§ MR. EDMUND ROBERTSON (Dundee)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether he has had time to 734 consider the judgment of the House of Lords in the case of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland versus Lord Overtoun and whether, having regard to the consequences of the judgment, he will be able soon to make a statement respecting any legislative action that may seem to the Government to be desirable.
§ THE PRIME MINISTER AND FIRST LORD of THE TREASURY (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR,) Manchester, E.The Government have not considered this question, and I do not propose to make any statement on the subject at present.
§ MR. EDMUND ROBERTSONI will repeat the Question next week.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI doubt whether next week I can give any Answer but the one I have just given.