The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-04 00:00:00

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?MR COURT-MARTIAL ON COL. CRAWLEY hsalth. I was arristant clerk, be
during the nmetha of April and May, Ida.
' Corporal J. Miller crossexamincil-1 • r. •. i or. r
Sergemat-Major Lilley in the beginniug id M.i i. 4.! I
him on me occasion while under arrest aiming outside
his bung low.
Colonel Crawley—What was he doing I.—Looking at his
Pony. (A laugh.)
Corporal S. S. Pitternea cross examined—l r-inemher
Sergeant-Major Lilley complaining of • particular sentry
that was posted over him, sod I believe the sentry was
removed is coosequence. The sentries had particular orders
with regard to Mrs. Ulu. The orders were nut to inc.,
violence her in any way whatever.
Private C. Dower, is crom-examieatioo, mid-1 was on
sentry over Sergeant-Major Lilley between 12 :iod 2 o'clock
ou the night of the 24th of May, being the sight on which
he died. While I was oe sentry I saw him drink some
brandy. He drank about a wine-glees full. It was in a
tumbler. He was taken vary ill about half an hour after-
wards.
Colonel Crawley—Dee:sibs what happened!
Witness—The tmajor was taken sick. and Mrs.
Lilley came outside the room sad oohed me to go for Serseasit.
Major Cotton. I did so, bat Sergeant-Major Co toe had roar
with an accident, and hurt his foot, so Mrs. Colton came.
Whoa she came io be said to her, "Come on this side of
the water, and not on that," and other foolish sayings. He
got out of bed, sod Mrs. Lilley called to me to anus is. I
found him on the Boor. 1 tried to put him into bed again,
but he struggled with me, and we both fell no the ground.
Sergeant-Major Cotton then came is, and said you bad
better and for a doctor, and the doctor was mot for. Mrs.
Lilley gave me some bread, to give him, bat I could only
get a small quantity into his mouth oe account of his keep-
mg his teeth so close together. I gave it him with • tea-
spoon. The doctor then came in, and I was relieved of my'
poet.
Cress-examination eontinned—l Mfillaged to give him •
good deal of the second glom of broody. It was Dr. Hum*
who wan sent for. I saw him arrive. I was outside the
bungalow when he cum, not head*. It was about half-
peat two when the doctor arrived ; the sergeant-major ems
taken sick about one o'clock. To the beet of my recollection
it wee about half-put three when he died. I remember
seeing Sergeant-Major Lilley's assirant bring two bottles of
brandy to his bungalow. That was to the best of my
recollection on the 18th or 19th May. The iiergeant-major
said that Mrs Lille, was allowed the brandy aa a mediae,.
Lance-Corporal F. Holman, in his cross-examinatios
by Colonel Crawley, deposed as follows :—I was es
sentry over Sergeant-Mar Lilley on the 23rd May,
the day before he died. I remember about mime
o'clock that main Sergeant-Major Way took •
bottle of brandy from under the conch where he was
I lying in the verandah. Hs drank from it, sad asked me to
drink. The bottle wee taken to the best of nay
recollection front • long boot, I moot on sentry
again about two o'clock the next morning. I do
not recollect that he asked me to drink again on
that occasion. After he had drank • second time from the
bottle be gave it to me to throw away, sod I threw it away.
It was then empty. I saw him drink twin from the bottle.
I went on sentry apia at 8 o'clock the next morales.
Sergeant-Major Lilley was then in the verandah onhie
couch, readies • newspaper. At about half-past 9he ma-
plained to me of muss and cramps in Ms stomach. He did
sot oak me to seed for Dr. Barsett, bat wrote • letter
which he seat to the hospital sergeant, for Dr. Barnet;
Mrs. Lilley wan up and walking shoat that day.
Reerainined by the Prosecutor—Did Sergeant-Major
Lilley give you any reason for drinking the brandy I—To
the beat of my recollection be said he was depressed in
spirits. Nothing else.
Private P. Robertson, on being cromexamimed, deposed
that he was • sergeant in the regiment during Lilley's
arrest, that he took him out to exercise, and that the place
where the exercise was taken was good ground for the put-
Private M'Faoe, cromexamined, said—l was sentry over
Sergeant-Major Lilley on the eveareg of the 26th April. I
was the first sentry posted over him. I was posted by
Sergeant Fowles, the sergeant of the guard. My orders
were to take charge of the primmer, mot to lows sight of him,
end to allow no communication with him, written or verbal,
and to march the native servant gotsg in and coming out. I
was posted outside the verandah in the float bane ow. I
complained to themes on guard that I maid not carry out
my orders where I was posted, bat not to the sergeant of the
guard. The other men on guard complained also.
The names of about fifty other witnesses were called over
by the prosecutor, but as Colonel Crawley intimated that he
had no questions to put to them they were not brought into
court. A few more witnesses of the same clam as have oc-
cupied the &Mastics of the court dories the greater part of
to-dal remain to he Mantined, but not being present their
examination is measurily deferred till to-morrow, when it
is expected that the came for the prosecution will dose.
The court adjourned till ten o'clock this (Friday) morning.

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(FROM OM OWN REPORTER.)
FOURTEENTH DAY.
ALDERSHOT, Dic. 3.
The letter from the Adjutent-Geoeral to Colonel Sir A.
orsford. directing him not b. produce the letter addressed
to Woes! Schuh., 30th June, 1860, on the ground of its
being a privileged oommuckation, the production of which
would len prejudicial to the public service, was read.
The Prosecutor inquired whether the Judge-Advocate.
°samara opinion had yet been received u to whether the
question asked by him of one of the witneaws, Dr. Barnett,
" What ware the words Mrs. Utley used when she
told him that her husbend drank," could be legally pot.
The President —The court after due deliberation have do-
sided that the question cannot be put by the prosecutor.
The Prosecutor respectfully requested to be informed
whether the opinion of the Judge-Advocate-General was
against the legality of the question.
The President—The opinion of the Judge-Advocate-
Geseral was, that it might be put by either the prosecutor
sr the court, with the consent of the oourt.

Colossi Crawley protested easiest any further discussion,
the question having been decided by the court.
The evidence wee then proceeded with.
Private G. Cooley, whose examination had been inter.
earned on the previous day. Ins the first witness celled,
end in answer to Sir A. Honford said that Sergeant-Major
inlay was always ranch respected in the regiment. In
uresammuination witness deposed—l was posted once only
as meshy over the sergeant-major in the officers' room of
the lint bungalow. I never saw Mrs. Lilley in her bed-
MOM
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--Frigate W. Clark deposed—l wu 'meant daring
Yeetenat•Najor arrest I attended him twice at
eurcise during hls confinement. I walked by his side the
list time, the tanond time ten or fifteen pie& in the rear
elf bfilL I was /Maid with aide MOS. .

Crom-ezamined—l visited the sentries during the anest.
I found them pouted in the little room at the rear of the
Let bungalow—the servants' room. I did not consider the
position of the sentries any inconvenienoe to Kra LW.y.
No complaiat was ever made
.to me on the subject by
either Sergeant-Major or Mrs. 'Alley. The place where the
onercise was taken was a very good one for the purpoee.
It is usual in all duties fora sergeant to be armed with his
lids-arms.
. . . . _ .

The Prosecutor—The prosecution wish to inform the court
that they do not propose to tummies in chief any more
sentries. Nor would they cell any more witnessee, but that
they have given to therisooer a list of all the witnesses they
lure, mai it is usual in such cases to call all is tech list,
that the primes( may, if he please, crossexansise them.
Colonel Crawley—With every desire to save the time of
the court I am advised that I cannot relieve the prosecutor
hem that course which he Ilse rightly said is the usual one
to such cases. I do not think that the taking • different
emus would rare time, while that which is being pursued is
that which beet tends to explain what really occurred in •
natter which has been the sobct of so much discussers:l.
To ma.; of the sheets."' I shall not have common to put
say questions ; there are some, however, whom I shall have
to caws-ermine.

—lirlJ,Tii;LOVv, late of the 6th Dragoons, sod assistant
ardarly clerk duriag the time of fiergeant-Major
erred, Sergeant G. Robinson, Corporal W. Rhodes, Private
Doitherty. and Private Dravel were called, bat no quer
lases were put to them by the prosecutor. In crosswiami-
nation the last-named witness said—l raw Sergeant-Major
ladle? drink several glasses of brandy during his wrest.
He drank several glasses of brandy on one occasion when
I was on sentry. It wee a tumbler he drank the brandy
eat of. Rs offered we some brandy, but I did sot drink it.
When ha offered it to me there might have be.. a good
has ha the shwa I had occasion to take him to the war
while I was ua sentry, and be drank the brandy when he
ems back._

Prints J. Daffy and hint* T. Higgs were called sod
prom but so quinces were put to them by either side.
Private F. Johnstone wee creerexamined, and said—l
we. servant to Sergeant-Major Liffey for three years before
Ulna pieced in arrest. The sensant-major used to drink
a online amount of spirits every moneieg, bat not to ex- •
emu He used to take half • dram of smack the first
thing in the morning, in • cup of coffee. After his mini
fa India he wu ill throe times before his west. I cannot
say whether he was a man who could drink a considenble
queatity of spirits without showing its effects.
Private J. Mys examined by the tor—l was sentry
ewer Serpent-Major Liffey, to the beet of my reeollutimi,
se the 27th of April. 1 was three times sentry over Ida.
I do not remember the date of the second time I wee gantry
over him, but the third time was on the night of the llth
et May. I went over with him to the second bun=.l0I
was posted in the outer room of the second
There was • tallith, which was sometimes op aid —Nimes
dews, at the doorway between the two rooms. I could sot
are *Lough it when it wu down. I could not us the bed
in the second bungalow, because when I was there there was
sothiag in the room. There was nothing in the room at
soy time while I was entry. When them was a light in
the room I °odd just dimes the bed in the first bunplow.
This with.. was not erossuramined.
Prints J. M‘Ges covesexaseined-1 was on guard over the
sergeset-rrajor in the mooed borplow on 14th May. I bad
sees him in the verandah of the wend bungalow before
that du.
Private F. Randle cronersmined-1 was posted when
I wu sentry over Sergeant-Major Liffey on the first ocessicla
esti& tha first bungalow. I was removed from there
'beat four o'clock by the corporal. Ido not know why,
but I suppose it was ou account of the sun. I was cm
entry a second time inside the home, in the office roan. I
amid sot see the " toltick " which hung at the door of Mn.
Liffey's bed room. I was posted about ten or twelve feet
from her bed-room door. _ _ _

ROY AL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION.

Private Kahn examined by the Prosecutor —I wee
posted sentry over Sergeant-Major Lilley in the second
bungalow. lie made no complaint, but be had a alight
coovereation with me, and mud it wee very hard so to
treat such a man.
_ .

Colonel Crawley objected to the witness giving evule. am I
of the conversation, sod no further questions were put. I
Cross-examined—The room in which the *sultry wee
posted was used as a servants' room and for holding the
se
ery.Col oneddlbCrawley asked if there were say mornsestries to
be celled to show intrusion on Mrs. Lilley's privacy, bones
if so be most esdsavour to negative that fact by cross-
examining every seen, ; if not, he should be contest, es
this point, to rest on the evidence already given.
The Prow-Our—The prosecution think it unwise le my
same abort their mode of conducting the case.
Colonel Crawley urged that the course he had takes in
refereses totbe sentries called thatmorning was based on the
statement wade by the prosecutor, that his case, so far as
the evidence of the sentries was concerned, warn closed If
tide was not the cue, he (Colossi Crawley) must ask the
perms sion of the court to have all the miasma called to
aay recalled, that they might be ercesexemnied by him.
His 'sly object in sot asking questions in every case was to
mire the time of the court. He asked that the previous
elahemeat of Sir A. Horsfordbe read.

This wait sad 101-6riwlei said st was what I
he itaderstooddone,, bat haviCongne mid that they did gi
not intend to
ensue may more witnemes in chief, Sr A. Hereford as-
mimed the witness Mye in chief with the object of
awing that be could see the bed in Mrs. lalley's room.
The prosecutor found that he had inedverlently ma•
mined in chief witueases °misery to what he bad stated,
sad if the court thought that thereby injustice had been
does to the prisoner, he was quite ready that the court
should take any mum in regard to the evidence so taken
contrary to the undervtinding Mey might think proper.
Colonel Crawley woe quite satisfied with that emplane-
_ _

None of the remaining witnesses were examined in chief.
Bergeant G. Bennett cross-axamined—l wee paymaster-
sergeant daring the court martial on Mr. %sales at Mbow.
I took some money to Sergeant Barnard daring the arrest
of the three sergessatrosjors. I took it from Mr. Sinaloa
and It we, to be ghee to Sergeant-Major Wakefield. who at
tie time was under aloes arrest. It was to be wavered
to Sergeant Major Wakefield through Sergeant Bar-
eard. Sergeant Barnard lived in the next quarters to Bar-
paat-Ifejer Wakefield. Sergeant Barnard told me that
there was a bole in the wall through which the gamey could
be
the paesedole , but do not recollect that he told me he made
b.

Colonel Crawley called the ►ttentlon of the court to the
question put to Servant Barnard on this point.
eowexamiestion contiuoed by Colonel Crawley—Did
yes ever convey, or cause to be soeveved, any writies or
ether rorutuasicationa to Sergeant-11..j0r Lilley during his
arrest !

Yeatenlay, a meeting of this institution wee held at
its home, John-street, Adelphi, Mr. Thomas Chapman,
F.R.5.,V.P., I. the chair. It was reported that the sew
lifeboat just sent to Filey, sear Yoe*, had dome erne noble
service early on Tuesday morning last, in rescuing during •
strong gale and heavy sea two poor fishermen from an in.
irritable death. The =noose of the service was 81. 6s. A
reward of 41. was given to the mew of the St. Ives lifeboat,
for saving seven pilots who, while entering the harbour of
that place during • strong gale of wind ea the Ilth ult.,
were in • very dangerous position. A reward of 121. was
voted to the crew of the Hauxley lifeboat, for going off and
rescuing, on Friday night last, the crew of five mend the
'charier Theophilum, of Aberdeen, which during stormy
weather bad gut on the rocks ea the Northumberland
coast. Rewards amounting to 151. were voted to the crews
of the Tynemouth and Maker, lifeboats for going off in
reply to signals of distress, bat their services were not sub.
eloquently needed. A reward of 41. wee granted to a crew of
Northumberland fithermes for going off and bringing oa
shore, from the Prussian sloop Maria, seven men belonging
I to the schooner Heinrich, of Stralsuod, which, daring the
I fearful storm of,the Ist ult., bad sunk in the North Sea.
A reward of 11. was voted to a young man named John
Kaman, sad 21. sa. to some other men, in testimony of
their gallant exedras in rescuing at mach risk of life are
men from the Greek brig Marietta, from Lisboa to Cardiff,
which was wrecked during the late terrific gales neer Tra-
more, on the Irish coast. During the late plea, sixty-four
foreign shipwrecked mikes were saved from • watery grave
by the lifeboats of thin institution, and by other
means, for which it had granted rewards. Dazing
the past month the institution had sent new life-
boats to Pembrey, Farbouroe, and to Aridow, on the Irish
court. The Great Western Railway Company had given, 49
usual, a free conveyance over their line to the Pembrey and
Arklow lifeboats. The latter will be sailed woes from
Milford Haven to her station, in company with • revenue
cruiser. The coat of the Pembrey lifeboat had been collected
in Bath, and the boat is named the City of Bath. The
London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway had conveyed
the Eastbourne lifeboat to her 'tattoo free of charge. Pay-
ments amounting to upwards of 1,2001. were ordered to be
made on various lifeboat establishments of the institution,
and 5001. stock was again this month ordered to be cold from
its small funded capital, to meet in part these heavy expenses.
The committee of the institution are therefore earnestly up-
' pealing for benefactions and annual subscriptions to help
I them to meet the large and increasing expenses of the
society's 125 lifeboat stations. Mr. Robert Whitworth
transmitted to the institution a contribution of 250/., col.
lotted by biro/elf and other frioads of the society at a public
meeting held on Monday evening last, at Manchester, to
pay the cost of • new lifeboat. The committee decided to
station the boat at Bridlington, on the Yorkshire coast, It
was stated that the offloen and friends of the First Middle.
94i Engineer Volunteers had promised to give an amateur
performance at St. James's Theatre, on the 17th inst., in aid
,of the funds of the institution. The Rev. R. Sutton, of
Rype, Sussex, and the Rev. W. Fioeb, of St. Peter's
Church, le Beauvoir Town, Horton, had badly rot to the
institution part of the collections made at their churches,
in thank offerings for the late abundant harvest. The pro-
electing' then terminated.

The prosecutor interposed that this leas a quutiou by
answering which the witness night criminate himself.
The President told the witness he was not bound to
answer the question. He might do so if be liked, but if be
did he must answer it truly.
Witness—No, I did not
Colonel Crawler wu advised that, as a rule of law, such
an objection could only bs taken by the witness himself,
sad that it was not competent f, r the proucutor to
snake it.

The prosecutor remarked that one of the chief duties of •
persecutor axii to see that the witnesses had that protection
which they were entitled to by law.
Cross-exaininatin resumed—Do you know of your own
heinriedge that menages were coon. ed to Sargsant-Msjor
Lilley during his arrest!—Paymaster Similes told me that
be had cum...ponders* with Sergeant• Major Lille" Dearly
every day doting his surest.
The President—Hare you any knowledge of that &ti—
ny persuoal knowledge'—Ko.
Reexamined by the prosecutor—Do you consider that
eueliconeeptedeace was contrary to the orders given to the
entries :71ree..

Privet* 11. ll'Arey erossnxamionl—l was posted when I
WWI first sentry over nugenotltajor Lilley 0124114 Of the
servouts' room door in the first bougaluss. Adjutant Fits-
stoop afterwards chroged my position. He told me to go
lgelde the serveote room and get more shelter, so the sae
1M getting too hot

Yr'l'este TA. A. Calton, in crow-exandattioe, depeeed—l
ramesober a coaveriation between Colonel Crawley asd
Mr. Mistime in the orderly-room about posting the sentries
neer etsigessit-Msfor Lilley. It w..• about Are or six dare
after the arrest. Mr. Filename Complained to Colonel
Crawley of the irregularity in the 'entry. I cannot ternein•
her his words, but the purport of them wean COW Omuta no
tresgularity on the part of a sentry. Colossi Crawley said.
”Intu place the sentry inside the bungalow, Air. Fitzsireoe."
Neither Mr. Filename nor nay one .MlO in ray preasnee
staid Colonel Crawley's attention to the stet* of Mn.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT NORTHERN
Rau.war.—Yesterday morning • shocking accident oc-
curred on the Great Northers Railway. At • place celled
New England, about two or three miles from Peterborough,
the company have extensive works. From the sheds here
the engines are riftes started on their journeys, and the in-
tricacy of the metals is such that, in spite of every promo-
tion, accidents are of frequent occurrence. About half-
peat four o'clock yesterday morning a pilot passenger engine
started from New England towards Peterborough, having our
it • driver, fireman, and the guard of a passenger train.
Immediately afterwards it was followed on the same
line by ri powerful goods engine. It was very dark, the
wind was blowing almost • hurricane, and it was musing.
All seeing was therefore out of the question, and the goods
engine ran into the pilot engine with a terrible crash. The
shoec disconnected the ~lot engine from its tender, and all
three men fell off. The guard, a poor fellow named Leek, a
native of Donmeter, was run over by the tender, and was
kilned instantaneously, his body beieg frightfully mangled ;
hut the driver and fireman, whose names were Carley and
Chamberlin, escaped with injuries, which in the case of
the fireman are of a serious character. The casualties did
not cease here, for the pilot engine, having neither
driver nor fireman, dashed into the station at
the rate of nearly forty miles so hour, and
coming up with a goods train smashed the break
van to atoms. The unfortunate guard of the goods train,
whore names is Jones, hod not time to escape from the
van, sod was picked up with his skull frect,:red and his
arm and collar-bone broken. He now lies at the infirmary
in • precarious state. Both engines were thrown off the
line, and the tralfic on the up-line was impeded for
over three hours by the accident. Under the super-
intendence. however, of Mr. Dance, the district ageot,
Messrs. Johnson and Saud, the engineers, and Mr.
the station master, the traffic was safely
worked on the single line until • clearance was effied.
The guard and fireman of the engine which mused the
accident escaped unhurt.

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