§ MR. HASSARDsaid, he wished to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, If the case of the barque Science, seized at Matamoras on the 5th November last, has yet been adjudicated upon; and, if it has not been adjudicated upon, if he will take steps to have such case disposed of without further delay?
§ MR. LAYARDsaid, in reply, that the case of the Science was still under adjudication, and nothing had yet occurred, as far as he was aware, to authorize any interference with the usual proceedings of the Prize Court. All the proceedings relating to seizures at Matamoras were under consideration by Her Majesty's Government.