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which intimated the off.nces cognizable under it—namely, " or
molesting." " Molesting" was a term altogether too vague
and indefinite for any purposes of salutary legislation, and he
should move the omission of both words.
The question on this was put, and negatived.
Mr. CALCRAF,T proposed to omit the whole of the
preamble after the word " whereas," and to
.substitute some
verbal alterations in its recital, which we could not exactly
collect.

Sir F. BURDETT also objected to the word " molestatioN"
which, he observed, was carefully omitted in the motion just
brought forward ; but even the amended preamble, in his opi-
nion, did not state with sufficient distinctness and precision the
exact objects of the Bill.

The rnotion of Mr. CALCRAFT was agreed to.
Mr. fIUME proposed to omit the words " or by molesta-
tion" in a subsequent part of the Bill.
Mr. STUART WORTLEY was of opinion that that part
of the Bill now complained of was the best of it. He had been
painfully Misrepresented in an account of what he had stated on
the preceding evening on this question ; for he was supposed
to have said, 4! that in the county which he had the honour to
represent, there were great combinations of this kind, and that
it was high time for the Legislature to interfere on behalf of the
other parties, and put those combinations down." But, on the
contrary, he would always say, God forbid that they should
interfere between the workman and the master at all.—(Hear!)
—He only wished that they would interfere to prevent any
combination of journeymen from exercising a cruel tyranny
over the honest industry and the labour of any other workmen.
ear, hear )
Mr. 11 LIME'S amendments on this clause, and another part
of the Bill where the like words occurred, were negatived
strangers having been several times ordered to withdraw, but no
division having taken place.
On the ruction that the Bill be read a third time,
Mr: HUME said, that his opposition to this measure had
been consistent with the principles he had always avowed. His
:desire was only that no unjust interference should exist either
in the affairs of, the, masters or of the men, on the part of the
Legislature.. fie was sorry to say, that in nine cases out of ten
the fault lay with the masters ; he thought the workmen had
not had fair play ; and he trusted that, whatever might be the
-fate of this treasure, the H
Clouse would.not shut its 'ears to the
complaints of the worktnen. If he had any influence with those
men, it would be exerted to induce them to refrain froUi. ind-
midation.or violence on any occasion.
Mr. PEEL said, unwilling as lie was to prolong this discus-
sion, he could not refrain from repelling the insinuation that
there had been any diiposition on the part of the Government
to bear upon, or to deny fair play to the working classes of the
people, or that there had been the least desire to favour the
masters. If the Honourable Member for Aberdeen had con-
tinued to express the sentiments which lie had formerly enter-
tained on this subject, he (Mr. Peel) would most cordially have
concurred in them. In a letter dated the 2fith of March, 1825,
addressed
.by the Hon. Member to John Allen, shipwright, of
Dundee (and which he had aright to assume was by the Hon.
Gentleman, since he did not.deny it), lie found the fulL)wing
expressions:—" I have further to say, that it does not appear
clear to me that the proposed plan respecting apprentices would
produce the result which the journeymen anticipate. If the
journeymen "do not act with more moderation, temper, and
prudence than they have hitherto displayed,, thelegislature will
be compelled to retrace its steps, and to repress the demands
which have been Made in various parts of the country, too often
accompanied with violence." The legislature did not, how-
ever mean to go so far as the Hon. Member had threatend......
It did not mean to retract its steps, nor to re-enact the com-
bination laws and he trusted that the measures provided by
this bill would induce.the journeymen to return to a peaceable
demeanour. He trusted they would take the advice which was
offered them with a sincere regard for their best interests, and
abstain from those abominable combinations by which they had
disgraced them,_and attacked the freedom of their employers.
Mr. ELLIS coincided in the sentiments of the letter just
read, and would add. this word of caution to the workmen in
England—that if-they did not abstain from proceedings like
those which they had recently indulged in, other proceedings
must be adopted by the legislature which would act with all the
force of a heavy punishment Upon them.
„Mr. MAXWELL said a few words ; after which •
The Bill was read a second time and passed.
On.the motion of the, CIIAN.CELLOR of the Exclir.Qt:Eß,
the report of the Coiuniittee to inquire into the expediency of
providing additional committee rooms and a library was brough t
up, after which .the Right, Hon. Gentleman said the subject
would be taken into consideration duringthe recess.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS.
Mr. PEEL obtained leave to bring in for enabling the
Insolvent• Debtors' Court to dispense for a limited time with
the necessity of prisoners residing within' the walls in certain
cases. The Right Hon. Gentleman explained, as we under-
stood him, that the operation of this Bill was to be limited to
the next meeting of Parliament.
After a few words from Mr. ABERCROSIDY and Mr. HOE.
HOUSE, leave was given.
The Bill was then brought in, aud read a first and second
time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow.

On the motion of Mr. HERMES, the Customs' Temporary
Duties Bill was read a third time and passed.
The report of the Committee on the Sessional Addresses was
received and agreed to.
The Marriages' Validity. Bill ;passed through a Committee,
and was reported ; after which,') if =eras ordered to be read zt
third time to-morrow.'= frlo4! :„ -

The report of the Commitbii ifrt toil-nation-6f An' Index to
the Journals of the House was-reeeiVed, and agfeetttb.
The Subletting of -Tenements in Ireland Bill' was read a
second time, and ordered to'be ptinted. - • - • •
The House adjourned at Seven otiock.