THE LORD CHANCELLORMy Lords, in moving the Second Reading of this Bill, I should like to explain that the object of this Bill is a very simple one, but one which has been urgently required for some time. The Bill is intended to remove the inconvenience which has been found to arise when the same set of special jurors are required to be in attendance for the trial of the whole of the special jury cases to be heard at Assizes. The Bill will enlarge the power of the Sheriff, so as to enable him to summon a greater number than 48 special jurymen, in order that they may be divided into two sets, one of them serving during the first part and the other during the latter part of the Assize.
§ Question put.
§ Motion agreed to.