The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-16 00:00:00

SOOTCH BANKING BILL.

la answer to Mr. CAM;
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER peed to
postpone the above bill until after the recess.
BRITISH MUSEUM.
On the motion of Mr. WatrocE, a copy was ordered
of the minutes of the secretary of the British Museum on
the subject of providing additional accommodation for the
several collections belonging to that establishment (subse-
quent to the parlianiestary paper No. 97, of seen= 180.)

THE CRAWLEY COURT-MARTIAL.
Mr. D. FORTESCUE rote to call attentioo to the mut-
martial on Colonel Crawley, sod to move au address for
copies of a letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Crawley, an-
amacing, for the information of Sir William Mansfield, the
arrest of Sergeant-Majors Lilley, Duval, and Wakefield, on
• charge of conspiracy, together with any document, in
support of such charge ; of the last half-yearly coofidential
inspection report on the 6th Dragoons prior to Colonel
Shute's resigning the command ; and of the first half-
yearly confidential inspection report subsequent to
Colonel Crawley's assuming the command of that
regiment. He believed that the death of Sergeant-
Major Lillie and the illegal imprisonment of his oom-
rads woad for many years to come afford the fruitful
textfoc the agitator of the public-house and supply a strong
antidote to the blandishment of the recraitieg sergeant.
(Hear, hear.) It would take years of strict and impartial
administration of justice by the Horse Guards to radon)
that confidence which had been shaken to its fousdatioa by
what bad occurred. (Hear, boar.) Be had no wish to see
Colonel Crawley again on his trial, nor did he wish to see
General Farrell, Sir W. Mansfield, or Sir H. Rae placed
upon theirs, but he hoped that the experiences of last year
would not be lost upon any one. If the public
scandal which had been caused by these emote.
and which no verdict of acquittal could
'hoed lead military authorities to do justice so
matter at what cost, to individuals, no matter at what
apparent sacrifice of authority, hot most of all if it should
tend to some sweeping radioed change in the cumbrous and
inadequate machinery which tempted to perjury—tones of
•• no, no," and " hear")—if such ends were to be obtained,
the late court-martial, costly and barren in results as it
might appear, would have conferred great and lasting
benefit upon the army. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. H. GRENFELL, in seconding the motion, said be
hoped that the case of Major Swiodley would
be taken into eoesideratirm by the government. (Cheers.)
He was informed, sad be had seen it stated in
the newspapers, that that portion of Major Swiadley's
evidence which might appear to have shown au animus
against his commodiog officer was his return into
the court for the purpose of filling in an expletive in
his evidence ; but he did not retorts of his own accord, be
was called upon in terms which no officer or gentleman
could refuse to obey, to go back and complete his evidence.
(Cheers.) lie (the hon. member) had marched in vain
through the evidence of that officer for anything like eel-
mus—( bear, hear)—and he hoped, therefore, that the house
would be assured by the government that some justice
should be done to Major Swindley. (Hear, Lear.) He knew
it would never do for that gallant officer to go into the same
regiment with Colonel Crawley—(hear, bear) —bathe might
be placed in some other regiment, Before he sat down be I
would appeal to hoe. and gallant members who hid the , RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIE4 is PAHLlA-
honour of commanding regiments, and ask any of MINT —Yesterday the ease for the landowners' opposition
them whether, if he were placed inthe sere' to the Hammersmith and City Railway was °occluded, and
poition as Colonel Crawler, he would have acted' the ease for the competing line of the New, rernhem-
ho the way that that officer hail done! He would green. and Hammersmith Railway, was opened by Mr.
ask whether any of them believed that there was Wilkinson and Mr. Bradford, and witnesses were examined
anything like a conspiracy in the regiment ? If they for the promoters. The enamoring evidence of Mr. Bar-
really believed there was a mutiny, then there was an tholocnew occupied the committee on the Halifax. Haddon-
sad of the question ; but be had tot yet seen a tittle of field, and Keighley Railway all day. to the committee on
evidence to show that anything of the kind took plans , the Sheffield.rheeterflaid, and Staffordshire Railway further
(Hear, hear.) In coachman, he expressed a hope that the evidence in favour of the undertaking was adduced, and
government would give some *mom., to the boos upon the chairman reported that the question of the payment of
the two points be had mentioned. Truth was the thing the deposits to the Accountant-General bad been referred
neasesary--thear, hear)—end that was better than the fame from the Speaker to the select committee on standing orders
• sergeents, majors, °camel; generals, or even that of the for their consideration. The following bill, paled in
commoder-in-chief himself. (Cheers.) Mr. Masay's committee, viz t—Tbe Downs Docks ; Pasty.
Lord LOVAINE, who bad given notice of an amendment r•Stirling Water ; Caledneian Railway
Bredaholm andTuinochsh:e Bowel) ; Leeds, Bradford sad
(which he forbore to move) for copy of comepoodence and alifax Hailers (No. 2) ; Ideas (New Works) • and Lead
legal °pinkies forwarded by Sir W. Mansfield from India to seeen • Y . the Lod. the
tam Company. In the committee
the Secretary of State for War and the Commatider-io•Chief, .
e nee was continued is favour of the Birmingham Die-
relating to t:telality of the Mho+ court-martial. adduced triot Gas, and the caimmlites adjouroed.
facts which the case in a different point of view, and ,
eli=.to make than limes a court of appeal from military 1 (Advertisement ti.HOLLOWILY'S OINTMENT AND
tiri I YULE —ExMatleircw.— gentian Is often asked by sufferers
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comical of the army, but he depreciated its intro leisure with of which they are compromise are highly purifying, very
the admisistration sad government of the army, and the strengthening, and altogether aulnltuiommr The alatstrutorhen
constituting itself a court of appeal. With regard to Use applied to the_affeeten cclntwiccia ail had humour& which
ease of Colonel Crawley, which had dope much, be said, to tre„,,„7,1=1,7 Petrie ItrleteieLases ehiTheeh.,Aidlle
wakes the discipline of the anh. condism"4l 14,1, r. • 'Lim and curahle fors have b frame. Macy eenCe'rtnupped.ta their aticsisciiiii:
manner in which the government at home had acted in the conies by theme Invaluable reasedisn and cum/ MOMS have aaa"
Neatier, sad eeptaielly what he loweidered the unfair trial mailed to them.