§ MR. PLIMSOLLasked the President of the Board of Trade, What result followed the stoppage, at 3.30 a.m. on Saturday, the 13th, of the steam ship "International," loaded with telegraph cable, and which was stopped at his (Mr. Plimsoll's) instance; and, if he will say what was the result in each of the three other cases stopped at the same time at the instance of the Marine Secretary?
§ SIR CHARLES ADDERLEYSir, the hon. Member brought to the Marino Assistant Secretary of the Board of Trade at 3 A.M. on the 13th—[Cheers]—yes, it was very much to the hon. Member's credit—a telegram he had received from a seaman, dated 4.30 the evening before, reporting that the International was overloaded. A telegram to the same effect came from the insurers to the Board of Trade the same clay. The first information was acted on immediately by telegram, and the ship was stopped and lightened by one foot on the freeboard after survey by two most competent surveyors. Three telegrams were received the same night, one about the Gazelle, but she had left the port of Shields before she could be detained. The second about the Nuphar, which was detained, lightened, and properly trimmed. The third, about the Elizabeth, which was detained.