The Sun.
London, England, 1818-04-18 00:00:00

ROYAL MESSAGE

Mr. BROGDEN brought up cite Report of
the committee on the Message, the Reso-
Ititins ►rere rt-ad
,a first tune. Oil the question
that they he reto a seco.ci time,

mi.. LA sigToNp►upoacd that it should be this

day A'A moutt:s.
The amendment 1.1,%is and negatived without

a di. ision

The Resolution for granting 60001. a year to
cis Royal'ilighness the Duke of Cambridge, and
continuing the grant as a-tlower to the Princess of
!Jesse, in case of her survial, were then read a.
becond. time,._and agt eed to.

When the resolutioti respecting the grant to her
Koval Highness the Duchess of Cumberland bad,
beet read,

Lord Got`' thought that it would he satiStac-
tcry for the House to he made acquainted with
the .sentiments with which her Royal Highness
!lac: determined to accept the vote of the House.
Her first sentiment was one of gratitude; but it
soon was mixed With a delicate frar, that by, con-
, ,
car; in the inea-ure, she nitwit srciot to sepa-
rate her interests from those of his flOyAl
Findinx; however, that'his Royal- High-
Dess was eagerly desirouq, that whatever might
hitppe,: to liittt, site shouthl be propetly provided
thr, she had sacrificed her feelings to his own,
'and with sincere gratitude epred the vote of
'the ffinise; hopi!tg that. she in!ght riot prove
burthen to the couiitry.
Lord
,CASTLF.IIFAqH added his testimony to that
'of the Noble Lord. tier Royal Hit,:hoess bad kit
all that delicacy, and had auly 'yielded to the ear-
' nest entreaties of her Royal Cow.ort. She might,
perhaps, have been
. kiss intlined to g?Ve_way, had
the vote, bein'oue of actual beui tit to her ; hut as
it. was only an evetruAl contingency, which she
Loped
.ntight never happen, sire gratefully accepted
—the kindness tif-the House;

IIeSS.

Mr. WYNNE. :suggested the prOpriety of charg-
ingthese gratwis:ou the H credit ary Revenue.
CAiTLettEAGI4 thOtight that as .so many
yr:int:4 areFIVIT-Pren ---rnnerc-trr-t-,,rn,iffit.,,i-o-yr-
-1,1 the Consiotidated Fund, it would be better to
sav,e the (pies:ion at present, and defer the ingttity
titl some new meastne might render it,necessitry.
Tire Ite§olut.i'on tva- ligwee(l to.
.coTto's FACTORIES.
- •

On the motion of Sir R. PEEL, the Report of the
Cotton Factories' Bill was brought up and the Bill
itself re.comnint ed.

On the clause which fixes tilt hotirs of lahour
for chi!then,

Mr. \VILBERFORCS expressed in opinion that
more than bite class should be made out of those
who Were between nine and s;xteen years of age.
SIN wished that from nine till twelve or thirteen,
they should only work sever) hours a day, instead
of elo.ven.

Sir It, PEEL was understood to defend the Clause
EtS it stood.

Lord LASCRLLES wished, if the Honsemeant to
act fairly, ;hat it tvotild give an oppoilunity to the.
parties ‘vho considered themselves to have been
,catiminiated, to be heard in defence of their cha-
racter.

Mr. RoansTsot.t thought that Many Members had
left the I Zonse in the expectation that the clauses
of the Bill wo..dd not be discussed.- This, was,
however, the only opportunity on which the prin-
ciple of the measure could be debated, and if the
present clause wet e stiti:cred to pass,. without fur-
ther investigation,. that opportunity would be Fost.
Jit this dilemma, 'lie did not know exactly
,what
course should be pursued.
• Mr. Wvstig suggested, that if it was nOt in-
tended to destroy the Bill,. the best course to be
((Mowed would'. be to move, that the Chairman
should report progress, and ask leave to sit again,
Alr. -PEEL saw no reason for postponement.
Most of the Gentlemen who had left the House
be believed he could say were favourable to the
liilL, and it could be debated in its future progress.

Mr: \V. SMITH was against insciting the age
_of nine, thatigh he had suffered it to pass. lie
was of-opinion that it should be ten. tie saw no
reason why. the Bill might not go through its pre-
sent stage, and be discussed on its re-commitmept.
SirJonN NEWPORT was in favour of proceeding
with the present stage of the Bill, .The mote the.
agitation the measure had occasioned was pro-
longed,,the mote it would be a subject of regret.
• A desultory conversation took place against the
discussing the Bill in a thin House, in which Mr.
Blackhiwn, • Mr. Huskisson, Lord Stanley, Mr.
Peel, Mr.Phi!lip&(who strongly objected to the
Bill on the ground that such interference would
do harm) Sir T. Admit!, and Mr. W. Smith par-
t icipat ed.

Mr. CANNING professed his desire of -bearing a
full discussion, as he was not in the habit of pay-
ing attention to discussions on Petitions. He was
iltsirous to come to s complete understanding on
the subject, and, was di appointed in not having
beard a toll discussion of the principle before go-
ing into the details. But by the pencee.lings of
this day, the HOuse got into the details with -
out hearing that discussion. Tbe subject was ott4