MILITARY ITEMS

New Zealand Herald, Volume III, Issue 712, 24 February 1866, Page 5

MILITARY ITEMS

Fkom a perusal of furtlior military papers, we are enabled to extract tlie following additional items of intelligence:— 40th Regimrnt—The general court-martial which assembled at Chatham garrison a few days since, has terminated its sitting pending the approval of the finding of the Court by her Majesty. Tho Court, of which Col. J. F. M. Browno, C.8., Royal Engineers, was the president, was engaged in the trial of Private Barnard Daly, 40th Begiment, on tho charge of having violently assaulted Surg.-Major H. M. Webb, M.B , attachod to the staff of the 2nd Depot battalion at Chatham, while engaged in the performance of his medirvj.l duties. Deputy Judge Advocate Brevet Col. J. H. Laye, from the Judge-Advocate-General's Department, officiated at the trial. 65th Foot. —Lieut, li. Mitchell, from half-pay, 28th Foot, to be Lieut., vice A. B. Toker, promoted to a half-pay company without purchase; Ensign A. IT. Toulmin to bo Lieut, by purchase, vice R. Mitchell, who retires; Ensign W.H.Lee, from the 30th Foot, to bo Ensign, vice Toulmin. REiniN or the Gsth ijeot. The gallant 65th, tho first of tho line regiments recalled froai New Zealand, set foot ou English soil this week, after nearly twenty years' eervico in our troublesome colony under the Southern Cross. About 200 men, under the command of Captain Bulkeley, arrived in Plymouth in the good ship Bob Boy, and if there were amongst that draft any of tlie original " Bo;, al Tigers " who left England with the regiment, we can imagine the growl of delight they would give at seeing their nativo land once moro. During its long period of foreign service the regiment vras not less distinguished for its dash and bravery in tho field than for its good conduct and respectability in quartors, so much so as to olicit, oven from Now Zealand colonists, numerous aud sincere expressions of regret at its departure. Many snd wonderful must be the changes which the " old country " will present to tho gallant veterans of the 65th—almost as many as " Sleepy Hollow " presented to Bip Van Winkle after his 30 yours' trance, fc'ut Li ono thing we trust they will find us unchanged, and that is in friendly and grateful feeling towards tho brave fellows who for so many years have sustained the honour of our flag in a distant part of tho world. The remainder of tho regiment is expected in a few days.