§ Message from Her Majesty brought up, and read by Mr. Speaker (all the Members being uncovered), as follows:—
§ VICTORIA R.
§ Her Majesty having agreed to a marriage proposed between Her Granddaughter, Her Royal Highness Princess Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar and the Right honourable the Earl of Fife, has thought fit to communicate it to the House of Commons.
§ The numerous proofs which the Queen has received from Her faithful Commons of their loyalty to the Throne, and of their attachment to Her Person and Family, leave Her Majesty no doubt of their readiness to enable Her Majesty to make provision for Her Royal Highness.
§ V. R.
§ * MR. W. H. SMITHI beg to give notice that I shall ask the House to take Her Majesty's Gracious Messages into consideration on Thursday next.
§ MR. LABOUCHERE (Northampton)Is the right hon. Gentleman going to ask the House to vote provision before the pledge has been fulfilled as to appointing a Commission to consider the whole matter of Royal grants?
§ * MR. W. H. SMITHI have already given notice that I shall ask the House to take these Messages into consideration on Thursday next, and that, I think, will be the fit time to answer any questions of the hon. Member.
§ MR. LABOUCHEREWell, I beg to give notice that, if any proposal is made to vote any money for these objects before the Commission is granted, I shall oppose the Vote.
§ SIR G. CAMPBELL (Kirkcaldy)Has the right hon. Gentleman overlooked the fact that the Committee stage of the Local Government (Scotland) Bill is fixed for next Thursday? Are the Royal Messages to have precedence over that measure?
§ * MR. W. H. SMITHYes.
§ Messages to be considered on Thursday.