HC Deb 13 March 1882 vol 267 c763
SIR H. DRUMMOND WOLFF

asked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies whether any information had been received by the Government with reference to 47 arrests said to have been made at Gibraltar by order of the Governor, acting under directions from the Government, or whether Lord Kimberley had telegraphed to obtain a Report on the subject?

MR. O'DONNELL

asked whether the action of the Government any connection with the reported mission of Mr. Erring-ton to the Vatican?

MR. COURTNEY

There is no connection whatever between the two—whatever that mission may be. We have no fresh intelligence with respect to the arrests at Gibraltar.

MR. MACARTNEY

asked whether this was an admission that there was a mission?

MR. COURTNEY

No, Sir.