HC Deb 17 April 1866 vol 182 c1506
MR. W. B. BEAUMONT

said, he wished to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether he has reason to believe the statement to be substantially correct in the Neues Fremdenblatt (reported in The Times of Monday) as to the alleged Treaty of Alliance, offensive and defensive, between Prussia and Italy?

MR. LAYARD

replied, that he had no reason to believe the statement to be correct. Her Majesty's Government had received no intimation to the effect that a treaty had been concludedet ween Prussia and Italy.