§ MR. BOUVERIEwished to ask his right hon. Friend at the head of the Government, What course he intends to pursue with reference to the Report of the Committee of that House on Public Business? His right hon. Friend had promised to consider the question during the Recess, and he (Mr. Bouverie) now wished to know what was his right hon. Friend's intention.
MR. GLADSTONEwas understood to say he had given the matter some consideration; but it was one not entirely free from difficulty, and he had been prevented, by the pressure of Public Business, from consulting his Colleagues upon it. He begged the right hon. Gentleman to accept the only assurance he could give, that he was desirous of dealing with the subject as soon as circumstances would allow the Government to do so.