HC Deb 22 November 1888 vol 330 c1835
MR. HENRY H. FOWLER (Wolverhampton, E.)

asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, What progress has been made with the negotiations for the release of Miss Stirling, now undergoing 100 days' imprisonment in Chillon Castle for conducting children's services in the Canton de Vaud?

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (Sir JAMES FERGUSSON) (Manchester, N.E.)

For reasons which have been communicated to the friends of Miss Stirling, it has been found impossible to make any official application on her behalf.