§ Mr. Whitakerasked the Attorney-General why, following Lord Mansfield's, Chief Justice, decision in the case of Mr. Somerset in 1772, he did not bring proceedings to free the slave whom the Sultan of Lahej brought with him to the Dorchester Hotel, London, recently; and whether he will take such action in the future.
§ The Attorney-GeneralI have no knowledge of the matters stated in this Question. Any slave who comes here has the status of a free man and, if his freedom is denied, he may establish it by habeas corpus proceedings.