HC Deb 22 July 1861 vol 164 cc1339-40

Order for Committee read.

MR. AYRTON

said, he objected to that very objectionable measure being proceeded with at that late hour (quarter past one.)

MR. VANSITTART

said, he hoped the right hon. Gentleman the Home Secretary would show sufficient determination to persevere with the Bill.

House in Committee.

(In the Committee.)

Clause 1 (Appropriating the profits of the Seventh Canonry to the Military Knights of Windsor),

MR. DEEDES

said, he strongly objected to the clause as inconsistent with the existing law relating to capitular estates.

SIR GEORGE LEWIS

said, that the Chapter of Windsor was dissimilar from the cathedral chapters generally, and that the Military Knights once formed an in tegral part of the Chapter of Windsor. The Bill proposed to take two of the canonries, and give the profits of one of them to the Military Knights, assigning the other to increase the endowments attached to local livings.

MR. DEEDES

said, he also objected to the application of the funds of one of the suspended canonries to the increase of the two livings in Windsor.

MR. VANSITTART

said, there were no livings in England which had a greater claim to have their endowments increased than had those of Windsor.

Clause agreed to, as was also Clause 2.

House resumed.

Bill reported; as amended, to be considered To-morrow.

House adjourned at half after Two o'clock.