§ MR. EASTWICKsaid, he would beg to ask the Secretary of State for War, Whether he will lay upon the Table a pro formâ statement of the Divisions of the Country into Military Districts, showing by examples the numbers of the troops by ranks in each district, and the arrangements for drilling or training the recruits under the new system; and, a general table of the establishment of men and horses in the British Forces, distinguishing the numbers of the men by ranks, and including therein the officers, men, and horses belonging to the administrative and all other departments?
§ MR. CARDWELLSir, if the hon. Gentleman will move for a Return, I shall be happy to give it, showing the military divisions and sub-divisions and the number of regulars and auxiliary forces in each. The arrangements for drilling and training recruits are not yet completed, and, in consequence of the large number of troops at present in the country, some difficulty is experienced in finding the necessary barrack accommodation. As soon as the arrangements are completed I shall be happy, to give them. Nearly all that the hon. Gentleman asks in the second part of his Question is given in the Estimates; but if he wishes to have it in a more compendious form I shall be ready to give it.