§ In reply to a question from Mr. Fyler,
The Marquis of Chandossaid, he felt himself somewhat awkwardly placed with respect to his Bill on the subject of the improvement of the Game Laws. After what had taken place on a former night, when he postponed his Bill, in order to accommodate his views, if possible, to those of his noble friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, he and that noble Lord were unable to coincide sufficiently, and 556 the result was, that he understood a bill on this subject was to be brought in by the noble Lord to-night. He was aware of the inconvenience of bringing both these bills before the House in a full Committee of the House; he should, therefore, propose that the two bills might, with the consent of the noble Lord, be submitted to the examination of a Select Committee, which might make up, from the materials and enactments of each, a full and adequate bill to meet the wishes of both parties. He should be glad to learn from the noble Lord if such a course would be agreeable to him.
§ Lord Althorpsaid, that he and his noble friend, the Paymaster of the Forces, had looked over the Bill of the noble Lord in his presence, and found there so many enactments in which they could not coincide in opinion, and many of the clauses were so diffusive, that they felt the better course would be to introduce a new bill on the subject altogether; leave to introduce which, would be moved for in the course of the evening.
The Marquis of Chandossaid, that if the noble Lord should continue indisposed to adopt the course of sending both bills to a Committee above-stairs, he should persist in his object, and go on with his own measure.