Mr. C. Wynnewas of opinion, that upon such a subject as this, very sufficient reasons should be given, before the house would consent to any delay, which might tend to interfere with other more important public business
§ Mr. Calcraftanswered, that since the day fixed for the consideration of the petition in question, another petition had been presented against Mr. Grattan, of which he had not the least notice. In a city like Dublin, where there were upwards of 5000 voters, it was necessary to scrutinize a great many, and therefore it was important that sufficient time should be granted for this purpose. He further observed, that having received the petition in question, he inadvertently presented it before he had received any particular instructions upon it. He had since received a letter from Mr. La Touche, in Which he explained these circumstances. He, therefore, trusted the house would grant a longer time for the consideration of this matter 422 The Speaker reminded the house of the rule being entered into, that no petition should be postponed after a certain day, except under the special circumstances of the case. It was, therefore, for the house to judge whether they would relax that rule upon the present application.
Mr. C. Wynneexpressed himself perfectly satisfied with the explanation of the hon. gent. and Mr. Shaw declared his approbation and consent to the application. —The petition was accordingly postponed until the 12th of March