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would Prti t!sry imesetrovertilble COlll. would the in satins' into desired ern Levi*. Duke in . MOM shape. • poet jet in ected, Noble la 4 Ci;al - laud at of by Cosa. , for which . as but •od is. totallyews, y dif that A - ‘ ;; • . . . . . . .7 1•• 1" 1 . . - . ‘ J . . N ; • *. iitkinblit;oll ebirstltJ on the sceral trials, would 1 1 . 4 ft N. limit. .. I'. ^r Committce rinierettod that expectations had h...... e ntertais.r.i that many or these persons cootel hr lirooxhito Mel, bat from mime amain. • shiners thaw hopes ~ • t have Wen relinquished. On the ielinie. it apemen to your Voismitteef that his Maiesty's Government Inv, acted with discretion, and the Mirgistrates throogion44 the country with exemplary activity." . The Brow; being reis.t, it' was ordered to be primed. • ,- Berl Geosvaxon obsepriel. in answerte en olle. Killion in the napery Wm the evidence *HA had hero brought Wenn' en the Derby trials was mot • aulleient proof of the existence of such a cow opiraey as had Wei elated. It had eves bees seam- .• II wet by the 'ledge esi .the Bench. It wets desirable A than she whole etrielesee presented to the Committee i 'should be hid before Parliameet ; and lest the 'publicity might fair attended with doreger to any in. I, * dividuals, he minuted that the evidence weight Ise gives in Wok. Tb. Bart of LANDIRDALS remarked, that as so t AM* of doe mores Rived refired to the Ammer ilies of the Secret Committee. it would be of the thaw Reports should be in the ma - Itse s de villi trlssir Lealmhips en the debase. He, there• fem. that thi two Amer RiPliarill might i be far slit re of thde Lordships. . t . 0 luseN , gors. is La LaaVironig promoted a Peti- tiou lni f e ems Deane**. ill Ow ceentl if Dirhams to prevail the as. if Asabiatheys in the sweeping ef shiewheer—Laid ai the Mole. AIMMTSAST IMPOSIONMINT. Theban Cautitaima presented a Petitioni— ng.. se • reamarked. fees pima, who h° 4 boos i•Olneed i t 60 Oirm sewed of the most tespietebielowelieste and Whelintasie. of the town •-,!• dr melody sir. viola andertelten to investigate rho ellegr aissi teuleined is the Repprts of the Secret The Pail*, was mad. It stated that the Pe& limns hod hood en impiey the the Repents of the !!egret Comegitese hod hoes headed en emseseme statemeats, add• pinged that their Lordships would • apt mint a Committee le minim the several Peal. Sens preseuted to WS liens% sad stated that they mod/ flenisliesideime of the meet incootroirertilila ammeter be _post their assertions. They COSI. °laded •bY a hope that the house wonhl . . • imat peas • piareatiare passim iajared h r the , • wilier , " Possisdier of Minister* from seek's% e < ' i t f 6 . 4 . 1 Palk getlials lof aPPlicati°° to the Cowrie el Jumble. The Petition was laid ea the setae. 'Daggett of Commove), then said be had several • Other Petitionsonnapieining of individual impories. He knew selling of the Ammeter of the Petitioner., use was he amass of Moe truth of their stmessesses. Petitions were that severally read fame William If Ogden, of Illessehester James Sellers, of Notting. bens. Gay Bray. of danehester, and Joha Acres, of ILI teschester—all complaining of arbitrary arrest, of clam andineuiret, of having been thrown new irons, awd of having bees finally set at liberty on their ewe recegaisaws. wakens knowing their • securers or Use Ware of their seensoliso. They all , prayed foe a rigid inquiry into the cooled of II& 1 sisters, and alpine the eaantesent of a Bill of . ladosneity. ?be Petitions were severally laid on the table. SLAVE TRAMS. 4 . ..A..,..... HOLLAND seeing tlw Noble Secretary in Ns ~Moe, begged lave to ask his a goestems. • • Their Lordelaps were aware that Treaties had ' • lately bees laid on the table. ceotaining the engage- meet. of roeeic e P s :wrre for the suppeassioss of the . . • Slave Tiede. use awe au Address had . S• . Wen promoted by the Legislature to the Crown. es* yis% some recomnienelations (we believe) us ( . the C o lesial Legislature% for the more effectual peppreseiee • ' of the illicit introduction of Slams into . i , the West loges Gloom. The Noble Lord desired to he hefonlieill whet mowers bed been returned to those recommendatinsts ? Ministers had stewseveryl • ; r desire of carrying the raggeuloas of the Lego's- . • tore iota ease% by contimsiug the Noble Duke in • Ake who was new at the head of the Government of Amiss, mil op, had ewer maairested the mom Realms determioadea ifeapperaeg. is every shape, that inkiness erefla IBM /AMMON replied, it As desirable to port. 1 pee die isferamstiem The matter was as yet in. romplese. Some inspromment had been effected, i ! ,•: bet more unity be anticipated. ' 111 ' , MU OF IMMUNITY. The Earle( Liesaroot. gave notice, that. Noble Friend Ohl would, on Wednesday nest. bring is a Bill, founded ea the Hera en s ue Secret Cum. mitts% He also begged it ink& be malersteerl ' that the secoad reeding of that Bill wield be lined • ter Pride,' .. The Hesse thee *dimmed. .............-- • sow orcoxmoss, lossooT, Via. 13. .. It ; .. . 1 The Deputy Usher of the Black Red appeared al the her, sad summand the Hesse to the Hasse 6 Peers to hear the Royal Ammo givens by Coax asisaion to minis BiNa.....(Pec wake me air roper gaol? Lords‘ipt prawiittes). Ot t Petitions were promoted by Mr.Coeveint vim i , • the Leather Tax from the Tamen of Ceekeemouth Workington, Maryport. Keswick, and also ens from Chester, which won laid es the table. The four quarterly seammes of the Treasurer • . Westminster Bridge were laid en the table. &semi Petitions were presented from divers o , • ' ' Ithe iishabitaats of Bath a n d i ts neeghbourhsed. r• t and ageism the lighting that city with gas, whici were raid and laid on the table. BATH OAS MUT. l i - Mr. Dicetxson moved the sec on d rea d' f tie Bath Om Light Bill. tog • 14 Colonel PALMS& rose te oppose the Bill. on t h part of the Mayor and Corporation of Bath, set a is i l an enemy to the principle of the impeemaiest, be from a conviction wheels they uniformly eatettanses f thst the imagism is at present in its iallemery, am experiment, from day to day • ins i ' 1 1 would be improvident so their ports to sambas tlh h4iiting of B ath by gas, whoa it was likely it insprureinent of the mat or soberness* yeas i s h u rn igi t t la oder T Ty•7 l.l ..bliime r7":6l ...4.:dil i Irma rigout:Pus, at au enormous expense to tits % " ...ler ..iii - Ira ;so,' ~~ time of Ilm provisions . other similar Bill which might be in contemplation. There was no person snore emaciate, of the beauty of the light procured by gas, het he begged the Hawse to consider whether. from the well-known nature of the gas. and its offemeare smell in its pre. sent state, the 8111, although pnidiscing beneficial effects as to the lighting of mil., might not pro duce a More thee equiralhatly prejeidiciad effect NOM the health of its iiihnlitunts. or at least that part of Bath more immediately in the vici nity of the geoeworks. Ile proceeded to state Noe ieeimites in whir) persons hod found the Par being introduced itsto shops, workhouses, w S i or d ' -houses, had produced such pernicious east* the health of the inmates, that the 'lied actually taken dorm the whole sp. Si i comiderable loss. rather thou abide E=mmeeis quettees of its continuation. Re mold Weer the Hobe. the Corporation of Bath would, it alesswo period, when the system of lighting by SOP frolelie *tared, heartily etp-operate with as' oitheaMaimmtlliath in adopting dot m ade o f Sitio leidill In the piesesit poste sof that in they were evens to its genes.' ildnoluctieu. therefore moved, as an emetel.neut, " That the Bill be iced a second time that diay three months." Mr. Odulfew thought it eury iescuiwisteut and extraordinary. that parties profettiel themselves to be well divorce' to the principle of this manifest improvement of light. should, ilie withstanding. feel themselves booed to oppose the Itll's going ion* a Comusittee, to examine iss elmo•esi, or point out the defects and the possible improvement of the system. All the would have been the Mere u•saceountalde when it was recollected that the Petition ins its favour had stated that the voluntary subscriptions of the inhabitants of Bath, f th e purpose of intro. duce% the gas light, *treat • ausivonted to 56,000 L. Bath, had it Not by amme.ima noirpired. that the Cor poratists of bath bed it in contemplation to supply that city with gas dmiutelves.—( /kyr. )—The Howse wield, however. see the expetheiscy of not leaving the City of list) in the hand* of a mono poly, to so anemia, an article as light. orris if it alsoold out agree with hint, that the Corporation hod, by mem Ol e its supplying Bath with water, Ike. eel the OONoosoosto immortally dependant themes. had too extensive an influence, and too sorb of • monupely there already. Mr. Mesons represented the persons who had subscribed the Petitions for lightiseg the city with gem, as equally respectable with t h e Corredims themselves, and should eteitribote all in lus power Weeny their wishes into effect. Colonel PA LUSK expleitird. Mr. CORWEII reprobated any thilig like a mono. poly to this respect. All that could Imre been doom had limn attempted by leien-elf, in artier to prove to the Corporation that there was uo proba bility of their interests bring eostsprousised or in k/reed ; but the Corporation lead put a direct urge time upon all explanation or argenneut on the sub. jot, appeoring to Welk it a question which most eltiesehtly be decided en the strengths of sows in thee House.--, Laaghiag.) Lord Joss 'NUNS opposed the second read ing of the Bill. Mr. PIIIOTOISSOI thought the only question for the House to decide was. in whose hands the sup ply of the city should he placed. As for the Cur pavilion, he feared they were a *et of Gentlemen who moved about business mooch too slowly in their • for gown,. to expect they should effect ally thing that required energy or spirit. He felt * 'preference N. she other parties. as more competent and effi cient, and should, therefore, support the Bill, at least until it was brought into a Committee. Mr. P. Moons hail no ohjection in g o ing lotto a Committee upon the Bill, if it T AN on ly w ith a view to ascertain the terms or. w hi c h t h e Bill pro posed to supply the inhabitanto. Ile lamented to say, that the professions of the original Petitioners for establishing the gas light had never been realised. shhough many years of progressive insprovessent Wanes followed. It had iu those Petitions been staled. that the terms for supplying a house com pletely would hale been 4/. per annum ' instead of which each light was charged at full 4i. In the Cemintittee he should Gel it his duty to propose SSA. reguistiesas for ensuring to the public some of the 'dewlaps originally preposed upon its adoption. Mr. BASIST? suggested that the expense in this isotopes "meld be considerably less, as it must al weys be propertienate to the expense of fuel. Me. BEIM' addressed the Home, but we could net possibly ascertais whether in support of the Bill or otherwise, from the low tone of voice in which its spoke. 111, lisllstoltss hoped the Bill would be per. otitis* N p hato a Ciassuittee, when, it its regu- Wises apposed Leaehisl, the 'Home would du will to Isposed it *rtsWi its remaitiiitg stages. Ths Mom i ditl, whet there appeared— Pir ilia Awastleacat 3ll _ _ Arius it . Majority The Bill was then read ■ second time. •nd or- - - amid to be committed tu-nrorrow. Mr. Sheriff Demurs appeared et the bar of the House, end presented the Petition of the Lord Meyer, Aldermen, end Commons, in Common Council essenabled, preying fur an itemeiliete in quiry inte the conduct .r his Mejei.ty's Ministero, end that us Act of Indemnity should he paved— which was reed, kid an the table, end, upon the modes of Mr. BLNISCIT, ordered to be printed. CITY GAOLS. Sir WI& CURTIS antral few Accounts of the Num of neettey pnd by the enrolee/kin of the City or Leaden daring the lust two yearn, on account of the Aligfilie Grele In the City of London, distinguish• kg the awns at nosey advanced on account of ench.—Ordered._______ _____ WRGIONS• PEEL. Mr. Beintiti.;. - — 1161M4 -- *Teem .r fees payable by Surgeons on their ad armies to the College of &swans in London. with • convocative estimate of their alteration or mamas does the institutive of the said College • • . city. That there web different elisions MAW*. *hie,' ed of live . peeptiety o'lll6 4160111411 k appeared as Colleg well by the numbly - 6f inquests Petitioning against it, S - by the eikonestanee of its being intended Ng,. that the prwtreity of Earl Miniver., and that of I the St Lady Rivet% shinahl he exempted Irma the opera. tion of the previsions of this Rill, as well as any hit % , . were ordwied l as also similar - 11111461111' Ore r of Dublin and Edinburgh. DUROF.ItY REGULAtION DILL. Mr. COURTEN AY pert of the rwClNltil reading of the Surgery Regulation Rill until Friday SA LT DUTIES. 111e.Cat.etare gave maitre he alsotill, Do the nth of &Lerch, again submit to the lifitofie Ili* motion of last year. relative to the repeal of the Salt Duties. BLOOMMON ET. Mr. BUNMETT gave notice he should move for leave to hying in a Bill for al:oliabing %how rewards upon capital conviction fur usually dew minuted Ithiml-Nlaney,(fk,,,, Am..) Voir Cul titl.F:S MORDAWIT presented a Petition frets, the Guardian+ and Overseers of the four of Birmingham ; whirls. having been read, was ordered to he printed, and referred to the Committee on the Pones Laws. PERSONS LATELY CONFINED FOR TREARdN. Sir Was. Ilunnobosts gave notice. he should. on Wednesday nest. move for Returns of the number of Persons radioed for Treasonable Practices, or upon suspicion of Treason, its the dilferent golds throughout the conot►y, daring the last var. spe cifying Ow time of their respective coMmitment uls4l dowitirge. Mr. Alderman SHAW presented a Petition from the Cork-cutters of the City of Dublin. which was read mid laid on the table. Sir J.tssw.s MACKINTOSH gave notice of his in• trillion 4 0 nMvr— Fur the preelection of Islam of the .briber of penises prmeeerted (or Fossils, or fir ■aeries forged mutes kasswieg thy* to be (urged, fres 18011 op to the reread year, dis liessishimg see* as skissally bed suffekti the pemalty rf death. Also for a siwil.r Rehire of perils* prueecuted wader Maniac eierineeptuaceo Miring the IS rears pretione to the eowprissios .f rash pay swats, by the blast Itastrietim Act, 1461797. Moo au Animist of the Exposes Incurred is prosecuting meth alfaiderv, for the said lootAteatioised period of IS years. Throe Returns were intended to completb those of a nature which were already before the Honor. upon which he intended to found wipe psi— lioutentery proceeding. If it were not intended to oppose his motion. he should withug more for the lieturne this evening. The CnincEt.i.on of the EXCHEQUER having expressed o wish that the Hun. Member wduld defer his a short lime, Sir JAMIOI 1114CILIKTOSII sairsitell to its remain ing over as a notice for tomorrow evestisig. The Mune went into a Committee upon the Bill regretting Clergysweu officiating in Gnats. The several clauses were read and agreed to, the Iteport brought up, and ordered to be received to-ntoisow, ARMY ESTIMATES. _ _ Lori PALMIIIII --- TON - that he vlinidel, on Friday next, move, in the Committee of Sup ply, the Army Estimates fur thr current year. DR. BURNEY'S LIBRARY. Mr. BAN lIEs presented N . Petition from the Trustees of the Britiih Museum, lirsying the 11r.ti.e would enable thesis to !meek'se the valuable Li. harry of the late learned marl much-lamented Doctor Barney. whim tam, as it regarded the in terests of literature, could stern be aolequately deplored, more especially as. he fell whilst oc cupied in that most laborious task, under. taken at the instance of the Trustee. of the British Museum, the collation of the Alexandliasi manuscripts with the pointed copies. He stated that the general kuriveledge, fine taste, and critical ussmem of that distinguished literary character, had enabled him to collect the most valuable and scarce collection extent in the possession of any private gentleman is this country. Neither pains nor ex prose had been spared by the liberal-minded col lector. It was necessary so far to inform the Honor or the concurrent testimony of all good judges as to the literary riches of this collection, and the ge neral wish that it should be added to increase the already high reputation of that noble collection in the British Museum, which. whilst it was acces sible to all the votaries of learning. reflected honour on the liberal spirit of the nation which had col lected it at such expense, and formed in our own eyes and that of foreigners, one or the !proudest tuitional ornaments or a country, long renowned for its literary character and ambition. Ile moved the Petition be then teed. The CHANCELLOR or the EXCHEQUER thought the Petition was well deserving of the consideration of the House. The object sought was our of great initiator, importauce, and the means of attaiaiug it comparatively easy. The Petition was then brought up and read. It stated that the Itbrory of the late Dr. Burney, comprising massy choice manuscripts, original CM'. respondence between cekbiated characters. a large collection of theology, voyages and travels. &c. would be disposed or fur a reasonable compels's. tion by hi. representative, Charles Parr Burisey, to the Trustees of the British Museum. They there. fore prayed Parliament to grant them a sum to et,. able them to make the ruction.. The Petition was then rtlerred to a Select Coin. taittee. Mr. D. G. GILBERT brought up the Report front the Committee of Finance, of the income and expenditure for the year 1817. Sir CNA,. MONCK observed, dist he believed it lied been asserted iii the House that there was a de relation in the income of last year. compared with former yews. of 1,400,0001. he was desirous to hear something satisfactory on the subject from the Right Hon. Gentleman. _ _ The CWANCLLLOIL of the EXCHEQUIM said. the House might collect from the Report that the pro. dace or the Revenue was far more favourable than could have been auticipsted. On a comparison of the Mame with the expenditure. it would be found that the former woukl exceed the latter. including the Staking Fund. by about three millions. EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN IN MANUFACTOMIIig. _ . Sir H. Peitt..iurising to move for the wcond rending of his Bill, adverted to the objections mode against it on a former ought. It could not be laid that the Bill would °lntroit free labour, for chit. then could not be celled free labourers. lie hoped the House would purser the same town as they did with the Bill this time three yaw. If the House would consent to hare the Bill tow reed a second time, and the blanks tilled up, he would 4114 r > ~~~`~ is '. pledge tilinself to do nothing More till alit!: tasten ' The alfects . of the Bill %Seri to prevent 'children 1 i from geeing employed in the factories befor t i; the age of nine ; from Mote to sixteen to put diens under the protection of Parliament (as he did not. look upon them to be free agents till the latter age) ; to limit the time of actual labour to eleven hears, which, with the addition of ass hour and a hell for meals, would make up twelve hours and a hlilf for the whole day ; and 14stl1•. to take away the thischief of working children by night, and prohibit all night-work. The Order of the Day was then put. ihat the Cotton Factory Bill be teed a accusal hue. Lord Lascria.its did not intend to optiose the *mewl readissg, because df the declaration ilsilt the Rill would lie over till after the recess. and the blanks in the mean time be tilled up; which would afford letter means of learning its true nature. Though not friendly to the main ends of the snow sure, there was one provision of it be iiiiproved of. 'hat limiting the age of entering into eitiployinent ; but he could nut ;my the same respectilia that li miting the tune of labour. In former "times all mills two re worked bq Use &tee of streams ; the in vention aid application of steam engines had caus ed a great diminution of such ; but still a great proportion were kept in action by water. To lay down particular limns of labour for the latter was unwise in the last degree; Mad also donne. 'Mills waked by steam could be set going at any . time. but the other claoi must depend for their spring of operation oat causes beyond human agency. His opposition to the measure was its a great degree founded on the eirimmstassce, that it did not spring from the Report of 1816, hut from evidence kept in Gentlemen's pockets. This was an underlend mode of legislation. Mr. Put mu es said, that the Petitions on which this measure was grounded. were the prostate bf idle, factious workmen. Sonic persons had been ex tremely active in generating discontent among the cotton workmen. During the sitting of the Conn. mittee of iBl6, he had irked ass iliditidual. if he had not caused ahe publication of an advertienseset of this endure in the manufacturing districts— " Tint re. tttttttttt children would so muds enlarge the price or Isbour, that then the father awl his eld est son would earls as muds es this whole tinnily did mew." He was at first quite isedigunest at such an immolation, but afterwards was obliged to allow it to be fact. and say it had reaped his nith y. Air. Wood's evidence, the surgeon. lead beets 'Nought forward to support tlw necessity of legis lating on the subject ; but he has admitted that children were nni.yed us labouring its other ways. Its coital-factories.% all that was required of a child was. au attention of bawl seed direction of eye to piece , the broken yarunii great bodily exertiou. It was known that boys of the age ef six or seven ' were employed in Welding ; why interfere with i cotton ffictories in particular ? This was a measure tessoled es War evidence and vague assertions. for time ilerrese . of throwing reflections on the heads of factories. It was very desirable that the subject should be coosSidered very accurately, not on de , clainatory evidence. At 31aserheieter there were twenty-four thousand people engaged in the cotton trade. From a late Report of the state of an Infir mary there. it appeared, that of ninety patients which it.cositaisied, nineteen only belonged to cot ton factories. And from the Rejsort of the l'one. house at Preston, front April, 1815, to April, 1816, it appeared that out of six Wielded and fifteen fosses lies receiving assistance, not one was engaged in the cotton trade. Its 1817. when the men entioloyed its the factory with which i.e was connected, saw di.- I ease and famine around them. without any incitement they stepped forward with a contribatioss of ad. fur one charitable fund. slid the sae sum fur another. Teas irresistibly proved the ge e sd condition they found themselves its. Dr. Henry. in a letter to the Honourable Gentlemass (Mr. Phillips), had said decidedly, that chroseical disease* were much leas prevalent innong persons engaged in cotton factories than in other employments. He had not found more of that description of labourers us fever wants than of any other, and he thought that even that number might be greatly lessened by the application and improvement of ventilators. if the House interfered in the cotton factories, they would have young people lions all other factories assailing thesis with l'etitions, and telling them. truly. that themselves were in a worse condition, that they worked longer. and were paid less. The limitation of nine yenta was Pcarctly any innovation in well conducted establishments: its such. younger were rarely ailusitted—it woe not the wish of the pro prietors. As to hours, he had no experience of his owes • but he ennui not hut listen to the suggestions aud advice of Isis friends. 1111 110 large town of &lg. lend was there stronger eiiilince of good health in any large estableshuseut than its that in which he was engaged. All he asked Was a limitation of tlie time of labour in other factories, or the iinpositiou of a tax en the export of cottons twist. The bad spirit which had given birth to the Petitions would be fostered by the attention bestowed on them, and would work more dangerously its better limes. lie woe firmly convinced a proposal more injudicious in all its bearings, Mere prejudicial to the interests of the employers and the employed, and more re pageant to sound views or policy. foreign and do. medic, had sewer been subroitted to Parliament. In one of its main objects it wks useless—for a very small proportion of children *ire at this day em ployed. Persons or superior age and knowledge were necessary to conduct the machinery now so ex tensively_ in use. Mr. DAVENPORT thought that Gentlemen were toe precipitate in forwarding this Bill. He was sorry the last Session had passed without a :envoi of the Committee. He wished to be understood as riving no opinion at present bathe tendency of the Bill. Mr. Peer.—" Of this Bill, like many others, It is exceedingly difficult to form a correct judgment till the blanks are tilled up. The prep nety of it will chiefly depend on the miunnunt of age, the quantum of hours. and other regulations accurately expressed. lam surprised to hear any Gentleman complain of precipitancy. after the promise of the Moyer to let it he over till after Easter, and I trust all further discussion will be postponed till then ; in the interim, the country may form en *pillion on the salaam and object of ite+ The Noble Lord who provoked the discussion this night is friendly to one provision of it ; bin I am 'sere that some gentlemen reject it io all its pests. . , 4 N *ith respect to the objectio:i that it inteitered with free laboureis, it did not apply. The labour of children could not be called free, iiirtictilarly when one considered the nature of cotton fuctoriet. In these all the labourers must work daring the saint! rime—young and old are obliged to go on toArther. Where the general employment is thirteen hunrs, it' a child were to propose working for nine lie would be refused. It is not for well-regulated mills, of which gentlemen have spoken so much, that we want to legislate. The Noble Lord suspects swank that the Bill is founded not on the Report, but partial evidence kept in our pockets. If so, there would be just ground for his objections. But there is no MOOS for concealment of the evi dence ; I hold it iu my hoods, I am scatty to give a copy of it to any gentleman that 41rElleS it ; it contains more recent inquiries, %ince the Coin. mittee sat, of persons well competent to Gatti d judgment on these subjects. The first statement is front Mr. Symonds, sturgeon ; he affirm. positively, that bin former opinion was ant gromitled on in dividual cases; that lie is still flimsily convinced the hours of labour are too long for children, and that lie shudders to think of the consequences likely ; to follow from a . continuance of the system. The two next are front two persons, inspector,. of Son. day School.. Ido not think it fair to appeal to the feelings of the House, or to refer to individual cases, but I shall declare the suns of 164,00 ii ~ they do not hesitate to say. that the lengthened employment and the great time . of labour are ma terially injurious to the children in general. Time are other statements to the same effect from e' er* . WU of the Church of England and Sorg...ow. I cannot but advert to the lenity with a hide the Peti tions. supposed to furnish a ground for the have been treated. I csimot bring iii3self to think that any gentleman imagines undue mean. Wive been used by friends of it to obtain them. In tine respect these Petitions were entitled to material con sideration. They came from the parents of the children employed, and prayed fur legislative Inter ference to meet their offspring fawn the a of excessive labour, they being now bound to coot at work for a period equal to that required of them selves." Mr. Ptift.t.tes said, the Right Hon. Gentlrina!' reposed much reliance on the opinion of surgeons; he would soy a greater regard to that of physicians. Mr. Pam. explained. Mr. FIN LAY said, that this Rill wont"' be parti cdlerly injurious to Scotland, where there wits no legal provision for the poor. Ile never saw the evi. deuce on which the Bill was fouialroi; it must lie in great port incorrect. An Act of Parliament would not remedy the abuses of ill-regulated far tories, and would be injurious to the well-regit. hated. Formerly the greatest abuser were found to exist in a factory ler the regulations of an Act of Per!nmad. Cotton was an extremely iin. portant article of our trade, considered Ind 016 I) in the employment it afforded to the !moor itself, hut also its the tucossragesnent it lent to other trades; for instance, the iron. (:overnineut ought to look with great attesstiou to every alteration suggested iii the mode of cooductiog it. This country had nu natural advantages for cariy log it out above others. He was apprehensive time limitation of the time of labour would convey this trade to foreign nations. In this respect there wits so nice a balance between them and us. that the small eet alteration might tarn the scale in their &row. He was no advocate for the employment of elti'ilreri at tender years in factories; but he recollected %rely wells when on a Committee on the State of the Gaols, he saw children under sentence of death so young ass II or It years of age; he was sure if these tryout, had beets employed its factories, they would to. Isms! idcusvell this penalty, and would have lives, id a different condition of life. Ile woo fully per suaded Mut the children employed to Zaing 6 ctositi would be generally found in a better courts:ion fhillf those of the same age in other esuploynsents. 'f!ifis Bill was grounded on the state of cotton factieies, Were not linen nounifactories in the habit cull. pinying children ?..—were not woollen •--achy aas not the state of employment in dine branches also alluded to ? The Hon. Member concluded Iry reading an extract from the speech of au I butt. (let . demos. when the Report of the Cos eeeee ittee of Iso was under consideration. In this speech the iir,rt•• lice of employing children in the factories at night was pointedly alluded to. Mr. CURWEN would not ohjict to this sultjoct being Billy discussed in a Committee. Sir F. BURDETT was glad that some step hail been taken for the full cousideration of the 'aide children employed in mosonfoletotire. The os..turr. of this employment to children of feistier yuare was prejudicial in more views than one—it atis demos. five to their health and happiness. Tl:e childless who worked at night were, it app eyed. on the whole less unhealthy than those employed by slay and for this reason. that they had play time attun ed than, which the others had not. It was sati,fac. tory that a measure was in progress to consider ilio stated well. The Bill was then read a second time, coos° it. ted. the Report received, and ordered It• lie tall into further consideration this day six asel.s. LEATHER TAX. Mr. BENNETT presented a Petition frmn '' Carriers and Dealers in Leather at Sim motor% praying for a repeal of the leather Dtvirs.--.42r dered to he printed. Mr. BIN N NTT also prevented a Petition George Bradbury, who had heen cm wit?, the suspension of the 114beas Corpus Act, ior. • that the House would not puss a Bill of Lotto. pity for Ministers.—Ordered to he pticts tt. PARLIAMINTARY Kuril, . Sir FRANCIS SURDWIT prebetited w Priiitet from the Inhabitants of the Town W.iiiin praying fur a Reforin in Parliament. Thr y • Baronet observed, that it was I .liti iulruttuu to h v brought this subject miller the entisitlrristion ;IR House on an early day, but as he understood ui Hon. Friend had given notice of a motion on . 1, subject, he would leave it iii hands In titi tit. it do justice to the questiou.—.The Petition eas dared to be printed. Mr. BENNETT presented a Petition from it it 3.• individuals at Nattingltam, praying fur a Belo, o! Parliament.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. PEEL IsrolW,ht in the Hilt for the veer-tom , of abuses in receiving pensions under the ham Royal Hospital Estabtishinciii.,—The Bill TI M. CI Paris withoi Timor Chew against Cuurt The Madan &avert(' rr-rst• Mahe TI some ts Spain have n Irani t r- -4 • sipeeti ports us theiT o is Mai our Col dossed is rr-ests NI Mahe Ir It is to Ilse all Ilse least,s derogu :t . 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