HC Deb 26 March 1868 vol 191 c327

Order for Second Reading read.

MR. MONK

asked for some explanation of the legal difficulties which had rendered such a measure necessary.

MR. GATHORNE HARDY

said, the Bill was essential in order to establish the validity of certain sales of capitular property under Orders in Council, on the legality of which some doubt had been thrown by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

MR. BOUVERIE

expressed a hope that the measure would not only establish the validity of what had already been done; but would provide for the commutation of Other ecclesiastical estates not already commuted.

MR. BENTINCK

intimated his intention to oppose the Bill on its next stage.

Bill read a second time, and committed for Wednesday next.