The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-17 00:00:00

IRISH REGISTRATION BILL.

Mr. DISRAELI said, in order to suit the convenience
of hon. members, he was quite willing to place the Irish
Registration Bill first on Monday without a morning
sitting.

Mr. CHILDERS said the right hon. gentleman had, at
a time when there was a much fuller attendance, given an
assurance that, in the event of other business admitting,
ho would go on with the bill on thlt evening.
Mr.:DISRAELI said he merely made the suggestion, as
he was informed that other arrangements were incon-
venient.

The sitting of the house was then suspended.

The house resumed at six o'clock.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER brought up
the report of the select committee on the Electric Tele-
graphs Bill. It stated that the preamble had been proved,
and amendments introduced in the bill, which he should
bring under the attention of the committee of the whole
house on Monday next.
In answer to Mr. W. E. FORSTER,

Lord STANLEY said that a despatch had been re-
ceived from the Government of the United States on the
subject of na►uralisation, and an answor had been for-
warded by him on the same subject to the Government
of America. Thera was no objection to the production of
_.the papers. T.tia.Government wore pressed to accept in
principle the view of the United States on the naturalisa-
tion question. No misunderstanding could arise. They
had declined to enter into the treaty for two reasons—
first, because there wore details to be arranged which were
under the consideration of the commission appointed for
the express purpose ; and secondly, because the treaty
would be useless until ratified by an act of Parliament,
which it would not be this session.
In reply to Mr. NORWOOD,

Lord R. MONTAGU stated that restrictions on the im-
portation of cattle from ports in theßaltic could not at pre-
sent be removed, even although there was no cattle plague
in the countries from which they came, inasmuch as the
ships in which the cattle were brought to this country
traded to and carried cattle for ports where the cattle
plague existed.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER remarked,
in response to a query by Mr. J. B. Smith, that the
evidence taken before the committee which had considered
the Metropolitan Foreign Cattle Market Bill, did not show
that the contracts for meat for the army and navy would
be increased if the bill passed.

The already lengthened discussion on the motion for
going into committee on the Metropolitan Foreign Cattle
Market Bill was resumed by
Mr. MOFFATT, who strongly opposed it on the ground
that it contained the very genius of old protection princi-
ples. It would practically exclude foreign cattle from the
metropolitan markets, and thus tend to the maintenance of
exorbitant prices.

In the discussion which ensued Mr. Paget was anxious
to see something done in the matter, but advised the exer-
cise of great circumspection. Then Mr. Hadfield com-
mented on the absence of the principal members of the
Ministry during the previous and prolonged debates on the
bill ; and regarding it as ridiculous to attempt to pass the
bill into law during the present session, moved the ad-
journment of the debate.

Lord R. MONTAGU, desirous as he was to supply
cheap food to the people, and protesting against this mode
of treating the question, denounced the opposition of Mr.
Gibson and his friends as an endeavour, by dodges and de-
lays, to overthrow a measure which had the approval of
the country.

After some further desultory remarks,
Mr. DISRAELI expressed his regret at so unusual a
motion (at this period of the session) as that of adjourn-
ment. For his own part he wished a decision from the
house on the merits and not on a detail of the bill.
The motion was then withdrawn.

The discussion on the proposition for gain into com-
mittee on the bill was then again cantiuued by Mr. Fresh-
field, Mr. J. B. Smith, Mr. Jacob Bright, Mr. Gilpin, Mr.
Fordyce, Mr. Clay, Mr. Bruce (who described it as "an
imperfect, unnecessary, and', partial measure"), and Mr
Ayrton

Mr. DISRAELI recalled the attention of the house to
the fact that the only thing it had to consider was whether
such markets as those proposed to be made were neces-
sary. The question as to how they were to be provided
for was an after consideration. No one could doubt that
in such a country as this abundant means would be found
to cover the expenses. It was absurd to compare the
manner in which cattle were imported into France with
the way of their introduction into England. In the former
beasts were numbered by hundreds and in the latter by
hundreds of thousands, if not more. Ile utterly ridiculed
the idea that the scheme proposed had any tendency to
revive protection.

After a few words from Mr. Gladstone the house
divided, and the amendment of Mr. Milner Gibson, to the
effect that "the proposal to pass a permanent law, requir-
ing that, in order to prevent the introduction of the cattle
plague into this country from abroad, all foreign cattle and
other animals imported into the port of London shall be
landed at one prescribed spot, and shall not be removed
thence alive, ought not to be considered apart from the
general policy of imposing lagal restrictions on the foreign
cattle trade in other ports of the United Kingdom," was
rejected by 191 to 82.

After some further discussion, and numerous divisions,
tho other orders of the day were disposod of, and tho
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