Lord Moment was indifferent to the oblo q uy which he had
endured on account of the bill; but complained that he was first attacked for including London, and now for exempting it. He went into descriptive arguments to show the necessity of the bill, for protecting the comforts, the happiness, the health, and even the lives, of the hard-working mechanics and the labouring classes gene- rally of this country. The Earl of LINCOLN confessed that he had objected to including the Metro- polis, under a preconception which applied to his own bill ratherthan the present. Lord Morpeth took larger powers, and might therefore have included the City. If it were necessary to abandon the bill, he suggested the propriety of introducing a short bill with a single clause, enabling Town-Councils and other local bodies to adopt the provisions of the Town Improvement Clauses Consolidation Bill, just PaTfiby the Lords; many useful objects could thus be accomplished. Hiriason declared that the country was sick of commissions sick of Cell- tfililatiOn, sick of inquiries, sick of jobs, and only wished to be left at liberty to Manage its own local concerns. The bill was further condemned by Mr,,Mrians, life. Humane, and Idr.Muirii; siiPPorted by Sir Joint Lord
Joint &menu., and Mr. Baolurri DE-
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Colonel Sibthorp's amendment Was negatived, by 191 to 50. The House went into Committee pro foemit; and resumed. Some other measures were forwarded a stage; and the House adjourned at one o'clock, till Monday. 'The Honse of Lerch eat for a shtirt thin, and forwarded Wend Mea- sures. The Juvenile Offenders Bill passed through Committee, and Was reported.
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