The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-05 00:00:00

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day.

A better feeling. Sales, probably 3,000 bales,
or more.

THE STATUE OF NAPOLEON THE GREAT,
lately removed front the Place Vendome, having been
cleaned and repaired, has been placed on its new pedestal at
the Bond Point of Courbevoie. As it now stands at a
height of only 30 feet from the ground, it looks to greater
advantage than it did in its former position at an elevation
of upwards of 130 feet.
FANS IN FRANCE.—It was in the thirteenth cen-
tury that fans were introduced into Franbe ; but
instead of being articles of domestic ornament or use, they
were, by the pilgrims who brought them, consecrated to
divine service; and the Benedictines state that the priests
made use of a fan called flabellunt to keep the flies from fall-
ing into the chalice. This custom was of long continu.ral
The Greek church has retained it, and it figures even.1.::137,
Pope's mass as a remnant of the past. It was notL'",...t.
sixteenth century that the Italian perfumers,wboicl"
into
France with Catherine De Itledicie, broug:
time sus-
domestic use, The women wore them
atitmlipea rial library
pended to the neck by gold chains, and
possesses one of elaborate workmansb
avourites brought
Diana of Poitiers. Henry 111. and
VI organised the fan-
the fan into great vogue. Louis X•rei iispfhwuhich belonged to
gu of this king, and
makers into a guild. Duringastt
indispensable article of
that of Louis XV., the fan w
,ers of the eighteenth can-
PPaaitel Watteau, Fragonard,
a lady's toilette ; and the aid
tury, Lancret, Boucher,
moat graceful emopeatiou .
not disdain to furnish for fanso an immense number of their

TURKEY.

MARSEILLES, I)ec. 4. Accounts have been
received from Constantinople to the 26th. The
Sultan, in receiving the French Ambassador,
said that he should consult with his Minis-
ters on the subject of the Congress. The
Sheick Islam has been dismissed for having
protested against the projected voyage of the
Sultan. The Sultan has sent an autograph letter
to the Sovereign Emir of Bokhara in favour of
three Italian travellers recently imprisoned by
the authorities of that province whilst they were
engaged in commercial pursuits."

REPLY OF THE QUEEN OF SPAIN TO
THE EMPEHO.Et NAPOLEON,

«--

MADRID, Nov.
as the text
11 30.
The Epoca publishes the following
of the reply of the Queen of Spain to the Emperor
Napoleon's letter of invite/ion to a Congress
Sir, my Brother,—This very important letter
which you have been so good as to address to
from Paris, under date the 4th of
thisa
month, could not but be taken into 0,
,i
sideration, both by me and my Government. I
consider your Majesty's project very laudable in
aiming at the complete pacific solution of the arcle.
ons political questions which now keep the peoples
in profound agitation. In order that calm be re_
stored,may Providence deign to accord your Majesty
the happiness of seeing your projects realised, and
aid in subduing the immense difficulties which the
strife of adverse interests always brings with it.
I agree with your Majesty that the Treaties of
1815 are attacked by the debility produced by time
and use, besides the forced influence of serious
events which, in many cases, have resulted in noto-
rious and capital infractions of their letter and
spirit.

I also agree with you that if war has always been
a great calamity for peoples, it would be still more
so now, on account of the disastrous perturbation
that it would produce among nations, every dray
more closely united, by the community of their
moral and material interests.

Consequently, if your Majesty's idea be realised
by the assembly of the European Powers in a pacific
Congress, I do not hesitate to afford your Majesty
the assurance, in concert with my Government, that
Spain will participate therein, either at Paris or
any other point that may be selected for the delibe-
ratioas, and that Spain will cause her voice to be
heard in words of justice, peace, and concord, con-
tributing within the limits of her conciliatory
councils to the pacific solution of the serious ques-
tions which the Congress has in view, in order to
consolidate peace and tranquillity in the Old and
New
World,

I profit by this opportunity to renew to your
Imperial Majesty the assurance of my consideration
and sincere friendship, with which I am, Sir, tny
brother, your Majesty's good sister,
The Palace, Nov. 14, 1863.

ISABELLA.

THE CRAWLEY COURT-MARTIAL.

(PROM OUR OWN REPORTER.)
FIFTEENTH PAY.
[The following appeared in the Third Edition of " Thcf
bun" of last evening] :

ALDERSHOT, Friday.

The Court reopened this morning at 10 o'clock, and
Lieut.-Colonel Frederick Fitzwygram, of the 15th
Infantry, was called, and said in reply to Colonel' Sir A,
lloreford—This is my letter, and I have no objection to itz4
being read.
The letter was as follows :
" Newbridge Barracks, Nov. 15, 1.863.
" Sir,—ln reply to your letter of the 13th inst. requesting
information as to the evidence which I can give regarding
the character of the late regimental Sergeant Major Lillsy,
of the 6th Dragoons, I have the honour to state that I knew
the deceased well from hia entry into the service up to the
period of my exchange with Lieut.-Celonel Clawle3. I re-
member his joining at Nottingham Barracks a month or two
after Ijoined myself in the latter part of 1843 ; and I never
lost sight of him whilst I remained in the regiment. In.
1863 he became my troop sergeant major, and in the euln •
titer of 1855 had the pleasure of recommending him to Col.
White, then commanding the regiment, for the vacant post
of regimental sergeant major. From the circumstances of
his having been my sergeant major, I continued to know
and see more of him during hie later service than pro-
bably I should otherwise have done. I can honestly
say that during those many years, whether in the lower
grades, or as my troop sergeant major, or in his after
more important capacity as regimental sergeant major, he
was one of the best men I ever met.
" With regard to his sobriety, to which point I presume
,our inquiry is more immediately directed, I believe my
intercourse with him from the time he became my sergeant
major up to the time I left the regiment in 1860, was so
constant and so continuous, that it is impossible that he
could have been addicted to drink wiut my aving some
knowledge, or at least suspon of ittho.— I haveh the honour,
&C., (Signed) W. FITZWYGRAM, Lieutenant.Coloneli
Commanding 15th Hussars,
•
" The Deputy Adjut. General, Horse Guards.
Sergeant Lewis l',.velee said ho placed sentries over Ser.,
geant Major Lilley. No written orders to do so were given.
• Sergeant Pilbean said he was on guard over Sergeant
Lilley. Ho never saw Mrs. Lilley in her bedroom, neither
h
see n
Lii
eGalloway
o the
four
apartment.
times.
said
He never he was orderly troop ser-
n t
over Sergeant
Troop
geant
made any com-
plaints to him.
Sir A. Horsford—Did you respect Ser,'
-Yes, I did.
could e
,eaut Major Lilley P

Will the .2ourt ask the-prisoner whether he has any
regimental order books. If so, I should like to look at
;hem to ascertain whether it will be necessary to put them
in for the prosecution.—Yes, I Lave some here. (Books
handed in).

Colonel Crawley—ls it true that Sergeant Major Wake-
field was raving mad at the time of Sergeant Major Lilley'l3
deathP—He was mad.

Was he raving mad ?—I did not notice him raving mad.
Did you notice anything whaiever, if so, state what l'--,
Ho was slightly delirious.
From what cause?—Drink.
Did he drink much during his arrest I)—Yes.
Have you ever seen him the worse for liquor during hiki
arrest ?—Yea.

Private Thomas Newton, examined by Colonel Crawley
--said he was sentry over Sergeant Major Lilley on the
night of the Ist of May. Corporal Blake was placed under
arrest for posting him outside instead of inside the bun-,
galow. Alter Blake was placed under arrest. witness was
Posted inside the room 4, the servants' room.
,He did not
know why Corporal Blake posted him outside instead of
inside. He saw Mrs. Lilley walking about the house
while he was sentry. No complaints were ever, at any time,
made to him either by the Sergeant Major or Mrs. Li',ley.
He was sentry in the second bungalow also. In that bun-
galow Sergeant Major Lilley slept in the verandah.
saw him twice sleeping in the verandah. Mrs. Lilley
in the day-time to go out and sit with her husband i
verandah. He saw her do so several times while i Wa'''
duty. 01 ePt in the
Sir A. Horsford—When the sergeant-major
verandah where was your proper post?
Witness—Beside him in the verandah.
ray list of wit-
Sir A. Horsford—l have now exhausw" ose to ntin
Two-
nesses supplied to the ptisoner, and lilowfroh-na the 24th of
evidence the regimental order 1i0°111362, in order that if
ta certain parts of them
Fwehbcircouhl rtchytr
ii,.18_12d.., to the 31st of 140'
necessary they may refer the enufa-roe, they are unable to
refer to them or not.
in their reply. At present, of to
say whether it will be ne°11:: a certificated copy of the
The prosecutor handed !wog particular attention to
168, Mhow court-martisit the pages to which they
pages 78, 79, 80, 167',
Courtt .
martial rm page 90 9bpfieu will
refer
in abl also
to any
hba
nee
ypb :moo
suaegtethuet;
particularly referoofthottuehhre;Court. The whole of the proceA.
tion, in ord..celorgutvrilvt
under the notice
e
iugs of the Mhowt
Protested against the regimental order books
may judge to be relevant to the i
beproi:egcall,att rellierddsshaoidultdhbate
wspiethcitireegiaarnadtroeat
Sir A. Hors ford read. which
regimental
order book, its production was simply to enable the pro-
secutor, if found desirable, to show on what days the duties
of adjutant ware performed by certain persons. As to the
proceedings of the INThow court martial, only the pages
specified would be referred to, and it would be competent
for both the :prosecutor and the prisoner to direct the at-
tention of the Court to all thew matters in the concluding
addresses.
Colonel Pipon said the court ruled yesterday that every-
thing which was required to be in evidence must be read
and recorded in the proceedings.
Sir A. Horsford said that all he wanted from the regi-
mental order books was the names of the adjutants who
performed the duties on certain days.
The court then adjourned.

Tn E COVENTRY RIBBON WEAVERS are now, tn any
sof them, in great dietreee.