Star.
London, England, 1825-07-14 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Detachments belonging to the sth, 16th, !Ist, 25d, 55tb,4Ist,
44th, 4.lth, 46th, 48th, 85th, and 89:h Regiments of Foot, the East
India company's Artillery and Infantry, embarked un the 21st
ult. at Curk, for England.
Detachments belonging to the sth, 6th, Bth, 12th, 13th, 24th,
58th, 41A, 43d, 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th, 54th, 55th, 57th, 59th, 65th,
70th, 85th, 89th, 97th, 98th, and 99th Regiments of Nat, the
East India Company's Artillery and Infantry, embarked on the
24th ult. at Dublin, fur Urinal.
COURTS-MARTIAL AT JAMAICA.
At a General Court-biattial held at Up Park Camp Barrack.
Jamaica, on the 27th December, 1824, and continued by ad-
journment to the 19th January, 1895, Captain TUEOSALD O'Do-
mem, of the Illst Regiment of Foot, was arraigned upon three

Charges:—
First, 1' For conduct unbecoming the character of an Officer
and a Gentleman, in having stated to Quarter-Master %1' Lean, of
the 91st Regiment, some time in the month of November last,
that he, Captain XYDolierty, had furnished Mr. M'Neil, late
Lieutenant-Colonel of the 91st Regiment, with documents to
prove that Lieutenant Barnes had thrown a glass of wine in Lieut.
Colonel M'Donald'a face; and that he, Lieut--Colonel M` Donald,
bad taken no further notice of it, than by reprimanding Lieutenant
Barnes on the morning parade."
Second, " Far stating to Captain Richardson, of the 91st Re-
giment, some time about the month of June last, that Ensign,
now Lieutenant Barnes, threw sonse wine in Lieut.-Colonel
MiDonald's face, at a dinner party at the Royal Artillery Mess,

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in Port Royal."
" Such false statements tending to lower Lieutenant• Colonel
%1' Donald, his superior Officer. in the estimation of the Officers
of the Corps, and to deprive him of that influence, authority. and
command, necessary to the discharge of his duty as a Field Officer
of the 91st Regiment ; aud, consequently, highly prejudicial to bis

Majesty's service."
Upon which Charges the Court came to the following decisions
" The Court having most maturely and deliberately weighed
and considaed the evidence of the documents brought forward in
support of the prosecution ; as also the prisoner's defence, and the
evidence adduced in support thereof, is of opinion as follows :
" With respect to the first Charge, viz. conduct unbecoming the
character of an Officer and a Gentleman, in having stated to
Quarter-Master M' Lean, of the 91st Regiment, some time in the
month of November last, that he, Captain O'Doherty had fee-
nished Mr. M'Neil, late Lieutenant-Colonel of the 91st Regimaile
with documents to prove that Lieutenant Barnes had thrown •
glass of wine in Lieutenant-Colonel 11• Donald's face; and ass
be, Lieutenant-Colonel hi' Donald, had taken no further notice d
it, than by reprimanding Lieutenant Barnes on the morning Pa-
rade :—Tbe Court is of opinion, that he, the prisoner, Captain
Theobald O'Doherty, of the 91st Regiment, is Guilty of the said
First Charge."
" With respect to the Second Charge, viz. Stating to Captain
Richardson, of the 91rt Regiment, some time about the month of
June last, that Ensign, now Lieutenant Barnes, threw some wine
in Lieutenant-Colonel fil‘Donald's fice, at a dinner party, at the
Royal Artillery Mess in Port Royal: The Court is also of opinion,
that the prisoner, Captain Theoluid O'Doherty, is Guilty of the
said Second Charge.
" The Court having found the prisoner Guilty-of both the Charges
preferred against him, being in breach of the Articles of War, &es
therefore sentence him, the prisoner, Captain Theobald Cr Doherty, -
of the 91st Regiment, to be dismissed his Majesty's service."
" However painful it must always be to a Court to find itself
under the necessity of animadverting en the conduct of an evidence,
yet this Court would consider itself wanting in that duty whichk
owes to the service, were it to close its proceedings without noticing
the very extraordinary and vacillating manner in which Captain
Richardson, of the 91st Regiment, gave his testimony, as appears
on the face of these proceedings. The Court mina help expressing
its surprise, that an Officer of Captain Riebardson's rank and lea.
of service, could have any other than one impression, after heads"
such an accusation as he swears Captain O'Doberty made against
his superior Officer : yet Captain Richardson states, in else part of
his evidence, that it made no impression on him at the time, but it
did afterwards ; and in another part, that it did make an impression
on him at the time, but he never thought of it afterwards. This
strange inconsistency on the part of Captain Richardson (although
it could not shake the direct testimony that he gave of Captain
O'Doherty's having made the statement of which he had beets found
guilty), the Court cannot pus over without remark."
" It is equally painful to the Court to revert to the evidence of
Major Creighton • whereby it would appear, that the report of a
glass of wine having been thrown in Liettitenant-Co'onel 111' Donald's
face, had come to that Officer's knowledge from two sources ; and
the Court cannot but regret that an Officer of Major Creighties
rank and standing in the Army, should not have immediately aged
upon the informants to give up their authority for such reports,
and also communicated the circumstance without delay to his Com-
manding Officer."
His MAJZSIT was pleased to approve and confirm the finding and
sentence of the Court.
His Muerte was further pleased to command, that, in conse-
quence of the serious animadversions passed by the Court upon the
conduct of Captain Richardson, and Brevet-Major Creighton, of
the 91st Regiment, which animadversions appear to be amply borne
out by the minutes of their evidence upon the trial of Captain
O'lloberty, these Officers shall be required to send in their resigna-
tions, with a view to their retiring from his Majesty's service by
the ale of their respective Commissions.
At a General Court-Martial held at Up Parli*Camp, Jamaica,
on the 24th of January, 1925, and continued by adjournments to
the 27th of the same month, Lieutenant Thomas Giddy Milistyre,
of the 91st Regiment, was arraigned—
" For conduct unbecoming the character of an Officer and a
Gentleman, by putting hi circulation, some time about the month
of June or July, 1523, and subsequently, a report to the following
elect, viz.—That Lieutenant, then Ensign Barnes, had thrown a
glass of wine in Lieutenant-Colonel, then Major, lirDenidd's face;
and that he Lieutenant-Colonel APDonald, had taken no further
notice of it than by reprimanding Lieutenant Barnes on the morn-
ing parade; although Lieutenant M'lntyre had stated to Lieutenant
Burne, of the 91st Regiment, in a conversation with that Oillost,
some time about the said month of June, 18211,7 that Lieut. Beeson
bad accidentally sprinkled some wine over Lieutenant:Colonel
M'Donald, at the Royal Artillery Mess at Port Royal, for which
he, Lieutenant Barnes, was reprimanded on the morning parade
by Lieutenant-Colonel M'Donald. Such false report being highly
prejudicial to the character of Lieutenant-Colonel hlsDenald, his
superior Officer, tending to lower him in the estimation of the os-
cent* the Corps, and to deprive bins of that influence, authority,
and command, which as a Field Officer of: the 91st Regiment, he
ought to have; greatly to the injury of his Majesty's service."
Upon which Charge the Court came to the following decision
" The Court having maturely and deliberately weighed and con,
sidered the evidence adduced in support of the prosecution, toge-
ther with what the prisoner has stated in his defence, and the
evidence therein, is of opinion that he, the prisoner, Lieutenant
Thomas Giddy 11141ntyre of the 91st Regiment, is Not Guilty 01
so much of the Charge preferred against him as is comprised with'::
the following words, viz. Conduct unbecoming the character oi err
Officer and a Gentleman, by putting in circulation, some time about
the month of June or July, 1326, a report to she following effect.
viz. That Lieutenant, then Ensign, Barnes, had thrown a glass oe
wine in Lieutenant-Colonel, then Major, aliDenald's face; and
that be, Lieutenant-Colonel M'Donald, had taken no further
notice of it than by reprimanding Lieutenant Barnes on the morn-
ing parade.
" The Court has been induced to pass the above very len'efr-
sentence against the prisoner,
(rein its appearing, by the evidence
adduced on the part of the prosecution, that Lieutenant bt•lntyrs
was not actuated by any hostile or improper feeling towards
Colonel •• • sa , in making the statement of which he ha' 11Lt
ound guilty, such statement having been induced by Major errigh...
eon's (his then Commatding Offices) inquiries as to the character

the (keen composing the detachment at Port Royal, as far at re.*
garded their Military duties, and of Mr. Barites in particular, to
.whom his attention had been drawn by hii•-being absent from a
parade."
His Masser has been pleased to approve and confirm the finding
and sentence of the Court, and to command that Lieut. M'lntyre
shall be admonished to be more cautious not to encourage or repeat
statements which may have a tendency to affect the character of
any Officer, nore especially that of an Officer commanding a Regi.
ment, which it ism peculiarly necessary 'horrid be upheld and pro-
tected by all serving under his immediate orders.
His Marany has been further pleased to express his opinion upon
this and Captain O'Doherty's Court-Martial, that the attempt made,
as has been exposed in the proceedings, to prejudice the character
the meritorious Officer now in commat.d of the 91st Regiment,
has ant been less malicious than the accusation„itself has been proved
to be false and unworthy. •
" With respect to the remaining part of t e Charge, the Court is
of opinion that the prisoner, Lieutenant I'. . M•lutyre, is Guilty
of stating, subsequently to the month of June or July, 1823, that
I.ientenant, then Ensign, Barnes had thrown a glass of wine in
Lieutenant-Colonel, then Major, face; but the Court
does acquit him of stating that Lieutenant-Colonel Macdonald had
taken no further notice of it, than by reprimanding Lieutenant
Barnes on the morning parade."
" The Court having found the prisoner guilty of so much of the
charge preferred against him as is above reedited, and which being
in breach of the Articles of War, it does, by virtue thereof, sen.
tenet him, the prisoner, Lieutenant Thomas Giddy kJ' I ntyre, of
the .91st Regiment, to se severely reprimanted in such manner as
his Majesty may be pleased to 'direct.