MR. DANBY SEYMOURsaid, he would beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether the British Government had authorized the appointment of an agent at Sebastopol to watch over the graves, at a fixed salary; Whether such salary has been paid by the Government, and to whom, and through whom; and, if so, why no agent has hitherto been there for that purpose?
§ LORD JOHN RUSSELLsaid, he had 348 not had an opportunity, as yet, of referring to the correspondence alluded to. There had been a person named to take charge of those graves; but he had declined to act. He (Lord John Russell) communicated with the Russian Government on the subject; and he did not believe there would be any objection from that quarter to such a proceeding on the part of Her Majesty's Government. The information received recently from Sebastopol was of a satisfactory character.
§ On Order of the Day for resuming the Adjourned Debate on the European Forces (India) Bill. (Committee.)