§ MR. J. G. TALBOTasked the honourable Member for Southwark, Whether he intends to put to the Government the question of which he has given Notice, and which has been long upon the Paper, such Notice reflecting on the character of a distinguished college at Oxford, and on the conduct of important public bodies?
§ MR. THOROLD ROGERS ,in reply, said, he should certainly put the Question of which he had given Notice; and he hoped he might be allowed to explain why he had placed it upon the Paper. He saw it stated in one of the newspapers that an appeal was about to be made to the First Lord of the Treasury to allow the Dean and Chapter of Westminster to take away from the Westminster Schools the property they were legally entitled to on the death of one of the canons, and the acquisition of which by the schools was absolutely necessary to carry out their requirements. There were other statements. [Cries of "Order!"] Unfortunately, there was no Department of the Government entitled to give an answer to a Question upon higher education. ["Order!"] He might take some little exception to the terms of the Question of the hon. Member. ["Order!"]
§ MR. SPEAKERsaid, it would not be regular to debate the form of the Question.
§ MR. J. G. TALBOTwanted to know when the hon. Member would put the Question, and whether he thought it proper to make an attack upon a distinguished body without notice, that body having no opportunity of replying?
§ MR. THOROLD ROGERSsaid, that he had no intention of making an attack upon a distinguished body.
§ MR. J. G. TALBOTwished to know when the hon. Member would put his Question?
§ MR. THOROLD ROGERSsaid, that he should put his Question on Friday.