§ MR. YEAMANasked the First Lord of the Admiralty, Whether it is true, as reported in the "Northern Ensign" newspaper of the 31st day of July, that Her Majesty's ship "Jackal," being sent to Wick for the protection of the fisheries, her services were refused, on Friday the 30th of July, when they were earnestly asked on behalf of fishing boats and fishermen exposed to imminent peril on that coast, on the ground that a vessel of 615 Her Majesty is not to be employed for such a purpose, and that, instead of complying to the written request of a number of fishcurers and fishermen, the "Jackal" was kept lying in the fairway to the harbour, obstructing the fishing boats from entering?
§ MR. HUNT, in reply, said, that when he saw the purport of the Question of the hon. Member, he directed a communication to be sent to the commander of the Jackal, but he had not as yet received an answer.