§ MR. SCOTT, seeing the First Lord of the Admiralty in his place, asked whether the company which had engaged to manage the steam communication with Australia were likely to fulfil their engagements?
SIR F. T. BARINGsaid, that the company was about to be dissolved; but some parties who were in the company were prepared to go on with their contracts with certain modifications. That was under consideration, and the correspondence had not been entirely concluded.
§ MR. SCOTTWould there be any objection to state the names of the parties likely to conduct the communication?
SIR F. T. BARINGsaid, that it was not in his power to state the particular names.
Subject at an end.