§ SIR CHARLES W. DILKEasked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether Her Majesty's Government have sent a reply to Prince Gortchakoff's Circular; and, if not, whether he can, without detriment to the public service, state when the reply will be sent?
§ MR. BOURKENo reply has yet been sent to the Circular of the Russian Government. A reply was intended to have been sent last week; but in consequence of a communication made verbally by the Russian Ambassador to Lord Derby soliciting the answer to be deferred until further communications were made, no answer has been sent. The further communication promised by the Russian Ambassador to Lord Derby has not yet reached the Foreign Office.