The Sun. — 1863-11-07 (London, England)

THE ARMY.  The following is an extract from a letter from a Cadet in the Royal Miii ary Academy at Woolwich :—" The 23d of October was the anniversary of the great mutiny here of 1801, s*-nr. hr..a —a tired at the Lieutenant. Governor's windows. To commemorate the occasion two fellows in the A division loaded the 4-pounders at the end of the parade and fired them off as the clock struck 10 p.m. Immediately soldiers and officers were seen running about to know the reason of this alarm. The soldiers on guard at the barracks, the arsenal, and the dockyard, turned out under arms ; orderlies came riding over the common, and there was a regular bustle everywhere. It was soon found out that the cadets had been up to some of their old pranks, and accordingly the usual Saturday and Sunday leave was stopped. This created great discontent, and on Saturday, the 24th, the Hoxter swords were all thrown into the reservoir excepting 9, which could not be carried off. One fellow was stopped by a corporal going into the place where the swords are kept with one sword under his arm, which he said he had found lying about. As his character was by no means good, he was told that if he did not resign he would be expelled. So accordingly he resigned. The two fellows who fired off the guns were found out and expelled ; but, not satisfied with this, they called us in and asked us each individually whether we had taken any part in the disturbance on Saturdaypight. The invariable answer was ' No, Sir.' Then they asked whether we knew of anybody who had had any part in the disturbance, and tilt) No, Sir,' invariably followed it. Three fellows declined answering at all, and they were put under arrest immediately, leave was stopped till further orders, and the whole cadet company got a double allowance of drill. The authorities, finding it impossible to stronger measures without exasperating ugy v having given the three fellows plenty of arrestafole n followed course, by plenty of confinement to the enclosure, and, of  stoppage of leave to the end of the term—the row was over, and we are now no longer fearing that we shall be decimated, as it was at first given us to understand• For one thing or another three fellows have been expelled and seven fellows have been rusticated this term, a larger number than has been known for a very long time•"  MURDER AND ATTEMPTED SUlClDE.—Yesterday morning a report was circulated in Guildford that a soldier stationed in the town had murdered his wife and committed suicide. On inquiry it turned out that a sergeant of the 3d Buffs, who, with a woman supposed to be his wife, had been staying at the Coachmakers' Arms, Novel-street, since Sunday evening, had murdered his companion, and afterwards attempted self-destruction. They occupied a room on the second floor, and are stated to have been remarkably quiet and civil persons. On Wednesday last they had breakfast and tea, but they had no food yesterday, although the man in the course of the day ordered some potatoes to be boiled, and stated that the woman's mother was coming to visit them. Nothing was seen or heard of either the sergeant or his wife during yesterday evening or this morning, who was billeted In consequence of this the inmates of the house became rather uneasy. A sergeant of the 37th, in the house, asked to be allowed to break open the door of the room, but the landlady refused to allow him, and after knocking at the door for some time without eliciting any reply they sent to the police. Superintendent -Vickers, accompanied by Sergeant Steads and Police• Constable Davis, f at once proceeded to the spot, and open i eh thee dd oaopr: The man and woman were then found lying ing it: parently dead. The woman had evidently been strangled, and her head was frightfully s‘ e t v.w' 00 mv ae sns' us l st li ii rl leeadt, v There was a large tgha es rhe own e rt he and by il the side of the bed table-knife which was stainedwith blood, and an ordinary with blood. Mr. F, D Ross, surgeon, of Dudley-house, was promptly in attendance, together with Dr. Chathe bodies. pman, of the 37th Foot, who examined A small (lumatity of brandy was given to the man, upon Which h It is the opinion of ho Slightly rallied, and spoke a few words. the medical men that the woman had been dead for two or three days. On examining a medal which the man mahaig, and that he had served in China during the last War. It is not positively known whether the murdered or woman was his wife not • but she is stated to have been and, tall, good-looking,' 11,1 • apparently, about 28 years of age. ahaig, s wounds were dressed, and he was removed to a separate room, where he is in the keeping of the police. The body of thz,, unfortunate woman was also removed, and it now awaits the coroner's inquest. No motive has been assigned for the commission of the horrible act, and the parties were both strangers in Guildford.