MR. MAC IVERasked the First Lord of the Treasury, Whether he can give the House any idea of the extent of the loss of life consequent upon Military operations in Egypt and the Soudan, since, and including, the bombardment of Alexandria?
MR. GLADSTONEI believe the hon. Member put a similar Question to this to my noble Friend the Secretary of State for War, and if he was not satisfied with the answer he then got I am afraid I cannot add anything to it. Of course, we can make a Return of the loss of British life from the Papers we have, and the information is at the command of the House; but as regards the general loss of life, that is a matter of estimate. We know it was extensive in the actions in the Soudan, and we greatly deplore it; but we have no power to make a Return of the general loss that would be of any trustworthiness to the House.