The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-06 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 6, 1863.

verts the moat essential liberties of the nation, but
humiliates Prussia in the face of the world. It ap-
pears, however, that the utter prostration of political
liberty is not inconsistent with such glory as his
Royal Highness desires for the nation, for he
makes the astonishing remark that " under his
3ls.is4rv's sceptre Prussia is securely approach-
" ing the greatness which PROVIDENCE has marked
"out for her." The CROWN Paises is helpless
and hopeless indeed if he imagines that greatness
of any kind is attainable by the path in which his
father is conducting Prussia.

WILLIAM MARRYIELD and Major-General FABARL
may or may not deserve censure, or even dismissal.
But their misconduct does not exonerate Colonel
CRAWLEY. That officer has demonstrated his Un-
fitness for the office which he now holds. Lord
HARTINOTON WOMB to regret that he " could not
" hand over some one victim who might have
" atoned for the sufferings of Sergeant-Major
" Lroxy and his comrades." His lordship is
mistaken. One victim at least there is, and unless
the Duke of CAMBRIDOR can make up his mind
voluntarily to do an act of public justice, he will
infallibly be compelled to do so by the rising
storm of popular indignation.

AT length the COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF has de-
livered judgment upon the case of Colonel Casw-
LEY and the unfortunate Sergeant LILLEY,
in a Memorandum, couched in language somewhat
stronger than generally issues from the Horse
Guards. The publication of such a document on
the very eve of Mr. FORTEBCI•E'S motion, Was cer-
tainly an ingenious device to put a stop to
further inquiry. But the device has obviously
failed. Whatever may be the ultimate
fate of Colonel CRAWLEY, the Duke of
C tI4BRIDOR may rely upon it that his Memoran-
dum will be discussed by the non-commissioned
officers and privates in the British army with per-
fect candour and justice ; and if the result of
these discussions has any tendency to exalt his
personal prestige or to promote military discipline,
the human nature of the British soldier must be
very different from that of other men. If poor
LILLEY had been a lieutenant in the Guards, and
had been in danger of losing only a week's pay,
he would without difficulty have extorted at the
hands of the PRIME Mizeisree a committee to in-
quire into his grievances. But being the son of a
Lincolnshire carrier, and an admirable soldier,
counting eighteen years' continuous good service,
it seems impossible to bring a Colonel to account
who, by his illegal and tyrannical conduct, not only
placed him under arrest, but is said to have ac-
tually hastened his death.
Colonel CaswLey still commands the Inniskilling
Dragoons : and what are the charges against him
He is charged with having transformed one of the
best regiments in the service into one of theworst.
He is charged with having placed Sergeant LILLEY
and two other non-commissioned officers under
arrest for conspiracy, although no charge was ever
preferred against them, and although not a shadow
of evidence was produced to support the alleged
crime. He is charged with having confined Liux'v,
along with his dying wife, in so small an apart-
ment that the man died of vexation and exhaus-
tion. He is charged with attributing the death of
this unfortunate soldier not to the real cause
which produced it, but to excess in the use of
ardent spirits. In short, the charges against
Colonel CRAWLEY are, • that his conduct was
illegal and inhuman to one of the best
soldiers in the army whilst ho lived, and that he
grossly calumniated him after he was dead. Does the
Duke of Csmearnoe believe these charges, or does
he not? Read the Memorandum. From the begin-
ning to the end he finds them substantially proved.
He distinctly says that Colonel CRAWLEY has shown
himself unfit to command a regiment. His con-
duct is described as highly " reprehensible ;" nor
does he hesitate to rebuke Sir HUGH Rose :or the
manner in which he had dealt with the case, and
attempted to shelter Colonel CRAWLEY. What is
to be done? If a commanding officer ruins a
regiment, destroys discipline, quarrels with his
officers, tyrannizes over his men, what is the duty
of the COMMANDER-m•Caier I If he entertains
any doubt as to the facts let him make inquiry ;
if he considers the facts proved, let the delinquent
officer be cashiered. But the Duke of Csm-
BRIDOZ does neither of these things. He is
satisfied that the facts are correctly stated,
and therefore further inquiry would be
idle. But it seems that the Major-General
" under whom immediate command Colonel
" Cs...swiss, is serving has expressed a high
" opinion of that officer." The Commszenea-rw-
Clirel does not venture to assert that he coincides
in that opinion ; nor does there seem to be any
good reason why the opinion of this Major-General
should be deemed conclusive—on the oontrary,
this very Major-General was himself implicated in
the illegal arrest of poor Liuzv which
hastened his death. The Duke of CAM-
BRIDGE did not hesitate to overrule the
opinion of Sir Hvoe Rose himself, though su-
perior in rank to the Major-General. The Duce
did not feel himself precluded from examining into
the case, which had already been decided by the
Indian Commander-in-Chief, and adopting an
opposite conclusion. In so doing the DUKE only
exercised the authority which properly belongs to
his office. To shelter himself behind a
Major-General is to shrink from performing the
most essential duties which &recast upon him. The
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF is not bound to register the
decrees of his subordinates. Certainly, he is not
bound to denounce the character of an officer in a
public memorandum, and then to shrink from fol-
lowing up his rebuke by some fit punishment.
It is certainly difficult to understand how any
high-spirited officer can continue in command of
his regiment after the publication of such a Memo-
rsndum respecting him as that which has been
issued by the Horse Guards. The proper course
for Colonel CEA WLEY to pursue would be to
demand a court of inquiry, or a court martial, in
order to vindicate his character. If he hesitate to
make this demand it can only be that he foresees
the inevitable verdict of such a tribunal. But
consider the position of the Inniskilling Dragoons
so long as Colonel CRAWLEY commands that
regiment. Instead of being commanded, as
in times past, by some of the best officers
in the service, it will be notorious that
it is commanded by an officer who is de-
clared by the Commarerni-IN-Cnier to have disor-
ganized them, and who is so conscious of the truth
of the charge that he dares not make
the attempt to vintlicate his character.
What sort of influence will such a commanding
officer have over his officers What sort of autho-
rity will he be able to exert over his men I If,
the Duke of CAMBRIDGE admits, Colonel Casw-
LILY was unfit to command a regiment before
his character was known, how can he have been
rendered lees unfit now that his character has
been impeached by the criticisms of the Horse
Guards? If, indeed, the British army is to be
considered the property of those who have paid
large sums for their commiesions, the course which
has been pursued in this ow admits of some sort
of defence. Bat even according to this view it
would be possible to avoid the terrible necessity
of retaining Colonel CRAWLEY in bin command.
Let him be permitted to sell his commission—nay,
let him amens the compensation money duo to
him at any sum he pleases ; for it is better to
pay any sum of money, however extravagant,
than to keep one of the finest regiments of her
MArrary's service in a state of chronic sanely,
under the control of an officer who respects neither
the rules of law nor the dictates of humanity.
We have purposely abstained from entering
into the technical matters introduced into this
question by the Marquis of Hssruorrox. Sir

gbe Court.

BtLMORAL. Jews 4.

The Queen drove out yesterday, accompanied by
Princess Louise. Prince Alfred hu been fishing constantly
in the Dee.

A deputation from the Canning•town and Victoria Dock
district had an interview with the Right Hon. Sir George
Grey yesterday, to solicit the Home Secretary to give in-
structions for the erection of a police station in the district
and increase the number of constables, giving sn amount of
protection equivalent to the heavy tares paid.
Despatches were sent from the Colonial-office yesterday to
the Governors of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, and St.
Helena.

having been recently placed by " a judicial i THE SCHOOL SPEECH DAY AND REGATTA AT
decision" under the management of M. Auguste ETON.
Chevalier, a government deputy, and thereby
contrives, at an opportune moment, to throw dirt
upon a system which an immense majority of the
population of Paris has legally protested against.
It may have grounds to hope and believe that the
government will not long persevere in that system.
At all events M. Auguste Chevalier personally,
and MM. Vierne and Melvil, the signers of the
article complained of, are to be prosecuted by the
France,

The coincidence of the Ascot Cup race and the
school speech day and regatta at Eton falling on the 4th of
June turned out moat unfortunately for the latter. A.
royalty is not endowed with the faculty which a blundering
Irishman attributed to bird'', of being in two places at the
same time, either the cup day at Ascot or the speech day
at Eton must have been deprived of the coveted presence of
the Prince and Princess of Wales. To ensure their presence
then, the ceremony at Eton College, which, in the UMW
course of things, should have come on on the 4th, was post-
poned to the sth of June. But, alas for the Etooises, the
bright sunshine of the 4th had disappeared, and a wet and
cold day did very much to mar what was intended to be a
splendid public ceremony and spectacle.
The proximity of Windsor Castle to Etoo College must
ever make it an object of interest to the royal family. Sot
in addition to the good feeling which arises from close
neighbourhood, an institution so ancient and renowned as
Eton must be held in affectionate regard and respect by the
members of the royal line. As a seat of teeming in which
Walpole and Si. John had their first struggle—a struggle
which they maintained for so many years after—where
Chatham, and North, and Fox, Wellington, Wellesley, and
Canning, Fielding, Grey, and Waller, P..rson,
Hallam, Am, spent their early years and were trained for
the triumphs which they achieved in after life, the r resew*
of the Prince and Princess of Wales yesterday had a mean-
ing beyond the mere psgesntry of a royal visit, which was
quite independent of the state of the weather.
The college authorities made all suitable preparations for
the reception of the royal visitors, sod the town of Eton wee
ornamented with flags and baooera. The " Oppidans^
did all they could to appear to the best advantage, and
there was not one amongst them who did not carry at the
button-hole a bunch of flowers, the solitary indications that
it was a day in June. There was au evident resolution
amongst them that come what might they would be cheerful
and carry theftte to a merry conclusion in spite of any wea-
ther- a resolution which they maintained in the face of
disadvantages which increased every hour as the day ad-
vanced.

The Pays invents a dilemma which very strik-
ingly illustrates the guiding principle upon which
the French government has heretofore acted, but
upon which I apprehend it cannot safely act much
longer. The dilemma is worked out thus :—ln
politics everything superfluous is hurtful. Now.
the Emperor grants all necessary reforms before
anybody else perceives that they are wanted. That
being so, it was clear that there was no necessity to
elect MM. Thiers, Berryer, and Marie to stimulate
the Emperor. Argot their election is an evil.
The Siecie has received a communique stating
that the baud which played a serenade in the night
at Versailles, to celebrate the election of the pre-
fect's son-in-law, was not a military band, but a
philharmonic society.
The Debate says :
Although the new opposition members MM. Thiers,
Berryer. and Marie have been, in times past, separated by
diversities of opinion which are well known, they are DOW
united on a common ground and under one unmistakeable
flag. The principle of the flag, the rallying cry of the new
elections, is "liberal and constitutional reform." The elec-
tors have not voted on parliamentary governineet, on legi-
timacy, or the republic ; they have not voted on the Polish
question, or the Italian question ; but they have voted upon
that great question of home policy which is summed up in
the one word, rightly understood—liberty. Th►t the Con-
otittatonnel and Pays should endeavour to disguise this re-
sult does not surprise us. But we are confident that the
government will not fail to understand, interpret, and ac-
knowledge the true meaning of the demonstration, and
that is enough for us.
The Bourse is dull, with little business doing,
and Rente has fallen 10e.

Shortly after eleven o'clock the students and visitors,
who arrived in considerable numbers from the surrounding
neighbourhood and the metropolis, assembled in the
Quadrangle to witness the mrival of the royal party, which
took place a little after twelve o'clock. Their royal high.
nesse' and suite arrived at the college in two pony phaetons
and four with outriders in the royal livery. The Prince of
Leiningen rode in the same carriage with the Prince and
Princess, and the other carriage contained the Countess of
Macclesfield, Major Teesdale, and other members of the
royal suite. Having alighted in the Quadrangle they pro-
ceeded to the upper school, and were loudly cheered us
their passage. The Prince and Princess were received by
the provost, the fellows, the head master, and other
college authorities, and conducted to their places in the ball
where the speeches were to be delivered. Amongst those
present were, th_ Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop
of York, Bishop of Lincoln, Bishop of Oxford, Duke
and Duchess of Buccleuch, Duke of Wellington, Duke of
St. Albans, Ducheas of Beaufort, Lord and Lady Etch°,
Lord and Lady Taunton, Lord and Lady Sydney, ac., die
The address to their Royal Bienemes the Prince and
Princess of Wales was delivered by Lord Harvey. It is too
lengthy for entire insertion, but its spirit will be indicated
by the following extracts :
Welcome, thrice welcome ye, who deign to share
Our Joys, fair Denmark's boast. great England's heir!
Not ours Use tribute of unmeaning praise:
The deafening cheers our youthful voices raise,
Tell but of offerings from the heart that sow,
Your right to clsun, our gory to bestow.
o beauteous floweret, pride of Elsinore,
That from the distant steep of Umbria s shore
Hest rouse to bloom on this our sis.girt
When, Peace and glad Content end Plenty smile,
Fair olfahuot of a kindred stem, we bless
That day of pure uumingled happiness,
When safely wafted user the foaming tide
England brat saw thee by our Prince's side,
Line the sweet orb which leads the starry dance,

Mild Evening's charm serene—in Ileaveris expanee.
Addressing the Prince, and referring more particularly
to the college, the address proceeds to nay :
Where carat thou truer subjects hope to find
Than those whom Eton proudly teaches here
Their country and their sovereign to revere
Why should I tell of those who foremost died
In freedom's cause by Almo's ted.hill side t
Who tell before the cannon's murderous rain,
Or sank through slow disease and lingering palm.
Why should I veck Fame's records to unroll
Or search the bia/oned page of virtue's scroll r
Look round these walls bright patterns will ye find
Of virtue, courage, loyalty combined.
The following is the programme of the speeches delivered
on the ocouion : 1. Lord Francis Hervey, the Address;
2. Freeth max, Philipp It., Cicero; 3. Walter ma, Idylls
of the King, Tennyson ; 4. Kennedy ma, K. S., Monson-
tour, Macaulay ; 5. Thine ma, llsiipus, Sophoclea • 6.
Wood, Malvolto, Sbakspeare ; 7. Puller, Chdde
Byron; 8. Mc. Kerrell, Welleastein, Schiller ' • 9. Bridges,
The Princess, Tennyson ; 10. Thackeray, K. S., .Eneid
VL, Virgil ; 12. Cunningham, K. S., and Bodkin, K. S.,
Merchant of Venice, Shakspeare • 13. Fortescue ma,
Marmion, Scott; 14, 15, 16, Pollock ma, K. S., Puller,
and Fremantle, Argante, Gt.:room, Scapin, Molter.;
17. Mertyn ma, K. K, Antony and Cleopatra, Shakspearel
18. Follett, Oa French Revolution, Burke ; 19. Cole, K.S.,
Philip Van Artevelde, Taylor ; 20. Fremantle, Last Speech
of Lord Chatham ; 21. Moore, K. S., Lalla Ruokh,
Moore.
After the termination of the speeches, which occupied&
considerable time in the delivery, the royal party. were coo.
cheited to the chapel, which contains several interesting
objects, sod which has recently been decorated in a beauti•
ful and elaborate °stoner. Having been shown the prince.
pal objects of interest, the Prince and Princess and royal
party lunched with Dr. Goodford, the provost.
The beautiful model in silver of the chapel, presented to
the college by William the Fourth, and an elegant epergnes
presented to the provost by the Etoniana, appeared eta.
spicuous ornaments on the table. The following dice
tinguiehed company were invited to meet their royal high.
Ueasea Prince Loiuingen, Countess de Grey, Earl d
Mount Edgcumbe, Colonel Koppel, General Knotty., Arch.
bishop of Canterbury, Bishop of Oxford, Bishop of Lincoln,
Duke and Duchess of Buccleucb, Duchess of Beaufort,
Duke of St. Allan's, Duke of Wellington, Lord and Lady
Echo, Lord and Lady Taunton, Lord and Lady Sydney,
Hon.the Very Reverena'the Dean of Windsor and the
Hon. Mr. Wellesley, Mrs. Gladstoue, Mr. Van de
Weyer, Lord Stratford de Itedclffe, and the Rev. E.Babtes.
Their royal highnesses in consequence of the tam were
prevented from attending the parade of the ride corps,
which took place at 3 o'clock in the college cricket ground,
under the command of Captain Richards.
The royal party returned to Frogwore shortly after three
o'clock.
At four o'clock the provost and fellows gave a grand
banquet in the college ball, to which 160 of the nobility and
gentry were invited.
It was hardly expected that the regatta, which forme
the chief feature of the speech day, would have taken place
in consequence of the rain, which began to fall heavily at
six o'clock. But the Etou boys were determined not to be
" done " out of their sport, and in spite of the drenching
downfall out they turned in their gay boats, with at least
" youth at the prow " if " pleasure " was not "at the
helm." If they could not command they at least demised a
better day. Nothing could be so well calculated to prove
the pluck of the noble fellows who now inherit the trial•
Lions of Etoo ; and no man shall make us believe that the
old spirit of the country is dead, or that the age has become
degenerate, when its bestborn youth are thus ready to dare
the elements themselves, because they meant to have their
fete, and would not be baulked of it. The following is the
list of boats with their crews :
THE ETON LIGHT, IN THE Vic TORT—Light Blue.
Mr. W. E. Criltithi .Captain of the lhoat,
7 A. Rickarde ,Captaito of the Lower hoots'
o Poehin ;god Coptirin of tt-,at.,.
5 Phipps ~Captaiiii of Thetis .
4 Corkran ;Captain of Pnitve of Wales.
S Witten ~Captaiii of Dreadnought
• Tooth ,Victory,.
Bow. Hail ;Captain of St
Tottenham Cotwat
UPPER
1. Moitaarn—Dark Blue.
Str. P.M. Hope, ma. (Cap.;
9 llosaop
8 M. Pelham, ma.
7 Time, ins.
6 Mainwaring, ma.
6 Kennton
4 Jackson, ma.
3 Creswell
2 Chapman
Bow. Lord Eldon
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S. BMA/mu Dark Blue.
Lair. A. Pope (Cap.)
7 Walpole, ml.
6 Brooke, ma.
6 Quapbell
4 Hope, ml.
3 Miterrell
2 Lord katlyis
Bow. Smith
Boyle (toxemia)
5. Tiarrts—(l rect.
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7 Currey
6 Wm. ?owlet&
• Badman
4 raker
• Yarde Buller
2 West
Bow. Wellesley, ma.
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4 DREADNorcIIT—Piot
Oar. W. W. Wood (ay.,
7 Am A. Lambe
6 Thomas
5 Treach
4 Roach
3 PaLint
2 Corkrao, mt.
how. Wickens
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It. ST. Ginßrat —Scarlet.
Aty. Barry ,Cap.)
7 Plat.Taylur, ma
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5 Jeoartt
4 11/11110D4
1 G. Murray
2 Benson
I Bow. C Moore

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• Edwards SM. Lord Itelgund )011.1
1 Alexander 7 Martin
t Palk 6 Ashmore
Bow. Lord Graham 6 Bering
Mart Wood (Coxswain,.
coucass—(Four.oar).
BM. Marsden (Cap.)
I Mockery Bow Carter
. Cole
lverard (toszwain).

It must be &worded also in justice to the inhabitants of
Windsor and Eton that the banks of the river were lined by
a considerable number of spectators in carriages and on
foot. so that the brave fellows on the water had the con-
sciousness of feeling that their determination was not
wholly unperceived or unrewarded.
The boat. started from Eton Bridge before 7 o'clock, and
on arriving at Surley Ball the crews partook of, and let us
hope enjoyed. the customary repast. The usual loyal and
collegiate toasts were drunk. It formed part of the pro-
gramme that the day'e rejoicing should end in a display of
tireworks, but the state of the weather entirely preveuted
that intention from being married out.