New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-14

try him by courtmartial; for that his act was
sayyctnnod Il, the command Of his snrorior officer
in circumlocn,ionGIy English tLat non commissioner
officer might be murdered by lis military superlor WIN
impuuity, and Furthermore that under the cuCuhi,
stances IL the duty Of his Royal iighnoSs the bNe
of Cambridge (Consnandcr n.Clicf u The AfhN 70 /
deal with eminent generals az distinguished rom pa!
masters and seTgcantnaors lot on! WIN t'o ond
caution but also with The greatcst nodcfh,u,n nnu
lcnicncy;" while in the very words Oh 'he NOME ohoe
Secretary:
As appeared that the confinement and especially we
close con fneiet of Sergeant Major Ley ard ms
clearly Illegal O. also appeared the' the 'e"'n "
sean'MoG Ley was pobae es,oS Gy 1--we, Who
persons poor circumslances having neen
supported by HIM it seemed to tue "Sv . me- loss ry
lad su lined The Government hGd therefore Ge''Snneo'
h 80 srction If tha House to make CHI grant 10 the
i,ivo C s,~eat Major Iilcy would be about equal in
the pension 10 when the dec ased Wo"9 INV
,cd had m received bis discharge o. the time Of ms dea'a
A thoroughly British and Official proposition 10 pur-
chase immunity by blooa-money received win iron.
zeal chccys' in Permanent ana Indignation anu otbuss
Inv The rn;on at large which camorcd. through the
nrcss for trial on English soil of the criminal unI
The event BECAME inevitable While stu IN r~NcN
the conduct al Crawiey ana the Incidents oi 'ne va
Subjected ~ severe preliminary ai extra Juuicia,
criticism tie precise points which TIE coustm rili
would have 10 decide being argued beforehand WIN
keenrsss equal 10 tAat OF the pest ioicsloha sdNV'a'
Tho Cornhi Magazine for tie present month contained
an article exceptionally ard extensively advertised ~
.fbe Story Of tc Nhow Court Martial" forming. 1
suppose one of tie most terrible indictments ever
polucd. uuOficiay. against human being. III was
ia substance" a quote from an admirable editorial IN
The &Gr the sulyfcO "A DHH hbu4hSt
eutenantC olouel CTawlty; IN form decorating ana
mercicss analysis Of the conduct and character Of thai
Ger. rs piece q! writing Il was deserving o ihe
highest eulory. In its way il was positive work OF
art Cold iucsive. yrioc the sentences corroded as
they flowed. Tie power Of the writer became al me
more evident because 1t was inEeniousy invested VIVA
the manner Of one Who endeaVoied TO restrain inse
lest he should wound too deeply. The calmest OF read
could no, lay The paper down without M 'h'enfe
feeling against Colonel Crawiey."
Ii terminated, Crayely Gs follows;
rrti. II
men who lave peIpcifsod ms ts' ~. ~ p l &
As natural result Of such impeachment CraNley
1,nrd def.ndcrs Foremost among the champions f.
f,ir plgv and no prciudCmcrt was Thomas Hughes |
Cutlor Of SchoO! lay 10 knfhy) who replied 10 TIE
CoYnhin article in letter addressed 10 The Spectator
wherein he charged rs author with an unjust Analysis
of evidence, sitting TIE same on his own account Win
wserke ability ind lGboIing 10 produce directly op
pos.te conclusions. In fact os The Star remarked
the two writer's assumed The exact parts III counsel
FOR he prosecution and counsel for the dcCne and tie
public lad OF rehearsal Of the tral Of Col Craw-
ley. All Of (which. with The dheent improving oil t.o
orpoifuuiiy by tie radical ard SENSATIONAL press
stimulated and increased the interest appcriaring 10
tho case So than il may be said without much e1aeeera
ton the attention OF all England ID just now ooncch,
tsaiod the CraWlcy Court Martial proceeding lhG
likely 70 proceed for weeks within that plain iron
building on Altegshoi Common.
Wien one hears Of . celebrity. no'oTicty. one
ALWAYS wants % know what he looks Ike. Here il
verbal portrait q Col CTaWlcy. sk-ichcd ni the Trial.
apparently by doHiorous haad:
H. N 4
wearing CIIinesn edsl with one tar us bar Is thin sp
proceeding TO cray he wears broad oiG'ey cr9pid NO
prominent r. prov o. AZ Nei@.t hisni 80 w ~i,.h h,
might !ay Nsed hsndfoMe no Tor nseinth IL
selves ~. clear Keen very AFT to detect w
should Imagine, sspeck q dirt on >, der seSooirr,.h,
come, heavily over IN 1--WE stern almost sinister
oo TO the whole face and derscs nom q. clhcFwi'e open
the tral became fu'hed but we must here fensfh that he
play. hi. difficult psri With rres, sbiiiy' IT., q.
Ard here u his cOBnrel. Mr.. NeTnon !iarcouft thc
Uistorcus 81 The Thes. our grea, assoilat during
the Trent excitement; our friend and sharp iucis'c
uconsroye rlbe advocate on The Kan qutsiloA-" man
Americans should be interested IN.
'Ilo b.. good .sa taco with keen eye snd liplei
mouth expressive & denomination y Re should ever
sion he par. hi .6iehai eseinin.'ey Ia the m "a
Some year. ato he made ,sofou. A',enp 70 g,
eni -, ,he NirteAdy boroushs ~ oI,en e ooL re5s.
son, and be - Won te h,afs % 70 VIC H.,
with handsome 'ss,imoHsL lie v" .ssn invited 70
stand OF The ate veeancy Tor thos bursh' on 10.
Col FegpssOr but m Icpy that he lad married VILE
Hero the prosecutor on behalf Of the Horsc Guards
Col Sir Alfred Horsford. X. C. b. who acts nt A'ioT'
he he beau dea Of colder with ,i,ven cheeis cr'p
hair tud round face md lte ,lInup sauoy nnsachr,
beas, covered v m medals enough i.oi-e ihe %
ali the cubs in regimen, II divided srnong 'ben'
And 20 conclude the feportorIa gallery the President
Of tie Court eminenily British physiognomys
"s George we'hrsil, The President Of 'he 1ogIis al,
e,ceon, specimen ON Dorse GDsrd oncs lie 10 an Old
hsf beuinan hall intelligent but o. ne who'll, rsihef pi
investigating dissgrcc.ole iany difference pes.at
old gentleman with body inclined 30 eopaeDey and ies'
I gradually tLinnlnz % 10 .lsdows'
] Now suppose n commodious. seryicenhle apartment
lighted by day by means Of clercsioIy windows end
al night by three glass chandeliers Of modest preen
sono tie room. FOR the nonce tan.formed into court
Of Justice the larger half rail cdof for the purposes of
the court aud the press the tribunal occupying the
Of s al 'S Ssus sSss1 .uppy
materials and Il Multiplicity Of books also models Of
bnngalaws Ike Moa In which Sergeant Major Lilley
was conhncd-the fatal one has been rather conspcu.
ousIy pulled dOwn-a prosecutors table 10 the night
Ls prisoners 70 the left be lind the presidents chair
few Of seas occupied by officers spectators Of the
trial who balanced of the opposite portion Of the
railed-of space by row Of reporters. comfortably
seated at tables prepared for their accommodation
and yoD have the appearance o The locality Of tbs i'm
portsnt trial seeing Il through the eyes o me ars
special correspondent who has cIceod his professional
brethren in nffordng the public Just what they wanted
in connection with H. and to whom for the above Ell
tracts profess myself obliged Our friend Russell by
Tho way Is there for Tie 7iaes. Being quite military
man himself however and Of course knowing all the
officers present it hardly be expected that he viii
allow himself such liberties Of personal description az
the shaIp-sghted special Of The Sior.
Tie trial began Wednesday. the 18th at II q. m,
at which hour 1t Is continued until z H. daily, with
half hours intermssion for lunch. Thus fnr IL has
not Progressed satisfactorily 10 tbs public though prob
ably very much 10 TIE prisoner The tribunal before
which he Is arragncd contains no less than five officers
prominently attached 81 the administrative department
Ia Inda upon which, If the charges nfe proved against
the prisoner, small share of blame must fall These
are The President, Sir George Wcthcral formerly Ad.
juiant Genelal low commander Of the northern mill.
tary dsiIict the prosecutor. Sir Alfred Horsford,
Deputy Adjutant-Gcner0li the officiating Judge Advo.
cate Col. james Tipon, Assistant Adjutant General
and Inspector If Militia ond MajorGcn Lawrenson,
JnspectOrGeneral Of Cavalry, and MGJor.Gencra
Rogey Inhpector-Gencral Of Infantry. There
fore 10 very considerable extent, the Hone Guards
IL engaged in trying itself-a unique cnsc. only 20
be paialleed by one mentioned By Mr.. Froude M
curing 10 the reign Of Henry Vlu where two male.
factor sat on the Jury that tired the rest Of the gang;
an arrangement about convenient 10 guilt could