The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-07-01 00:00:00

PALACE COMET.

The Debate on this subject being renewed,
Mr. RAINE strongly vindicated the conduct
Mr. Burton Morris. Charges of a grave nal
ought to betas gravely answered; and he denied
charges as explicitly as they could be made. '
charges alluded to against Mr. Crutchley, the I
thonotary of the Palace Court, had been prefer
six months before Mr. Morris became the Judge
that Court. if there was one man in the profess
incapable of a mean or dishonourable thing, to
idea, it was Mr. Burton Morris, against whom ;14
present complaint wonld not have ben exhibited to.
day, had he consented to the restoration of Mr.
Crutchlcy to his situation—a thing which he coul3
not do, consistently with his duty to the public.
Mr. LEICESTER. bore testimony to a similar et.
feet, contending, that it was not fair to Mr. Morris
4hat such a question should be gone Into at this pe.
riod of the session.

Mr. ROCHDALE resisted the appointment of
Committee, bearing his testimony to the honourf)le
character of Mr. Morris. He thought that the mt.

ter was rather unfairly brought forward at this late
period of the session, when a full enquiry could sot
be accomplished. If the Honourable Member wood
withdraw his motion now, and propose it at a future
period, he was certain that Mr. Morris would court
enquiry.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
having been a contemporary at the Bar with It'r.
Morris, thought it his duty to express the high re.
spect he entertained for his character. He was in
favour of enqdlry, but not at this late period.
Lord CASTLEREAGH had never heard of tr -
case before, but was convinced that no parllamea
tarn ground had-been laid for investigation. It s's
the duty of the House to protect the Adminlstratiot4
of Justice, but it was not to interfere in triding cases,
where -no corruption or malversation had been
shewn. In his Lordship's opinion the whole cos
originated in inadvertence.
Mr. GREENHILL opposed the Motion, Ter
shortly and warmly.
Mr. HUME was in favour of the appointment
a Committee. It was a charge of a most grave n..
cure, and unless enquiry were made, much inconl,
nience. would be felt in the Palace Court, and Mr
Morris might sutler, perhaps, unmerited odium.
Mr. Rodidale Mr. Hume and Mr. Leicest,r
severally vaptained.
Mr. H. SMITH resisted enquiry on the grout!
that :,o case had been laid, and the subject of cot
plairt had been removed.
Mr. LOCKHAR.T replied, contending that su
ficient ground had been laid for the motion. I r
was convinced that the misconduct of Mr. Morris d
not originate in inadvertence but design.
Lord CASTLEREAQII explained ; after whir.
the question was put, and the motion was negation
without a division.
The Report of the Highway Bill was re-coosidere ,
and the fill ordered to be read a third time c,
Thursday.
The House then adjourned.

The following is a fuller Report of the Debate c
the Frame-work-knitters Bill, on Monday eveniai,
than we gave yesterday :
Mr. D. P. COKE having moved the Order of th
Day for the second reading of the Frame-work-kni
ters' Bill, he then rose and stateds that it woul
be necessary to explain to the House the nature an.
tendency of the Bill brought forward to regulate tI
Frame-work-knitting Trade. It had been orig
nally intended to bring in a Bill for the incorporatio
of that trade, but owing to the late period of ti
Session, it was thought more advisable to bring
the present Bill, as an immediate check on the men •
gross evils complained of ; but it was still thong!
that it would be a necessary measure, to prevent a
recurrence of the evils, that a Bill for that purposa
should be introduced next Sessions. He could assure
the House, that the Report which the Committee ha I
presented was unanimous, and contained the indivi-
dual opinion of every Gentleman who composed it•
The 13il1 was framed on that Report, which con-
tained only a few clauses, which he would divida
under four heads. The Bill went to prevent the ma-
nufacture of certain fraudulent, deceptive, and bad-
ly fabricated articles, which had greatly injured,
and, in some iustances, had nearly annihilated seve-
ral branches of the Frame-work-kuitting Trade.—
[Hear, hear !]—The next object of the Bill was to
establish the nuasurement and payment of work by
the rack : this mode was so equitable and just, that
there could.only, and there was only one opinion on
the subject. There was also a clause to prevent the
poor workmen from being paid in goods instead dine
ney. This was not practised by any of therespectaid-
Masters ; •but still it was an evil that was carried t.•