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

AMERICA.

NEW YORK, Nor. 21 (Morning).
(Per the Edinburgh.)

A large meeting has been held at Brooklyn to
raise volunteers.

Toe Union ticket has been elected in Delaware.
The Democrats withdrew from the contest, and
issued a protest stating that the military intimida-
tion was such as to prevent a fair election. and that
they would petition Congress to declare void an
election controlled by powers unknown to the con-
stitution.

It is reported that an effort will be made to
annul the Maryland election on the same grounds.
a'ne Richmond papers of the 18th announced
the arrival at Wilmington of the steamers Dundee,
Flora, Banshee, Syren, Alice, A. D. Vance, Hansa,
Antonica, Despatch, and General Scott.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRIPTC.)
CROYDON RACES.-THIS DAY.
SIAN I) PLATE.

Lisbon ................ 1
Corkscrew
Miss Maria ................ 3
Five ran.
£5O PLATE.

Kington
Six ran. The winner mine in alone.
SELLING HANDICAP.

Sunbeam
Telegram 2
3
Charley Grey

Six ran.
GRAND METROPOLITAN STEEPLECHASE
Harry
Ireley

Seven ran.

THE CRAWLEY COURT-MARTIAL.

(FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.)
THIRTEENTH DAY.

ALDERSHOT, Wednesday.
The Court was opened this morning at half-past 10
o'clock, when
The Official Prosecutor called Private John Dermody,
but stated that he did not propose to examine him in chief.
The witness was simply brought here to give Colonel
Crawley the opportunity of examining him.
Colonel Crawley said—Where were you posted as sentry
over Sergeant Major Lilley ?—I was posted as a sentry in
the verandah of the first bungalow over the sergeant major
when he was under arrest.

Colonel Crawley—That is all I have to ask him.
Private Frederick Goldfinch sworn, the same course
being taken by the prosecutor.
Colonel Crawley—Were you posted as sentry over
Sergeant Major Lilley, and where ?—I was posted in the
verandah of the bomb proof bungalow the first time.
Were you posted in the second bungalow f—No. I was
posted in the first bungalow both times.
Did you see Mrs. Lilley walking about ?—Never.

The witness withdrew.
Colonel Crawley stated that he had no wish to cross-ex-
amine Private Gaffney, who was brought up yesterday to
give evidence.
Richard King, private Gth Dragoons, sworn.
Examined by Colonel Sir A. Horsford—l have been in
the regiment five years and four months.
Was Sergeant Major Lilley much respected in the regi-
ment ?—He was.

Were you sentry over him ?—Yes. In the 2d bungalow,
about the 19th of May. I could see the bed when the
chick was up.

Was the chick ever up while you were on sentry F
Yes. I have put it up myself, according to Sergeant
Major Lilley's orders.
Cross-examined by Colonel Crawley—Was there a screen
which divided Mrs. 'Alley's bed-room from the room in
which the sergeant major sat F—No, it was all one room.
There was a screen between the bed and the door on which
the chick was on, the door leading from No. 2 room to No.
1. It was a screen run upon rings on a rod. I was in No.
2 room. On the right hand side there was a table, at which
they used to breakfast, and on the right hand side was the
bed.
When you lifted up the chick did you see Mrs. Lilley
and the sergeant major at breakfast on the near side of the
curtain ?—Yes, between the curtain and the bed.
(A long time was consumed in pointing out the spot on
the model, but, after all, scarcely any one appeared to un-
derstand the explanation,) _ _ _

_ .
Sergeant Wm. Barber, of the 6th Dragoons, said Ser-
geant Major Lilley was greatly respected in the regiment.
He had attended the sergeant major while out on exercise,
and walked behind him between 15 and 20 yards. He never
Ba w him the worse for liquor. _

By Colonel Crawley—He was sergeant of the guard over
Sergeant Major Lilley on the lot of May, and gave over his
orders to Sergeant Major Mills. These orders were that
the sentry was not to enter the bedroom. He visited the
sentries three times that night. They were posted in the
small room, No. 4, of the first bungalow. lie aid not see
Mrs. Lilley at all that night. Neither the sergeant major
nor Mrs. Lilley ever made any complaint to him.
Private Isaac Brooks said he had been 12 years and four
months in the Gth Dragoons. Sergeant Major Lilley was
greatly respected in the regiment. lie was sentry in the
second bungalow, within the inner verandah. When the
chick was down he could not see the room from where he
stood. It was abo:it eight or nine days before the sergeant
major's death that he was sentry. His orders were to keep
his post until relieved by the non-commissioned officer of
the guard, not to lose sight of the prisoner on any account,
1 to allow no one into the bungalow except the medical officer
and the native servant, to search the latter going in and
coming out to see that he had no written documents, and it
so to take them away from him and to give them to the
non-commissioned officer of the guard.
By Col. Crawley—He remembered the chick being lisfteerd,
up on one occasion because it was a very warm.
wards the sergeant maj
geant Major Lilley lifted it up. About three
or went out into the verandah nundustYe.saftetre-
take exercise. He followed him into the verandah•
When
he returned the chick was again closed.
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By Colonel Crawley—He was corporal invent.
d oernSttrh.ee guard while
Sergeant Major Lilley gea n t Major
Was under arrest, andWpaossethcdantgheed
sentries in the verandah of the first bungalow, facing the
t major'ssentry
office.
On the next occasion they were posted in the little
room, No. 4, in the first bungalow.the
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In
his opinion the position in which the sentry was
placed m
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No. 2 room was not calculated to cause samor,...
'we or incon-
venience to Mrs. Lilley in her bedroom,
By Col. sll3currarowv:esy,
_cornpeorwalaosfetnhean6d over Sergeant Majorth Dragoons, called. No
examination in chief.
Lilley in the second bungalow. He did not see Mrs. Lilley
at all during the time he was on guard. There was a screen
t
in the large rooms, separating it
at
into two parts. That screen
pcoenetceeda.ledNtheeitubeedr from toe placel\e
Lilley which the
nor
Mrs.sentries
L were
posted.
ever made an) complaints to kite'.lajor
ere
Private Patrick Boyne, ofthe6th Dragoons, said he had
been five years and 1 i
Major Lille/ was respected
.....months in
majorthe
iii regiment.the
first Sergeantbun bunga-
low. a
posted as sentry over the
sergeant
in the regiment. Witness was
low. He could not see whether there was a bed in the room
from the point at which he was posted. There was a screen
up which prevented him from seeing.
Colonel Crawley said he had no questions to ask the wit-
ness.

10.
Andrews,
f. private of 6th Dragoons, was called. No
By Colonel Crawley—He was
examination in chf.
Major Lilley. posted as sentry over Ser-
geant
He was posted in the servants' room,
but he did not know the elate. It was No, 4 room: While
he was there the sergeant mejor went into the verandah,
and as he could not see him he reported the circumstance to
the sergeant of the guard, stating that be could not do his
duty. The sergeant gave him orders to remain
we wherehim he
was until be got further orders. The doors beten
and Serg ant Major Lilley were not shill, still he could not,
see him when he was in the verandah. Sergeant Maomejor
Lilley told him he was the drat man who had ever c
through his rooms to look after him. While he was on duty
m
he constantly saw Mrs. Lilley bickwards and forwards in
various parts of the house.
Sergeant Henry Durant, of the 6th Dragoons, said that
Sergeant Major Lilley was generally respected in the
re-
giment.
By Colonel Crawley—Tie visited the sentries placed over