§ Order for Second Reading read.
§ MR. T. CHAMBERSsaid, he strongly objected to the indirect repeal, by means of that Bill, of the Act of Charles II., which constituted the only legal recognition of the sanctity of the Lord's Day. The operation of the Act should not be left entirely to police officials, but the public should have some voice in the matter.
MR. GLADSTONEsaid, it was the intention of the Government to leave the door open for something of the nature proposed by the hon. and learned Gentleman the Member for Marylebone.
§ Bill read a second time, and committed for Thursday.