§ CAPTAIN PIMasked Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Whether his attention has been called to the Petition of the Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames; and, whether the Government is prepared to take any steps in furtherance of the prayer of that Petition?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERSir, the attention of the Government has been called to this Petition; but it is one of a very extensive character, and it raises a large political question, and it will be impossible for me to give an Answer to the second part of the Question under these circumstances.