The Sun.
London, England, 1862-12-25 00:00:00

2HE ARMY.

By direction of the authorities at the Horse-
guards the usual weekly discharge of invalid and
time-expired troops from the depot at Chatham
took place yesterday, in order that the men brought
forward for discharge might arrive at their desti-

nations before Christmas-day. Owing to the whole
of the detachments having arrived from India for
the season the troops stationed at the invalid estab-
lishment, St. Mary's Barracks, awaiting their dis-
charge, consist exclusively of men sent to Chathara
from the various depot battalions, together with
troops of the line from the regiments serving in the
Mediterranean who have been sent home in conse-
quence of their unfitness for further service.
Yesterday and the previous day about 400 non-
commissioned officers and men of the Chatham
division of Royal Marines left head-quarters, the
whole of that number having been granted leave of
absence for various periods, in order to enable them
to spend the Christmas holydays with their friends.
This indulgence was confined by Col. Lemon, C. 8.,
exclusively to men of good character.

The proceedings and finding of the general court-
martial which recently assembled at Chatham for
the trial of First Lieut. John Martley Sadleir,
Royal Marines, on the charges preferred against
him, having been approved by the Admiralty, were
promulgated at head-quarters, Chatham, yesterday.
The prisoner was arraigned before the Court on
charges,—first, of borrowing, on several occa-
sions, small sums of money from a non-commis-
sioned officer and neglecting to repay the amount
on the day promised ; second, of failing to keep
the promise he had given to Capt. Thompson,
of the Cumberland, 70, that he would remit the
money borrowed to the non-commissioned officer
that day, and ultimately only paying a portion of
the amount borrowed; and third, of allowing a bill
which had been drawn on his agent, Mr. Fearn, for
the sum of £3, which had been cashed byMr. Smith,
the canteen sutler, to be dishonoured, and also of
neglecting to pay an account owing for several
years to the master shoemaker of the division. The
Court found the prisoner guilty on ail the charges,
and sentenced him to be dismissed her Majesty's ser-
vice. The trial of the prisoner lasted six days.
Intelligence was yesterday received at Chatham
garrison of the death of Gen. Sir P. Bainbridge,
Colonel of the 26th (Cameronians) Regi-
ment. The deceased General was one of the few
surviving Peninsular officers, his service in Spain
and Portugal extending from 1810 to the end of the
campaign, lie was pr(sent at the lines of Torres
Vedras, the sieges of Olivenco, Ciudad Rodrigo,and •
Badajoz, the battles of Salamlnca, Vittoria, and the
Pyrenet!s, and the actions of Bidart,BuEsussary, an d
Villa Franque. He was decorated with the Penin-
sular war medal, with seven clasps. The date of the
deceased General's commissions were—Ensigv June
30, 1800; Lieut., Nov. 13, 1800; Copt., Oct., 17,
1805 ; Major, Oct. 15, 1812; Lieut.-Col., June 21,
1817; Col., Jan. 10, 1837; Major-Gen., Nov, 9,
1846; Lieut.-Gen., June 20, 18,54 ; and Gen., Aug. Au.
24, 1861. He was appointed Col. of the 26th Re-
giment on the 31st March, 1854.

WOODEN LEG.—A wooden-legged amateur hap-
pened to be with a skirmishing party in one of the recent
battles, when a shell burst near him, smashing his artificial
limb to bits, and sending a piece of iron through the calf of
a soldier near him. The soldier grinned and bore it like a
man, while the amateur was loud and emphatic in his la-
mentations. Being rebuked by the wounded soldier, he re-
plied, "Oh yes ; it's all well enough for you to bearit. Your
leg did not cost you anything, and will heal up ; but I paid
200 dollars in cash for mine,"--"flier ices raper.