MAJOR DICKSONasked the Secretary of State for War a Question, of which he had given him private Notice—namely, Whether his attention has been called to certain proceedings that took place on Wednesday last at the police-court at Canterbury, where an officer on duty was insulted and turned out of court by order of the presiding magistrate for refusing to remove his cap; and whether the military authorities in tend by General Order or otherwise to vindicate this officer and protect officers in future from similar insults from ignorant and consequential magistrates?
MR. GATHORNE HARDY,in reply, said, he had never heard of the occurrence until his hon. Friend had spoken to him about it in the Lobby. He observed that it was stated in the report that an application was to made by the magistrates to the Home Office. The question would therefore come before his right hon. Friend, and no doubt he would apply to him (Mr. Hardy) on the subject if there was anything to be done further by the military authorities.