The National Register.
London, England, 1808-05-22 00:00:00

GREENwicif nosriTAL.

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Mr. Ward obtained leave to bring in a Bill to enable the Go-
vernor and Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital to divide into
one or more Li'. ings, tarn Parish of Simonbourne.
corrc.N MANUFACTURE.
Mn. Bow observed. that a ComMittee had rat a considerable
time on th:t subieet of the long existing disputes between the
masters and journepnen engaged in the Cotton Manufacture,
and heard a great mass of evidence, but did not come to any de-
cision on the subject. He had read the evidence, and it ap-
peared that some men worked six days in the week, eighteen
hours a day, and did not receive more than from six to ten
shillings per week for their labour. Ile was of opinin, that a
menimuni for labour mny accommodate the difFeences, and
therefore moved, " For leave to brink in a Bill for limiting the
" excessive depression of the Journeymen employed in neav-
" ing cotton-wool in England."
Sin R. Plichg deprecated the idea of any Legislative inter-
ference with a manufacture m hich had so long prospered with-
out any interference of Parliament, and was decidedly of opi-
him), that if the measure was adopted, it would he more de-
structive to the Journeymen than the masters. He observed,
that the depression of the trade was occasioned by the shutting
the ports ag,afinst our trade.
Ma. Pr:writ-AL approved of the intention and motives of his
Right lion. Friend who brought in the Bill, but hoped that he
would abandon it, as it would only iead to the casting a number
of men out of employ, who bore their situation with patience,
and would lead to an Immeroiful selection of the best workmen
by the masters. For these reasons he objected to the measure,
and not oo the grounds that the House was indisposed to listen
to the complains of the journevinen.'
111 R. ROSE said, after what he had heard he would not press
the Bill on the House, and accordingly withdrew his motion.
DISTILLATION FROM SUGAR.
I ono BINNING rose to make his promised motion respecting
the Report of the Sugar Committee. The subject which the
Committee had in view, was to atford relief to the West India
Mtter. They had found, in the course of their investigation,
thr..t the harvest of last year was more than usually deficient
and the consumption of the distilleries exceeded 479,000 quar-
ters of ?Jai,' ; but the present situation of Eurripe left hope of
importing the ennqant deficiency of consumption, amounting, on
nn average, to 170,N)0 quarters. With these conclusive facts
before the Committee, they apprehended a scarcity, and to obvi-
ate that, the, recommended, if found expedient, to put a stop
to the distillation from 'rain, and substitute sugar for a given pe-
riod ; bat in case of an chordant harvest, sufficient authorit3
;should be vested in the Crown to do away the restriction. He was
;4'Bl aware-that one class of men should not be relieved to the in-
jury °rotifers ; but it was an urgent case, and the landholders
would not, by any nr.yis suffer, though distilleries were prohi-
bited from tisinggrain. fly witnesses, who had beer e,amined,
jproVeif that the last harvest Was extremely deficient in Fogland
iend 'Scotland ; and when it was considered that we were pre-
toporting the usual supply of grain. it became a
lion to put a stop to its consumption in dis-
been urged, that by adoptinm this measure it
the cultivation of barley; but that, he main

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