HC Deb 07 July 1863 vol 172 c353
MR. J. A. SMITH

, who had given notice of a Motion for a Select Committee to inquire into the past management and present condition of the Patriotic Fund, said, that as there was no likelihood, owing to the state of public business, of his being able to bring his Motion forward at a reasonably early hour, he would postpone it until a future day. A meeting of the Royal Commissioners was about to be held at which he understood the matters which he intended to bring under the consideration of the House would be investigated, and he hoped that his Motion would come on for discussion subsequently to that meeting.