§ MR. BRADLAUGHI beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty whether his attention has been called to the Naval and Military Record of 8th May; and whether, in view of the precise and serious allegations therein contained, he will order a Court of Inquiry into the condition of the Icarus while under Commander Annesley?
§ LORD G. HAMILTONI have not seen the report in the newspaper in question. In view of the serious nature of the allegations that have been made, which have already formed the subject of a question in the House, substantiated by a letter written by the hon. Gentleman, instructions have been sent to the Commander-in-Chief at Plymouth to inquire into them, as I felt that, in the interests both of the officer commanding and of the crew, an investigation was necessary.
§ MR. BRADLAUGHI regret that the notice should have been so short, but the cas3 seemed tome to be very urgent.