§ Moved that a Select Committee be appointed for the purpose of inquiring into the prevalence of habits of intemperance, and into the manner in which those habits have been affected by recent legislation and other causes.—(The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury.)
§ Motion agreed to.
§ And, on Tuesday, the 13th instant, the Lords following were named of the Committee:—
| L. Abp. Canterbury. | V. Gordon. |
| L. Abp. York. | V. Hutchinson. |
| D. Westminster. | L. Bp. Peterborough. |
| E. Shrewsbury. | L. Bp. Exeter. |
| E. Shaftesbury. | L. Bp. Carlisle. |
| E. Belmore. | L. Penrhyn. |
| E. Onslow. | L. Aberdare. |
| E. Morley. | L. Cottesloe. |
| E. Kimberley. |
§ The Committee to appoint their own Chairman.
§ And, on February 15, the Lord Hartismere added.