DR.RUTHERFORDI beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, notwithstanding that the war in the Soudan was concluded in 1899, several of the Dervish emirs or commanders are still imprisoned at Damietta, in Egypt, under severe disciplinary regulations; whether he will state the grounds for their continued incarceration; and whether, having regard to the present peaceful condition of the Soudan, he will recommend the authorities in Egypt to grant their immediate liberation.
§ SIR EDWARD GREYI have no information, but will make inquiries.