§ MR. HENNESSYsaid, he rose to ask the Junior Lord of the Admiralty, Whether the Iron alluded to by him on the 21st of June last, respecting the steam ship Hibernia, is the same as the iron-cased ship Defence is being constructed of, and which was manufactured for Messrs. Palmer by Messrs. Beale and Co., of Rotherham, as shown in Parliamentary Paper, No. 347, of the present Session? He wished to ask also, whether the Surveyor is the same who certified that the Hibernia was seaworthy when she went out?
§ MR. WHITBREADsaid, the iron was the same—that was to say, it was found upon being tested to be the best for the purpose of the armour plates. It was manufactured for Messrs. Palmer by Messrs. Beale and Co. He was unable to answer the latter part of the question.