§ MR. H. SETON-KARR (St. Helen's)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether, in view of the fact that Dr. Herz has now been under arrest for a period of two and a-half years, viz., since 19th January, 1893, without having his case legally investigated, Her Majesty's Government will state what steps (if any) are to be taken to investigate this case, and to ascertain whether there are any, and what, sufficient grounds to justify Dr. Herz, continued detention?
§ SIR M. W. RIDLEYsaid the French Government had been approached with a view to a convention being arrived at enabling proceedings in the case of Dr. Cornelius Herz to be taken under the Act of last Session. Unless and until such a convention is made, the Government can do nothing to expedite the hearing of the case.