§ MR. W. JOHNSTONasked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, -Whether the statement is true that the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia had given a decision that, in consequence of the 1214 absence of the Great Seal, all acts of the Province, and all marriages contracted since 1869, were null and void; and, if so, what steps are proposed to be taken to remedy the illegalities?
§ MR. J. LOWTHERwas unable to say whether or not there was any truth in the statement in question, as no official information had yet been received upon the subject.