§ MR. LEWISasked the President of the Board of Trade, Whether he will state to the House which of the original sworn papers, quoted or read by him to the House on the 30th October, are now or ever were in his possession?
§ MR. CHAMBERLAINThe original sworn papers quoted by me, or rather read by me, to the House in extenso on the 30th October, were all of them at that date in my possession. The whole of them have now been forwarded to the solicitors in Birmingham who have the conduct of the proceedings. I may add that some objections having been taken to these papers on the ground of some irregularity in them, I am informed that the whole of these statements have now been repeated in the shape of statutory declarations, and the Tory solicitors have been informed that they will be at their service if they desire to found any proceedings upon them.