The National Register.
London, England, 1820-07-02 00:00:00

try there were 2,000,000 persons, or one in eveiv tit e •
without the means of education; and there were ses ci et
hundred chapeirics, parishes, &c. without any school at
all. In Scotland every parish had a school of some sot t
most of them endowed. The average of education for
England was one-sixteenth ; though for Middlesex it vi as
one twenty-fourth. (Hear.) This was a frightful coy-
sidcratiou, recollecting the importance of this counti
(Hear!) The Hon. Member having detailed the leading
objects of his proposed Bill with great ability anJ mi-
nuteness; first, regarding the foundation of Schools ;
secondly, the appointment of master. and the removal t f
them; thirdly, the admission of scholars; and, fotirtlil,,
the making of existin4 euflowmesiis effective ; he cop -
eluded with moving for leave to b: ins in a Bill for tl e
more effectual regulation of means to educate the pots r
classes of society.
After some remarks fuom Lord eastlereael, Sir .7.
M'lntosti, &c. the motion was agreed to.
The lemaitting orders, the firampti:ind Disfranehisi -
ment Bill, 6,:e. having been disposed or, the House ae-
journed.

THURSHA V, JUNE 29.
MANCHESTER PROCREDINGS.—Sir F. BURDETT again
postponed his motion respecting the poneediegs at
Manchester.
Ms. H. CLIVE brought in a Bill for giving Justices
greater power on the River Thames.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL Rave notice, that lie should on
Thursday 'lest move an address to the Crown to shorten
the imprisonment of sir Manasseh Lopez.
Mr. CHETWYND rose to move fur leave to bring in a
Bill to prevent the private whipping of females, He
stated, that the indiction of such punishment in private
was even much more objectionable than that of publicly
whipping, which was disgusting and barbarous in the
extreme. It was his intentiou to extend the operation of
the Bill to Lunatic Asylums and Workhouses.—Leave
was given, and Mr Chetwyad brought in the Bill, winds
was read a first time, and entered to be read a second
time on Monday next.
IiImLAN Comm isstim.—Sir RONALD FERGUSON said,
lie came down with the fell intention of bringing forward
his motion respecting the Milan Commission. He was,
however, from particular circumstances, and wishing to
enlarge his motion, induced to postpone it till Thurs-
day in the nest week.
PAREA. Lord JOHN RUSSELL rose to move for
the production of certain Papers relative to Parga.—
Ordered.
COTTON Waavtne.—Mr. MAXWELL moved for a
Select Committee, to ascertain whether any relief could
be extended to the Cotton Weavers. He observed, lie
should not have considered that he did his ditty, if lie
were not to make some effort to direct theSttention of the
Uovernment and the House to the distresses of this class
of his Majesty's subjects. He wished particularly to en-
quire respecting the effects prodnced by a machine called
the power-loom. He wanted to prevent an undue direc-
tion of capital in the promotion of machinery. where
labour might to be promoted. He concluded with
iiiii vine for a Commiitee to ascertain the best means of
relieviug the Cotton Weavers.
The Hon. F. ROBINSON said, a Committee might be
useful to examine and collect facts; but it was not the
most convenient mode of examining an abstract idea, on
which in truth this motion was founded. He should there-
fine move the previous question.
Mr. MAXWELL replied, after which the motion was
withdrawn.
The other orders of the Jay being disposed of, the
House adjourned.