N.B.-Acts of Drunkenness to be inserted in Red Ink.

Rank. Name. Regt. Deputy Judge Advocate.

(1) The numbers show the order of the Members, according to seniority (p. 215.)

At

o'Clock, a.m. the Court opens. (pp. 175, 214.)

Rank. No. [if a N. C. O. or soldier p. 152] Name. appears a prisoner before the Court. (pp. 187, 214.)

Regt.

The Order for assembling the Court, the Warrants appointing the President and Deputy Judge Advocate, are read. (p. 216.)

The Members are called over and severally answer to their names. (p. 215.)

Question to Prisoner...Have you any exception to any of the Officers now appearing to sit on this Court?

The President, Members, and Deputy Judge Advocate are duly sworn. (p. 229.)

Arraignment ...... .The court proceeds to the trial of Rank.

(p. 235.)

Charge

........

the following Charge, viz.:
(Charge how framed pp. 151-156.)

upon

Plea ......... ...........To which charge the prisoner pleaded.

(p. 235.)

All persons required to give evidence are directed to withdraw. (p. 246.) Publication of proceedings may be forbidden.

appears as Prosecutor, and proceeds, by permission of the Court, to deliver the following statement, viz. (p. 246.)

1st Witness for Prosecution...Name, &c. (The Prosecutor) being duly sworn, deposes :-(p. 247) "I," &c.

Cross-exam......Quest... (p. 250.)

Continuation of the Examination of Witnesses, &c.
Second Witness .........A. B. is duly sworn.

Quest. ...
Answ.

The Prosecution is closed.

The Prisoner is placed on his Defence, (p. 252) and requests to be indulged with days, to be enabled to prepare it.

The Court grants the request, and, in consequence, (it being o'Clock) adjourns until

at

THIRD DAY, (date.)

o'Clock.

o'Clock, a. m. The Court meets pursuant to adjournment: present the same Members as on

The Prisoner enters on his Defence, and reads the following Address (or not, as it may be. p. 252, et seq.)

The Prisoner proceeds to produce evidence. (p. 253.)

First Witness for De-A. B. is duly sworn.

fence............

Quest....

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Answ...(Witness as to character. p. 427.)

The Prisoner closes his Defence by the following Address or Remarks, &c. as it may be. (p. 253.)

The Prosecutor in reply, &c. &c. &e. (p. 257.)

The COURT having closed, proceeds to deliberate, &c. (see pp. 273-290.)

THE COURT having passed judgment, begs leave to recommend to mercy; to observe on the conduct of the parties before it; on the manner in which a particular witness has delivered his testimony, &c. &c. pp. 287-289.)

Name.-Rank.

Name,

Rank--and President.

Officiating Judge Advocate.

The Court (having found the prisoner guilty) re-opens, the parties to the trial appear in court. (p. 290.)

First Witness .........A. B. is duly sworn.

Question

......

...Have you given the prisoner notice of the intention to produce evidence of previous convictions?

Answer..................I warned him myself. (p. 168.)

By the Court......... Produce the evidence as to previous convictions.

(1) Whenever a certified extract is received under the provisions of the War Office Circular, 772, 23rd July, 1834, it should appear on the face of the proceedings that the production of the Court Martial book will be attended with public inconvenience; and further that the signature (if the extract be so certified) is authentic.

The Court on inspecting the Court Martial book, find that the prisoner was convicted on of by ; and on

of.

The Court having closed, proceeds to deliberate on the sentence. The Court having found the prisoner

SENTENCE.

If previous acts of drunkenness (p. 367) be the subject of enquiry, the evidence may be somewhat in the following terms: (pp. 292-293.)

Answer

...............The book I now produce is the Defaulters'

prisoner before the Court is the soldier described, in the entries made at pages as 121 private John Atkins.

The Court on referring to the Defaulters' book, find that the prisoner was convicted by his Commanding Officer, on

and on

of

of

On enquiries as to general character, the examination may be somewhat as follows: