§ MR. JOSEPH WALTON (York, W.R., Barnsley)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the gunboat "Sandpiper" is ashore near Samshui, on the West River, and badly damaged; and, if so, what steps are being taken to ensure the effectual patrol of the river for the protection of British steamers against piratical attacks; and whether he can now give the House any information as to the 1064 Chinese reformer reported to have been abducted from Hong Kong and taken to Canton.
§ MR. BRODRICKWe have not heard of any such accident to the "Sandpiper." Kwong Yu-pui left Hong Kong for Canton on the 26th ultimo, but returned to the colony on Friday last.