The Sun.
London, England, 1825-07-14 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Detachments belonging to the sth, 16th, 21st, 23d, 35th,
41st, 44th, 45th, 46th, 48th, 85th, and 89th Regiments of Foot,
the East India Company's Artillery and Infantry, embarked
on the 21st ult., at Cork, for England.
Detachments belonging to the sth, 6th,Bth,l2thi 13th, 24th,
38th, 41st, 43d, 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th, 54th, 55th, 57th, 59th,
69th, 70th, 85th, 89th, 97th, 98th, and 99th Regiments of Foot,
the East India Company's Artillery and Infantry, embarked,
ou the '24th ult., at Dublin, for Bristol.

COURTS-M RTIA L.
At a General Court-Martial held at Up Park Camp Bar-
'racks,' Jamaica,' on the 27th December, 1824, and continued
by adjournment to the 19th January, 1825, Captain Theobald
O'Doherty, of the 91st Regiment of Foot, was arraigned upon
the undermentioned Charges, viz. :
First, " For conduct unbecoming the character of an Officer
and a Gentleman, in having stated to Quarter-master M‘Lean,
of the 91st Regiment, some time in the month of November.
last, that he, Captain O'Deherty, had furnished Mr. 51'Neil,
late Lietit.-Col. of the 91st Regiment, with documents to prove
that Lieut. Barnes had thrown a glass of wine in Lieut.-Col.
M 'Donald's face ; and that he, Lieut.-Col. M‘Donald, had taken
no further notice of it, than by reprimanding Lieut. Barnes on
the morning parade." .
Second, "For stating to Captain Richardson, of the 91st
Regiment, some time about the month of June last, that En-
sign, now Lieut. Barnes, threw some wine in Lieut.-Colonel
M`Donald's face, at a dinner-party at the Royal Artillery mesa,
in Port-Royal."
"Such false statements tending to lower Lieutenant. Colonel
M`Donald, his superior Officer, in the estimation of the Of-
ficers of the Corps, and to deprive him of that influence, autho-
rity, and command, necessary to the'discharge of his duty as a
Field-Officer of the 91st Regiment ; and consequently, highly
prejUdicial to his Majesty's service."
Upon which charges the Court came to the following decision :
" The Court having most maturely and deliberately weighed
and considered the evidence of the documents brought forward
in support of the prosecution ; as also the prisoner's defence, and
the evidence adduced in support thereof, is of opinion as follows:
" With respect to the first charge, viz. conduct unbecoming
the character of an officer and a gentleman, in having stated to
Quarter-Master M‘Lean. of the 91st regiment, some time in
the month of November last, that lie, Captain O'Doherty, had
furnished Mr. 31`Neil, late Lieutenant-Colonel of the 91st re-
giment, with documents to prove that Lieutenant Barnes had
thrown a glass of wine in Lieutenant-Colonel 31• Donald's face;
and that he, Lieutenant• Colonel 31-Donald, had taken no fur-
ther notice of it, than by reprimanding Lieutenant Barnes on
the morning parade :—The Court is of opinion, that he, the
prisoner, Captain Theobald O'Doherty, of the 91st regiment, is
guilty of the said first charge."
" With respect to the second charge, viz.--Stating to Capt.
Richardson of the 9lst regiment, some time about the month of
June last, that Ensign, now Lieutenant Barnes, threw some
wine in Lieut.-Colonel 31‘Donald's face, at a dinner party, at
the Royal Artillery Mess in Port Royal Court is also
of opinion, that the prisoner, Capt. Theobald O'Doherty, is
guilty of the said second charge."
" The Court having found the prisoner Guilty of both the
Charges preferred against him, being in breach of the Articles
of War, does therefore sentence him, the prisoner, Captain
Theobald
O'Doherty, of the 91st Regiment, to be dismissed
his Majesty's service."

" However painful it must always be to a Court to find itself
under the necessity of animadverting on the conduct of an evi-
dence, yet this Court would consider itself wanting in that duty
which it owes to the service, were it to close its proceedings
without noticing the very extraordinary and vacillating manner
in which Captain Richardson, of the 91st Regiment, gave his
testimony, as appears on the face of these proceedings. The
Court cannot help expressing its surprise, that an Officer of
Captain Richardson's rank and length of service, could have
any other than one impression, after" hearing such an accusa-
tion as he swears Captain O'Doherty made against his superior
Officer ; yet Captain Richardson states in one part of his evi-
dence, that it made no impression on him at the time, but it
did afterwards ; and in another part, that it did make an im-
pression on him at the time, but he never thought of it after-
wards. This strange inconsistency on the part of Captain
Richardson, (although it could not shake the direct testimony
that he gave of Captain O'Doherty's having made the satement
of which he has been found guilty), the Court cannot pass over
without remark."

" It is equally painful to the Court to revert to the evidence
of Major Creighton; whereby it would appear, that the report
of a glass of wine having been 'thrown in Lieutenant-Colonel
Ill'DOnald's face, had come to that Officer's knoWledge from
two sources; and the Court cannot but regret that an Officer of
Major Creighton's rank standing in the army, should not nave
immediately' called upon the informants to give up their autho-
rity for such reports, and also communicated the circumstance
without delay to his Commanding Officer.".
His Majesty was pleased to approve and confirm the finding
and sentence of the Court.

His Majesty was further pleased to command, that, in con.
sequence of the serious,_ nimadversions passed by the Court
upon the conduct of Captain Richardson, and Brevet-Major
Creighton, of the 91st Regiment, which animadversions ap-
pear to be amply born out by the minutes, of their evidence
upon the trial of Captain O'Dolierty, these Officers shall be re,
quired to send in their resignations, with a view to their retir-
ing from his Majesty's service by the sale of their respective
Commissions.

At a General Court Martial held at Up Park Camp, Ja-
maica, on the 24th of January, 1825, and continued by ad-
journments to the 27th of the same month, Lieutenant Thomas
Giddy `lntyre of the 91st regiment, was arraigned upon the
under-mentioned charge, viz.
" For conduct unbecoming the character of an officer and
gentleman, ,by -putting in circulation some time about the
montn of June or July, 1823, and subsequently, a report to
the following effect, viz. :—That Lieutenant, then Ensign
Barnes, had thrown a glass of wine in Lieutenant-Colonel,
then Major, M‘Donald's face; and that he, Lieutenant-Colo-
nel 31. Donald, had taken no further notice of it than by repri-
manding Lieutenant Barnes on the morning parade ; although
Lieutenant M'lntyre had stated to Lieutenant Burne, of the
91st regiment, in a conversation with that officer some time
about tile said month of June, 1823, that Lieutenant Barnes
had accidentally sprinkled same wine over Lieutenant-Colo-
nel M'llonald, at the Royal Artillery Mess at Port Royal,
for which he, Lieutenant Barnes, was reprimanded on the
morning parade by Lieut.-Colonel M'llonald. Such false re-
port being highly prejudicial to the character of Lieutenant-
Colonel M'Donald, his superior Officer, tending to lower him
in the estimation of the Officers of the Corps, and to deprive
him of that influence, authority, and command, which, as a
Field Officer of the 91st Regiment, he ought to have; greatly
to the injury of his Majestya service."
Upon which charge the Court came to the following decision :
" The Court having maturely and deliberately weighed and
considered the evidence adduced in support of the prosecution,
together with what the prisoner has stated in his defence, and
the evidence thereon, is of opinion that he, the prisoner, Lieu-
tenant Thomas Giddy 111`Intyre, of the flit Regiment, is Not
Guilty. of so much of the Charge preferred against him, as is
comprised within the tellowing words, viz.: Conduct unbecom-
ing the character of an Officer and a Gentleman, -by putting
in circulation, some time about the month of June or July,
1823, a report to the following effect, viz.:—That Lieutenant,
then Ensign, Barnes, had thrown a glass of wine in Liedtenant-
Colonel, then Major, Macdonald's face ; and that he, Lieut..
Colonel M`Donald, had taken no further notice of it, than by
reprimanding Lieut. Barnes on the morning parade."
- • 4 With respect to the remaining part of the charge, the
Court is of opinion that the prisoner, Lieut. I'. G. M'lntyre, is
Guilty of stating, subsequently to the month of June or July,
182:t, that Lieutenant, then Ensign, Barnes had thrown a glass
of wine in Lieutenant_Colonel, then Major, 314 Donald's face;
but the Court does acquit him of stating that Lieut.-Colonel
Macdonald had taken no further notice of it, than by repri-
manding Lieut. Bari,es on the morning parade."
" The Court having found the prisoner guilty of so much of
the charge preferred against him as is above recorded, and
wnich being in breach of the Articles of War, it does, by virtue
thereof, sentence him, the prisoner, Lieut. Thomas Giddy
M'lntyre, of the 91st Regiment, to be severely reprimanded in
such manner as his Majesty may be pleased to direct.
" The Court has been induced to pass the above very lenient
sentence against the prisoner, from its appearing, by the evi-
dence adduced on the part of the prosecution, that Lieutenant
APlntyre was not actuated by any hostile or improper feeling
towards Lieutenant-Colonel icl'Donald, in making the state-
ment of which he has been found guilty, such statement having
been induced by Major Creighton's (his then Commanding
Officer) inquiries as to the character of the Officers composing
the detachment at Port Royal, as far as regarded their military
duties, and of Mr. Barnes in particular, to whom his attention
had been drawn by his being absent from a parade."
His Majesty has been pleased to approve and confirm the
finding and Sentence of the Court, and to command that Lieut.
M'lntyre shall be admonished to be more cautious not to en-
courage or repeat statements which may have a tendency to
affect the character of any officer, more especially that of an
officer commanding a regiment, which it is so peculiarly ne-
cessary should be upheld and protected by all serving under his
immediate orders.
His Majesty has been further pleased to express his opinion
upon this and Capt. O'Doberty's Court Martial, that the at-
tempt made, as lies been exposed on the proceedings, to pre-
judice the'eharacter of the meritorious officer now in command
of the 91st regiment, has not been less malicious than the accu.
sation itself has been proved to be false and unworthy.

THE LATE GOVERNOR MACQUARIE.

(From the Sidney Gazette, Nov. 18, 1824.)

in pursuance of the Resolutions that were
adopted at a Meeting at the residence of JOHN THOMAS
CAMPBELL, Esq. on the sth instant, the Solemn Procession
took place on Sunday last, the 14th instant, in honour of the
memory of our late Governor, General MACQUARIE. On the
present occasion. we shall be as brief as circumstances will pos-
sibly admit. At ten. o'clock the Officers, Civil, Military, and
Naval, the Hon. the Judge Advocate, and Magistrates of the
Colony • and the private Gentlemen, Merchants, and respect-
able Inhabitants, were assembled in the front of the 'Court-
house, in Castlereagh-street. At half-past ten the ProceSsion
began to move, adhering, as nearly as possible, to the following
order, which was determined on at the Meeting held on the sth,
and rendered public fur general information :
Two Mutes.;
Two Mutes;
Three Mutes;
The Rev. Wm. Cowper, Senior Assistant Chaplain ;
The Staff of the late Governor as Chief Mourners ; comprising
H. C. Antill, Esq. late Major of Brigade; John Thomas
Campbell, Esq. late Secretary to Government ; and William
Redfern, Esq. Surgeon to his late Excellency's Family ;
The Officers of Regiments, formerly on duty in New South
Wales ;
The Officers of the present Garrison ;
.Officers of the Navy and Commissariat; •
Law Officers according to Rank
Medical Gentlemen ;
Judge Advocate and Senior Magistrate; -.
Other Magistrates, according to Priority of Commission;
Principal Civil Officers ; • •
Solicitors ;
Private Gentlemen, Merchants, and Strangers; '
Clarks in Public Offices ; .
Inhabitants generally • • ' •
The Detachment of H. 31,48 th legimen t ;
Two Members of the Procession Clininittee ia the Rear ;
.' Two Mutes. •, - . --.
The streets were 'lined with the populace, thousands of whom
were assembled to behold the cordial tokens of respect that re-
mained to be offered by a grateful 'people, to the memory of
their departed Governor. The Rev. William Cowper, who had
fulfilled the duties of the Ministry in the Town of Sydney, and
in the Church of St. Philip, during the whole of the adminis-
tration of General Macquarie, was very properly chosen to preach
the Sermon on this mournful occasion. The Rey. Gentleman
selected for his text the following passage, to be found in . the
xxii chap. Proverbs :—" Seest thou a man diligent in his busi-
ness ? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before
mean men."—The Rev. Gentleman took occasion, in his dis-
course, to remark upon the uncertainty of sublunary affairs;
and pathetically urged immediate attention to the realities of
the eternal world. In the exordium Mr. Cowper descanted
upon the unremitting energy of the deceased General, who was
indefatigable in exerting himself in the cause of these interest-
ing colonies whose welfare and prosperity were primary objects
in his elevated and liberal mind. After the Rev. Gentleman
concluded his discourse, in which he made solemn appeals to
the crowded congregation, lie briefly delineated the contrast be-
twixt the present state of the Colony, and what it bore in 1809—
a contrast most striking ! Governor Macquarie, the Rev. Gen-
tleman observed, was subject to the fallabilities of man : but
his principles and character demanded our esteem, and called
upon us to revere his memory. The public and private virtues
of the late General were eminently conspicuous. As a Hus-
band, Father, Friend, and Master, his equal, in private life,
was rarely to be found ; for eleven years and eleven months he
sacrificed every thing to the duties of his Administration. In
1809, almOst the whole of the Australian population were living
in a state of unblushing concubinage—marriage, the ordinance
of Heaven, was little respected. In the first year of General
Maquarie's Government no less than 181 marriages were so-
lemnized in the town of Sydney ! To behold the numbers of
poor children wandering about the streets,, destitute of instruc-
tion and clothing, was a lamentable object for enlightened hu.
manity to contemplate. Public and charity schools were insti.
tuted seven, weeks after his arrival. In 1809 the Sabbath was
unknown as the day of the Most High-and quite disregarded.
Cattle were slaughtered, provisions issued fro.n the stores, carts
and waggons were employed, and 'public worship little attended.
The Sydney Gazette, too, the only paper printed in the Colony,
was published on a Sunday. The Bible. and Benevolent So.
cieties were founded under Governor Macqdarie's auspices, and
every laudable Institution was generally encouraged and pro-
moted. His Excellency General Macquarie, too, founded the
Male Orphan. Institution, thus imitating one of his predeces-
sors (Governor King,) who first formed the Female Orphan In-
stitution. In closing the subject, the Rev. Gentleman observed,
that he could not but pertinantly remark that the deceased, in
his long and arduous public course, had most aptly illustrated
the text. " Seest thou a man diligentin his business ? he shall
stand before kings." General Macquarie stood before George
the Third, and George the Fourth ! and, as a mark of Royal
approbation, was rewarded with a pension of 10001. per annum.
We think Mr. Cowper will now stand higher than ever in pub-
lic regard ; he deservedly merits, from 15 years' unceasing dili-
gence in the Ministry, the grateful consideration of the Colony
—particularly when it is to be recollected that lie was one of
those who had, in common with many others, to share the fatigue
. of thelate Governor's arduous Administration. No other Mi-
nister,_in New South Wales, perhaps, could have done more
ample justice to the memory of oar late Governor in Chief, than
Mr. Cowper; the Rev, Gentleman is therefore entitled to our
warmest and grateful respect for his exertions on this interesting
occasion.

Alett „
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MASONIC NOTICES FOR NEXT WEEK.
ENGLAND.
Monday, July 18, LONDON. Nos. 1, 8,14,15, 22, 104,
284, 293, 306.
Cor,rxTßY. Nos. 20, 72, 102, 219, 311,
368, 423, 509, 510, 521,
583. •
- 19, Lox Do N. Nos. 33, 42, 266, 281, 309.
CoUNTRY. Nos. 127, 151, 167, 170,
184, 199, 385, 532, 544,
551.
Wednesday, -- 20, Lospox. Nos. 36, 56, 91, 92, 134,
225, 296, 321.
COUNTRY. Nos. 95, 105, 124, 146.
207, 229, 339, 342, 465.
480, 487, 529, 581, 678,
711.
21, LONDON. Nov. 65, 152, 274, 388.
House Corn. Fem. Sch.
at 11.
COUNTRY. Nos. 48, 113, 171, 2611
416, 453, 466, 469, 611,
561.
- V, LONDON. • • •
COUNTRY. Nos. 283, 5.50, 655, 675,
709.
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