§ Bill read 3a (according to Order).
LORD DENMANmoved to insert the words—
That the definition of the quorum of three in the Supreme Court of Judicature Act be altered, so as to allow any three peers, of whom the Lord Chancellor or a deputy speaker must be one, to hear and vote on appeals in the House of Lords if the Lord Chancellor or deputy speaker presiding should wish for their attendance, instead of their dispersing after the hearing and joining in prayers.
THE LORD CHANCELLORsaid, the Bill dealt exclusively with the primary Courts of the country, and did not touch the jurisdiction of the House of Lords. It would, therefore, be out 4 of the scope of the Bill to introduce an Amendment on the subject.
§ Motion (by Leave of the House) withdrawn.
§ Amendments made; Bill passed, and sent to the Commons.