§ COLONEL WILSON-PATTENwished to ask his right hon. Friend at the head of the Government, Whether he will, now that we have arrived at the 12th of July and that there are a great many Government Orders of the Day on the Paper, inform the House with what Bills he intends to proceed, and which are those he intends to abandon? It would be a great convenience to hon. 1043 Members generally to have information on that point?
MR. GLADSTONEsaid, he would do his best to ascertain before Monday evening from the different public Departments what were the Bills with which they deemed it necessary to proceed. He hoped if the Government acted in a patriotic spirit in the matter, they would be met in a corresponding spirit by private Members, who, he hoped, would be prepared to give similar information with respect to the measures in which they were interested. He should be glad, he might add, to learn from his right hon. Friend whether there were any particular Bills which were more likely than others to keep hon. Members in town, in order that he might take the opinions of the Departments with respect to them.
§ COLONEL WILSON-PATTENbelieved greater anxiety was felt about the Thames Embankment Bill than almost any other.