MR. STAVELEY HILL (Staffordshire, Kingswinford)asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, with reference to a latter which appeared in The Globe newspaper of Saturday last, Whether he will lay upon the Table of the House any recent Correspondence with the Consulate at Van relating to the state of the Christians in Kurdistan?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (Sir JAMES FERGUSSON) (Manchester, N.E.)No recent Reports have been received from the Vice Consulate at Van, as Mr. Russell, the previous Vice Consul, left on transfer early in 1245 September, and Mr. Devey, his successor, has only recently arrived. The latter will be directed to report on the recent occurrences. The attention of the Ottoman Government has been called to the matter; but, according to all accounts, the districts in question are now in a state of tranquillity.