§ MR. LYELL (Orkney and Shetland)asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether Her Majesty's Government have already expressed to the Government of Norway their appreciation of the bravery and humanity shown by the fishermen and others at Lepsöe, in rescuing the woman Elizabeth Mouat, who was lately wrecked on their shores in the Columbine; and, whether the Government are prepared to make some substantial acknowledgment of the services rendered to one of Her Majesty's subjects under circumstances so eminently deserving of recognition?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. BRYCE) (Aberdeen, S.)Her Majesty's Minister accredited to Sweden and Norway was instructed on the 10th instant to express the gratitude of Her Majesty's Government for the services so humanely rendered to Elizabeth Mouat on the occasion in question; and the Board of Trade has been consulted as to what steps can be taken to reward these services, either by an acknowledgment in the shape of some benefit of a permanent nature to the community of Lepsoe, or by gifts to those concerned in the rescue.