31 MAY 1873, Page 3

We were mistaken in stating last week that Mr. Plimsoll's

Bill was "talked out" on the Wednesday week previous. This was Mr. Plimsoll's own statement, but then Mr. Plimsoll is hardly equable enough in judgment to decide on his own case. The truth was that the Occasional Sermons' Bill occupied a good part of the sitting, and that Mr. Plimsoll's own speech brought the hand of the clock very near to the hour at which, on Wed- nesday, debates must cease. And the shipowners had not, of course, nearly stated their side of the case. AS far as we can discover the truth, the Government is really anxious to give Mr. Plimsoll's Bill every possible chance with the House of Commons.