§ MR. CHARLEYasked the Secretary of State for War, Whether he has any objection to give orders that a Review of Guardsmen and Volunteers be held near London on Easter Monday?
§ MR. CARDWELLAs I fully explained, Sir, last night, the initiation of such a review rests, not with me, but with the commanding officers, as the expense is borne by the Volunteers, and not by the public. There is a sum voted in the Estimates for a brigade drill of every Volunteer Corps once a year, who may be brigaded with regular troops. This is in the discretion of the General Officer of the district, who arranges the time with the commanding officers of Volunteers, and I understand that such arrangements are now being made by the General of the Home District, Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar.
§ MR. CHARLEYasked, whether it was necessary that all the commanding officers should apply?
§ MR. CARDWELLsaid, the regular course was that the committee of commanding officers should take the matter into consideration and should communicate with the General Officer, which in this case had not been done.