§ SIR STAFFORD NORTHCOTEsaid, he would beg to ask the Secretary of State for India, What was the total amount of the booty taken at the Begum's Coote, Lucknow, in December, 1858; what proportion of that amount was awarded to the troops by whom it was captured; whether the whole amount which was awarded has been distributed; and, if not, when the final distribution may be expected? He might just mention that there were a good many private soldiers in this country who believed that they were entitled to receive some money, and to whom it would be a satisfaction to learn their true position in respect to this matter.
§ SIR CHARLES WOOD, in reply, said, he believed that some £12,000 was found on the occasion referred to by the hon. Baronet, and that certain portions of the money were distributed among the troops by Sir Hope Grant under the orders of the Government. He was not aware that any money had been kept back, or that there was any further sum to be distributed.