§ MR. LABOUCHERE (Northampton)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has observed the following statement in the Primiero de Saniero of 12th June, an Oporto daily newspaper, respecting a serious crime alleged to have been practised in Shiré by the English Consul: (translation)
Persons who have arrived by the African Packet, which also brought the protest of the Governor of Quillimane, confirm the facts. One of the two Sepoys was shot against a tree. The other was beaten to death with sticks at Chicomo, where Consul Buchanan had recently hoisted the English flag…. The two Sepoys had been sent on a mission to Inhacuana Lundo by Jose Cardero, Governor of Alassangire…The two Sepoys were made prisoners when crossing the river, and were murdered;and whether he has received any information in respect to this transaction; and, if so, will he communicate it to the House?
§ SIR J. FERGUSSONThe latest Despatches from the Acting Consul mention no such occurrences, but inquiries are being made.