The Sun.
London, England, 1829-08-21 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Horse Guards, Aug. 10, 1829.
At a General Court Martial, held in the Gaol
of the County of Limerick, at Limerick, en the 20th
May, 1829, and continued by adjournment to the
23d of the same month, Brevet Major William
Butts, of the Royal Artillery, was arraigned upon
the undermentioned charges, viz.:
" Ist. For having, on or about the 7th day of
May, 1828, dishonourably obtained, from the Pro-
vincial Bank of Ireland, the sum of 3.504, being the
amount of certain monies then advanced to the said
Brevet Major Butts, by or on behalf of the said
Bank, by way of discount upon a certain bill of ex-
change presented by him, purporting to be drawn
by himself, the said Brevet Major Butts, and ac-
cepted by the Rev. Edward Drury Butts, and there-
by holding forth to the said Provincial Bank of Ire-
land, that the Rev. E. D. Butts would pay the same
bill when due, or in failure thereof, that he, the said
Brevet Major Butts, would pay the said bill, whereas
he, the said Brevet Major Butts, well knew at the
time when he received the said sum of 3501. from
the Provincial Bank of Ireland, that the said bill
would not be paid according to the tenor thereof,
and which said bill has not, in point of fact, been
paid;—such conduct being unbecoming the charac-
ter of an officer and a gentleman.
" 2d. For that the said Brevet Major Butts,
being indebted to Mr. Jacob West in the sum of
.511. ss. id. for certain goods, he, by false represent-
ations, induced the said Mr. Jacob West to accept
in discharge thereof a certain bill of exchange, pur-
porting to be drawn by himself, the said Brevet
Major Butts, and accepted by the Ref. Edward
Drury Butts, payable at Messrs. Greenwood, Cox,
and Company, army agents, for 1801., thereby hold-
ing out to the said Mr. Jacob West, that the Rev.
E. D. Butts would pay the said bill, as acceptor
thereof, at Messrs. Greenwood, Cox, and Company,
army agents, or that in failure thereof, he, the said
Major Butts, would pay the said bill, as drawer
thereof, and thereby inducing the said Mr. Jacob
West to pay to him, the said Brevet Major
Butts, the sum of 128/. 14s. I Id. in cash,
being the difference between the said debt of 51/.
ss. Id. and the amount of the said bill for 180/., he,
the said Brevet Major Butts, well knowing that the
said army agents, Messrs. Greenwood, Cox, and
Company, had no assets in their hands belonging to
the Rev. E. D. Butts, nor to him the said Brevet
Major Butts, and that the said bill would not be
paid, according to the tenor thereof, at Messrs.
Greenwood, Cox, and Company, and the said hill,
or the amount thereof, has never yet been paid to
the said Mr. Jacob West; such conduct being un-
becoming the character of an Officer and a gentleman.
cc 3d. For having dishonourably induced the said
Mr. Jacob West to accept divers orders and cheques
upon Messrs. Greenwood, Cox, and Company, in
and for the payment of certain sums therein men-
, tinned, and in discharge of the debt due to him from

the said Brevet Major Butts, as in the last charge ,
stated, falsely representing to the said Mr. Jacob
West, from time to time, that the same would be
paid and discharged according to the tenor thereof,
whereas the said Brevet Major Butts well knew
that the said Messrs. Greenwood, Cox, and Com•
pony, had no assets belonging to him in their hands,
and that such orders and cheques would not be paid,
and the said orders and cheques still remain unpaid;
such conduct being unbecoming the character of an
officer and a gentleman. 1
" 4th. For that he, the said Brevet Major Butt;
being indebted to the firm of Messrs. Alexander, of
Limerick, for certain goods sold to him, to the
amount of 8.,!. 10s. or thereabouts, he, by false
representations, induced the firm of Messrs. Alex-
ander to accept, in discharge thereof, a certain bill,
or order for the payment of money, purporting to be
an order made by him upon J. S. Cooper, Esq., of
Dublin, for the payment of 35/. 10s., then by
holding out to the said Messrs. Alexander, that the
said J. S. Cooper would pay the said sum of 35/.
10s., according to the tenor of the said order, and
thereby inducing the said Messrs. Alexander to pay
him, the said Brevet Major Butts, the sum of 271. in
cash, being the difference between the said sum of
35/. lOs., and the sum of 8/. 10s., Iw, the
said Brevet Major Butts, well knowing that the said
J. S. Cooper had no assets or money in his hands
belonging to the said Major Butts, and that the
said bill of 35/. 10s. would not be paid according
to the tenor thereof; and the amount of the said
debt was not paid to Messrs. Alexander by J. S.
Cooper, upon their application for the same, accord-
ing to the tenor of the said order, and the said sum
therein mentioned has not yet been paid to the said
firm of Messrs. Alexander; such conduct being un-
becoming the character of an officer and a gentleman.
" sth. For that he, the said Brevet Major Butts,
being indebted to one William O'Donnell, a butcher
in Limerick, in the sum of 91. for goods sold to him,
and having, notwithstanding repeated solicitations by
the said William O'Donnell, for a long time
dishonotirably neglected and omitted to discharge
the said debt, he, the said Brevet Major Butts,
in the month of March last, induced the
said William O'Donnell to accept, in payment of the
said debt, his promissory note for 91. 4s. whereby
the said Brevet Major Butts u►►dertook to pay the
amount of the said debt mentioned therein, accord-
ing to the tenor of the said note, but which note
was not paid when it became due;—suet conduct
being highly di-honourable on the part of the said
Brevet Major Butts. All such conduct, as set forth
in the foregoing charges, being unbecoming an officer
and a gentleman, and prejud►cial to the honour and
chrracter of his Majesty's service."
Upon which charges.the Court came to the follow-
ing decision :
" The Court Martial having duly considered the
evidence given in support of the charges against
the prisoner, Brevet Major William Butts, as also
his defence, is of opinion that, with respect to the
first charge, the prisoner, Brevet Major William
Butts, is Guilty."
" With respect to the second charge, the Court
is of opinion that the prisoner is guilty."
" With respect to the third charge, the Court is
of opinion that the prisoner is guilty."
" With respect to the fourth charge, the Court is
of opinion that the prisoner is guilty."
" With respect to the fifth charge, the Court is
of opinion that the prisoner is guilty."
'• The Court loth therefore adjudge, that Brevet
Major William Butts be dismissed his Majesty's
service."

" The Court having performed a painful and un-
avoidable duty in passing the above sentence on the
prisoner, begs leave in the strongest manner, under
the distressing circumstances in which his large
family is placed, his length of service in the army,
and his present unhappy situation, humbly to recom-
mend him to his Majesty's merciful consideration."
His Majesty has been pleased to approve and con-
firm the finding and sentence of the Court ; and the
General Commanding-in-Chief directs that the fore-
going charges preferred against Brevet Major Wil-
liam Butts, of the Royal Artillery, together with
the finding and sentence of the Court, 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 the Right Honourable
GENERAL LORD HILL,
Commanding-in-Chief,
HERBERT TAYLOR, Ailjt.-Gen.

Horse Guards, Aug. 8, 1829.

At a General Court Martial, held-at Up Park
Camp, in the Island of Jamaica, on the 31st March,
and Ist April, 1829, Lieut. Thomas Fiske, of the
33d Regiment, was arraigned upon the undermen-
tioned charge, viz.:—
" For conduct derogatory to the character of an
officer and a gentleman, in having, on the morning
of the 26th instant, when stationed at Fort Augusta,
written a letter to Quarter Master Lewis, of the
33d Regiment, whilst the latter officer was in the
discharge of his duty as Quarter Master, and acting
in obedience to the orders of his Commanding
Officer, in which letter he (Lieut. Fiske) makes use
of gross, threatening, and insulting language to
Quarter Master Lewis, such ungentlemanly con-
duct on the part of Lieut. Fiske being subversive
of good order, harmony, and military discipline, in
the regiment to which he belongs."
Upon which charge the Court came to the fol
lowing decision :
" The Court having maturely weighed and con-
sidered the evidence produced in support of the pro-
secution, together with what the prisoner has stated
and brought forward in his defence, is of opinion,
that he, the prisoner, Lieut. Thomas Fiske, of the
33d Regiment, is guilty of the whole of the charge
exhibited against him, which being in breach of the
Articles of War, the Court does therefore sentence
him, the said prisoner, Lieut. Thomas Fiske, to be
cashiered.

" The Court having performed its painful duty
of cashiering the prisoner, Lient.l homas Fiske, of
the 33d Regiment, feels it to be its particular duty
to state, that it considers, that the conduct of
Quarter Master Lewis, of the 33d Regiment, in
having ordered the servant aad baggage of, the
prisoner to he turned out of the servant's room, and
leaving the latter in the Barrack-square, without
having given previous notice to the prisoner of the
Commanding Officer's orders, either verbally or in
writing, was highly reprehensible; and it considers
thar such harsh and unusual proceeding, on the part
of Quarter Master Lewis, tended in a great degree
to produce those angry feelings which induced the
prisoner to write the unfortunate letter which has
been the subject of investigation."
His Majesty has been pleased to approve and
confirm the finding and sentence of the Court ; and
the General Commanding-in-Chief directs that the
foregoing charge preferred against Lieutenant Thomas
Fiske, of the 33d regiment, together with the find-
ing and sentence of the Court, shall be entered in
the General Order Book, arid read at the head of
every regiment in his Majesty's service.
By Command of the Right Honourable
GENERAL LORD HILL,
Commanding-in- Chief,
HERBERT TAYLOR, Adjt.-Gen.

The late Margravine of ANSPACH wrote an
impromtu charade, and presented it to her husband, Lora
C., as the person most interested in the subject of it, and
most capable of judging of its truth :
" Mon premier eat un tyran—mari
Dion second est un monstre—age ;
Et mon tout est—le diable—marriage."
—Personal and Literary Memorials.
" WHAT'S IN A NAME ?"—A PUN.—In
Charter-house-lane, St. John-street, lives a baker of the
name (being a German, I suppose) of RACZWITZ. A
wag observed to one of his customers, " You are by no
means the first who have been obliged to rack wits for their
bread !"
A young, zealous, and conscientious student
in Anglican theology, once asked an experienced dignitary—
,. Pray, Sir, what do the Armenians hold ?"—" Hold !"
said his Mentor, "hold ! Why, they hold all the best
places of preferment in the Church of Naighincl."