MR. T. M. HEALY (Louth, N.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if his attention has been called to the report in The Surrey Advertiser of the 4th of August, relative to the proceedings of the Cranleigh Habitation of the Primrose League, at which the band of the West Surrey Regiment is stated to have attended and played; whether he is aware that the report shows that the gathering was a purely Party one: that Sir Richard Webster, M.P., spoke on political subjects, and apologised for the absence of another Conservative Member; whether the War Office has several times declared that military bands must not attend Party meetings; and who is responsible for inviting the baud to be present on this occasion, and who sanctioned its attendance on behalf of the regiment?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN,&c.) Stirling,This question only appeared on the Paper this morning; and as some local inquiry is needed, I must ask my hon. Friend to postpone it.