HL Deb 27 July 1894 vol 27 cc1113-4

House in Committee (according to Order).

Clause 1.

THE EARL OF CAMPERDOWN

asked the noble Lord in charge of the Bill whether it was intended altogether to prevent chimney sweepers from giving their well-known cry in the streets in pursuit of their calling, as they were not prohibited from making themselves heard when they reached houses to which they had been summoned. Was the prohibition directed against their soliciting employment?

THE EARL OF DUNRAVEN

said, the wording of the clause explained its objects. Sweeps were not to use noisy instruments to the annoyance of the public, or to cause anyone else to do the said acts.

THE EARL OF CAMPERDOWN

said, with regard to "ringing a bell," he had heard that done by muffin-men, but never by sweeps. They appeared, at any rate, to be prohibited from shouting in the streets.

THE EARL OF DUNRAVEN

said, the clause meant that they were not to ring door bells to the annoyance of the inhabitants of houses.

Clause agreed to.

Clause 2.

THE EARL OF DUNRAVEN

moved to leave out, in line 16, all the words after "issue," to the end of the clause. It was a drafting Amendment rendered necessary by what had been done in the other House.

Amendment moved, in line 16, to leave out all the words after "issue," to the end of the clause.—(The Earl of Dunraven.)

LORD ASHBOURNE

asked what would be the result of leaving out the words as regarded Ireland? There was no provision for that.

THE EARL OF DUNRAVEN

said, the words might be found to be unnecessary.

LORD MONKSWELL

said, the state of the case was that it was not intended that the law should be interfered with, and it was undesirable to use words in the Bill which would lead to the supposition that the law was altered.

Amendment negatived.

Remaining clauses agreed to.

Bill re-committed to the Standing Committee; and to be printed as amended. (No. 182.)