§ MR. GOURLEY (Sunderland)asked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, If it is correct that two French vessels, the Virginia and Amazon, have been seized and confiscated, and the 201 masters fined 200 francs each, for an alleged infringement of the Anglo-French Newfoundland Bait Treaty; if so, can he state the extent of the infringement, and by what ship the vessels were seized; and, whether, if true that the masters had been fined, it is intended to restore the ships to their owners?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Sir JAMES FERGUSSON) (Manchester, N.E.)(who replied) said: No information respecting the seizure of any French vessels has reached Her Majesty's Government.