§ MR. EDWARD CLARKEasked the President of the Board of Trade, Whether he will make inquiries of the emigration agents for the Cape and Natal as to the correctness of the statement of the owners of the Castle Line of Steamships that the overloading of their steamer "Dublin Castle," which left Dartmouth on the 1st October last, was due to the owners having received a very urgent message from the Cape Government asking them to take over a small body of Cape Riflemen, whose presence was immediately required; and, whether, in the event of his finding that no such excuse in fact existed, he will take the proceedings required by the Act against the owners of such vessel?
§ MR. CHAMBERLAIN, in reply, said, the Question of the hon. and learned Member appeared to convey a somewhat serious imputation on the owners of the Dublin Castle. The hon. and learned Gentleman did not state upon whose information he had put this Question, or what was the character of the information on which he relied. He could only say for himself that he knew no circumstances which would justify the imputation conveyed in this Question; and until he re- 1829 ceived definite information to justify such a step, he did not think it necessary to make any further inquiry.