The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-04 00:00:00

Colonel DUNNE protested, as • military man, against
the ors of Colonel Crawley being prejudged, and said it
was well known that he could not be charged with murder,
as Sergeant-Major Lilley was confined, not by his orders,
but.by the orders of the commander-in-chief.
The Marquis of HASTINGTOS said the quokka whr
Sur Colonel Crawley should be tried by a court-mania,
or by the Court of Queen's Becch, or any other
tribunal bad been carefully considered both by the Horse
Guards and the War-office, aad they had arrived at the
conclusion that as the charges against him were of a mili-
tary nature, the proper course was to try him, before •
court-martial. (Hear, hear.) He would add his request
to that of the hon. and gallant member who bad just
spoken, that bon. members should not, by continually
raising them discussions, prejudge the cue, and influence
the minds of those who had finally to decide it. (Hear,
hear.) With regard to whether the J udge-Advouste-
General bad given any opinion on the allegations of Pay-
master Solace, he could only repeat what be had
stated on • former occasion, that the communications
between the Judge-Advocate-General and the War-offloe ,
were of a private and confidential nature, and that it was
not for the public interest nor the ends of justice that they
should be produced before they bad been acted upon. He
therefore hoped that the house would not think he was
guilty of any want of respect to it if he declined to give any
further answer. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. CONINGHAM said that, he for one, bad not lightly
made any attacks, as be was one of the first to protest
against Colonel Crawley being made the scapegoat, when
officers in high positions were compromised. He had to in-
form the house that Corporal Blake, of the Enniskilling
Dragoons, was tried by court-martial, and sentenced to 42
drys imprisonment, for posting • sentinel outside instead
of inside the verandah of the room where Sergeant-Major
Lilley was confined. Of that cue he should have more to
say in • few days. Paymaster Smailea' witnesses were im-
Mpounded.
r. OSBORNE—I rise to order. I protest in the name
of the hon. gentleman's own client against his being allowed
to go into that case again.
Mr. CONINGRAM —lt is the hon. gentleman is out of
order, and I recommend him to confine his attention to the
Irish church—(laughter)--and to be more accurate in his
facts the next time he brings it forward.
Mr. OSBORNS rise again to order. The hon. gen.
Semen has no right to travel out of the question.
Mr. CONINGHAM—I do not know whether the hon.
gentleman is sober. (Cries of "Order.")
Mr. OSBORNE—I do not know whether the hon. gen-
domes is sane. (Renewed cries of " Order.")
Mr. CONINGHAM denied that he had any wish to hunt
CoL Crawley, snob as he had been accused of. With respect
to the bon. gentleman who had just spoken, his tongue was
untied now ; but it was strange how silent be was when
sitting on the Treasury bench. He now are down to in-
terrupt independent members who had grievances to bring I
forward. (Order.) He hoped that the noble lord at the
head of the government would take compassion upon the
hon. gentleman, and give him • place in some of the out-
skirts of the administration. (Cries of " Order."
Sir G. GREY expressed • hope that the ape made_ by
the hon. and gallant member for the Queen's County (Col.
Dunne) would be responded to—(cheers}—and that the
house would refrain from further disunion on the subject
of Colonel Crawley's case. He trusted that the hon. gentle-
man (Mr. Coringhsm) would, on reflection, regret the ob-
servations he bad made. ((Hear, bear.) They were ce--
tainly discreditable to the House of Commons. (Criss of
" hear, hear.")
Major GAVIN said that if the bon. gentleman was not
hunting Colonel Crawley to death he was hunting the
Indian army to death ; and an army more at home at their
duty or in the field did &Menet. (Hear.)
The subject then dropped.