The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-21 00:00:00

Naval and Military intelligence.

Yeserday a general court-martial assembled at
Chatham garrison, by order of his Royal Highness
the Duke of Cambridge, for the trial of Lieut. G. W.
V. Yule, Royal Engineers, on a number of charges
preferred against him by the authorities at the
Horse Guards. The court was composed of the
following members :—Col. C. Elmhirat, command-
ing the 3d battalion at Chatham garrison, presi-
dent ; Lieut.-Colonels G. Elliott, Royal Marines ;
A. P. G. Ross, Royal Engineers,; and J. H. Gas-
coigne, Royal arines ; Majors D. G. A. Darrock,
31 battalion ; and A. Wombwell, 2d battalion ;
Captains J. V. O'Donnell, 27th Enniskillins ; E.
Grantham, 98th Regiment ; J. W. A. Kennedy,
Royal Marines ' • G. W. W. Carpenter, 7th Fusi-
liers; J. Boys, 86th Regiment ; and W. Willshire,
87th Royal Irish Fusiliers; Lients. C. E. Luard,
Royal E. gineers ; R. T. Sweeny, 83d Rego. - end
C. R. -Rieke, t 4, 32d R-gt. The Deputy
ant Adjutaut-Genertl, Lieut.-Colonel J. W. Rey-
nolds, officiated as Deputy Judge-Advocate.
The prin-ipal charges on which the prisoner was
arraigned were—first, absenting himself from early
m Tiling parade on the mornings of the 31st of
Aug., and the Ist, 2d, 3d, and 4th of Sept., al-
thqugh ordered by Major B. P. N. H. Nugent, the
adjw ant, to be on p trade at six o'clock. Second,
absenting himself on several occasions from the
officers' hall of s'udy, Brompton, and when desired
t o write a letter explaining his reasons for so doing,
allowing the official letter to remain unanswered
for a period of 23 hours. Third, absenting himself
from a re2imental court martial ordered to as-
semble at Brompton barracks on the 6th of Sept.
Fourth, assigning unsatisfactory reasons in a letter
he wrote to Major Nugent, explaining his absence
from the court-martial. Fifth, for scandalous con-
duct, unbecoming the character of an officer and
gentlemen, in havingstated that he was absent from
his quarters all day on the sth Sept., and that he did
not therefore see Major Negent's letter, and also in
further falsely stating that he left his room at one
p.m on the 9th Sept. and did not return until 5
o'c!ock in the afternoon, when he was not absent
from his room that day until 6 o'clock in the after-
noon. The prisoner pleaded not guilty to the
whole of the charges.

The only evidence taken yesterday was that of
Major Nugent, whose examination occupied the
entire day until the Court rose. The witness stated
that, although he had ordered the prisoner to at-
tend early parade, he had neglected doing so on
several occasions mentioned in the charge 4, and had
forwarded trifling and unsatisfactory excuses for his
absence. He also proved the prisoner's absence from
the hallof study from 8 till 8.45 on several occasions,
and likewise his absenting himself from the regimen-
tal court-martial, of which he was a member, al-
leging as an excuse that he had private bu iness to
transact in the town. The prisoner cross-examined
the witness with the view of showing that his absence
on the oec is'ons referred to resulted from his being
unacquainted with the general orders. At 4 o'clock
the Court adjourned until this morning, when
the trial, which is expected to occupy several days,
will be resumed.

Yesterday au order was received ky Col. W. H.
Eden, Commandant at Chatham garrison, directing
the whole of the available non-commiss.oned offi-
cers and men of the 94th and 98th depots to be
medically inspected this day, at Fort Pitt, by Dr
J. R. Taylor, C. 8., the principal medical officer,
in order that those men who are not of c Aida con-
stitutions may not be allowed to embarked for
India. The strength of the depot companies of the
94th and 98th Regiments is 300 men of all ranks,
nearly the whole of whom are fit for service in
India.

140 recruits arrived at the Provisional Battalions,
Chatham, yesterday afternoon, chiefly from Lon-
don and the northern districts, for the purpose of
joining the Indian corps at that garrison. 80 more
recruits are expected this day to join the various
depots. The number of reel tuts arriving at Chat-
ham weekly averages nearly 300.
Mr. C. S. Leely, chief engineer, R.N., has been
•appointed to the Scylla, 16, at Sheerness.
The Diadem, 32, screw; Captain M-orsom, left
Portsmouth Harbour yesterdiy morning at ten
o'clock, having on board many scientifio officers
belonging to both services, who were interested as
to the practical results of the trial. Having steamed
as far as the Nab Light yes el to warm her engines,
and to get everything in perfect condition, she com-
menced her first experimental trial with the tide
at the measured mile at Stokes Bay, and the results
are as follows :
With the tide (first mile) 4 min. 35
sees
Against the tide (second mile) 6 m• '
In. 0 secs,
Which gave her the average of 11 knots an hour
In her second trial—
With the tide ••• ..• 4 min. 27 secs
Against the tide ...
force
t... the . 6 min. 11 secs.
which gave her less advantiageTwo under turns
were. taken with and antide, but with
no better results, the meaatsn otfti le whole only
i
giving this powerful frg
as the Shannon), with a 'set e(ahin e
.e
same tonna
workin.
up to nearly 3,000-horse power, the results of Ili
knots an hour. We have before given an opinion
against the build of the ship. She is a great ugly-
looking merchant vessel. Her stern is as hideous
-as a collier's, and the bluff of her bow ill condom-