The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-11 00:00:00

NAVAL IN TELLIGENCE.

Captain Lord John-Hay, C. 8., M.P., has left the Ad-
miralty, for Brighton. Captain W. A. B. Hamilton has
returned to the Admiralty, from Brighton.
Rear-Admiral Deans Dundas, C. 8., M.P., is expected
to return to the Admiralty, from Minehead,.on Monday
next.
Commander Alexander- Kennedy (1809) died at
Boulogne on the Ist instant. In early life he saw some
severe service. He was mate of the Thames in action with
the French squadron, in the Straits, in 1801, and served
in her boats in cutting out a gun-boat and convoy from
Estepona; was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in
1806; was lieutenant of the Sceptre in the attack:on the
French frigate Semillante, under the batteries of the
Isle de Bourbon, in 1807; and, as a commander, com-
manded the Port d'Espagne at the reduction of Marti-
nique, in 1809.
WOOLWICH, APRIL I.—A court-martial was held ou
Saturday at the mess-room of the Royal Marine Bar•
racks, consisting of the following members :—Colonel A.
H. Gordon, president ; Lieutenant-Colonel W. Bell,
Royal Horse Artillery; Lieutenant-Colonel G. B. Bury,
R.M.; Lieutenant-Colonel D. M'Adatn, R.M.; Major 1.
S. Hamilton, R.M.; Captain W. Pickering, R.M.; Cap.
tain W. R. Maxwel, R.M. ; Captain P. Onslow, R.M.;
Captain T. W. Lawrence, R.A.; First Lieutenant H. E.
Delacombe, R.M.; First Lieutenant A. J. 13. Humbley,
R.M.; First Lieutenant J. M. Wemyss, R.M.A.; First
Lieutenant F. H. Chancellor, R.A.; First Lieutenant P.
Beddingfield, R.A. ; First Lieutenant M. F. Ferrars,
R.A.; for the trial of First Lieutenant James Splaine
Dowman, R.M., on the following charge ;
" That he, First-Lieutenant James Splaine Dowman,
of the Royal -Marines, being upon duty in attending a
party practising with-ball cartridge, at Woolwich, on or
about the forenoon of the 9th of March, 1849, did then
and there appear in such a state of intoxication as to be
quite unfit to be retained upon the aforesaid duty, such
conduct being highly derogatory to the character of an
officer and prejudicial to good' order and military
discipline."
Colonel Thomas A. Parke, C. 8., Commandant of the
Woolwich division of Royal Marines, attended as prose-
cutor; and Lieutenant and Adjutant John William
Wearing, First-Lieutenant Thomas Carstairs Gray,
First-Lieutenant Thomas Magin, and Second-Lieutenant
Henry Fallowfield Cooper, Royal Marines, as evidence
for the prosecution; Assistant-Surgeon James Nathaniel
Derriman, R.M., and First-Lieutenant Charles Thomas
Forest Onslow, R.M., for the defence.
After a patient investigation of the evidence to prove
the charge, and in favour of the prisoner, who pleaded
Not Guilty,
The Court found him Guilty, and sentenced the said
First-Lieutenant James Splaine Dowman, of the Royal
Marines, to be cashiered; and the Lords Commissioners
having approved the proceedings and sentence, have
confirmed the same, and the finding and sentence have
been promulgated in general orders.
The Diligence transport-ship was towed down the
river yesterday by the Monkey steam-vessel, having been
loaded at Deptford for the Western ports.
The Basilisk steam-vessel was taken out of the basin
at high water, and towed by the Charon to moorings
alongside the Salsette receiving-ship. The Basilisk has
all her guns on board, and has a fine appearance as a
war steamer.

The Mastiff surveying-vessel was taken under the
sheers at the basin to-day, to have her masts taken out
and her stores brought on shore previous to hoc being
laid up until wanted for further service.