HC Deb 04 June 1832 vol 13 cc397-8

The Speaker having resumed his seat, the Serjeant announced a Message from the House of Lords.

Question put that the Messengers be called in.

Mr. Stuart Wortley

said, that he was aware that it was unusual to otter any objection to the reception with due honour of the Messengers of the House of Lords; yet he could not but protest most solemnly against the mockery which had been enacted elsewhere. He did not consider this to be a Message from the House of Lords, and he protested against its being received as such.

Question that the Messengers be called in, agreed to.

The Speaker

announced that the Reform of Parliament (England) Bill had received the sanction of the House of Lords, with certain amendments.

Lord Althorp

moved, that the House take into consideration the Lords' Amendments to the Reform Bill on the next day, and that the amendments be printed.

Colonel Sibthorp

addressed the House, but was for some time inaudible, in consequence of a general fit of coughing which seized the Members sitting on the Ministerial side of the House. He declared that he would not be put down by hon. Gentlemen opposite. He was an independent Member of Parliament, and would do his duty, let them cough as they liked. The conduct of the noble Lord (Lord Althorp) formed a striking contrast to the behaviour of the hon. Gentlemen behind him. That noble Lord never coughed; he was always kind and obliging, and he (Colonel Sibthorp) trusted the noble Lord would, with his usual courtesy, comply with his request, and not call upon the House to take into consideration the amendments to this important Bill at so early a period as to-morrow.

Mr. Hume

submitted to the noble Lord, whether it would not be advisable to have the whole Bill printed, together with the Amendments.

Lord Althorp

said, that the effect of having the Bill printed would be, to render it impossible to take the Amendments into consideration to-morrow. No inconvenience would be felt from not having the Bill re-printed, for he would take care that each Amendment should have a proper reference to the Bill.

Motion agreed to.