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consent to suffering the above Bill to be referred to ,
a Committee of the Hottse--aud moved the Order
of the Day to that effect.
Mr. Canxse wished to propose some amend•
pietas, both to this Bill and to the one which had
been before the House last night (Clitheroe's). In
complience, however, with the wishes of the Hoe.
Baronet, he should postpone them till the third
reading. He gave notice that he would move
Bowie tournaments on the third reeding of both
Bills.
The motion was then put and carried, and the
Seeeitea I• ft the Chair.
Counsel were heard at the bar, and witnesses ex•
mined as to ilw serving of notice on Mrs. Halford,
the fact of adultery, ate.
The House then resumed, and the Report was
received and agreed to.
0,1 the m
time to.morrim,“
Admiral SOTHERON said a few words, which
were mandible ni the gallery.
trlr. OWE Ea considered the evidence in this case
to be staost unsatisfactory. Nothing was proved,
but Mai the sister of the Defendant had !lewd him
in conversation with Mrs. Halford, in her bed.
!onto—and that en impri—.ion was afterwards per.
'Tired nit the hest. Slighter evidence he could not
well cooceive. It was true, a verdiet, founded on
this evidence, hod been obteisted in a Court of Law,
but with that the Honor had nothing to do. They
were not to •be bound by what occurred elsewhere.
If the contrary were the case. there would be no
necessity for them to hear evidence at all. If the
minutes of evidence were produced, the Hot. B.
ronet would see, that, instead of this being the
strimeest ca.e thst could he imagined, there was no
k3oil of proof of the c 1111 l teal iotercuunie having
taken p:oce.
Sir E. 101 ATCHBULT. 'mid, the Hon. Gentleman
certainly „tail inn base heard the evidence of the
last or hr would not have mail. such an
ossertioo. That witness, %%bell ii•le11111.4 at the door,
'lewd the whispering. depuual to the mark on the
bed, and did nut hesitate so state that two persous
were actually in bed torther.
Alt. Lusotoorom said, a verdict had already
been obtanwit on this evidence, and it was mane,
'vier the witnesses had withdrawn. that the ruffs..
tittle). of the evidence should have been objected to.
Mr. GORDON said, he could not hear the evi.
drove, and, therefore, he would move that the mi.
mitts be printed,• in order that the Bill might be
terominitted. If evidence were to be examined at
the lair, they were to deco'e ou that, sod not au the
decision of the. Courts below.
Sir E. K NITCHSULL repeated, that, in hit opi.
Mote the evidence was conclusive.
Admiral Sotasaux, as we understood, said, that
the conversation which the Defendant's sister heard
iwitteiti Dln. Halford and her brother, coutirmed
es it was by other testimouy, appeared to hint to
be stilicieut.
Mr. CIROILEH44 She heard some conversatioo,
it is true, but it does not follow that it was crinsisal
eviserrsaiicur."—(A Irrtsek.).
Mr. lialiN4l. was et opinion, that, when a ver-
dict was given in a Court of Law, the House were
nut called upon to look for such nice and decisive
evidence us they might otherwise &ern it necessary
to 1.:111
Mr. Connox said, if the minutes were to be
piiiited, fur the information of Members, she Bill
could out, consistently, be read the third time to.

snorrow.
J. Caosrlt said, as the flow. Gentleman (Mr.
Corina) hod stated that he did not hear the evi-
dence, he would move " That ilw to notes be
piloted," awl take the sense of the House on the
mull
An lion. Member, under the Gallery, said a few
waidSia support Or the motion.
The Sei: tlign—" There is one diffi,-iilty in the
course which the Hmi. Member (Nlr. Gordon) has
pointed out. This Bill has been reported from the
C ttttt init,re, without amendment, and received by
the I louse ; it is, therefore, too late to he re-com-
tnityrd. This, however, does not iiffrct the period
when the Bill shall be read the third time. Wit-
nesses can only be heard by a recommittal of the
Bill, which e t now take place."
Lord CASILLREAGii buppurtrit the motion. In
the conscientious evidence of a sister, in
a Court of Law, and before the other House of
Pathanteut. had turn deemed sufficient. No flues•
lion bad been put to any of the witnesses examined
this evening, by any lbw. Member. The Learned
Person who conducted the Plaintiff's C4Se, of
coorse, retired—and then, for the first tune, the
evidence woe cavilled at.