§ Mr. Roebucksaid, that in consequence of the motion for a vote of thanks to Lord Ellenborough having been postponed from Thursday next to the following Monday, it would be impossible for him to bring forward his motion upon the subject of the Affghan war on the day he had appointed; and as other engagements would prevent his attendance in the House on the day fixed, he wished to ask the right hon. Baronet to postpone his motion for a vote of thanks till the Friday following.
§ Sir R Peelwas very sorry if by delaying the motion for a vote of thanks, he had interfered prejudicially with the motion of which the hon. and learned Gentleman had given notice. Nothing was further from his intention than so to interfere. He had fixed his motion for Monday next, because (and in noticing the fact, he hoped he was not transgressing the usages of Parliament) that they had been fixed for a similar motion in the other House of Parliament. The papers took a longer time printing than was expected, and on bringing them up yesterday, and finding that they consisted of nearly 500 pages, he felt that he was conforming with the general sense of the House by reluctantly consenting to postpone his motion till Monday. With respect to the motion itself, he, referring to precedents, should confine the vote of thanks strictly to military operations. He could not now bring the motion forward at an earlier period, consistently with the usages of the House, than Monday. He could not conceive why it should override the motion of the 578 hon. and learned Gentleman. It would be quite competent for him to bring forward his motion on Tuesday. Considering all the circumstances, he (Sir R. Peel) felt that any further delay of his motion would be inconvenient.
§ Subject at an end.