§ Mr. Leveson Gower having been appointed, together with Lord Burghley, Sir Joseph Pease, Sir John Mowbray, 745 and Mr. Whitbread, to attend upon Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York with a Message of Congratulation from this House, reported that their Royal Highnesses had been pleased to give the following Answer:—
§ July 28th, 1893.
§ Gentlemen of the House of Commons,—
§ We desire to express to the House of Commons our sincere thanks for their Message of Congratulation, which fills up the measure of kindness shown to us on all sides.
§ These tokens of National goodwill can never be effaced from our memory.