Sitting of 6 August 1870

MINUTES.
PUBLIC BILLS—First Reading— Militia Acts Amendment (No. 2)* [262].
Considered as amended—Third Reading—Ecclesiastical Titles Act Repeal* [231], and passed.
Third Reading—Consolidated Fund (Appropriation)*; Sanitary Act (Dublin) Amendment* [254]; British Columbia * [257], and passed.
The House met at Twelve of the clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
Ordered, That Standing Orders 208 and 238 be suspended for the remainder of the Session.
Ordered, That, as regards Private Bills to be returned by the House of Lords with Amendments, on or after Monday next, such Amendments be considered forthwith.
Ordered, That when it is intended to propose any Amendments thereto, a Copy of such Amendments shall be deposited in the Private Bill Office, and Notice thereof given on the day on which the Bill shall have been returned from the Lords.—(Mr. Dodson.)
The House met;—and having gone through the Business on the Paper, without debate—
House adjourned at One o'clock, till Monday.

Preamble
MINUTES.]—PUBLIC BILLS—First Reading—Joint Stock Companies' Arrangement* (302); Queen Anne's Bounty (Superannuation)* (305); Truck Commission * (304); Sanitary Act (Dublin) Amendment* (303); Expiring Laws* (306); Consolidated Fund (Appropriation)* (309).
Second Reading—Foreign Enlistment* (298).
Committee—Local Government Supplemental* (No. 2)* (229).
Committee — Report—Census (Scotland)* (279–307); Glebe Loans (Ireland)* (280); Post Office* (281); Census (Ireland)* (286); Meeting of Parliament* (283); Canada (Guarantee of Loan)* (284); Beerhouses* (285); Constabulary Force (Ireland)* (291); Public Schools Act (1868) Amendment* (272); Norfolk Boundary * (275).
Report—Real Actions Abolition (Ireland)* (271); Matrimonial Causes and Marriage Law (Ireland)* (301).
Third Reading—Turnpike Acts Continuance * (300); Petty Sessions Clerk (Ireland) Act (1858) Amendment* (273); National Debt* (249); Statute Law Revision* (250); Pedlars' Certificates* (251); Larceny (Advertisements)* (158); Militia Acts Amendment (No. 2)* (293), and passed.
Withdrawn— Petroleum* (265).
Their Lordships met;—and having gone through the Business on the Paper, without debate—
House adjourned at a quarter before One o'clock, to Monday next, a quarter before Five o'clock.