LORD STANLEYbelieved he was in order in putting to the Government, on the only occasion which offered itself before the House separated for the recess, a question relative to a very important statement which had appeared in the newspapers of that morning. The statement in question was to the effect that the British Chargéd'Affaires at Constantinople (Colonel Rose), had forwarded despatches to the Admiral at Malta, by request of the Turkish Government, desiring him to send the British fleet now in the Mediterranean to anchor in the Archipelago. He (Lord Stanley) was anxious to know whether this statement was founded in fact?
§ LORD J. RUSSELLInformation has reached us by telegraph that such a request had been made to Admiral Dundas; but we have received as yet neither despatches from Colonel Rose (the Chargéd'Affaires) nor from the gallant Admiral commanding the fleet in the Mediterranean, confirmatory of that report.