The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-17 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, 1863.

THE COURT-MARTIAL ON COL. CRAWLEY.
i (THIS DAY.)

(nor OUR OWN REPORTI24
TWENTIETH DAY.

ALDERSHOT, Dic. 17.

As the proceeding in this case pogrom towards their
termination the interest in them appease to culminate. To-
, day the curt was literally crowded, and the enormous
' number of applications for tickets of adm,ssion ren-
dered special arrangements necessary for increasing
the accommodation. The body of the room below
the president's table, formerly set apart for the
general public, was to-day fitted up with numbered seats, •
great portion of which were occupied by ladies, andithe re-
mainder by general and staff officers, with a few distinguished
civilians. The upper end of the hall was likewise devoted
to female visitors, who on this, as on previous occasions
represented the general public in the largest proportion,
and seemingly took the greatest interest in the inquiry.
Amongst the audience were Lord Chelmsford, Colonel
31•Murdo, Colonel Luard, and Sir W. Reiter.
The court having been reformed, Colonel Crawley de-
cided, before proceeding with his defence, to reed the ad-
dress read by him to the officers of the 6th Dragoons on the
2nd March, 1863, when he was about to proceed to Bombay
on a short leave of absence. The address was read &maid-
ingly. In effect it =swelled that • stroeg and unanimous

effort should be made by all to obliterate thej dif-
ference' and disunion that bad unfortunately pre-
veiled, and stated that the lieutenant-colonel would feel it
his duty to set the example io following the recommenda-
tion of Sir W. Maalkid. Colonel Crawley then, by per-
mission of the court, and with the consent of the official
prosecutor, put in extracts from the court-martial books of
the regiment, verified by himself (the books themselves
not being obtainable), showing that a smaller number
of courts-martial had taken place proportionately
since he held the command of the 6th Dragoons
than at any time before. Having done this and in-
timated that he would call evidence to character
hereafter, he proceeded to reed his address, which com-
menced by condemning, in strong terms, the mendacious
course pursued by his enemies and by • portion of
the press, whose object was, through him, to
attack a system and to abolish military discipline.
He excepted the respectable portion of the English press
from this charge, adding that its conduct formed a marked
contrast to that of his wooers. If the object of those who
had been the cause of this prosecution were attained, it were
far better that our Indian empire were abandoned altogether.
He complainedof hisbeiogbrought from India for trial on the
insinuaboo that • fair trial could not be obtained in that
country. He congratulated himself that he was at length
brought to answer to the charges against him before a court
in whose judgment he had full confidence, and could safely
say he believed that the day of his trial was the day of his
deliverance. It had been and that at the Mhow
court martial he had been guilty of the grossest
persecution, and had =horned false testimony. If there had
been any ground for such • charge why was it not proceeded
with ? It bad been said that he had been guilty of unwar-
rantable comity in causing the arrest of the three sergeant-
majors ; but if he had, why did not that charge form part
of the present indictment, that he might have had the oppor-
tunity of answering it? Those who knew the facts
were aware that he had acted properly, and the opinions of
those who did not he could afford to despise. He had no
wish to shield himself under the protection of superior
officers, though it was gratifying to him that the coarse be
had adopted bad met with the approbation of his superiors.
It was said he had acted under the influence of
ill feeding towards Sergeant-Major Lilley, but
surely no one would charge Major-General Farrell,
Sir W. Manafield, and Sir H. Rose with having so acted,
or with haying approved of hie conduct because they, too,
held • grudge against the sergeant-major. He held that
the severity he had exercised was necessary to the restoration
of discipline in the regiment, which, if he had been allowed,
be would have proved was in • state, of insubordination
when the wort-martial on Paymaster Smales was instituted.
He should like to have had the opportunity of proving what
was the steno of the regiment when he took the command,
by the production of the letter from the Horse Guards to
Colonel Shots. This, however, had been denied bins, and
it was sot open for him now to assert what be might, had his
application been allowed, have proved. He called upon the
court to topsider what was his position when he took the
command of • regiment in • state of insubordination
arising from • long standing demoralisation. This was evi-
dent. from the letter of the Cominander-in-Cbief. Of all cases
of insubordination that which existed above the ranks was
the most fatal and irremedieble. It was necessary that
soldiers should be subject to • stricter discipline than civi-
lians, and his having acted in this spirit had pre-
vented, as he believed, a catastrophe. He had
istanded, and had been always ready to proceed
with the trial of the sergeant-majors. If they were not tried
the fault wsa not his, but his superiors. He cootended that
the question at issue between him and the officers and non.
commissioned officers of the Inniskillinga was that of mutiny
or no mutiny. Referring to the specific charges upon
which he was arraigned, he complained of their
vagueness ; adding that it was difficult for him
to know what he bad to meet. Bat accepting
the charge in all their vainness he appealed to the
roast, now that the evidence for the prosecution was
comindsd, was there any proof whatever--admitting that
the arrest was justillable—that in the mode of carrying
.
it out there was anything bearing the character of . on•
neensery and undue severity," or "great or tviev- '
one hardship.' As he was net charged with the ille-
gality
of the arrest he was justified in snowing '
that the arrest was necessary. Thou he came
to the charge of undue severity. Why, close arrest was
necessarily severe, amid it was not his fault nor did it justify
any change from the ordinary coons of proceeding that
Sergeant-Major !alley was of plethoric habits. end had a
sick wife. If It did then the sooner such men left the
military service the better. Even in civil life at home, the
' physical condition of the criminal or his domestic circum-
stances did not alter the punishment when a conviction
for crime took place. If anything more ought
to be Ind to his charge it was rather
excess of lenienw_than too great severity. He might have
placed Sergoaat•Major . sslLy in solitary confinement, but
eonsidsries the ondition of Mtn. Lilley he did not wish,
even in his dioite, to deprive the sergeant-major of the
solace of his wife's society.

[C,olewe iOrawley was proceeding with his defence when
oar report hit.]

MELANCHOLY BOAT ACCIDENT.

SEVEN LIVES LOST.
(From the Preston Guardian d yostirday.)
. .

One of the most melancholy occurrences we have
for same time had to record took plow at Winos, Dear
Lytham. last evening, by which seven persons were
drowsed. Far three week' past there have been staying
at Lytham. Mr. Sugars, • merchant, of Manchester, toge-
ther with his wife, two seas, and three daughters. The
sone, Henry and Thomas, were aged respectively about
21 and 16 years ; and the daughters, Jessie. Laura, and
Mary, were 21, 15, and 10 years old. During their visit
to Lytham, Miss Elias Wihoe, a young lady of about 20,
has been staying with them ; and on Tuesday week the
party were joined by Mr. Walter Wilson. brother to Miss
Wilson, aged 2.1, who, it is believed. was betrothed to
the eldest of the Mimes Sugars. About sieves o'clock
on Tuesday morning all the party, with the exception
of Mr. and Mrs. Sugars, proceeded to the river for
the purpose of hiring • boat and shooting birds. None of
the youths, we believe, were accustomed to rowing ; but
as there sou little wind blowing, although the tide was
beginning to flow, no danger was appreheeded. They
stated to the owner of the boat, a man named Parkin-
eon, that they intruded polling as far as the docks, and
left with • pair of oars. Soots afterward, two of the!
youths were observed ca one of the sandimaks with their
goes, and nothing more was heard of them until a Whi-
ps= wee received by Mr. Sugars, toting that they had
go= ea to Prestos with the tide, and would return to
Lytham in time for dieser, at six o'clock. As the► did not
arrive at borne at that hour, Mr. and Mrs. Sugars became
very as:ions. ands host's crew was despatched up the river
is search of the panty; but, after proceeding u far 44 the
Mass Paint, they had to return without any tidep of
them, beyond what they had learnt from the men on the
dredge, who saw them pass homewards about half-
part five o'clock. At daybreak this (Wedoseday)
morning, the search was renewed, when the beat
In which the minder party left Lytham was die.
fevered oppo.ite Wartoa, and soon afterwards the body of
NW Laura Sagan was foiled on the sand. AU farther
marsh, which wee prosecuted all day. es both the Lytham
end Hesketh sides of the estuary has se far proved fruitless.
Of our= =thin is knows. and sever can be knows with
esetsiaty, of the masse of the (awful casualty ; but it is
equesed that the boat's keel moat have caught on one of
the net 'takes below Wades. If such were the cur, as
the tide was rending with peat rapidity, the boat would
probably be instenhassosely upset, and ►he whole engulfed
withost the lost waretng or base of moue.

SHARE L1878.-(77118 DAY.)

Two o'Cumw.

The railway market is not active to-day, but the
tendency of prices on the whole is not unfavour-
, able. The variations comprise a rise of per cent.
in Metropolitan, t in Caledonian, and in
South Eastern, and a decline of 4 in London
and North Western, Midland, and Great Eastern.
London and North Western stock is now quoted
1061 to 107 ; Great Western, 631 to ;
1271 to 4 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 109 to
; Great Northern, 1264 to 1264 ; Caledonian,
1184 to 1194 ; South Eastern, 954 to 96 ; Great
Ewer; 484 to 49 ; London and South Western,
1014 to ; and Metropolitan, 111 to 112.
Lombardo-Venetian, Great Luxembourg. and
San Paulo shares are firm. Indian and Canadian
lines show no change, compared with the last prices
of yesterday.
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10,000 100 Bank of Queensland (L
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60,000 10 Bank of Nast Zealand .1
60.000 & ttnsallianstrortugueselL,
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100 1 all Do. 3rd pref. Stock
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MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'Omoz.

Business in the stock markets to-day has been
inactive, but prices are generally firm. The funds
are quoted about per cent. better than they
closed yesterday. There is also a fractional im-
provement in some of the principal speculative
foreign bonds, owing to the satisfactory settlement
of the account of the dealer who failed yesterday.
Home railway stocks and financial and other shares
are nerdy. _ .

At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Ratites opened at
661 r. 45c., exdiv., showing a decline of / per cent.
compared with the last price of yesterday.
Consols are now quoted 901 to /, ex div., for
money, and 91/, buyers, ex div. for the, count
(7th January). The official business report is as
follows:—Three per Cent. Consols, for money,
901, 1, I ; ditto for account, 911 ; Three per
Cents. Reduced, 901, ; New Three per Cents.,
901, /, ; Bank Stock, 233 ; India Five per Cent.
Stock, 106/, 1 ; ditto Bonds, 6s. die. ; Five per
Cent. " enfaced" rupee paper, 113 ; and Exchequer
Bills, 65., 55., 10s. dis.

The foreign stock market, though inactive, is
rather firmer. There is an improvement of 4 tot
per cent. in Mexican, and of 1 to 1 per cent, in
some of the other speculative descriptions. Some
of the present quotations are annexed : Turkish 1854
Loan, 881 to 891; ditto, 1858, 702 to # ; ditto, 1862,
701 to 1 ; the Consolides, 461 to 1 ; Greek, 231 to
2014 ; Mexican, 341 to I ; and Spanish Passive, 33
to 4. Venezuela Bonds of 1862 have again fallen.
Transactions are recorded as follows :—Brazilian
Old Five per Cents., 100 ; Dutch Two-and-a.
Half per Cents., 641 ; Egyptian, second issue,
984 ; Greek, for account, 264, 26/ ; Italian
for account, 701, 4 ; Mexican, for account, 331;
344 ; Moorish, 93 ; Portumuese, 1856, ke., for ac-
count, 484 ; ditto, 1863, 44, 1; Russian,lB22, 91;
ditto, 1830, 87; ditto, 1862, 882, 1; Spanish New De-
ferred, for account, 472 ; ditto, Passive, for account,
322, 33 ; dittdiGertificatee, for account, 131 ;
Turkish, 1858, for account, 70, 692 ; ditto 1862,
70 ; ditto, for account. 704, 2 ; Venezuela, 1862,
for account, 542, 1, 55, 54.

International Financial shares are quoted 41
to f prem. ; General Credit, 21 to prem. ; Lon-
don Financial, 81 to t prem. ; Mercantile
Credit, 41 to 51 prem. ; Hudson's Bay,
3 to 2/ dis. ; Egyptian Trading, I} to 11
prem. ; Merchant Banking, 41 to 1 prem. ;
Laud Mortgage Bank of ludia, 21 to prem. ;
West India and Pacific Steam, 1 to If prem.;
English and Swedish Bank, 21 to 1 prem. ; East
London Bank, 21 to 3 prem. ; Discount Corpora-
tion, 4 to 4 prem. ; and Floating Dock. 11 to 11
prem. . . . . .

Another purchase took place yesterday of
100,000 f. stock for account of the Court of
Chancery. Yesterday was the fortnightly set-
tling day in shares and foreign stocks, and, in
connexion with the final adjustment of the account
in the latter department, the event of chief import-
ance has been the announcement of the failure of
Mr. William H. Weatherby. This gentleman has
been the largest dealer in some of the most specu-
lative foreign stocks, including Greek, Mexican,
Turkish Consolide's, and the Confederate Loan, the
transactions and fluctuations in which have of late
been so extensive. His failure is said to bo chiefly
attributable to the severe depreciation in the latter
stock. The amount of the liabilities which he
is unable to meet is estimated by rumour at about
5,0001. It appears that, through some circumstances
which require explanation, Mr. Weatherby's autho-
rised clerk went on paying his differences and even
dealing for the new account up to half-past two
o'clock. The official announcement of the failure
was not made until ten minutes to three, when it
caused immense confusion amongst the dealers, a
portion of the stock received having already been
passed on to other parties. The cheques given yes-
terday on account of the defaulter will either not
be honoured, or if honoured, the amount must, in
accordance with the rules of the Stock Ex-
change, be paid beck to the general fund, for the
benefit of all the creditors alike. This failure fur-
nishes a remarkable instance of the fluctuations
and risks which are inseparable from an extensive
course of dealings in such speculative securities as
foreign stocks. Beginning with a very limited
capital, Mr. Weatherby is mid to have accumulated,
by his tact and skill as a dealer in these stocks,
the large sum of about 30,0001., the whole of which
has been swept away within a period of about two
months by the fall in prices.
The particulars are published of 40 bonds of the
Italian Five per Cent. Loan of 1862 which have
been drawn, and will be paid off on the let of
January by Messrs. C. J. Hambro and Son. The
bonus certificates of the Maremmana Railway are
to be detached from the bonds and retained by the
holders.

The dividend falling due the Ist of January on
the Turkish Loan of 1863 is advertised for payment
in due course by Messrs. Olyn and Co.
About 160,0001. iu bar gold, chiefly American, was
sent into the Bank yesterday, making a total of
347,0001. for the week, against ascertained with-
drawals of only 39,0001. The 236,5001. Australisn
by the Norfolk, and 101,0001. Californian by the
West India packet, have yet to be disposed of.
Of the 317,0001. by the Seine, from the West
Indies, 216,0001. is silver and 101,0001. gold.
The bidding& for 40,00,000 rupees (400,0001.) in
bills on India took plaoe yesterday at the Bank of
England. The proportions allotted were :—To
Calcutta, 21,00,000 rupees ; to Bombay, 17,00,000
rupees ; and to Madras, 2,00,000 rupees. The
minimum price declared was as before, viz.,
Is. 110. per rupee on Calcutta and Madras, and
Is. 111 d. on Bombay. The applications within the
limits amounted to 124 lace (1,240,0001.) Tenders
on Calcutta at Is. 144 will receive about 9 per
cent. ; on Bombay, at 2s. Oed., will receive in full,
and nothing will be allotted below that rate ; and
on Madras, at Is. 113 d., will receive about GO per
cent.

A first dividend of 10s. in the 11. is DOW in
course of payment by the official manager of the
Herefordshire Banking Company, under the wind-
ing•-up order in Chancery.
We understand that at a meeting held yesterday
of the directors of the Ottoman Bank in liquidation
it was decided to pay 41. upon each old, and Be.
upon each new, share of paid-up capital on account
of the reserve feud and profits up to the closing of
the business of the bank. A circular to this effect
will be sent to the shareholders.

The London and North Western Railway traffic
return shows this week an increase of 7.1091. over
last year ; the London and South Western as
increase of 2,4051. ; the Great Eastern an increase
of 4,0391. ; the Great Northern an increase of
5,4441. ; and the Great Western an increase of
5,0881.

The directors of the East London Bank have
appointed Mr. J. W. Duman, recently of the London
sod Westminster Bank, as the manager of their
Bhoreditch branch, which opens for business on the
Lt January.

With reference to the market for American secu-
rities, Mr. E. F. f3atterthwaite report., as follows :
The Londe° mantel for A 1011601.11 securities has bees de-
r(lois; the week, on lower quotations from New
rk7d coupled with an advancing rate of t :change. In
Illinois shares the depreciation is about 2 dole., and in Eris
I dol. In the present state of affairs. so few buyers corns
forward. that a comparatively small amount of stock offered
albedo quotations. The deroaad for Atlantic and Great
Waken. of both svctions, having coupons payable in Lon.
don, twatimies good, and we bare to note a farther ad vanos
in mice of from one to two per oent. Is other bonds the
balers is very restricted.