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I Pkn'..Crat - .c. • , :4:4 . 4 ; : t• it o- , ~.:, vs 4, • •li":4* - 1 , : '. l e qA . ... - •Z*---c:e ALAA'\'" - . - t• ,-.--:',::: iIS• 4 7 - - . .pv. ... fp •,. 7/4 ~ et) •.*-4..., -•-. - .... ~-.. : • . , : di fi___-.. - 4.- .., . .• flt: l. Ir:tr.:g un .4".- . • 7 ~.! ..., ~•., • . ~• „.,..... i) , - .. , II ir • _. FRIDAY, FEBRU. 26 - 18 • •k - • • •• • PRICE lEvkil-P ;JE. IBER. .:-..- 1 985. (f. .~ H ~c :,: OFFICE. OF ORDNANCE, Amory 29, lal9. E MASTER -GENERAL and BOARD of OIIDN.INCE having granted their Authority for the o f Impressions, taken from the Plates engraied, on a c i a se Ir.:h to a Mile, from the (iFNERAL SURVEY SEAT BRIT.I N, performed under the Superintendence eel WILLIAM DIUDGF., of the Royal Artillery; the • are hereby informed; that 30 Plates are already finished, „kg I m pressions are on Sale at the Ordnance Map Office, Tower of London. These Plates form a complete Map Com, from Folkestone, in Kent, to the Land's Fnd, in and thence to Week St. Lawrence, near Bristol, and oin the Thames to Orfordness. Several other Plates of w a it are now in hand, and Part 7, which contain. the act of Somersetstire, the Central part of Wiltshire, and rpa bfished part of I lampshire, will be ready for delivery Ist of March. By application to Mr. Bayne, at the Oeice Map. Office, where an Iriteir Map will be 'hewn, *rata Moiling to procure a filap.of the Century surround corn habitations, may select any Plates they please for ji ,,,rox. All letters oe this subject, addressed to Mr. Bab "odor cover to the Secretary el the Allard a Ordwine,. oln, will be immediately attended to. Hy Ortizr of the Board, R. IL CREW, Sec. ATKINS, MAYOR. COMMON COUNCIL, holden in the Chamber of the Guildhall of the City of London, on TiSUMBA/4 stl; day of February, 1819„ leed, That the mode of proceeding by Appeal, in erhni ..lo, ii net of the oldest parts of the common Law of this limn, atd halt been pronounced by tbOse eminent lavrielv, Justice llolt and Lord Ashburton. to be a • meat noble .4iiht of Faiglisluncn. and a ;great pillar of the Oanstitution. 11.9 , 15 ed, That the right of Appeal, in cases of Murder, bath ':e of vital importance to the security of the People, u a pr; nn i i . aboac of military powcr ; and that a legislative 4:i :n of this right would leave it at the discretion of the Go rr:1;n: to prevent, in any case, the course of judicial inquiry, l id! as to di:in:floe with the execution of the Law. 11,z ,!. - ed, '1 hat the continuance ache mode of Trial by Wager f illt , ie!.:a t^nslcd to Fs:jag:ice' the Subject in, is possession 1-', i;:.:n.t tight, and to frustrate and pervert the ends of am , lin4hi .l , That the Freemen of this mil of divers other the ::.6.:r.4.T,wns of the Kingdom are exempted, by their Char• estrum all obligation to Trial by Battle ; and therefore, ae hp of Kittle is not essential to process by Appeal, no ergo nt apiost its continuance can be founded on the isnpolicy or Le of sit:h a form of Trial : And as the possibility of *.g to a second Trial those who have been already acquitted :..ry, arias only from an Act passed in the reign of 'hairy 1 th;i conkquence ma:s in the opinion of this Court, be .::' rauoved by an amendment of that Aet. 1e.i...d, That Petitions be presented to both Houses of Par. •:, prying that, ir. any Act to abolish the Wager of Battle, sill not take away from the People of this realm their an rd undoubted right of Appeals in criminal causes. . WOODTIIORPL GAS-LIGHT COMVANT A _LONDON. OSPECTUS of this intended Estab li shment, tea the sanction of the Legislature, for the mere effectual TING the METROPOLIS with GAS, may be bad bT :u Mr. Thomas Humphries, No. 10, Old Breed. where further information will be given, Wastriptions received, until, the sth of Marsh next, De • day the Subscription-book • will be closed, and whore aff st.tiutissi to the Committee of 14 t are to be Orrued (.I by letter, post-pani).—London, fan. 2s, ISIO. rf This Advertisement will not be repeated. SERMONS FOR scornsu MISSIONS. U; SABBATH NEXT, the 28th inst. SERMONS via be Preached at the following places, in behalf of the INBURGII MISSIONARY SOCIETY. As the Society uptsent csaiiticrably in debt, it is hoped the Collections on occuions will be liberal: MORNING. Selo. D. Damon, of St. Cutlabett's, Edinburgh, at the Rev. Dr. Nkol's, Swallow-street. 11. G Rey ,of St. euthben's Chapel., at the Rev. Dr. Mantra, London Wall. A. Burnt, et Kincardine . , at tbe Ls. Mr. ant's, Crown -court, and • "--- J. %tows, of Biggar, at Dr A Waugh's, Well-stmt. AFTEIINOOIi. %Rev. Mr. Mellow, at the Rev. Mr. Butter's, Tette-bee. Mr. Burns, at Mr. Hyatt's, Ebenezer Marl, ModwelL hv.llr. &owe, at the Rev. Mr. Hopper's, Old Gravalja" EVENING. b. Mr. DICKSON. at the Rev. Mr. Omit's, Crown Chet. ht. Mr. Gm, at the Rev. Mr. Flet'eher's, MMus CliapeL ht. Mr. Burn; at the Rev. Dr. Smith'', Hairy. irr. Mr. Bros!, at Rev. Dr. Winter's, New-oomet,Comparset. Os TUESDAY EVENING NEXT, (Sd at Hal al Six o'Clock, Sermons will also be ?radiator the is Surrey Chapel—by Mr. Gaze. • Paddington Chapel—by Mr. Bum,: Mr. Phillipss, Clapham-4R Mr. Thelma TO BE SOLD. Y AUCTION, tithe Cotorn-Irause ' DEA L , on Tnuasaav, the 41k of March, Isig, at Two o ' Clock in the Afternoon, THE FOLLOWING GOODS, in sevedl Lots, viz. ll Gsllons Brandy part of legal strength for Dealers 11 5 Ditto G eneva I Gallons French led Wine kit Mack Tea 7 Necklaces, handsomely I lubindia Scarfs mounted t inry Fans 1 Lacquered Work Box ilaidal Wood Fans 15 Yards Muslin • Llatquered Fans 24 Yard* Calico gllard4 Muslin Trimming 9 India Muslin Dress Pieta i Work,d Cambric Hand- 1 Snug lain kertkiefs 1 Brooch . I .encetian Necklaces 10 I n l a id Card Cues ' l4l treti Birds 1 Do. Writing Case, thick may be inspected on the day previous, and so the kill, f ..f the thy of Sale. L '' (4 (44 of fog Cent. se oted. Per upoe the Plarehemeanooey will On the First of Mardi will be pwbiislied, lII_. pift se. of T" EDINBURGH MONTHLY REVIEW, COVWXVISO: AII;ICLt T. 44 The Life of M ar y Q ueen o f Scots. By Gear , 1s FL A. t it Oa theAS Punishment of Death In the we of Bader? ; its 94 Lite sad Impolity maintaintS. 17 dewdewTales, b y Mrs. Ople. . An Inquiry into the of the CluartereS Schools In It. h-11131; Remarks on thewucation of the lower Owes COMMI T for the Treatment el Paws who have taken L ' 41. a those ht a State of Apparent Death, by M. P. Ps `ll...lro,lated from the French. L'y R. H. Black, Surgeon. k!;-. The Lives of Haydn and Mozart, with Obserwations on Cot?nu, and on thy present : . rate of Music in France and Latulated fro::: the French of L. A. C. Konsbet. With ' the AlthQr of the Ltertd Melodies. 41P. Fact; and Ohtereatie.rs tow ar d s f ann i ng a Noe Theory lo i' zr , h, by V:. Knight, for G. and W. B. Whittaker. 13, Ave 'at; and Rodwell and Martin, Boad-stroet ; Wanes tikhurits, sad Johnston and Deu s DOW. PARLIAMENTARY 13, HOUSE OF LORDS, FEBRUARY 2.5. The Duke of Nournonuat.axe and Lord HowAan of Ef fingimm, took the oaths and their seats. A few Private Bills were brought up from the Commons, by Admiral Psalm and others, which were severally read the first time. STATE OF PRISONS. Viscount SIDMOUTH brought forward his pro- 1 miied Motion on this subject. - He first adverted to the various and extensive information which their Lordships had before them on this important subject, presented either in conse q ue nc e o f th e commands of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, or of ad-1 dresses from their Lordships. No means were left untried by his Royal Highness's Government to ob- 1 tain the most full and ample information upon the subject. The Sheriffs of the different counties, the Clerks of the Peace, the Mayors, and other Chief Magistrates of the Cities and Towns throu g hout the' United Kingdom, had been desired to furnish the most acctwitte accounts practicable of the different Jails, Penitentiaries, Houses of Correction, and other places of confinement, in their respective districts; and in consequence copious returns were already re ceived, with very feiv exceptions, from the different parts of England and Wales ; attic from Scotland much information had also been received; but fuller information from that and other parts of the United Kingdom were ere long expected' The extensive in formation already before them was of that nature as he trusted would induce their Lordships to lose no time in referring to the consideration of a Select Committee. Among the information 'presented by command of the Prince Regent, was a statement of the number of convictions, with the sentences and executions in the-respective counties, regularly since the ,year 1805. By this, among other points, they would see, that the wh ole amount of, crime in the last year was less than that of the year preceding ; and that., proportionably, this was not so greacin London and Middlesex as in the other counties. Much'stress, and more than he thought well founded, was hid upbn the consideration that the state of the Prisons was the principal occasion of the later in crease of crime. The important improvements which had of late years taken place in the different Prisons, were highly creditable to the Magistrates and 016-' cers who had the charge of them. These beneficial changes were remarkably extensive within the last two years. The increase of crime of late, the Noble Secretary thought, was attributable to a variety or a combination of untoward causes : as the diminution in the demands for labour ; the high prices of provi lions ; the immense number of discharges from the *soy and army ;—all these causes conmbuted to fill the jaili and prisons throughout the kingdom : and the internal state of most of these was, he regretted to say, such as unavoidably to lead eventually to the increase of crime. The system of appropriated-pu nishment was a consideration also which would merit the attention of their Lordships, though, as would clearly appear from the documents, those were ad ministered with much less severity than heretofore ; this would particularly appear from the average of the last seven years. The system of transportation to New South Wales wai a part of the subject which would require particular consideration ; and it ap peared to him wotthy'of attention whether some par , ticular.place or spot 41 that quarter may not be fixed on where a separate establishment may be formed for the more atroci/us and abandoned convicts. Ano ther very important consideration was, the system which obtained in' the interior of our prisons ;, this, thnltii lr greatly improved of late, was susceptible of amelioration. , A system of religious instruc ted was particularly described, and still more so, a system for providin constant labour for the priso ners. A well re r egulat ed system of this kind would lu f at be productive of e most beneficial effects, not only to the habits but the morals of the prisoners. This he thought a most important consideration—a lead ing object in which should be to endeavour to make the prisons instruments of reform as well as ,pnnish mem, and eventually giving a new turn to the cha racter of the inmates, and wording to numbers the means of ulterior livelihood. But until the preva lence or the extent of crime was diminished, reform , in the prison discipline would be unavailing, if not impracticable. In this general view of the subject, and under the circumstances which now presented themselves, he was certain their Lordships would see the necessity of going into an inquiry into this im portant subject, and of which the important infor mation now before them would form the basis. He i would therefore move—" That a Committee be ap-, pointed to take intp consideration the different Papers presented by command of his Royal High ness the , Prince Regent, on the 18th and the rid sof Fe • bruary instant, relative to the state of the aili and other Places of Confinement, in England and Wake, &c. and the several other matters :elating thereto, already before their Lordships, and to report on the same to the House." The Marquis ofLANSDOWNE roes and expressed his coincidence with the greater part of what. fell from the Noble Secretary Of State. He was tat one of those, he observed, who thought the increase of crime of late years principally attributable to die 111 state' of - • interior , ' Prisons. ,of this' their required i the Statutes, Parliament. mitt& ' to diverge impartsfit. quny at conviction also the partial! meats may oesidblip by execution of the rules . 'nolliill;44MP *Prlrisooo of regoiatin_v prisons as laid duets .1,41140itif rlia meat.. He . particalarly • ashasMaixisint the Noble Seasetary t •in the•ba.no&i td tvadoetraftsti systvu of labour established in riot* thmibyreing.!t thenot only a means for • reformanoolof yp -1 tut to eontrabate towards the egroo of sup-1 the p risons. The Noble Moms" adverted te des affects of certain provincial ostshkshascuts of lbw kind, particularly at Glasgow and Manchester; asozl of which be entered into some details. Generally : iptehing he agreed with what the Noble Statillay °fifth, had advanced. • ' Tbe Motioh,being tben agreed to by the House, Viscourit,SlDMOUTH proposed that' fbt Com mittee should consist of the,following Lords.: '7411= other Bar. as to SLAVES IN THE WEST INDIES. Lord HOLLAND gave notice of his intention to move on this day se'unight, for the production of certain,papers and acts of the Colonial Legislatures, in the West Indies,. adopted in consequence of the unanimous address of that House. _But he added, as he should have some observations to make on. the subject, it would, perhaps. depend as to the day, on the circumstance of ,the Noble Earl at the head 'of the Colonial Department attending in his place. COTTON DI A N UFACTORIES. The order for summoning their Lordships, rela tive to Lord KENToies intended motion on this sub ject, being read— , The di?ferent Petitions presented from several ma-1 nufacturing towns, particularly in the.counties of' Lancaster and Chester, against the present mode of employing Children in these Manufactories, and already_ before the House, were, pn the motion of Lord KiNTON, read short. _ _ After this was gone through, and a few observa tions interchanged between the LORD CHANCELLOR and Lord HOLLAND, relative to a point in question of form, touching one of the Petitions, Lord KENYON rose, and addressed the House on the general subject. He expatiated on the cruelty and injustice of compelling such an immense number of children, of both sexes, and persons of very ten der years, to labour through such alarge portion of twenty-four hours, in those close and crowded_ ma nufactories, to the great injury of their healths, and frequent sacrifice of their lives ; and this result, not withstanding what was alleged to the contrary, was, from the best information he could obtain on the subject, on which his .inquiries were extensive and, sedulous. caused by the excessive heat which pre vailed in these crowded manufactories, in which the thermometer varied from 76 to 85. With respect to the idea of the Noble . and Learned Lord, that the 'principles of the common law were applicable to the cases in question, he could not agree, as he thought those principles, from the circumstances of the case, or rather of the individuals concerned, would be found inapplicable, at least in practice. He feared they would be found so, and he must contend that the unfortunate persons in question could not be ade quately protected without an express legislative in terference in their behalf. Last Session, lie observed, a Bill on the subject had gone into its second stage. and the ground on which its farther progress was opposed was, that there was not sufficient evidence on the subject for the due information of the House; and afterwards, the evidence which an opportunity was afforded of hearing, was only on one side. Oa these grounds, he begged leave to move, 4 , That a Committee be appointed to inquire into the situation of Children employed in Cotton Manufactories, and to report thereon to the llouse." The LORD CHANCELLOR expressed his wish to say a few words, in consequence of an observa tion- that had fallen from the Noble Lord, with re spect to what he had supposed him tb say, on a for lner night, when this subject was before the House, namely, that the principles of the common law were sufficient for the correction of the evils complain,ed of. What he had,observed at the time was, that if the evil existed to the extent which was contended for, then, as it was well known, the provisions of the common law would extend to the punishment of parties who had so offended. In 'cases where labour was enforced to that extent so as to be injurious to the health of those employed, then the protecting afforded by the common law could be recurred to. But this was not all the House had to consider. The evils complained of were by no means peculiar to . the species of manufacture-in question. There were many other manufactories in which, as much at least, was suffered, as in the branch before them.— Yet, with respect to, these, there . was' no complaint r whatever. If their Lordships thought a general law necessary on the subject, be it so; but he thought confining it to this one branch would"not effectuate these benevolent objects which, Ire trusted, they all 'had in view. Fully as great evils existed elsewhere, nor was it to *climbing boys ascending chimneys aloneshat such an observation applied. - There were some -- eight years coal pits, be remained aur,the next opinion as to - • he had - solely out of the • • there hijelheen any Report laid before the House containing eporplaants, by the Magaltrates and Cler , gymen appoinieil by the Act of Parliament to visit 'cotton factories, and who are directed to report to the Quarter Sessions. He believed that the health and number of the children were increased by being employed in•the factories; and that they who op. posed this measure were their best friends. He mail/. tamed that delicate girls were kept at looms longer in a day, :Ind at much harder w&k, than the boys in cotton factories. If the House adopted thou mo. tion, he should feel it his duty to move that the in. quiry should be extended'to the state of the children employed-io all manufactories. • The Bishop of CHESTER visited all the factories near him in the country, and le was satisfied that the hours of work were not only injurious to the health of the children, but also to their minds. The most miserable beings were to be seen in the cotton factories. These poor children could not be called free agents, when it was well known they were ie. liged to work y 4, 15, Qr 16 hours a-day et dote of *Air isiElti!lp parents. 0, Earl GROSVENOR was convinced, that ifll. motion - was agreed to, they would do an act which would be fatal to the peace, happiness, and prospe rity of the country, and of inhumanity to the chil dren-themselves, if they set-them against their mas ters, and their masters against them. If the law does not reach the cases of master manufacturers .for acts of cruelty towards the children, they wished that it should be made to reach them. 'Why should this persecution have been exercised against them for five years, and not be extended to other manu facturers ? The Earl of LIVERPOOL would not enter into the discussion of the question, but tdcall their atten tion to the true state of it. A Bill to regulate the Cotton Factories was last Session brought up from the other House ; but a Committee was called for at a period so late th•;t nothing could be done that Ses sion. These children were not free agents, and were under the protection of common law ; so that by this proposition they would not be enacting any new principle, but making that effectual by regulation, which was now ineffectual for the want of if. Still he would not wish them to legislate one won' with out inquiry. The House had heard the objections to • the Bill, and would they be so unjust as to refuse a hearing to the friends of it ? • The Earl of LAUDERDALE said, that the state of his health would prevent him from going at length into the question. 1-lb contended, that it was .the practice in manufacturing districts for families to se lect the weakest anti most unhealthy of their chil dren to work in these factories, being convinced that it was most conducive to, their health ; and such was the opinion of medical men. lie then moved an amendment, including other manufactories, which employectchildren a much greater number of hoUrs than Cotton Factories, such.as Woolled, Silk, Lace, and Hardware Manufactories; in - the Potteries, Mines, &c. Lord HOLLAND thought nothing could be more dangeroui than to interfere with labour in trades ; but the adoption of this motion was absolutely neces sary for the consistency of their proceedings. They . had heard one side, and ought to hear the other. The House then divided—For the metier) 19--. against it 6—Majority 13. Adjourned at Half-past Nine o'Clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS. ' . Mr. H. SUMNER presented a Petition from the Trader* et the County of Surrey, praying for an equalisation of the Duty upon Coals.—Laid on the table. A new Writ was ordered for the Borough of Inverkeithing, In the room of Campbell, Esq. who was repotted not to have been duly. elected. St.• G. HILL appeared at the Bar with a Message from his Royal Highness the Palace Regent, announcing that be had or dered certain Papers to be laid before the House, pursuant to its Addresses. Sir W. DE CR ESPIGN Y gave notice, that on Wedntiday next be should move for certain Returns respecting the Amass d Taxes, and the Arrears of the Property Tax. On Sir HENRY DARNEL'S motion, the order for taking into coosideraticn the Petition respecting the Drogheda Elec tion on the stud of March was discharged; and a new order made, fixing the 27th of April as the day foe investigating ;he subj‘ct. Mr. Hiram from the (Mee of 'he Cotnmisaioners for the Re ducti“n of the Nltional flat, presented various Accounts, selOclt were Lid on the l'able, and ordered to be printed. • CORN PETITIONS. Lord 73BRINOTON presented a Petition from afttain Oc cupiers of Land in the County of Devon, praying for same pro tection against the importation of Foreign Corn. 'Laicism the table General WALPOLE presented a similar Petition from cur tain Occupiers of Land in the County of Norfulk.-.-Laid oq the table. Mr. COKE presented a Petition to the same abet, from the Occupiers of Land in the environs of Lynn, in the Cosa ! of Norfolk. The Hon. Member said that he did not agree with the prhyer of the Petition, as he considered the present price of con a. full remuneration price. He acknowledged, however, that epieukurista laboured under beery burtheos, from soda h e wished them to be relieved. The horse duty in particular was krbosc wren tax, the repeal or modification of which would "induce much good, and enable farmers to give more employ. ' aunt to the poor., He then stated, that in 'his own distric t ; P4or-bouse had been erected some years ago, under hit. Gil. beet's Act, bueeroployment having since•bett; procured for sbe VOOr, tbeoPoor-bouse bad been pulled down. Mr. WESTERN bad several Petitions of the same tome to present, from persons who described themselves as Occupiers of Land, hod who had applied their whale caged to them pursuits. He knew that they suffered severely, and that in consevierna many hands were out of employ in the County of Beset. • Lord RANCLIPFE was decidedly hostile to making any g, ',ration in the Corn Laws. Mr. LYTTLETON agreed with the Hon. Member w,ho bad .presented the Tetition, that the Agricultural Hone Tax dtoold Mashen of, or considerably modified. It bad boss, warmed 1 to hint by a body oldie Yeomanry of the Country, that die as =l7'e bard utrhethkeirl:, and e herelie2:ll4tft:usbgt.bali: ad sot exactly knew in what shape that relief could be gives goo fig moos perhaps be allowed to farmers to employe tomb eneoboo el borne free; if they van nos how doting she whole . lifitb respect to the Petitions presented able ovadeg, .he • the Hasse ma the Couwily _ouid,,t4e tea a ng s. og bad it was to eata 4 into MONO MO M& The s Jo spaillesi dat Urn gainieribilmellititt Vara poustoili, wog s rt. wise lot if all else tames were tossivoitorilkkotood way eta Mt mob skid which had been It?" "MY tor the bask et the argument wen be at vi The Lard Chancellor, tbe lard 'indolent, awl the Mug of Lamidowne ; the Barb al Liverpool, Roesirs, Whitwor Lfinseitle, Mu‘grafre Viscount Granville; the Shbop of Melt 14 ) 4 i HodePds Ksaa, Fitzgibbon, and two or throe eel Peace whose titles could not be distinctly beard below the B The Pourtnittee was appointed by she House, abtvii awl ghtiaSle Committees were directed commence their' inwestigat!es on Saturday neat, two .o'clock. _ e' of the interior of out nsons. Tie causes of cases hnown,where - children, some under eight years lay 'deeper and they 'were also more extensive in o f age , were com p e ll e d t o descend into coal pits, be- r nature. The whole slater) of the Criminal Law. teen two and three o'clock at night, and remained sired wthorough revision. This,. as referable to there 'll.)k/zed tai between three and four the nest Statutes, consisted of no *wet than ?50 Acts of day.' He vrciuld now give no farther opinion as to !lament. lie thought the station tithe etka , tbe esiticast %brio 'before the Houser bat he had ate should be mote ton sue. sod trot seffeiedobbts a ibi l he • - o f t h e i r i nter f er i ng solely ge to collateral gets el tbt !object, bodeeter with sTspec_t to this or mantakcture. attune, Tbsit'pein &1O be Beil or ReetILTS said, this motion arose out 7 at be the, stab ottbe u 4 • .• *bleb aid notOrity ,fora limitation of the vietion ; *forts in the Ifekribeer • • , felchikiren, Inn to diminish the hours p the means el edsbleh4 Fip!Sti • k tik la iikoie factories. Vibe House till execution d ace • lII*W the next thing these Pedtioners Ite may be suggested, "to the mode d szliwki• wouldb porhpe, do, ;would be to ash their Lordships, OM by the avid jstsedietioo gt _, d" c"."71 d" to the mussasses of their wages. He denied that, t • . I ff 111 ~U~ Ls 1