§ COLONEL SYKESsaid, he rose to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty, Whether the 1,000 supernumerary Officers, Engineers, Seamen, and others, said to be now on board Her Majesty's Ship Sanspareil, under orders for China, are surplus to the regular Naval Establishment in China, or are intended to fill up vacancies; and, in case they are surplus, how they are to be employed?
§ LORD CLARENCE PAGETreplied that the Sanspareil had been sent out with reliefs to the gunboats upon the Indian station, the time of service of a considerable number of the Officers and men having expired.