§ Order for Committee read.
§ Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Committee be deferred till To-morrow, at Two of the clock."
§ MR. MAGNIACasked for an explanation from the Secretary to the Treasury. He said that a deputation had waited on the President of the Board of Trade on this subject, and an arrangement had been come to which it was impossible to carry out between now and the Morning Sitting. An intimation had also been given that the Bill would not be taken until Monday, and Members had made their arrangements accordingly. Several hon. Members in consequence were not now present; and he hoped the hon. Gentleman would give some assurance that there would be a point at which, if the Bill was taken to-morrow, the discussion should cease.
§ MR. COURTNEYsaid, his right hon. Friend had announced that this Bill would be taken at the Morning Sitting, and it was now quite impossible to make any alteration in that respect. He was ready, however, to undertake that the Bill should not be proceeded with beyond the first objection to the Bill which stood in the hon. Member's name.
§ Motion agreed, to.
§ Committee deferred till To-morrow, at Two of the clock.