MR. GLADSTONEsaid, he wished to prevent a misapprehension which might arise from the statement he made yesterday with reference to the evidence in the trial of the Galway Election Petition. He stated then, what he believed to be correct, that the shorthand-writer's notes were written on both sides of the paper, and that the questions were not numbered, and he mentioned these matters as adding to the difficulty of the enormous work to be done by the printer. But it might be supposed that this was a deviation from the usual practice; but that was not so, as the usual practice was strictly followed. The purport of what he wished to convey was the extent and magnitude of the printer's task.
§ And it being now Five Minutes to Seven of the Clock, the House suspended its Sitting.
§ The House resumed its Sitting at Nine of the clock.