§ Colonel Sibthorp,pursuant to notice, rose to move for a Select Committee to inquire into the best means of preventing the occurrence of accidents in Steam-vessels. The hon. Member said, he was induced to bring forward this Motion by the strong public feeling, and deep sympathy, which the recent loss of the Rothsay steamer had given birth to; and hoped, that the result of the Committee's labours would be, securing the public against a recurrence of such a deplorable calamity.
Mr. Lambentertained by no means very sanguine hopes from the labours of the proposed Committee, but still was 1202 willing to give it a trial, as a means of allaying public excitement, and convincing the public mind, that the occurrence of these lamentable accidents was in no ways imputable to the neglect of Ministers or Parliament.
§ Motion agreed to, and a Select Committee appointed.