§ House in Committee on the Games and Wagers Bill.
§ Clauses up to 16 were agreed to.
§ On Clause 17, Wagers not recoverable at law being proposed,
§ Mr. C. Berkeleyobjected to the proviso to the clause, that it was not to apply to subscriptions for a plate or prize, because it was legislating for one side only, and because it would, he contended, legalize gambling one way, while it attempted to put a stop to it on the other.
§ Sir J. Grahamthought the proviso essential to the clause. It only legalized mere subscriptions.
§ The Committee divided on the Question, that the proviso stand part of the clause:—Ayes 37: Noes 3; Majority 34.
| List of the AYES. | |
| Aldam, W. | Hamilton, G. A. |
| Arkwright, G. | Hawes, B. |
| Austen, Col. | Henley, J. W. |
| Baring, rt. hn. W. B. | Hope, hon. C. |
| Berkeley, hon. H. | Jones, Capt. |
| Blackburne, J. I. | Meynell, Capt. |
| Borthwick, P. | Milnes, R. M. |
| Bowes, J. | Nicholl, rt. hon. J. |
| Brotherton, J. | Norreys, Sir D. J. |
| Bruce, Lord E. | Pringle, A. |
| Bruges, W. H. L. | Sandon, Visct. |
| Buller, Sir J. Y. | Smith, rt. hn. T. B. C. |
| Cripps, W. | Somerset, Lord G. |
| Divett, E. | Somerville, Sir W. M. |
| Estcourt, T. G. B. | Trotter, J. |
| Ferguson, Sir R. A. | Warburton, H. |
| Flower, Sir J. | Wood, Col. T. |
| Fremantle, rt. hn. Sir T. | TELLERS. |
| Fuller, A. E. | Cardwell, E. |
| Graham, rt. hn. Sir J. | Mackenzie, W. F. |
| List of the NOES. | |
| Bouverie, hon. E. P. | TELLERS. |
| Fielden, J. | Dick, Q. |
| Wawn, J. T. | Berkeley, hon. C. |
§ Other clauses agreed to. Bill to be reported. House resumed after five o'clock.