MR. GOLDSMIDasked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether the owners of the six English vessels sunk by the Prussians in the Seine have received compensation; and, if not, what further steps the Government propose to take in the matter?
§ VISCOUNT ENFIELDThe owners have not yet received compensation. The Board of Trade are actively engaged in investigating the claims. Some delay has arisen, owing to the absence on leave of the German Consul at Sunderland; but as soon as it can be decided what is the amount of indemnity that can fairly be claimed, a communication will be made to the German Ambassador, 339 who has shown the greatest readiness to settle the claims with as little delay as possible.