§ THE EARL OF MALMESBURYMy Lords, yesterday evening the noble Earl opposite (the Earl of Airlie) put a question to me, desiring to know whether we had received a final answer from the King of Naples to our demand for compensation to the two English engineers, and the noble Earl gave me notice that he would repeat the question next week. I am happy to save the noble Earl the trouble, and to inform your Lordships that the King of Naples has agreed to pay Her Majesty's Government the sum of £3,000 as compensation to the engineers, and that he has, without any condition whatever, given up the ship Cagliari and the whole of her crew into the hands of Her Majesty's Government.
§ THE EARL OF CLARENDONI am sure the announcement of my noble Friend will be received with great satisfaction by 1916 the country. I wish to ask my noble Friend whether he is correct in stating that the ship and crew are to be given into the hands of Her Majesty's Government? We have made no demand for them, and I am anxious to understand whether it is to Her Majesty's Government or the Government of Sardinia that the ship and crew are to be given up.
§ THE EARL OF MALMESBURYThe Cagliari and her crew have been given up absolutely to the disposition of Her Majesty's Government.
§ In reply to Lord CAMPBELL,
§ THE EARL OF MALMESBURYsaid, that he believed the course taken by the Neapolitan Government would put an end to all controversy between the three Governments on the subject of the Cagliari.