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classes,' and he felt that their interests were at stake in the pro-
posed change.
Lerd .1. RUSSELL said that what he had stated was, not
that the reduction of the hours of labour from twelve to ele-
ven, or ten hours, would cause wag's to be the same, but that
the demand would perhaps cause wages to, if not advance, at
least to uphold the present scale.—(Hear.)
Mr. M TIN Z would not detain the House more than a few
minutes at that time in the morning, but he could not allow
the debate to rice without making a few remarks. -What did
it matte. to foreigners how they manufactured their goods—the
change ceu!d make no dfference to them. That, however, was
not the question—the truth was let out by the Hon. Member
for Durham. The Hon. Member said this measure would compel
the manufacturers to expend more capital. ( Hear, hear, from
the protectionists.) The Hon. Member for Sheffield,t who
vc as, no doubt, an amateur manufacturer, had made a quota-
tion from Adam Smith, to bear out his views in opposition to
this measure ; but the Honourable Member might have
quoted further, and he would have found arguments
directly opposite to that which he had used.
He tierer made his men work without a proportionate amount
of remuneration. But he would say that it wrs intended to
compete with foreign manufactures. He would say let
everything take i,s natural course. With regard to the
Taestioa now before the House, it had been said, that
if a party would aid in carrying it out, that party
would join the whers in demanding a repeal of the corn-laws.—
( Hear, hear.) Well, then, there was the Government measure
upon the subject of re, e trade. How were they to regard that
measure?—( Hear, hear.) They had seen that the Govern-
ment had done as they liked in regard to the measure,lethe
and
why should not the manufacturers do as they liked?
yewr 1844, the Government were in suelidifficulties
upon this question, that a Wernher of the Government, whom
he did not think it necessary to name, but he would name the
Bight Hon. Bironet if they wished—(Laughterj—asked
_him
hi; advice, but he said that as be was not a cotton manufac-
turer, he would beg leave to decline giving a would information
—(Laughter.) He give his
whatever upon the subject.
cordial suiwort to this Bill.
Mr. FIELDEN replied.
Mr. BRIG /IT rose, and was met by such a storm of cries
of every description that he relinquished the attempt.
The gallery was then cleared for a division. On our re-ad-
mi,sion we found—
For the second reading
A gninst, it
Majority against the second reading..........,

The other orders of the day were then disposed of.
The House adjourned at a quarter to Three o'clock.

HER, MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
THIS EVENING
Will he performed Verdi's celerated Opera, In Four Parts, entitled,
I LOMBAI:Df : ALLA PRIMA cuociarA.
c% tth new scenery, dresses, &c. ; the scenery by Mr. Marshall.
Cr sc:da, Madame Grisi; Sofia, Madame Bellini ; Viclinda, Mdlle.
(urban; Oronte, Signor Mario; Arvino, Signor ; Pirro,
Sig. Botelli; Acciar.o, Sig. Giubilei ; Pagano, Sig. Foniasari.
. conclude with the admired Ballet of ONDINE. Ondine, Mdlle.
Ce::to ; Matt o, M. Perrot; Giannina, Louise Tagliont In
the course of the Ballet will be introduced the admired Fete de la
)111Alili, and ; rand Tarantella, by the carps de ballet; Vie celebrated
Pas de Quarte, from " Le Lac des Fees," by Mille. Cerito and M.
St. Lcon, supported by ;Mlles. Demelisse and Moncelet ; a Pas, by
31i111;:. Taglicmi ; and the Pas de L'Ombre, by Millie. Cerito.