LORD CAMPBELLwished to put a question to his noble and learned Friend on 416 the Woolsack in reference to this Bill. On a former occasion a Bill had been introduced for the purpose of affording relief from certain statutes affecting religious belief, and the Bill was very properly referred to the Commission on Criminal Law, which reported in favour of the repeal of those statutes both as regarded penalties and the enforcement of certain oaths. The Bill at present before their Lordships embraced part of those recommendations; and it was desirable before it went through Committee to know if there was any intention to bring in a Bill to carry out the other portion not included in the present Bill? They ought to have the whole measure before the House, before they attempted to dispose of any portion of it, for it was impossible that they could judge with propriety of the enactments of the present Bill until they had the other on the Table.
The LORD CHANCELLORsaid, he should proceed with the present Bill in Committee, and he should adhere to his determination not to proceed with the other Bill to which the noble and learned Lord had referred till the first was disposed of.
§ House adjourned.