The Marquis of Chandosrose to postpone the second reading of this Bill till Monday next. If he had understood the noble Lord (Althorp) rightly the other night, the noble Lord had promised to give way to him in order, that this measure, which was one of the greatest importance, might be brought on at an early hour. He trusted that the noble Lord would make good his promise on Monday next.
§ Lord Althorpsaid, that the noble Lord was quite mistaken with regard to what had fallen from him the other night. He could not concur with the noble Lord in thinking that this was a measure of very 1031 great importance; and he could not promise that the state of the public business would enable him to give the noble Lord precedence.
The Marquis of Chandossaid, that he had put off this Bill the other night at the noble Lord's request, until this day. He had now his witnesses in town, and he must say, that he thought he was very hardly dealt with. However, he now gave notice, that he would certainly bring on the second reading of the Bill on Monday next, no matter at how late an hour it might come to his turn to move it. He would put it off no longer.
§ Motion agreed to.