§ House in Committee (according to order) (on Re-commitment).
§ Clauses 1 and 2 agreed to.
§ Clause 3 (Conditions as to abode of the offender).
§ LORD BRAMWELL moved its rejection. The clause provided that before releasing any offender the Court must be satisfied that he had a fixed place of abode. It would be much better to omit this provision and allow the tribunal freedom of action.
§ Moved, to omit Clause 3.—(The Lord Bramwell.)
§ THE LORD CHANCELLOR (Lord HALSBURY)said, that the powers of the Bill were to be used by Courts of Petty Session all over the country.
§ Amendment negatived.
§ Clause agreed to.
§ Clause 4 struck out.
§ Clause 5 agreed to.
§ Clause 6 (Act not to apply to Ireland).
§ THE EARL OF MILLTOWN moved its rejection. There was no reason why the Bill, if a good one, should not apply to Ireland as well as England.
§ Moved, to omit Clause 6.—(The Earl of Milltown.)
§ THE EARL OF SELBORNEsaid, that this clause was inserted at the instance of Representatives of Ireland. Probably the same persons who now objected to this mitigation of the Criminal Law being applied to Ireland would one day be anxious that it should do so.
§ Amendment negatived.
§ Remaining Clauses agreed to, with Amendments.
§ The Report of the Amendments to be received on Thursday next.