§ Order for Committee read.
§ Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Order for resuming the consideration of this Bill in Committee be discharged."—(Mr. Attorney General.)
§ SIR R. ASSHETON CROSSsaid, he was sorry the Government was obliged to withdraw the Bill, which had been looked forward to with interest by the 84 country. He begged to thank the Attorney General for the Amendments he had put on the Paper, and for the way in which he had conducted the measure. The Amendments which the hon. and learned Gentleman had put upon the Paper were an indication that he was disposed to entertain favourably Amendments by other Members. He hoped another Bill would be introduced next Session, and that the Amendments, of which Notice had been given, would be carefully considered in the interval.
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (Sir HENRY JAMES)said, he fully recognized the fairness of the opposition given to the Bill. A small class of Members were sincerely opposed to it, and a second class, while not opposed to it, desired to be present when the Bill was under discussion. The Prime Minister and himself had been very desirous of accommodating both classes. He assured the right hon. Gentleman that he should be perfectly willing to accept the experience and views of others. He had learnt much from the Amendments which had been placed upon the Paper; and, having accepted some of them, he promised that he would employ the time which might fall to him until the Bill was again introduced in considering how it might be improved.
§ Motion agreed to.
§ Order for Committee discharged.
§ Bill withdrawn.
§ The House suspended its Sitting at five minutes to Seven of the clock.
§ The House resumed its sitting at Nine of the clock.