§ SIR STAFFORD NORTHCOTEasked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, When the Government expected to present the next Papers on Egyptian Affairs?
§ SIR CHARLES W. DILKESir, I have laid the Papers on the Table to-day. They will be distributed to-morrow morning.
§ SIR STAFFORD NORTHCOTEHow far do they go?
§ SIR CHARLES W. DILKEThe Papers are brought down to the end of May.
§ MR. BROADHURSTWill the hon. Baronet see in future that all Papers in French are translated into English?
§ SIR CHARLES W. DILKEThe despatches are usually translated; but in the present instance there are one or two Memoranda in French, which were drawn up abroad, and which, being rather lengthy, have not been translated, as their translation would cause delay in the presentation of the Papers.
§ SIR STAFFORD NORTHCOTEasked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether his attention has been drawn to a letter addressed to the Editor of the "Times" by Mr. Wilfrid Scawen Blunt on Saturday July 1st; whether he will lay upon the Table Sir E. Malet's Despatch of the 24th December referred to in that letter, or any other Despatches or communications bearing upon Mr. Blunt's employment in any negotiations with the Chiefs of the Egyptian Army; and, whether he can state to the House the substance of the explanation which Mr. Blunt states that he was authorised on the 9th January to give of the Joint Note from the English and French Governments?
§ SIR CHARLES W. DILKESir, the Papers relating to Mr. Blunt shall be laid before Parliament, and shall be prepared at once.