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"Nothing in this act contained shall be deemed to affect or Interfere with funds or assets of the subordinate courts. : '"Nothing in this act contained shall prejudice the right of any plaintiff in any action now pending to make any claim now open to bim, but shall have \the same right thereto as if this act |had not been passed." 1414 over wntil after it had been con-- sidered by the High GCourt in August. 7 S ifi nns un L aP uesd > aprera in 39 AEMRRem CTem ns ds se flma by the High Gourt in August. Mr. Heyd said there was no doubt it was not intended to interfere with sub-- ordinate court funds, but if that was not clear, it could be amended to make it clear. Mr. Robert Glockling and Mr. A. W. Miles argued that the bill should be laid over. * 'l'h'e committeo, however,. reported the bg}d\\&ith the following amending clauses added:-- h A number of furniture manufacturers waited unon Hon. Mr. Dryden yester-- day in regard to his proposei amond-- ments to the factory act. Among those who -- interviewed the Minister _ were Messrs. W. B. Rogers and J. k. Shaw, Toronto : S. Snyder, Waterloo ; J. 8. Anthes, Berlin ; Thos. Bell, Wingham ; G. Ellis, Ingersoll ; J. Mandell, Elora : A. Malcolm, M.P.P., Kincardine ; G. McLagan, Stratford ; L. Hahn, New Hamburg ; J. Pennington, Dundas :; J. Grover, Preston, and J. Hoodless, Ham-- Grover, Preston, and J. Hoodless, Ham-- ilton. . They asked that the Govern-- ment should dofine the meaning of the amendmenis relating to a. competent inspector of boilers. In their opinion a man who harl served as a stationary engineer for five years should be con-- sldered as a competent inspector. They also thought that the proposed strin-- gent regulations in regard to fire es-- capes were proper so far as concerned high buildings, but that in buildings of three stories and under the provistons sbould not apply, and suggested that the factory inspectors be vested with the power to decide as to whether the precautions for safe exit were proper and sufflicient. A case of smalipox Is reported from Eldon Township, Viectoria County. The Pub'ic Accounts Committee to-- day decided to bring down the accounts and particulars resperting the coal pur-- chased for the Lon@on and Hamiiton asy'ums and the HBind Institute at Brantford. Ee\:é;;l ~¢;i!-1'err bills were reported. (Good Roads Committee,. The Factories Act.