§ Mr. Blewittsaid, he wished to correct an unfair statement which had been made out of doors, as to the question lie had put to the right hon. Baronet at the head of the Government respecting a deficiency in the Civil List. It had been stated in one of the morning journals that it was an unfair intrusion upon the Queen's private affairs. It had been stated as if he had believed the report, and had meant to prejudice Her Majesty in the estimation of the public. He most conscientiously declared, as a most loyal subject of Her Majesty, that that was not his feeling. There was not a Member of that House who was not aware of such a rumour being in circulation, and some might have believed it. Now, if he had been the humble instrument of putting an end to that report and of restoring Her Majesty to that popularity—[The rest of the sentence was drowned in the laughter of the House.] He had not the slightest intention of bringing Her Majesty into discredit in any way, and when such unfair observations were made out of doors, he ought to have been allowed an opportunity of correcting them.
§ The House then went into committee pro formâ. Resumed and adjourned at half past ten o'clock.