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ite merits within the limits of a sheet of letter-paper. If I
am told by the advocates of a Ten Hours Bill that the plan
of putting a restriction upon the moving power is the only
way of saving the infants from destruction, to what a sad
point does this argument conduct us! It is, in fact, an
avowal that the parents cannot be trusted to obey a
law which forbids them to sacrifice their offspring. Against
this lamentable aspersion upon the natural affection of the
working classes I enter my solemn protest. I believe, on
the contrary, that public opinion amongst them is sufficiently
patent to prevent an vnnatural connivance of the kind on
the part of any considerable number of parents; and I am
ponvinced that the morality of the people is rapidly advancing
 to that elevated standard which will very soon preclude
the apprehension that any individual of this body will be
found sufficiently depraved to be suspected of the guilt of
infanticide.”

APPENDIX.