§ The EARL of CARLISLE moved that the House do now resolve itself into Committee on this Bill.
§ LORD REDESDALEsaid, he objected to the Bill, because it was opposed by the great majority of the inhabitants of the island, and because it would deprive them of their rights and property in a manner quite unprecedented. He should move that the Bill be referred to a Select Committee.
§ The EARL of CARLISLEdefended the Bill.
§ On Question that the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Motion,
§ Their Lordships divided:—Contents 18; Not-Content 6: Majority 12.
| List of the CONTENTS. | |
| Lord Chancellor | Leitrim |
| DUKES. | Minto |
| Grafton | Strafford |
| Leinster | BISHOP. |
| Wellington | Norwich |
| MARQUESSES. | BARONS. |
| Clanricarde | Beaumont |
| Lansdowne | Campbell |
| EARLS. | Eddisbury |
| Carlisle | Foley |
| Granville | Sudeley |
| Grey | |
| List of the NOT CONTENTS. | |
| Lord Chancellor | Minto |
| DUKES. | St. Germans |
| Grafton | BISHOPS. |
| Leinster | Chichester |
| MARQUESSES. | Norwich |
| Clanricarde | BARONS. |
| Donegal | Beaumont |
| Lansdowne | Campbell |
| EARLS. | De Freyne |
| Carlisle | Dufferin |
| Grey | Eddisbury |
| Granville | Elphinstone |
| Fingall | Foley |
| Leitrim |
§ Resolved in the Affirmative. House in Committee accordingly.
§ Bill reported without amendment.