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atraiertake to say, but all his Mes's Ministers owed it to the- tale the Lord Chancellor 25 years to decide. After 12 years' of all persons admitted into Corpor a tions i n Ireland, since the people of England to make the a tte mpt; and they ought to be struggle, Lord Gifford was appointed Deputy Speaker of the , year 11117. ashamed of themselves, if they left the matter where it was. House of Lords, and they were getting rid of the Appeals.— i Were there no mode r n instances in which States had changed Why not proceed similarly with the Court of Chancery ? Had their systems of Judicature ? The King of Bavaria had lately he been attending in the House last year he should not have established a new penal code, instead of the ancient laws of that consented to the Commission. --: It was defective, for it did not country. In a neighbouring State, a Code had been carried attack the system. One suit had actually continued for 33 into effect with the greatest advantage to the people. That years, anti if a man sought to recover 3,000/., it would at least singular man, whose actions were not less singular than his fate, cost him 1,5001. How would the lion. Gentlemen oppoiite like had left for himself this live-long monument, which would be to get into-Chancery themselves. Had not the petition of Mr. remembered after the memory of his victories and defeats shall Palmer been 5 years undecided ? have passed away. The Hon. Member then stated that it was The SOLICITOR-GENERAL—If the petition had been hot his intention to have said one word relative to Lord Eldon properly filed, it would have been only two years so.— personally, but that a work had been published within the last (Laughter.) three or four days by Mr. Miller, of the:Court of Chancery, Mr. A. M. TAYLOR—WeII, for two years, a summary which he would read to the House. He then read a lon a .- ea- petition, in a case of charity ! The Hon. Gentleman went on tract, which was a summary of all the usual charges made by _to state particular grievances which had come to his knowledge. the .politieal opponents of ,the Lord Chancellor, against that He w as convinced that nothing could be done without a Able' and Learned Personage. The Hon. and Learned Mem- 'struggle on the part of the House toget rid of the greatest evil 'ber Corielisded by saying, that the intelligence of the country and curse with which the country was afflicted. loo — k id to. the - House for redress ;- and whatever might be said Mr. Sectetary PEEL said, he should not have troubled the b LaWyers for the existing system, he would say that the House with-any observations had he not been more than once wide:spreading knowledge of the people of England, the march personally alluded to: In the charge brought ag ainst him by oriatellect, and the glorious progress of the. arts and sciences, the Hon. an d L earne d M em b er for Lincoln (Mr. J. Williams), folioed a strong and well deserved censure upon those who he must say that he pleaded . " Not Guilty." The Learned Gen wbuld permit the jurispruden - ceof the country to lay behind, tlenian supposed that he had proposed the appointment of this and to repel every approach of a e form or improvement. - Commisasion merely as a Parliamentary manoeuvre to get rid of 'Mr. DENISON complimented the eloquence; and what he his motion. Now this he must beg leave to deny. • lie had conceived to be the unanswerable arguments of his Hon. and made the proposition for the purpose of obtaining a fair and full Learied_Friend. Ile alone bore testimony to the respectability enqu i ry . I t was composed o f l awyers certa i n l y; but l et them and !unmoral& character of the first petitioner. remember that the Scotch _Commission, which had given so Mr: - ,1. SMITH owned that he might be an incompetent much satisfaction, -was composed in the same way.—( H ear !) witnesicupon such a questiOn as the one before the House, and Ile *was however surprised *to hear the -Hon. Member for Co was ready to admit that the duties of -the- Noble Lord at the ventry (Mr. Ellice) contend that lawyers were not fit judges in heatrofthe Court of Chancery were more arduous and:import- their own profession, that Hon. Gentleman -hovingsan -earlier ant than_ those of any other man -in the country.; yet he-was period of the sante evening contended with great energy-that a a saljus to state to the Haase Some facts- which had• come with- Master in Chancery could not judge in matter of accoont, be hr hia eXPerience, as a a rowing oat of the present system ,of that cause he was not an accountant.—( Hear!)--H e never had heard CoVia The honourable Member then stated a ease in which any thing more inconsistent uttered on the same day by the he had been advised by Ilia-Solicitor to _put_ up with the loss same individual—the one argument completely, desttoyed the -of 5th.11: jtistly due, to him rather than get into Chancery.— other, The Commission had sat 70 days,. examined 45 wit Li another case he - had been asaignee - to a bankrupt whose nesses, and, what was worthy of observation, had rejected no attains. vieie in Chancery twenty-three years, - without any pro- witness that presented himself. -lie certainly did wish that they ' , pact ,of their being settled. At that period he suet his had madea_report upon a part of their inquiry • for if their r e . Honcarable Friend, - the Member for Taunton, by accident at port upon the-whole subject were to be' word; any thing, it Bath, and he being-a large creditor op the bankrupt's estate, must be_postponed for a considerable time longer. The in they consented to settle the business, and in three hours they quiry that he wished for was by no means limited, as the Hon:- hill done - what the Court of Chancery could not do in three and Member had declared ; he thought it even more comprehensive t*ent7 years. He agreed with his Pion. and Learned Friend than his own-. If what the Honourable Member stated of that tne existing institution of the Court of Chancery was in. the condition Of the law affecting real property were well ccasaaent . -with the enlightened state of the country, and he founded; he should - say, by all means amend the law.—(Hear, thought the country indebted to his Hon.. and Learne d , F r iend hear,- hear !):-2-But it would have been absurd in him to for -the speech he had made that night.. - " _ ...' _ clog the labours of the Commission by making that branch of ' Mr. ELLICE would not have troubled the Ilotiae upon such law a part of their inquiry. The (petition of reforming the a custion, had it not been for his desire - !.6.9thevi his Hon. and laws had been incidentally touched upon. He had no hesita ,Leazned Friend that he was supported by others than the mem. don in saying upon this subject, that it Was'his intention to beet of his Own profession. 'The Noble artd - I;eartted Lord un- continue in the course he had entered upon, of consolidating dertcoltwhat no man could do.; andthe Masters tinder hi?Ti and amending the laws.—(flear, hear!)—An Hon. Baronet were placed' in a similar predicament, by being kuppolied cap. (Sir M: W. Ridley) had given notice of a motion to refer thee Ale of juilgingin all cases of the items submitted to them. It whole of the Statute - Book to a Commission. Now he (Mr. was also most objectionable to invest ozone/. in one particular Secretary Peel) would have the appointment of the Members find Bet Ween 31) and 35 millions were ihveSted in three to theCOnimission ; and he thought he gave a very disinte pee cent. -stock. With respect'to the expences of the CoOrt of" rested opinion in advising against the motion. He thought it Chancery; he might mention that in one cave where he was a would be-much better to direct attention to one branch of the parq, relative to a sum - of 1,5001., he had already - paid 3001. law at a time, as he had done. From a Commission of five or expences, and the case still stood as perfectly undecided as at seven Gentlemen; however' qualified, with so extensive an en the beginning. -He was indeed satisfied either that the Court quirt', he slid not think half so much was likely to be done as by of Chancery must be - abrogated altogether or -reformed. NOr the employment of- competent persens in distinct departments. was it fair for the Cabinet to throw the whole Odium •of the de. He thought the Hon. Baronet had better postpone his motion fects of that trihunal upon' one man by resisting a -proper revi- - for the present Session, and give him (Mr. Secretary Peel) . a sion of its,iurisdiction. -- let - the Right Hon. t;entleman (Mr. - fair opportunity of trying his plans of amendment. If it did not Peel) folltica up the improvements which he had commenced in succeed, he should be most willing to become a fellow labourer another branch of the administration of justice, - and show that with the Hon. Baronet.—( Hear, hear!) , he had the disposition, if he had not the power; to redress the Mr. HUME said, he was sure nothing would be done in the grievance of the Court of Chancery. The SOMCITORaGENER AL should net follow the order way of_tmendit e g . the practice of the Coureof Chancery until of his lion. ,and Learned-Friend's_ speech opposite, but that refer to the - petitions . which he had presented. Ile was glad that his Hon. and Learned - Friend did not hold himselfresiainsible for the statement of the petitioners. The first was Mr. Palmer's, a Churchwarden of . a parish in the county of Surrey, and corm; plained of abuse in a Charity ; but,•in reality, he imputed no delay to the Court of Chancery: . For it was not until last ;la neary that the question was in a fit state to be pronounced upon by the Loicl Chancellor; and; Considering the multipli caty and importatice of 'the duties which that Learned Judge had to discharge, 'it could not be deemed blameable, 'that as' yet no decision had been prtincainced. .This • delay, besides which, it seemed, had incurred an expence of 50/: was as much owing to the petition having stood over for the accommodation of Counsel, as to any other circumstance. The next petition was that of. Mr. Honeywood-Vate i who insinuated that because the late Mr. Ricardo had appropriated 00;0001. to - defend any • suit which might he brought to invalidate his title to an estate tie had purchased, originally in possession of Mr. Vate,therefore 50,0001. were the 'necessary cost of. Chancery proceedings,— Such an argument was ludicrous, -and as such he should dis miss it.. The third .petition was that of a Mr. Gommo, who bad been HetzseSteward to the -late Duke of Queenshory, and WAS a claimant on the estate for 5,000/. It was however well known that voluntary creditors, who had no other tide hut that of legatees, could not be satisfied while other claimants remained, unpaid. What then was the fact : ? That the heirs of 'tile Dtike of Queensberry's estates instituted suits to recover 100,0001. of fines which he had taken for leases, and that the persona holding those leases also preferred de: mends for compensation, which made the whole of the claims - oo these grounds amount to 400,0001. A Bill was accordingly filed in Chancery to prevent the payment of the legacies till these questions ivere settled ; • and what was Mr. Oommo's grievance—merely, -that in' consequence he had not received the whole of his 0001. The Lord Chancellor had however .gone cut ef his sway to a accomtriodateTthe legatees; for con.. el udieg that owing to a rise in the Value of the funds belong ing td the' !Juke- of Queensberry, enough would remain -to pay the other creditors, and hand. them over es part of their be quests, he firSt 'ordered one-foorth of the latter to be discharged, -and afterwards another one=fourth, making altogether one half. No later than yesterday, he, the'Solicitor-General, ob-' -*alined the coosent of Mr. urray, one of his Grace's executors, to state to the House that'the Court• Wad in that instance gone. out of its way to accommodate 'the parties Interested. The - fourth Petition was that of • Mr. Gourley, of which he would • only -say, that as the Hon. and Learned Member for «sinchel seu had been knocked down bemuse he had not -presented a Petition for Mr. OciurlaY.; his Hon. and Learned Friend, the fd ember for'Lincoln.,..hail . .better take . carehe did not share the teune fate for haiingpreaented'this petition. (Hear!)—ln short he should charge all the Tetitinns with misrepresentations, • and the last was nothing less than direct and positive madness. All that he Could desire from the Se. Petitions was that there ought - to - be . five CoUrts . of Chancery-- - -orse to please each . of the complainants. .He should now say a. few words relative to the Commission to enquire into the- practice . of the. Court of Chancery. His Honourable 'and - Leareed .Friend would not assuredly say, that it had 'not :been laborious when he WAS informed that it sat 'aliefitii seventy days and examined forty-five witnesses, - corabthirik the 'moat' material informa tion. For his -own part lie laid wished,, that the Report should be divided into two parts, but the opinion was over • ruled by the majority of the Commission. 'The Hon. Member • proceeded to enlarge uPenythY-qrialifications of the Members of the Commisaioh:.' Thenext -topic 'he should advert to was the History of the Jurisdiatinii' of the Court of . Chancery.— The Hon. and Learned ;M ember for Lincoln ',had. said that if usurped the function of'the Star Chamber., but he asserted th4t since the dispute_ between Lord .Colta and Lord Ellismore, no thing of the sort had been itVrhpted. He would :also. remind his Hon. arid Learned - Friflnd; thatthe Equity JUrisdietien. of • Court was similar- hithat'whiclilhe Prretorial Court. of Rome exercised over the Common Law of that Republic.-and. that which the Court of Session in Scotland exercised. -The. Hon. -and Learnell Genfteinad Cotietudfd harttesigniasingethepetitioas. as deceptious - titd fallacious. . , .. • • . Dr. LtISIIINGTos was inxioua. to state a.few words, ex pl sining the delay in laying, the : Repert of the -Commissioners before Parliament. FteeiT the professional avocations of the )lembers; it Wailtripossible for it to sit,.-from day to day.__ ' , The indiSposithin of the Vice-Chancelior, andil.the engage-. merits of Loid - ltedesdale, had also retarded the performance of the duty.- Nor could any thing be more improper than• to have brougbtlip the Report before it was maturely considered. The Holise, ought' riot to 'expect too much from the Commisaint);ithetritsieocwers were limited. had no power to say, whether the' juriadictionof the Court was right or wrongi but to repoit do it as it was' found, and he certainly :should '• have hesitated to undertake the duties of a Commissioner, if they went- further. But small , they appeared, they were - of considerahlt extent. The -Hondurable and Learned Gen tleman y,roceeded ,th' . contend - that the jurisdiction of -the, Court respecting person'af property ought to be altered; and that the validity of witle disposing of such property -ought to be tried by a-Jury. He also thought the abuses in' the transfer of real property Ought - to be eradicated, for he himself could state one ease;-in whichan abstract of a title to an estate copied ROO brief sheets: Now he saw-no reason why 'these de fects should net be removed. He only wished the example of the Right Hon. Gentleman ( Mr; Peel), in the present Session, should be followed —= an example *high, seven years ago, would 'he considered nothing less than Jacobinisin. in a word, the -eastern swat not fit for the present day—but they should not attempt- to pull down till they had the materials - to build up again, -What they found bad in theory,-and bad in practice, ought to bezrentedied, = 'The object ought to he; to give Justice cheaply, emily, , andeffeetually. .• • Mr. 111. A. TA*: . LOR had for 'tart described the "nractice 40' the Coatt :al Chancery se ruinous-to' the' public: When he *at took op ihe' - werhjeeti. there- were es Plany , causes es would the multitude of sinecures was done away with or cut down. Sir 31. W. RIDLEY said, that with. reference to the mo tion which he had upon .the notice paper, and to which the Right Honourable Secretary had adverted, his only wish was to call the attention of the House to the fact, that since his Ma jesty's Answer to ,an Address of the House upon this subject Live years ago, nothing had yet been,done. He, however, was quite willing to withdaw his motion for this Session, contented to leave it the hands of the Right lion. Gentlemen, Mr.' Secretary PEEL said, he entirely acquiesced in the principle of the Hon. Baronet's motion, .aad should be most happy to assist in it, if his own views should not succeed to his wish. Mr. HOBHOUSE said, the country would long feel grate ful to the Right Hon. Secretary for the Home Department for his effort to, improve the Laws of the country. No Miniiter had ever done more for• the country in this respect than the Right Hon. Gentleman.. As far as he had heard, the Right Hon. Gentleman had entered into the views of every one who had benificial .soggeetions to make. He sincerely hoped he would continue 1113 benevolent exertions. Ile (Mr..H.) would like to know what progress bad been made in_ the •eammission of hiquiry into charitable foundations. • Mr. BBOUGHAM said, they had inquired into a vast number of Charities, and their labours were to be found in, he believed•thirteen -bulky ioluines. He assured the House there was much _curious matter tending to illustrate the state of our country in-- former times is the Report of these .COmmis sionierS. They .were certainly elaborate, and he was sure it Would well repay any individual who would compress the matter contained in them. He had been charged with bad motives, and laziness in respect of the subject of Abuses in Charities. But he was not open to any such charge. In the first place he had brought in, after unparalleled l a bour, a Charitable Abuse bill, and. an Education Bill.- These Bills, however, were neglected by the -House, and he had abandoned them, until such time as the prejudices against them -should sub side. lie was so far from having been lazy upon this subject, that he had actually in the midst of the Queen's business,-and when he was pressed on all sides, devote d himself for fierty eight hours to the education plan exclusively—and he had ex. pounded it to the House, he believed, in a longer speech than was -perhaps ever delivered. The Commission upon charitable abuses had done infinite service in the way of prevention.— People put their house in order •fearing the approach of in quiry, and many-letters had been received from those who had reformed themselves, pointing the attention of the Commission to some of their neighbours who had not. With regard to the' Court of Chancery, that place where when a man entered he must leave hope behind, he could only say, that be thought the Commission upon the abuse of the Court of Chancery, had tic *Maly got " into. Chancery."—(A laugh.)--elle. certainly never had-expected any thing from that Commission beyond the " Partial Report," promised them some time ago by the Bon. and. Learned Member for Oxford (the Solicitor-General). He was sure; if he said he expected any thing more from in, the Honeurable3lember for Exeter (Mr. Courtenay) would absolutely laugh in his race. It appeared to him as ridiculous ,to allow the -Lord Chancellor . to appoint the Members of a C6mmission to inquire into the abuses in his Court, as it had , been represented to be the other night by an Honourable and Learned-Member, for the-Xing to have a Commission of Popish Bishops to advise him against the Pope. The exact allusion of -the Hon.eAlernber, he believed, was, that it would be as absurd • , as though the Chancellor of the Exchequer were to appoint a Commission to cheCk his malversations.—(Hear !)—lt had al -ways appeared to him remarkable; that the El on. Member in that comparison should 'have mentioned Such a Word as "" Chan cellor" at latigh.)—The Scotch Commission had been anentioned e hut that was widely - different; there Were Learned Lawyers in it, as in..the Chancery Commission, but then there -was a.very important person. . at the head—no less than Lord .ChancellorEldoin-e(Heaeln—Foe although he was-not so.con apicuous for the correction of abuses in his own Court, if he (Mr. Brougham) wanted an inquisitor, a severe scrutinizer into men'sactioh3 anywhere else, he knelt no one he would sooner choeise.thon.the said Lord Eldon.-(A latigh.)—No one had a greeeter respect for. that Learned Lord than he hail—his great I talent, hie learning,-the sobtlety of his ;rind, all inspired hire. tespecte -A'greater Lawyer,, or more acute man, or one more fitted Ter the ditty of overhauling others, he did not ,know. Did he (Mr. Brotigheih) belong to -any inferior Court, there. was no one of whom he Should. be more afraid than -Lord Eldon: But - as - it was. at the. head of his own Court, .that he had appointed a Commission, to examine the abuses, confessed he had no confidence in justice being ad ministered. He knew but of one case. in which justice . wasimpartially administered, where the individual was his own judge. He took it from-an authority that would be respect-. .able with the- Lord Chancellor, for it was Sir William Black -stone; but as the example .was a Popish one, he did not think likely'it Lord Eldon would , follow. it. 'The instance was that of a Pope who actually judged himself to be burned.— (Hear and laughter.)—lie went to the Bishops of Rome to - demand judgment upon his crimes, his delay of justice, the pains and vexations he had inflicted upon the suitors, and so forth. They told him they could not judge him, he must judge himself. He then passed sentence on himself, saying, "Judie° 7rte, erentari,"—(Laughter.)—The historian went on to say, " et judicatus jitit cremator fait, et saitetza." (Much. laugh ter.)—fle feared, however, that .the Lord Chancellor was. too intent upoh-his estate for lite, fie attend much to the bright reversion -which awaited him as a Saint hereafter, . The petitions were then read, and ordered, to lie on the tabl e. • Mr. WILMAAIS, in -moving that the petition be printed, .observed, that his reason for suspecting the object of the Right Hon.-Gentleman (Mr. Secretary _Peel) in time appointment of the Commission, was the precise-moment which he chose for the appointment.—The petitions Were then ordered to be nrinted.• • • • • -On the motion of Mr. UUATTAX, A Rettitil was ordered LUNATIC ASYLUMS. Mr. GOULBUR rsl. pursuant to notice, moved that the House should resolve itself. into a Committee, for the purpose of bringing in a Bill to amend the law relative to Lunatic Asylums in . Ireland. The purport Of the Bill, he observed, was merely to rectify an omission irt the Acts of the Ist and 3d of George, IV., which enabled Grand Juries to make a rate for the sup port of those asylums, but gave no power to the Lord-Lieu tenant toissue the money in the first instance. The House having gone into Committee on the above Acts, a Ragreed to, to authorize the issue of money for the maintenance was nance of Lunatic Asylums in Ireland. The House having resumed, the Report was ordered to be received to morrow. COTTON M ANUFACTORIES. The House then resolved itself into a Committee on the Cot ton Manufactories Bill. Mr. 110BHOU'iiexpressed his surprise at the opposition he had received to his proposition, that children should not work longer in cotton mills than eleven hours. He had inquired into the number of hours that the workmen in other trades worked, .and he feared that it was not more than ten hours and, a half in any of the ordinary, trades. Surely then, no one would require that children in such a heated atmosphere should Tabour longer than eleven hours. He was,. however, willing that they should work for 12 hours a d a y f or five days in the week, and only nine hours on Saturday, in orderthat they might prepare for the repose of Sunday. No one could have the face to re quire more than this ; and he feared even he was granting too much. He had seen many masters upon this subject,'And he could assure the House that masters who had employed among them 15,000 operatives, were as anxious for these amendments to be made as he was. Sir Robert Peel's Bill had been found not adequate to its :purpose, and therefore another was re 'quire& He sincerely hoped that this Bill which he had amend ed, would not be rejected. The Hon. Member then presented some clauses, and moved that they be read a first time. .Mr. JOHN SMITH said he had visited Mr. 0 wen's fac ry at New Lanark. That benevolent Gentleman had spon taneously altered the hours of .hiS children's work from eleven hours and a half, to ten hours and a half; and he had been rewarded by firitliag that they spun as much cotton now as they everdid.- -The Hon.,.Member warmly supported the Bill, and thought by kindness and indulgence that they_might do much good. Mr. HIJSKISSON did not consider it necessary to trouble the Committee at inueh length. Parliament had departed from the maxim of not interfering with free labour in this particular class of manufactures. He should therefore not oppose the measure, altered as it was to a proper time for labour. The Ikon. Gentleman had said some trades. and callings did not work twelve hours in the day; but in some trades, although the time , of labour was not twelve hours, the exhaustion was greater than that of the children .employed in -cotton factories. They ought to consider whether the reduction of labour might not deprive children of employment, which would be more in-- jury to them than the excess of labour. lie-should not how ever oppose the Bill, limited as it then was. 'Mr. WILIAAM 'SMITH said, the evidence before the House on the subject, was conclusive, but , ith respect to the hours of labour be had heard from one of the proprietors of an extensive cotton -mill that he had n 6 desire to work his people more thaw ten hours and a half. No less than 3,501.1 persons were employed in the concern to which he alluded, -and there had been no want of success under the system which he had described. He did not consider the labour of slaves in the Co lonies more injurious thin the labour -imposed on children in . these cotten mills. It had been said the mills of Manchester did not work 14 hours a day, - but in a variety ofndier places . those abuses were carried on. Mr. Secretary PL£I. said the most .valuable part of the Bill was that which gave .1114;istrates the power to carry into effect the law of 1813. He fairly owned that it would have been more satisiActory to him, before they altered the hours of la bour, to have had inquiry by a Commission on the state of the health of the children. If it appeared their health suffered, a• measure should be introduced to limit the hours of labour.— He, however, should not oppose the Bill. • • Mr. TULK supportedthe Bill, and said be should move in the Committee to substitute the hours originally introduced in the Bill, for the hours then inserted. Medical men, and parti cularly Dr. Bailey, had said, children should not be worked more than 5 hours in the day. They spoke not only from the fact.s, but knowledge of the infsntine constitution. The Hon. Member read the - evidence of medical persons, who were all of opinion, that eleven hours and a half was the utmost length of nine that children under sixteen ought to be employed. • The Hon. - Member moved to leave out the words twelve hours to in sert eleven and half. Sir F. BURDETT expressed a hope that the 'Hon. Gentle man would not press his amendment, as it might, if carried, endanger the !Fin the House of Lords. Mr. PHlLLlPS:complained of combinatioris in these facto ries. The grossest inisrepresentation had Incur - I - lade, and on the subject of medical opinions, he Could say that these Medi cal Gentlemen had never been in the factories. He was appre hensive the Bill would have an injurious effect. 111 r. T r.K es plaintd. Mr. GORDON sinipoiled: the Bill. Having been a Member of the Committee of irtrytttry into the subject, he was entitled to state that the health of these children was impaired. The slaves in the colonies were not worked harder. Humanity was always to give way, in the opinion of some Hon-. Members, to the interest of the Cotton Trade. He, for one, wouhl never consent to abandon these children to the avarice of their masters. Mr. HUSKISSON wished to know whether the Honourable Member Intended to insist on the amendment. Mr. TULK said he would give up his amendment rather than endanger the Bill. • The amendment was withdrawn. Lord STANLEY, connected as he was with Manchester, could not abstain front offering his opinion as, a Meinber of the Legislature. He was one who opposed the measure. brought in by the Committee alluded to. Since that Bill many alterations had taken place in the management of the , cotton mills. He thought inquiry ought to be made by a Parliamentary Com mission into the whole of the cotton trade. With regard to children employed in factories, and the evidence of medical men, he thought these opinion's were given on speculative points, and not to be relied on. bad been said that this mea sure arose out.of .a combination of workmen, and the Noble Lord believed that to be the case. ' Mr. TRENTmuch regretted the Amendment could not be persisted in. It did not require medical advice to enable the father'of a family to know that 12 hours' labour was too much for a child of 9 years old. Mr. HUM E said, if this measure had arisen out of combina tion of, workmen, it would-have been creditable to them ; but it was•known to have arisen out of different causes. Several amendments were proposed by Mr. Pit 1.1.1 PS which were rejected without a divisiot•.. This Report was brought up and ordered to he received this day. GRANT TO THE DUKE OF CUMBERLAND. The CH CELLOR tif`the EXCHEQUER brought up the Bill for enabling his Majesty to grant a sum of 6,0001. per annum for the education of the son of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland. On the motion that it be read a first time, . Mr. HUME said he hoped the' Bill would not be read a first time to-eight, as he understood it was the intention of his BOA. Friend the:Member for Winchelsea to oppose this Bill in every stage. He should - therefore propose that, . instead of its being read now, it should be read to-morrow.. - • The CHANCELLOR of the EXCEIBQU.ER"did not sup pose that the lion. Member for Winehelsea intended that his opposition should apply to the first reading of the Bill. - Mr. W. SMITH thought the• Hon. Member for \Vinehelsea meant rather to protest agiaost,tile,prineiple of the grant, than to follow up his disapprobation whenever the bill came before the House. • " IVIr. S. RICE said that, on the.contrary, he believed it was the intention of the Hon. 31ember for \iinchelsea to oppose the-Bill at every possible opportunity,: but he did not think he meant to take a debate on the first reading. The Bill was then read a first time. The CHANCELLOR of tIie.EXCHEQUER then brought up the Bill for tnabling-his Majesty to make a similar grant for the education of the daughter of her Royal Highness the auchess of Kent, which was also read a, first time. BUBBLE ACT. Mr. HUSKISSON gave notice, on behalf of the Arron- NEY-GENERAL, that he would, on Thursday next, move for leave to bring in . a Bill, repealing the penalties imposed by the Act of the 6th year of the reign of the late King, relating to' Partnerships and Joint Stock Companies. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of; and the House adjourned at HALF-PAST 011 E O'CLOCK. BALLOON ASCENT. —Yesterday Mr. GRA-11Am made his twenty-first aerial 'excursion, from the Gardens of the Alontpellier Tavern, Walworth. He was accompanied on this occasion by the Captain of a merchant vessel , wh o sej lesire to. explore the regions of the air had been disappointed on Thurs day-last. They had not proceeded far, however, when, owing to an insufficiency of gas, they were obliged to make a:prema ture descent in the neighbourhood of Clapham, where the Gen.: tlemen alighted; and Mr. Grahath once more ascended, and prosecuted the remainder of his voyage unaccompanied: tie' at length alighted at a short distance from Morton,- Surrey, after a voyage of something more - thin an hour arid a quarter. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDIIVGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Martiss, 31° die Mail, 1825. - IllEssAnt from the Loans—That they have agreed to— Exchequer Bills (Public Works, Ireland) Bill ; Land Tax Assessments Bill 4 Chester Bridge Bill; Burslem, Beverley, and Banbury Improvement Bills ; :Battle-bridge and Hollo way, nd an m d e K nt e s. nsington Roads Bills; and Winterbourne (Glou cester) lnclosu re Bill, w ith ou t amen d ment; an d to• Glouce ster and B er k e l ey C ana l Bill, an d L on d on D oc k s Bill, w i t h a ROADS—Siliffhall ) - CO 31 l' A N Y—Tropical Free Labour I SEssrows—Salford Hundred Bills read a third time, N N I ~ .ti ipvT i tiu G on A vA T }:t io tz E NA 2 ci rT r c _o l ys G d— i xe p ai rr i d ng t's f and passed. j WATER WORKS & GAS—Oldham—Bill reported, - to be in grossed. EsTATEs--Palk's, and Clare Hall (Cambridge)—Bills read a .firsetime. Tate's, and Birch's—Bills read a second time, and committed. -- • BRISTOL TowN DuEs—Petition from Bradford (Wiltshire), against—to"lie on the table. KEd . rottY—St. Martin (Birmingham) ANNUITIES—Duchess of Kent's, and Duke of Cumberland's - DECEASED OFFICERS EFFECTS COLLEGE LAND MORTGAGE Bills read a first time. LUNACY TRAVERSE BIT.L--Petition of W. Corbett, Solici tor to Sir Gregory Page Turner, Bart.,' that the Bill shall not affect Traverses.alreadrordered to be prosecuted--to lie on the table. COTTON AI tr,Ls RiGITLATIok BlLL—Petitions from Ren- frewshire and Hyde, in favour—to lie on .the table. CommNaTtox Laws—Three Petitions against, and one in favour—referred to the Select Committee. PRISON Laws (Ireland) Brt.t.—Petition from Royal College of. Physicians in Edinburgh, against—to lie on the table. Cotriur or CHANCERY-Fin Petitions complaining of delay —to lie on the table. NOTICES.OF MOTIONS FOR THIS DAY. I. Mr. Spring Rice—Bill to regulate Petty Sessions in Ireland. 2. Mr. John Smith—To present Petition fromMerchants,of London, relating to the Law of Merchant and Factor. ORDERS OF - THE DAY FOR THIS DAY. 1. St: Olive (Hart-street) Tithes 1301—Second reading. 2. Church Rates (Ireland) Bill—Committee. 3: Supply—Committee. 4. Quarantine Laws Bill—Third reading. 5. Nirrongous Imprisoninent Bill—Committee. M. Small Tithes BiW.-Third reading. 7. Ways and Means.. Committee. O. Lunatic Asylums (Ireland)—Report thereupon. 9. Cotton Mills Regulation Bill—Report. 10.-Survey of Townlands (Ireland)—Committee thereupon. 11. Church Lands Exchange Bill—Second reading. 12. Pilotage Bill—Second reading. 13. Assimilation of the Currency—Report thereupon. \OTICES GIVEN YESTERDAY. Thursday, June 2. Mr. Attorney-General—Bill to repeal so much of Act 5 Geo. 1, c. 18, as relates to Partnerships and Joint Stock Com panies. _ _ _ _ Tuesday, June 7. , Mr. Sykes—Reduction 'of the Duty on Soap and Tallow Candles. ' - Tuesday, June 14. 11Ir. Hume—Select Committee to inquire into the Church Establishment of Ireland. LIST OF THE MAJORITY'AND MINORITY Upon the further Grant of 0,0001. to the Duke of Cumberland (in addition to 19,0001. 11. year at protent paid by-the coun •try), for the Maintenance and'Education of his Child, aged six years.--May.3o, :1825. MINORITY. Abercrornby4lln.J. Gaskell, -Benj: • .Rice,-T. S. Allen,- J. H. Glenorchy, Visct. Ridley, Sir M. W. Astell, Wm. 'Grattan, J. ' Robarts, A. W. Baillie, J. Grenfell, Pascoe Robarts, G. • Baring, A. - Guise, Sir W. - Robinson, Sir G. Baring,- Sir T. Heygate, W. Russell, Lord J. Barrett, S. M. -Handley, Henry Rickford, W. Benyon, Benj. Heron, Sir R. Scott, James Bernal, R. ilubhouse, J. C. Scarlett,. J. Brougham, henry Hughes, W.. 14. Sebright, Sir J. Byng, George . - Hume, . Sefton, Earl of Benett, J. Hutchinson, Om. Smith, Abel Blake, Sir F. C. H. Smith, J. • Buxton, T. F. James, W. Smith, .S. Calcraft, .T. Johnstone ' W. A. —Smith, Hon. R. , Calcraft, J. H.. King, Sir J. D. Smith, W. Calvert, C. Kennedy, T. F. Trcmaync..J. H. Carter, John Knight, '11: Taylor,' . llt A. Cavendish, 14 G. Leycester, Ralph - Tierney, Rt. Iln.G. Cavendish,4l. Lushington, S. Too'nshdnd, Ld. C. Cavendish, C. Marjoribanks, S. Webbe, , Coffin ' Sir I. ' Marlin, J.; . Western, C. C. Coke, T. W. jun. Maule, Hon.W. R. Whitbread,. S. C. Creevey, T. Maxwell; J. . - Williams, J. Corbett, Panton Monck, J. 13. Williams, T. P. Davies, T. Newman, R. W, - Wilson, Sir R. Denison, W. J. Nugent, Lord Wood, 11. .. Denman, T. ' Ord, W. ' Wrottesley, Sir J. Dundas Hon. T. Osborne Lord F . Drake, T. T. Palmer, C. F. T E LLERS., _ Ellice, Ed. Pares, Thos. Burdett,, Sir F. Evans ' IVilliam Pelham, J. C. Duncnnon, Visct. Fane, John Price, R. _ _ Fergusson, Sir R. Parnell, Sir H. PAIRED orr. Foley, J. H. H. Prysc, P. Portman, E. B. MAJORITY. Ashurst, W. H. - Forbes, Sir C. -Manners" Lord R, A'Court, E H. Grant, Rt. Hon. 'C. . Onslow; Serjeant Itankes, W. Goulburn, RtHnH t .oxmantown,. Lord itankes, Henry - Gurney, Hudson 0 - Grady, Standish Bastard, J. Grant, G. 11 1. Pollen, Sir John Bentinck, Lord W. Green, Thos. . Palmerston, Vise.. Binning, Lord Gralram, Marq. - Peel,. Rt. Hon. R.. Blackburne, J. Grant, A.. Peel, W. . . Burgh, Sir U. - Gilbert, D. G. Prendergast, M. G. Brogden, J. Gordon, Hon. W. Phillimore ' J. Baker, E. . Gipps, G. • Plummer, John • Clark, Hon. C. B. - Husldsson,Rtlion. Pringle, Sir W. Canning, Rt. lin.G. . W. _ Robinson, Rtlln. F. Cockburn, Sir G. Hill, Rt.Hn.Sir G. Ryder, Rt. Hon. It. Congreve, Sir W. Holford, G. P. Rose, Sir G. Cripps, J. Iludson, H. Rae, Rt. lin. SirW. Cotirtenay, T. P. Holmes, W. Rob fts; W. A. CoUrtenay, W. II erries, J. C:: Sneyd, N. - Cholmley, Sir M. Hulse, Sir C. Somerset, Lord G. Cooper, Colonel Horton, IL W. Somerset, Lord E. Cooper, R. It.. Hawkins, Sir C. Smith,. C. Collett, E. J. Hodson, J. Scott, Hop. W.. 11. Caliert, J: Johnes ' ..J. Scott, S. evoker, J. W. Innes; Sir H. . Townshend,lln.H. Clist," - Colonel . Inglis, Sir - R. Tindall, N. C. - , Calthorpe, Hon. F. Jenkinson, Hon. C. Trant, W. H. Copley, Sir J. S. Knox, - Hon. T. ' - Trench, F. W, Campbell, A. Leader, W. '• •_ Thynne, Lord .I.' Dawson, G. Lowther, Colonel Ure, M. -. . Downie, R. Lindsay, Ilpn. H. Vivyan, Sir R. -Dunlop, J. Lushington Col. WallaCe,Rt.Hn, T. Dawkins, - H. • Long,ll.t.lin.SirC. 'Wetherell, Sir C. Dawkins, J. Legge, Hon. H. Wynn, C.- W. Divett, T. Lewis, T..F.- Wellesley, R. • Drummond, H. Lamb, Hon,-W. Warrender, Sir G. Douglas, .W. K. M‘Naghten, E. A. Wilson, C. East, Sir H. Manning, W. Wilson, T: - Elliot, Lord Martin, R. • 'Wilson, Sir Henry Fremantle, Rt.Hn. Musgrave; Sir P. 117. -- Maxwell, H. _. - . -- . TELLERS. Fitzgerald,Rt.Hon. Marjorilanks,SirJ. Clerk, Sir U. NV. V. Manners, Lord C. Lushington, S. R. 1' E AItM Y. Detachments belonging to the 2d, 13th, 35th, 38th, 44th, 45th, 54th, 59th, and 93d Regiments of Foot; marched yester-' day from Westminster, 'for Albany Barraek.—Detachments belonging to the 70th and 74th Foot 'marched yesterday, from .Westminster, for Winchester.—A detachment belonging to the 71st Regiment of ?oot marched yesterday from Wewminiter, for Chichester.—A' detachment belonging to the 4th light Dragoons marched yesterday from Westminster, for Maidstone. A _detachment belonging to the 17th Lancers'marched yesterday from Westminster, tor Canterbury.--Detachments belonging to the 40th, 53d, and 56th Foot, marched yesterday from West minster,: for Chatham. -_A detachment belonging to the Royal' Staff Corps, marched yesterday from Westminster, for Hythe. Detachments belonging to the 41st and 99th Foot, marched yes terday from Westminster, for Portsmouth and Gosport. [FRom LAST NIONT'S GAZETTE.] • • Office of Ordnance, May 30111, 1825. • Royal Regiment of Artillery—Regimental Serjeant-Major James' Wightrnan to be Quartermaster, vice Crawford, deceased. - Commission in the Berwickshire Yeomanry Cavalry. George Beane, the younger,- Esq. to be Gaptain• z • CORONATION of the KING of FRANCE. (From the Eloile of Monday, May 30.) RHEIMS, MAY 28. This morning the King, accompanied by the Dauphin and his suite, left Fismes for Tinqueux, where the Princes of the Royal Family waited for his Majesty. In descending from Fismes, at the moment when the bat. teries of the artillery of the Guard, which were placed in a valley on the left of the road, fired, the horses of the carriage in which were the Dukes D'Aumont and Damas, and Counts Cosse and Curial, took fright •and ran away. The carriage was dashed to pieces. Count Curial had his left shoulder blade. bone broken, and the right cut by the glass of the carriage. The Duke de Dames was dangerously• wounded. They were conveyed to Fismes, and placed under the care of one of the Physicians, and of M. Dupuytren, his Majesty's surgeon. Count de Cosse received a violent contusion on the head, but he continued his journey. His Majesty himself ran considerable danger. A very loud echo having doubled the noise of the cannon, the horses of his carriage were frigbtened„ and it was with great difficulty that they were quieted. His Majesty,.deeply affected by the unfor tunateevent of which he had been witness; forgot that he had himself. been on the point •Of sharing the samefate, and ex- ; • pressed the kindest interest in the situation of Messrs. de' Damas and Curial ' Ile refused to proceed to Tinqueux he was convinced that they were not in imminent danger. • Hii,Majesty found at Tinqueux the Duke of Orleans and the Duke of Bordeaux. The state carriages. of the King, the Dauphin,_ and the Princes, of the Blood, were at TinqueUx, as well as the detachment of the household troops of his Majesty. • • of the Royal Guard, and of the troops of the line that were to form part of the suite of his Majesty. In th . e King's - carriage were' the Dauphin, and the Dukes of Orleans and Bourbon. Before this was his Majesty's carriage, containing the persons whom the King had appointed. The road from 'Tinqueux all the way to Rheims was lined by the Royal Guards and troops of the line. -At the entrance-of Rheims were the civil authorities of the depariment. The Mayor presented the keys to the King, who , took:them and delivered them to the Captain of the guards. When his Majesty passed the triumphal arch at the gate of Tinqueux, the Sub-prefect addressed his Majesty as follows "'Slir , lt is in the - Cantons where France became Chris— tian ;'it is at the foot of the altar at which Clovis*Was crowned, where your -Majesty's ancestors received the-royal Unction, : that. the God of SL Louis seems to take pleasure in pouring his Most copious blessings on .the Kings whoM his goodness gives to us. From the same also issue more powerfully the inspira-. tion of the love with _which the French. are animated towards your Majesty and your august family ; it. is In particular .th e inhabitants of Rheims who, placed at the very source of their very sacred inspirations, draw there the sentiments of fidelity and respect, which they lay, through me, at your Majesty's feet:" _ The King expressed the entire satisfaction which he felt at these words. The civil and military authorities of Rheims likewise harangued the King.. His _Majesty proceeded from the entrance of the city to the cathedral : a salute of 101 guns, was fired, and the bells of the churches were ringing the whole time. The King immediately went to therathedral, and was receiv ed under the canopy at .the -door of the church - by the Arch bishop of Rheims in ponitflealibms, and accompanied by .the Bishope of Soisons, Beauvais, - Chalons, and Amiens, his suffragans; and by all. the chapters of his church. The Archbishop presented holy water and incense to -the Kink, whO knelt down on a cushion ; he received from one or the canons the New Testament, which he presented to the King to kiss. His Majesty having risen after -a short-prayer, was compli mented by the Archbishopin the following terms : - RE,—To the lively transports of happiness andlovewhicts the presence of a. King, the worthy son of St. Louis, excites in every diocese,. and•to the sincere expressions of gratitude azut fidelity of this good city, so happy at seeing itself again the scene of the:coronation, let me be permitted to add the homage .and the- wishes of a. chapter as commendable for the purity of. its principles, and for the fidelity of its virtue*, and of a whole body of clergy, which knows, loves, and fulfils its duties. " As for myself; Sire, I dare believe that I may be excused for manifesting sentiments which,invariable as principles, hive been long known to your Majesty. - "But after having, as a faithful servant, taken part during so long a series of years in all the events of your Majesty's life, I must this dayloudly bless DiVine Province, which in a ceremo ny so, remarkable by all its circumstances has destined me to per form to your august person the purest and most consoling of fa' funktions of my holy ministry f-and I, render thanks to GO'd the Eternal, for having inspired you,-Sire,.with the great andreli gious idea of coming to sanctify the dignity of King by a solemn act of religion, at the foot of the" same altar at which 'Cloris. ceived the holy unction ; for in all the places subject to your power, Sire, every thing will sufficiently remind you that you are a Xing, whereas in this temple in this city, the cradle of the fai h a your ancestors, every thing Will :put you in mind'that 'you are a Christian z. every thing will tell you, that for your happi ness as well as for the happiness of your people, and in order to accomplish the design of God, by proceeding in the footsteps of BO many great Kings, whose crown you wear by the right or your birth—yes, Sire, every thing will teJl yoU that you are always the eldest son of the Church, and the Most Christian King. "'May the King deign to receive the expression of our senti ments ; may Heaven deign to hear all our prayers !'" • The King appeared deeply moved, and replied to the Arch-- bishop. A canon commenced the anthem Estee, mitto ongelunk meum. Then the Kieg was conducted into the sanctuary: On entering the sanctuary, his Alajesty_placed himself in pew, having all the persons in waiting round him. The Princes were placed on the right and left, aceording to. their rank. The High Almoner, the first Almoner; two of the Alitioners, and the Ordinary:Almoner:of the King, were on the right, and in the frnut, of the King's Few. The Dauphines!, the Duchess Of Berry, and the Princesses of the blood occupied a gallery oppo- Site to that of the diplomatic body. The Cardinals were on the left, and in front of the King's Pew, . 'The Archbishops and Bishops .invited were in the sanc— tuary to the right, and left ()film King. ' The Arehbishop 'of Rheims, afterhaving read the prayers'' , took his place in 'the, first stall of the choir.. The stalls of the choir were filled by the Chapters Of the Cathedral. . The Ministers and Deputations having taken their places, the Archbishop of Rheims chanted theVeApe.rs ; after which the- Cardinal de la Fare ascended the pulpit, and preaChed a sermon from the following textl- 4 Spyitus" Domini super me, co quo Dominus unperit me."-;-lsaiali, chap. 61. After the ser-- mon the Archbishop chanted the .re Dcum, which his Majesty, heard standing.' 'Ming the Te - Dcum," the King's' Almoners, conducted by theblaster. of the Ceremonies, brought . The King's presents, and laid "them. on the altar, except the shrine.of the true cross, which one of his Majesty's Almoners kept. The Bishop of Soistams and Beauvais led the. King to the altar, which his-Majesty kissed.— The first gentleman in waiting received from the' Almoner the shrine of the true.cross,Which he delivered to the Dauphin, who afterwards . . . . Presented it to his - Majesty. s . The King came.and offered to Godtheshrine (or. reliquary)? laid it on the altar, and kissed it. After this ceremony, the King returned in the same planner as 'he entered, and went, to the Archiepi'copal Palace by the gallery built -for that purpose. His Majesty having repair ed to his apartment,.. received the Chapter of, Rheims, wits the Archbishop at its head the Commander of the . Secon d Division ; the Prefect of' the .Marine ; the Com mander of the Department ; the Sub-Prefect of Rheims ; the Civil Tribunal; the Tribunal of 'Commetce; and the prod'- hom'mesof the city of Rheims. The Mayor of Rheims and the municipal body offered to his Majesty the presents of the city- These different authorities afterwards waited tat the Dauphin, the Dauphiness. the Duchess.of Berry, the Princes and Prin cesses of the Blocd, to whom they had the honour of paying their respects. The city Wataillummated in the-evening. The Mayor and several of the municipal authorities gave dinners, to which were invited the great functionaries, called to the corona tion either. by their office or by particular letters. PARIS, MAY 29. We• have given uuder the ,head of Rheims the particulars of the accident which occurred on the entrance of the King ince that city , and which had not happily the fatal consequences. that it might have h a d. Whil e we deeply regret the misfor tune that has happened, how much must we thank Heaven , which has so miraculou s ly p reserve d-the life of our good King Hopes. are given .us that the situation of the wounded NobleT . mm .is not such as give grpunds for alarm. While M. Do: ipytren remains at Fisrnes with the Duke de .Dainai end General Curial, Messrs. Alibert, Aunitz„Bougon, and Thevc-. not, who remain with the -King at Rheims, ,attended the Deltc , d'Astniont and Count Co,sses;