§ Mr. Elphinstone moved for leave to bring in a bill to establish a court for marriages and divorces. He hoped, at this late hour, he might be permitted to bring it in without a discussion.
§ Sir R. Inglissaid, he must divide the House, as he thought they ought to have a discussion before they even assented to the introduction of the bill.
§ Mr. H. G. R. Yorkeadvised the hon. Member for Lewes not to attempt to bring it in without a discussion.
§ Sir R. Peelthought the hon. Member should not bring in a bill of this importance, at so late an hour, without making a statement.
§ Mr. Elphinstonesaid, the bill had been recommended in the report of the ecclesiastical commissions of 1832, as well as in the report of the committee on the Admiralty Court. His object in thus asking leave was, that the House might have fair time to consider all the provisions of the bill. If his motion were agreed to, he should not think that any hon. Member was pledged to those provisions.
§ Dr. Nichollwould have had no objection to the bill as he had originally understood it, but as he now found it, he thought that it was not in accordance with the reports of the ecclesiastical commissioners. He suggested the withdrawal of the motion.
§ The House divided—Ayes 47; Noes 47.
| List of the AYES. | |
| Aldam, W. | Hume, J. |
| Bernal, Capt. | Hutt, W. |
| Blake, Sir V. | Jermyn, Earl |
| Brotherton, J. | Lincoln, Earl of |
| Bruce, Lord E. | Martin, C. W. |
| Colvile, C. R. | Masterman, J. |
| Corry, right hon. H. | Morris, D. |
| Crawford, W. S. | Muntz, G. F. |
| Douglas, Sir C. E. | Nicholl, rt. hon. J. |
| Duncan, G. | Paget, Lord A. |
| Duncombe, T. | Peel, rt. hn. Sir R. |
| Eliot, Lord | Plumridge, Capt. |
| Escott, B. | Rice, E. R. |
| Ferguson, Col. | Ross, D. R. |
| Fremantle, Sir T. | Russell, Lord E. |
| Gaskell, J. Milnes | Scholefield, J. |
| Gill, T. | Smith, rt. hn. T. B. C. |
| Gore, hon. R. | Stanley, Lord |
| Graham, rt. hon. Sir J. | Stock, Mr. Serj. |
| Greene, T. | Sutton, hon. H. M. |
| Hardinge, rt. hn. Sir H. | Thornely, T. |
| Herbert, hon. S. | Trelawny, J. S. |
| Wawn, J. T. | TELLERS. |
| Wilde, Sir T. | Elphinstone, H. |
| Young, J. | Pechell, Capt. |
| List of the NOES. | |
| Ackers, J. | Hamilton, Lord C. |
| Acland, T. D. | Henley, J. W. |
| Acton, Col. | Hervey, Lord A. |
| Allix, J. P. | Hodgson, R. |
| Boldero, H. G. | Hornby, J. |
| Borthwick, P, | Hughes, W. B. |
| Buller, Sir J. Y. | Lockhart, W. |
| Charteris, hon. H. | Mc Geachy, F. A. |
| Christopher, R. A. | Manners, Lord J. |
| Clayton, R. R. | Marsham, Visct. |
| Cripps, W. | Maxwell, hon. J. P. |
| Darby, G. | Neeld, J. |
| Denison, E. B. | Patten, J. W. |
| Dickinson, F. H. | Peel, J. |
| Emlyn, Visct. | Plumptre, J. P. |
| Feilden, W. | Pringle, A. |
| Filmer, Sir E.. | Rose, rt. hon. Sir G. |
| Flower, Sir J. | Sandon, Visct. |
| Gladstone, rt. hn. W. E. | Shaw, rt. hon. F. |
| Gladstone, Capt. | Stuart, H. |
| Gordon, hon. Capt. | Trotter, J. |
| Goulburn, rt. hon. H. | Yorke, H. R. |
| Greenall, P. | TELLERS |
| Grimston, Visct. | Inglis, Sir R. |
| Hamilton, W. J. | Mackenzie, W. F. |
§ The Speakerdeclared himself in favour of the Ayes.
§ Bill brought in and read a first time.
§ House adjourned at half-past twelve o'clock.