HL Deb 28 June 1855 vol 139 cc276-7

Order of the Day for the House to be put into Committee, read.

LORD CAMPBELL

after referring to the various important alterations of the law involved in the measure, suggested that as a number of Bills had already been postponed in the House of Commons on account of the advanced state of the Session, the present Bill, which would require most deliberate consideration in the House of Commons, should also be deferred to another Session,

Moved, that the House do now resolve itself into a Committee.

THE LORD CHANCELLOR

could see no reason why the Bill should be postponed. It had been read a second time, and generally speaking, received the approbation of their Lordships. Even his noble and learned Friend approved the object of the measure, and the only reason he suggested for its postponement was an apprehension that it might be opposed in the other House of Parliament. He did not see why the Bill should not pass both Houses; but, at all events, he hoped their Lordships would do their duty and carry it through its various stages without delay. It would rest with the House of Commons to find time to consider it or to deal with it otherwise.

LORD BROUGHAM

hoped, when his noble and learned Friend argued so much in favour of not overloading the other House of Parliament with business when the solemn season of the 12th of August drew nigh, that the other House would take the same considerate course with regard to their Lordships, and not send up Bills within the last ten, or even three or four days of the close of the Session, which they were called on either to reject altogether or swallow whole, seeing it was physically impossible to apply to them the slightest consideration. He hoped their Lordships would now go into Committee on the Bill.

After a few words from the Duke of RICHMOND and Lord DENMAN,

Motion agreed to; House in Committee accordingly; an Amendment moved and negatived; other Amendments made: the Report thereof to be received on Monday next.