§ SIR STAFFORD NORTHCOTEI wish to ask, Whether Her Majesty's Government have received any notice from the Egyptian Government with reference to the demands of the Government of France relating to the suppression of The Bosphore Egyptien, and what advice they have offered to the Egyptian Government; and whether they have had any direct communication with the French Government on the subject?
MR. GLADSTONEIt is quite true that the Egyptian Government have received certain demands from the Government of France in relation to 159 matters of importance connected with the suppression of The Bosphore Egyptien. There is a correspondence going on between ourselves and both Governments upon the subject. I may say that I cannot enter into particulars. Our desire is that the Egyptian Government should act in strict conformity with the provisions of the law; and, of course, it may be that in a case like this the provisions of the law are apt to touch upon considerations of International Law. That is the only desire we entertain, and we have no reason to believe that the Egyptian Government have any other views.