§ MR. ONSLOWI beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer a Question of which I have given him private Notice, Whether he can confirm as authentic the news which appears in this morning's papers as to the death of Shere Ali?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERYes, Sir, the statement which appears in the papers is the authoritative statement supplied by us for publication, as forwarded by the Viceroy of India.