23 OCTOBER 1909, Page 2

On Thursday evening, shortly after the close of a Cabinet

Lord Crewe stated that, as the House of Lords

LONDON :

(Limited) as— would finish the business in hand next Tuesday, he would then move the adjournment of the House till Monday, November 8th. As it is generally understood that the division on the third reading of the Finance Bill in the Commons will be taken on Wednesday, November 3rd, this decision is interpreted as indicating the Government's desire to mark time and to postpone an appeal to the country until the New Year. On the question of the attitude of the Lords to the Budget no new fact has come to light during the week, but the impression has been steadily gaining ground that, whether they reject or pass it, there is likely to be a General Election in January.