HC Deb 24 February 1862 vol 165 cc616-7
MR. SOTHERON ESTCOURT

said, he wished to ask the hon. Member for Banbury (Sir Charles Douglas), in the absence of the hon. Member for Tavistock (Sir John Trelawny), Whether it is his intention to bring on the Second Reading of the Church Rates Abolition Bill on the day for which it now stands fixed, which is Ash Wednesday? On that day the House did not meet till two o'clock.

SIR CHARLES DOUGLAS

said, that in the absence of the hon. Member for Tavistock who was detained at home by indisposition, he begged to inform the right hon. Gentleman that there was no intention to bring on the second reading of the Church Rates Bill on Ash Wednesday, when it could not be fully discussed. It had remained on the orders where it was first put by mistake. He would take care and give ample notice to the right hon. Gentleman and the House generally when the second reading of the Bill would come on.