§ MR. A. M'ARTHURasked the Secretary to the Admiralty, Whether, in view of possible interruption of the mails between England and Madagascar, the Government intend to take any steps, by stationing a despatch boat at Tamatave, or otherwise, to keep open communications between the British Consul in Madagascar and this Country?
§ MR. CAMPBELL-BANNERMANSir, Her Majesty's sloop Dryad left Zanzibar on February 25 for Tamatave. There is no English mail service to Madagascar, letters being sent by French packets, which usually run about once a month. There seems no reason to suppose that this mail communication will be interrupted.