The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-13 00:00:00

THB CASE OF SERGEANT-MAJOR LILLEY.

The Marquis og HARTINGTON requested his hon.
friend the member for Audover to postpone the question of
which be had given notice, ma some new information re-
opecting the case of the late Sergeant-Major Lilley hod
her brought to the notice of the War-Aloe, and was
time under consideration. Under these circumstances it
would be impoesible for him at that moment to give the
information required by his hon. friend as fully ea he could
wish.

Mr. FORTESCUE was understood to weeds to the request
of the aohle marquia.
THE ROMAN BRIGANDS IN FRENCH UNIFORMS.
Er. HENNEPIN bege4 to ask the noble lord at the
head of the government, whether a certain despatch had
lees received from Mr. Odo Russell, of which mention bad
been made on a former evening, and in which Mr. Rummell
contradicted a former despatch of his own ' • and whether if
so, that despatch hadso, been sent to the French govern-
ment. Perhaps he (Mr. Hennessy) might be permitted to
state from his own knowledge of Mr. Rommel!, that that
gentleman was a most able diplomatist, soda gentleman of
the highest bosom.

'Viscount PALMERSTON said that he did not know any
object that eonld be served by miming a discussion as to
what Mr. ()do Russell had said to General Montebello, or
wh►t the latter bad said to Mr. Boatel!, except that
of establishing bad relations between the two at Rome.
Mr. Russell had merely stated what be had heard,
namely, that bands of tripods in French uniforms had
emceed the frontier thus deceiving the Italian patrols.
Gametal Montebello 'denied the fact, and Mr. Bowen hod
merely spoken from information he had roared ; but the
only important part of the matter was that MO of these
brigands had actually crossed into the Neapolitan territory.
An to their being in French uniforms, no blame was attached
to the Free& on that amount, as it was not pretended that
the clothes were gives by their authority. Mr. Rostell
Mated to General Mootebello that he km,w the practice was
to sell all the cost off aad worn out uniforms toils@ Jews in the
Ghetto, from wheat they were seat to certain memento on
the frostier, where arms were alai, conceeled. The brigands
west to those convents ow by one, and then sallied
forth in armed bands into the Neapolitan territory. h
his despatch Mr. Russell said that General Montebello had
told him that such must have bees the case, but that he
would pre►ent such circumstances takiog plata io future,
giviog his word of honour that se armed man should Woos-
firth pass into the Neapolitan territory with his knowled
If anything of that kind hod !opposed since, it could only
bemire the agents of General irostebello had not been so
impartial and intelligent as they ought to have been. The
view, however, which be (Lord Palmerstos) took of the
smatter was, that Rome being governed bye French garrison,
and the Pope being merely a poppet in the hands of the
latter. it rested with the Fres& gerrisoo to prevent the
committee, which he believed was sitting en permanence,
from sending bands of brigands to commit outrages on the
Neapolitse territory. He had been told—he bored net
truly—that a great expedition was contemplated for this
present month el May.