§ SIR STAFFORD NORTHCOTEI wish to ask the Prime Minister a Question of which I have given him private Notice—Whether he can give the House any information with respect to the alleged insult to the British Flag at the Cameroons?
MR. GLADSTONEI can really give no information upon the subject, because no confirmation of the rumour published in the newspapers has been received by Her Majesty's Government; and we have likewise ascertained that no confirmation has been received at the German Embassy. It would be idle to conjecture whether there is any truth in the statement; but if there is any foundation for it, it cannot be an incident likely to lead to any serious consequences.