HC Deb 24 August 1843 vol 71 c1013
Mr. Hindley

begged to ask the right hon. Baronet at the head of the Government, whether any information had been received of the French government having acknowledged the present government of Spain, and also whether the English Government was inclined to recognize it as a government de jure?

Sir R. Peel

said, that in declining to answer the question, he would only say, he was quite certain it was the duty of the Government of this country—where other governments administered the powers of a foreign country—without expressing any opinion—to take care that British interests were not prejudiced.