§ MR. SALTasked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, If he will lay upon the Table of the House, Copies of any Treaties or other Documents that define the extent and nature of the Protectorate exercised by this Country over the Fanti tribes; of Reports received in reference to recent occurrences near Cape Coast Castle; and, of the Instructions issued to the Naval and Military Commanders of English forces in the district?
§ VISCOUNT ENFIELD (for Mr. KNATCHBULL-HUGESSEN),in reply, said, information with regard to the nature and extent of the Protectorate inquestion was already before the House in the Report of the Parliamentary Committee on the West Coast of Africa, printed in June, 1865. Papers relative to the cession of the Dutch Forts had just been circulated, and further Papers, comprising the information asked for, would be produced with as little delay as possible, in accordance with an unopposed Motion made that evening by the right hon. Gentleman the Member for North Staffordshire (Sir Charles Adderley).