Hammond to Under-Secretary of State

I am directed by Earl Russell to state to you that His Lordships
referred to the Law Officers of the Crown your letter of the 18th
Ultimo and its inclosure as well as a Despatch which had been
received from Her Majesty's Consul at San Francisco, respecting the
seven men who were arrested on suspicion of being implicated in a
plot to seize one of the Vessels of the Panama Line of Steamers, and
I am now to transmit to you, to be laid before Mr Secretary
Cardwell, a copy of the report which has been received from the Law
Officers upon this case.