§ VISCOUNT HALIFAXMy Lords, I beg to move the Motion that stands on the Paper in my name.
§ Moved to resolve, That the House, on its adjournment, do adjourn for business, other than Judicial Business, until the 1st of February next, except that if it appears to the satisfaction of the Lord Chancellor that the public interest requires that the House should meet at an earlier time during such adjournment, the Lord Chancellor may give notice to the Peers that he is so satisfied, and thereupon the House shall meet at the time stated in such Notice, and shall transact its business as if it had been duly adjourned to that time.— (Viscount Halifax.)
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.
§ House adjourned during pleasure.
§ House resumed.