§ * MR. T. W. RUSSELL, Member for South Tyrone, rose in his place, and asked leave to move the Adjournment of the House for the purpose of discussing a definite matter of urgent public importance, viz., "The impending eviction from their holdings of a number of tenants on the De Freyne estate in County Roscommon, the circumstances attending the said evictions, and the action of the Government in connection therewith."
§ * MR. SPEAKERI must point out that it is the latter words of the Motion that make it one for me to submit to the House.
§ MR. WYNDHAMOn a point of order, may I ask what the words "the action of the Government" mean?
§ * MR. SPEAKERI have spoken to the hon. Member who brought the Motion to me, and he assured me that he was in a position to connect the Government with it.
§ * MR. WILLIAM JOHNSTON (Belfast, S.)You should make this Motion from the other side of the House.
§ * MR. T. W. RUSSELLI hope that Christian charity is not confined to one side of the House.
The pleasure of the House not having been signified, Mr. speaker called on those Members who supported the Motion to rise in their places, and not 540 less than forty Members having accordingly risen, the Motion stood over, under Standing Order No. 17, until the evening sitting, this day.