The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-26 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—This Day.

The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock.
PUBLIC WORKS MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS
(ADVANCES) BILL.

Mr. VILLIERS brought up the report on this bill.
Mr. BENTICK expressed a hope that the security the
right hon. gentleman proposed to offer was of a valid and
substantial character, and that there was a reasonable pros-
pect of the money finding its way back in due time into the
public purse. He did not consider that emigration was the
only remedy for the present distress, but he hoped it was
not true that the manufacturers were opposed to it on the
selfish g round that they might require the labour. He
trusted that the right hon, gentleman would explain the
views of the Government on the point.
Mr. ASPINAL TURNER. denied the common rumour
that the millowners had made large fortunes out of the pre.
sent crisis. Many persons, clergymen as well as others,
foreseeing the failure in the supply of cotton, had treasured
it up, and thus made considerable sums of money.
Mr. FERRAND denounced the bill as a miserable one,
and one which would never meet the exigencies of the case,
It was in very truth a manufacturer's bill, a bill drawn up
by the manufacturers of Laneashire, while the interests of
the working people had never been consulted. He recom-
mended arrangements for sending ICO,OOO of our unem-
ployed factory operatives to the colonies. Such a course
must be taken, it was a question of time. He be-
lieved the operatives would not be quiet another winter.
The 400,000 unemployed people were tired of being paupers,
and looked confidently, and, indeed, as they had an un-
doubted right, to the House of Commons for relief—a
million or so oat of the many which they had been instru-
mental in adding to the many millions of the wealth of the
country, and of which the Chancellor of the Exchequer
boasted the other night, in order to place them in compara-
tive comfort in the colonies. The peat advocate of
free trade, the honourable member for Wolverhampton
(Mr. Villiers) and the hon. member for Rochdale (Mr.
Cobden) contended before its advent that its adoption would
enable the people of this country to meet successfully every
contingency that might happen ; but it had fallen to pieces
like a pack of cards for it had provd of no avail in the
present emergency.
It was said that this was au excep.
tional case, that being so exceptional alleviating remedies were
required. What guarantee had they that if peace were made
between the North and South that it wculd last. Was not
the war in Italy an exceptional state of things, though he
could name many others. The fact was, the manufacturers
wanted to keep the unemployed workpeople hanging about
the mills in case they should happen to need them, The
opinion of the beat informed was to the effeete;n in the
theeaartait wses
mutotesrtlfyavimouproasbeliebleeirtcoumressttaonrceetsh,efocrottwtoo or cotton trade, e
implored the house to accede to the pray ers of the opera-
tives,H and would give them the means of emigrating.
Col. W. PAT TEN gave the hon. menabercredit for
being actuated by what he, doubtless, considered good lu-
te
speaking,ntio ns
l.vtowardsere h
eththe
greatestunemployedeir
enemy,ope ra t vee
coulds ; but,
not strictly v
a e
acted otherwise. (Hear.) They had then but two hours
to discues the measure, and if the bill were not quickly pro-
ceeded with and passed through committee to-day, the ses-
sion would probably end without its becoming law.
(Cheers.) The bill would allow £1,200,000 to be directed
to the employment of operatives,which would be a great boon.
If the hon. member desired, he could in committee propose
that a certain sum be appropriated to emigration; but as
there were 19 clauses in that hill, he begged the hon• mem-
ber not to hinder the house going into committee.
Mr. VILLIERS deprecated at this juncture raising quec-

tions which bad been discussed and settled during the last
20 years. His opinions on free trade, and those with whom
he had acted, were unaltered. The bill would be a
great boon to the unemployed operatives, and trusted no
time would be lost in proceeding with it.
The resolution empowering £1,200,000 to be devoted to
the purposes of the bill was then agreed to.
The house then went into committee on the bill, and vari-
ous amendments were introduced into several of the
clauses.

Mr. ADDERLEY inquired why the Government took
no powers in the bill with respect to emigration? Large
numbers et the eperatives desired to emigrate, and it was
very right that they should be helped to do so.
Colonel W. PATTEN said the central committee had re-
ceived large sums of money from the colonies, but no stipu-
lation had been made that emigrants should be sent out in
return. tinder the existing law parishes were empowered
to allow a certain sum per head to eligible people who de-
sired to emigrate. If the funds raised by this bill were so
applied posterity would be improperly taxed.
Dlr.-VILLIERS submitted that the kill was for a specific
purpose. and a discussion on emigration was not germane
to the matter.

The reirrdning clauses, with the exception of the 11th,
which was struck out, were then agreed; to, with some
amendments and additions. The third reading will starill
as the first order on Monday.
The house resumed, and adjourned at 20 minute to four
o'clock. _ . _

The house met again at six o'clock, and was
[LEFT SITTING.]

LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening.
DOWNING-STREET, JUNE
.26_

The Queen has been pleased to appoint Sir Chas. Henry
K.C.8., now Captain• General and Governor-in-
Chief in and over the Island of Jamaica and the Territories
depending thereon, to be Governor and Commander-in
Chief in and over the Colony of Victoria.

----
THE PRINCE OF WALES' COUNCIL CHAMBER,
BUCKINGHAM GATE, JUNE 2,5.
His Royal Iliglllness the Prince of Wales, as Prince and
Steward of Scotland, has been pleased to appoint Sir %VII).
Dunbar. Bart., of Alochrutn, in the county of Wigtown, to
be the Keeper of the Great Seal of his Royal Highness in
Scotland.