The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-09 00:00:00

THE COURT-MARTIAL AT NOT-
TINGHAM.
NOTTINGHAM BARRACKS, THURSDAY —At half-
p-ist four yesterday afternoon, a dispatch, which had
that day been received from the Horse-Guards, was
read in court. The sentences of the following priso-
ners were affirmed. We have appended at length the
particulars of some of the more important cases :
Private Edward Smithson, charged with breaking
out of barracks, when confined thereto, on the 16th of
October, 1849, and with not returning until the 19-h
of the same month.--Three months' imprisonment.
Private Robert Reuben William Pearce pleaded not
guilty, first, to the charge of breaking out of Notting-
ham barracks, when confined thereto, on or about the
17th of the same month ; and, secondly, to the charge
of escaping from a party sent in search of him at
Nottingham, after he had surrendered himself on or
about the 15th October.
Sergeant John Newman was orderly-sergeant on
the 14th of October, at Nottingham barracks. On
calling over the roll for evening stables on that day,
found that the prisoner, who was confined to barracks
at the time, was absent. Did not see the prisoner
afterwards until the following evening, when he
(Pearce) was ordered to surrender to a piquet com-
manded by Lieutenant Robinson, at the Navigation
Inn, Trent-lane, about three miles from Nottingham
barracks. The prisoner did surrender himself, but
afterwards effected his escape. Pearce was a prisoner
in the regimental guard-room at the barracks when
he next saw him.
The prisoner had nothing to say in his defence.
There were no former convictions against Pearce ;
his general character is good.—Fifty-six days' hard
labour.
Charles Peters was charged with absenting himself
without leave, having been previously warned for duty
from a party ordered to parade at six o'clock on the
evening of the 15th of October, at Nottingham
barracks, and with not returning until on or about
the 17th of the same month ; also with escaping from
a party sent in search of him and others, and to which
he had surrendered himself at Nottingham on or
about the 16th of October, 1849.
Prisoner pleaded not guilty.
Sergeant John Newman said he was on a piquet
ordered to parade, under command of Adjutant Ro-
binson, at 6, P.M., on the 15th of October, at Notting-
ham barracks. On parading the men for that day
the prisoner, who had been duly warned by him, was
absent ; a piquet, of which witness was one, pro-
ceeded into the town in search of the men absent from
the regiment, and saw the prisoner with several others
in the Navigation Inn public-house, Trent-lane.
Peters surrendered himself, being ordered to do so by
Sergeant Robinson, and afterwards made his escape.
Did not see him again until the morning of the 18th
of October, when he was a prisoner in the barrack
regiment guard-room.
The prisoner said he did not come out of hospital
until the afternoon of the day when the order was
given for the men to be confined to the barracks, nor
was he present at the parade when such order was
given. He was confined from the 9th to the 15th,
the same as those men whose horses were dirty. He
went out of barracks, saw some of the other absentees,
and being very much grieved at his long confinement
for no offence whatever, he stayed with them. He
called Private Thomas Green, who said he was stand-
ing at prisoner's left at sword parade on the evening
of the I;th, but did not hear Sergeant Newman warn
Peters for any duty, nor did he think it possible he
could have done so without him (witness) hearing it.
Prisoner was tried and convicted by a garrison
court-martial at Portsmouth, on the 18th of February,
1847, for desertion and snaking away with part of his
regimental necessaries, for which offence he suffered
eighty-four days' hard labour, and was placed under
stoppages. In November, 1848, he was also convicted
before a district court-martial at Nottingham, on the
charge of desertion, and sentenced to eighty-four
days' imprisonment, with hard labour, and to be
marked with a letter D, which punishment was
inflicted. Prisoner's general character is indifferent.
—Fifty six days' imprisonment, with hard labour.
Private John Ball, charged with breaking out of
Nottingham barracks, when confined thereto, on or
about the 14th of October, 1849, and not returning
until on or about the 16th of October, 1849, sentence,
fifty six days' hard labour.
John Thomas Holmes, John Turner, and Alfred
John Ellis, were found guilty of breaking out of
barracks, when confined thereto, on or about the 14th
of October. Holmes and Turner were each sentenced
to 84 days' imprisonment (hard labour), and Ellis to
56 days' ditto.

There are still two prisoners whose sentences have
not yet been confirmed.

•
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
Commander J. Id. R. Ince (1846) has been ap-
pointed to the Pilot, 12, at China, vice Lyons, pro-
moted.

Surgeon Fyscher Negus, to the Hound, 8, a
Devonport.
Paymaster and Purser Henry Brenton, to the In-
defatigable, 50, at Devonport.
Second Master W. P. Braund, to the Victory, flag.
ship, at Portsmouth.

Assistant Surgeons—W. N. Brake, late of the
Childers, and Andrew M'Clure, to the Indefatigable;
John Milne Duffers (acting), to the Victory.
Master's Assistant--D. 0. Burdwood, to the Im-
pregnable, flagship, at Devonport.
Gunners—William Turner, in the Indefatigable ;
Alexander Wood, to the Hound.
The discovery ships Enterprise, Captain Sir James
Ross, in charge of Lieutenant M'Clure, and the
Investigator, Captain Bird, anchored in Yarmouth
Roads on Wednesday. The Monkey and African
steam-tugs arrived at Harwich on the same day, to
be in readiness to tow them to Woolwich.

The Royal yacht tenders, Fairy, Master• Com•
mander Welch, and Elfin, Master• Commander
Balliston, on their passage to Portsmouth from
Woolwich, put in at Newhaven on Wednesday for a
supply of coals, and on account of stress of weather.
The Hogue, 60, screw two-decker, Captain Mac•
dougall, left Queenstown, on Tuesday, for Lisbon.
The Sty; 6, steam-sloop, in charge of Lieutenant
Robertson, left Woolwich, for Greenhithe, yesterday,
en route to Devonport.
The Horatio, screw steam guard-ship, will be put
out of dock, at Chatham, and be ready to be sent to
the contractors to have her engines, &c., fitted about
the 17th inst.

The Tiger, steam-vessel, building at Chatham, will
be put out of deck at the end of this month, when she
will be ready to be sent to the contractors to have
engines, &c., fitted.
The Adder, steam-vessel, has arrived at Chatham,
from Deptford, for harbour service, instead of the
Pigmy, sent to Deptford.
The Lucifer, 2, steam-vessel, Lieut.-Commander
Lloyd, left Bristol, for Queenstown, with 30 newly-
raised seamen.

The Fearless, surveying-steamer, Master-Com-
mander Itoskilly, from Sheerness, put in at Harwich
o❑ 'Wednesday.
SuPERANNUATIONS.—John Dulvey, leading man of
shipwrights, at Chatham, has been superannuated on a
pension of 341. per annum; and Charles Fredre,
spinner, has been superannuated on a pension of 241
per annum.

METROPOLITAN OMNIBUS SERVANTS' PROVIDENT
SOCIETY.—A meeting of the above society was held en
Wednesday evening, at eight o'clock, at Exeter Hail.
The proposed objects of this society are the formation of
a fund to assist the disabled and infirm, the widows and
orphans; the creation of an asylum for the aged and
feeble; the establishment of a school for the children of
members; and to adopt some measures by which the
members may be enabled to improve themselves men-
tally, morally, and religiously. Mr. James Wyld, M.P.,
the president of the society, having taken the chair,
stated that of all the societies which had been formed for
the benefit of members of different trades and professions,
not ono had been instituted for the benefit of the drivers,
conductors, and other omnibus servants, though they
had now existed for many years.—(Hear, hear) He
(Mr. Wyld) considered that when, whether in fair or '
foul weather, the drivers and conductors of the omnibuses
remained sixteen hours a day at their post, some provi-
sion should be made for old age or unforeseen misfor-
tune.—(Cheers.) He concluded by remarking on the
imputation that was cast on the society, viz., that its
object was to pay the fines of those omnibus servants
who had been convicted of misconduct, and stated that
the object of the society was twofold, namely, to afford
relief to those who were destitute, and to exercise a
moral control over those who asked admittance into the
ranks of the omnibus drivers and conductors, by litmt•
inn the society to those only whose characters were unim-
peachable.—(Cheers.) Mr. M. A. Garvay, Mr. Owen,
Mr. Payne, barrister at-law (who made a very humorous
speech, and read a song he bad composed for the occasion
in imitation of the " song of the Shirt"), Mr. Richard-
son, and other gentlemen, subsequently addressed the
meeting on the resolutions. A vote of thanks having
been given to the chairman, the meeting separated.
TURIN, OCT. 25.—The equalisation of the Jews in
Italy with their Christian brethren is an act which has
come so suddenly that resistance to the measure is still
offered by the people, used to the prejudices and arro-
gance of Catholicism. This is evidenced by the curious
petitions which have recently been laid before the Chair.•
ber of Deputies. One prayed that all Jews should be
sent to Jerusalem, and a descendant of King David be
placed on the throne. Another, from Acqui, demanded
that the people should be permitted to plunder the Jewish
Ghettofur threo hoursl—Jescia Chronicle.