§ MR. CALLANasked the Secretary of State for War, Whether it is a fact that the sentence of the court martial on Captain Carey was one of death; whether that sentence was confirmed by the Horse Guards and set aside by the Cabinet; and, irrespective of the nature of the sentence, whether Her Majesty's Government have remitted or advised the remission of the sentence on Captain Carey, in opposition to the opinion, and against the protest, of the Commander in Chief, or in accordance with his views or recommendation?
§ COLONEL STANLEYI am afraid, Sir, that this is a Question which I am not able to answer, consistently with my sense of duty.