The Sun.
London, England, 1802-10-20 00:00:00

GENERAL COURT MARTIAL.

A General Cotlll Martial was assembled at the
Royal Marine Barracks, Chatham, on the loth of
September, and. continued, by adjournments, to the
/Bth of ORober, 18oz, to try Captain HENRY
Le F., of that Corps, on the tlniurmentioned Charges
exhibited against him by First Lieutenant JOHN
HAND.

rst, For Ungentlernanlike Conhi to Lieutenant HAND.
:A, For being drunk on the Dock Guard, on the night of
the 'l7th of August last.

The Court. was composed of the Undermentioned
Officers :
3 HAR.R.TE INNES, President.
MEMRER'.I :

Lt.-Col. Nathaniel Mocrson, Capt. Francis Brooke, 4th, or
Royal Marines. King's OWII Regiment.
il,t.j. lames Cassell, Royal Capt. G. A. Norcott, Rifle
Marines. _ _ _
Regiment.

Maj. James Campbell, Royal Capt. G. E. Rcby, Royal
Marines. Marines.

CaiTt7TO-In James, Royal Capt. j. E. Gordon, Royal
Marines. Marines.

Capt. W. H. Boys, Royal Capt. ACton Chaplin, 4th,
Marines. or King's own Regiment.
Capt. Tho.WinCkley, 4th, or Capt. Win. Alinto, Royal
King's own Regiment. • • Marines.
Capt. 'rho. (.;ardner, Rifle Capt. Tho. Howard, 9th Re-
It.tgirnent. gimcnt.
Capt. Philip Sturgeon, Half.pay Royal Marines, Ading
Judge Advocate.
SENTENCE.

The Court having maturely and deliberately consi-
dered the evidence for and against the as
Prisoner,
well as what he had to offer in his defence, is of
opinion he is Not Guilty on the First Charge, viz.
Ungentlemanlike, Cundua towards Lieut. HAND,
and do therefore most honourably acquit him. And
having also maturely and deliberately considered
the evidence for and against the Prisoner, as well as
what he had to offer in his -defence, is of opinion
lie is Not Guilty on the Second Charge, viz., of
being drunk on the Dock Guard, on Ihe night of the.
r7rh of August last, and do therefore must ho.
nuurably acquit him.
And the Court is
.further of opinion, that both
Charges are groundless and vexatious, and origindt-
ing in Malice : and thdt the Condud rf Lieut.'HAND
in running his Rounds
.with a view to entrap his
Commanding Officer, in hesitating to obey his orders,
thereby endeavouring to irritate him ; in sending
Lieut. DR:UMNIOND into the. Guard-room as a spy
on his conduct ; in asking the opinion of some of
the Non-commissioned Officers of the Guard,
whether their Captain was drunk ; in holding a
conversation with Captain IA C'S Servant respefting
his Master's situation ; convening the Subalterns
in the Detached Dock Guard-room, before he was
relieved, without the consent of his Commanding
Officer, and the expressions he made use of to Mr.
SCOTT, ail tending to the subversion of Military
Discipline, and the good of His Majesty's Service,
is disgraceful to himself as an Officer and a Gentle.
man.

This Court feel themselves called upon to point
out in a. particular manner, the very extraordinary
proposal made by Lieut. NoaLP., to raise a sub_
scription am ,ng the Subalterns, f,r the purpose of
prosecuiing Capt. LEE ;, a proposal subversive of
all good order and military discipline.
And the Court is also of opinion, that the eondua
of Lieutenants CRocKAT and HILL, in giving their,
testimony before the Court of Inquiry, kind this
Court, is highly honourable, and much to their
credit as Officers and Gentlemen.

I'he Sentence was read in open Court, after
which the President delivered Captain Las his
Sword, with AO appropriate Speech on the occasion.

THE THEATRE. —The -Play of Nen?) the
Fourth, supp.rted by the powerful:, aid of Mr.
STEPHEN KEMBLE's , .drew a very nume.
rolls audience to Drury_lane Theatre last night, and
tho Ugh we Understand that this Ador has been re,
centty affected by the Lumbago, we must do him
the justice to say, that there was nothing lame in
his performance. He, ;,,,s usual, very happily
mingled the convivial spirit, the biting satire, and
sportive hum9ur of the part, with a critical adhe.
ren:e to•th'e text.

• MAN M was so much recovered last night, that':
he was able to perform in the Opera of The Cabinet.
His singing was throughout .exquisite. Indeed,
we may faith/ say, that we, never•heard greater, if
.equal, skill in point of execution. He-run through
',lle most diffii:ult division's with such, ease and pie-,
2isioU, as co`u!d no: be ,excelled by Any instrumental
excellence. The AOliente chewed More taste than ,
~um:mity, in encoring several 4.0 f his Songs, which
the repeated with novel beauties.
Mr. LEWIS, the .A6ltor, was better last
night, that in a few days he may --be •expected to
resume his Theatrical functions with his usual'
,Hrit: Change of air, a • short respire from •
prolesional labours, will be sufficient to remove all
danger.
•
The Police of Lyons are indefatigable
endeavours to discover the pers,m who was lately
guilty of the shocking attempt in the Theatre of
that City. It is_ supposed by some thitt heeis.an:
Irishman, from the circumstance of his placing
gunpowder at the top of the house, with the inten,
tion of blosuiug it up.
•
Between the intended Lord CEYLON and Lord
,ALVANLEY,. the House oflordi, next Session, bids ,
fair to be amply provided-both with ALL-spice and
• Pener.

The desertion of the watering places is fully
announced in the MetrOpolis by the re-appearance of
so many Greeks preparing to commence their winter-
operations..
.The 'arrival 6f. these Prolessots will of
course be a very great accession to the Arts.
• There is 2--ictdanger of a sufficient quantity of.
G*6,4 ;it the opproaching City Feasi, if there be any
truth in the solution•which children give to one of
their''ChriSinia,s Questions—'s Why is a Giblet-
pye like an Aidermao's wig ?" 64 Because it has a.
Goose's head in it."

Colonel Mtaccß and his family are now at
Worthing, in Sussot, inhaling the sea breezes..
We are happy to state, that both the Colonel and
his Lady are now ha'ppily recovered foal the effeds
of their late alarming accident.