THE O'DONOGHUEasked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, If Her Majesty's Government have remonstrated, or intend to remonstrate, with the French Government against their removing from their homes and banishing the Jesuits and members of other religious orders; and, if the Government intend taking any steps for the protection of those subjects of the Queen who are members of the Jesuit order, or of other religious communities in France?
§ SIR CHARLES W. DILKESir, this Question having been placed on the Paper only last night, and appearing only this morning, we have had very little time to search for precedents; but, as far as the examination has yet gone, it has been found that on the numerous occasions when the Jesuits have been expelled from various European States, no remonstrance had ever been made by the British Government at any time. Owing to the short Notice which the hon. Member gave of his Question the examination is not yet complete; but there is reason to suppose that no remonstrance has in any case whatever been made on the subject. With regard to the second part of the Question, relating to British subjects, there has been no remonstrance made or address forwarded to the Foreign Office by any British subject affected by these decrees.