§ MR. RYLANDSasked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether it is the case that Mr. Knox, the British Consul General in Siam, has ordered up a British gunboat from Singapore to Bankok, in consequence of the punishment for treason of a Siamese Minister, who is son-in-law to Mr. Knox?
§ MR. BOURKESir, a misunderstanding has arisen between Mr. Knox, Her Majesty's Agent and Consul General at Bangkok, and the Siamese Government. I would rather not, at the present moment, enter into the particulars respecting the causes of this misunderstanding. A man-of-war has proceeded to Bangkok at Mr. Knox's request. Apology has since been tendered. It is hoped, therefore, that the difficulty is in course of satisfactory adjustment.