§ MR. WHALLEYasked Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Whether there is any ground for the statement in the "Ruski Mir," a Russian journal, that there is reason to believe that the French Cabinet have come to an agreement with the British Government as to naval operations in the East?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERSir, I cannot undertake to answer every Question raised on every report; but I do not know that there is any foundation for the rumour in question.
§ MR. WHALLEYsaid, he would repeat his Question on another occasion.