text_original: It was attacked vigorously by Dr. Ball and Mr. Gathorne Hardy and defended with genuine eloquence by Bright ; but, the debate as a whole, was half hearted. The Bill was read a second time (March 24th) by 368 to 250, an unex  pectedly large majority.^ It was through Committee, without substantial amendment, before Whitsuntide, and on May 31st was read a third time by a majority of 114.
text_transcription: IT WAS ATTACKED VIGOROUSLY BY DOCTOR BALL AND MISTER GATHERN HARDY AND DEFENDED WITH GENUINE ELOQUENCE BY BRIGHT BUT THE DEBATE AS A WHOLE WAS HALF HEARTED THE BILL WAS READ A SECOND TIME MARCH TWENTY FOURTH BY THREE HUNDRED SIXTY EIGHT TO TWO HUNDRED FIFTY AN UNEXPECTEDLY LARGE MAJORITY IT WAS THROUGH COMMITTEE WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT BEFORE WHITSUNTIDE AND ON MAY THIRTY FIRST WAS READ A THIRD TIME BY A MAJORITY OF ONE
phonemes: ɪt wʌz ɐtˈækt vˈɪɡɚɹəsli baɪ dˈɑːktɚ. bˈɔːl ænd mˈɪstɚ. ɡˈæθɔːɹn hˈɑːɹdi ænd dᵻfˈɛndᵻd wɪð dʒˈɛnjuːɪn ˈɛləkwəns baɪ bɹˈaɪt ; bˌʌt, ðə dᵻbˈeɪt æz ɐ hˈoʊl, wʌz hˈæf hˈɑːɹɾᵻd. ðə bˈɪl wʌz ɹˈɛd ɐ sˈɛkənd tˈaɪm (mˈɑːɹtʃ twˈɛnti fˈɔːɹθ) baɪ θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt tə tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti, ɐn ˌʌnˈɛks pˈɛktᵻdli lˈɑːɹdʒ mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi.ɪt wʌz θɹuː kəmˈɪɾi, wɪðˌaʊt səbstˈænʃəl ɐmˈɛndmənt, bᵻfˌɔːɹ wˈɪtsəntˌaɪd, ænd ˌɔn mˈeɪ θˈɜːɾi fˈɜːst wʌz ɹˈɛd ɐ θˈɜːd tˈaɪm baɪ ɐ mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌv wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹtiːn.