The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-05-07 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY.

On the motion for the house resolving it-eif into com-
mittee on the Factories Bill,
Mr. ROEBUCK moved as an amendment, "That it is
the opinion of this house that no interference with the
power of adult labourers in factories to make contracts
respecting the hours for which they shall be employed, be
sanctioned by this house." He contended that the fac-
tory labourer was better paid and did not work harder
than the agricultural and other labourers-indeed,
worst feature of his condition was, its being meddled wit h
by the vice of legislation. He was anxious to emancipate
the labourer from the heavy weight of Lord As day's
hurt anity, and exceedingly regretted that Sir J. Graham
shoehi have meddled with the question of interference.
Sir J GRAHAM said that non-interference a ith adult
labour was the ,principle of the bill as well as of the ex-
isting law, and it only went to carry out the prnection to
young persons, which was sanctioned by the legislative
in 1833. The only departure from the writ c'ple of the
existing law was its interference with adult female labour,
and this interference was sanctioned by the great majority
of the manufacterers as a check upon the unfair opera-
tions of competing manufacturers. Females workieg in
factories were entitled to protection, and he took his
stand noon the necessity of limiting their toil to a period
which their coestitutiens might enable them to snstaii..
Lord HOWICK expressed his sure rise that Sir J. Gls-
ham should call upon them to pa-s a bi!i which he admitted
to be a violatien of principle. The bill berore the house
was a feeble commencement, but it established the prioel-
tie of interference, and if passed it a mild be inipcssible
to draw hack. If any evils shouid result they most re-
medy them by throwing down all artificial restraints and
commercial monopolies.
Sir IL PEEL admitted that the moral and intellectual
improvement of the Labouring population had been too
much negl: cted by the legislature, hut he feared that if a
limitation to ten hours were adopted a struggle might fol-
low between wages aed profits to the diminution of the
comforts of the labourer, and thus the only consequence
of an etumpt to promote too, talky by law would be the
defeat of their own object The interference eith female
labour wile, no doubt, a departure from principle. but it'
aas justified by the beneficial effects which woe likely to
flow from it.

Lot d J. RUSSELL said he was opposed to the amend-
ment uf Mr. Roebuck, but thought interference should
be limited to persons under 21 years of age. and that the
ten hours principle should be eradually at-tired at.
Lord ASHLEY vindicated his former statements re-
spectirg labour in factorits from imputations cast upon
them by Mr. Roebuck. He declined disco sing the t-ti
hours principle, until it should come regularly before th,
house upon the motion of a hich he had given notice
upon the third r ading t f the bill.
Ater a few observations from Mr. C, Wood, Mr. king.'
worth, Mr. Fielden, Mr. M. Philips, and Mr. Parker
the house divided, and Mr. Roebuck's amendment wa=
negatived by a majority of 282 to 76.
The other orders of the day were then disposed or,
and the house adjourned.

PATH ERS,GUARD YOUR DAUGHTERS FROM INFIDELS.
—The Timex gives a long account of the s.cret history o!
the capture, &c. of the parties convicted in th- late w It
forgery case.. The article co•ichtdes with the following,
history of the two females imi,licated :—" The mother of
Mrs. Dorey and Mrs. • Saunders was the th,w.ker of art
aged soldier of the name of Crene, a tien,oner at Fal-
mouth, and their father (Wm. Itichat d-) rya.: the Ste.war,
of a Li.hole g nernment packet. - • Oct toe proel It-nation eapeace, Me' Richards went to Lisbon to estabLet hitto,el,
there, hut he soon afterward-died-in embarrts..e i circutu-
s aces in that city. The daughters had been hrou4ht pi
asmilieu rs, hut on th, it father's de,th, fte mother Roc
daughters opened a eh ne shop at Falmouth, cohere th y
remained a tew years, when they removed to 13,. clicalmn',
in Sontersetshire, arid at last to New Bortd...trect , Beth
%bete they carried en the I miness of s•taw-hf I net
make/N. In this street Saadels kept u-fitth shop, and thu
it is believed, led the unt,rtuna
iron the circumstance of- heighboun,ood, became ac-
quainted with Lydia, who played the t art of Emilia Slack,
and
eel her s sire into all 'he *nisei ;
4,et wen rn,:,ery, to th, de-
oils of wI i h the I 1 1
IM ,allt have beer, s., long met, t aue,i.
Herr, A-,, Nl's. D ref, then G. r,t a-a tti.Oite (1,-, b'-
ie u are. with the an
C .me re go..inted uoh Ca hs!e, 0., t er, .f. 's vi-i's to i h.t
rity, alto /0 /Ilia rim., and to the blaxp, e ,thnx rketritte,
t,/ Cartive, the whtile cl. the Jamily a.,etibe /heir lota'
ruin."