§ MR. HANBURYsaid, he wished to ask the Under Secretary of State for War, Whether Captain De Burgh should be allowed to command the Uxbridge Yeomanry Cavalry when charges which are preferred against him are still unsettled; and whether the Order for the annual assembling of the Yeomanry can be countermanded until the matters pending be cleared up?
THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTON, in reply, said, the form of the Question ap 1468 peared to be calculated to give a somewhat erroneous impression of the facts of the case. It was quite true that some two or three years ago certain individuals did make complaints about Captain De Burgh. Those complaints were investigated by the Marquess of Salisbury the Lord Lieutenant of the county, and explanations were given which were satisfactory to the Lord Lieutenant and the late Sir George Lewis. It was also true that, within the last few months, further complaints were made by the same individuals, and these further complaints had been examined, and an explanation had been given, which was considered to be satisfactory by the Marquess of Salisbury, and Earl De Grey concurred in that opinion. It was, therefore, quite incorrect to say that the charges against Captain Do Burgh were still unsettled. For that reason it was out of the question to postpone the annual assembly of the Yeomanry, and it did not appear to the Secretary of State that it would be necessary to take any further steps in the matter.