The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-08 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

Yesterday a district court-martial assembled at
Chatham garrison, under the presidency of Major
W. J. Chads, 64th Regiment, for the purpose of
truing Corporal W. Hatton, 53d Regiment, on the
following charges :
" let. For having, in London, without leave from any
lawful authority, left an escort proceeding from Chatham
to Usk, Monmouthshire, of which he was in charge, on
or about the 22d Dec., 1857, and not returning until
the 26th, when he was found deficient of several articles '
of his regimental necessaries.
"2d. For having, on or about the same time and place
stated in the first charge, embezzled or made away with
the sum of Si. 12s. 6d,, being public money intrusted to
him for the purpose of subsisting the escort under his
obarge, and of paying. the expenses of two prisomers
whom howls directed to convoy from Usk to Chatham,"
The prisoner has been in the service only a short
time, and has hitherto borne a very good character.
evidence in support of the charge having been
heard, the Court found the prisoner guilty.
The non-commissioned officers and troops be-
longing to the Indian depots at Chatham, who
have been for some time past attached to the School
of Musketry at Hythe for the purpose of being
trained for assistant instructors in musketry, have
been directed to join their depot companies at
Chatham, previously to their embarkation for
India. The following officers, now undergoing in-
struction at Hythe, have also been directed to join
their respective depots at Chatham, viz., Capt. R.
H. Travers, 24th Regiment ; Captain J. M. Lyle,
29th Regiment ; and Lieut. R. Swift, 81st Regi-
ment.

Agreeably to an Admiralty order, received at
Chatham by Col. E. A. Parker, commandaut of
that division of Royal Marine Light Infantry, the
whole of the troops attached to the divisional head-
quarters were yesterday morning drawn up at the
rear of their barracks for the purpose of witaes-
sing the infliction of corporal punishment on
private John Williamq 6th company, who was
adjudged by sentence of a district court-martial to
receive 50 lashes for having been absent from bar-
racks and selling his kit. Although the prisoner
has been only about 12 months in the corps of
Royal Marines, he bears a most incorrigible charac-
ter, having been tried four times by court martial,
and sentenced to various punishments. His de-
meanour yesterday during the inflic`ion of the
punishment was most hardened. The prisoner
was afterwards removed to Melville-hospital for
medical treatment. A considerable period has
elapsed since corporal punishment was inflicted at
Chatham division of Royal Marines.

The Ocean Steam Navigation Company's ship
Jason arrived at Gravesend on Wednesday even-
ing from Southampton, having been chartered by
the East India Board for the transport service.
Her troop fittings afford ample accommoda►ion for
upwards of 1,000 soldiers, and cabin berths for 40
officers. She has commenced receiving a large
supply of munitions of war from Woolwich Arsenal,
and is expected to sail in about 10 days hence for
India.

The freight-ship Lady Macnaghten, laden with
300 tons of shot, and other war stores from Gibral-
tar, arrived at Woolwich yesterday, and commenced
discharging her cargo at the Arsedal-pier.
Arrangements are in progress at Woolwich for
the transfer of the offices composing the Field-
train Department, to be consolidated, most proba-
bly, with the Military Store Department, in con-
sequence of the Corps of Ordnance having been
placed under the administration of the °Horse
Guards and the Ordnance Departments generally
having been amalgamated with that of the Minister
of War.

The freightship Regina has commenced shipping
war stores from Woolwich Arsenal for Sierra Leone.

The naval store transport Diligence, Master-
Commander Crook, which vessel. sailed froth Wool-

with on Saturday last, laden with dockyard and
victualling stores for the Mediterranean, was
obliged to lay to at the Nore on Sunday, having
encountered a terrific gale of wind, pronounced by
the Admiralty pilot to have been the most furious
gal© he ever experienced. On approaching the
North Foreland Mr. Barnes, finding it impossible
to round the point, was obliged to put back to the
Nore, where the Diligence was securely moored by
two anchors. While riding at anchor a full-rigged
American ship, the Chase, lying a mile ahead,
dragged her anchors and drove down upon the
Diligence, doing her considerable damage, dragging
away liar bobstays, damaging bulwarks, tic. To
prevent her becoming a total wreck the Diligence
slipped her moorings, and bore up for Sheerness
harbour, where she is ordered to be repaired.
The Cospatrick, Capt. C. Scott, 1,500 tons, be-
longing to Messrs. Dunbar and Sons, of Limehouse,

left-B1;ekwall yesterday morning for Portsmouth,
where she will embark 450 troops, besides women

and children, for the Cape of Good Hope. The
length of the ship is 200 ft., and her spaces between
decks are fitted up for more than 500 persons. It is
expected she will make a quick ruu.