§ SIR CHARLES ADDERLEYsaid, he had reason to believe that the Colonial Office had received satisfactory informa- 281 tion relative to the state of affairs in the Red River Settlement. If that were so, perhaps the right hon. Gentleman the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies would have no objection to state to the House the nature of the information he had received?
§ MR. MONSELL,in reply, said, he was pleased to be able to state that Her Majesty's Government had received information of a most satisfactory character. The delegates appointed by the Red River Convention had come to a perfect agreement with the Government of Canada as to the terms upon which the Red River Settlement was to be annexed to Canada. That information had been received by telegraph; the telegram, received that afternoon, stating that the Bill sanctioning that arrangement was in course of passing through the Parliament of Canada, and that there was no doubt that the whole matter would now receive a perfectly peaceful solution. His right hon. Friend had only given him Notice of his Question a few minutes ago, and as he had not the document now by him, if he would repeat his Question to-morrow he (Mr. Monsell) would bring it with him, and give the most detailed information which Her Majesty's Government possessed on the subject.