Lords Sitting of 2 March 1883

MINUTES.
SAT FIRST IN PARLIAMENT—The Lord Minster (the Marquess of Conyngham), after the death of his father.

PRIVATE BILLS.
Ordered, That no Private Bill brought from the House of Commons shall be read a second time after Thursday the 21 st day of June next:
That no Bill originating in this House authorising any inclosure of lands under special report of the Land Commissioners for England, or confirming any scheme of the Charity Commissioners for England and Wales, shall be read a first time after Thursday the 12th day of April next:
That no Bill originating in this House confirming any provisional order or provisional certificate shall be read a first time after Thursday the 12th day of April next:
That no Bill brought from the House of Commons authorising any inclosure of lands

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under special report of the Land Commissioners for England, or confirming any scheme of the Charity Commissioners for England and Wales, shall he read a second time after Tuesday the 26 th day of June next:
That no Bill brought from the House of Commons confirming any provisional order or provisional certificate shall he read a second time after Tuesday the 26 th day of June next:
That when a Bill shall have passed this House with amendments these orders shall not apply to any now Bill sent up from the House of Commons which the Chairman of Committees shall report to the House is substantially the same as the Bill so amended:
Ordered, That the said orders be printed and published, and, affixed on the doors of this House and Westminster Hall. (No. 11.)

PARLIAMENT—THE ADJOURNMENT FOR THE EASTER RECESS.

  QUESTION.
  THE MARQUESS OF SALISBURYsaid, he wished to ask the noble Earl the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what arrangements the Government proposed to make with regard to the Easter Recess?
  EARL GRANVILLEwas understood to say that it was rather early to make the usual announcement, and perhaps the noble Marquess would give Notice of his Question a little later in the Session. He had no doubt, however, the noble Marquess would reciprocate his wish that the Easter holidays should be as long as possible.

EGYPTIAN AFFAIRS—THE EARL OF DUFFERIN'S DESPATCH.

  QUESTION.
  LORD LAWRENCEwished for information as to when Lord Dufferin's despatch on Egyptian affairs would be presented?
  EARL GRANVILLE: My Lords, in answer to the Question of the noble Lord, I have to state that some days ago a Report was received by me from Lord Dufferin. It is a very able despatch, and necessarily very long, on account of the important questions with which it deals. It contains numerous references to documents, and, I think, amounts altogether to 280 pages of manuscript. It is not, however, a description of accomplished facts, but is a despatch in answer to instructions by the Government, desiring Lord Dufferin to report upon many important points in connection with Egyptian administra-
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  tion. It would have been contrary to usage to present such a despatch to Parliament before it had been considered by Her Majesty's Government. At the same time that I received the despatch, I received a private note from Lord Dufferin, in which he says that he had been very pressed for time at the last moment, and was sure that the despatch would require revision, not as regarded the proposals, but with respect to the language. I therefore had the document printed and then returned to Lord Dufferin, but without making any suggestions as to any corrections to be made in it. I have telegraphed to Lord Dufferin to return it without unnecessary delay, and I shall then be in a position to lay it on the Table of the House.
  House adjourned at half past Four o'clock, to Monday next, a quarter before Eleven o'clock.