§ MR. RAIKESasked the First Lord of the Treasury, Whether there is any foundation for the report that the Emperor of Germany, as King of Prussia, has notified his intention to abandon the arrangement upon which the Angelican Bishopric of Jerusalem was founded; and, if this is the case, what course Her Majesty's Government propose to take in order to maintain espiscopal supervision and representation for the Anglican community in Palestine; and, whether he will communicate to Parliament any Correspondence which may have passed on the subject?
MR. GLADSTONEThe Question of the right hon. Gentleman proceeds, in some degree, upon a misapprehension, inasmuch as it is not true that the Emperor of Germany, as King of Prussia, has notified his intention—at least, not to my knowledge—to abandon the arrangement upon which the Anglican Bishopric of Jerusalem was founded; but it is true that the German Ambassador, on the part of the Emperor, has addressed to Lord Granville a letter indicating dissatisfaction with the arrange- 200 ment and with the working of the arrangement on which the bishopric stands, and contemplating material changes. No progress, however, has been made in the Correspondence on the affair that will warrant me in going into details.
§ MR. RAIKESasked, whether there would be any objection to produce the Correspondence when an arrangement had been arrived at?
MR. GLADTTONEThe right hon. Gentleman must fully understand that the matter is in a state altogether immature at present. But as the existing arrangement was made under an Act of Parliament, I should think the time will arrive for submitting the whole of the Correspondence to Parliament.