§ MR. BIGGARasked the Secretary of State for War, If it is a fact that Major Stewart, the Adjutant of the Royal South Down Rifles, at present undergoing their annual drill at Downpatrick, reported Captain Wallace for insubordination; whether the Colonel of the Regiment (Waring) stated to the Adjutant that, if he would press for a court martial, all the officers of the Regiment would resign, and in consequence no trial of Captain Wallace took place; and, whether it is a, fact that both officers and men have disputed with Major Stewart as Adjutant of the Regiment?
THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTONA telegram has been received from the officer commanding the regimental district in which all the allegations in question are distinctly denied.