The Sun.
London, England, 1810-08-25 00:00:00

BRIGH ro.v, At:G.

The South Gloucester Militia were forme 4 in the
Barrack-yard this morning, and the sentenceNn.the
Serjrant-Major, the Serjeant of the Guard, two Cor-
porals, and eighteen privates, far the offences pre•
viously stated, and which had occupied the attentidn
of a Regiment:d Court-Martial for two days were
stated, and were as under

Serjeant-Mijor Watkins—To be degraded to the ranks, and to

receive tatihes,
Serjeant Grimes (the Serjeant of the Guard)—To be degraded
to the ranks, and to receive zoo lashes.
The two Corporals, Hampton and Humphries—To be de-
graded to the ranks, and to receive zoo lashes each.
The IS Privates, viz. William Lewis, William Woodlands,
James Taylor, William Coot, John Leach, William Key-
' voids, George Reynolds, Timothy Deice, John Johnson,
Thomas 'Chambers, Jeremiah Hayward, Charles Sage,
William Lopharn, William Butler, James Moxhatn,
Hugh Williams, George Grace, and George Hill, Zoo
lashes each.

Lieutenant• Colonel Olney pointed out. the nature
of the cruises committed, in a forcible and feeling
manner, and, in consequence of the recommenda-
tions to the mercy or the Court, he remitted
the severe parts of the awarded punishments,
that is to say, the flogging. The Serjeants and Cor-
porals, therefore, uere degraded to, the ranks
merely, and the eighteen privates for that time
forgiven.
The Local Militia for the Eastern Division of this
County, according to the present older, are to be
mustered here on the 17th of September,. unless a
countermand shouldqrreviously appear, and which
it is generally hoped will be the case, or great in-
convenience must, be experienced among the har-
vesters, as harvest-home cannot be celebrated, ge-
nerally speaking, prior to that time, and the greater
part of the individuals belonging, to this corps, we
believe, ate at this moment adively,and, we may add,
most usefully employed in the fields, and, it they
can be permitted, will so continue to be, from the
back wardness of the crops, until the end tit Septem-
ber at nearest. The weather now is settled, fine,
and bright. We have had four most delightful days
for harvest, and almost for every o! her purpose.

Yesterday the General Court-Martial assembled
again at Chelsea College, in pursuance of the ad-
journment on, the preceding day, made to further
investigate the charges , preferred against Captain
and Adjutant Mason, t! .;ticulars of which we
stated yesterday. T!.c ;first evidence that was called
was John Clinton, of the 4th company, who
mentioned in the 4th Charge ; by whose testimony
it appeared, that
.in the month of January he was
billed up in the store guard-room ; and t! at during
his confinement there, owing to the closet ess of the
place, he was frequently Under the necessity of
hying down, in which situation some of his fellOw
prisoners were obliged to walk over him ; and that
he .was, dialing his confinement, in -a state of ex-
treme illness, notwithstanding w Ifich, his pillow ur,•s
often either a pewter pot dr a brick; and that'to
the best of Ins belief he was conk ed there by
Captain Mason.
In respect of billing of soldiers, one of the Mem-
bers of the Court made an observation, that it try-
quently was found 'necesary to bill them, for the
express purpose I.f having the men at coinmand.
was
asked cross-examination of the witness, it
asked him if he had ever been tiied. b.) a Reg;-
mental Court Martial for nintinous intentions ? in
answer to which he replied in the attirMative.
Nut ithstanding which, he had in consequence
therefore never received any punishment fur the
alleged crime. - •
The next evidence was James Hinton, of the
Light Company, as also stated in the fourth
Charge, who stated that he war likewise billed up
in the store guard-room, hand-cuffed ; and that
he was obliged, by order of Serjeant-Major Baker,
to do such work as he was requested ; on which
occasions, he had the hand-cun-S on one arm only ;
and that the reason for being' so. confined and hand-
cuffed proceeded from his refusing to turn his
jacket.

John Reading (mentioned in the last charge as
being violently struck by the prisoner with his
cane, on or about the 15th of June, 1807, when
under arms, the head of which entered his cap about
three inches, and could trot be taken out but by
force) appeared in Court with the cap ; but ow-
ing to the following section in the Mutiny Act,
the charge was waved ; viz. " That no person
shall be liable to be tried and punished for any of-
fence which shall appear to have been committed
more than three years before the issuing of the
warrant for such trial ; unless the person accused,
by reason of his having absented himself, or of some
manifest impediment, shall not have been amenable
to justice wellin that period ; in which case such
person shall be liable to be tried at any time not
exceeding two years."
In referring to the warrant, it appeared to be
dated in the month of July last, on or about
the 27th ; consequently th:s charge was not en-
tered upon.
There were other witnessed examined, but their
testimonies nor being worry of publicity, we there-
fore refrain from giving them.
The last evidence was that of Capt, Millar, the
Paymaster, which created much invest i'ert ion, owing
to the great intricacy of his accounts ; on which the
Hon. Charles Manners Sutton commented at con-
siderable length, as to the mode of their being kept.
In one part of this investigation it appeared that it
is usual for the Adjutant to certify that the ac-
counts are corre& before he hands them over to
the Paymaster; and it uniformly appeared, that out
of about thirty recruits he had aolually returned as
having been paid each la l os. and which sum
was charged in the War Office accounts, though he
had in reality paid no such monies to the recruits,
having generally obtaintd them for less sums,
which has been already fully established by evi-
dence.

The prisoner was then called on for his defence;
but not being prepared, the Court adjourned to. this
d:ty, in order to give blur time io prepare it.

The burletta of Midas has been revived at the
Lyceum in a splendid style, and is in general sup-
ported with such spirit and humour, as to give it re-
Levied p4ularily.

HOME CIRCUIT.

SURREY ASSIZES.

GUILDFORD, WEDNESDAY AUG. 22.

. The Lord Chief Baron finished the Calendar of
prisoners last night, they being chiefly ea-es of petty
thefts. Thii morning his Lordship came into Cow t
at eight o'clock, for the purpose of trying traverses,
which stood over fon' last AsSi4eS: