§ MR. DENISONasked the First Lord of the Treasury, In what manner it is proposed to mark the national sense of the importance of the visit of the Shah of Persia to Great Britain?
MR. GLADSTONESir, the hon. Member will understand that I have had no time since his Notice was given to institute the inquiries necessary for a detailed reply to his Question. The day on which we are apprised that the Shah of Persia will probably arrive in this country is the 18th of June, and in the interval all proper arrangements will be made. Her Majesty's Government have a deep sense of the interest attached to the visit of that Eastern Potentate to the countries of the West, and they have every desire to show their sense of that interest. The Shah has been invited to be the guest of Her Majesty, and will be received at Buckingham Palace, and the hon. Member may rely upon it that full consideration will be given to what should be done during the period of his stay.