remit to Colour-Serg. Caddy
on the Ist of November last the sum of 1 ls., having
distinctly given Capt. Thompson, commanding her
Majesty's ship Cumberland, 70, to understand that
he was going on shore for that purpose, and also
for having on the 4th of November sent to Colour-
Serg. Caddy a post-office order for 9s. in payment
of the sum due, knowing at the same time that the
amount owing was lls. Thirdly, for conduct un-
becoming the character of an officer and a gentle-
man in failing to redeem his premises repeatedly
given between Sept., 1861, and May, 1862, to Mr.
W. Smith, canteen sutler at the Chatham division
of Royal Marines, to repay the sum of £3, being
the amount of an order drawn by the prisoner on
his agent, Mr. Tear, of Hatton-garden, cashed by
Mr. W. Smith, and returned to him dishonoured ;
also in failing to liquidate a debt of £1 16s. ld.,
contracted between the 6th of December, 1858, and
the 15th of July, 1861, and due to Corporal H.
Hart, master shoemaker at the Chatham division of
Royal Marines, which debt he (the prisoner) had
repeatedly promised should be paid within a short
time. The Court was presided over by Col. W.
H. March, Second-Commandant, and Capt. J. A.
Stewart officiated as Deputy-Judge Advocate,
Lieut.-Col. S. N. Lowder prosecuted. The pri-
soner pleaded " Not Guilty" to the whole of the
charges. The whole of Friday and Saturday were
devoted to the examination of the numerous wit-
nesses in support of the prosecution, and at the
rising of the Court on Saturday afternoon the case
for the prosecution had not closed. The trial was
resumed at 11 a.m. yesterday, under the presidency
of Col. W. H. March, when the remainder of the
witnesses in support of the prosecution were exa-
mined, after which the Court was adjourned until
Wednesday, to enable the prisoner to prepare his
defence, when it is understood that witnesses will
be called to rebut certain portions of the evidence
for the prosecution.
The very large block of buildings erected by
Messrs. Naylar and Son, Chatham, the Government
contractors, from the plans of Mr. Lacy, C.E., for
the accommodation of the married non-commissioned
officers and men of the first division of the depot
brigade, Royal Artillery, at a cost of upwards of
£lO,OOO, having been completed and taken posses-
sion of by the War Department, au official inspec-
tion of them has been made by Major-Gen. H. Eyre,
commanding the troops in the Chatham district, ac-
companied by Colonel S. Freeth, the commanding
Royal Engineer. The new building is exceedingly
commodious, and is believed to be one of the best of
its kind yet erected. Ample provision is made for
80 separate families, each room measuring 17ft. by
14ft., with a height of 14ft. There are also wash-
rooms, drying and ironing-rooms, and bath-rooms
for both sexes, all heated by steam, and fitted up
after the most approved system. The upper stories
of the building contain a spacious verandah, over-
looking the Nore, which can be used as a promenade
by the occupants.

THE RAILWAY RIO 7.

WORCESTER, MONDAY EVENING.
This city has been in a state of great popular ex-
citement for a week, which has been brought to a
crisis to-day by an examination before the magis-
trates. The immediate charge which the Bench had
to inquire into was one of a wilful and malicious as-
sault with intent to do grievous bodily harm against
ore Edward Garrett, in the employ of the West Mid-
land Railway Company, the person assaulted being
Mr. Walton, the lessee of the refreshment rooms at
the Worcester station of that railway. The hall
and the street near were crowded with thousands
of excited persons throughout the day, and the
proceedings were occasionally interrupted by
the disgraceful uproar cheering and hooting
—of those in the hall. The railway officers and
Mr. Walton were also cheered and hissed on arriv-
ing at and leaving the Guildhall.
Mr. Wright, of Birmingham, appeared to conduct
the proseeution ; and Mr, Motteram, barrister, of
the Oxford Circuit, for the railway company, who
justified the proceedings of the defendant.

The examination lasted four hours, and arose out
of a dispute between the railway company and Mr.
Walton, as to the latter refusing to give up pos-
session of the refreshment room at Worcester. The
company had given Mr. Walton several notices to
quit, which he had disregarded as illegal, and dur-
ing Saturday night week the company, in the ab-
sence of Mr. Walton and his assistants, locked up
and barricaded the rooms, and refused to give him
possession of them again. On Sunday morning Mr.
Walton went up with a party of six or seven per-
sons, and a blacksmith, armed with a crowbar and
axe, with the view of forcing an entrance. Mr.
Walton had broken a pane of glass, and was unfas-
tening a window, when Garrett, who was one of a
party of railway labourers, who had been armed
with sticks and placed in the station to prevent
any one gaining admittance to the refreshment
rooms, struck Mr. Walton on the head, knocking
him down and rendering him insensible.
Mr. Walton, in his evidence, stated the facts in
detail, and that on an attempt being made to regain
possession of the rooms, the prisoner said he would
strike the first man down that attempted to go in,
and that while he was trying to open the window a
cry was raised, " They are coming," when some one
pulled him from behind, and at the same moment
Garrett struck the blow. He was carried home,
and remained insensible until three o'clock in the
evening. The wound was new healed, but Mr.
Walton's head was bandaged, and he appeared to
be weak. A letter had been delivered at his house
on the Sunday morning (which he did not see
until the evening) from the secretary to the com-
pany, informing him that they had taken posses-
sion of the rooms, and that he might have his
goods on the following day. Mr. Walton's hat was
produced. There were marks of blood on the inside,
and the hat was broken.
Mr. Motteram, for the defence, stated that the
proceedings were authorised by the directors of the
West Midland Company, and that Mr. Walton hold-
ing adverse possession of the rooms after notice to
quit, they had taken possession of them quietly on
Saturday night, and he maintained that, having so
obtained possession, they were entitled to hold it
by force against Mr. Walton, who he alleged had
held possession unlawfully. The prisoner, however,
did not aim the blow at Mr. Walton's head, but at
his hands.

The Magistrates dissented from Mr. Motteram's
law of possession, and decided on committing the
prisoner for trial at the next spring assizes.
The decision was received with a round of cheers
in the hall.

SHIPWRECK AND LOSS OF 7WENTY-
FOUR LIVES.

Two men, survivors of a most disastrous ship-
wreck, have been landed at Queenstown, and re-
ceived into the Cork Sailors' Home. On Sunday
last the Eliza, a barque of 760 tons, Captain Smith,
left Liverpool for Monte Video, laden with ma-
chinery and coals. Her crew, inclusive of the offi-
cers, consisted of 26 men. After passing Holyhead
the breeze freshened, and it began to blow strong
from the south-east. About two n'eiock next morn-
ing the wind grew so strong that sail was shortened,
and at nine o'clock in the forenoon the three top-
gallant masts were carried away. With the loss of
these spars one man was carried overboard, another
had his leg broken, and the third, one of the
two landed at Queenstown, a man named Mont-
gomery, had his arm dislocated at the shoulder. In
an hour after the ship sprang a leak, and before
long she had seven feet of water in the hold. The
ship was then about natdchannel. All hands were
employed at the pumps, but the leak continued
to gain at the rate of an inch-and-a-half every two
hours. The mate, an American named Burns,
urged the captain to bear up for Queenstown, but
the captain refused. For 24 hours they continued
in this position, when the captain at last consented,
and the vessel's course was changed for this port•
The wind, however, continued in full force, and the
ship laboured heavily. All at once her three top-
masts went by the board, and shortly after the sea
began to make breach over her. One sea swept
her
force
boatsa,ftfndn carryingoless than twelve men, not
t
one of whom was ever seen again. At three
o'clock she was completely awash and sinking. The
two seamen who have been saved, William Lyons,
a native of Liverpool, and John Montgomery, a
native of Scotland, got into the lifeboat and
cut away the tackle. The boat was driven
clear off the ship, and she had scarcely
parted with it when the vessel went down bodily,
with every soul on board, these two men alone
escaping. A small schooner, named the Aspia,
whose captain was also an American named
Smith, and like the lost vessel was bound from
Liverpool to Monte Video, hove in sight to wind-
ward, and picked up the two men. They were re-
ceived on board end treated with the greatest hu-
manity. The schooner getting leaky, she had to
bear up for Queenstown to get pumps repaired. At
the Cork Sailors' Home they have been received
with that kindness the institution is intended to
show those in their unfortunate position, and every
attention has been paid to them by the hon. secre-
tary, Capt. Stuart, R.N., to whom, we may add, it
is owing that there exists such an establishment.
The seafaring inmates of the Home generously en-
tered into a subscription for the shipwrecked men,
and provided them with a sum of money and
clothes. The survivors were the only two British
subjects in the entire crew. All the rest were Ame-
rican, and all strangers to each other, as they had
only been shipped four days before leaving Liver-
pool.—Cork Examiner.