§ MR. WHITEHEAD (Essex, S.E.)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether his attention has been called to the friction between the Admiralty officials and the municipality of Devonport on the occasion of the recent visit of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales; and whether he will cause an inquiry to be made into the want of tact alleged to have been shown by the Admiralty officials.
§ MR. EDMUND ROBERTSONThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative, and the Admiralty greatly regret that any such friction should have arisen; but they do not see any reason for an inquiry to be made into the subject, or that any good would arise from one.