§ MR. FELL (Great Yarmouth)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if the rapid release of Mr. Clark Kennedy from the brigands in Morocco was owing to the fact that the Government announced that no ransom would he paid; and if this resolution will be strictly adhered to in the future.
§ SIR EDWARD GREYThe Answer to the first part of the Question is that I do not know. If British subjects, in pursuit of their own pleasure or business, and in no public character, are captured by brigands in Morocco, there will certainly not be any advance from the British Exchequer for the purposes of ransom, and anyone who counts upon it under any circumstances is likely to be disappointed.
§ SIR EDWARD GREYWe have issued a warning to the effect that in no case must people expect the Government to advance money for their ransom.
§ MR. ASHLEYHas the right hon. Gentleman made an exception in the case of Raisuli?
§ SIR EDWARD GREYHe is not a British subject. He is under British protection, which is not the same thing.