§ MR. HENLEYcalled upon the hon. Member for Nottingham to state whether he intended to bring in to-morrow the Bill of which he had given notice for winding up the affairs of the Land Company with which he was connected; and also whether the Bill was to be a public or a private one?
§ MR. O'CONNORsaid, he had given notice of his intention to bring in the Bill on the earliest possible day after Easter; he was so reported in all the newspapers, and in that sense he was understood by all the Members present on the occasion, and therefore he was astonished to find that his Motion was set down as for to-morrow in the Votes. As to whether the Bill would be a public or a private one, he would say now, as he had before said, that before he introduced it he would consult the best conveyancer, the best equity lawyer, and the best common lawyer, in order that it might be drawn systematically, and not according to his own caprice. He would bring in the Bill as soon as he could after Easter, and he hoped it would be satisfactory to the House, and beneficial to those who had invested money in the scheme.
§ MR. HENLEYsaid, the hon. Member had not informed the House whether the Bill was to be a public or a private one.
§ MR. O'CONNORsaid, that would depend entirely on the advice he might receive from the persons whom he meant to consult. Perhaps the hon. Member, who was more expert at such matters than he 1370 (Mr. O'Connor) was, would condescend to give his advice. [Laughter.] When the hon. Member interested himself so much in the affairs of others, and was able to set things right, the appeal which he had made to him ought not to have been followed by a laugh.
§ Subject dropped.