1 MARCH 1902, Page 3

In the House of Lords on Thursday Lord Lytton moved

the second reading of a Bill to amend the Factory Acts with a view to bringing in the laundries of charitable institutions, which, it may be remembered, were omitted last year owing to the opposition of the Irish Members to the inspection of convent laundries. Lord Belper, on behalf of the Govern- ment, accepted the second reading, but warned the supporters of the Bill that in the Lower House the Bill would have to take its chance as a private Member's Bill. We are extremely glad that the Bill has at least advanced one step, and we wish the Government could pluck up heart to give it a helping hand in the Commons. In our view, the case against exempt- ing the charitable laundries is overwhelming.