The Sun.
London, England, 1815-12-12 00:00:00

G. Q.—BY THE bOMMANDER-IN-CHltt%
Head-quarters, Puttyghter, sth May, 1915, .
txtracts front the proceediop of an European
'General'Court Martial, assembled at 'Meerut, on
Tuesday; the 13th dayot September, 1814; at ten
o'clock in the forenoon, by order of Major'-Gen.„:
qiilespie, commanding division field- army, in
eral
tSp•CP:rsCrlat°:intliciteltitai:o;e(firet';4hoccifi the Forces,
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the Right [lon, the Earl o 1 MOira, K. G. Cons.
mander-in-Chief of all the forces in India,
trial of Captain john Gibbs of the. 16th regiment
of native infantry, and all such prisoners as may
be brought before it. ' •
President-Calonel Sebright Ma;.:
Cooke,
Jesty's 53rd hoot. -
Lieutenant W/. I'.
rive infantry, officiating;
Jude)
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Charges Captain John Gibbs, aclitot.en: 3Glleerill
regiment Native infantry, placed in arrest •by
order of his t xcellency:rhe Commander of tb*
Forces, ate tiler following charges •
having sab,snitted to a threat of being pul;iiely stigrnahsen as
a scoundrel, by Major Wilson, of the tt;th,RV.r,iraent
Native Infantry; which threat v.as conveyed to bins at Delhi.
on or abort the 17th of Septembet, 1513, without having
taken any suitable steps to vindicate his honour and character
.from sochian opprobrious appellation
2d. For scandalous and fOnfanioustonduct, unbecoming an
Officer and a Gentleman, in having endeavoured, at Rmvar-
tie, on or alma the 211th of October, 1S 13, to•prerail on the
wife of Major E. 11. Wilson, to quit her husband's ilrotecr.
Lion and to fit to his, at a time when it was known that Ma-
jor Wilson was very dangerously ill.
Dv Order of Major-General It. It. Gillespie, commanding
Secjnad Division Field Army.
COOKE, Acting Major of Brigade.
Meerut, Sept.Ne.,V. 1815. r.
Finding—,-The Coutt having -maturely weighed.,
and considered the evidence adduced on the part ,
of'the prosecution, and what the prisoner •has urg-
ed in his defence, find the prisoner not guilty of
the first charge, the 'tame not being sufficiently
proved : and do therefore acquit him of the same
accordingly.
On the 2d 'Charge, the Court find the prisoner
guilty of havir4endeavoured, at Rewarrie, on or
about the 26th October, 1813, to prevail on the
x‘vile of Major E. P. Wilson to quit her husband's
protection, and' to fly to his, at a time When it
was known thaviVlAjor`Wilson was very danger-
ooly ill ; bas.,‘TheL-Cliturt acquit the prisoner of
scandalous . and infamous conduct, unbecoming
an officer and a gentleman.
Sentence.—The 'efittrt having found the
solver, Capt. John Gibbs, guilty of so much of
the 2d charge, as -aforesaid, do sentence hint, the
Said Captain John Gibbs, to be suspended from.
rank and pay for six cale.ndar months.
. (Signed) SEBRIGHT MAWBEY, Col President.
p. COOKE, Lieut. Offici:itin* Judge:*
Advocate-Gen. conducting the trial.

RENIARKi BY THE. BIGHT HON. THE COMMANDER.Y

IN-CIIILF.

The proceedings of the Court were: sent back
for revision on account of an inaccuracy which,'
appeared to have escaped the attention of the
Court';' but as 'so much time has elapsed, and as
no probability'appears that the state of the public
service will admit of the re-assembling the mem.
hers, the Comma»der-in-Chief cannot think it re-
conciicable to juistice, that the question should
remain hanging over the bead of Capt. Gibbs.
The Court, in declaring the immoral act, !troy.*
ed against Captain Gibbs, did dot come within
the description of scandalous, infamous, and un-
becoming the chatacter of an officer and a genes
denim), divested itself.of all power (in the opinion
of the Cotnmantler-dn-Chief) to award
ment, because the'stet cannot stand within military
cognizance ; but inasmuch as it may be consider...,
ed to come tinder the above specific definitiOn,
the Commander-in-Chief most, therefore, regard.
the Court as kiting'returned a verdict of acquittal
generally; in this view of the cast, his Lordship
directs that Captain Gibbs shall return to his
duty.
(Signed) MOIRA.
A trze cepy. Oigurci) (4.3.DOTLE,