MR. ISAAC objected to the pro- | never have assented to his release. He
posal.

wished to make it clear to the lady's
friends, however, that he did not attach
any importance to those letters; but
only desired that anything in the custody
of the convict might be given up, in
order to prevent any annoyance at a
future period. Nothing was further
from his intention than to give any pain
to the lady or her friends, or to convey
the slighest imputation upon her.

MR. MONK asked, whether he under-
stood the right hon. Gentleman the
Home Secretary to state that he had no
Papers which he could lay upon the
Table of the House? There was a strong
feeling out-of-doors, originating with the
Press, against this man Theodoridi being
released, while his companion in crime,
who was, perhaps, less guilty than he
was, had been retained in prison. If
the Turkish Ambassador probably not
only called upon the right hon. Gentle-
man, but had communications with him,
he thought that they should be laid upon
the Table of the House; for, although
Theodoridi was a stranger to this coun-
try, and of a different religion to the Eng-
lish people, that was not sufficient rea-
son for his release. He should like to
have some further information upon this
matter-more particularly as to his right
hon. Friend's reason for refusing to
place upon the Table of the House such
Papers as he had received upon the
matter.

MR. CALLAN said, that he could see
no objection to the information for which
he had asked being furnished, as it was
necessary for the House to know the
facts of the matter fully before it could
come to any decision on the subject.
It was his intention to bring the subject
before the House at no very distant date.
MR. ASSHETON CROSS said, that
he had already stated to the hon. Mem-
ber privately, as he would now state to
the House, that he had practically no
Memorials or Papers which he could lay
before the House. There had been no
Papers or Memorials of any sort or kind
which were suitable for laying before
the House. He had already stated all
the circumstances in connection with
this case. As he had said, there was a
difference between the case of Theodo-
ridi and of the man who was convicted
with him; and the difference was this
-that in the case of Theodoridi the
prosecutrix recommended him to mercy.
In releasing this man, he did it only on
condition that he should leave the coun-
try for good; and on condition that if
the annoyance of which he had been
guilty was repeated, he should again be
brought before the Court-it was solely
upon condition of his leaving the coun-
try and ceasing the annoyance, that
Theodoridi was released at the request
of the Turkish Ambassador. He thought
that there had been some misapprehen- MR. ASSHETON CROSS said, that
sion with regard to this case, and that he had now stated to the House nothing
some of the lady's friends had thought but what he had said on previous oc-
that the fact of Theodoridi's being re-casions when questions were put to him
leased had something to do with her.
So far as the lady was concerned, how-
ever, there ought not to be the slighest
idea entertained that the release of the
convict had anything to do with her.
From some letters having been men-
tioned in an earlier part of the case, he
had some idea that they had better be
given up, or they might be produced at
some future time. But on his demand-
ing them, as a condition of Theodoridi's
release, he was assured that there were
no such letters in existence. Ho had
thought it right to ask the Treasury
Solicitor whether there were any letters
in the custody of Theodoridi which it
might be desirable to get. The Treasury
Solicitor said he did not think that
Theodoridi had any letters; and unless
he had had that assurance he should

with regard to this matter. There were
no documents in relation to this convict
which he should be justified in laying
before the House. The only Papers re-
lating to it were some letters which were
private. The distinction between the
case of Theodoridi and his fellow-convict
was, that the lady who prosecuted in his
case recommended him to mercy. The
condition of his release was, as he had
stated, that he should leave the country
and never come back again, and should
cease any annoyance; whereas no such
assurance had been given by the other
man.

Motion, by leave, withdrawn.

House adjourned at a quarter
after Two o'clock,

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HANSARD'S PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES

VOLUME CCXLVI.

FOURTH VOLUME OF SESSION 1879.

EXPLANATION OF THE ABBREVIATIONS.

In Bills, Read 1o, 2o, 3o, or 1a, 2a, 3a, Read the First, Second, or Third Time.-In Speeches,
IR., 2R., 3R., Speech delivered on the First, Second, or Third Reading.-Amendt., Amend-
ment. Res., Resolution.-Comm., Committee.-Re-Comm., Re-Committal.-Rep., Report.-
Consid., Consideration.-Adj., Adjournment or Adjourned.-cl., Clause.--add. cl., Additional
Clause.-neg., Negatived.-M. Q., Main Question.-O. Q., Original Question.-O. M., Original
Motion.-P. Q., Previous Question.-R. P., Report Progress.-A., Ayes.-N., Noes.-M., Ma-
jority.-1st. Div., 2nd. Div., First or Second Division.-l., Lords.-c., Commons.

When in this Index a * is added to the Reading of a Bill, it indicates that no Debate took
place upon that stage of the measure.

When in the Text or in the Index a Speech is marked thus, it indicates that the Specch
is reprinted from a Pamphlet or some authorized Report.

When in the Index a † is prefixed to a Name or an Office (the Member having accepted or
vacated office during the Session) and to Subjects of Debate thereunder, it indicates that the
Speeches on those Subjects were delivered in the speaker's private or official character, as the
case may be.

Some subjects of debate have been classified under the following "General Headings: "-

Execution of Prisoners of War, Questions, Mr.
O'Donnell ; Answers, Mr. E. Stanhope
May 9, 18
The Peace Negotiations, Observation, Viscount
Cranbrook May 19, 655;-Bases of Peace,
Observation, The Chancellor of the Exche-
quer May 19, 698; Observation, Viscount
Cranbrook May 26, 1204 ;-Signature of a
Treaty of Peace, Observations, The Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer May 26, 1266
General Roberts' Despatch-Capture of the
Peiwar Kotal, Questions, General Shute;
Answers, Mr. E. Stanhope May 12, 122;
May 26, 1233

Afghanistan and Zululand-Number of Bri-
tish Troops Engaged, Question, Mr. Waddy ;
Answer, Colonel Stanley May 19, 699

Africa-South Africa

LORDS-

Natal and the Transvaal

Appointment of Sir Garnet Wolseley as High
Commissioner, Statement, The Earl of Bea-
consfield; Question, The Earl of Kimber-
ley; Answer, The Earl of Beaconsfield
May 26, 1204: Questions, Observations,
The Earl of Carnarvon; Reply, Earl Cado-
gan; Question, The Earl of Kimberley;
Answer, Earl Cadogan May 27, 1329

The Zulu War

The Latest Telegrams, Observation, Earl
Cadogan May 12, 100

Re-inforcements, Question, Lord Truro; An-
swer, Viscount Bury May 15, 381;- Condi-
tion of the Regiments, Observations, Lord
Truro, Viscount Hardinge; Reply, Viscount
Bury; short debate thereon May 19, 666

Africa-South Africa

COMMONS-

Papers and Despatches

The Latest Telegram, Observation, Sir Michael
Hicks-Beach May 12, 133

Negotiations with the Boers- Sir Bartle Frere's
Despatch, Question, Mr. W. E. Forster;
Answer, Sir Michael Ilicks-Beach May 19,
698

Lord Chelmsford's Despatches, Question, Sir
Alexander Gordon; Answer, Colonel Stanley
May 23, 1139
Further Papers, Questions, The Marquess of
Hartington, Mr. Chamberlain; Answers,
The Chancellor of the Exchequer May 26,
1240

Sir Bartle Frere's Despatches, Question, Mr.
Courtney; Answer, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach
May 27, 1364; Observations, Mr. Sullivan ;
Debate thereon May 27, 1364; Question,
Mr. Courtney; Answer, Sir Michael Hicks-
Beach June 16, 1919

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