The Sun.
London, England, 1829-05-16 00:00:00

LABOURERS' WAGES BILL.

On the motion that the Labourers' Wages Bill
be committed,
Mr. WODEHOUSE expressed a hope that the
Bill should he withdrawn for the present Session.
The Hon. Mover of the Bill might truly say he
walked in the footstepi of Lord Bacon ; but if Lord
Bacon lived now, he would find it a matter of diffi-
culty to walk backwards.

Lord ALTHORP hoped that the Bill would be
urged forward.

Sir G. PHILLIPS was aware of the necessity of
making the attempt to effect this improvement in
the poor laws, but he thought the experiment ought
to be tried with the agricultural poor before it was
applied to the manufacturing population.
Mr. CRIPPS hoped the Hon. Member would
not withdraw his Bill, but endeavour to press it
through the House, and he would give it every
support in his power.
Mr. BENETT opposed the Bill, upon the grounds
that the labour of the pauper could not be profitably
employed, or if it was, that it would lessen the value
of general labour.
Mr. F. PALMER objected to the Bill because
it would throw all the married riven out of employ-
ment, unless a clause were introduced to prevent it.
Colonel WOOD sincerely hoped the Hon. Mem-
ber would persevere with the Bill, and get it sent to
the other branch of the Legislature, so that they
should know what feeling was entertained there
upon the subject.
Mr. COURTENAY recommended that the op-
position to the Bill should be suspended until they
had gone through the Committee.
Colonel WODEHOUSE would not press his op-
position in the present stage, but should take the
sense of the House against the third reading.
After an explanation between Mr. BENETT and
Col. WOOD, the House went into a Committee upon
the Bill.

After some discussion the Committee divided
upon the first clause.
For the Clause
Against it ll
Majority for retaining the Clause-28

The clause allowing Parisi; Overseers to advance
money in part payment for work done by paupers,
after some objection on the part of Mr. WOOD and
COI. DAVIS, was withdrawn.
The Bill then passed through the Committee,
and the [louse having resumed, the report was or-
dered to be received on Friday next.
The Butter Trade in Ireland Bill passed through
a Committee, and the report was ordered to be fur-
ther considered on Monday.
The Drainage of Bogs (Ireland) Bill went
through a Committee, and the report was ordered
to be received on Monday next.
The Charitable Losn (Ireland) Bill went through
a Committee, and the report was ordered to be re-
ceived on Monday next.
The Rights of Executors' (Ireland) Bill went
through a Committee, and the report was ordered
to be received on Monday.
The Order of the Day for the House resolving it-
self into a Committee on the Anatomy Bill having
been read, and the question put that the Speaker do
leave the chair,

Sir R. INGLIS proposed that it be an instruc-
tion to the Committee that they be empowered to
introduce a clause repealing so much of the 9th of
Geo. IV. c. 31, as gave the Judges the discretionary
power of giving up the bodies of murderers for dis-
section. His object in proposing that instruction
was to prevent the body of the poor man who died
i-n the workhouse or in the hospital from being
looked on in the same light as that of the murderer.
Mr. WARBURTON being satisfied that the in-
troduction of the clause would endanger the success
of the Bill, felt obliged to oppose it.
Lord F.OSBORNE objected strongly to the Bill.
Mr. HUME supported the Bill.
Mr. PROTHEROE said, when he became a
member of the Committee he was greatly opposed
to any such a measure as that before the House, but
inquiry had converted him, and he now approved of
the Bill.

Mr. FYLER said that if the instruction was
adopted he should support the Bill, but if it were
not, be should vote against it.
Colonel WOOD wished the Bill to be postponed.
An Hon. MEMBER, whose name we were unable
to learn, supported the instruction.
Lord ALTHORP opposed it; on the ground
that it would endanger the Bill.
Sir T. ACLAND supported the instruction,
without pledging himself to uphold it in the future
stages of the Bill, if it should be found likely to en-
danger the measures.
Sir J. GRAHAM regretted the absence of the
Secretary for the Home Department, for the whole
labour and responsibility of the Bill was now thrown
upon an individual Member of the House.
Mr. P. COURTENAY opposed the instruction,
on the ground that, if adopted, it would endanger
the Bill.

Mr. B. COOPER had intended to propose a
clause, the substance of which he had shewn to the
Secretary for the Home Department, who would
have been present had he not been severely indis-
posed.
Sir C. FORBES thought the Bill objectionable in
many points.
After a few remarks from Lord SANDON, the
House divided, when there appeared

For the instruction
Against it ...... 40
Majority against the instruction ...-32
The House then resolved itself into a Committee
on the Bill. The different clauses were gone
through, and several amendments made, when the
House resumed, and the Report was ordered to be
received on Monday next.
The House adjourned at Three o'clock.

There is said to be the most abundant show
of fruit of almost all kinds throughout the country that
has been seen for many years.

A cowslip was yesterday gathered in a field at
Chalcot-bill farm, on the stalk of which were the extra-
ordinary number of 170 flowers !—Devizes Gazette.

When the Stourbridge mail-coach arrived at
Kidderminster on Monday, its contents rather startled the
book-keeper; four gentlemen descended from it, the lightest
of whom weighed 20 stone! How they got into the ve-
hicle is quite a. mystery ; but it is conjectured that they
must have previously passed through Ila.a3tmes hydraulic
press.
On Monday last an inquest was held at Nails-
worth, on the body of NANCY SnlewAr, who died under
the following singular circumstances ;—The deceased had
separated from her husband, about a month since, and
lived by herself in a cottage at Harlywood, in the parish
of Horsley, having no other companions than two cats, of
whom she was particularly fond. She endeavoured to
procure a "livelihood by mending shoes ; but having little
work, it was suspected that she was half starved. Friday
was the last time she was seen by the neighbours ; and
upon observing that her door continued closed, they con-
cluded something alarming must have happened. Ou
Sunday morning they endeavoured to ascertain the fact,
and a young man named JAMES OSBORNE effected an en-
trance into her chamber through the window, on opening
which one of the cats sprang at him. He then proceeded
4,--,vvp stairs, and admitted the people assembled without,
Who found unfortunate woman lying dead. Upon re-
moving an old petticoat, which covered the face of the de-
ceased, they were shocked to frnd that the cats had partly
ihy the visitation of
devouredod..... chheerit!ediNcrinetrdeicht—Cheltenham

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