MR. GLADSTONEI beg to give Notice of my intention to do what I think will be agreeable to the House—that is, to fulfil an implied obligation which Her Majesty's Government undertook in the course of the debate upon the appointment of a Committee to inquire into the state of Westmeath. My noble Friend the Chief Secretary for Ireland intimated—and I supported him in the intimation—that it would be perfectly agreeable to us to alter the terms of the Motion by omitting the closing words, which were considered to bear the interpretation that we desired to diminish the responsibility of the Government in regard to the inquiry—an interpretation we never intended them to bear. It was impossible to do this at the time; but it can be done now by cancelling the Order for the appointment of the Committee, and making a fresh one. I hope, however, that it will be understood that the Order is cancelled for this purpose alone; and as it is desirable that no time be lost, I shall take the necessary steps in the course of this evening.