§ CAPTAIN PIMasked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, If he will be good enough, by telegraph, immediately, to cause inquiries to be made of the authorities at Havannah, Cuba, under what circumstances George White, an English sailor, of Gravesend, was imprisoned there now upwards of five months ago; whether any charge has been formally preferred against him; whether, if so, he was confronted with his accuser, or allowed professional advice or assistance; how long the imprisonment, with or without trial, is likely to last; and if the Foreign Office will make a speedy and complete investigation into the case, with a view to the early release of George White?
§ MR. BOURKESir, in reply to my hon. and gallant Friend, I have simply to state that we have no details with respect to this case; but we are quite certain that Her Majesty's Consul at Cuba will take all the steps that are necessary in the matter. That being so, we do not think it necessary to send a telegram as suggested by my hon. and gallant Friend; but we will forward to the proper quarter a despatch upon the subject.