§ MR. T. DUNCOMBEsaid, he wished to ask the President of the Board of Works, a question with reference to his statement the other evening as to the erection of a statue to Dr. Jenner in Trafalgar Square. The noble Lord stated the other evening that he had no power to remove the statue, inasmuch as leave had been given by his predecessor to erect it there. He (Mr. Duncombe) did not mean to say that a statue of Dr. Jenner was not a very good thing in its proper place, but he thought it was altogether out of place among statues of our naval and military heroes. He hoped that if the present Government did not feel themselves at liberty to reverse the decision of their predecessors is this respect, that some independent Member would move an Address to the Crown for the removal of the statue of this promulgator of cow-pock nonsense from its position in Trafalgar Square. What he had to ask the noble Lord was, whether he had any objection to lay on the table any Minutes or Correspondence in his office with respect to the erection of this statue?
§ LORD JOHN MANNERSsaid, so far as he was concerned, he had not the slightest objection to the production of the papers asked for. But before answering the question, he should like to have an opportunity of consulting his predecessor in office, and to ask him whether he had any objection to the production of these papers.