§ EARL GRANVILLEMy Lords, I wish to ask the noble Earl the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether he can confirm the announcement of the ratification of the preliminary Treaty of Peace between Russia and Turkey; and also whether he can state the time at which Her Majesty's Government expect to receive the terms of that Treaty?
§ THE EARL OF DERBYMy Lords, as to the first part of the noble Earl's Question, I can answer it in the affirmative. As to the second part, I should prefer to defer my answer till tomorrow.