§ Order of the Day for the Second Reading read.
§ LORD BRAMWELL, in rising to move that the Bill be now read a second time, said, its object was to enable Justices at Quarter Sessions to try cases of burglary. The Bill had been already passed by their Lordships' House in a former Session, as also had the other Bill on the Notice Paper which he was about to ask their Lordships to read a second time. Both Bills were sent down to the other House, and heard of no more, and he supposed that would be their fate again. He did not say they had been treated with contempt, as had been charged against their Lordships by a right hon. Gentleman with reference to their treatment of the Custody of Infants Bill. He was quite sure that if the right hon. Gentleman who made that statement had known the facts of the case, he would have seen that it was utterly untrue. He appealed to the noble and learned Lord who had charge of the Bill (Lord Fitzgerald), and to the noble and learned Earl on the Woolsack, to say whether there was anything like contempt, or anything but proper respect shown on the occasion of the discussion on that Bill? He hoped he had given a sufficient reason for making that statement to their Lordships.
§ Moved, "That the Bill be now read 2a."—(The Lord Bramwell.)
§ Motion agreed to; Bill read 2a accordingly, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Thursday next.