§ MR. LONSDALEI beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has received information of the murder of several British subjects recently in the vilayets of Baghdad and Basr; and what steps are being taken to restore order in that area, and protect the lives and property of British subjects.
§ SIR E. GREYHis Majesty's Government have received information of the murder of one British subject, Mr. Glanville, at Maghil, and His Majesty's Ambassador at Constantinople is giving every attention to the matter. A special Commission is being despatched by the Ottoman Government to concert such measures as are required for the maintenance of order.