three o'clock
Then , of course , it was the captain 's first public appearance as the head of Welch 's , and that was sure to excite a good deal of curiosity and interest . And last , but not least , the subject for the evening was a debate on the question , `` That Willoughby is Degenerate , '' to be opened in the affirmative by Ashley , and in the negative by Porter , and on this burning question the debate as well as the division promised to be pretty interesting . There was the usual lively time before the regular business was reached over `` Questions , '' of which there were a good many on the notice-paper . But it will be best to report the meeting in the usual Parliamentary style , as it would have appeared on the records of the House , had any record been kept at Willoughby : Mr Bloomfield took the chair at three o'clock . Mr Merrison -LRB- Welcher -RRB- gave notice that at the next meeting he would move -- `` That this House gives its support to the Liberal candidate in the coming election at Shellport , and does all in its power to kick out the Radical . '' -LRB- Loud cheers . -RRB- Mr Pringle -LRB- Parrett 's -RRB- asked the Home Secretary what day the summer holidays were to begin .