§ Mr. S. SAMUELasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will inquire as to whether there are any judges in Russia and by whom appointed; is there any tribunal in existence for commercial cases; and can ho inform the House whether, in the event of a British subject doing business with Russia, he could recover by process of law any debts owing to him?
Mr. HARMSWORTHGenerally speaking, the Russian constitution as at present framed offers no judicial protection, in the sense usually understood, for the rights or property of British subjects.