§ Commons Amendments considered (according to order).
§ EARL CAIRNSsaid, that a great number of Amendments had been made in the other House; and, so far as the verbal Amendments were concerned, he readily assented to them. But there were certain Amendments to the Bill which proposed to leave out certain important clauses, from the operation of which he and others expected the greatest possible benefit, and which would have reduced very much the expense of conveyancing, to the saving of money which, as it seemed to him, was needlessly thrown away. As matters stood, the House was exhibited as advocating changes that would lead to economy, and the House of Commons had retained the sources of expense. At any other period of the Session he should have asked their Lordships to consider the matter more fully and to disagree with the House of Commons in those Amendments; but, at present, looking at the time, and that there was other important legislation before the House, that course would imperil the Bill, and, as it appeared to him in other respects to be exceedingly valuable, he should be sorry that any accident should befall it. With this protest, he asked their Lordships to agree to the Commons' Amendments.
§ Moved, "That this House doth agree with The Commons in their Amendments to the said Bill."—(The Earl Cairns.)
§ Motion agreed to.