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land, while he looked upon freetbinking aid infidelity as the very reverse. The Bishop of LINCOLN concurred fully in what bad falleii from his Right Reverend Brother the Arch- Whop of York; inn is the Noble Baron (Lord Holland) . had thought proper to revert to the period when these laws were enacted, as well as to the causes of their enactment, he hoped their Lordships would pardon him if he went shortly over the same topics. The Right Rev. Prelate then went over the history of the times when these laws were enacted, as well as the' circumstances which gave rise to them, from the' reign of Elizabeth through that of James the First,l atc. &c. up to the latest period at which any re• laxation took place. He admitted that the Acts had . been pastei at a period of great. public excitement,, and that there was more of prejudice than of judg ment in their enactment. So great, indeed, was the alarm created at the time, that even Protestants; Dissenters consented to their enactment, in order to' avoid the danger apprehended from theltomantatholics. It was true that all had a right to worship according to . their conscience, and if any wished to separate from the Established Church, they ought to have been told to do so—but to do it quietly and without disorder. This was the language which ought to have been used to Dissenters in the reign of James I. He was anxious to have an outward conformity; but great as were his talents, he found that it was a task beyond his power. The Rev. Prelate, after a few additional remarks, con chided by saying, that he was not opposed to the second reading of the Bill ; when it went into a Committee they would have a better opportunity of considering its derails. The Bishop of DURHAM thought it but fair, that' if the Test and Corporation Acts were done away, the' Dissenters should be subjected to some equivalent, as a! substitute for it, not to any test, which they might not conscientiously take, but something which might bind' them, when they took office, not to do anything that' might have a tendency to destroy the Church or England, or, in other words, to answer that purpose which was the original object of these tests. He did not think the declaration proposed in this Bill would answer that purpose in so full, complete, and satis factory a manner as he wished. But he would not, on that account, oppose the Bill in the present stage, in the hope that the proper amendments would be' made in the Committee. They had, at least, a right to demand, that whatever they did in this matter, a proper security should be provided for the safety of the Church. Long experience might have taught all ranks in this country that the Church of England was the best that could be established here, and was that which best corresponded with all the institutions of the State. All therefore ought to unite in preserving that Church, for if that were overthrown, the cliff rent sects would assail each other, and, instead of more. there would be less toleration than More. He trusted that every ho nest man, taking that Declaration alone, or with what ever additions their Lordships might make to it, would feel himself bound not to do anything against the secu rity and interests of the Church. This was the view which he took of the matter ; and, in the hope that the Chinch would be properly secured, he would say con tent to the question. In the Committee their Lordship,' would have an opportunity of more particularly consi dering the Declaration itself, and the best mode of car rying it into effect. Lord ELDON was opposed to the repeal of those laws, because he considered the Church and the Consti tution of the country to be inseparably connected, and the unity of the Church could not be destroyed without injuring also the Constitution. The Dissenters should fairly tell them what it was they asked—they should say that they required a change in the constitution of the country, and then they might fairly go to issue upon the question. When the question was first brought forward in the other House, a bold and manly oppo.i. don was made to it—but when the majority appeared to be in its favour, all opposition was abandoned, upon the mere agreement to a declaration which was to be ade quate as a substitute; so that he felt it to be his duty to, oppose the Bill altogether. Noble Lords spoke of the principle of the Bill, but the Bill contained no principle whatever. In the preamble it only says, 44 whereas it Is expedient:* There had been a vast deal of misre presentation as to the Sacramental Test ; but he would ask, if you take away the laws imposing it, of what use mill be a declaration, which is unsupported by any law to enforce it? He differed from all that he had heard and read, es to the profaning of the Sacrament by using it as a Test, and he implored the House that it would riot disjoint those whom the Constitution bad joined togvther, without doe consideration. If those laws were inexpedient. how came they to be pre. served for so long a period with so much care?— Thee Annual Indemnity Act, so far from showing the necessity for the abolition, rather showed the necessity of keeping them to be enforced should occasion call for their exercise. .He had as long as forty years ago voted against the repeal of those laws, and for similar conscientious mains he should ales vote simi larly sow; for he could not consent to destroy the se curity which the Church and State each derived from the other under their operation. As he could not, tkesefore, sacrifice the Constitution to the extent con templated by that Bill, he felt bound to oppose it, as calculated to produce the most serious and injurious consequences, sincerely hoping that those who now advocate the repeal, may find no reason, at some future day. to regret their present success. The Duke of WELLINGTON said, that the oboe votion of the Noble Lord (Eldon) was very correct, than his Bight Honourable Friend (Mr. Peel) had opposed this Bill upon its first reading; and his reason for doing so was, that although he did not approve of the Test and .Corporation Acts, yet as be believed they had for a lengthened period conduced to the religious peace of the kingdom, he felt loath to disturb that peace by such a measure. Subsequently finding the majority of the House of Commons against the view be took of the subject, and knowing also, that after so large a majority many of the minority would find their reasons for voting with him at an end. having given their votes with a view to another question, he thought it advisable to adopt the course to which the Noble Lord had ad verted. It was absurd to object to the repeal en the itound that the Corporation Act was a security. in the fete of the fact that souse Corporations were entirely i 4 Plossion of the Dissipaters. He eessidered it his *sty, therefore, to support the Bill, as it esiestlire of re• ligiont pease. Lord GODERICH mid, if he thought the Bill could be preclustive of the slightest danoer, ha would stand aide by Ode with the Noble Lord (Elden) in opposing it ; but he thought it wield bo intended with sto eon of risk, sod therefore he would vets for it I and be thought if the Bill passed, ds m on th of Liaised would present e most ,inagaifitertt apsetacle to the w0r1d...• strong in its own purity— strong in theaffeetions of t h e people, MAIL in its own tadovrntent, is solossed t h e um . stable security of restriethiss—(Cheers). The Bishop of CHESTER said, that if it was to be stemmed that the genial! good trequital an Establish d Church, their Lordships Mid en unloubted right to exclude all pu ns from 'holding Ave wkom they -supposed to siranks of lisfranotiiiing that Church. This was doubtless the principle which was acted upon ashen these laws were first passed. Illtet and Corporation Acts did not a 4 virtually us an seclusion of the Dissenters, for the making a single act of Communion did not render the communicant a member of the Church of England. The question therefore was, whether those Acts operated as an ex clusion during the first sixty years after their enaettnent ? because, during the last eighty years, they had been' rendered null by the Annual Bill of Indemnity. Even if they had been originally exclusive, he was still ready to give up that which had long ceased to be exarsiire, and which, not being exclusive, was, in fact, no security at all—(Hear). It was impossible to deny that the Sacramental Test was a profanation of the Holy Sacra ment ; for evenWarburton, who wrote in favour of those Acts, admitted, in the year 1769, that the Sacramental was the worst of all Tens, because it *as both evaded and profaned. There were other matters which, however, threatened the security of tire Church more nearly than the Sacramental Test ; and he could not help adverting to the 'fact, that a place was erecting for the education of youth to the exclusion of religion altogether. When such a place was erected for the purpose of withdrawing youths from the usual • channels through which they received their education; and when in that place religion was professedly excluded, he could not help feeling apprehensive of the conse que ices. The Rev. Prelate then apologised for detaining the House, and expressed his intention of voting for the ' second reading of the Bill. Lord MANSFIELD said, that he could not consent to barter the securities which the Church possessed for' other securities, the value of which they had no 'means of estimating. He should have no objectien to a motion I , for a Committee to inquire what substitute could be found as an equivalent for those Acts. r The question was then put, and agreed to without a division. Lord HOLLAND then gave notice, that on Monday neat he ; would move that the Bill be committed: The Earl of WINCHELSEA said, it was his inten tion to move the introduction of a clause as an instruc• don to the Committee. This clause would contain a declaration which be was desirous should be substi tuted for that introduced in the Bill brought in by the Noble Lord. The Noble Lord having read the clause,; expressed his desire that it should be printed. Lord HOLLAND said, that the clause read by the Noble Earl arpeared to his ears to be a new Bill. If it was introduced as such, it might be printed, but he could not call upon the House to print a part of his speech. After a feW words from Lord ELDON, their Lordships adjourned at HAi.► the! ELIVISN O'CLOCK.. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. FRANELAWEI Lawns, Mr. t.l.Laeu, and anothvr Mamas, took the oaths and their seats. Mr. Mason, from the East Tusks Company, presented several Returos relative to the sale of Wk.—Ordered to be laid on the table. Mr. Csa►aa, from the Treasury, presented an Account of Life Annuities.—Ordered to be laid on the table. Mr. Wit.tote, from the Tees Navigation Company, produced Returns of the Esienditure of the said Company.—Ordtred to be laid on the table. The North Shields Navigation Bill was read a second time, on at motion of Mr. BILL. Mr. DENISON brought up the Report on the Uwe, Coal Metage Bill, which. with .everal aniendmeuts, was agreed to. General GASCOYNE presented a Petition from certain Oc cupiers of Land near the Liverpool Docks, praying to be beard against the Provisions of the Bill.—Referred to the Committee on the Bill • Lord WILLIAM POULETT presented a Petition from the Union Friendly Society of Darlington against the Friendly Societies Bill, now in progress through the Ilouse.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. STANLEY presented a Petition from the Union Friendly Society of Preston against the Friendly Society ; front the Ebenezer Society of Gosport, by Mr. BA mnse; from Maidstone, by Mr. ROBAWIS; from the Nlentkers of the Atlas Benefit Society, Bermondaey, by Sir if. Witssot ; a similar Petition from the An cient Society of Kirby its Ashbeld, county of Nottingham, by 31r. Loset-sr ; similar Petitions horn six Societies in Stockport, and the county of Monmouth, by Mr. Hosts; irons Pottsea, by Mr. Basuto; also, from St. Anne's, Soho, by Mr. W. Slunk—They were severally ordered to be piloted. Mr. DUNCOM BE (Yorkshire) presented a Petition front the Mayor and certain other Inhabitants of Leeds, praying that no further concessions be granted to his Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects. He would not now lead to any debate upon this subject, but his opinion, he could say, entirely concurred with that of the Petitioners. lie thought that a Protestant King should not be surrounded with Catholic advisers ; and that a Protestant Govern ment should take care of the Protestant interests in Church and State.—Ordered to be primed. Mr. LLOYD presented several Petitions from Parishes in the County of limerick, praying for Catholic Emancipation.—Ordeted to be primed. Mr. DA WSON oho brought in the Cards and Dice Duty Re gulation BM, which was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time to-mot row. Mr. DAWSON brought in a Bill for allowing Barristers at Law to practice at Attorneys in all Courts of Excise and Revenue. —lt was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time Mr. SHIRLEY presented several Petitions from Parishes is the County of Monaghan, against any further concessions to the Catholics.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. S. RICE presented Petitions from ten parishes in the county of Mayo, iu favour of the Catholic Claims.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. WI. SMITH presented Petitions from Stowe. in Stafford shire, and from Stockwell, in Surrey, in favour of the Repeal of the Test Laws—Ordered to be laid on the table. Sir C. A. HASTINGS presented a Petition from the Parish of St. Martin, Leicester, against any further concession to the Catho lics.... Ordered to be laid on the table. !►lr. STANLEY presented a Petition from the. Malister' of Preston. praying the Repeal of the Malt Taz.—Ordered to be laid on the table. WOOL TRADE. Sir THOMAS LETHBRIDGE presented a Petition from a parish in the county of Somerset, praying for a further protection to British Wool. He considered the Petition as one of great importance. The Petitioners mated that the p ice of Blitish wool had been considera bly reduced, I wing to the system lately adopted by the Government of this coarsely. It was now agreed upon that the agriculture of the country should be protected, and he saw no reason why the trade of wool, so inti mately connected with that of corn, should not also ob tain the best attention of the Government and the coun try. He hoped the Hon. Member for Sussex, who had already given notice of a motion on this subject, would speedily follow it up: Time was now wearing away; there was much business to be done in the present Se,- clan, and he therefore hoped that no time would be lost in bringing a question of so much importance forward. Mr. HUME said, he did not complain that the Yeti tioners should set forth their opinions ; but, at the same time, he contended, that if the measure of protection now called for by the agriculturists and the wool growers was to be extended to them, that the mans factures of the country would retrograde in the same proportion. Sir C. BURRELL said he could by no means agree with the Hos. Member tor Montrose. His !Tinian was, that the wool growers had not beets fairly dealt with, by the Government ; and further, that if the imports of foreign villa cautioned to iaereaa , our looms would be tsver.~enspleyed for atilfter_and then, in consequence of, the glut, be sevaaeurocery thrown oat of ellaployattati It happened that in the last year no lees that sixty-sit million pounds of foreign wool was imported into this country, whereas twenty years ago scarcely a twentieth It ant of that tlaitatity was imported. , He hoped that tht qtfaedon as to the wool trail* ilituildltlifrly considet ear and aft no unfair prejedi* would be now exc?teil eletiidk it. Mr. MABERLY contended, that the greater the itt-• port of foreign wool, the greater would be the employ. mint of 'British labour. He was surprised the country Gentlemen did not took into those pamphlets / which were daily put forth for their perusal; for antra they' would find that in tolling for prohibitory dales they were inkcting the most serious injury on their o*n in terests. They should recollect that they •had now no Sinking Fund to rely upon ; and they should therefore loot to those legitimate sources of trade from whence alone ail teal iropeovernent could flow. They might depend upon it, that sill efforts at creating a monopoly would defeat the object they had in view. The Petition was then ordered to be Ldd des chit table. On the 'notion That it be printed, Sir F.I3OIIDETT said, he had already stated his opinionto be in favour of a free trade in corn, and he did not also see why the same principle should not ex- , tend to the trade •in wool. He felt entirely persuaded that it would be detrimental to every interest in the, country, if any jealously were to hcescited between the agricultural and manutacturiiik interests. Nothing could be more absurd....nething more Oration, and no. thing mart groundless than such a course of proceeding. It was said that experience sometimes made men wise, but it would now appear as it some persons thought they had acquired too much, and therefore refused to, look into those sources from which new and valuable information might be sappßeds No tan, however, who now looked to the enlightened works which issued from the press, and to the great ability with vihich topics' connected with trade and currency had been treated, bat must come better prepared for their discussion, than; some years ago they possibly could have dose. It wits , evident, that if Gentlemen wished to do good, they should keep pace with the intelligence of the times' in which they lived; for, if they pertinaciously adhered to ancient prejudices, time world still move on, and they would never be able to regain the petted thby had lost. Upon the prosperity of the agricultural interest de pended that of every other; and he hoped, very shortly, to be able to prove that a free trade in OM would be , most beneficial to all branches of trade and commerce in the State; and if he succeeded in doing so, he was sure the country Gentlemen would be the last persons not to alter their opinions. They would, on the coo trary, he was sure, be ready to yield much, as soon as they discovered they had been in error. He spoke with, no unfriendly voice either upon the subject of corn or of wool ; and with respect to the supposed glut arising from an excessive import of the latter article, all be had to say was, that those who caused the glut ought to gaffer—but to the rest of the community the glut would prove beneficial. The Petitioners had a perfect right to make their application to this House, and to state any apprehensions or any grievances which they might feel; and the so ter the subject was settled, the better would it be for every interest in the country. Sir T. LETHBRIDGE said, the Hon. Baronet had been pleased to read the country Gentlemen a lecture upon their want of experience, and their not reading the various pamphlets which had been recently published upon the subjeit of Corn, Wool, and other matter%. Whether the charge were well founded or not, all he .could say for himself was, that he took up the subject of the Petition as one to be dealt with by practical in formation, and that he thought the best way of meeting it. This Petition complainel of the existence of a mono poly, but then it was a monopoly which the foreign dealer now enjoyed at to the Wool Trade. A great alteration had taken place in 1824, when the duty was reduced from sixpence to one penny per pound, and such had been the excessive importation since that pe riod, that the home growth was utterly stagnated ; it was not saleable—in short, it was not wanted. It should not be forgotten, that the growth of we of was closely connect-d with the agricultural interest, and as such required the protection of the British P.irliantent. They were told that the growers of corn were to be protect, d, and he was only claiming the performance of an act of Bstice, when he claimed protection for the growers of ritish wool. The Petition was then ordered to be printed. Colonel DAVIES presented a Petition (rem the Nahum of Kidderminster, praying tbe Repeal et the Duty upon bleJt.—Orr dered to be printed. CONCOaDAT-~CATROLICS. Mr. 11. MAXWELL, in presenting several Petitions from parishes in the county of Cavan against granting any further concessions to the Catholics, begged to state that he fully concurred with the prayer t t the Peti tioners. But he must also observe, that a rumour had been lately set afloat which tended greatly to the di:- comfort and anxiety of many of his Majesty's loyal Protestant subjects in Iteland, and he therefore wished to ascertain from the Right Hon. the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether such tumour were founded or unfounded ? He was well aware that he could not directly ask whether any Concordat either bad been, or was now negotiating with the See of Rome, for that would subject the parties to the penalties of a pronunire ; but the questions he should put would be, whether the reports to which he bad alluded were totally destitute of foundation? whether, directly or indirectly, or by the agency of others, either at home or abroad, or by any foreign Court in or on behalf of our Sovereign Of his Government, any negotiations were carried on relative to the Catholics of these kingdoms with the See of Rome ? Mr. Secretary PEEL felt obliged to his Hon. Friend, who, in administering such a question to him, had at the same time furnished him with the only safe answer which he could give. He did not feel himself bound to give an answer to any rumour which had been afloat, but the respect he felt for his Hon. Friend induced him merely to say, that he never heard of any;such rumour till the other day.—and that there was not the slightest foundation for it. Sir JOHN NEWPORT said, he was glad this sub ject had been mentioned, for he thought that all these Acts inflicting the penalty of premunire for holding any correspondence with the See of Rome, were ridiculous and unnecessary. He gave notice, that on the 13th day of May neat, he would move for leave to bring in a Bill for their Repeal--(Hear). The Petitions were then ordered so be printed. %fr. LENNARD presented a Petition from a Parish la the county of Monaghan, in favour of the Catholic Claims..—Ordered to be printed: bar. H. DOOOLAS presented a similar Petition front Arran, and also for the Repeal of the Testand Corporation Aete..—Ordered to be printed. REGULATION 01/ UNION& Sir F. BURDETT, in presenting a Petition from a number of respectable Mechanics, frequenting an Union Friendly Society in Stockport, said, he much feared whether the Bill now before the House for the regulation of such bodies of people could be effectually carried into a la'. Great irritation bad already sprung out of the proposed measure, and he put to the Hon. Member who had introduced the Bill (Mr. I'. P. Courtenay) whether it would not be prudent for the present t 9 abandon it? Sir JOHN NEWPORT said, that nothing should be dona which would weaken the anxiety felt by the rne. thanics of this country to trust to their own savings tr support, rather than have recourse to the Poor Law t Whatever accidental mischiefs grew out of the ranch , system, he would still prefer it to any leyislative mea. sure, which would take the mantigettsgot of thei r f un d s out cf the laws of the particul,r fficieties. Mr. P. THOMPSON said, the object of the propelled 10 was to improve and consolidate the existing I li u m Citltst to inflict any injury on the feelings or t h e ts of such clubs or invitations.. Let the Bill hay bet .fair Play, and he was sure that it would materially benefit the interes:s of those deserving persons for whom k was intended. Mr. T. P. COURTENAY said, the Iron. Member lad properly characteriked the Bill he bad the hono ur of introduting into the House. fl any of its clauses *ere found to be ObjectiOnable, they could be remedied la the Committee ; bat he did not see time he tualit altogether let the matter drop as it now stood. Mr. BERNAL had no doubt of the tercelle t motie t of the Hon. Member who had introduced 'this sill, but he (Mr. Bernal) thought it went mach farther than eat originally intended. That clause, regulating the tultdt of the different Societies, was considered particularly objectionable; the people were anxious and irritated the subject, and he therefore put it for the consideration of the Hon. Member, whether it wouldbe right to p rat k for. the present. Persons who contributed their or funds for their .reliet, should be allowed to manage then In their Own way; and though he aanaiited that some iiisehiefs refitted trom the present mode of matter ment, he touch doubted if theproposed Dill would secure better system. Mr. T. P. COURTENAY coula only again remit his readiness to act as the Committee might think most advisable; with respect to the clean objected to by Hon. Member (Mr. Bernal). ithad beta literally copied from the old Act. The Petition wu than °reeved to ba lard on the table. Mr. DUNDAS presented heveesk rimier Pethions !foal D e p t . ford, Greenwich, and Lewisham, which were ordered to be ferret to the Committee on the Bill. Mr. HOME moved for returns *Waft flit =bunt of datiel paid to the Emilie on all ankles SIT 'Upstart in every year abate 1824, distinguishing the different articles, and also the dud* pad ha England and in Ireland.—Ordered. SINEISO 21111D-111111LIC DES?. Mr. MABERLY said, he was induced to move returns connected with the state of the Sinking Fund and our Public Debt, in consequence of an able pat. phlet which had recently been put forth by a Noble Lord, who bad completely altered his opinion u to ef f icacy of the Sinking Fund. He (Mr. Moberly) not now mean to enter into any discussion on the ject ; but it must be evident, that when the small notion of the debt was looked to, the expense of , i letting the money for effecting it was enormous—it amounted to nearly four hundred thousand pounds yeat. In 1815, the capital debt was 792.000 0001.7 was now about 882,000,0001. and the mina.lement this excess cost the country an additional charge forty thousand pounds, notwithstanding that the charge was reduced by the reduction of the 4 and 5 per cents. It would be seen, however, that as to tell there was but little, if any. At some future day, it other Member of greater weight and importance thougi proper to take up the subject, he should move for repeal of the Bill by which the Sinking Fund was esta. bliihed; but it would be „previolisty necessary that House should be furnished with the information wt he should now tall her/The Hon. Member then mw for an account of each loan contacted since 192. what price, and what sum was realized ; the amain of capital stock purchased for the same; the total penditure of the Commissioners ; also tie expels& at the National Debt Office; the estimate for et three pound annuity granted ; the amount of elm redeemed ; and at what avet age cost.—altdered. Mr. MABERLY observed, that in fairness he mi admit a great redaction in the Unfunded Debt. CORN LAWS. Mr.IIEATHCOTE, in presentin g a Petition from certain A; culturists in the county of Lincoln , obwrveJ upon the great portance Of the question, and urged the immediate attention of Government to it. There could be no doubt that great dish existed at present, but the Agriculturists still relied upon the G. vernanent with every confidence, and be hoped they would gran them an adequate protection. Mr. PORTMAN said it was his intention to Ake Coramittet the Co Law!, un Tuesday next, t o ind uce thespi to increase the belie or peossetion frofn one to two shillings, particularly when tic wheat was at a low price in this country. The measure now pas posed was materially worse than that of last yeU, and he build the Huse 'maid agree with him that the4griculturists, who awl so long patiently borne privations, would at last be adequately per teeted.-..The Petition was then laid fen the table. • COMMITTEE. Colonel DAVIES said, that seeing the Honourable Member, the Chairman of the Finance Committee, in his place, he wished to know from him when any Ile port of the Committee relative to the public espendi• tune would be laid before the House.? Sir HENRY PARNELL was willing to afford every information in his power in answer to the question of the Honourable Member. The Committee had gone through several items of the Public Expenditure, but the Miscellaneous Services were yet to _lse eau:since, It was probable that the materials for theliepprt would l.e ready in the course of the next week ; but it - ins im possible to say to what length the discussion might proceed in the Committee on the Report to be pre sented. As he was on his legs, he wished to explain * circumstance, which was this--it was necessary to send t• the different Public Offices for various accounts, an orders to the amount if nearly 200 had been issued f that purpose. The greasier portion of these orders h had drawn himself, and not one was returned, beteg' , it could not be complied with( When any orders wee issued by other Members of the Committee from whit any difficulty might arise, he was furnished with assist once by a Gentleman of the Treasury, who was co versant with the mode in which such Returns could made out with the greatest facility; so that, in fact, charge made against the Committee, of sending f papers with which they could not be supplied with considerable difficulty, was entirely unfounded, exce perhaps in three or four cases of no peat importance. Mr. CROKER brought up aural Returns connected with tb Receipt. and Disbursements of Greenwich Hospital, which we ordered to be laid on the table. The farther etessideration of the Report on the Bills of guitar! (Ireland) BiU was deferred to Monday nest; the Juries (itelati BiU to the same day. The Election Trial Acts Consolidation Bin to Wednesday nest. The Committees of Supply and Ways aid m tan , tIU to.sperror (this day). If 4 room LAWS. Mr. BLANEY rose to bring forward his promisei motion on this suhject. He did not iiitind to taut the law of settlement ; only a branch of the law as fat as regarded relief. He did not detire to diminish the relief to the lame, the impotent, the blind, Sic. on tlx contrary, he wished to render the fund for them moll secure, by preventing its undue diversron I his dAtiett *as limited to the relief of the able bodied labour The relief extended to such laisouiers great grievance, and the serious burcen ; hr knew sue tact fr.,m the long attention he had paid to the iubj.d He was aware that in manufacturing districts in parr ,:ular, there was the liabi'ity of great fluctuation in thi Is for !Amu ; • dal'. fled lbject 'At 'pose • bep , Cbe , present. desired to dire die az frequei il, ■n The last in they rapidly burden • her Poo Si agrieldto co ,‘ 'hot , the cn cent. manufac finer t p sttC h therefore 4 the :reused 'in I fill anti* 3 ths the HIM, let poor rkl - return ;r th ,at .cue of (nred th ;Sal 'ter. .:+fett rest of hi ate ai I Ito' A rate Atry was owe tradessOld the Englasi took from him his wai floor him paid the ren an evil that must be rei in Scotland was also the interfeleace of the ,dief of able-bodied p ims to relief rested lizabeth, which dire these who use no ordi their living by. This misinterpreted, and ce statutes we, e called to the different Repo: Committees decide as I M nters to relief f r om ho wished to b ene fi t at means of th e cc hose Reports. It wa auction of the steam s a hundreelActs had here were up war d s 1 agistrates—spreadi *ailed m ost i n t h e twi was abused by p a yi ng by making an allow& 1817 states, that a p Whit should be wage The Report of 1824 round by the parish t a certain number of C be paid out of the s recut* the coaditi ot Mb* the Rtnigratioi dreadful state the is dueled. In Sussex, lasounted to nearly a in Hertford the propo Thentable to seethe la lie found by letters in the southern counti leaf for every member 611 dread of marriage aergtatan of Northa per orphan at eighteet to consent to his ma both impatient, and s learned civilian, chit prevent their martia "fried, and the p tad theft offsp r i ng . 21 400 inh a bi tant: re built on the s ole of the parish ral Pauper a cottage, the In marriage ; apt thi hcotland. in the httathly alluded to `west average ditty ''s whet, the sa theme, demands for labour e logs for 'aka vtlb rI4, I 1r Laws eek. That subject ex ' sti at n th , for the P or P ns ' ; 'we men. edy could not be ' lir hind's hat Wei a part of t infused ;pa lly d es i re d to di rag ihoe: l m e n o il l ' i r, urir . oc)ot t i ,t r 0 0 0 i t 0 gira h a e t 000 .:0:7 : ::f f reci the 1 3111 have • a - s a serious evil, aterially ea to correct. T °I. w ho= w within the la LlMl. o P w reiel th r ite had so rapid s clauses od alarming bate testified c would reinark h It tdltd ken place In the P .. nties..-411ear4 . motive! of the agate Bill, butt to in particular than *% e wished to ask 4 alt tubdt poor rate in the tim ild, o fifteen per cent 'rated on hich *as a manuf ideration eat distress, the it to pre sons might supps heir own tge them ears, that therefoti J l l nspwa i eguy i ar, s sc ° iaeentge. mi stnitao. ora th as du n b n o s i d li di d i e e : 6 fa rea c r t r s j d d a secure which torn hid f on in The gross am , a "Pcit , si.-notwithstanding i ink taws pribted ender tfl .to by th e , a&H of wisdom, 1 7 copied Mount of the poor r th e poor rate nett doetted*very rem Dept. to be re. zpeeses doubled es e land paid 14.b -S1 it of de ade a ostentation I , ?sir Voce st in the year Hit dui* t ow and and Wales 1811 the numb move for en ' being ten milli ing Fond as 1 . 600 . 000 ; in ible urn.. increased to 1 , a Nobl . • at with such an i uto the rtionate increase Serly) did Scotland, that i 1 the su b s per 'to twenty.t mall dimi. country in whit! se of col. stered, it would pounds s ~. .e ° W m e emote—it n: o f i t r olls t7l °I P a r r i i s o seh r yne t ets o : w t tho h an e sel y E ki E a i h s : l mi e n d t k mpt n Stpl the c i oer a eeis s ffreil l superior t we ; abe t t e Phot la t t h e Tate chhe.reibgearg . ryi billings a he o i e n r a d P6Pd in . W cr u el e ll , reduction, *thought l e y e t nt h n for i awt n h t v ti 4 3 : : : n . d e t viers h to e s p te d wages , i price o b ituothtfealcorn was e su . 7 Sir EdWard Wei that n d wages, it appeapeel t 1 &2. at e lowe,t 40s. tut e amount great as to make Le total et. od what it ass :prnditute tn° ""'s rfrt for every s. He implored ect 01 Hoch fiocte t annuity red. are on the labours she must odated *ls ifrtai & &II he hoped poo r lll loos to the intrust ' t ' :t. igh peen caused I ertatn Airi- fattened to take _ his country was t : ge e se im : ma, a use re the House. eat distrut i ses , and ,on the Go S