§ The Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod acquainted the House, that William Chad-wick, Esquire, the Chairman, and John Marriner, Esquire, the Secretary of the said Company, were not in Attendance (pursuant to the Orders of this House of Yesterday); whereupon the Deputy Serjeant at Arms was called in, and examined as to the Service of the said Order upon William Chadwick, when he stated that he had not served the said William Chadwick personally, in consequence of his being at Liverpool, but had executed the said Service upon his Son; and then Samuel Lethbridge (one of the Doorkeepers), was called in, and examined as to the Service of the said Order upon John Marriner, when he stated that he had not served the said John Marriner personally, in consequence of his being out of Town, but where, his Family did not know.
§ LORD MONTEAGLEsaid, that under these circumstances the arrest of the two above-named individuals for non-attendance would not be warranted, personal service not having been sufficiently proved, although he held a letter in his hands from one of the parties, acknowledging the receipt of the summons, and promising compliance with it. He, therefore, moved an order for the attendance of these two individuals on the first Monday after the meeting of Parliament in the ensuing Session, and that they be directed to produce at that time the Papers ordered by this House on the 3rd of August last; together with an Account of all Receipts and Disbursements of the North Wales Railway, during the Year 1848.
LORD CAMPBELLconceived that under the circumstances all that could be done was to agree to the Motion of the Lord, which, though slow, would be sure.
§ Motion agreed to.