The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-25 00:00:00

TILE ARMY.

The proceedings and finding of a district court-
martial, which assembled at Chatham a few days
since for the trial of an incorrigible character named
Francis Brady, a private in the Ist battalion of the
19th Regiment, having been approved by the
Major-General commanding the district, have been
promulgated to the -whole of the corps comprising
the garrison at Chatham. The prisoner was ar-
raigned before the Court on a charge of striking
Lance-Sergeant Tanner, of the same regiment,
while in the execution of his duty, the sergeant
having occasion to reprimand the prisoner for some
breach of military discipline, which he resented by
striking him a terrible blow in the face. The pri-
soner bears the character of being one of the very
wo-st men in the regiment, his name being scarcely
ever out of the defaulters' book, while his general
conduct is of the most depraved description. Since
he has been under confinement it has been ascer-
tained that he had deserted from another corps pre-
viously to joining the 19th Regiment for the express
purpose of obtaining another bounty. During his
-trial he behaved with the greatest insolence to the
president and officers of the Court, all of whom he
assailed with the foulest language and oaths. Tho
Curt found him guilty, and sentenced him to two
years' imprisonment in the military prison, Fort
Clarence, Rochester. At the expiration of his term
of imprisonment he will be again placed on his
trial for his conduct before the court-martial.
gr industrial schools of the Royal Artillery at
"°lwieh having been last week inspected by
Capt. A,. Q. • . . .
uleig, district inspector, assisted by
Mr' 7111b"----e:, superintendent of the regimental
departmen!,at Woolwich, the articles of clothing,
650 in numbe,, _
made up in the schools during the
current hall-year, were distributed during the week
among the School, children in accordance with the
War-office regulatiodns,
Hare, an Ude Dacres, Mrs. C. Bing-
ham, Mrs. et re. Field superintended the
distribution. On Thured%eleee a concert was given
to the non-commissioned tars and men of the gar-
rison by order of Major-
Lell' Sit R.. J. Dacres,
K.C.8., commandant, at which Avvq‘rds of 1,000
persons, chiefly soldiers, were Present. Many offi-
cers and their families attended, including the
General Commanding ; Col. C. Bingham,
Deputy_Adjt.-Gen:, Royal Artillery; Col.
Kennedy,, cora_
mending depot briiade ; Col. Wilford, Governor,
Royal Military Academy ; Major Field, Deputy-
Assist.-Quartermaster-Gen., R.A. ; the Revs. W.
Hare, M.A,, end G. C. Williams, garrison chaplains,
&c. A noticeable feature in this evening's
enter-
tainment was the fact of the whole of the vocalists
being classes of non-commissioned officers and gun-
ners which were partly formed four months ago and
which have been instructed by Corporal Smith,
R.A. band. The concert, under the direction of Mr.
Smyth, the bandmaster, was most successful, and
will be followed at intervals by others. On Sa-
turday evening the school children's annual fete, or
"breaking up," for the Christmas holidays, took
place in their schoolroom. This entertainment was
subscribed for in the most liberal manner by the
officers of the different corps in garrison, General
Dacres heading the list with £5. Nearly 900 chil-
dren belonging to the schools were regaled with tea
and cake, at discretion. Upwards of 6 cwt. of plum-
cake and 1,000 oranges were consumed by the chil-
dren present. The rooms were gaily decorated with
festoons and garlands of holly and evergreens, and
centre of the walls bore the initial letters of her