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London, England, 1821-02-13 00:00:00

CARNATIC.

Mr. Parker, from the Board of the Carnatie Commisaion-
ers, brought up the S...veuteruth Report of the mdse.—Las('
ou the table.

RESTORATION OF TIIF. QUEEN'S NAME TO THE

LI I LI KG V.

Sir Wu. LLmuNt poepent.tt a Petah))) fooon the
I'reeholdcr• lend usher 103 al I nhebitints of the
l►+tt.b of Llanotriven, in Cornwall, praying the re-
.►orletion uf I►er Mujer)'• Ilitlite to ,he Liturgy.--
lined, Lid on the table, and ototert-d to he pout ed.

air. Seijealit ONsi.ow preeented a Petition rum
the Inhabitants of (iutidfusel, in Sorrel., ura)ing
tier lioube tee take ouch wee/owes us nivel he 4 al-
colleted to procuie the restoration of her Majesty's
name to the Liturgy ; to relieve the present general
distress of the country ; rod to effects Reform iu
Parliament. The Hun. and Leerued Member
statsti, that silt respect to the lint object, his

INCREASE OF MACHINERY.
Sir R. %%limns satd, that he had a Petition to
pre-ea from the Journeymen Ropennikers of the
Metropolis. The grievance against which it was
directed, was the great increase of machinery in
their own bade. It stated that that had been car-
ried to snch an extent as to throw out of employ-
ment more than two-thirds of the persons who had
laboured in the trade. The Petitioners specified
one machine particularly injurious in this respect,
it was known by the name of the " Devil,"
and was !Mill to po such power ss to pro-
duce. by the aid of seven men, the sitar
quantity of the commodity as would be ma.
nufactured by ninety-seven mess in the old way.
The immediate object of the Petition was to bring
the Chancellor of the Exchequer in connexion
with this formidable engine—(.4
prayer being, that such a duty might be imposed
ou the employment of it as would secure a more
extensive employment to the persons who com.
plained against it. Sir Robert added, that lie felt
a difficulty in saying much on that very delicate
subject, the increase of 'urchin. ry in our manufac-
tures. He knew, however, that an opinion was
spreading through the country that the augmen-
tation of machinery tended to the iujtsry of the
country. It was very well during the war, when
the consumption was equal to the production ; but
it was otherwise now, and unless some legi,latise
measnie was adapted, the time might come when
we should see not only a distressed, but the
greatest of all evils, an idle population.
Mr. Cuawen made some observations, in a low
tome of voice,..ia jeretence to the prayer of *ate
tition. He was understood to deprecate the idea
of adopting any method to restrain the use of
machinery, the question having been discussed at
large before a Cumniittee of the House, situ had
been obliged to come to the conclusion that to place
any restrictions on the growth of machinery, would
be injurious rather than beneficial to the interests
of the country.
The Petition was read, laid on the table, and
ordered to be printed.
Mr. G. BENNETT presented • Petition from
the Inhabitants of the parish of Hinchky, in Sus-
sex, praying the re-insertion of her Majesty's name
in the Liturgy, nod briefly supported the prayer of
the sanie.—Read, laid uu the table, and ordered to
be piloted.
Sir R. Haltom presented • similar Petition from
the Inhabitants of Alford, in the county of Lin-
coln; observing, that he entirely concurred iu the
sentiments of the Petitiotters, considering the mea-
sure complained against as impolitic, illegal, sud
nitjus..—Read, laid on the table, and ordered to
be printed.