MR. GOLDSMIDasked the First Lord of the Treasury, Whether he has any information beyond that which has appeared in the morning papers to give the House, relative to the state of Paris; and, whether it is true that the orders for the departure of the Prussian troops has been countermanded?
MR. GLADSTONESir, I am under the impression that no information has arrived in London through the usual channels over and above that which appeared in the morning papers. I understand the hon. Gentleman's Question, however, to refer to official information with respect to the state of Paris, and I have to inform him that we have no further information of that kind. I may say that Lord Lyons has been requested by the French Government to follow them to Versailles, leaving in Paris certain members of the Embassy. With regard to countermanding the departure of the Prussian troops we have no information.