§ LORD FERMOYI rise, Sir, for the purpose of asking a question of the hon. Member for Finsbury. It happens that I have good reason to know that it is the wish of a large number of hon. Members who agree with him and me on the subject of the aggression of the Lords, that he should not press his Motion of which he has given notice as an Amendment on the Resolutions of the noble Lord the Prime Minister; I have therefore now to ask the hon. Member for Finsbury whether he will be good enough not to press his Motion as an Amendment to the Resolutions, but to reserve to himself the right of submitting it as a substantive Resolution.
§ MR. T. S. DUNCOMBESir, I am sorry to find that the notice which I have placed upon the paper is inconvenient to what is called the greater portion of the Liberal party in this House. I was in hopes that my Amendment would rescue the Liberal party from what I consider the impotency of the Resolutions of the noble Lord; but finding that not to be the case, and that the House would be unanimous on the subject I should he sorry that any interference on my part should interrupt that unanimity, and if I can obtain no support for ray Motion from the Liberal party of course it will be of no use for me to put it. Therefore there is no alternative left but to withdraw it, thereby, I believe, disappointing the public at large.