LORD NAASsaid, in the absence of his hon. Friend (Mr. Seymour Fitzgerald), he would beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty, Whether a force of Marines has been sent from this country to Japan, of how many men it consists, and when it was despatched from this country?
§ LORD CLARENCE PAGETstated, in reply, that on the 21st of December last Her Majesty's ship Conqueror was sent to Japan with a limited crew and 500 marines.