§ SIR WILLIAM WEDDERBURNI beg to ask the Secretary of State for India whether he has received confirmation of the reported murder of Dr. Sircar, honorary magistrate and municipal commissioner of Barrackpore; and, if so, whether he will state the circumstances under which his death took place?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIAI have seen a statement in the newspapers in regard to this matter, but I have received no official information from India on the subject.