§ Mr. CAPE(by Private Notice) asked the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs the following question: If he has any information in reference to William Ellison, who is at present in prison in Italy; can he say when Mr. Ellison's appeal is likely to be heard, and whether he has any further information he can give the House on this case?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. Godfrey Locker-Lampson)His Majesty's Ambassador at Rome has reported that Mr. Ellison's appeal will be heard on the 10th March (to-morrow). Usually an appeal of this kind is not heard until about two months after the case has been sent to the Court of Appeal. His Majesty's Consul at Florence has stated that Mr. Ellison is being very well looked after, well treated, and well fed. His Majesty's Ambassador understands that the sentence, if confirmed, would not entail solitary confinement.