§ Lords' Amendments considered (according to Order).
MR. GLADSTONE, having pointed out the alterations made in the Bill by the other House, said, that he had some doubts whether they were all improvements; but as none of them were inconsistent with the primary object of the Bill—the abolition of the compulsory collection of church rates—he was willing to accept them. He would, therefore, move to agree to the Amendments made by the Lords.
§ After a few observations from Mr. BERESFORD HOPE and Mr. HUBBARD,
§ Lords' Amendments agreed to [Special Entry],