THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTONSir, perhaps the Chancellor of the Exchequer will allow me to ask him, Whether he is able to make any further statement to the House in respect to the progress of the negotiations with regard to affairs in the East, and especially with reference to the despatch which he mentioned on Monday last as having been recently received from the Russian Government, and which was then under the consideration of Her Majesty's Government?
§ THE CHANCELLOE OF THE EXCHEQUERSir, the communication to which the noble Marquess alludes has reference to the occupation or possible occupation of the peninsula of Gallipoli and the Straits of the Dardanelles. Some communications have passed between the two Governments, and the result arrived at is this—that the Russian Government undertake that they will not occupy any portion of the peninsula of Gallipoli or the lines of Boulair, or land troops on the Asiatic side of the Straits of the Dardanelles, there being a corresponding engagement on the part of Her Majesty's Government that they will not land troops either on the peninsula of Gallipoli or on the Asiatic side of the Straits of the Dardanelles.
THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTONI will venture to ask the right hon. Gentleman, Whether it is the intention of Her Majesty's Government to lay those Papers on the Table of the House?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERYes—I apprehend that they will be laid on the Table. I do not suppose there will be any difficulty in doing so; but I cannot say at the present moment when they will be presented.