The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-17 00:00:00

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.

Sir R. PEEL moved, that after Monday, the 2d of
Jane, orders of the day should have precedence over
potices of motions on Thursdays. He had taken: care
that this would not in any way interfere with any ex-
isting motions
Mr. 11. BEItIiELEY said that the proposition of the
Right Honourable Baronet would very materially
interfere with the motion of which h• had given notice,
and which was of considerable interest. He had given
notice of the postponement of that motion, as he had
been unable, on two several occasions, to obtain a
House. He must say, that the expressed intention
of the Right Honourable Baronet would preclude the
chance of its coming on then, and he trusted
that the Government would give some assurance that he
should be allowed to bring it forward on the day It stood
on the paper for. His motion referred to an amendment
of the Insolvency Act passed last session.

Sir R. PEEL said that he was not afire that any
Member of the Government was a party to the keeping
away of Members. This was evidenced the other even-
ing, when the Honourable Member for Finsbury made a
speech, to which the Government had had no oppor-
tunity (If replying. He could assure the Honourable
Member di at he should offer no impediment to the bring-
ing forward of his motion.
Mr. H. BERKELEY said that he did not wish to
make a speech, and if a Committee were granted him
he should be perfectly satisfied.
Dr. BO WRING said that a very great anxiety pre-
vailed on the subject of the lion. Member's motion, and
he thought the nomination of a Committee was im-
peratively called for.
Mr. WARD said that he also had a motion on the
paper relative to the agricultural interests of the
country, which he had not had an opportunity of bring-
ing forward, and he was afraid he should not have a
chance of bringing it on this session. He attached no
blame, however, to the Right Hon. Baronet.
Mr. WAKLEY said, that as reference had been made
to him, he felt bound to say that though, on the other
evening ho had had an opportunity of saying a great
dial, yet he had not expressed the half of what he in-
tended to have said.—(lronical cheers, and cries of " Oh,
oh.") He would admit that he had finished as the finger
of the clock was approaching the fatal hour
of seven, and he expected that as the Right
Honourable Gentleman was going to reply, the
House would have listened to him. Immediately
before that period there were between fifty and sixty
Members present, and it might be remembered that
when the Right Hon. Baronet the Home Secretary
opened the questa))a, there were not more than thirteen
Members present ; yet, even under these cireumstances,
no attempt had been made on that (the Opposition) side
to get rid of the motion by counting the House out.
If the public business was to begot rid of in this sort of
way, he would like to know how any business at all
eould be done ? He did think that such a course should
not be persevered in, if it was intended that the
business of the country was to be attended to. Ho saw
by the paper that the Right Honourable Baronet
at the head of her Majesty's Government had a notice of
'otion, to the effect he would move that after the 13th
of June orders of the day should take precedence of
notices of motion. If that should be agreed to, be
would like to know what chance any Hon. Member had
of bringing on any motions of which he might have
given notice. He should say they had no chance
whatever. Therefore he would say that if the Right Hon.
Gentleman would withdraw his mess of a Medical Bill,
he (Mr. Wakley) would not say a word more upon the
enhject—(ilear, and a laugh)—but in its present form
.k was utterly impossible it oould be carried.

Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIF:N begged to say a few
words in reply to the Hon. Member opposite, as he had
rte., his (Mr. O'Brien's) name the most striking part of
his spe.« ch. Now, he begged to say that the Hon. Member
1/7113 mistaken altogether about him; for he had received
no intimation or suggestion whatever from the Right
Baronet to m)ve that the House be counted:—
.(Hear. hear.) But, he would say, that during the
speech of the Ilan. Gentleman he (Mr. O'Brien) had re-
ceived repeated applications to move that the House be
counted, from Hon. Members opposite.—(Laughter,
and cries of '4 Name, name."). At one period of the
Hon. Gentleman's speech there were not more
than twelve Members present; but even then he (Mr.
O'Brien) declined to interrupt the lion. Memlser—(Hear,
and laughter)—for he said hi spoke well—and it would
be better to hear what he had to say in that House than
at the Reform Club—(Laughter)—and when the Hon.
Member bad done, he ( Ur. O'Brien) intended to move that
the House be counted, but he had received no intimation
whatever to that effect from the Right Hon. Gentleman
(Sir James Graham). However, as he now understood
that he had interrupted the Hon. Member before he
had done, he begged to apologise to him.—(Laughter.)
Captain PECHELL presented a petition from Mr.
James Stretch, of the county of Southampton, formerly
a paymaster and purser in the navy, for a balance due to
hire, which ho could not obtain though he frequently
ipplied to the Government for it.