§ MR. CONINGHAMsaid, he rose to ask the Under Secretary of State for War, 1251 Whether the Court Martial about to be held upon Colonel Crawley, of the 6th Dragoons, and the consequent inquiry into the Court Martial at Mhow upon Paymaster Smales, will take place in this country? He also wished to know whether there is any objection to lay upon the table the Report of the Judge Advocate upon the case?
THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTON, in reply, said, it had been decided that Colonel Crawley should be recalled to this country for the purpose of being tried by court martial. He regretted he could not produce the Report of the Judge Advocate, as it was contrary to practice to lay upon the table the legal opinion of the Law Advisers of the Crown.
§ MR. CONINGHAMsaid, he had another question to ask with reference to the parents of Serjeant Major Lilley. On coming into the House, he had received a note requesting him to ask when the pension which has been promised to the father and mother of Serjeant Major Lilley will be given, as they are now very old, have been deprived of their son's assistance for more than a year, and if the pension is not granted soon, it will be useless.
THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTONsaid, he regretted there had been any delay; but he hoped Serjeant Major Lilley's relatives would receive a communication within two or three days.
§ MR. BENTINCKsaid, he wished to know whether there is any precedent for holding a court martial in this country for an offence which had occurred in India?
THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTONsaid, he could not tell whether there was any precedent, but he could inform the hon. Gentleman that the Judge Advocate had been consulted as to the law of the case, and he entirely concurred in the course which it was determined to take.