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London, England, 1850-03-15 00:00:00

THE TEN HOURS' BILL.

Lord STANLEY presented a petition ;torn Rochdale,
in Lancashire, with respect to the Ten Hours' Bill, which
had beau passed by the Legislature to restrain the labour
of children and women in factories. The petitioners
prayed that their Lordships would vote for a Bill intro-
duced into the other House of Parliament, with the view
of giving eff,ct to the intentions of the Legislature in
passing the Bill, which were likely to be frustrated in
consequence cf a recent decision of the Court of Ex-
chequer upon a technical point. lie was not one of
those who originally pressed forward the Bill, but find-
ing that it had worked well both .for the manufacturers
and the workmen, he thought it would be most lamen-
table if the benevolent intentions of the Legislature
should be frustrated upon a mere technical construction
of the Act. The petitioners prayed that their Lordships
would support a Bill for giving t`iem the benefit intended
by the Act.
LAWS RELATING TO BURIAL CLUBS.

Lord MONTEAGLE said he wished to draw the at,
tention of their Lordships to the laws relating to burial
sock ties, and to ask a question of the Noble Marquis
(Lansdowne) although he had given no notice
on the subject. It had been proved of la'e that a
crime of the most horrible atrocity had been making its
way in those districts of the country in which burial
clubs were established. Poison had been administered
to parties by those standing in domestic relations to-
wards them, and they had been cut off by those
bound to them by the dearest ties of nature.
This horrible crime had spread, in consequence of the
m e nteb
y
whichof tehyeesne clubs,
thedeath of a child was madewho made pecuniary pay-
profitable to its parents, who had been induced fur this
reason, in some instances, to sacrifice their own offpring.
He hoped that the Government would deal with this
question without delay, and that it would not be re-
tarded by being mixed up with the larger and more dif-
ficult question of interment. Government might deal
with the subject by a single enactment, forbidding the
payment of money by these clubs to surviving relatives,
and rendering it compulsory on the societies themselvesto bury the deceased. His question was whether any
measure was contemplated by the Government on this
subject? If not, he would feel it his duty to introduce a
Bill himself without delay.,
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that the ques-
tion was of a difficult nature. It was, doubtless, true,
that frauds of the most iniquitous colour bad been per-
petrated, in connexion with these clubs, to a degree
which must be surprising to their Lordships. There
could be no doubt but that the subject ought to receive
the attention of Parliament, but as it required great con-
sideration, he feared that he could not undertake, on the
part of Government, to introduce a measure this session.
Any Bill, however, introduced by the Noble Lord, should
receivemost and,wseoruilodussupcopnorsitdoerraintitorno,ducesome
short probably, the
Government
mea-
sure on the subject.
Lord MOUNTCAS. HELL said he would postpone the
two motions of which he had given notice until to-
morrow.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, March 14,
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
THIRD READINGS.
The following Bills were read a third time and passed :
Birkenhead Improvement—Liverpool Cattle Market—
West Bromwich Rates.
The report on the Buckinghamshire Railway Bill was
considered and agreed to.
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PRIVATE
Acts, and New
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
Mr. BROTHERTON moved that it be an instruction
to the Committee of Selection to treat the Newcastle-
upon-Tyne pt
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Mr. BROTHERTON also moved that it be-an instruc-
tion to the Committee on the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Im-
provement, Amendment of Acts, and New Streets Bill,
to entertain the petition Qf Sir John Jervis, her
Majesty's Attorney-General, against the said Bill, not-
withstanding that the same was deposited in the Private
Bill office later than seven clear days after the second
reading of the said Bill.
Referred to the standing order Committee.
PETITIONS.
Several petitions were presented against Sunday
labour in the Post-office.
Mr. MUNTZ presented a petition from Birmingham,
praying for an amendment of the Factory Act.
Mr. HAMILTON presented a petition from Longford
praying for agricultural protection.
Mr. DUNCUFT presented a petition from Oldham
praying for an amendment in the Factory Act.
Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition to the same
effect.
Mr. W. J. FOX presented a similar petition from
Oldham.
Mr. ELLIS presented a petition from Leicester-pray-
ing for the extension of county courts jurisdiction.
Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition from a place in
Scotland:praying f,r an amendment of the Factory Act.
Mr. MUNDY presented a petition in favour of pro-
tection to agriculture.
Sir R. H. INGLIS presented two petitions against
the Marriage Bill; also a petition from Bolton praying
for an amendment of the Factory Act.
Mr. HENRY BERKELEY presented a petition pray-
ing for the amendment of the Factory Act.
An Hox. MEMBER presentA a petition from Derby
praying for protection to native industry.
Mr. SPOONER presented two petitions from the me-
dical gentlemen of Birmingham, praying for an amend-
ment of tie law, so as to enable medical practitioners to
receive compensation from railway companies whenever
their services were called into operation by accidents on
railways. As the law now stands, the party injured is
liable for the fees of the medical man. The lion. Mem-
ber gave notice that to-morrow he should move that the
petition be printed in the Votes, with the view of found-
ing a motion upon it.
Lord BROOKE presented a similar petition from
Warwick.
Lord ASHLEY presented several petitions praying
for the amendment of the Factory Act. One of them was
signed by 14,000 persons.
Sir JOSHUA WALMSLEY presented similar peti-
.

Lions.
Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR presented similar
petitions.