§ EARL GRANVILLEThe other Question I desire to ask the noble Marquess is this, Whether he is prepared to make any statement to the House or to lay any Papers on the Table with regard to the painful incident in connection with our Minister in the United States? I should be glad if he could answer, either by making a statement or promising Papers; but I do not press either course, unless he thinks it convenient.
§ THE PRIME MINISTER AND SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (The Marquess of SALISBURY)I think I should prefer to take advantage of the choice which the noble Earl has given me, and to avoid making any observations on the subject, merely saying that Papers are now in the printer's hands, and I believe they will be in the Library to-night: at all events, they will be in the hands of noble Lords to-morrow morning; and, of course, any further discussion noble Lords think fit to raise we shall be perfectly ready to join in.