§ MR. DARBY GRIFFITHsaid, he would beg to ask the Secretary of State for Fo- 1285 reign Affairs, Whether, as stated in the "Indépendence Belge," the French Government have intimated to Lord Cowley that, in case of the occurrence of contingencies which might affect the present distribution of power in Southern Italy, France would feel it her duty to claim further territorial compensation, or whether any private conversation or communication to any such effect and purpose had taken place.
§ LORD JOHN RUSSELLNo such intimation has been made to Lord Cowley, either publicly or in any private conversation.