§ MR. TOTTENHAMasked the Secretary of State for War, If he will state under what circumstances Surgeon E. R. Corbin was removed from the Militia force in the island of Guernsey on the 24th May last; whether his resignation, dated 21st May, was received by the Lieutenant Governor previous to the order being made for his removal; and, whether it is competent for the Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey to dismiss an officer summarily from the Militia without a Court Martial or the previous approval of the Secretary of State?
THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTONSurgeon Corbin was removed from the Guernsey Militia by the Lieutenant Governor for an act of insuberdination committed on the 18th of May. The Lieutenant Governor did not receive Mr. Corbin's resignation, and he appears to have acted within his powers.