The Sun.
London, England, 1822-10-15 00:00:00

COURT MARTIAL.

A Regimental Court-martial was held at the
Court-house (St. lago de la Vega), for the trial of J. H. Rose,
a private of the St. Catheirne's Regiment of Militia, under the
following charges.
" Ist. For making use of insulting and contemptible lan-
guage towards Ensign and Acting Adjutant Dare, on Sunday
the 2d day of June, by threatening, in a menacing manner, to
bring him to an account in respect to his conduct, as such Act-,
ing Adjutant, in breach of the Militia Law now in force.

" 2d. For having, in the presence of Colonel Jackson, im-
puted improper motives to the s.-id Adjutant Dare, in causing
a warrant to be issued against the said J. 11. Rose, for being
absent from a muster of the Regiment.
" 3d. For having gone to the house of the said Ensign and
Acting Adjutant Dare, on the 3d of July last, under pretence
of wanting the orderly book of the Regiment, and whilst reading
the same, using menacing and insulting language towards the
said Ensign and Acting Adjutant Dare, in respect to his con-
duct as such Adjutant, and falsely charging him with having
wilfully and maliciously omitted to forward to the Colonel an
excuse which he, the said J. 11. Rose, had transmitted to the
said Ensign and Acting Adjutant Dare, for being absent front
a muster of the Regiment.
" 4th. For using improper and shameful language in the pre-
sence of the said Ensign and Acting Adjutant Dare, when
attending him on regimental business, in asserting that the
said Colonel Jackson had, in reference to a Regimental Order,
dated the 29th of August last, stated therein, in respect to the
said J. H. Rose, that which was not trite, and also, in refe-
rence to the said Order, by telling the said Ensign and Acting
Adjutant Dare, to inform the said Colonel Jackson, that lie the
said J. H. Rose would see him, Colonel Jackson, damned; be.
fore he would obey it.
" sth. For threatening and insulting behaviour towards the
said Ensign and Adjutant Dare, on the morning of the 3d day
of June, whilst on duty, in attempting, in the face of the Regi-
ment, wilfully, violently, and repeatedly, to jostle or unhorse
the said Ensign and Acting Adjutant Dare, and for not obey-
ing the command of the said Ensign and Acting Adjutant
Dare to desist therefrom :—All of which are highly subversive
of good order and discipline in violation of the Militia Law
now in three."

Upon the charges being read, Mr. Dare stated to the Presi-
dent and Members of the Court, that from a sense of what was
due, not only to the Regiment in which he had the honour of
being an Officer, but to himself individually, and from a con-
viction in his mind of the gross misconduct of which the pri-
soner had been guilty, and its tendency, if overlooked, to cause
insubordination in a Regiment which had ever maintained its
character for good discipline, he had felt it his indispensable
duty to bring forward the present charges against the prisoner.
The prisoner then addressed the Court in the following
terms :

" Mr. President, and Members of this Honourable Court—
I am extremely sorry for having, in an unguarded moment,
overcome by passion, acted rash and inconsistently ; I therefore
set up no defence to justify such conduct, and therefore throw
myself entirely upon your mercy and clemency."

In consequence of this address, no evidence was gone into.
The following sentence was afterwards delivered by the
.Pre.
sident of the Court :

Private James H. Rose, the Court having consented to re-
ceive the document you have offered them, and they having
given your acknowledgment of the offence on which you have
been charged, every consideration, of course, has had some
weight as to the extent of the punishment which they are about
to award. It is unnecessary to enlarge on your very serious
violation of the martial law, or the discipline which is requi—
site to be observed in a well organised corps, the Court trusts
you are sufficiently impressed with the necessity of returning to
obedience, to command, and attention to your duty ; the Court,
therefore, sentences you to pay a fine of 241. and to be and
stand committed till the same be paid."

The 71st (or Highland Light Infantry), General Francis
Dundas, Colonel, having on its colours the following honorary
distinctions, viz.—" Ilindoostan," " Roleia," Vimiera," " Al-
marez," " Fuentes d'Onor," " Vittoria," " Pyrenees,"
" Nieve," " Orthes," " Peninsula," G°Waterloo," has received
orders to marh from Dublin to Fermoy, where it will arrive in
two divisions, on Thursday and Friday next, the 17th aad 18th
instant.

The 17th (or Leicestershire) Regiment of Foot, General J.
Campagne, Colonel, is daily expected to arrive in England
from India.

The 13th (or Ist Somerset) Regiment of Foot, General E.
Morrison, Colonel, bearing on its colours " Egypt" and " Mar-
tinique," has been ordered to relieve the 17th Regiment.
The 65 (or 2d York North Riding) Regiment of Foot, Ge-
neral 'l'. Grosvenor, Colonel, and M.P., is also expected to ar..
rive shortly in England, from India.
The 20th (or East Devonshire) Regiment of Foot, !Lieut.-
General Sir W. Houston, K.C.B. Colonel, having on its co-
lours the following honorary distinctions, viz.—'• 31inden,"
" Egmont-op-Zee," " Egypt," " 3faida," " Pyrenees,"
" Orthes," " Peninsula," has been ordered to relieve the 65th
Regiment.
The 20th Regiment embarked at St. Helena, the beginning
of March, last for that purpose.