§ LORD ROBERT MONTAGUasked Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Whether any Despatch has been received regarding the proposed Congress or Conference, or whether negotiations have been in any other manner continued or re-opened with that object in view since the receipt by Her Majesty's Government of the Despatch of Count Schouvaloff (No. 19 of Papers 24), dated 26th March?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERNo, Sir, there have been no further negotiations.
§ LORD ROBERT MONTAGUasked Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Whether any answer, and what answer, was made by Her Majesty's Government to the Despatch from Vienna of March 14, rehearsed in Lord Derby's Despatch, No. 9 of Papers 24, especially as to the proposal that the majority of members of the Congress should determine ("Europe will decide") as to what stipulations in the Treaty affect European interests, and that the questions themselves should also be determined by the majority?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER, in reply, said, that no answer was made to the telegram referred to. He did not understand that the proposal of which the noble Lord spoke had ever been made; and such a principle had never been admitted, and never would be by any Government.