§ The acting President of the Court of Conscience of the City of Dublin shall continue to hold office without appointment, and such office of President of the Court of Conscience shall be deemed to be held during good behaviour from the Corporation, and future presidents of the said court shall be elected and appointed by the Corporation.
§ MR. T. HARRINGTONsaid he believed it was a perverse use of private legislation that a question touching in no way the purpose or object with which the Bill was originally introduced should be allowed to be imported into the Bill. Such a course was calculated to deter corporations from coming to this House in redress of grievances. The gentleman on whom it was proposed to confer a permanent appointment was a member of his election committee, and an influential supporter of his, but all the same he deemed it to be his duty to the citizens of Dublin, as well as to the honour of the House, to oppose the Motion.
§ Motion made, and Question put, "That the Clause be read a Second time."
§ The House proceeded to a Division.
§ MR. HARRINGTONwas appointed a Teller for the Noes, but no Member being willing to act as the second Teller, Mr. Speaker declared that the Ayes had it.
§ Clause read a Second time, and ordered to stand part of the Bill.
§ Clause 8,—