He would gladly have abstained altogether from taking part in the discussions on this subject, and he dissented most reluctantly from the views of the Administration; but 990 this was a question of principle, and therefore admitted of no compromise—this was a Crisis of Peril, and therefore required decision.

By giving them the opportunity of applying to a medical practitioner at such a Crisis of Peril, the House would be conferring an inestimable blessing, and affording to them comfort and consolation they could derive from no other source.

Peril Crisis