The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-13 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The naval court-martial at Woolwich announced
in The Sun of yesterday was held on board the
Fisgard, under the presidency of Commodore-
Superintendent William Edmonstone, C.B. The
members of the Court were asfollows:—Commander
John M. Jackson, Fisgard; W. W. B. Bridges,
Chanticleer ; Hamilton E. E. G. Earle and Lieut.
C. J. Wise, of the Royalist. The proceedings com-
menced at 10 o'clock. The prisoner, Quartermaster
Richard Weatherly, serving on board her. Majesty's
troopship Dee, was arraigned on charges of break-
ing out of her Majesty's ship Dee ou the sth of
March last, absenting himself from duty without
leave, and misappropriating the sum of 12, the pro-
ceeds of a Post-office order belonging to a comrade,
named Richard Holmes. The prisoner voluntarily
returned to his ship on Monday last, and the accu-
sation was forwarded to the Admiralty. The busi-
ness of the Court was of short duration, as the pri-.
goner immediately pleaded guilty, and alleged in
extenuation that having become intoxicated and
absented himself for some time he was ashamed to
return. He threw himself on the mercy of the
Court. A written certificate from Staff-Commander
George Raymond, Captain of the Dee, that the
prisoner had served three years and a half, and
attesting his general good conduct, operated in his
favour, and the Court, after a short deliberation,
sentenced him to be imprisoned at Lewes for 18
months, half the term with hard labour, to be re-
duced to the grade
.of able seamen, to forfeit his
good-conduct badges, and to be reduced to second-
class for conduct.

The following appointments have been made at the
Admiralty :—Edward T. Mortimer, surgeon, to the
Virago; John P. Way, assist.-surg., to the Asia ;
George Treness, chief engineer to the Jumna ;
Thomas A. Clarke, engineer, to the Jumna ; and
Charles G. Muller, first-class assist.-engineer, to
the Jumna.

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, April 12.—Yarns of all counts
and qualities continue dull of sale, and prices are
low and irregular. The decline is kd. to d. per lb.
The advices from most of the foreign markets are of
a nature to discourage operations. The cloth-
market has undergone but little change since Tues-
day, when business was not only difficßlt, but prices
had undergone a marked decline. There seems W
be but little prospect at present of a revival of con-
fidence, and in many cases prices are somewhat
lower than at the commencement of the week. To
a great extent business people seem bewildered
about the prospects for the future, and are toe
timid to operate for goods to any considerable
amount. No doubt the reports of failures is causing
a good deal of uneasiness. Not only are a number
of failures spoken of in Liverpool, but there are ac'
counts of the stoppage of small manufacturers in
various parts of the country. A suspension is
rumoured to have taken place in this city, but WO
.to an amount which excites' much attention. T°
the unpleasant impression created by these causes
must be added the decline in the Liverpool cotton'
market, and the consequence is that we have a very
small business-doing in all kinds of cloth to-day, t°
depressed prices. The idea of buyers and sellers
generally at present seems to be to avoid busine3B
as much as possible.