§ MR. ONSLOWasked the First Lord of the Treasury, Whether there is any truth in the report that the Maharajah Dhuleep Singh has postponed his visit to India; if so, for how long; and, "whether Her Majesty's Government intend to grant him a farther sum of money out of the Revenues of India?
MR. GLADSTONESir, no communication has been received faom the Maharajah with regard to the postponement of his journey to India. When, some time ago, a desire to make that journey was expressed, the Maharajah was informed by my noble Friend the Secretary of State for War, who was then Secretary of State for India, that he would have to conform with the instructions of the Viceroy which might be given him there with respect to his journey. No intention has been formed or expressed by Her Majesty's Government of making an increased money grant to the Maharajah. I may say with respect to this question of the journey, and what may grow out of it, that it has recently been referred to the Government of India.