§ MR. SHAW LEFEVREappealed to his hon. Friend the Member for Leicester (Mr. P. A. Taylor) to postpone the Motion which stood on the Paper in his name with reference to the abolition of flogging in the Navy. After the announcement which had been made by his right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for War (Mr. Childers) in regard to flogging in the Army, it was quite clear that some action of the kind indicated by his right hon. Friend must take place with regard to the sister Service. His noble Friend (Lord Northbrook) he might add, had lost no time in bringing the question before the naval authorities; but as the Admiralty had only met for the first time on the 15th of the month, it was yet too soon to expect that they would be able to arrive at a decision upon so important a question. His hon. Friend, therefore, might postpone his Motion until the House was asked to go into Committee of Supply on the Navy Estimates; and if he could not then find an opportunity of bringing it on, the Government would be ready to afford him facilities for the purpose.
§ MR. P. A. TAYLORsaid, that, in the circumstances, he had no objection to agree to the suggestion of his hon. Friend.