§ MR. J. WILSONsaid, that he was not in the House earlier in the evening, when the right hon. Chancellor of the Exchequer had appealed to hon. Members who had Motions on the paper for to-morrow night, to withdraw them, with a view to advance the business of the House. He should be most unwilling to stand in the way of any proposition to advance the business of the House; but, considering the important subject to which his Motion referred, namely, "to call the attention of the House to the position of the British Sugar Colonies, and the Sugar Trade of the United Kingdom," and the vagueness and uncertainty of the intentions of the Government in respect to the commerce and condition of those colonies, he put it to the right hon. Gentleman whether it would not be better that so grave a question should be discussed before Parliament separated? If, therefore, he consented to give way to-morrow, would the right hon. Gentleman consent to grant him an early day for his Motion?
§ The CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERsaid, he had had representations made to him from hon. Members on both sides, and certainly from as many on the Opposition as on the Ministerial side of the House, that efforts should be made to terminate the business of the House as soon as possible. It was, therefore, for the convenience of the House generally that, under these circumstances, he had made an appeal to hon. Members who had Motions on the paper for to-morrow. There was every prospect of concluding the business of the House by the end of this week, if they proceeded in the manner which he had chalked out. It was, therefore, quite impossible to hold out any hopes to the hon. Gentleman that a day could be fixed for his Motion; but he still trusted that the hon. Member would follow the example of others and withdraw his notice.