The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-10 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

The troops attached to the East India depots,
comprising the Ist battalion of infantry at Chatham
garrison, were assembled on Saturday on the gene-
ral parade-ground, Chatham barracks, for the pur-
pose of witnessing the execution of the sentence of
a district court-martial passed on Corporal John.
Driver, 7th Fusiliers, who was adjudged to be re-
duced to the rank and pay of private of an escort
for having permitted a prisoner to escape. The corl ,
poral bad been sent to Manchester to receive a de '
serter and conduct him to Chatham. The deserter,
according to his statement, made some excuse to
leave the room, which the corporal allowed him to
do, when the door was suddenly slammed in his
face, and the prisoner escaped. The sentence of the
court-martial having been read by the adjutant,
the corporal was marched to the front of the bat-
talion, and his stripes cut off from his arms by the
sergeant-major. The accused has been 20 years in
the service, and is decorated with the Crimean
medal.
A district court-martial, of which Col. H. Jervis,
commandant of the Ist battalion, was the presi-
dent, concluded its sitting at Chatham garrison on
Saturday, having assembled for the trial of private
John Haye, of the Chatham division of Royal Ma-
rine Light Infantry, who was arraigned on a charge
of having, while in a state of intoxication, struck
with his clenched fist Sergeant J. M`Gee, his supe-
rior officer. The court found the prisoner guilty,
and the sentence was forwarded to the proper au-
thorities for approval before it was made known.
On
the occasion of the Wellesley, 72, Capt. G.
Goldsmith, C.B. , the guardship of ordinary at
Chatham, being paid off a few days since, the
whole of the pensioners were discharged. On Satur-
day an
re fAdmiraltyorder was received to re-enter
40 of them for furtherihetervice.
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The following shipsook dockyard
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e nowor
the
taking in
war sto'es at Chatham naval
establishments—viz.,
the
Hope, for Sheerness ;
the Sinbad, for Deptford
afinttdedthweitMhasncrceeuwvnirear.
ma-
chinery and converted,
fur Woolwich dockyard.
The For, 42-
gun frigate,to a transport, has bey
taken down Portsmouth harbour
diadnd
placed along-
side the dockyard to besmantle
Captain Eyre,
b o o
r
The Duke of Wellington, 131,
C. 8., flag of Rear-Admiral the Hon
°
will leave the steam-basin for Plrtsmouthll.a Grey,r
moorings at the end of this week
The Pacific steam-vessel will embark the Ros-
common Militia this day at Portsmouth for Ireland
to be disembodied.
The wages of the dockyard artificers at Ports-
mouth are to be forthwith increase I is. per week.
The Goliath, screw steamship, 80 guns, at Sheer-
ness is crdered to be immediately brought forward
and 'fitted for the second-Class steam reserve at that
port.
Mr. Peter M. K. Godfrey, late lieutenant on
board the Formidable at Sheerness, has by Admi-
ralty order ben struck off the _Navy List, in con-
sequence of his having deserted from his ship while
under arrest in his cabin, pending a court-martial
ordered upon him.
Her Majesty's screw steamship Archer, 10 guns,
in Woolwich basin has been ordered to be pre-
pared for service with all possible despatch.
An Admiralty order has been received at Wool-
wich directing that from this day henceforth a
labourers of por-
thr,..
tion of the
mitted to work according to task and job ; and all
per week and under shall receive
an oisnec earning us
'l' " is. per week.