§ Mr. R. Steuart moved for leave to bring in a Bill, for the better regulation of the Municipal Corporations of Scotland. If the motion were agreed to, it was not his intention to press the Bill through all its further stages till after the holidays.
§ Sir W. Raeobjected to this mode of proceeding in Bills of this sort, as being extremely inconvenient.
§ Lord Stormontalso objected to the introduction of the Bill to-night. So little attention was paid to the affairs of Scotland by this House, that it had become proverbial, that Scotch Bills were never introduced till after one o'clock in the morning.
§ Sir George Clerk moved, that the House do adjourn. Ayes 27; Noes 43: Majority 16.
| List of the AYES. | |
| Alsager, Captain | Patten, J. W. |
| Borthwick, P. | Peel, rt. hon. Sir R. |
| Bradshaw, J. | Praed, W. M. |
| Brotherton, J. | Ross, C. |
| Buller, Sir J. Y. | Sibthorp, Colonel |
| Egerton, Sir P. | Stanley, Lord |
| Egerton, Lord F. | Stormont, Lord |
| Fancourt, Major | Tollemache, hon. A. G. |
| Finch, G. | Trench, Sir F. |
| Fleming, T. | Trevor, hon. G. R. |
| Freshfield, J. W. | Vesey, hon. T. |
| Goulburn, rt. hon. H. | Wilbraham, hon. B. |
| Hamilton, G. A. | TELLERS. |
| Herries, rt. hon. J. C. | Clerk, Sir G. |
| Inglis, Sir R. H. | Rae, rt. hon. Sir W. |
| List of the NOES. | |
| Aglionby, H. A. | Bowes, J. |
| Attwood, T. | Campbell, Sir J. |
| Baring, F. | Chalmers, P. |
| Blake, M. J. | Gisborne, T. |
| Gordon, R. | Pryme, George |
| Hastie, A. | Rice, rt. hon. T. S. |
| Hinde, J. H. | Rippon, C. |
| Hobhouse, rt. hon. Sir J. | Russell, Lord J. |
| Hume, J. | Russell, Lord C. |
| Hutt, Wm. | Scrope, G. P. |
| Leader, J. T. | Stanley, E. J. |
| Maher, J. | Thompson, Colonel |
| Methuen, P. | Vigors, N. A. |
| Morpeth, Viscount | Wallace, Robert |
| Musgrave, Sir R. | Warburton, H. |
| O'Connell, M. J. | Wason, R. |
| O'Connell, Morgan | Westenra, hon. H. R. |
| O'Ferrall, R. M. | Williams, W. A. |
| Palmer, R. | Wilson, H. |
| Parker, J. | Young, G. F. |
| Pease, J. | TELLERS. |
| Power, James | The Lord Advocate |
| Price, Sir R. | Steuart, R. |
§ Mr. R. Steuartsaid, after the division which had taken place, he would not persevere in bringing forward the Bill that night; but he trusted it would go forth who the parties were that prevented the discussion of business relating to Scotland.
§ Debate adjourned till Friday.