HC Deb 26 June 1863 vol 171 cc1525-6
MR. BENTINCK

said, he rose to ask the hon. Member for the King's County, Whether, in consequence of the entirely altered condition of the Polish Question, consequent on the grave disclosures made by the noble Lord at the head of the Government, it was his intention to bring forward the subject of Poland on Monday next?

MR. HENNESSY

said, he believed the hon. Member was one of those who on a recent occasion voted against the Motion of the noble Viscount, that the subject of Poland should take precedence of the Orders of the Day, and on that account he attached increased importance to the appeal just made to him. He believed that the Government was in hourly expectation of receiving a telegram from St. Petersburg, announcing the reply of the Russian Government to their despatch. Under these circumstances, he would fix his Motion for Monday, and he trusted that the noble Lord (Viscount Palmerston) would enable him to make his Motion on that day.

MR. BAILLIE COCHRANE

said, he wished to know whether the House was to understand that the Question of Poland would be considered on Monday night, or whether they were to go on with Supply.

SIR GEORGE GREY

said, the first Order of the Day on Monday would be the Report of the Lancashire Relief Bill, which had gone through Committee that day at the morning sitting. Afterwards, the House would be asked to go into Committee of Supply. Of course, the hon. Gentleman the Member for the King's County would take whatever course he thought right, but he hardly thought he would wish to bring on the Motion in the absence of the noble Lord at the head of the Government. As it was uncertain whether his (Sir George Grey's) noble Friend could be in his place on Monday, Members might be prepared to expect that on an early hour on Monday the House would go into Committee of Supply.

MR. HORSMAN

said, it would be necessary for the noble Lord, if he intended to move the postponement of the Orders of the Day on Monday, so as to bring on the Question of Poland, to give notice of his intention to do so that evening.

SIR GEORGE GREY

said, he had already intimated that it was uncertain whether his noble Friend would be present on Monday; but it was clearly impossible for him to give the notice referred to that evening.

MR. HENNESSY

said, that after what had fallen from the right hon. Gentleman, he would fix his Motion for Thursday next.