DR. RUTHERFORD (Middlesex, Brentford)I beg to ask the Under-Secretary of State for India whether the plant of Bande Mataram has been confiscated; and, if so, whether he will inform the House for what reason.
§ MR. BUCHANANOnly a conditional order of forfeiture, which does not affect the use of the press, has as yet been passed; the case for making the order absolute is now being heard.
§ *MR. REESHas not this paper been distinguished for its active disloyalty to the Crown, the British Government in India, and the British nation?
§ [No Answer was returned.]