§ SIR DE LACY EVANSsaid, he would beg to ask the noble Lord the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs when he proposes to allow the House to express its opinion upon the policy of the Government in reference to our relations with China, and whether the noble Lord will have any objection to lay upon the Table a statement of the present expenses, and of the salaries of those Gentlemen who form the Diplomatic Mission, and he should be glad to see an estimate of the probable expenses both of this Mission and the nature of the charges that would be required for maintaining our relations with that Nation.
§ LORD JOHN RUSSELLsaid, when the hon. and gallant Member brought forward the Motion of which he had given notice, he would make a statement of the estimated expenses of the Mission. Perhaps the hon. and gallant Gentleman would assign a day for the purpose. With regard to the other question, he should have no objection to lay upon the Table a return of the whole of the expenses and salaries.
§ SIR DE LACY EVANSsaid, the noble Lord would perhaps allow him to state that he would put his Notice on the paper for the next night of Supply.