§ CAPTAIN PIMasked Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Whether his attention has been called to the statement in the "Standard" of the 15th instant, that
Dervish Pasha, having been instructed to evacuate Batoum, reports that the inhabitants regard the transfer to Russia with horror and despair, and refuse to comply with the order;and whether Her Majesty's Government intend to take any steps to prevent interference with this important Armenian seaport?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERSir, I have seen the paragraph to which the hon. and gallant Gentleman refers, but Her Majesty's Government have received no official information on the subject of the seaport of Batoum, which would be one of the matters that would have to be considered by the Conference.