§ SIR ROBERT H. INGLISsaid, he had given the hon. Gentleman the Under Secretary of State for the Home Department notice of the two questions he wished to put to him with reference to the Bill now before the House for the regulation of hackney carriages in the metropolis. He understood the parties most interested in a pecuniary point of view desired that the Bill should be referred to a Select Committee; and the first question was, whether the hon. Gentleman was prepared to accept that proposition at such a time as might be proper to make it?
MR. FITZROYsaid, he should certainly very much deprecate the referring this Bill to a Select Committee, which would, in fact, be giving it up for the present Session. It was a Bill much required for the interests of the public, and he should be very sorry if he did not take every means in his power to advance it as speedily as possible.
§ SIR ROBERT H. INGLISThe second question was, at what time the hon. Gentleman would bring on the discussion? He trusted it would not be at a late hour, but on as early a day as was convenient. He also begged to remind the hon. Gentleman that great interests were involved in the operation of this Bill—capital amounting to 500.000l., and the livelihood of 5,000 families were in a measure dependent upon it.
MR. FITZROYsaid, he apprehended that there was no chance of going into Committee that night, and would therefore postpone it until to-morrow, but he hoped, to bring it on to-morrow after the notices of Motion were disposed of.