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PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE.
HOUSE OF OF LORDS, WIDNZSDAY, J uxs 29.

Mr. Snoops!' and others returned from the Commons the
Illivecbants and Factors Bill, and several other Bills, as agreed to
by that Soave.
BUBBLE ACT AMENDMCNT BILL.
The Bubble Act Repeal Bill was read a third time and passed,'
:wher a few words had been inserted, on the motion of the LORD

Guam ea Leoa. declaring that the common law wits enrepealed.
WR I l'S OF ERROR ABOLITION RILL.
On the motion of the Earl of LIVERPOOL, the Writs of
Furor Abolition Bill went through a Committee, and was reported,
with the addition of the clause of which Lord Ellenborough gave
notice yesterday, in amendmmt of the Compennatien clause.
The Apothecaries Bill, and the Isle of Man Trade Bill, were
real a second time, and ordered to be committed tomorrow.
The Customs' Laws Repeal Bill, the Irish Linen Bounties, and
the Irish Roads Bill, went through Coinmittem, and were respec-
tively reportesl.—Adjourneid.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, WLDNEsDAY. Jerez 29.
DUTY ON ,ADVERTISEMENTS AND NEWSPAPERS.
'Jr. !Inn: presented a petition teem the Proprietor of the
6...tac010 For Press against the circulation of advertisements in
lista and papers not subject to the stamp duties, which were dis-
trlhutrd gratuitously, to the great injury of newspaper property ;
acd also praying a reduction of the duties on advertisements and
Coe circulation of newspapers. The circulation of newspapers had
in COnst queoee of those gratuitously distributed lists considerably
dminished in Glasgow, Leith, and other places, and unless
Government were disposed to give some relief no newspaper speru-
L;ions could in future be successfully carded on. It was a great
burden on those engaged in the conducting of newspapers, and one
that could be diminished without loss to the revenue.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said Govern-
ment had been advised the lists mentioned by the Hon. Gentle.
man were not exempt Iron duty, and they were determined to en.
fate the law as it regarded them.
Mr. lIII3IE had hoped instead of imposing a new duty that the
old one would have been removed.
The petition was ordered to be printed.
COMBINATION OF WORKMEN BILL.
Mr. HOBHOUSE rose to preogit a petition from certain indi.
visuals, mechanics, complaining that they had not been heard before
the Comniittee on the Combination Laws and against the Bill.
Petitioners staled, that they had at first felt disposed to offer no op.
positlnn to the BEI before the Douse, under the expectation that
ceriste amendments and modifications would hare been adopted.
There were one or two verbal alterations which they were puticu.
lady anxious to be admitted—one of them was with regard to the
word " solely," and the other was in respect to the service of
summonses, by which the workmen were at present in a WOMC situa.
den than midnight felons. The petitioners prayed that they might
be heard by Counsel against the Bill. lie considered the pnnetple
of delegation, which was opposed in the present Bill, as highly
favourable to good order. and that the clause in the Bill, which
struck at the root of delegation, went to remove one of the safety
valves of the Constitution, because at the same time that it extin-
guished delegation it permitted the assembling of large bodies of
men for regulating affairs of trade. The old Combination Laws
were re-enacted by the present Bill. And what was to be expected
as the result if 60,000 operatives were permitted to surround the
avenues of the House, instead of fire or six Individual delegates
coming forward for the purpose of bringing up a petition? If the
suggestions he had thrown out were not attended to he should feel
it his duty to throw every possible obstacle in the way of the Bill.
Proper time had not been allowed to collect the sense of the work-
men,
but he was persuaded the table of the Upper (louse, if the
Bill reached it, would groan beneath petitions against the Bill.
Mr. W.IIsLACE objected, that what had been stated by the
Hon. Gentleman was strictly in relation to the Bill, and should be,
advanced in the Committee or at some future stage of the Bill. It
would have been utterly impossible to have attended to all the sug.'
gestions and opinions offered on the subject of the framing of the
Act : neither was it in the power of the Committee to go into all
the cases—their only mode of proceeding was to select a few, and
on them examine witnesses, which thee did. He never had pledged
himself to any compromise for the purpose of conciliating the ap-
probation of an/ set of individuals.
General GASCOYNE was surprised the Hon. Gentleman (Mr.
Wallace) should declare he would admit no compromise or alter-
ation.
Mr. WALLACE did not state any such thing, but denied hay.
lag given any pledge to that effect.
General GASCOYNE resumed, and expressed his determine-
tioo to give the Bill every opposition the Lateness of the Session and
the usage of Parliament would admit.
Mr. HUME—Those petitioners had not been heard before the
Committee, notwithstanding the owe and invariable declaration
of the lion. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Wallace), and of that they
complained. The Bill was most grievous and uncalled for, and
objected to by every party in the State, with the exception of that
particular one to which It was proposed to intrust an unlimited
power. Ile thought the prayer of the present petitioners should be
attended to.
Mr. IVALL ACE explained.
al r. HORHOUSE said if the House would not consent to hear
petitioners by their Counsel against the Bill, it should at least
allow a reasonable delay, for the purpose of ascertaining the opinion
of the body of the people, and pemilttine the operatives to express
their opinion. lie would oppose the BilL
Mr. Secretary PEEL was sure the known good humour of the
Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Hobhouse) would get the better of his mo-
mentary rashness and irritation, and induce him to withdraw his
opposition ; in saying this, he only spoke the result of what his
Dust experience warranted him in assuming., With regiud to the
Committee, if it had attempted to hear all the parties who pressed
rowan', anxious fora hearing, it could not have concluded its la.
hours this Session, or for seventeears to came. Ile was surprised
at the objections now taken to the Bill, after the almost unanimous
opinion of the House. on the second reading, exprelied in favour
of the Bill. He could not concur in calling it a harsh measure
The Hon. Member fur Montrose at one time contemplated a much
mare severe one, and seemed disposed to consent to an enactment
resembling in principle the Irish Insurrection Act, for the purpose
of doing away with the mischiefs consequent upon combination.
Mr. liu3lE was not aware of ever having countenanced an Act
of that description. At one tiros, entairly, the allegations of the
Right Hon. Member (Mr. Peel) were so calculated to cache alarm,
that his answer tins. if outrages exist, and the civil authority is
no: sufficient to quell them, call in the military, or even arm the
Government with some extraordinary power, extending to a limited
spot where the outrages exile.; but it had never been his intention
to recommend a measure calculated to confound the innocent with
lie guilty. He had since reason to believe that the outrages were
imaginary. and the alarm only existed in the brain of the Right
Hon. Gentleman himself. lie objected to passing an Act such an
this on the lest day of the Session.
Mr. Secretary PEEL said the lion. Gentleman had grossly mis.
represented his meaning. He had never said it was unimportant to
inquire, but the opinion of the Committee was so unanimous that
it did not seem requisite to go farther than they had. On what
principle had the Hon. Gentleman acquiesced in the second reading
of the Bill, which he now designated as oppressive to the liberty of
the people? He would tell the Hon. Gentleman (31r. Hume) the
BM was founded upon his own Resolution, and on Friday night he
had declared hie entite acquiescence in the principle of the Bill
which he now stood up to oppose. The lion. Gentleman must
know it had been necessary to send dragoons to Stroud, to protect
the workmen front the vengeance of their fellows, who had used
the greatest violence, and dragged many of them through the
water in a most inhuman manner.
Mr. CRIPPS spoke in favour of the Bill.
Mr. H. GURNEY made an observation which was Inaudible

ant the Oanevi.
Mr. JONES thought there had been a most extraordinary
change in the sentiments nf the lion. Member for Montrose since
the second reading of the Bill.
Mr. WHITAIORE would. on the third reading of the Bill,
propose the introduction of clause, fixing the right of appeal from
Magistrates who might be supposed to be biassed in their admi-
nistration of the law on this subject.
Mr. W. SMITH would vote for the clause mentioned by the
Hon. Member who had just sat down. llow..ver, perhaps it might
be better to pass the present Bill than leave the country without a
safeguard. It was better a bad law should exist than dangerous
outrage.
Slr FRANCIS BURDETT said the common law was already
cempetent to punish acts which Hon. Gentlemen stated called for
new penal enactments. Instances might arise In the administra-
tion of the Act, where Magistrates, who were themselves-menu-
ta:turers, or in other respects interested, would have the means of
inflicting punishment on the workmen, and to that he objected. It
was, indeed, allowed there would be great difficulty in finding im-
partial Magistrates in manufacturing districts. It should be recol-
lected masters as well as men might be found in a slate of zombi.
nation, and under the old combination laws that state of things
was encouraged. As to outrages, everything now complained
of, and more, existed under the old combination laws. This
question interests the great bulk of the people: a Committee
mtould therefore have time to investiinve the subject; and the ar-
rargement of last year. he thought, sheuld be tried at least until
the next Session of Parliament. The less legialativa interference
there was the better, for the more the IMAM and journeymen
were on • level the more likely they were to agree. The masters
tiny combine and actually starve the workmen, and this was
really the taw where those acts of violence so loudly complained
of were rum:rated. Whilst violence was put down on one side,
tyranny should be resisted on the other, and impartial justice done
to Page pude'.
HUSKISSON said, it seemed evident that the Hon.
Baronet had tot considered the evidence upon this subject, nor
real the Report of the Committee. Tile lion. Baronet and the
Member for Aberdeen seemed to assert that no violence had taken
yes-e
—that the charge of assassination had been disproved. Now
the fact was, that the parties were tried In the highest Court
of Judicature in the kingilem, and were convicted. Yet it was
d the Wine of Commons should inquire into the truth of
the charge. This would only be a mockery worthy of the lion.
Member for Aberdeen. It was monstrous to say there was no
violence. Was it not found necessary to introduce a Bill to put
down the horrid practice of throwing oil of vitriol on the persons
of individual.. by which their sight was destroyed in many instances ?
One unronunate man's ears were cut off. M'as thin no violence ?
He (Hr. lluskisson) was surprised to hear the I ifianimatory lan-
guage which had fallen from the Honourable Member for Aberdeen.
(Dem.) He (Mr. linskimon) had never had any personal inter-
tour.e either with workmen or masters ou thin subject, and it would
I.e well for the workmen and for the Hon. Gentleman himself if he
l.ad followed this example. He (Mt. Huskinson) received letters
within the last forty•eigltt hours from the principal leaders of corn-
btattiolislind committees, some of which were courted in the very
same language used by the .Hon. Member for alontrose. lie