ABSTRACT
The members of the deputation having thanked Sir ~atthew White Ridley for his attentive and sympathetic hearing then withdrew, well satisfied with the result of their action.-Irish Homestead.
The following extract, taken from a. letter in the Irish Homestead of February 3, is worthy f)f attention in these days of outcry against work done at home :-
That this is no isolated case will be well known to all who are acquainted with Irish industries, and should make those pause who would bring tha.t two-edged sword of the law to bear against work being carried on in the homes of the people;
Judgment has just been given in Paris on the case of the women compositors of La Fronde, which had been carried from the police court to the Eleventh Chamber.
