§ MR. BOURKEasked the First Lord of the Treasury, Whether he can now lay upon the Table of the House the new Anglo-Egyptian Convention; whether any other Convention with respect to Egypt is in contemplation; whether a Conference upon Egyptian affairs has been proposed; and, whether Her Majesty's Government has consented to take part in such Conference?
MR. GLADSTONEIn regard to the first Question, I think I should apologize to the House for having rather hastily used the word Convention, because the form of proceeding has not been determined. But the new arrangement—because arrangement it will be, whether made by correspondence or otherwise—has not yet been concluded. With regard to the second Question, there is no other arrangement of a similar kind in contemplation at the present time. With respect to the third Question, no Conference upon Egyptian affairs has been proposed; and the fourth Question, therefore, falls to the ground.