2 JUNE 1894, Page 2

We deeply regret to say that "the Prevention of Cruelty

to Children Bill" was talked out in the Report stage on Wednesday by the Irish party, who were apparently angry because it stood in the way of the next order of the day, which was the Bill for the repeal of the Irish Crimes Act. Colonel Nolan, Mr. Sexton, and Mr. Healy competed with each other in raising all kinds of trivial objections to it; and though all their cavils were defeated by large majorities, the interference went on till the debate stood adjourned under the usual Wednesday Standing Order, while Mr. Healy was speak- ing for the fourth time. As the Government have claimed all the time of the House for the future, the Bill can only pass by their adopting it, and we very earnestly hope that they will do so. It has nearly passed the Report stage, and then the Third Reading will follow with hardly any loss of time, so that the Government would lose little in time and gain much in general esteem by adopting and passing it into law.