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London, England, 1856-05-22 00:00:00

FACTORIES BILL.

On the motion for going into committee on this bill,
Mr. COBBETT moved that " this house will resolve
itse'f into the said committee upon this day six months,'
and proceeded to state the objections he had to this bil
for providing fencing to machinery in factories. He
condemned the bill as altogether impracticable.
Mr. T. DUNCO\IBE seconded the amendment.
Mr. W. PATTEN condemned the conduct of
the honourable member for o;dham with reference
to the bill. He had given notice :of amendments to
the bill; and after that bethought himself of his pre-
sent amendment to defend it. A recent decision in
the Queen's Bench had shown how impossible it wa,
for the manufacturers to obey the present lan
with reference to the fencing of machinery, and it was
to remedy the law that this bill had b•zen brought in.
He had done his best to meet the objection of the lion.
member, and if he had failed the hon. member wouli
have an opportunity of introducing amendments to
meet his own views in committee.
Ali. E. DENISON thought it would be a witit
time to divide on the amendment, and suggested. to the.
lion, member for Oldham to withdraw it and allow the
bill to go into committee.
Col. DUNNE was in favour of the amendment.
Sir G. GREY supported the house going into com-
mittee.

Mr. MUNTZ complained that neither the mover of
the bill nor the Government had kept faith with the
house with reference to the alterations that were to
be male in the bill before it was committed.
The house then divided, when the numbers were—
For going into committee 207
Against it
The house then went into committee.

Causes 1,2, and 3, were agreed to.
C,auqe 4 was objected to by Mr. COBBETT, on the
,round that the machinery should be fenced, not only
where " children and young persons" passed and worked.
but should extend to all, and protect all persons from
danger who were engaged in factories the same as by
the present law, according to the decision in the Court
of Exchequer.

Mr. W PATTEN defended the clause, and said that
in that clause he had used the same words as were in
the 21st section of the old act, which the hon. member
apFroved. The only addition or alteration he (Mr. Pa'•
ten) had made was to alter the compulsory fencing, and
provide arbitration in it 4 stead.
Mr. M. CHAMBERS said that the 21st section also
provided " that all parts of mill gearing in factories
shall be securely fenced ;" and it was on those words
that the Court of Exchequer held that the act applied
to grown-up persons of both sexes, as well as "children
and young persons." The clause now proposed, con•
trasted with the clause of the old act, would deprive
grown-up persons of protection.
[LEFT SPEAKING.]

TALBOTS' DIVORCE.

HOUSE OF LORDS, THIS DAY.

The Lord Chancellor, Lords Brougham and St.
Leonard, severally delivered judgment, approving of
the petition for divorce, presented by Mr. Talbot, on
the ground of adultery.
Judgment in favour of the bill.

TATTERSALL'S.—(This Evening.)

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