§ MR. O'NEILLsaid, in the absence of his hon. Friend (Mr. Torrens), he would beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War, What steps have been taken to carry out the orders contained in the Secretary of State's (for India) despatch, No. 61, dated the 29th of February last, to have seconded, or made supernumerary Officers of the Indian Artillery employed in miscellaneous staff appointments, and which despatch is reported in paragraph 14 to have received the general concurrence of the Secretary of State for War, and of His Royal Highness the Field Marshal Commanding in Chief?
THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTONreplied, that the despatch in question had been sent out to India, and communicated by a General Order of the Army there. No list of officers who had been seconded had yet been received; but a list had been received of the officers of the artillery and engineers who were to be removed from these corps to staff appointments, and the promotions in succession to them had been already recommended to Her Majesty.