§ MR. WARTON (for Mr. GREGORY)asked the First Lord of the Treasury, Whether, having regard to the celebration of the day in the City of London, and the other cities in England, he will consider the expediency of an Adjournment of the House over the 9th instant?
MR. GLADSTONESir, I have given the best consideration in my power to this Question, which is whether we should propose to adjourn the House over the 9th instant. Well, Sir, if it were the general desire of the House—[cries of "No, no!"]—of course, it would be 672 our duty to have regard to it; but, looking at it by the unassisted light of my own mind, with such advice as I have taken, I do not think it would be at all in the interests of the House to adjourn over that day, because it would practically be adding a day to the Autumn Sitting, which I suppose no hon. Gentleman is desirous gratuitously to do.