The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-25 00:00:00

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NORTH DAY.
ALDERSHOT, Nov. 25.
The Court re-assembled this morning at 10
o'clock. Lient,Oolosel Loder, of the 59th, was not pre-
soak A certificate was rad from the surgeon of the
regiment, Mahn' that the 'demi was oonlised to his bed
by lumbago, and would not be able to attend is bis plus
at the courtinutiel for some days.
Sergeant Gibson (recalled and cross-eramined by COlOll4
Crawly)—lfy wife attended ea Yrs. Lilley in her last ill-
ness, and admioirtered her medicines and brandy. She
rubbed liniment into her chest and 'boulders. Ny wife
is not here. _

86$.
MARTIAL ON OOLONILL
WLEY.--01118 DAY.)

THE

(MU, request of the prosecutor the
Private Reynolds., taken yesterday, warn reed by Coked
Plpou, the acting•judge advocate.)
Yr. Edward Griffiths Simms, confidential clerk in the
Adjutant-Gesserars-ofbee, walled and redwood a latter
from Colonel Crawley to the deputy adjulsatiesseal of the
Mow division, dated 4th June, 1862. TM hit sr nos and
on follows :
" From Liratessat-Oolonel Ceserlsy, eoinassdisit 6th Drs.

goons, to the Amehrtaat Adjulaiii-Gesteal, Y.D.A.
" (Iromediste)
" Hhow, *TIM 4, IBM

"lliz,—iVith ironer to the telegram noshed lie day,
on the subject on which the majorissaral commeading
his called for explanation, I have the honer to stale that
the three sergeant-majors of the Innisldiling Deeper
were placed in oleos arrest, with the mention
of the majorimeeral, which was afterwards con-
firmed by his Excellency the Commanderia-Chief ; that in
axisegusece of the impossibility of prorating eminence-
tiou being held with the prisoner by parties in the Wenn
c 4 the Minuet (Payeassior Smiles), it was deemed whirl&
to plum the rabies in the rooms with the penman not
may to avoid the exposure of the retries to the sae sad
hot winds, bat to Feral the witeemes being tsar
prod with during the remainder of the bid. la the
case of the regleseatal sergeaut-major (the late Strgeset-
liajoe Why), who was a married men, there were
I believe three or four rooms ia the house where be was
gartered, and tiers was no asorsity whatever eat to.
sentry placed over him should in any way interfere with his
domelike resegassals end that hie wife should have her
snored* the Fewer se the sentry. I learned a few
days after the essfesetosajer had been placed it west,
this the arty had been meat isjudielously placed by
Ligatured Mbar= so se to give canes of eery-
seas to the seqpintrajoes wife, sad I immediately mat
Adjurat Filminess himself to withdraw the gentry from
the enema of Yrs. Lilley, sad to place him when he
could de Ids study with equally good offset without giving
anoyaass to her. Notwithstanding the precautioa of placing
the sentry ia the room with flrgeamt•Najer Liar it did ac-
tually occur that through the neglect or coulomb* of one of
the esabies a sommanioation was opened with the smear-

major bye woman of the regiment. Immediatelyonthe termi-
nation af the demos by Paymseter Saralee as the 24th inst.,
I addressed a letter, u you are aware, to you, to request
the siajorgemmera perstimios to enlarge the anent of the
three eargeashawdore from ekes to open arrest, as the se.
amity for et:meaning the ekes arrest so ke(sr existed.
me permission I rearived ow the following day,
aid I sated spar: it forthwith. Usfortamitely,
Sergeant-Major Lilley died of a esddea attack of
apoplexy about 4 am. on the 26th of May,
and thus has gives a handle for the nab:coded etatemssts
metered in the newspepere ari to the peal character of the
arrest of these paarieselosioned officers. I regret the,

owing to the variety and quantity of curial braiese pima
upon my hands in reference to the robbery of the boob;
&c., of Paymaster Smales, his examisetion More
• magistrate of Private Welehe, the trumpet
major, and his wife, and other regimental badness.
which can only be attended to by the odker actually
in command, I have been unable to proceed with my reply
to the prisoner's defence as early as I wad have desired,
cad thanker his =enemy's instroetion relative to the
final mimes from arrest of the serparalmajoes have net
yet been carried out pending the deal adjournment of the
court. —I have the honour to be, air, year meet obedient
servant "T. it CRAWL= Lient,Oolosel

Commaadiog 03-04 Devow."

Cornet Wm. 'Thos. Skinner Sne/1, of the 6th Dragoons,
examined by the prosecutor—l was aetinvadjutaat el the
regiment during Serreataajor Lilley's arrest, from about
the 4th to the morning of the Bth May, 1862. While I
was actingedjutent Colonel Crawley met for me to the
mem room. It was on the day Sergeant-Major Lilley gave
his evidence in court. I think it was oa the 7th May. On
my-arrival at the mass Colonel Crawley said. "Mr. Snell,
Sergeant-Major Lilley has complained is court of Mee meaner
of his *nest." I think the colonel said that the errant-
major said the sentry wee within 2 feet of his wife's
bed. "Is this true," be asked. I replied, " The sentry
is inside the bungalow next Mrs. Lilley's bedroom' The
colonel the said, " Who gave that osier t" I answered,
" I understand It is yours, sir." He thee mid, " I ordered
close anest—why are not my ceders caned out ; do you
know whet close arrest is, Mr. Snell !" I answered I
thought I did. Colonel Crawley thou said, "Go sad me
that my orders are properly carried out." I their left the
mem. That is as near u possible the erne of the waver-
lotion ea I can remember.

What did you do after that 1-4 west to Sergeant-Major
buogalow and changed the position of the sentry.
placing him in the lobby, or small servant's room, next
the office, with the order that he was in no way to inter-
fere with Mrs. Lilley, bat not to lose sight of Sergemt.
Major IMay except he went into Mrs. Lilley's bedroom.
found the sentry in the ofae•room, and removed him to the
servant's room.
_ .

Do you mooned anything more happening ea that
day between Colonel Crawley sad yourself ?—I do. After
the court-martial en Paymaster Smstae had adjourned
I went to Colonel Crawley's bungalow with reglasestal
papers. After the colonel had seen theme I handed to him
a written copy of the order I had that morals, give. the
sentry over Sergeant-Major I.r7ley. Colonel Crawley, with-
out reeding it, passed it back to me, maybe, "Do you
think, Mr. Snell, I am a learn corporal, to write out orders
for a pool ?"
What was your reason for submitting Wee orders to
Colonel Crawler/ in writing ?—I had only done duty as
actig adjutant a few days. and I did not like on my own
responsibility to change the order that was in force when I
took the duty of acting adjutant.
Do you know what has beoome of those orders!—l do sot,
Oss you tell the court what wee the rebelaoce of them ?
Colonel Crawley—l object to that question. The first
order Mr. Beall has spoken of be says was in writing. It
wry be in exigence, and he cannot give secondary evident*.
Ie reply to the emit, witness said the war be had spoken
of was the mooed order, the one written oat by himself.
Can yon tell the court what use the Antietam* of the
orders ? . _

Colonel Crawley Apia objected unleus the question reads
it distinctly appear whir& order we. referred to, whether to
the order Corset Heal min out, or to the ordeals he toot
over.
(Lett sittiso

You so Mzsta email:tun' Associanox.—Last
evening the Rev. W. Lodge delivered the mond lectors
of the swim of this association at Exeter-ball, Mr. John
Corderey la the chair, the subject being " Edward Irving."
The lecturer commenced by reburies to the glowing terse
in which Irviug'a biographers have written of ths left y ex.
cam* of that great preacher. The lecturer described him
as a man of childlike simplicity, womanly teaderams and
moral courage, whom equal was only to he fond la the
drank Paul. His great aim was to proclaims • bigissr
style of Christianity than was then is existence, e.g.& ink
his popularity became greater than that of any ma of the
time. Is conclusion the lecturer gave several touching
aireesteSee of br ring's lila
Tits Law DAY or TIEN. —To-day (Wednesday)
Is the last day of tare, and ea Thursday the sittings after
tern earsameeta. The ems of " Ths Queen v. Whitehuret
Made the second is the special jury lint of the Clotrt of
Queen's Demob.
Emanation Yawl IsszAND.-ICesey steamer
that blues Qmanown is crowded with em aatf, aged
hawked, of families an proper* to loam the eeashry. A
Sligo journal cattalos the following :—" &mitt's= from
Mose who have hoes some time 1$ the Slates amine by
every mail, sad thus • coathisous drat takes place me our
pepuletM. The number of mesons loath( for Australia
and other British settlements becomes less every day, which
can only be mounted for by the immense ahaorptios of
labour In Americo, clamed by the large number of met
under arms who hare best tam from the farm end the
workshop, and whose pima remit to be filled up by Irish
emigrants. We as ass so remedy for the emigration
the Irish people so lam as the present high Neale of wages
exists Is Aartim. At pretest • few months' smploymeat
sedan to farshit the migrant with funds, which aro
woe devoted to }gybe' the pimp of relatives sad Meads
remaking in Inked. Thus the war is America meet be
loakedir=La: the direct cause of the increased ratigratiat
lama