HC Deb 09 July 1877 vol 235 cc1037-8

Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Lords Amendments be now taken into Consideration."— (Mr. M'Lagan.)

SIR GRAHAM MONTGOMERY

asked the hon. Member for Linlithgow-shire (Mr. M'Lagan), who had charge of the Bill, whether he was willing to accept the Lords' Amendments?

MR. M'LAGAN

replied that he was, provided a few verbal alterations were made.

SIR ALEXANDER GORDON

thought it right that the House should know that the Amendments very much altered the principles of the Bill, the presumption of the law now giving the game to the landlord, as it did before.

Question put.

The House divided:—Ayes 131; Noes 27: Majority 104. (Div. List, No. 228.)

Amendment proposed, in the Preamble, to leave out lines 5 and 6, read a second time.

Question proposed, "That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment."—(Mr. M'Lagan.)

MR. PARNELL

appealed to the hon. Gentleman who had charge of the Bill not to press it to-night, especially as most hon. Members, he believed, were ignorant of what the Amendments were. He therefore moved the Adjournment of the Debate.

Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Debate be now adjourned."— (Mr. Parnell.)

THE LORD ADVOCATE

hoped the Consideration would not be pressed.

MR. M'LAGAN

said, the Bill was more in favour of the tenant since it had come from the Lords than it was before.

Question put, and agreed to.

Debate adjourned till Thursday.