THE EARL OF BECTIVEasked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether the attention of Her Majesty's Government has been called to the statements circulated in several newspapers that M. Ferdinand Lesseps has prevented the landing of English troops at Port Said, is travelling under a safe conduct from Arabi Pasha, and has assured that Pasha that, if he does no injury to the Suez Canal, neither Italy nor France would assist England in her Military operations; and, whether any official complaint has been made to Her Majesty's Government concerning the conduct of M. F. Lesseps?
§ SIR CHARLES W. DILKEYes, Sir; the answer to both Questions of the noble Earl is in the affirmative.