§ Order for Second Reading read.
§ MR. MELDON,in moving that the Bill be now read a second time, said, he would make only a few observations, as the Bill he asked the House to read a second time was substantially read last year, with this alteration only—that certain objections to it were pointed out last Session, and he had tried by certain omissions to meet the objections that had been raised to it. He merely asked the House to approve of its second reading.
§ Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Bill be now read a second time."—(Mr. Meldon.)
§ MR. CHARLES LEWIS,who had given Notice of his intention to move that the Bill be read a second time upon that day six months, said, he would not to-day move his Amendment; but when the Bill went into Committee he would move the omission of one of the clauses. He had no objection to the Registration Law of Ireland being assimilated to that of England, but he objected to its being carried further.
§ Motion agreed to.
§ Bill read a second time, and committed for Wednesday 13th February.