The National Register.
London, England, 1819-02-15 00:00:00

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the 111111 V law, minim whirls the 1111 l isliment 4/f death was in•
wlett.—The as holy, acting with th•ti sobriety, temper
&tad 1111111evition. I. whirl they were distinguished., h i been •
<4.1 mare 014e14,i.111. Ik.ln our the fist to point ont :mil to repro.
bare the exis,ence of evils of the lii2liest ui ivritiple. Hr
co aid not fo, get. for to b,r2et it wmdil he lite heicht of in
that the gookias were Ihsiiiiie<t .if those
„he had elaimril di it the Slave Trade should be. oholislied,
and had newer been fordo% ord in proinotine, ally esiise fa
yonvable to the interests of humanity. Toe how
• ii..servei the most serious attention, 0 d merely on
Reenlist of the intlivittimin by %ohms it was •Pzoed, no
account of the importance of the rpleoinn to which it related•
Tu that toe.ti,,,, it was jasita‘taiible to advert, withunt
pressini• (though faintly) his deep regret, in common with the
-whole Fiction. and Country, that it was 11'4W left for him
to raise his feeble %Mee iv that ramie which hail hero so often.
sisal so ably advocated by one whose name would be recorded
a °one the benefactors of mankind, and whose memory would
be fon•liv cherished by KR who revererweil tither public or
private virtue—a man whose general knowledge was 0111
equalled by his professiorial attainments, and who hrotight to
the subject all the lights of the onderstatidinz, and all the
advantages of esperii nee. 'the obligatioe• of the century
to the unwearied labours of that most distinguished ami
lamentable individisol were arkietursiedgell by ft lends 411111
tneories—if, blared, the term friends could be applied is
throe who loved hie; with devoted enthnsiassit, or enemies to
these who, while they resisted his proposition., hail ad.nii led
the benevolence of their object, and the admirable intenti.lis
-of him who introduced them. lie was a nom in wionsi
public and private revellence were so mailed, and so equally
hallowed, that it was difficult to say which hail,the pre-
dominance: those who knew biro only as a iklenilier of Par-
liement wonld probably hold that his pablic principle had
the predominance.; while thu.e who had enjoyed his feienii.
*hip would feel satisfied that the general benevolence of his
views and projects was exceeded by the endeeriug qualities
of his domestic life. The century had been deprived of Ilia
assistance whets most it was Heeded, and when he bad pro-
ceeded hot a few steps towards the completion of his object;
those steps had been made with caution tistingit'withittit bed.
*mhos and if his progress at firm was resisted, oppositionin
the end was disarmed by the persuasion of his eloquence, and
convietion compelled by the force of his talents.—Althesigh
Deprived of its chi...f advocate, it was still to be hoped that
many supporters of the coarse yet remained, who, at lent
in earnesteess and teal seem nut behind the distiognis• ed
inthsidual of who he had ; it however. }nest
sincerely to he lamented, that after all teat 4.01 been sad j and
written upon the %object of crimes sad ponistiments,.'since
the days of lieward, so little had yet keen done to rsonedy
the inereasini; evil against wlrieli the Petition was difected.
Thu Mila/el all nngly commented on the present ea-
practice of consiouting pouislimeat ; a practice
which, he saioi, arose out ol the severity °fent Criminal Code
--a severity whirl' frequently prevented ponistinient being
carried into effect., rendered it uncertain, and made the com-
mission et offences a kind of game of chance, and encouraged
lenders as it wile to game away their lives. The illoorntr-
-11 (ember eliscluded by strorogly recoinmeuding the Petition
to the consideration of the House. 'Die Petition was then
brought up and read, and prayer/ that Parliament would, at
47 early a period as pusaiule, take the subject into curl-
s devotion.

Sir J. M acriatoat then gave notice that Ire would, on this
*lay three %%erica, brine forw.uti a tnutiou on the I. abject.

Till: POOR LAWS.

Mr. S. ltoneee, aftnr *time preliminary observation.' as to
the proceedinge of the Cu ~,,, iittee oa the Poor Laws, which
sat dieting the last Si...store said, he should propose to re-
appoint that Committee; Me was fully iinpregeeil with the
importance of the *object to which be was Alluding ; and the
Committee had telt it in an equal degree. Sii overwhelming
/aid the evil appeared to theta, that they had been at a loss
what remedy to preimee: at the same tine it wits impossible
to disguise. from sun grieve, that the evil great as it WAS; was
'till inereasitiz ; and in a little time, in many districts, mikes
rhecktd, it would leave to the owner nothing bet the soil.
He concluded by moving for the appointment Of a Committee.
Mr. CunwEiv's speech on this subject. is considered as
reeniring particular notice ; and we have, therefute, given it
as a separate article ia stir 6.11 Page.
Lord CASTLEREAGH thottgot it wmild be brtter to discuss
he general question of the Pear Law* when his Right Hon.
l'iiend brought in his Bill. li would be deceiving the House
if he was to say that Guvrrnu•eut had yet sect] any mode of
relieving the lower urdeo s by ttirowing the berden of them
on any tam class is the state. It might look like cue teem for
(trivet imient to unloose any regula noes on this subject ; when
the co 1111111 l itity would take as a boon any regulation which
The House generally mietit agree to adopt. The Committee
had already gone a great length towards ameliorating the
Poor Lases. He w•oeld n fstve hopes to the
country; and although some claeeee in the con:month, were
still sitiferitte, as in a great conotry there meat at all times be.
there never Has an example of a tame rapid emelt:nation of
ge Jere', commercial, and innomfaet tiring inlet este.
Mr. BURRELL iestanced the c ise of Brighton parish, which
lately paid 70001. fin Poor-rates, and last year th►y Amounted
to 16,0001. the population being 19,000. The parish of Etat
Grinstrail paid at the tale 0111. a year a man to the Pum-rates.
The reason was, that there was more of population In the
parish theta they entail find work for. 'flu• saint prevailed all
through the vale of Sussex,. l'he coneeipieuee would tie, that
the to men wooild be ruitierl,thr lattil would Fe %SASH., and the
emintry itself he lilt saietely t mined. All the pulite eltledettlied
single men had horn oultgrd to be sent at the workhouse for
want of c 'tiptoe awed.
Lord CAATLEHEAGH allowed that this pressure prevailed in
Sussex, bust 111 few oohs/ plaere.
Mr. siIETNURIM Suitt, it would lien deltteion to think that any
legislative uterettre or f Ito tweet this evil, eteept
by a dintitiation at taere. The hammer wilt the real sufferer
though the fa ow•n and thie land-ow•uer were struggling with
the pressure of the times.
Alilermiii W AI rumArd 'timid not melee with the Noble Lord
on the iurr-aeing prosperity of tee country. Ile 11.1,1 fensel
au his rise . palish the dustless 'dine poor iiicti•oviiiig lip to
moment. greet deities% idiot, pear mow. from the wine
of gardens :oaten cottages llaun tindiuutre Ii Is gad passe.•
the House, so pretence of gi,lng r nplunrorutto HIM ceorir
they were for r etroding Nuulcmro nail eiewlemetes pans,
and out one Not of lanai was 1:1%ell lo the pour. let Olit. tll lug
p II islte• of his Ward, ie..% arils of Ind per•ous were
for noo pAyiltrol of their pout tales, and fiPUMI inealmoh .
Nothing woual r•us..ly tide evil but a r.hef nom the
which now es the ',raid, y.
'hhe Como re was 44.itiel Iti b, .la•.',.:'r
The A riMi sirs( ruse to move e•• .%e*
in a hall to awhisis rue l 4 tit. et .•U :I t• I :I • • .

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