§ Order for Second Reading read.
§ SIR GEORGE LEWIS moved that this Bill be read a Second time.
§ MR. NEWDEGATEsaid, he was not aware of any understanding that the second reading of this Bill should be taken without discussion. The Bill was an exemption one, and he should move that the debate be adjourned until the Order of the day came on at the evening sitting.
SIR GEORGE LEWISsaid, his reason for making the proposal was, that if not now read the Bill could not be passed this week. He would propose, therefore, that the second reading should be taken, and then, as was usual at that period of the Session, any discussion might be had on the Motion for going into Committee.
§ MR. NEWDEGATEsaid, this was not the first year that Bills on this subject were proposed to be hurried through at the end of the Session; he saw, however, that in the present state of the House it would be useless to divide; he therefore gave notice that, on the Motion for going into Committee, he would move that the House resolve itself into Committee that day three months.
§ Bill read 2°.