The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-28 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

gOrSE OF COMMON& —Wiwi MAT, JVIR 27.
(Centimed from yesiordey's Reprise.)
BLEACHING AND DYZING WORKS BILL
Sir IL CAIRNS moved ea ansabsent, exempting
from the speratioa el the KS works b YAM the weeps,
tisk al liseshing er dyeing lira, Ibis yr% and cambric
only was meted ma
For the amendment l9O
Against .
The ae,eolment was therefore ended.
Mr. A. Ki )!ii' moved the mieiois of certain words
for the purpoee of add* as lambs : "It shall be lawful
to employ female, and yr momm bkaehing and
dewing works as follows (thee ie to tw) : from six of the
clock in the hi:einem until eight of ths clock in the after-
p.m ..0 erj working day except on Saturdays, and on
l4aturilsys from six of the clock in the forenoon until half
an hoer after far of the clock in the afternoon : provided,
that r here to allowed for meals half an hour at any time of
the day between the hours of six and eleven of the clock in
the forenoon, oue hour between eleven of the clock in the
heroism a four of the clock in the afternoon, and (except
OM Saturdays) half an hour between the hours of four and
eight of the cluck in the afternoon."
Against it
The CHAIRMAN put the question that clause 2 stand
part of the bill.
There being oo oppoeition, it was agreed to.
Clause 3 was, as amended, agreed to.
(;lapses 4 and 5 were agreed to.
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Mr. TURNER said the clause was incomprehensible as it
stood, and he wished to have some explanation as to its
supposed operation. The hon. member read the clause,
amidst gnat laughter from many parts of the house.
Mr. CROOK mid the object of the clause was to enable
a bleacher to employ new hands at the time he was
emplejiug the old ones,
Mr BI.CHANA.N moved the omission of the clause.
Loot I. MANNERS said he believed the clause would
folly carry out what was intended if it were verbally
amensled. All that was required was a little punctuation.
The clause having been verbally amended the amend-
ment aim withdrawn, and the clause wee agreed to.
Clause 7 and the sdiedulea were agreed to.
Kr. t, EGERTON moved the addition of the following
clause -" That nothing in this act contained shall edited ar
apply to any premises, either open or inclosed, and used in
isirryiug nn the process of royal blue dyeing, or to any eon-
pleymeut connected therewith or necessary thereto, or to
the employment of any such child, female, or young person
employed in such process as aforesaid."
Mr BUCHANAN supported the clause, and
Mr. CROOK opposed it, on the ground that there was
uothing, either in the report of the committee or in the
repine of the several conumssions, to warrant such exemption.
The committee divided:
For the evond readingof the clause .. 55
Against it ... . 109-54
A quarter to 5 having arrived, the Chairman left the chair
and the house resumed.
THE HIGHWAYS ROADS, he., BILL.
This bill was, after some discussion of objections to the
measure, postponed to Thursday evening, with a view to a
day being fixed for going into committee.
The Dealers in Marine Stores Bill was read a woad time.
The Tramways (Scotland) Bill was read a third time and
leased.
The Metropolitan Building Act (1855) Amendment Bill
was mad a second time.
RAILWAY (IRELAND) ACT, 1851.
Mr. 51. GlltiON obtained Isms to introduce a bill foe
ISM awed* and making perpetual the Railway (Ireland) Act,
INDWtTRIAL MUSEUM (SCOTLAND).
Mr. COWPER also obtained leave to bring in a bill to
confer powers on the Commheioners of her Majesty's
Works and Public Buildings to acquire certain property in
Edinburgh, for the erection of an industrial museum for
ricutlatid.

SALE OF GAS ACT.
Mr. H. B. 814 F.RI DAN obtained leave to bring in a lull
to Intend the act of the 22nd and Z3rd of her Majesty for
leg:ttag measures used in sales of gas.
hous@ adjourned at six o'clock.

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES.