§ MR. C. VILLIERSsaid, that the hon. and learned Member for Kilkenny County had a Motion on the paper relative to Tenant Right, but he would appeal to the hon. and learned Gentleman to waive his right to precedence, and to allow the adjourned debate on the Resolutions he (Mr. Villiers) had proposed, and the Amendment of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to go on.
§ MR. SERJEANT SHEEsaid, the question he had to bring under the notice of the House was one of no ordinary importance. It was, indeed, a matter most important to Irish Members, and to himself, as well as to the constituencies they represented. If those constituencies could be present, and see with their own eyes what was going on, they might, however, understand the importance of the question which the House was anxious to discuss, and of the various propositions before them. If it was the general sense of the House that he ought to give way, he should be very sorry to interpose his Motion, and he was sure he would do no good to his constituents, or to the people of Ireland, in opposing himself to the strongly-declared sense of the House. But, on the other hand, if he gave up this point to the House, he thought the House ought to do something for him. He would ask the right hon. Chan- 530 cellor of the Exchequer, therefore, on behalf of the Government, so far to assist him as to give him an opportunity of bringing in his Bill before the right hon. Gentleman the Attorney General for Ireland (Mr. Napier) moved the second reading of the Bills he had introduced.
§ The CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERsaid, he thought the hon. and learned Gentleman, in yielding to the general feeling of the House on a subject of great interest, had exercised a wise discretion, and he was sure his constituents would not be dissatisfied with his conduct on that occasion. He would not object to the hon. and learned Gentleman bringing in his Bill, but he was afraid that if the hon. and learned Gentleman liked to put it down for to-morrow night, which was a Government night, the debate on the question now before the House might take up the whole time. He would assist the hon. and learned Member to bring in his Bill, but he could not pledge himself to support it. He might at the same time observe that he would not be able to make his financial statement to-morrow night (Friday), as he had given notice he would.
§ MR. SERJEANT SHEEsaid, he wished to have had an opportunity of stating the principles of the Bill; but as the House appeared so anxious to resume the debate on Commercial Legislation, he would only ask permission of the House for leave to bring in the Bill.
§ Leave given. Bill read o.