§ MR. RYLANDSasked the hon. Member for North Staffordshire, Whether it is his intention to proceed, before the holidays, with the Motion of which ht has given Notice, on going into Committee of Supply, with reference to portions of an article by the right hon. Member for Greenwich which has appeared in "The Nineteenth Century?"
§ MR. HANBURY, in reply, said, that from the nature of the Motion itself he felt himself bound to bring it forward a the earliest possible period. He was therefore anxious that it should come on next Thursday; but, considering that the right hon. Gentleman to whom it referred was in Scotland, and looking at the difficulties which at all times stood in the way of private Members, he did not think he should succeed if he were to endeavour to bring it on on that day. He therefore intended to bring it forward on the earliest possible opportunity after Whitsuntide, which would probably be the first Thursday after the House re-assembled. When he gave Notice of his Motion he had every reason to believe that the right hon. Gentleman the Member for Greenwich would be in his place, particularly as an intimation had been given of an important state- 1171 ment from the Government in both Houses on that day. If he had had any idea that the right hon. Gentleman would not be present, he should certainly have postponed his Motion.