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London, England, 1835-07-29 00:00:00

hich their Lordships should meet on Thursday, he thought
twelve o'clock would be a good hour, though he himself had
no objection to meeting at the earlier hour of ten o'clock.
There was one other point on which he wished to say a word,
as it might he imagined from what had that night occurred
that he had in any way differed from his Noble Friend (Lord
Melbourne), or that he countenanced delay in the slightest
degree by the proposition which he had submitted. The im-
pression which he had originally formed was now, he found,
turned into a certainty, for it was ascertained that the progress
of the measure would be forwarded by the course now taken,
because, instead of the Bill being now proposed for second
reading, and the debate on it occupying to-night and to-mor-
row night, and the postponement of the Committee being, in
consequence of the fatigue and weariness which would, no
doubt, follow so protracted a discussion, determined to be
moved to Tuesday or Wednesday, the Bill would, by the pre-
sent arrangement, be committed as
-early as Monday.

The Dule of WELLINGTON did-not see thit there was
any necessity for his Noble Friend's withdrawing his motion
respecting Coventry. He did not see that it at all interfered
with the motion that the Bill be read a second time. With
regard to the second reading of the Bill, the course which
should be adopted depended of course entirely on the feeling
of their Lordships. If their Lordships wished that the second
reading should pass without discussion he had no objection
to accede to that proposition, provided that it was clearly un-
derstood that the principal of the Bill was not now agreed to,
but reserved for discussion by Counsel. Without that re-
servation he did not think it would be right to agree to the
second reading of a Bill of such a nature, and not discuss the
principle on which it was founded.—( Hear, hear.)
After a few words from the Duke of NEWCASTLE and the
Earl of WESTMORELAND,

Lord AL VANL E Y said that he considered the discussion
of the principle of the Bill for two days by Counsel would be
a perfect waste of time, and derogatory to the character of
their Lordships' House. Surely his Noble and Learned
Friend opposite (Lord Brougham) and his Noble and Learned
Friend (Lord Lyndhurst, as we understood) were perfectly
competent to argue the principle of the measure.
Lord BROUGHAM assured his Noble Friend that, in sub-
mitting the proposition which he had laid before the House,
he did so from no anxiety to hear the arguments of Counsel ;
ho had quite as great an aversion to them as the Noble Lord
possibly could have. Indeed he might be fairly supposed to
be more sick of them than his Noble Friend, inasmuch as he
had, during, his life, heard a repeated number of them.—
(Laughter.) But a great number of their Lordships, and the
parties themselves whom this Bill affected, did not feel satis-
fied that the measure should be taken into consideration with-
out Counsel being heard. Therefore it was that he had pro-
posed the suggestion with reference to the hearing of Counsel.
He understood, however, that these Counsel should be allowed
to make two speeches, which were not to be confined to the
principle of the Bill merely.—( Hear.)
The Bill was then read a second time ; Viscount Strang-
ford having withdrawn his motion.
Viscount STRANGF ORD then moved that the Corpora-
tions which had petitioned to be heard by Counsel should be
so heard.

The Duke of NEWCASTLE then said that he had a
question to put to the Noble Viscount opposite, which he con-
sidered of some importance. He was anxious to know whe-
ther the Noble Viscount would have any objection to lay on
the table of the House the Minute Book kept by the Court of
Commissioners sitting in London ? He had reason to believe
that this Minute Book would relieve the House of a consider-
able difficulty arising from what he was going to call the blun-
ders, but certainly from the mistakes, contained in the Report
of the Commissioners.

Viscount MELBOURNE answered that the Minute Book
was kept merely with a view of managing and directing the
officers of tho Board. He could not therefore agree to the
production of such a document.
Tie Duke of NEWCASTLE observed that he did not
see why such a book should not be produced. There was a
clause in the Poor Law Act directing that a minute book
should be kept, and all the proceedings of the Board should be
entered in it. He wished to know, then, whether the Noble
Viscount would produce the minute book of Corporate Com-
missioners ?

Viscount MELBOURNE was understood to answer " No."
The Duke of NEWCASTLE—WeII, then, let it go forth
that the Noble Viscount refuses to produce the document.
The Earl of WICKLOW observed that with respect to the
hour at which their Lordships should meet on Thursday, he
thought it would be the best course to meet at the usual hour,
of five o'clock.

After a few words from the Duke of CUMBERLAND and the
Duke of NEWCASTLE,
The Marquis of L ANSDOWNE was of opinion that it
would be best that his Noble Friend Viscount Melbourne
should move on Thursday that the House go into Committee
on the Bill ; and upon that motion being made that Counsel
should be heard at the bar.

This suggestion having been adopted, the House then ad
journed.