HC Deb 22 July 1842 vol 65 c494
Mr. Fielded

said, that seeing the notice of the third reading of this bill on the paper, he put it to the right hon. Secretary for the Home Department, whether he could with propriety proceed with it. He need not say that he took a deep interest in this bill, but lie could not say what it at present contained. It was cut down to four or five clauses, and the right hon. Baronet had introduced some amendments into it; but no Member knew what the exact words of each clause were. As he thought it would be very unfair it to press it under such circumstances, should feel it his duty to move that the bill be printed.

Sir J. Graham

said, if he had made any important alteration in this bill he should feel the fore of the hon. Gentleman's observations, to every one of those clauses had been before the House and the public for three or four monies. He had stated when the bill was in committee, that after the first four clauses were agreed to, he should not press the others. He stated the nature of those clauses which lie meant to propose; the chairman of the committee had omitted the others, and the clauses which he desired to pass were left, word for word, as they originally stood. He could not think that any hon. Gentleman was taken by surprise at this stage of the bill. There never was a measure more deliberately and fully discussed. If the hon. Gentleman impeded the further progress of the measure, he should take the sense of the House on the proceeding.