HC Deb 03 March 1865 vol 177 cc1042-3
MR. MORRITT

said, he wished to ask the Under Secretary of State for War, in case of a soldier being tried by General Court Martial, What time is allowed to elapse before the sentence is promulgated; and also whether it is true that a soldier in the Coldstream Guards was tried by a General Court Martial before Christmas, and another soldier in the Scots Fusileers was tried by General Court-Martial on the 12th January, and neither sentence has as yet been promulgated?

MR. HEADLAM

said, he could answer the Question—there was no regular time, as the Question of the hon. Member implied. The practice with regard to cases of this description was that as soon as a certain number accumulated they were taken up to Her Majesty. These cases had been taken up to Her Majesty, and there was no reason why the sentences should not now be promulgated.