The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-01 00:00:00

THIRD EDITION

(Loud cheers.) It does not follow that strong
national defences indicate hostile intentions towards other
countries, but they do enable this country to be peaceful
and friendly towards other nations, and to meet occasional
affronts with becoming dignity—(cheers)—while scrupu-
lously abstaining from giving just cause of offence to
others. We have recently added to our defensive forces
the Volunteers—a most admirable institution—(cheers)—
and one which I trust'has taken a firm and permanent root
among the establishments of the country. (Cheers.) That
force now amounts, I believe, to something like 170,000 men,
and I was talking the other day to Col. 111‘Murdo, the in-
spector of that force, and he spoke in the highest terms of
its general efficiency. Scotland has a right to take a deep
interest in these services, because Scotland has borne her
full and honourable share in the production of distinguished
officers and brave and gallant men. (Cheers.) That is ad-
mitted by all the world. I remember during the Crimean
war a paper published in Paris contained a pictureof a High-
land sentry standing with his heels resting on the brink
of an abrupt precipice, and the motto underneath was
" Fear nothing for him ; he never goes back." (Loud cheers.)
It would be a long catalogue to remind you of the distin-
guished officers of the army and navy whose exploits stand
recorded in the history of this country; but I may be per-
mitted, perhaps, not to recall to
,your minds, because no one
can have forgotten them, but to repeat the names of one or
two of those whom we have recently lost. I may mention
the glorious Lord Clyde (cheers), who combined the longest
period of distinguished service and the most brilliant ex-
ploits with the most unassuming modesty. (Cheers.) It is
needless to remind you of the two great naval commanders
lost to this country within the last few years, Lord Dan-
donald and Charley Napier. (Loud cheers.) The last I had
the honour of calling my personal friend, and it so hap-
pened that I had officially more opportunities than often
falls to the lot of a Minister to watch his career, to estimate
his merits, and to know the value of the services which he
rendered, not only to this country, but to Europe at large.
(Cheers.) That brilliant action of his agaiust the Portu-
guese squadron secured the liberties of Portugal, and his
achievements in Syria enabled us in one season to accom-
plish results which at the commencement were deemed to
be almost impossible. Therefore I say that Scotland,
having her full share of glory in our military and naval
annals, I am sure you will drink with enthusiasm the
"Army, Navy, and Volunteers."
The toast having been duly honoured, General Sir J.
LOPE returned thanks for the army, Sir J. H. MAXWELL
for the navy, and Lord ClurnEnt. for the Volunteers.
The Noble CHAIRMA.N next proposed the toast of " Pros.
parity to the Scottish Hospital," which, he said, was a
most admirable institution, recommended not only by the
benefits it conferred, but by the antiquity of its origin. He
believed that its charter dated two centuries back, but
its real origin was still more remote. The insticu-
du had the merit of being at 3 pa of Scottish nation-
ality. That nationality differed in a remarkable way
from the nationality of many other countries. There
were some countries in which the people showed their
spirit of nationality by hating, by abusing, and by injuring
all who did not belong to themselves ; but the nationality
of Scotchmen was evinced in a totally different manner.
Scotchmen showed their nationality by loving each other—
(cheers and laughter), by helping each other, and by being
kind and useful to each other, and therefore he said that
their nationality was of a peculiar character—one highly to
be praised, and which he hoped would be long kept up for
the honour of the country. (Cheers.) This institution was
founded upon that principle, and it was a valuable applica-
tion of the principle. There were many charities and bene-
factions which were bestowed upon persons who might pos-
sibly do well without them, or who, receiving them, might
be destroyed, or degraded, or led away by the largess from
employing their natural abilities or qualities to support them-
selves without aid from others. (Cheers.) This charity
tended to no such result. its gifts to individuals were
small in amount, bat they were judiciously administered
when men were struggling in the turbulent waters of ad-
versity, when to them, as to men betwaen sinking and
swimming, a slight suppart weuld be a means of rescue.
(Cheers.) The liberality of this institution was extended
to those who were borne down by temporary sickness, to
those who were almost overwhelmed by accidental calami-
ties, and whose natural resources were insufficient to meat
particular emergenciencss. It also aided those who, having
failed to maintain themselves in this country by their own
efforts, were anxious to return to the land of their birth.
There could not be a better application of a generous libe-
rality. A Scotchman was not e man who was in the habit
of leaning upon other people. He was brought up with ideas
of industry and self-reliance, but no man was exempt from
the vicissitudes of life, and therefore the temporary relief
afforded by this institution effected an immense amount of
good among those who really needed such assistance.
'The Duke of ARGYLL proposed "The Health of the
Chairman," whose notion of recreation, he said, seemed to
consist in hard work, and who having passed a considerable
portion of nis educational career in Scotland had not failed
to do justice to the instruction he had received in that
country.
The toast was drunk with the utmost enthusiasm.
Lord PALMERSTON, in reply, said—l beg most sincerely
and from the bottom of my heart to thank you for the cordial
manner in which you have reoeived the toast. I can assure
you it has given me very great pleasure to have had the
honour of presiding on the present occasion. It would indeed
be the height of ingratitude on my part if 1 were not to take
a most lively interest in all that concerns the welfare of
Scotland and Scotchmen, for I aria deeply indebted to Scot-
land. I passed three years of my youth in studying at the
University of Edinburgh, and I will frankly own, without
disparagement to any other seat of learning at which 1 had,
from peculiar circumstances, the fortune to reside, that I
enjoyed greater advantages in the acquirement of useful
knowledge and sound principles during my three years' re-
sidence in Edinburgh than I possessed at any other place.
(Cheers.) I had there the advantage of association with
Dugald Stewart, with Playfair, with Gregory, and all the
other distinguished men who then gave instruction to youth
in Edinburgh, and which advantage I could not have tor
joyed elsewhere. (Cheers.) Therefore I feel a deep
in Scotland, from gratitude to the country and to its people.d
In all things there is poetry and there is prose.
31loisee theat
friend near me, Sir It. Murchison, will tell you iater!et
i'spenr greatly
apart of Scotland has within the historic p
in the world—in some places to the extent•aofthat Scotland
iod;or 30 feet
higher than it was. But it is quite certaar
has risen higher in the world in other y:ele/leisides geolo-
-we t poetry and
gically. But there is a great differene:
description of Scot-
prose. One of your great poets Pre-
land that is by no means flattering--
ha ci wood,
" Land of brown heath rtodda,,f7lood.,,
" Land of the mountain ao
of the rugged strand, which
And then he goes on to talkant
picture. But in prose it
does not forma very Ph:a:swarm with grouse—(hear, and
appeals your brown heolare teeming with deer, and your
laughter)—your glens
(Checrs,) All these are sources
floods are alive With
owners of the heaths,
of wealth to the
regardingow--r Scotland purely prosaically, I
the floods. Dut, io remarkablethe high ler the educated
of its peep e, orstate of scientific agri •
intelligence
r eased tor the greatprosperity •
culture there P-a
for of its ma•
ennufacturing andiodustryl.er itsi successful commercial en-
terprise. (sheers.)nI
ore say that Scotland has risen
tho world. otherwise than by mere geological elevation,
in
and it is entitled not only t.o the love and affection of those
who reside in that country, but it also stands high in the
respect and esteem of the civilised world. After again
thanking the company for drinking his health, the noble
lord sat down amid long and continued cheering.
The SECRETARY announced that the subscriptions of the
evening amounted to nearly £1,20J0; and after eome other
toasts, the company separate%

SUN OFFICE, SRVEN O'CLOCK.

SPORIING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRIPH.)
CROYDON RACES.—This DAY.

CROYDON STAKES.

Ironsid es
Fronk

Three ran.
HUNTERS' STAKES.

Old Squire
Prior

Eight ran.
RAILWAY STAKES.

Kington
Sunbeam. 2

Seven ran.
INNKEEPERS' PLATE.

Harkaway
The Don

Nine ran.

THE CRAWLEY COURT-MARTIAL►

(FROM OUR OWN REPORTER).
TWELFTH DAY.
ALDERSHOT, Tuesday.
The Court met this morning at half-past 10 o'clock, the
same members being present as yesterday,
On the opening of the court,
Colonel Sir A. Horsford said he should suggest for the
consideration of the prisoner whether he would not pi oceed
with the cross-examination of the sergeant and sentries at
once, as they were called by the prosecution without any
other view than their being examined by the court and the
prisoner.
Colonel Crawley should be glad to adopt the sugges•
tion of the prosecutor, and examine the sentries, but in
respect to any other witnesses he should ask for the same
indulgence he had hitherto received, and postpone their
cross-examination till the day after their examination in
chief. He also Legged leave to state that in reply to the
application he had made in respect to the production of the
letter from his Royal Highness the Mike of Cambridge to
Colonel Shute, referred to in yesterday's evidence, he had
been informed that it would be sent to the prosecutor. He
inquired if that had been done, and whether he would pro,
duce it ?
Colonel Sir A. Hereford said that he had read the letter
in question this morning, but it was still under the consi-
deration of the Court whether it would be necessary to
produce it.
Sergeant Alexander Adams, of the 6th Dragoons, was
then sworn and examined by
Colonel Sir A. Horsford—Were you ever on duty when
the late Sergeant Major Lilley was under arrest ?—I was
once.
Did you visit the sentries in the first bungalow ?—I did.
Where were they posted ?—ln No. 2 room in the centre

of the room.
What orders did they give up ?—To take charge of the
prisoner ; allow no communication with any one but his
native servant and medical officer. The native servant was
to be searched both going in and out.
Do you remember on what day you were on this duty ?
I believe it was the 9th of May.
What character did Sergeant Major Lilley bear for so-
briety and soldier-like conduct ?—A very good one.:
Cross• examined by Colonel Crawley—At what o'clock
was it that you visited the sentries on the 9th of May ?
About ten o'clock at night.
Did you see Mrs. Litley on that occasion?—No.
Deseribe what the proper position of the sen-
try was on the model?—ln the centre of that room
(pointing out the position on the model). He walked
from the door of the servant's room in No. 2, to the door of
No. 4 room.
Colonel Pipon—Let me hear exactly, describing by the
model, the proper walk and post of the sentry ?—Between
the door of the office and the door of the large outer room.
Did you ever see the sentry nearer the door of the bed-
room than the centre of the office-room ?—Never.
Did you visit the sentry next day?—Yes.
Where was Sergeant Major Lilley and where was the
sentry 2—He was at the outer door of the servants' room
with the sentry behind him, He was at the door looking
towards the barracks.
Was the office room employed by Sergeant Major Lilley
as an office, and did the orderly sergeant go there with
these states at an early hoar of the morning ?—Yes, and
the orderly sergeants used to call there at all hours, at 2 or
3 o'clock in the morning.
You are now speaking of the room where the sentries
were posted ?—Yes.
Sergeant Elmer Eland, of the 6th Dragoons, sworn.
Examined by Colonel Sir A. Horsford—l was on duty
while Sergeant Major Lille), was under arrest. I mounted
guard on the 27th of April, 1862, and on the ,21st of May,
1862. I recollect the orders I took over about the sea-
' tries. On the 27th of April the sentry was to take
I charge of the prisoner, to allow no communication to take
place between anyone outside and the prisoner, and the
• native servant was to be searched on going in and corn-