The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-04-29 00:00:00

Mr. LYTTELTON Inifshoold withdraw his
motion in consequence of whit bad fallen from the
flight Hon. Gentleman.

The motion was accordingly withdrawn.
On the motion of Mr. BROUGIIAM, iir 7. BAKING
was added to the Moe
LOAN BILL. •

Mr. GR FELL '4ished to ask whether it wag
intended to go into theCommitlte on the Loan Bill
It was a matter of considerable importance, and on
opportunity had yet been affoldetl 10 the ii!uso Ot
discussing it. lie had given notice last tight MO' le
would object to a particular clause in the Bill,. mod'
he should he desirous of doing that i t a House some.,
%shot different • from tbot of last ought, and of that
which it nits 1110,1 v 100 re woold be th• t eioning
. The .CHA NC ELLOR of the I XCII EQ.' Ell.
said, that the i.eat • :sae of the Loan Bill should be
proceeded in to.n•
NI.AV . _ _

On tirt rt.t,tinti of 'toe CHANCELLOR of the
tiie House went into a Committee
on ti.e Npw ci.i:rche-'
After a minute discussion of several of the elquses
in the Conn Wee, the Hauge fewmed, the Chair.
man reported progress, •.id asked leave to sit again
on Thurs.;ay, which was agreed to.

COTTON -FA CTO It Y It EGU ATI ON.
The Home resolved itself into a Cumthitiee nu the Cotton-
factory Labotor Regulation Bill.
On the clawm th I the operation of the Rill commence four
woomilos otter the Ist of September 'test, or on the 1,1 of .14-
sea y. an 0111001110'111 was proposed; ettending the time for the
orrournericemerit of the operation et the Bit, for eight mouths
after toe hi of September, its-send of four.
Mr. W. SAIITIi • Alerted to the amendment. By such
changes she. Ifect of the Bill might be comets frittered away.
For the atlvasouge, sold by the interference of the opposer, of
the Bill, the mons of labour, at first proposed to be ten, were
ineteowd to eleven; and now -eight mouths were required in-
stead of four, by the marufacturers, to prepare for the corn-
menremeta of the operation of she Bill. He strongly (objected
to in. to an esseosise acquiescence wish she ts ibises of those who
had an only ~ppoard ports of she measure, but she very prin-
ciple on width is proceeded, and who, when they could 1101
carry their first pubs, exacted all that they could hope to suc-
ceed in attaining.
Mr. PEEL did not see that the amendment was an unreason-
able as It had been represected, especially when it was con-
sidered shot the Bill woe, likely to pass at a much later period
of the Sessi than had been at first contemplated. He thought
eight mouths not two long tor the manufacturers to alter their
system of labour. There was another reason for the eatensiou
of the time. It was understood teat the Bill affected dlr.-
feremly factories worked by water, isni factories where the
machinery was moved by steam-engines. This time might he
employed by dame who u-ed water to creel engines. as the
latter would nal suffer so much talon the Bill as the former. •
Mr. W. SAI L 111 sogge-ted that this argument in favour of
the Amendiarni might be obviated by allowing only four mo •ths
from the id of September swat, for the factories driven by
steam to prep ,re for the operation of the Bill, and an eaten:dim
of boar months snore for tame driven by water.
Mr. GOll HON concurred in the amenrlment, both because it
was aot unreasonable li/itself, toad becaue an agreement was a
symptom of conciliation between the supporters and the oppo-
nents of the lid!, the lower Collfielliing on this conditions not to
urge their ofojeciono to the principle.
It was their agreed so, that she operation of the Bill should
nut commence toll the Ist day of January. 18P.).
The neat clause was, that uo child should be employed under
the :sae of nine years.
Oso which Mr. W. SMITH proposed all amendment to make
the age It) years.
The House divided—
F..r sue original Clause
For she Amendment

28
Majority - —l7
It was then agreed that no person under 16 year. of nge .hould
be employed in Cotton-tarc.ries (Or more tllln II hour. to a day.
Mr. W. SMITH objected to the pio.ipeebemeet of the dote
for ;he commencement of the operation of ttst gall sill January
pelt.

- - -
Sir It. PEEL thooght it necessary to take some time Warder
to prepare for roadurining to the new regulations of the Bill.—
The clause was iheu tweed to.
The other C1nII)C1 Mere then agreed to, and the Report or•
dried in he received this day.
Toe other Order, of the Day were thee disposed or, and tie
House adjourned ut u Quar•ter•part Two.