HC Deb 10 May 1855 vol 138 cc295-7
VISCOUNT PALMERSTON

I understand, Sir, that the hon. Member for Aylesbury (Mr. Layard) proposes to bring on the Resolutions of which he has given notice upon going into Committee of Supply on Monday. I should be very sorry to deprive the House of the opportunity of discussing those Resolutions as a substantive Motion, and therefore I am quite willing to postpone the Orders of the Day on Monday, so as to enable the hon. Gentleman to propose his Resolutions as a substantive Motion, providing that other hon. Members who have notices standing for Monday will also give way to the hon. Member for Aylesbury. Monday is not a notice day. [Mr. ROEBUCK said that it was a Government night.] Yes, but several hon. Gentlemen have given notices of Motions which they might insist upon making. On the understanding that these Motions will not be pressed, I intend to move on Monday that the Orders of the Day be postponed until after the discussion upon the Resolutions of the hon. Member for Aylesbury. I may also mention that Her Majesty's Government think it very important that the Bill of my hon. Friend the President of the Board of Health with reference to the local government of the metropolis should be proceeded with as speedily as possible, and I therefore propose to take that Bill to-morrow, after the Newspaper Stamps Bill has been disposed of. The Vice-President of the Board of Trade will not, therefore, bring on the question of limited liability in partnership to-morrow.

In reply to Mr. R. PHILLIMORE,

VISCOUNT PALMERSTON

said, that it did not appear to him that there was any chance of the adjourned debate on the Testamentary Jurisdiction Bill coming on to-morrow.

MR. MALINS

said, that many persons were remaining in town at great expense and inconvenience, in order to be present at the adjourned debate; and he therefore hoped that the Government would give notice of their intention with respect to this measure as soon as possible.

MR. NAPIER

said, he wished to ask the right hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Irish Testamentary Jurisdiction Bill would be introduced before the day fixed for the second reading of the English Testamentary Bill?

SIR GEORGE GREY

said, the second reading of the English Testamentary Jurisdiction Bill had already been debated at considerable length a fortnight ago, and the adjourned debate would be resumed as soon as a day could be found not required for more urgent business. The Irish Bill would not be introduced until the House had come to a decision on the second reading of the English Bill, but it would be brought in before they went into Committee upon the measure now before them.

MR. MALINS

said, he wished to know if any Member of the Government could state on what day it was their fixed intention to bring on the adjourned debate upon the Testamentary Jurisdiction Bill?

SIR GEORGE GREY

said, that it was quite impossible. The day when this subject would come on must depend upon the pressure of public business. It would be brought on on the first day on which it could be done without interfering with more urgent business.