§ MR. SALTI beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury, Whether he can give the House some idea upon what day he proposes either to move a Vote of Credit or to make some explanation with regard to the cost of the Egyptian Expedition?
MR. GLADSTONEI have never given an absolute reply to the House on the subject of a Vote of Credit; but I have repeatedly referred to the subject, and it has always been to the effect of saying that I had no reason to expect that any Vote of Credit would be proposed during the present Session. I repeat that now with rather increased confidence; but I hope I shall be able, in the course of next week, to make a statement of a more definite character as to the probable excess over the Vote already granted by Parliament.