The Sun.
London, England, 1818-03-27 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Horse Guards, Afarchln,
At a General Court-Martial held at the Royal
Barracks, Dublin, on the 18th December, 1817,
'and continued by a:ljournments to the oth Jan.
1818, Quatter Alaster JOHN JOLLY, of the 4th
(or Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards, was arraigned
upon the under-mentioned Charges, viz. :-
Ist. " For malting excessive, exorbitant, and improper
Charges against the Non-Commissioned Officers and Private
Soldiers of the 4th, or Royal Irish Regiment of Dragoon
-Guards, whilst stationed in the Centre District, and in Dub-
lin, betwevathe periods of the 19th Day of October, 1816,
and 2,lth day of June, 1817, and in some instances at a later
date, in various Articles of Regimental Necessaries, compris-
ing a Stable-jacket, a pair of Duck-trowsers, a Forage-cap,
and a pair of Owl) Oreralls fur each man, which Articles., as
_charged, he, the said Regimental Quitter Master John Jolly,
provided and issued to the Troops of the Regiment."
2d. " For having acted in disobedience to the General Re-
gulations and Orders of the Army, dated Adjutant-General's-
Office, Horse-Guards, 12th August, 1811, Page 92, be,,Quar-
ter.Master John Jolly, having at the times above-mentioned,
that is, between the 11th day of October, 1816, and the 26th
day of June, 1817, and in some instances at a later date, con-
tinued to make the same excessive and exorbitant Charges,
thereby obtaining a great profit, and defrauding the Non-
commissioned Officers and Private Soldiers of the 4th, or
Royal Irish Regiment of Dragoon Guards, against whom the
said Charges were made for the Articles of Necessaries so
furnished to them, being highly prejudicial and injuri-
ous to their interest, and detrimental to his Majesty's
Service,"

' Upon
.which Charges the Court eame to the fol-
' lowing decision :
" The Court taking into "their serious consi-
deration all the evidence laid before them, and the
matters urged in support of the prosecution, and
' by the prisoner in his defence, do find the pri-
soner, Quarter Master John Jolly, of the 4th (or
Royal Irish Regiment of) Dragoon Guard, Nat
Guilty of the Charges as above preferred against
and do therefore most fully acquit the pri-
soner, Quarter Master John Jolly, from the said
Charges, and from every part thereof."
" The Court feel it to be their duty to observe,
that it does not appear that any Overcharge has
been made, or fraud committed, by any person in
the 4th Dragoon Guards, in the supply of the ar-
ticles of necessaries in question. to the Noncom-
missioned officers -and soldiers.. of. that . Regi-
ment." •
The Prince Regent has .been pleased, in the
name and ore the bebalf of lais.Mejesty, to approve
and confirm the finding and sentence of the
Court.
The Prince Regent at the same time taking in-
to his consideration, that (as appears upon the
proceedings)., Regimental Court-martial had for-
merly assemb)ed for the investigation of a com-
plaint preferred by some men of Captain White's
troop, regarding an alleged overcharge in certain
articles of equipment, which the said Court de-
clared to be groundless, frivolous, and vexatious,
and that notwithstanding the concurrent opinion
of the Commanding Officer .of-the Regiment, and
the General who inspected it, as well as the other
General Officers who subsequently investigated
the matter, that there was no ground for the
legation ; yet that as Captain White took upon
himself, in oppositiOn-to all this.authorityoo'per-
sist in urging the complaint, it was considered ex.-
pedient, in a case involving the interests of the
soldier, to institute the fullest enquiry before the
highest tribunal, and Captain White's charges
against Quarter Master Jolly were accordingly
ordered for investigation before this Court Mar-
tial, in order finally to decide, whether justice
had been done to the men of his troop, as well as
to give the Quarter Master an opportunity of
vindicating his character, .from the aspersions
which the charges of Captain White had cast
upon it.

Quarter Master Jolly having been fully acquit.
ted of all and every part of the. charges preferred
against him, and the Court Martial having de-
' dared that " no oveteharge appears to have been
made, or fraud comthitted, by any per Son in the
4th Dragoon Guards, in the supply of the neces.
caries to the non-commissioned officers and sol-
diers of that regiment," the Prince Regent has
been fully conVinced by such a result .of the
groundless nature of Ca'ntain White's representa-
tions; and as the pertinacious conduct of that
Officer, in so obstinately persisting in hiS accusa-
tions, not only evinces a reprehensible opposition
to superior authority, but tends mainly to subvert
,thedisdipline and good order of regiment, by
inculcating groundlesS discontent anti suspicion
in the men, against their officers, his Royal High-
ness has been pleased, under all the circumstances
Of the case, to consider that the Continuance of
Captain White in the 4th Dragoon Guards would
not tend to the advantage, the concord, or the
,discipline of that corps, and has therefore com-
manded that. it shall beintimated to him, that his
Royal Highness has no furtheroceaSion for his
services in the army, but that he will be allowed
to retire upon the regulated value of his coin-
mission.

lhe Comntander in Chief directs, that the
Charges prefer ed against Quarter Master. John
Jolly, of the 4111 Pragoon Guards, together with
the' finding and septence of the Conn, and the
Prince Regent's commands thercon;shall be en-
tered in the General Order Book, and read at the
head of every regiment in his Majesty's service.
By command, of. his Royal Highness the .C6ier,-
kL
BARRY CALVERT, Adjutant-General.'