§ The Lord Chancellorstated to their Lordships, that he had received a letter from Admiral Sir Robert Stopford, returning his thanks for the resolution approving of his conduct, and that of the officers and men under his command, with reference to the recent proceedings on the coast of Syria, to which their Lordships had agreed in February last. The noble and learned Lord read the letter, in which the gallant admiral said—
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Lordship's letter, communicating to me the resolution of thanks agreed to by the House of Lords on the 4th of February last, and intimating also their Lordship's desire that I should make known the same to the several officers under my command, and to those acting in co-operation with her Majesty's navy in the service on the coast of Syria. This I have accordingly done, and those to whom I communicated their Lordship's resolution feel equally with myself the highest gratification at the distinguished honour which has been conferred on them.
§ Letter to be entered on the journals.