§ MR. NEWDEGATEsaid, he wished to ask the hon. Baronet the Member for Ta- 1043 vistock on what day he intends to move that the House shall go into Committee on the Bill for the Abolition of Church Rates?
§ SIR JOHN TRELAWNYsaid, that, although the Bill was on the Orders for the next day, he apprehended that there was not much chance of its coming on then. If he were to put it off for four or five weeks, that would be practically to delay legislation on the subject for another year. If the right hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer would give him an early day in the following week he had no objection to postpone his Bill till such a day.
§ MR. NEWDEGATEsaid, he would appeal to the right hon. Gentleman to give the hon. Baronet a day, in order that the House might be relieved from suspense as to the further progress of the measure.
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER—Sir, I do not at this moment see what arrangement I can make for the hon. Baronet. I will take the matter into consideration, and will communicate with him when I have ascertained what opportunity I can offer him.
§ SIR JOHN TRELAWNYsaid, he would be ready to communicate with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the subject of the day when the Church Rate Bill was to be proceeded with.