§ Sir E. Colebrookegave notice that it was his intention, on Monday next, to put a question to the right hon. Baronet, as to the state of our relations with the government of Scinde. He wished to know whether the treaty entered into with the government of that country in 1839 was still in force, and whether any act had been committed in contravention of the treaty, which would justify an armed interference on the part of the British Government in India.
§ Sir R. Peelfelt much obliged to the hon. Gentleman for the notice which he had given of his intention to ask the question, and he would suggest to other hon. Members the propriety of following 387 the hon. Gentleman's example in that respect. He made that suggestion, not so much for the sake of his own convenience as for the sake of the public interest, because it was most important to the public interest that the Government should be enabled to give answers to questions of this nature in such a manner as that they could not be misunderstood.