§ SIR JOHN SWINBURNE (Staffordshire, Lichfield)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether, on the occasion of the recent disturbances at Erzeroum, the Mohammedan population of that place organised a demonstration-in front of the British Consulate; and whether the windows of the Consulate were smashed and the Union Jack was repeatedly fired at by the Moslem fanatics; and, if so, what reparation, if any, has been demanded of the Turkish authorities for this outrage?
§ * SIR J. FERGUSSONDuring the recent disturbances at Erzeroum the mob took possession of the street in which Her Majesty's Consulate is-situated; its windows were broken in common with those of other houses in the same street; Her Majesty's Consul-hoisted his flag, and communicated with the Vali, who sent a guard of gendarmes, and subsequently troops, who cleared the streets.