§ COLONEL STUART KNOXsaid, he regretted that he had not had the opportunity of giving Notice to the right hon. Gentleman at the head of the Government of a Question he wished to put on the subject of the first Order of the Day. It was, Whether the right hon. Gentleman's attention has been called to the manly, straightforward, and outspoken judgment of Mr. Justice Keogh, and if under the circumstances he will postpone the Order for the Third Reading of the Ballot Bill, to give the House an opportunity of having before it the proceedings 842 of the Galway Commission before handing over the electors of Ireland to such taskmasters as therein described?
MR. GLADSTONESir, I must tell the hon. and gallant Gentleman at once that we cannot adjourn the first Order of the Day. As to the proceedings of the Galway Commission, I am sensible of their importance, but they are proceedings which are held under statute. That statute provides for a certain regular course of procedure, and it is expedient we should wait until that course is adopted before we adopt any ulterior measures.