Mr. Blewitreferred to the question which he had asked the other night, with reference to a certain sum of money said to have been paid by the authorities of Ningpo for the ransom of that town. He begged to ask what was done with it, and also what was to be the destination of the treasure said to have been taken at Hyderabad.
§ The Chancellor of the Exchequersaid, that the hon. Member was mistaken in supposing that a ransom had been paid for Ningpo. Such was not the case. Upon the occupation of that place it was proposed that certain imposts should be levied upon the merchants. They offered a million of dollars to be relieved from that impost, but that amount was never paid, and so there was an end' to the matter. As to Hyderabad? He had made 500 application to the proper quarter for obtaining information upon the subject, and the answer was, that no information had been received by the Government upon the subject.