§ SIR JOHN PAKINGTONsaid, he was desirous of putting a question to the noble Lord at the head of the Government upon the subject of education, and as it would be necessary for him, in doing so, to make a few observations in explanation of the question, he should set himself in order by moving that the House at its rising should adjourn till Monday next. The Resolution of which he had given notice with respect to education stood for Thursday, the 11th, but was placed in such a position on the paper that he was afraid there would be no chance of his being able to bring it on at such an hour as 1201 would insure to its discussion that amount of attention which its importance demanded. Having tried the ballot for several successive days, he saw no reasonable prospect of his being in a position to bring forward the question under circumstances favourable to its consideration until July, when he was afraid it would be useless to raise a discussion with respect to it, owing to the advanced period of the Session. Now, notwithstanding that he had, upon various occasions, experienced great courtesy from the noble Lord, he still felt that he had no right to ask him as a matter of personal favour to enter into any arrangement to facilitate the attainment of the object which he had in view, He felt, however, that he was entirely in the hands of the noble Lord, who had taken all the Thursdays after the 18th instant for Government business. Of that he did not in the slightest degree complain, but he would put it to the noble Lord whether, upon national grounds, he would not deem it to be consistent with his duty and in accordance with the general feeling of the public, who were extremely anxious to ascertain the opinions of the new House of Commons upon the question of education, to afford him an early day for the purpose of bringing forward his Motion upon that important subject.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the House at its rising do adjourn till Monday next.