§ LORD TRURO, in asking Her Majesty's Government, Whether the Colonel Harrison, who was appointed to sit on the court martial to inquire into the circumstances attending the death of the late Prince Imperial, was the Assistant or Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General of that name—said, it would be well that the noble Lord (Viscount Bury) should give a distinct answer, and such as would satisfy the country and the Army; for, it had been stated in the papers, upon the best authority, that Colonel Harrison, whose name appeared as one of the court martial appointed to try Lieutenant Carey was the same Colonel Harrison who was the Assistant or Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General in South Africa; and, from what they had heard, he was the officer who was supposed to be responsible for the course which was taken by the late Prince Imperial. It was almost inconceivable, therefore, that the military authorities would place on the court martial an officer who was most responsible—he (Lord Truro) would not say for the disaster—but for the course 962 which was pursued on that occasion. It would be unbecoming in him to make any further comments upon the matter, until they had heard from the Under Secretary of State for War whether the Colonel Harrison on the court martial was the Assistant or Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General of that name.
§ VISCOUNT BURYsaid, he had made inquiries respecting the information received at the War Office, and he had reason to believe that Colonel Harrison was not a member of the court martial.