§ LORD STANLEY (Lancashire, S. E., Westhoughton)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether, having regard to the fact that last year the number of Members attending on Derby Day was insufficient to form a House, he will consider the advisability of prolonging the Whitsuntide Holidays till Thursday, 1st June?
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY (Mr. W. E. GLADSTONE,) Edinburgh, MidlothianI think the feeling of the House is that the proposal we intend to make is a very moderate one, and the holiday as long as it should be under the circumstances. We shall certainly do our best to make a House on Derby Day.