§ MR. NEWDEGATEasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether he will lay upon the table of the House the Circular Despatch of Prince Gortschakoff to the Russian Representatives abroad relative to the breaking off of the relations between the Holy See and the Imperial Government, and to the abrogation of the Concordat of 1847, together with the Documents annexed, Extracts from which have appeared in the Newspapers of this country?
LORD STANLEYThe paper to which my hon. Friend refers has been published by the Russian Government; it has been printed at length in many of the Continental journals, and I believe the substance of it has appeared in several of the English newspapers. It is therefore quite accessible to all the world; and as it relates to a matter with which the English Government has nothing to do—namely, the relations between Russia and the Holy See—I would ask the hon. 148 Gentleman to consider whether it would not be a waste of money to print the document, unless there should be a general desire on the part of the House that it should be put in the hands of hon. Members. If there is such a desire on the part of the House, of course, we have no objection; or if my hon. Friend or any other hon. Gentleman wishes to reprint and circulate it he may have access to a copy at the Foreign Office.
§ Moved, "That the House at its rising do adjourn till Monday."