The Marquess of Normanby, seeing his noble Friend opposite (the Earl of Glengall) in his place, begged to state, that Mr. Stanley, the assistant-secretary to the Poor-law Commission in Ireland, was in attendance, and that he was ready to give any explanation, and to answer any questions which might be put to him.
§ The Earl of Glengall moved that Mr. Stanley be called in.
Mr. Stanley, secretary to the Poor-law Commissioners for Ireland, appeared at the bar, and having been sworn, was examined at great length. Their Lordships having in the end ordered the evidence to be printed, and no debate of any consequence having arisen in the progress of the examination, we decline to insert it. Nothing short of the whole evidence, which is voluminous, would satisfy the justice of the case. An abridgement, or imperfect report, would not be acceptable to all parties, therefore we refer to the authorised report printed by their Lordships' orders.
§ At the close of Mr. Stanley's examination for the day, the House adjourned to Thursday.