The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-05-26 00:00:00

RIDAY

Mr. O'CONNELL moved that the order of the 27th
Auril, for the committal of Mr. W. S. O'Brien, be dis-

which had directed his attendance on a private bill com-
mittee was not itself properly constituted, not having

according to the

standing orders

refusal Co attend an order from a body thus improperly
constituted was no reasonable ground for his deten'hin.
Mr. ESTCOIIRT contended that it was not necessary to
renew the Inottun each session for the re-appointment of
the comnuitiee of selection. It had been done I,st tu-s-
-s on, but that was not according to the usual course of

proceeding.
Mr. WARBURTON said the standing orders of the house
were imperative for the re-appointment of the committee

lection

1 beSMOlit

was there! ore of opiniOn L.
O'Brien was informal.

hat the coamiittal of Mr

A di,eus3ion efisurd, :dialed in by Mr. Shut, Sir G
Mr. Aglionhy, the Attorn,y-Gerieral, Lord Pot

hon. members; atter which the house divided, and the
rnotn,n ot Mr. O'Connell was negatived by a nasjoiity ot
180 to 36.
Mr. O•CoNNELL was then shout to move that Mr. W.
S. o'l3tien be dischar4ed m custody; but, at ihe sug-
gestion of Sir R. Peel, he agreed to await the Jesuit ur
Mr. Shaw's motion on Monday.
The a-Jourtied drbate on the second reading of the

Factories li,ll

as the,: re:mated by

Air. BANK I. S, who b uppoi ted 6e bill, contending that

parliament had a right to iiarrfere with the hours of la-
bour, if they exceeded the ordinary powtr. of human

Mr. WARD argued that the house had no ri.,ht to in-
let fere with the hours of labour. .1 he bobjvct was oue
vi built shi uld be left to arr.tigen.ent betwetil the toutiu-

tdcturer: nil those under ids employment

3EN_TINCK suppurtrd the ail

a was op

pcsed by 1.0. d

Mr. ACP+ [MAY contended at considerable _
with felicitous illubtratioo, that legislative iiittifer. rice
with labour, if inconbir.tria wish commercial priori', es,
was juatitiable and lit•ce,.bary on coliaith-rati.ms of ',lke

length, and

recog,h6rd by modern legisla-tms, but it was rreuguised

)y the ancient rugu

atiun ut obe ce,sitims Irou,

labour out of seven, orrgu:atiota esteetne.l so nectSsary

gious observance of holidays WilS abolished by the Long
Parliament in England, and the National Coortut!un ot
France, they found it necessary to set apart other days
fur relaxation front labour. The superiority ot a nation

much more than ours, it vva the Complaint ot the autt

tities that they could not find a man tit for a soldier

ever England was deprived cf ►ts superiorit v. it would not
be by such dwat fs as these. The more difficult question,
however, was tne quesrion of degree; and, atter the beat

consider ition. he could not consent to a reduc,i, ri to less
than eleven hours. It had been sid the period of inter-
ference was ill chosen, but he Could not but think it desi-
rable that at the same period they should reined
twofold error they had comunttei

that of giving to cer-
tain branci.es of industry a protection which bed been
their bane, and withholuing it from those in %Lich the
public health and morality required it.

A leng'in tied discussion t nsued, which was maintained
by Sir J. Hamner, Mr. Wskley, Mr. Br gist, Mr. B.
Denison, Sir It Prel. Lord J Russet!, Mr. Cobden. Mr.
1114vz, and Mr. Fielden, after which the buusu divided,
numbers w.-re—F,r the sat emit! reading, 193;
3;—majority against the bill, 10.

Bi.d Mc

against it, 2

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