§ SIR CHARLES DOUGLASsaid, he wished to ask the hon. Member for Preston, What course he intends to pursue respecting his Bill for the Amendment of Church Rates, which stands for the 24th instant; and whether, after the opinions expressed on the withdrawal of a similar Bill on the 10th instant, he will persevere in moving the Second Reading at so late a period of the Session?
§ MR. SOTHERON ESTCOURTsaid, he had received a letter from his hon. Friend expressing his surprise and mortification at finding that some of his friends in London had expressed an opinion that, owing to the advanced period of the Session, it was not desirable to proceed with the measure; but that, under the circumstances, he should on Wednesday next move that the Order of the Day for the second reading of the Bill be discharged.