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the House, contended that an opportunity should be afforded
to them to express their sentiments before any vote was come
to. He knew several Hon. Members who had left the House
under the impression that the debate was to he adjourned.
Colonel SIBTHORP expressed his determination to per-
sist in his motion.—(Renewed cries of Divide, divide.)
Mr. S. RICE observed that the proposition of the Hon.
and Gallant Member for Lincoln was intended to take the
House by surprise, for if his motion. were agreed to, the sub-
ject would be altogether closed.-4 Hear.)
Colonel SIBTHORP denied the right of the Right
Hen. Gentleman the Member for Cambridge to put any such
construction on his motion.

• Mr. BERNAL decided that in point of form the Hon.
Member for Lincolnshire was perfectly correct. That ques-
tion must be decided one way or the other before .any fresh
proposition could be made.
Mr. RICE had merely called the attention of the House to
the fact. If the Chairman were now to leave the Chair in
consequence of the lion. and Gallant Member's motion, their
proceedings would be at an end.—(Cries of Adjourn, adjourn,
Divide, divide.)
Mr. O'DW YE R did not think the House was bound to
wait the leisure of Hon. Members, and ht.,. wished to know from
the Right Hon. Baronet the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
whether there was any precedent for the course now pursued.
The truth was, that the majority of last night gave dissatis-
faction to some Hon. Members, and hence it was that they
desired delay, in order to consider what they were next to do.
Sir R. PEEL—I shall leave the question to the candour
of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman hirnseif.—( Hear, hear.)
He calls upon me to produce an instance of an adjournment
having taken place after a debate had been protracted for
four nights ?—(No, nd.)
Mr. O'DWYER—After an ascertained majority had_ de-
cided the question.
Sir R. PEEL--Well, their, after a majority hnd decided
the question. I will furnish the Hon. Gentleman with the
precedent lie requires. He, no doubt, remembers that last
year a debate took place on the question of the repeal of the
Union. ,--( Hear, hear, and laughter.) On that occasion the
minority could muster only 43 members, and, as well as I am
able to recollect, the majority was about 400. Notwithstand-
ing, however, that great disparity in point of numbers, it
having been stated, after a protracted discussion, that some
Hon. Gentlemen composing that small minority were desirous
to express their sentiments on the question at issue, the ma-
jority yielded to their wishes, notwithstanding the question
was virtually carried.—( Cheers.) Now_ our minority being
infinitely larger, I am.surc the Hon. and Learned Gentleman,
in common candour, ought to accede to the wishes expressed
by.this side of the House.—( Hear, hear.)
Mr. O'DWYER—The Right Hon. Baronet is quite cor-
rect in stating that such a concession was made by the mino-
rity on the occasion in question ; but after the majority was
obtained, I would ask the Right Hon. Baronet, was there a
renewal of the debate?

Lord J. RUSSELL generally found, after discussions of
this nature, that both sides of the House were willing to settle
the point at issue in an amicable manner, and in that spirit he
suggested that the present debate should be renewed again on
Monday next, when the Hon. and. Gallant Member for Lin-
coln would have the opportunity he desired of addressing the
House.

Sir R. PEEL—I can assure the Noble Lord that I have
no wish to protract this discussion, and the House will remem-
ber that at the commencement of the evening I expressed a
wish that we should close the debate to-night.—( Hear.) In-
deed, as far as I am personally concerned, I had no desire that
it should be protracted beyond to-night; and although I believe
that great inconvenience will result from postponing the supplies
on Monday ; yet, as the Noble Lord has made his proposition,
in a spirit of candour and fairness, I think we ought to meet
him with the same good feeling, and therefore I consent that
the debate shall be adjourned to Monday, but I hope it will be
on the understanding, that it is to be resumed at an early
hour, in order that it may be brought to a close on that
night.—( Hear.)

Mr. WALKER hoped that the public would be given to
understand that the debate was adjourned at_the instance cf the
gentlemen on the Government side of the Hmise.

- Sir R. PEEL—If it be desirable that the public should be
made acquainted with our proceedings in this matter, I think
it right they should be informed that the motion for adjourn-
ment originated with one of the Gentlemen on the Opposition
benches.--( Cheers and laughter.)
The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and asked leave
to sit again on Monday next.
The House resumed, and the Orders of the day having been
disposed of, the House adjourned at One o'clock.