§ Colonel Davies moved the Second Reading of the Simple Larceny Bill.
§ The Solicitor General moved that it be read this day six months. He objected to a provision of the Bill which gave to two Magistrates the power of committing juvenile offenders to prison without the intervention of a Jury.
§ The House divided on the question that the word "now" stand part of the question. Ayes 43; Noes 46—Majority 3
§ Bill postponed for six months.