The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-25 00:00:00

" Sir,—Since I had the honour to address you on the
17th inst., to offer you my sincere condolence on the
affliction which had fallen upon you in the loss of your
gallant son at the close of the siege of Silistria, I have
received a letter from the Duke of Newcastle, transmit-
ting a despatch from Lord Raglan, with an enclosure
from his Highness Omer Pacha, adverting in terms of
high eulogium to the brilliant services and lamented
death of Captain Butler, and, his Grace expressing an
opinion that your family may derive some consolation
from being put in possession of extracts from those let-
ters, I have the honour to transmit the accompanying
extracts, which I am willing to hope may afford some
gratification to yourself and family in the midst of your
bereavement.

"I have the honour to be, Sir,
"Your most obedient humble servant,
" HARDINGE.
" Lieut.-General the lion. 11. E. Butler, &c."
" EXTRACT OF A DESPATCH FROM' GENERAL LORD RAG-
LAN, G.C.8., TO 1115 GRACE THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE,
DATED VARNA, JULY 4, 1854.
" He brought also the painful intelligence of the death
of Captain Butler, who had been supposed to have re-
ceived only a slight wound, which, however, proved so
serious that be sank under his sufferings one or two days
before the siege was raised by the Russians.
" This officer had so greatly distinguished himself, and
had, in all lie had done, shown so much prudence,
courage, and ability, that his death cannot be too deeply
lamented."

"I beg to enclose the copy of a further despatch from
Omer Pasha of the Ist instant, in which your grace will
see with satisfaction that the services of the late Capt.
Butler, as well as those of Lieutenant Nasmyth and
Lieutenant Ballard, of the East India Company's army,
the last of whom, though late in Silistria, exerted him-
self most ably and gallantly in aid of the defence, are
fully recognised and appreciated by his highness."
" EXTRACT FROM A LETTER FROM OMER PASHA TO
GENERAL LORD RAGLAN, DATED SHUMLA, JULY 1,

1851.
" Parini les braves qni out pHs part a la defence glo-
rieuse de Silistrie se trouvaient deux officiers Anglais,
dont je ne dois pas oublier les noms. Le jeune Capi-
taine Butler, arrive pendant l'hiver avec M. Nasmyth
au quartier-geniral de Chumla, etait d Silistrie au mo•
ment ou les Busses commencaient l'attique contre la
place. Tousles deux pouvaient se retirer, mais, la voix
de l'honnour parlant haut chez eux, ils prefererent de
rester, dans l'ide.e d'etre utile dans la butte qui se pr -
parait. Leur exemple, leur conseil, ont puissamment
contribu4 a la conservation des forts attaqujs ;
malheureusement, M. Butler, bless 6 d'une balle au front,
a trouv6 la une mort glorieuse ; mats sa memoire ne
p&ira pas dans I'ara:l6e Ottomane."

COURT-.. 11.4 RTIAL AT WINDSOR. '
..-
THIRD DAY.
WINDSOR, JULY 24.
On the Court re-assembling this day, the prisoner
proceeded with the examination of the witnesses in his
defence ; he called only Major Maxwell, not putting
either Surgeon Webb or Adjutant M'Alister on their
oaths, although their names were handed in at the
commencement of the inquiry. Major Maxwell deposed
that, during the five years prisoner had been in the regi-
ment, he had lived in general harmony with the officers,
that he had never known prisoner to be drunk or unfit
for duty through drink, that he (witness) had repri-
manded "in Lieut. Perry's presence"- -[lt hill be re-
membered that Lieut. Perry only deposed that Major
Maxwell might have done so, but lie was not aware of
it.]—officers against whom he (Lieut.4Perry) had com-
plained, that Colonel Garrett had reprimanded, and most
severely, one officer against whom Lieutenant Perry had
complained, forbidding such officer ever again to enter
Lieut. Perry's room, by day or by night, since which
time, he had reason to believe, all annoyances had
ceased. This (in reply to prosecutor) was shortly
after Mr. Perry joined the regiment. It was then
in the Linen Hall Barracks, Dublin. To his know-
ledge Captain Nicholas was not in the habit of ill-
treating young officers on joining the regiment ; indeed,
he was exceedingly kind towards them. Would say that
Captain Nicholas never played practical jokes on the
young officers—(a pause)—that is to the best of witness's
knowledge. He meant to say so far as he knew. Here,
in reply to the court as to who was the next witness,
prisoner said he world not further take up the time of
the court fry calling further evidence, but that he would
request an adjournment to two o'clock to complete his
defence.
The Court was then adjourned to two, when, on its
assembling, a letter from Lieut. Perry to the President
was handed in, of which the following is, we believe, the
substance :—The writer informed the court that, having
heard from a friend the purport of the replies given by
Major Maxwell to the questions relative to certain por-
tions of his (Lieut. Perry's) cross-examination on some
points no way connected with the charge before the
court, he had to express his regret that he could not be
allowed to be present, as he (Lieut. Perry) could have
refreshed Major Maxwell's Memory on sundry points of
which he seemed to be singularly forgetful.
The defence was read by a Mr. Bullock (a London
lawyer, who announced himself as being a relative of the
prisoner). Tho Court had previously stated that the de-
fence could be read by a friend, but not a legal friend.
It was as follows :
Mr. President and Gentlemen—l have first to thank
you for the patience and attention with which thisaccusations
in-
quiry has been conducted. I have to meetfaarctcuunse
and
which place in jeopardy my character,tk triall J
had the full
man by the world and the
_press.
myself I
was held up to
opportunity of speaking f
the world as a convicted ruffian. an. Before any
crueltynyother
atarid-
bunal I might well dread the effects of the
_i
unfairness, but here my case wilil_be determined n the
ading the
evi-
calm spirit of honour and
to trui j
truth
ireudiceccor or cla r. I
dence only, without heed
have been anxious to make that evidence as comprehen-
sive as possible, both for the character of myself and my
oppor-
regiment, those hostiles ohemr have sought every
tunity to attack my
.eofficers.
There are two charges against me, of blows and words,
both arising out of the same transaction, and depending
nearly on the testimony of the same witness. lam not
going to impute to Lieutenant
Perry deliberate perjury,
to ruin me ; nor do I believe Mr. Perry capable of this.
Though no forbearance has been shown to me, I will
not follow this example ; but I would ask the. court to
bear in mind the very peculiar circumstances under which
Mr. Perry gave evidence against me. There are the
strongest inducements fur any one in his situation to
colour the case as strongly as possible against a prisoner,
to repeat everything favourable to himself, to forget
everything adverse. A. man's memory, where there was
drink, high play, boisterous jocularity, loss of temper,
serious violence, is not to be trusted, even by himself,
much less against a prisoner, who cannot be heard to
give evidence. It is not on such testimony, particlarly if,
in many essential points, contradicted by the other evi-
dence, that such charges are to be sustained before acourt-
inertial, whatever authority may be thought elsewhere to
supply for violent abuse of British officers, and myself in
particular. Prisoner then proceeded to the following
effect :—[the opening portion of the defence was so
diffuse that we have been obliged to condense it so as
somewhat to confine it to the matter at issue.] The
Court had both the written minutes and the demeanour
and words of Lieut. Perry before it, and itswas for them
to determine whether there was no wish on his part to
press hardly against the prisoner in matters having no
immediate reference to the transaction before the C oHr,.
that as to his (prisoner's) sobriety on this night. WT.!.
Doss was asked explicitly whether, in his oju
soner was fit for duty as a soldier ? Surely this
Pi :ne strioin
might have been answered yes, or uo ; but grquPerry