§ SIR CHARLES W. DILKEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty, Whether he was not in error in stating that the Reverend Mr. Neilson, the Presbyterian missionary, was a member of the Court which tried the native of Tanna who was executed at the yard-arm of her Majesty's ship "Beagle"; and whether Mr. Neilson, in consenting to perform the duties of interpreter, did not distinctly disclaim any further responsibility in the matter?
§ MR. W. H. SMITH,in reply, said, the statements received at the Admiralty would not warrant him in asserting positively that the Rev. Mr. Neilson was a member of the Court which tried and sentenced; but he was present throughout the whole procedure, and his services and assistance were cordially acknowledged by the officer in command. The Papers, however, for which the hon. Baronet had moved would give him all the information they possessed on the subject.