The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-18 00:00:00

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TIMISDAT EVENING.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 91 to #, ex
div., for the ith January, were marked to-day 91i,
and closed at 91 to #. For money the last price
was 90f to ex div. The official business report
is as follows:—Three per Cent. Consols, for money,
901, #, ; ditto for account, 911 ; Three per
Cents. Reuced, 901,;, 1 ; New Three per Cents.,
901, f, 1, I, # ; Bank Stock, 225 ; India Five per
Cent. Stock, 108#, 1; ditto Bonds, Gs. dia. ; Five-
aud-a-Half per Cent. "enfaced" rupee paper, 113.
The India Five per Cent stock was steady. The
rupee paper remains flat India Bonds were pur-
chased at 68. die. There were more inquiries for Ex-
chequerlßills, which closed at 10s. to oft dia.
The foreign stock market opened this morning
with a rather favourable appearance, but gave way
in the afternoon upon the unfavourable telegrams
from the continental Bourses, and closed heavily.

The demand foe the shares'of the Bank of Hin-
dustan continues very active, nod a further consi-
derable rise has taken place to-day. There was also
an improvement in Bank of Australasia, Bank of
Otago, Chartered Bank of India, Aus-
tralia, and China, Colonial, London and Buenos
Ayres, and Scinde and Punjaub Bank. Bank of
Victoria shares were quoted about 31. worse, and
Continental Bank, English and Irish, English and
Swedish, London and Brasilian, Imperial Ottoman,
Loudon Aid Colonial, and Standard Bank of Africa
were al! Batter. Crystal Palace, Royal Mail Steam,
and Discount Corporation shares were quoted
rather lower. Joint Stock Discount were inquired
fur.

The shares of the Financial Companies were
firm. International closed at 41 to / prem. ;
London at 8a to 8/ prem. ; General at 21 to 1
prem., being higher ; and Mercantile at 41 to 3
prem. Hudson's By shares were slightly firmer,
at 31 to 21 dis.; and Egyptian Trading steady, at 14
to 1 prem.
Mercantile Credit shares are said to have been
dealt in as high as 71. premium to-day for money.
Ocean Marine shares were last quoted to-day
141 to 15 prem. ; Thames and Mersey Marine, 41
to prem. ; Universal Marine, die. to par ;
Commercial Union Assurance, 31 to prem. ;
and Oriental and General Marine, 11 to 2 prem.
English and Swedish Bank shares were last quoted
21. to 1 prem. ; Land Mortgage Bank of India,
h to 21 prem. ; Constantinople and Alexandria
Hotels, 1 to 2 preen. ; National Steam, 11 to 21
prem.: Merchant Bank, 41 to 3 prem. ; Discount
Corporation, 31 to 41 prem. ; Littlehampton
Steam, 5 to 5i prem. ; Nett India and Pacific
Steam. to 11 prem.; Mantel' Metal Compais,
I to ok din. ; Floating Dock Company, 11 to 1g
prem.
The letters of allotment of the West India and
Pacific Steamship Company were distributed this
day. The letters of allotment of the City and
County Assurance Company were issued on Wed.
neaday night.

MINER.-(THIB DIE)

Two o'Csoos.

In the ruining market to-day there is rather
more business, and the tone i ; firmer. East
Caradon shares continue in demand and are better, at
28 " buyers." Nangiles are quoted 3O to 31,
being strong; Clifford Amalgamated, 33} to 34 ;
Wheal &too, 155 to 160; and West Chiverton, 52
to 54.

Cobre Copper shares are inquired for, and have
advanced ; transactions are officially recorded at
294. Cape Copper and Don Pedro are steady.
An advance of Ed. per ton took place yesterday in
the price of copper. Present quotations are re-
ported as follows by Messrs. Sims, Willyama,
Nevill, and Co.: Manufactured copper, 1101. per
ton ; tough cake and tile, 1031. per too ; beet
selected, 106/. per ton ; yellow metal, 91d. per lb. ;
sheathing nails, 111 d. per lb.

FERVENT RELIGION.—The Carroetio of Milan
states that • few days ago, at Santo Stefano, bear Magenta,
while an itinerast dentist was standing on &sort of cabnolet
holding forth to the crowd with a view to dispose of his
Nostrums, the parish priest of the village suddenly made
his appearance at the church door. near which the orator
bad placed himself. and in a loud voice summoned the
people to vespers, rebuking them severely for lending a
willies ear to a Protestant, a son of Satan, who had Dome to
Vagainst the true faith 1 The populace, cm
bsearin furious, sad wailed the poor quack the=
isuctives, and then with missiles. It wu in vain be cried
eat that be war uo Protestant, and that he esdy wonted to
sell his wares ; the mob broils his vehicle to Ones, led le
was with the greatest difficulty be succeeded in (*tin
amity. The victim of this assault has taken IMINOREINI to ob-
tain mem% end to have the priest punished.

4

THE COURT-711A.WrIAL ON COL. CRAWLEY.

After our repent left yesterday, Colonel Crawley
proceeded to analyse the evidence. showing; that the ear-
had free MOM to the veraisdah, that be had
sufficient exercise, and that every attention and care
eampatible with his position as a prisoner iu close arrest
whom it was necessary to prevent con.mouicating with
outride was accorded to him. The fact wee
rt°t•bse entire charge against him ATOM out of a vile
conspiracy to ruin him. He next proceeded with an analysis
of the evidence of the minor witnesses brought forward for
the pec.wicutiou, con tending that it went generally
to prove that no complaint bad been made to
him, and that no cruelty or oppression bad
been exercised. lie then continued as follows :
Sir, there is one question which 1 think at the close of this
long inquiry can hardly fail to be made --Whence did this
memo! falsehood origicat• Who organised thin foul coo.
spicery ! Who invented, who propagated, who connived at
the story of the '' bombproof oven and the Rlack Hole of Cal-
cutta r Who was the ingenious inventor of the indignities
to Mrs. Eilley Who thought of the "functions of nature
pert.)i mod in the presence of strange men °' These sort of
stories don't invent themselves. They have an author some
where. I have not the honour of Mr. Fortescu's acquaint- ,
ance, but I have so num to doubt that he is a gentleman
is every way worthy of the noble name be bears. I give
his every credit for having sincerely believed the Mate.
meats he was induced to make ; but I think be cannot, and
he will not, let this matter rest where it h. He has
vouched in the presence of parliament for the
truth of assertions which are now proved to have been
wholly fella. The honour of Mr. Fortuoue seems to me to
deniaud, the dignity of parliament seems to require, that he
should help to expose the fraud of which he bee been the
dupe. The country is in the habit of taking for
granted assertions thus vouched in public by honourable
men. When such men have been deceived, they owe
it to themselves and to others to give op their authority.
I think Mr. Forteacue will feel that he owes seine explesa.
Noe of this matter to the officer he has an eruelly wronged,
and to the nation be has so expensively misguided. And, sir,
what I say of Mr. Fortescue, I my also of the nobler porticos
et the English press. They have inflicted on me great suf-
fering and irreparable injury, but I believe they have done
it unwittingly. It is, I know, the high sod honourable
function of u free press to rill for justice upon wrong doers,
sod to defend the cause of the innocent. I Dave no doubt
that io what they have done they thought they were acting
upon reliable information and performing a paramount
duty. But I think they owe it to themselves and to the
public to put others on their guard sealed those who have
thus deceived them. I thick that when this trial is over
they will consider that there is some repsration to be made,
and that there remains soother injustice to redress. The
gems of iodia in this respect has already set an honourable
example. The re oie.l Of India, which was one of my bit-
terest opponents, ham expressed in the most honorable
manner its regret at having given credence to the volumes
of correspondence with which Mr. Sautes had plied it.
They my, and they my it truly, "It is the fact, we
kW, that the late Sergeant-Major Utley was more the
victim of Paymaster Swales than of Colossi Crawley." I
know, sir, there are joarnals of another stamp who will
continue to repeat exploded falsehoods sod to reproduce
refuted slander. Bat I heed them not. These are not the
legitimate exponents of the sentiments of a just and gene-
rous nation—a nation which is hosiourably vehement in its
indignation against supposed oppression, but which is
equally frank in its repentance for want/national isjustioe.
And sow, sir, this long end tedious address must have an
mad. Forgive me if I have wearied you. Remember what
&spring tide of obloquy I have had to roll back, and to crowd
into a few hoots • defence against months of calumny.
Permit me, before I close, to tender to the prosecution my
acknowledgment of the fairnessand the courtesy with
which they have performed a painful duty. That fairness
and that coarkey I know I had the right to expect both
from the official position and the personal character
of the gentlemen who have conducted it. But it
is not the leas fitting that I should here acknow-
ledge it. I trait they will pardon any impatience
which I may have exhibited in a long and anxious
struggle. And now, air, this contest is over. I have fought
a battle which is not mise Mom but that of every one who
may be similarly placed. I have fought the battle of the
English army against secret conspiracy and anonymous
slander. There is no one so high whom such treacherous
blows may not teach; there is no one so low that be
can escape this crawling venom. If in exhibiting the
triumph of truth and expiring the machinations of
falsehood I shall have contributed to deter men from
the repetition of such attempts ; if from this example
others shall have learnt not to give too ready an ear
to imputations upon the homer of absent men serv-
ing their country abroad; if the experieoce of this trial
shall make such another event impomible, the English army
and the English nation will have gained by my loss ; and
mach as I lure suffered I shall have the satisfaction of
feeling that I have at lent not suffered in vain. I have
fought this gigantic battle, and I have fought it alone. I
have fought it with no friend but Truth and no protector
but the All-knowiog and the Almighty. My enemies' name
is legion, but against such defence their malignity was im-
petus for harm. They have sought my shame, and they
lave seem:imbibed their own. They have attempted my
rain. I will not deny them the satistactioo of knowing
that they will have partly succeeded. The met of this
tremendous struggle will have exhausted that Bleeder
fortune which is the only provision of those who are
dearer to me than myself. Sir, let them enjoy their
triumph. It is the only one they will obtain. They may
have ruined my fortune, my reputation is beyond their
reach. They have filched from me what is but truh ;
it will be for you to give me back that without which I am
poor indeed. My part is done ; yours yet remains. I know
what your sentence must be, because it will be in sc•
credence with the evidence and according to the troth.
I mama hope that you will in every detail consider
my conduct faultless. I cannot expect that in the long
course of these trying mete you may not discover in my
behaviour, under unexampled difficulties, some errors of
judgment and some defects of temper. I can only say, let
those who are without such sins cast at me the first atone.
Bat of them grave and serious charges I know you moat
absolve me, for I know I am innocent of them. You will
give me back my character ; you will give me back my
sword—a sword which has been for thirty years—aye, and
which shall be misia—at the service of a satins at whom
!lands, in the languap of the charge, I have suffered
great and grievous hardships." Yoe will %edema what
remains to me of life from dielionour, and you will rescue
my memory from diegrus. Sir, I await the sentence of
the court. _ _

There was general cheering when Colonel Crawley net
down, which the court took no step to suppress.
After a brief adjouruntest,
Colonel Crawley saked Colonel Pipon to read a letter be
Lad addressed to the Horse (Nerds, requesting the produc-
tion of Sir Hugh Rose's historical memoir of the 6th Dra-
goons.
Colonel Plpon reed the letter and the reply. The latter,
which was signed by Sir J. Y. Scarlett, ad)jutant-General,
sad dated Dec. 16, 1643, stated that his Royal Highness
the Pield.kfanhal Commandieg-in-Chief considered the pro-
duction of the document in question would be detrimental
to the public serrios, and was therefore unable to sanction
its biting penance&

Sir G7KZltusell Cleric,K.C.B., yea them celled by Colonel
Quigley. and having identified a letter bearing testimony
to the character of the thawed, as having been written by
him, it wee read. Its effect was that the writer had known
Colonel Crawley ails°. 1842 en &highly honourable man and
• gentleman is all his ideas, with a just mimeo( that dis-
cipline witbunt which good order anywhere wee impossible.
Likely he was in command of his regiment in the presiden-
cies in which be (Sir B. Clerk) was governor, end is that
position he had opportunities of knowing something of the
character of all oornmandieg officers there. Lord Auckland,
when governor-general, orphaned himself in high terms of
Colonel Crawley when introducing him to the writer, who
had gimps considered that good opinion well deserved.
Such being Colonel Crawley 's character, be ',sant course in-
capable of any set of cruelty or malice towards man or
woman in any regiment under his command or out of it.
Gemini! Sir John Aitchison rave similar testimony, and
spoke of the services of Colossi Crawley, at the same time
producing a letter from Major-Osneral Sir 0. Brown.
Major-General G. Key, Colonel K nox, Lien tonent-Geeeral
Gaseoygue (who spoke of the pnsoaer's qualifications as •
segimentel colonel). Colonel Payne, commanding 72nd
Highlanders,' and President of the Mbow court-martial ;
Colonel Idestagne urdo, Inspeetor-General of Volum
tom ; Colonel J. Lenard, Mr. Watt, surgeon 15th Stumm ;
Mr. Grid/the, late amiatanteurgeon of theism° regiment;
Colonel Flecker, ansistent-commandant of the cavalry depot
at Maidstone ; Captain M'Ciirtoey, of the 18th, formerly of
the 15th. Human ; Major Smith, barrack-master at Alder-
shot; Captath A. Fletcher, 12th Lessen ; Colonelh
Smith, Major R. Spring, Coloeel L &Asthma (who spoke
aim foe Colonel Campbell, whocouldnotattendat Aid ),
severally identified letters writhes by them (end which were
read) bearing testimony to the high character of Colonel
Crawley as • moat efficient officer and a high-minded, hoopoe.
able, and humane gentleman, who was hit:opal:de of uttering
• falsehood or of committing • dishonourable or cruel act.
f home] Brook Taylor, commanding at Aliteralud. who
added that he knew personally that General Sir Harry
Smith likewise entertained the highest opinion of Colonel
Crawley an an officer end a gentleman ; Captain Maxwell,
Captein R. Penfold, Limit. N. Broome, of the 15th Homan ;
Captain Mullins, late of the same regiment, and who
(the hat four pained withers.) had served under the colossi
when he commanded the 15th ; the Rev. H. J. Wale, who
bad also served with Colonel Crawley in the 15th ; Colonel
North. 00th Ridge, who bad served with the °Diesel in the
Paijaith earepaira ; Colonel Napier, of the Royal Military
College at Sandhurst, gave similar testimony, and most of
tbs. describing Colonel Crawley a • man incapable of a
viedietive or an ankiad action,

Colonel Crawley them banded fn letters to the earns effect
from Votes') Tench sad Captain AtVerteey, Late of the
15th. which were reed, sod which closed the defence.
• ••

The ueleietiaß Prosecutor stated that he would be reedy
with his reply at 12 o'clock tomorrow (this day), eat] idea
the court adjuuroed.

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