The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-08 00:00:00

THE MHOW COTTIiT-MARTIAL.

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The following " Copy of a Memorandum of his
Royal Highness the Field Marshal Commanding in
Chief on the Mhew Court-martial, sent privately to
Sir H. Rose and Sir W. Mansfield," has just beet
published :
Horse Guards, Feb, 1863.

The Field Marshal Commanding in Chief has had
under his consideration the letter addressed by
General Hugh Rose to the Adjutant-General, on the
20th ult., on the subject of the late court-martial in
the 6th Dragoons.
In reference to the observations contained in that
document, and in others addressed to himself per-
sonally, his Royal Highness desires to assure Sir
H. Rose and Sir W, Mansfield, that in whatever
respect he may have differed from the conclusions
they may have arrived at, he is entirely convinced
that they have both been actuated solely by the
desire to do justice,
and to maintain the discipline
of the troops submitted to their command.
No doubt one of the chief mainstays of discipline
is to be found in the support by the superior officers,
of officers in immediate command of regiments,
where that support can be given with justice.
The Field Marshal Commanding in Chief, there-
fore, fully appreciates the motives which led Sir
Hugh Rose, Sir William Mansfield, and others to
countenance Lieut.-Colonel Crawley's conduct, as
contrasted with those who have opposed him.
In accepting the verdict of the court-martial
against Paymaster Smales, his Royal Highness has
proved to the army that an attempt to coerce a
commanding officer can have bat one termination,
the ruin of those who attempt it.
At the same time it is absolutely necessary that
it should be made evident that those attaining high
and responsible positions, such as the command of
a regiment of high reputation, should understand
that they are to exercise their functions with dis-
cretion. end refrain from seeking to exalt them-
selves by a depreciation of those entrusted to their
command.
This lesson, his Royal Highness hopes, has now
been learnt by Lieut.-Colonel Crawley; and that
he will in future, by firmness united with temper
and discretion, prove himself worthy to command a
regiment which his Royal Highness knows by per-
sonal experience to have been equal to any in her
Majesty's service under former commanding officers.
With respect to the long arrest of the non-com-
missioned officers, his Royal Highness sees no rea-
son to alter his opinion of its impropriety, which is
admitted by Sir
W.Mansfield whilst he explains the
cause.
The case of- Sergeant-Major Lilley will ever re-
mraobinabaine,utnhfoartthue may have taken a portion of the
event. It is possible, perhaps
p
liquor supplied for his wife, but there seems no
proof that he did so to such an extent as to cause
his death.
His character for sobriety and correct conduct pre-
vious to his arrest, seems to have been undoubted.
In closing the correspondence on: this painful sub-
ject, the Field-Marshal desires to express his hope
that the conduct of all parties in the Inniskillen
Dragoons for the future may be such as to deserve
the approbation of the general officers under whom
they may be called on to serve; but should, unfor-
tunately, what has passed not have been a sufficient
warninghesi-
tate
his severest displeasure those who
forget their duty in the pursuit of their private '
to v st
iot them,with bis Royal Highness will not
animosities.

REPAIRING AND DECORATING ST. PAUL'S.—For
the last three or four months workmen have been
busily engaged in re-gilding the hall and cross which sur-
mount the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral. This is the first
time they have been touched since they were put up, now
some thirty years back. The work is commenced from
the top and carried downwards, and the scoffolding on which
the workmen are engaged is enclosed in canvas—an arrange-
ment which answers the double purpose of protecting the
newly-gilt portions from the elements, and affording security
to those engaged. The scaffolding for this operation required
to be of peculiar construction, and it has been undertaken
by a ship-rigger, who, it appears, possesses a special genius
for erecting scaffolds, and who on this occasion has turned
out a work admirably adapted for the purpose. The re-
gilding is being conducted under the superintendence of
Mr. Penrose, of St. Paul's Churchyard. While this work
is in hand some repairs will be done to the leadwork of the
dome—the scaffolding for which purpose will also be erected
by the shiprigger before-mentioned. Soma of the stone-
work of the exterior is under the hands of the mason,
and Not a moment before it was needed. A short time
since a portion of the capital of one of the columns outside
the north entrance became dislodged and fell on to the
steps beneath. The mass represented about a quarter of
the capital, and weighed upwards of 2 cwt. The defect
has been neatly remedied, the new work inserted
being stained to a tint uniform with the adjacent parts, and
so artistically fixed that it is difficult of detection. While
attending to this repair the capitals of the other columns
were examined, and it was found that some of them were
in a dangerous state, Other portions of the stonework will
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the cornice, which admit the wet, and the columns of the
west entrance, We may mention that the steps of the
cathedral are in a very delapidated state. When we con-
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