HC Deb 11 May 1854 vol 133 cc206-9

Order for Committee read.

Motion made and Question proposed, "That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair."

MR. HADFIELD

said, he should move that the Committee be postponed until that day six months.

Amendment proposed, to leave out from the word "That" to the end of the Question, in order to add the words "this House will, upon this day six months, resolve itself into the said Committee," instead thereof.

THE SOLICITOR GENERAL

said, he was not sure, if the hon. Member who had made that Motion knew the real object and meaning of the Bill, he would not have thought of impeding its progress. The circumstances which rendered the Bill necessary were these:—A contract had been entered into for the purpose of erecting a church in Lambeth. A part of the site of that church was originally comprised in one lease, the holder of which lease had granted a great number of under-leases. A contract had been entered into fur a portion of the land for a site for the church, and the only delay in building the church arose from time circumstance that the original lessor had been advised not to lease that part of the land, lest he should thereby impair or endanger his title to the rest. The Bill had been framed to enable the contract to be at once carried into effect, and to prevent the possibility of difficulties of that nature arising hereafter. The Bill had been suggested by a very eminent conveyancer; the propriety of such an alteration the law had received the general sanction of gentlemen who were eminently versed is the practice of conveyancing; and he earnestly trusted his hon. Friend would not oppose any difficulty in the way of proceeding with the Bill. A measure more necessary for the particular purpose, or more useful for general purposes, it was not very easy to conceive.

MR. W. WILLIAMS

asked from what source the money was to come for building a church?

THE SOLICITOR GENERAL

said, he was sorry he could not answer that question. He supposed the money would be raised in the ordinary way.

Question, "That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Question," put, and agreed to.

Main Question put, and agreed to.

Bill considered in Committee, and reported as amended.