§ MR. LYALLsaid, that seeing the Vice-President of the Board of Trade in his place, he was desirous of knowing in what manner the admission of Iron Ore into France would be affected by the Treaty.
§ MR. HUTTreplied that since the Treaty of 1826, iron ore of any description coming direct from this country was admitted duty free into France, whether carried in French or English ships; and there was nothing in the present Treaty which at all limited the benefits that were granted to commerce and navigation by the former agreement between the two Countries.