§ MR. BERESFORD HOPEasked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether his attention has been called to the fact that, although the Committee of the British Church at Stockholm had been successful in its civil suit against the intruding body, yet on the second or criminal suit it had been condemned in a heavy and to those persons ruinous fine of 2,000 dollars, besides costs to be paid within fifteen days; and, whether he can state the steps which Her Majesty's Government propose to take in behalf of those unfortunate persons?
§ MR. BOURKE, in reply, said, that he was not in possession of sufficient information to enable him to give an absolutely final answer to his hon. Friend. At present he would say that the dispute at Stockholm appeared to have arisen between two sets of British subjects, and it seemed to have been decided by competent tribunals. Under these circumstances, it appeared to Her Majesty's Government that they had no locus standi for interference.
§ MR. BERESFORD HOPECan the hon. Gentleman explain the apparently divergent decisions of the two tribunals?
§ MR. BOURKEThe only explanation I can give is that we have heard nothing at all about the first. The only information we have is as to the second.
§ MR. BERESFORD HOPEI beg to give Notice that I shall repeat the Question.