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

TUURSDAV.

The SPEAKaII acquainted the House, that Lord-Fulktst on,
who had beet. elected for two 1101-01141111. had t•hosen to sit for
New Sarum, one of the Boroughs for which he was elected.
Mr. CURWeII, in presauting a Petition from a parish in
Yorkshire deain"t the Poor LaWSI, took the opportunity of
sry big, that though the Noble Lord had asset led his disbelief
of the disti es" said to prevail in the maeufacturing and agri-
cultural disti lets, yet such Was he. feet.
lord Cat rI.EHEAOH said, he nail not expresiel ans such
disbelief. Hr had ouiy ead, it was not su great as bad been
replier:cooed.
The Petition was then ordered to lie Ott the tahle.
Mr. Monet Obtained leave to bring in a Bill to light with
Gass the parishes of 'it. Martin's-iii.the.Fields, St.
Covent G ordru, St. Mai y's.in-the•Straud, St. Clement-Danes,
St. James's, dry.
dlr NhYritear 'naught in a Bill fur the better Recovery of
Small Debts to ditfitrent Pais.
Sir J. Jacesos moved fora Committee to enquire whether
Cuntagi•noi Infection was incineist to Epidemic Diseases.
Mr. W. 11. V !IN thought Situilus K.IS a subject more tit fur the
enquiry of medical men, than a Committee of the House of
Commons.
Itoatusost said, the question arose Olit of the Qaaran-
tier LIN'S. as they now blood. I)Socoverics had lately bern
Matte, %%11'01 tended to sliew that the plague itself oat lout
contagi:slit3 awl surely, it Wil• extremely important, to know
wheiht•r it was so or not. This optoostiont had bee.. hi ought
bet...re the Depri Intent to which he belonged ; and, a. it was
a matter of go eat 1111 l meek' to cooniniesee, considering the state
of tlirQ•tareHtineLaws,itwasdenaolctoascetlainthehllth.
The qiie.tion lied been referred to the Coliege ut Pbysiciatis.
upon whose recommendable, the Qu rentiute Laws had locen
volaooli • lied; and their report wait, that the ut lama &wiring.,
tin which these laws wire thiatided, wie., in their opinion,
imired. Soil, it was o+tont tont to a.ceo taut the fact anti
s-stair of the evidence re•peei tug the evade onic that prevalieu
las year. hr.; th ow.. donuts un that doctrine. It it was once
siami•hed that t se pi ,41.. *4• ep,4rmic, a sd nut couotasionoa,
vionid too 01 l'oe g at. vi Pitmen, to coin lit rec. Fur these
rearms. he 44.1 I.l.ldt..;ifyil 111 .111/1/411 tU (Ilia illlesttlell to a
tit the riuti4r, which wabil be •e•ed in its Oup,ity,
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of •rirn'ifi erns
Mr. W. W rem said, that after t.lr • ha s beeo said he would not
°ppm tae motion; o 11. t.1..t coula

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Sir .I..lncgiON said, that if there hall not been strong doah s 4 o
this questerm, he would nut have brought it feerward. Dr. Hoht e•I,
who lead been :2; year: at St. Bartholomew', tio.pitai, haul
that he scarrcly ever knew an instance offerer being contagious.
Mr. ItraNET rose to bnng in a Bill to starfish the tine of Clim
ing Bop in sweeping chimeric!. The evidence before the
and the appearance of there unhappy children in every oat's e'ai: .
walks. must convince us of the nccess ty of abolishing thin pm.
it had been mtertained by the Surveyor General's Ilmort, that be, •
was only one in a hundred of the chimnies in London which con I
not be swept by machines. lord Seeenur's chimeric' were ve
difficult to he swept : but lee recommArde i a person who, he belie% d,
had roccecekel in sweeping them. Eesilcs, rite chiermies m t
difficult to he rwept belonged to the rich. One chimney in the
Tower ms is hours in being swept by one poor boy.—Leave wistlico
given to bring in the Hill.
air .1. NEWPORT complafird that G. Dunbert. Eso. had been
continued in his situation of Collector of E scene for the County of
Goldin, after the Report of a Committee. had recommended t:.e
abolition of his office. Ile moved for a copy of his rerapiMatineat.
Ordered to be laid on the table.
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Mr. F.t.t.tcs: said, the Right Tlnnn•trahle Gentleman orositc
had said on a former me:Isla:1, that out of the eight milli° is due tat
the Hank. five millions ha t been paid. Niw he (Mr. E. wished ta
know whither the Rank had not retained Reehniii •r dills in its
possevsion after the day on which tiiey were advertised to be pato,
whicli would make up the sum said to he paid to ih tn.
Mr. VawsITTART snid, that if the Dank dii h•dtl these rx.
chequer Rills aft:er the day of payment, there was shwa-s s nnt.•
the bottom or the account, specifying that. Toe five millions
laded to by the Honourable Gentleman had been paid to the Ilan..
—Adjourned.