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

Sergeant Major Lilley in the first bung 'alow. They were
posted in No. 2 room, in the doorway la ading into No. 4.
He considered] that the position:of the a entries could net
cause any annoyance to Mrs. 'alley in hi it bedroom. Ile
had seen Mrs. Lilley in the sitting room. Ile look Sergeant
Major Lilley but twifle for exercise during his period of duty.
He considered the place in which he took his exercise was
good for the purpose. Neither Sergeant Major Lilley nor
Mrs, Lilley ever made complaints to hint.
Sir A. Horsford—Where did Sergeant Major Lilley take
his exercise on the occasions referred it P--On the parade
ground opposite the quarter master's stores.
Corporal Charles Mills, of the Gth Dragoons, said that
Sergeant Major Lilley bore a very good character for so-
briety and soldierlike conduct.
or curtgaT
lived. lie saw lisltrilseeL7lenly in
nwwiche 'Loh
across
doover Sergeant Major Lilley. There was a screen
of By Colonel Colonel Crawley—On the 13th May he was' corporal
in the verandah. He could not see ti‘6hiearrstgeoLiteneilatisMiehaj;c:rohLeiNlvl.e:s
was on the further side of the screen in. theeYlawrgeeth'oosme.
The sentries had strict orders not to Berg fellow the •h r” t
major when he went into his
wite's bedroom, aadnCriatt;
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Dragoons called. No
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not . The sentries
had By
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Sergeant Major Lilley in the second b
m into the
bedroom.
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place where the sentry was placed, so that the sentry sentry could
not see into the room.
lohn Atkin, private of the Gth Dragoons, said he hid
been in the regiment 20 years. He knew Sergeant Major
Lilley sine he first joined the regiment. lle was
e--
respected in the regiment, and was a hard working
3n
He was twice sentry over him in the first bungalow,
once in the last. The first and second times were between
the Ist and 12th of May. The orders on the second oecaaj
sion were, that they were not to loose sight of the sergeant
major, and that they were not to follow him into his bed-
room, the same as before with that exception.
By Colonel Crawley—On one occasion Sergeant Major
Lilley made a complaint to him in reference to the posting,
of the sentries, but ha did not report that complaint.
asked the sergeant major whether he should report his cora_
plaint to the sergeant of the guard, and ho said no, that as
he was going to the court in a few days hewould do it hints all.
Farther evidence to the same effect was adduced, and the
Court adjourned.

The African Steam Ship Company.
(Meeting This Day.)

At the meeting to-day of this company the dircc:.ori
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The service has been performed during the last six
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months with the usual regularity, and, notwithstanding the
great risks attaching to navigation on the West African.
Coast, the ships have been entirely free from casualties.
This circumstance, combined with the generally more pro-
fitable result of the half-year's operations, has enabled your
directors, after making every financial provision consistent
with the prudent management of the company, to exhibit a
larger balance than usual for division among the proprie-
tors, and they recommend that a dividend of 8s per share,,
free of income-tax, for the half-year ending 31st October
last, be declared. This payment will absorb £4,403 45, and
leave £421 Ila 4d to he carried forward to next half-year's
account.

The report was unanimously adopted after a short is
mission.