Star.
London, England, 1828-05-09 00:00:00

THE AEMY.

embarked

The Ist Division of the 26th Rerment of
yesterday at Gravesend, for Madras.
Monday,the Depot of the 55th Infantry left Dover for Sheerness.
Tuesday, the Ist Division of the sth Regiment left Dublin for
Athlone. On the same day, Major-General TAirLon inspected the
69th Regiment at Castlehar. •
Wednesday morning, the Regiment of Royal Horse Guards
(Blues), beaded by their band, marched from the Barracks in the
Regent's Park. under the command of Colonel HILL, to Worm-
wood Scrubs, for the purpose of having a grand Field.day. The
Itez:intent, on their artival en the ground, formed biro line, and
w. re then put through a great variety of very fine movements.—
The chat gr in line was greatly admired for its rapidity and precision.
'I he Duke of CUMBIULLAND will shortly review his Region/tut,
the Royal llor-e Guards, which are now 6' atiourd at the Barracks
in the lieont's l'.rk.
Wednesday the depots of the 18th and 29th Regiments under-
went the half•yearly inspections, at Plymouth, by Major-General
Sir Joon CAMERON; the former on the Hoe, and the latter on Go-
vernment Paade. The depots of the 454 and 944 Regiments were
yesterday los, acted try the General on the Hoe. The first inspec-
il or took place at ten o'clock.
COURT MARTIAL _ _ _

At a General Court Martial lately held In Cork, Lieutenant
E. P. Plantes, of the 531 It. gintent, was arraigned 011 the under.
mentioned charge, viz.
•' For conduct onbecomine an Officer, In using the following lan-
guage tuvrards Sergeant FalwardPC.be, of the 11th Regiment,
when in command of the guard at the Barrack-gate, in the presence
of the whole or part of the guard ; a You are a d—d scoundrel.
I would knock you down, you d—d blackguard ; what have you
to do with the Officers of our Regiment?' or words to that effect,
threatening, at the store time, that he, the Sergeant. should be
brought to .t Court 3larti el, and should receive bee hundred lashes;
such conduct being subversive of good order and military discipline "
Upon whiela charge the Court came to the following decision,
namely—
", That after a due consideration of the evidence adduced against
the primmer, with *hat has been offered in his defence, the Court
is et opinion that Lieutenant K P. fillips is Nei Guilty, and do
tht: t..re hoisAtrably utimil hint."
The .ante having beet. laid before his Maa MIT, who directed
that the proceedings should he returned for revision, with the fol-
lowing observation-a." It appearing to his Majetty, under all the
circumstances coml. cted with the toreg ' g charge against Dente-
n Philips, that it is essential to the maintenance at a correct and
high •eU-e of houout among the Officers of the Army that the term
• hafiourables should never be applied to an acquittal except when it
is fully merited. the Court should he directed to revise that part of
the *wetter which awards to Lieutenant Philips an Hinioureaaix
acquittal"—The Court, after duly considering the matter set forth
an the letter of his Grace the Cominander-in-Chief, written by
command of his Majesty, annulled its former tin,ling and sentence,
anti found Liirotroiatit R. P. Philips, of the :451 itq,illient. Not
Guilty or the charge brought against him, and slid therefore acquit
aim; which his Majesty has been pleated to approve anti consran.