§ In answer to an appeal by Mr. BRUCE,
§ SIR HENEY BULWER, who had given notice of his intention to call attention to the state of the Foreign Office Agencies, and to propose a Resolution on the subject, said, he would consent to forego his intention. He desired, however, to obtain from his hon. Friend the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, an assurance that the Government would propose some alterations in the present arrangements as to Foreign Office Agencies, which he regarded as exceedingly objectionable. Those arrangements had been entered into originally with the view of satisfying everybody, and had ended by satisfying nobody.
MR. OTWAYsaid, he regretted that his hon. Friend had been prevented by indisposition from attending on the occasion when he stated the intentions of the Secretary of State on this subject. The matter had not escaped the attention of Lord Clarendon, and a scheme was now being matured, which it was hoped would have the effect desired by his hon. Friend. The Foreign Office Agency Question had not been settled satisfactorily, and he had no hesitation in saying that before Parliament met again there would be a change.