Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. 1828?1833. Treatment of Lunatics?State of the Lunacy Laws?Mr. Robert Gordon?Pint Important Speech in Parliament?Diary?Letter from Lord Bathurst? Appointed Commissioner in Lunacy?Investigation into State of Asylums ?Efforts in Literature?Work for India?Bishop Heber?With the King ?Works of Charity?Forgiveness?Scientific Pursuits?Family Affaire- Astronomy and Sir James South?Catholic Disabilities?Foreshxdowings of Future Career?Self-depreciation and Despondency?Robert Southey? Klccted Member for Dorchester?Marries Emily, Daughter of the Fifth Earl Cowper?Successfully Contests Dorset?Election Expenses in lb.1I?Correspondence with Duke of Wellington?Petition Against the Dorset Election - -Pecuniary Embarrassments?Letter from Ernest, Duke of Cumberland? A Second Triumph?Letter from Mr. Follett?Letters from Southey?Condition of the Working Classes?Slate of the Times?Sir Robert Peel's Policy ?Cotton Supply and Manufacture?Progress of Inventions?Condition of the I, ancashire Operatives?Child-Jobbers and Child Labour?The Apprentice System?Outline of Early Factory Legislation?Michael Thomas Sadler, M.P. for Newark?Newark Disfranchised?Mr. Sadler Loses his Seat in Parliament?Lord Ashley becomes Leader in the Factory Agitation- The Parting of the Ways?Correspondence with Lord Morpeth?Pays Tribute to Mr. Sadler and other Labourers?States his Views on the Factory System?Explains Principles on which the Agitation shall be Conducted - Letter from Mr. J. R. McCulloch?Oposition of Master Manufacturers Address of the Operatives of England and Scotland?Report of Commission of Inquiry?Introduces Bill to Limit Hours of labour for Women and Young Persons to Ten Hours a Day?Opposition of Lord Althorp?Bill Defeated, but Principle Established that Labour and Education should be Combined..