§ SIR DE LACY EVANSsaid, he wished to ask the Secretary of State for India whether it be true that 5,000 men of the Indian Depôts are ordered to be embarked for India; and if so, what proportions of this force are intended to be of Her Majesty's regular and local forces?
§ SIR CHARLES WOODsaid, the hon. and gallant Gentleman must be aware that it was an ordinary and a proper thing to relieve the troops serving in India. There were under orders for embarkation 6,728 men, of whom 2,360 belonged to local corps, and 4,368 to the regiments of the line.