HC Deb 30 May 1853 vol 127 cc834-5

Order for Third Reading read.

Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Bill be now read the Third Time."

LORD DUDLEY STUART

said, he must object to proceeding with a measure which involved the interests of so many persons at that late hour, and should move that the Bill be read a third time on Thursday.

MR. W. WILLIAMS

seconded the Motion for the postponement of the Bill.

Amendment proposed, "To leave out the word 'now,' and at the end of the Question to add the words 'upon Thursday next."

Question proposed, "That the word 'now' stand part of the Question."

MR. FITZROY

said, he should resist the proposition for the adjournment, because hon. Members would be exactly in the same position two days hence, with regard to the Bill, as they were now.

VISCOUNT GALWAY

said, he thought the proposition for postponing the Bill was reasonable.

VISCOUNT PALMERSTON

said, the result of the proposed delay would be to throw the Bill over to the end of the Session.

MR. BROTHERTON

said, he had been more indulgent than usual in allowing the House to sit to so late an hour. He was now under the necessity of moving that it do now adjourn.

Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."

LORD ADOLPHUS VANE

said, he hoped both the hon. Members would consent to withdraw their separate Amendments. The feeling in the House and out of doors was one of gratitude to the hon. Member for Lewes for dealing so ably with a very complicated question.

SIR GEORGE PECHELL

trusted the hon. Member (Mr. Fitzroy) would allow nothing to interfere with the progress of the Bill.

LORD DUDLEY STUART

would not object to the third reading, on the understanding that the Amendments might be considered in the last stage of the Bill.

MR. FITZROY

said, if the House was in favour of postponing it until this day, he would not object to that course.

Motion, by leave, withdrawn.

Question again proposed, "That the word 'now' stand part of the Question."

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Main Question put, and agreed to.

Bill read 3°.

Further proceeding on Third Reading adjourned till To-morrow.

The House adjourned at Two o'clock.