Lords Sitting of 22 February 1830

STATE OF THE NATION.
The Earl of Roseberysaid, that seeing a noble Earl in his place, who had given notice of a Motion of the utmost importance for Thursday next, in general terms, on the State of the Country, he wished to ask whether the noble Earl had any objection to state more specifically what the precise object of his Motion would be.
Earl Stanhopebegged to state, that the Motion he intended to submit to their Lordships on Thursday next, would be drawn up in the very terms in which he had already announced it; namely, "that; the House resolve itself into a Committee to take into consideration the internal state of the Country." By using the words "internal state of the country" he wished to exclude all discussion of its foreign relations.