§ MR. NEWDEGATEsaid, he would beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury, Whether, in the event of the Austrian and Prussian Forces entering, or proposing to enter Jutland, Her Majesty's Government will not consider such action or intention as inconsistent with the plea upon which the German Forces have entered Holstein and Schleswig, and, therefore, requiring more energetic and decisive action, diplomatic or otherwise, on the part of Her Majesty's Government in the sense of the Treaty of 1852?
§ VISCOUNT PALMERSTONSir, we have no authentic account of an intention on the part of the Austrian and Prussian troops to enter Jutland. I have seen a statement in the newspapers to that effect. No doubt any entrance into Jutland by the Austrian and Prussian troops would be an aggravation of that violent outrage— which, in our opinion, they have committed in entering Schleswig —a step involving a great sacrifice of life and shedding of blood for which those two Governments are deeply answerable. So far as to the first part of the question. With regard to the latter part—namely, as to what course or change of course Her Majesty's Government would think it necessary to take in such in event, I am sure the hon. Gentleman and the House will not think I am wanting in any respect to him or them if I decline answering the question as to the future conduct of the Government in a case of this sort.