The Sun. — 1861-01-03 (London, England)

TILE ARIIII.  The Bth (King's Own) Regiment, stationed at Gosport, have been supplied with the new experimental greatcoat, which it is in contemplation to serve out to the whole of the infantry. It is very superior i❑ quality and colour to the coat at present in use, compared with which it is, in fact, a really handsome and soldierly garment. It has no cape, but is double over the shoulders and partly down the back, as also in the sleeves to below the elbows.'• It is fitted with two capacious pockets behind, with the edges piped with red, a band, also piped with red, confines the coat to the wearer's back at his pleasure. Shoulderstraps for the belts, also piped with red. The forepart of the skirts are made to loop back to the waist when on the march, Altogether it bears the appearance of being the greatest improvement made in the soldiers' clothing for many years. The Bth are also furnished with the new shako, which has a light snug look and must be far more comfortable than the old Pattern, but it does not carry so military an appearance with it as the new greatcoat. • After a considerable interval, the punishment; of the lash has again been resorted to at Chatb garrison, the culprit being a private of the lst'Be.t• talion of the 19th Regiment, named Franci s B ray; a man of incorrigible and abandoned. char acter, About a fortnight since the prisoner N as tr led by district court-martial at Chatham on a chi Lrge of  ' striking Serpant Tanner, a non-commissioned officer of his regiment, while in the execution of his duty. On the occasion of his trial the prisoner behaved in the most outrageous manner, assailing the president and members of the Court with the foulest language and the most horrible oaths. lr. consideration of the bad character he bore in the regiment, the Court sentenced him to be imprisoned in the Military Prison at Rochester for two years, leaving his conduct before the Court to form the subject of another trial. The prisoner, after his sentence, was heard to make use of the most fearful threats, and shortly after his admission in to the prison at Fort Clarence he carried his threats into execution by making a murderous attack on one of the warders of that establishment, named Cockaday, whom he struck over the head with a metal vessel used in the cell, in the most savage manner. A board of field officers was directed to assemble to investigate the case, and at the close of the inquiry they sentenced the prisoner to receive 50 lashes, and to be imprisoned for a further period of six months. The prisoners having accordingly been drawn up in the prison yard, Brady, who behaved with the greatest bravado, was fastened to the triangle, and the corporal punishment administered. After 25 lashes had been inflicted he was observed to faint away, when the surgeon, who is always present on these occasions, immediately ordered the punishment to be stopped, and the prisoner was at once released and conveyed to the prison infirmary, where he shortly afterwards recovered. The remainder of the corporal punishment will, under the circumstances, be remitted, but he will undergo his full term of two years and six months' imprisonment, and be again tried for his conduct before the court martial.