The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-02 00:00:00

THE CRAWLEY COURT-MARTIAL.

(FROM OUR OWN REPORTER).
TWELFTH DAY.
[The following appeared in the Third Edition of " The
Sun" of last evening] :
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 proceed
with the cross-excmination 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 a;so begged 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 Duke 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, Horsford 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. Horaford—Were you ever on duty when
the late Sergeant Major Lilley was under arrest 2-1 was
once.

Did you visit the sentries in the first bungalow 1)—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 servantwas
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-
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was it that you visited the sentries on the 9th of May p
About ten o'clock at night.
Did you see Mrs. Litley on that occasion ?--No.
Describe what the proper position of the sen-
try was on the model P—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 mid post of the sentry P—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 ?-110 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 P—Y es, 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 P—Yes.
Sergeant Eleaer Eland, of the 6th Dragoons, sworn.
Examined by Colonel Sir A. Horsford—l was on duty
while Sergeant Major Lilley 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 sen•-
tries. On the 27th of April the sentry was to take
charge of the prisoner, to allow n• communication to take
place between anyone outside and the prisoner, and the
native servant was to be searched on going in and com-
ing out.

By Colonel Pipon—These were the orders when I
mounted guard. On the 28th of April I received fresh
orders. On the morning of the 28th Sergeant Major
Cotton brought a fresh order to the guard room. I cannot
state the order, it was written ; it was to the effect that the
sentry was to be placed in Sergeant Major Lilley's bunga-
low in his quarters. 1 accordingly placed the sentry inside
the bungalow myself.

What were the orders on the 21st of May ?—Between the
28th of April and the 21st of May the sergeant major had
been shifted into different quarters. The orders were simi-
lar to those given in regard to the former bungalow, only
that Sergeant Major Lilley had permission to sleep in the
verandah. _ _

Witness continued—On the 28th of April he posted the
sentry in the little room, No. 4. In the second bungalow
the sentry was posted in the verandah, and the sergeant
major slept under the window of the small room, No. 2.
lie always considered Sergeant Major Lilley a steady, sober,
upright man.
By Colonel Crawley—The order ho received on the 28th
of April was from Sergeant Major Cotton in writing.
Neither Lieutenant Fitzsimons nor Sergeant Major Cotton
went with him when the change of sentries was made on
the 28th of April. The orders did not state where it was
that the sentry was to be placed; so he placed him in No, 4
room. It was left to his discretion. On the 2d of May, about
noon, he again visited the sentry. Sergeant Major Lilley
was sitting in an easy chair just outside the door of his
room, No. 1 room. He never received any complaints
from Sergeant Major or Mrs. Lilley.
Colonel Crawley handed in a written protest against the
nature of the evidence in chief of the last witness.
Corporal Wm. Parr, of the 6th Dragoons, examined by
Sir A, Horsford—said he had been eight years and eleven
months in the regiment. He considered that Sergeant
Major Lilley bore a very good character. He (witness) was
on duty during the time of Sergeant Major Lilley's arrest.
He was on duty about 20 minutes, before 12 on the
night of the Ist of May. He was the guard of the night.
He posted the sentry in No. 4 room, in the centre of the
small room. He posted the sentry inside because he was
informed that there was a corporal under arrest for not
having placed the sentry inside. It was Corporal Blake.
By Colonel Crawley—He relieved Corporal Blake when
he was arrested on the night of the
.Ist of May. The sen-
tries had orders no tto lose sight of the prisoner except
when he went into Mrs. Lilley's bedroom. According to
the orders he received he thought No, 4 was the proper
room for the sentries. Ile did not see the sentry when he
placed the sentry over him at night. The door was shut
and the sentry wished to be certified that the sergeant major
was there. Witness then called to the sergeant major who
answered him, and he told the sentry that he was there.
It was the room on the right of No. 2 (pointing to the mo-
del) that the voice came from. No complaints were ever
made to him by Sergeant Major or Mrs. Lilley.
Corporal James Barry, of the 6th Dragoons, said he had
been nine years and four months in the regiment. Sergeant
Major Lilley's character was that of a sober, steady man,
He was on duty twice during the arrest, on both occasions
in the bungalow in which he died. Te the best of his re-
collection, it was on the 17th or 18th of May, and again on
the 22d. The sentry was not to allow any communication
.
with the prisoner except by the native servant and ton non*
dieal officer, the former of whom was to be searched reeto
tering and leaving. If documents were found they
be handed to tee adjutant. The sentry was
sight of the prisoner. Mrs. Lilley's bed
By Colonel Crawley—He could not see d. Se
saw
from the place at which the sentries were t
poste: whether he
Mrs. Lilley once or twice, but he could not s
was on duty or off on these occasions. She was on the outer net wtoe lose
verandah when he saw her.
Lilley
bore a good charac-
goons 17 years. Sergeant MajoroLn
conduct.
Witness was on
James Cowan said he bad been in the 6th Dra-
Corporalter for sobriety and soldierlike_ a
the first and second
the dates. Ho was on duty both
bungalow the sentries wereposted
duty twice during his arrest, bnut
in
could not remember
bungalows. In the first
l3ymthe front of the door.
hasideFro
the place where the
Lilley'ssid he had been. in the regiment in No. 4 and No. 2
By Colonel Crawley—
bed could not be seen.
sentries
He never enteredi.n
ohihnrsms. five
were
Private posted
j
months. Sergeant Major
and seven
years Steno
officer. Lilley was a sober,
herM bedro.om
steady, non-com H
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bedroom, nor did he ever see Mrs. LilleyTT. Lilley's
Sergeant Samuel James said he had been "
Colonel Crawley
in the 6th
Dragoons eight years and eight months. Sergeant Major
/Amoy bore a very good character. W-
itness was corporal of
the guard on the 10th of May, 1862
• lie posted the sentries
in No. 2 room, called " the off), P,
ce• (The witness repeated
the orders to the sentries in almost the same words as the
previous witnesses.)

By Colonel Crawley—When he first visited the sentries
on the 10th of May Mr. and Mrs. Lilley were sitting in the
front verandah. The sentries had no business to go nearer
to her bed room than the centre of the office room.
Corporal John Condy said he had been in the 6th Dra-
goons five years and live mouths. He knew Sergeant Msjor
Lilley to have been a sober, steady man.
(The witness
agreed with the others in reference to the orders thesene
tries received). There was a chick over the dour
senthry
sergeant major's bedroom, which preventede the of t
from seeing in. A person might see over the
until the
went close to it. He did not see Mrs. Lilly
Lilly
in a night-
Morning of the 25th of May, She was thencheck if he

dress.
By Colonel Crawley—On that day he found that the
sentry was not where be had posted him. He called out,
and some one said " Conte in." ll° then lifted up the
chick, and saw the sentry supporting the sergeant major on
his arm in bed. That was how he came to seo Mrs. Lilley
in her night dress. At that time the sergeant major was
dying. If the sergeant major had not been dying, and if
witness had not been called in he should not have seen Mrs,
Lilley in her night-dress. Before he lifted up the chick ho
could not see what was going on in the room. There was
no medical man with the major when witness went in and
found him dying. .According to the orders received the
sentry had no right to go within 2 feet of Mrs, Lilley^o bed.
The Court shortly afterwards adjourned,

SECOND EDITION.

bUN OFFICE, H. 4.LF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK.

It 0 M E.

ROME, Dec. 1.--A Pontifical edict suppresses the
Tribunal of the Direction. of St. Peter's and of the
Congregation of Loretto, ati well as all jurisdiction.
of the tribunal of the Vicitriat aver the non-com-
mercial affairs of the Jews. Questions relative to
the public treasury will be tried by the civil tribunal
and on appeal by
that of the .Rota.

SPOREING INTELLIGENCE.--This Day.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGR4PI7I.)
CROYDON RACES.-THIS DAY.
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LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening,

Nov.
pleased 2 8 .
to
give
-eOR FgFrolgoEu,sly
orders
for the appointment of Lieutenant-Colonel
The Queen hasV A beau
Drummond Jervois, of the Royal Engineers,
Francis
Direc,or of Works in the War Department, to be Deputy
nary Member of the Civil Di vision of the Third v;.osOrdi-
Companions of the Most Honourable Order of the Batsir.(4.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, Nov. 28.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr.
an as Consul in London,, and of Mr. Thomas B. .37,1,"'
as Consul at Liverpool, for the United States of Colombia.
The Queen Las ale.o been pleaiied to approve of Mr. Alfred
Bauer as Vice Consul at Singap we to his Majesty the xibg
of Hanover.
DOWNING-STREET, Nov. 23.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Rev. Adding.,
ton Robert Peel Venables, M.A., to be ordained and conse-
crated Bishop of the See of Natiau (Bahama Islands), in
the room of the Right Rev. Dr. Charles Caulfield, recently
deceased.

WHITEHALL, Nov. 30.
The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. John
Boyd to the Church and Parish of Murross, in the Presby-
tery of Dundee, and County of Forfar, vacant by the death
of the Rev. John Irving Currie.
WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL, DEC. 1.
7th Regiment of Dragoon Guards.—Paymaster William
3d4lithuNasaorvaefteiern,
Hussars--Lieut.
Francis Wheble, from the 97th Foot, to be Paymaster,,
vice Captain John Smith, who reverted to half-pay front.
chase,
ry Henry Francis Dent, from 17th FoGt
7th toHbeusLsaierus_tenLaineut,t.vHiceerSbteroitthoewr,ewnhjoohexncehsantogebse.
byr purchase, vice Richard Shaw, who retires—Cornet.Captain,A
Jieoen
Jones.
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Joh
—Hamilton Charles Seville, Gent., to be Cornet, b,y pnuesr-
net, by
16th -"fleets—William Channell Bovill, Gent., to be Cot,.
purchase,G vice George Schwabe, transferred
Royal En
pay—Captain
, et oa
6th Dragoo
ptain,
gin:let63o-10I;lieutenant-Colonel John Reid Becher,
to
Becher—Second
uards.
vice Goodwyn, who retires on full
George Sim to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice
pbn,ein
Georel,
Caaptain Eiiward Charles Sharpshot
Williams to be
Charles Boileau Pe vice Sim—Lieutenant Robert
Williams. mouton to be Second Captain, vice
Scots Fusilier Guards—Ensign
Charles John Shore to 1:).-1and Lieutenant the Hon.
purchase, vice John Po Lieutenant and Captain, by
Joshua Charles Vanneck, toter,be Lilac. retiree—the Hon.
by purchase, vice the. Hon. Charles and Lieutenant
John
Sh '
7th Regiment of Foot—Major Hugh ebert ore.
Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase,
vice Hibbert to be
T yon,
who retires—Captain James Francis nieiTie Thomas
yon
by purchase, vice Hibbert—Lieutenant t°
Musgravebe *et or,
son to be Captain, by purchase, vice HicliieEnWat"
George Brooke Meares to be Lieutenant, by purchase
vice Watson —Ensign Robert Henry Maude to be Lieeaee%
tenant, by purchase) vice Douglas Flood, who retires'
Ensign trancis Johnston Murray to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice R. S. Hall, transferred to the Coldstream
Guards—George Bligh Stephens, Gent., to be Ensign,
by purchase,_ vice Meares—William Horace Wilson,
Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Maude—William
Joseph Squire, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Murray.
12th Foot—David Papillon, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Henry Skey, transferred to 51th Foot.
17th Foot—Lieut, Anthony Strother, from the 3d Hussars,
to be Lieutenant, receiving a portion of the former 'diffe-
rence between Cavalry and Infantry, vice Dent, who ex-
changes.
24th Foot—Lieut. Francis Hibbert, from the late 35th Re
giment Bengal Native Infantry, to be Lieutenant, vice
Allred William Adcock, promoted.
54th Foot—Lieutenant Joshua Gladwyn Jebb to be Cap.
tain, by purchase, vice Charles Fitzßoy Barnett, who
retires—Ensign Charles Frederick Colvile to be Lieute..
nant, by purchase, vice Jebb—Ensign Henry Skey, from
12th Foot, to bo Ensign, vice Colvile—William Nicholas
Darnell, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice John.
Simeon, who retires.
76th Foot—Major and Brevet-Colonel Henry Craigie
Brewster to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase,
vice Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Henry
Smyth, C. 8., who retires on half.pay—Captain and
Brevet-Major Thomas Tydd to bo Major, without pur-
chase, vice Brevet-Colonel Brewster—Lieutenant Luke
Edward O'Connor to be Captain, without purchase, vice
Brevet-Major Tydd—Ensign George Alexander, to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, Tice O'Connor.
83d Foot-Metcalfe Studholine Brownrigg, Gent., to be
Ensign, without purchase, in succession to Lieutenant
James N. Colthurst, promoter).
3d West India Regiment—Ensiga James Fred. Cousins to
be Instructor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant Jas. Bower
Jackson, promoted.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.—Assistant-Surgeon Chamney
Graves Irwin, M. 8., from 28th Foot, to be Staff-Surgeon,
in succession to Staff Surgeon-Major W. Braybrooke, de-
ceased.