§ MR. WYLDsaid, he wished to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether Mr. Knox, Her Majesty's Consul at Bangkok, had returned to his post; why he quitted it; and if any one was left in charge at the Consulate during the absence of Mr. Knox?
§ MR. LAYARDsaid, in reply, that Mr. Knox, Her Majesty's Consul at Bangkok, had returned to his post, which he had acquitted in consequence of very important affairs connected with British interests. The Government entirely approved his proceedings. In his absence he had left an officer of great ability and experience perfectly competent to manage affairs in charge of the Consulate.