The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-12 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The proceedings and finding of the general court-
martial which recently assembled at Chatham garri-
son, under the presidency of Col. R. A: Crofton'
commanding the Brigade of Royal Artillery, for the
trial of Private Michael Nash, of the Ist battalion
of the Bth (the King's) Regiment, having been
submitted to her Majesty for approval, were mad°
public at Chatham yesterday. The prisoner OS
arraigned before the court on the charge of having
made a false accusation against Staff-Surg. M,Der'
mott, 2d Depot Battalion, doing duty at the Mili-
tary Hospital, Fort Pitt, in a letter written to Maier
General Murray. The prisoner had stated that,
when a patient in Fort Pitt Hospital, Dr. 11.1.‘Der'
mott shook his fist in his face, addressed an insult'
ing epithet to him, and, although he was suffering
from chronic rheumatism, ordered his removal to
Fort Clarence military prison to undergo the tern
of imprisonment to which he had been sentenced by
a court martial previously held on him. The trial
of the prisoner lasted five days, numerous witnesses
being examined. Dr. M'Dermott positively denied
the charges made against him by the prisoner, and
gave his own explanation of the facts. The court,
after hearing the evidence and the prisoner's defence,
in which he reiterated the charges he had previ'
ously made against Staff-Sur. M'Dermott, acquitted
the prisoner, and he was released from confinement
yesterday.
Yesterday Major-Gen. Murray, commanding th°
division at Chatham, commenced his half yearly'
inspection of the 2d Depot Battalion of Infantry'
attached to the garrison. At 10 o'clock the various
corps comprising the battalion assembled on the
general parade ground, in front of their quarters'
whence they marched to Chatham Lines, the whole
of the troops being in marching order, but without
ammunition. The corps attached to the battalion
comprised the depot companies of the Ist battalion
of the 2d (Queen's) Royals, Ist and 2d battalions
of the Bth (the King's), the 29th, the 30th, and the
82d Regiments, and 106th Bombay Light Infantry,
the whole commanded by Col. Rickman. On the
arrival of Gen. Murray, and Captain Herries,
gade-Major Lynch, and other officers, the troops
gave a general salute. Each corps was then minutely
inspected, and the arms, kits, and accoutrements
examined, when the usual invitation was given to
any man to step out of the ranks who had any sour'
plaints to address to the major-general. The troops
were subsequently put through a few manoeuvres:
occupying about an hour, at the termination of
which they were marched off the ground to their
respective quarters. Major-Gen. Murray afterwards
made an inspection of the barrack-rooms, staff'
sergeants' and non-commisioned officers' quarters,
barrack-officers' men's quarters, and other portions
of the barracks, the opportunity being taken to in:
spect the barrack-rooms during the time the trooP:
were being served with dinner. The afternoon Nirt
devoted to the inspection of the battalion in revie'
order, without knapsacks or havresacks, for the PO;
pose of testing the efficiency of the officers and men
in light infantry and field-day manoeuvres, each
man being supplied for that purpose with ten roan(„
of blank Snider ammunition.
Lieut. M. C. Brackenbury and a detachment
non-commissioned officers and sappers of the
Engineers have been placed under orders to proceed
from headquarters, Bronipton barracks, Chathani;
to Gibraltar, on the 15th inst., for service at that
station.

The iron paddle-wheel steam vessel Triton, 3'
Commander R. H. Napier, which arrived at ril:e
mouth on Thursday, as already announced in Pa
Sun, was put in commission in January, 1863, 311
for the last three years has been employed on t",O
River Plate. She left the screw steam storesll
Industry, Commander Youel, at Madeira, on the
19th of September. The Diamond Compaq!.
steamer Kaffraria and the steamship M,Gregc;
Laird had both left the island, outward-bound, 1140
,
to the departure of the Triton. The following 1s
the list of vessels spoken : —Aug. 9, lat. 18 18
long. 37 57 W., the brigantine Princess Alice,
bound for New York ; 20th, lat. 5 17 S., long. 314
W., the British ship Hurricane ; 31st, lat. 14
N., long. 25 16 W., the screw steamer La Plata, °
Waterford, bound for Montevideo; Sept. 7, la- 24
30 N., long. 21 36 W., the ship lona, bound f°r
Bombay ; 9th, lat. 27 40 N., long. 19 26 IV., the
ship British Flag, bound for Bombay ; 11th,
31 9 N., long. 17 33 W., the bark Jacoba ; 311,1
Oct. 1, lat. 44 56 N., long. 9 26 W., the soft,
steamer Egyptian, bound south. After passing ''A4.
Vincent the Triton experienced northerly
which became very heavy in the Bay of BiscaY, 317
compelled her on the sth inst. to go for coal into
Brest, where she remained until the 9th.
Although her Majesty's ship Lion has been rci,
moved from the Clyde "to meet a pressing °lc
gency," another ship of war will be sent to Green°
as soon as she can be got ready.
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In consequence of the defective condition of -
cooking apparatus, the departure of the screw st°3o
corvette Pallas, 6, Captain Mathew Connolly, iff,to
Plymouth Sound, to join the Channel squadron;
been postponed for a few days.

We are requested to contradict, on autborit-1;
the report that Lord Derby intends to retire iinnsedi3teL
from office.
ATTACK ON A CHILD BY RATS.—Last evenii/go;
Mr. O'Brien, residing at 27, 'Wellington-street (the 10",
portion of which house and also of the next house 13°1
cupied by Messrs. )Harr and Co., typefounders), was eitl
at supper with Mrs. O'Brien, when piercing cries °
fit.,
heard from the nursery, which is on the top floor.
O'Brien hurried to the spot, found the youngest Chil,l4
sweet little girl of about lb mouths, had been attache fief
some rats. Upon his entering the room with a light
leaped from the bed and escaped. The poor child had viLl'eto
horribly gnawed about the head and arms. Passlog
the lobby to call his dog, which was iu the next room' all
O'Brien saw a swarm of rats mounting the stairs, o°' „
daunted by his appearance or by the light. 1:11°,...4:30
however, speedily put them to flight. Tho poor 01,00
arm was much swelled and discoloured. She was°pi
removed to King's College Hospital. We regret to
that the injury to the arm is regarded by the Lat'clibiet
officers as of a very serious character, and it is feared
am:utation may be necessary.
SUDDEN DEATH. IN A RAILWAY CARBIA"-* oto
man named John Montague, who had been in a bad to
of health for some time, was returning front Derll3`.-110
Newcastle in a rail way train on Tuesday night, "'little,
suddenly expired. The body was convoyed to Set
eOOll
and the coroner's jury returned a verdict a depth
natural causes.