§ SIR RICHARD TEMPLE (Worcester, Evesham)asked, Whether the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs could tell the House whether the message of Prince Alexander of Bulgaria to the Emperor of Russia and His Imperial Majesty's reply, which had appeared in the newspapers, were authentic?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (Sir JAMES FERGUSSON) (Manchester, N.E.)We have been informed that some such communications have passed, but we are not in official possession of the documents. The hon. Member will have observed that they were published in the official Gazette at St. Petersburg.