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should not legislate at all. (Hear, hear.) With respect to
the report of Mr. T..emenheere and the adverse statements
on both sides, he felt bound to say that in all the questions
much agitated irr the country there was always great ex-
aggeration on both sides—exaggeration of the evils to which

the workmen were exposed, and also the dangers which the
employers apprehended. The result of long experience
had led to legislation on this subject, based gradually upon
compromise. It had led to an extension of the Short Time
Act to print works, and now the time had arrived for ex-
tending it to bleaching and dying works. Still, for the
reasons he had given that extension ought to be made with
great caution and some forbearance. (Cheers.) He was
opposed to a general inquiry, which had been exhausted,
both by the former select committee and the commission.
Nor could he agree with the hon. gentleman who had moved
for this inquiry, in the propriety of including, as a subject
of reference to the committee, the grievances of certain
gentlemen who were the employers of bands in bleach-
ing and dying works, and who complained of certain allega-
tions made against them. 4l'hose were matters which
ought not to be investigated by the committee to which
this bill might be referred. (Hear.) He would observe,
in passing, that he had no faith in general statements with
respect to the average number of hours during which
workpeople were employed. (Cheers.) The statement
made by his hon. friend (Colonel W. Patten), that the
average number of hf.urs in a certain establishment did
not exceed 12 hours and a half a day for a year, was no
satisfactory answer to any allegation that the workpeople,
for example, were employed for 48 or 60 hours consecutively.
(Hear, hear.) [Colonel Patten--" I quoted a monthly and
not a yearly average."] It was quite possible that with a
monthly average of 12t hours the hands might have been
employed 48 or 60 hours, so that the average was to be re-
garded with great suspicion. (Hear, hear.) He was anxious
that the house should legislate on this subject during the
present session. Still, great caution was necessary in deal-
ing with the details of this measure, 'which would be best
exercised by a well selected committee of 'this house. He
thought that the instruction to a select committee ought to
be drawn with care, and that they should be directed cnly
to receive evidence to such an extent as would enable them
to investigate the necessity of a modification of the exist-
ing law, and the grounds which might exist in particular
cases for special exemptions. The enactments of the pre-
sent bill ought to approach as near as possible to those
of the Factory Act and the Print Works Act in England
and Scotland, where the process was carried on in heated
but in Ireland, where the work was carried on
open air, it was a great question whether there
isrliohoomulthsde; not be an exemption from the Bleaching and
Dyeing Act. Wishing therefore that the matter should
be carefully examined, and disclaiming any desire to shelve
the question, being anxious, indeed, to see a law passed
during the present session, he should yet vote for the
select committee upon the understanding to which he had
referred. (Cheers.) The noble lord the member for Crick-
lade (Lord Ashley) had talked rather disparagingly of the
deterioration of the fair sex in connection with the neces-
sity for this bill. The noble lord, being a young man, was
a better judge on that subject than himself—(a laugh)—
but, old as he was, he was not conscious of any deterioration
in that' sex. (Cheers and laughter,) With regard to the
*courage, the endurance, and the high mettle of the male
population it was not necessary to go so far back as the
Crimean war, for they had witnessed a recent prcof in the
pugilistic ring that these qualities existed in as great per-
fection as ever among our fellow-countrymen. (Cheers.)

The answer of Sir Charles Wood on Tuesday to
the question whether the dividends on Rupee paper are to be
subject to income-tax both in England and India was totally
inexplicit. These dividends are not in any case paid in
England, but English holders can be furnished with a bill
on Calcutta for the amount. The statement reported to have
been made by Sir Charles Wood is simply that " if the in-
come is received in England it will pay the tax here, but if
it is received in India then the tax will be paid in India."
W. E. Franks and Sou's in their monthly circu-
lar state—We note but little alteration in the tea market
since the date of last ; recent arrivals have largely supplied
the market with most descriptions, affording the trade good
opportunity for getting into stock ; prices on the whole have
been well maintained, notwithstanding the occasional forced
sales " without reserve." The last advices from China,
bringing accounts of large shipments, tended to produce
a flatness ; it is stated, however, that the stocks at the
ports are now very small, and the shipments for the season
are not expected to be excessive.

The camp at Chalons is definitively organised. It
is composed of three divisions of infantry, a division of
cavalry, three batteries of artillery, a company of engineers,
three companies of drivers, a detachment of hospital mates,
psstraentecgainistpeidn, the French army. enjoys the reputa-
tionand a detachment of gendarmes. The troops altogether
amount to 40,000 men. The Duke de Magenta, Comman-
der-in-Chief
the fithe
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It is expected that under his direction the camp will
der-
no-fC hbieeifn
become a first-rate military school. Several new
theories are to be reduced to practice, which are
based on principles applicable to infantry,
cavalry,
and artillery. The experience supplied by the war in Italy,
and the employment of new and powerful fire-arms, will
give rise to some very important manoeuvres which will ex-
cite no common interest throughout Europe. The camp'at
Chalons, like those of St. Omer, Boulogne, and Satory, will
be visited by practical military men, sent there by the
varkus Governments of Europe to witness the manoeuvres.
The Emperor will visit the camp of Chalons after his re-
turn from Savoy, unless his journey there should be post-
poneduntil the month of October, as is reported.