§ MR. WILLIAM O'BRIEN,Member for Cork City, 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 proclamation, under the provisions of the Criminal Law and Procedure (Ireland) Act, of the City of Dublin and of nine Irish counties since the rising of the House in August, and the danger to the public peace arising from the harsh and partisan administration of that Act;" but the pleasure of the House not having been signified, Mr. Speaker called on those Members 831 who supported the Motion to rise in their places, and not less than forty Members having accordingly risen:
§ The Motion stood over, under Standing Order No. 17, until the Evening Sitting, this day.