§ Order for Committee read.
§ SIR ROBERT PEELsaid, he wished to take that opportunity of stating to the House, that in consequence of the very late period of the Session at which they had arrived, together with the difficulty that bad arisen as to the persons who should undertake the duties to be created by the measure—a great difference of opinion existing as to the propriety of intrusting them to the constabulary, or to the medical officers of districts—and seeing also that the hon. and learned Member for Belfast (Sir II. Cairns) had withdrawn his Bill on the Marriage Law of Ireland, the Government did not intend to proceed fur- 1322 ther with the measure for registration during the present Session. He therefore begged to move that the order be read and discharged.
§ Order discharged; Bill withdrawn.