The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-03 00:00:00

THE 00IIRT-MARTIAL_ ON COLONEL

CRAWLEY.-(THI8 DAY.)

(sox otrz °wit urogra)

FOURTEENTH DAY.
ALDERSHOT, Din. 3.
The court re-assembled at 10 o'clock, and deli-
berated in private for a quarter of an hour. Colonel Shute
wee in attendance for cross-examination by the prisoner.
The officiating Judge-Advocate referring to the proceed-
lop of the previous day relative to the production et the
letter addressed by the Horse Gouda to Colonel Shute, so to
the condition of the 6th Dragoons before Colonel Crawley
took the command, requested the official prosecutor to place
in the hands of the court the letter from the Adjutant-
Genera directing him not to produce the letter in quashes,
and which letter formed the grounds of the decision of the
court yesterday.
The Prosecutor stated that he had received a letter from
the Adjutant-General desiring him not to produce the
letter in question for the reasons stated yesterday. That
letter from the Adjutant-General had nothing to do with
the proceedings in the present ease, and, in answer to the
request now made, he had no objection to lay it before the
members of the court for their information, but not to be
catered on the proceedings. . .

Woad Crawley mid that slum the tieing of the court
yenteedny he had had time to consider the comae he ought
to take u to the craw-elimination of Colonel Shute•

After recapitulating what had taken place on the pre-
vious days on the subject, and the promise of
Sir A. Hanford to produce the letter, and re-
call Colonel Shute, so that he (Colonel Crawley) might
bars the opportunity of moes-examining him upon it, and
the subsequent refusal, in obedience to the direction of the
Adjutant-General, to produce it, he observed, that in those
circumstances of embarrassment it remained only for him
to bow to the decision of the court, and to state that, in
in the absence of the letter. it would be iropoe.
sible for him to proceed with the cross-examine-
tics of Colonel Shute, whom he did not wish
should be detained any longer. He should be sorry, situated
as he was, to press unduly for a document, however seem-
thil it was for his defence, the production of which it was
alleged would be prejudicial to the public service. He
would, therefore, simply ask the prosecutor to place the
letter in the hands of the court for their information,
bet not for publication—in order that they might, in dealing
with the cue before them, have a document which in some
respects showed the difficulties of the position in which he
(Colonel Crawley) was placed when be took command of the
regiment, and in some degree found a justification of the
course he had pursued.
TM Prosecutor objected to the production of the original
latter from the Commander-in-Chief to Colonel Shute, on
the grouod already stated, that it was a confidential cow.
munioatioe, and also on the ground of the orders he bad
received from the Adjutant-General not to produce
it. If it was produced it would necessarily become
put of the proceedings. At the same time he had
no objection to lay before the court for their information
the letter ,of the Adjutant-General. which was an official
communication to him (the prceecutor), directing him how
to not in the matter.

Oolong Crawley said the prosecution were now offering
to do with the letter of the Adjutant-General what he had
naked should be dons with the letter of the Hone Guards
sad if the objection of the official prosecutor wu applicable
to the one, it must be equally so to the other.
The court thee retired to consult, and on their return,
The officiating Judge-Advocate announced that the court
was of opinion that the letter that had been handed in by
the prosecutor should be read and attached to the pro
reeding,. That the court farther had decided to decline
receiving any communication which was not to be reed end
entered on the praossdings.

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