§ In reply to Mr. HENEAGE (Great Grimsby),
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Sir JAMES FERGUSSON) (Manchester, N.E.) saidA despatch has been received from Her Majesty's Consul General at Hamburg to-day, enclosing a Report from the counsel employed by Her Majesty's Government to defend Funnell, in whose case my right hon. Friend has taken a great interest. The Judges decided against the application of the Public Prosecutor for the forfeiture of the nets and gear of the Lady Godiva; and unless the Crown should appeal against this judgment, application will be made for the release of the gear. The Judge declined to pronounce upon the question whether Funnell had been engaged in fishing within German territorial waters, and that of the right of British fishermen to sail within those limits did not arise.