§ Mr. MUNROasked the Home Secretary whether the sentence passed upon Von Veltheim for blackmail has been reduced; and, if so, whether he will state the number of years by which it has been reduced?
Sir HENRY DALZIELasked whether the sentence of twenty-one years' penal servitude passed on Von Voltheim had been reduced; and, if so, to what extent?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLI decided in March that this convict should be allowed his discharge on conditional licence at the time when it would be given if he were under a sentence of fourteen instead of twenty years. He will therefore be able by good conduct to obtain his conditional2674W release at the end of ten and a half years from the date of his conviction.