ABSTRACT
114 Record of E"entB. [ Englishwomen'. Review, )larch 15th, 1871. tainly take a division on the subject. 'Vomen were always at a disadvantage as compared with men in obtaining work, and he objected to harassing them with unnecessary restrictions. The subsequent provisions of the Bill for the restriction of the hours of women in workshops he would be inclined to support. Restrictions applied to girls of 14 ought not, however, to be applied to women of ::!l. Mr. FIELDEN said that the women whose labour was restricted by the Bill were incapable of taking care of themselves, and he hoped the proposal of the hon. gentleman opposite would not be discussed at any length. Mr. MACDONALD hoped that no threat of a division would induce the Government to give way on this point.
