§ MR. CALDWELL (Glasgow, St. Rollox)asked the First Lord of the Admiralty, What progress is being made with the trial of Scotch coal already sent for the Navy; and, whether the 1717 Admiralty will avail themselves of the present Naval Manœuvres, and the presence of a portion of the Fleet in Scotch waters, to still further test the capabilities of Scotch coal?
§ MR. ASHMEAD-BARTLETT (CIVIL LORD of the ADMIRALTY) (Sheffield, Ecclesall)(who replied) said, all the trials of Scotch coal had shown that it was not so well suited for use in the ships of the Navy as Welsh coal. One of its defects was density of smoke, which was a serious disadvantage in Naval Manœuvres, when it was the object of contending Fleets to keep their movements as secret as possible.