§ Sir F. Floodrose to give notice of a Bill of a very important nature, for which it was his intention soon to move. United as Great Britain and Ireland now were, it was desirable to assimilate the law of the two countries. He believed that such was the opinion of every member who heard him; for no one could deny that—
§ The Speakerrequested the hon. member not to enter into any argument, but to confine himself to a simple notice.
§ Sir F. Floodthen added, that the object of his Bill would be, to limit the continuance 360 of the poll during election contests in Ireland, in the same way as it was now done in this country. He could not name the precise day on which he would bring forward the subject; but it would not be until after the recess, as until after that period the presence could not be expected of many members from the sister country, whose assistance in the measure would be indispensable. There had been a recent instance, in the election for the county of Mayo, of the ill effects attendant upon the existing unlimited duration of election contests; the result of which was, inevitably, not only to injure the parties immediately engaged in them, but to disturb and harass the whole country; besides—
The Speaker again called the hon. baronet to order, and sir F. Flood sat down.