§ SIR HUGH CAIRNSsaid, before the noble Lord replied to his hon. Friend, he wished to ask him a question concerning the claims of British subjects on the Brazilian Government. It was said that the delays in the settlement of those claims were caused by our Government. He wished to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether any representations have been made to the Foreign Office as to the delays occasioned by the Brazilian Government in the disposal of Claims of British subjects laid before the Mixed Commission under the Convention of 2nd June, 1858; whether any steps have been taken by Her Majesty's Government to ensure the speedy adjudication of such Claims, and whether any Papers on the subject can he laid upon the Table?