§ MR. W. E. FORSTERsaid, he would beg to ask the Secretary of State for 1479 Foreign Affairs, Whether he has received a request from the Government of France to send a Delegate to represent England at the International Currency Conference to be held at Paris next May; and, if so, what reply he has sent to such request; and, whether he is aware that most of the European Governments, and the United States of America, have undertaken to send Delegates to such Conference?
LORD STANLEY, in reply, said, Her Majesty's Government had received a request from the French Government to send a delegate to represent England at the International Currency Conference in Paris, and that morning a reply was sent to that request. It was to the effect that the Master of the Mint would be empowered to attend the Conference to give any information in his power or take part in any discussion that may take place; but he will not be authorized to bind the Government to any conclusions at which the Conference may arrive.