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before the 13111 expired. In hie opinion, every man who
agreed to the Bill, -did nothing less than agree to promote
the slave trade.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. P. THOMSON informed the Hon. Member, that
the reason why Government had not inquired into the
subject was, because no information of frauds being com-
mitted in the mode of taking sugar out of bond (the only
way in which the West Indian interest could be injured)
was communicated to them before the let of July.

Mr. BURGE was surprised that Ministers, with only a
majority of four, should refuse to inquire into the subject.
He felt that the professions of regard for the colonies made
by the present Ministers were nothing but professions ;
for this measure would give an advantage to the foreign
planter, and thereby directly encourage the slave trade.
(Hear.) He begged to be understood, as not asking the
Government to discontinue the Act, unless the result of
inquiry should prove it to be a pernicious measure.
Lord ALTHORP did not think that he ought not to
persevere in the measure, on account of the smallness of
the majority, for the Committee should recollect that the
division had taken place in a very thin House, and upon a
very alluring motion—a motion for inquiry. He did not
think that the Bill would injure the West Indian or pro-
mote the foreign slaver, because the foreign sugars if not
refine,l in this country, would still he refined abroad.

. Mr. BURGE said'ti few words in explanation.
Mr. ROBINSON said, that if Ministers were satisfied
as to the result of inquiry, the House was not.
Mr. CRESSET PELHAM hoped that the Noble Lord
would be induced to put the matter under the investiga-
tion of a Committee.

Mr. K. DOUGLAS. spoke in favour of inquiry.
Mr. GOULBURN said, that the measure had been in-
troduced as an experiment by the late Government, and he
should not consider himself as precluded, by the part he
had taken in promoting it, from delivering his opinion
freely on the subject at some future occasion.
The resolution was then agreed to, the House re-
sumed, and the report was ordered to be received to-morrow.

TRUCK SYSTEM.
On the motion of Mr. LITTLFTos, the Money Payment
Act Repeal Bill went through a Committee.
Mr. LITTLETON then moved that " the House resolve
itself into a Committee on the Money Payment of Wages'
Bill."

Mr. CRESSET PELHAM opposed the Bill, on the
ground of its imposing restrictions on trade. He thought
that a great deal of unnecessary excitement and delu,ioti had
been created among the working classes on this subject.
_ _ _

Mr. HUME reeretted that the Hon. Member for Staf-
fordshire had allowed himself to be driven from his prin-
ciple by a senseless clamour. The Bill was against all
principle, and he was sorry to see the present Government
support it. He looked upon the measure as a monstrous
innovation. It was considered that they had made great
improvements in the system, but lie thought tie present
Bill was calculated to excite discord between the masters
and their men, and if any mischief should accrue, the
blame would rest with Ministers. Such laws might have
been passed 300 years ago, hut were inconsistent with the
spirit of the present age. He should like to know, if the
principle was a good one, why it was not extended to
every el ass of the labouring people? Why wzs an excep-
tion made in favour of agricultural servants? No doubt
Hon. Members would wish to extend the principle to do-
mestic servants. There was this injustice in the Bill, that
it gave the master a power to supply articles to his men,
and likewise enabled him to set his own value on those
articles. He looked upon the Bill as wrong in principle;
he would not, therefore, propose any amendment upon it
in the Committee ; he would leave it to its fate, but would
divide the House on the principle of the Bill. He could
not approve of unnecessary interference in the concerns of
the working men, and had too high an opinion of the arti-
ficers of this country to suppose they were not perfectly
competent to take care of thems 'lves. He objected to
the restrictions which this Bill would put upon the con-
duct of the masters, convinced that they would prove
highly injurious, and if any mischief should hereafter arise,
it would be fairly attributable to that Bill.
Mr. O'CONNELL said, that the Bill extended to Ire-
land as well as to England, with this difference, that a.,1
former laws relating to the subject in England were re-
p-sled, while those in Ireland were left in fu'l force. He
thought it but fair, if the House resolved to extend the
anti-truck system to Ireland, they should adopt the same
course with regard to that country as to England; and
should repeal those laws which were now in force in Ire-
land. The reason lie would support the Bill was, that it
would legalize the truck system. The master might open
a shop; lie might pay his man at one side, and sell him
what articles he wanted at the other. If the workman
should go out without purchasing those articles, the stew-
ard could give him notice that he should have no work,
so that the man would have no alternative but to purchase
the articles from his master, or to lose his employment.
He thought it would be as absurd to revive the acts
against witchcraft as to revive the anti-truck laws. He
should oppose the Bill as far as it regarded Ireland, while
the laws now in force in that country were unreplaced.
Mr. HUME moved, " That the Bill be read that day
six months."

Mr. PAGET rose to second the motion of his Hon.
Friend (the Member for. Middlesex.) He said he would
give the measure his most strenuous opposition, upon the
ground that it would fail in putting down the truck-system.
Mr. STRICKLAND wished the Bill to go into Com-
mittee; but thought some of the clauses too severe.
Mr. LITTLETON said, that the Billabad been so fully
discussed, that he should consider it unnecessary to oc-
cupy much of the time of the House. He said he could
not admit that the Bill had been introduced to favour
monopolists. The fact was, that the measure was called
for by the working men themselves, which was evident
from the numerous petitions which were presented to the
House front all the manufacturing counties. The Hon.
Gentleman then briefly replied to the arguments which
had been adduced against the Bill. With respect to what
had been said by the Hon. and Learned Member for Kerry,
he was certainly anxious that there should be an unifor-
mity of legislation in the two countries, and therefore he
could not Object to the provisions of this Bill, were it ne-
cessary, being extended to Ireland, but unfortunately very
few of the manufacturers to which the measure more im-
mediately applied, existed in that country. As to the
statement of the Hon. and Learned Member for Kerry,
that the provisions of the law might easily be evaded by
the master paying over the money to the workman, and
afterwards receiving it from him, the law would effectually
guard against much a system, because it could easily be
proved in evidence, if complaint were made, that the pay-
ment was fraudulent and artificial. He trusted that, un-
der all the circumstances, the Bill would be allowed to go
into the Committee.
Lord G. SOMERSET would oppose the Bill, because
it appeared to him that it would be an improper inter.
fe:ence with good and well-intentioned manufacturers,
while it would not prevent ill-disposed individuals from
proceeding in their old course.
Mr. RUTH VEN supported the Bill.
Colonel TORRENS was of opinion that the Bill ought
to be tried, although it was at variance with principles to
which he was attacked.
Mr. LEADER expres,ed his opposition to the Bill, and
in support of his argument instanced a case which had
occurred in Ireland, where a manufactory was totally de-
stroyed by an interference of this kind.
The gallery was then cleared for a division, when there
appeared—
For the original motion
Against it
Majority —44

On our return to the gallery, we found the House in
Committee on the Bill; 11lr. J. CAMPBELL in the chair.
After a few verba' amendments the clauses were agreed
to, the house resumed, and the report was ordered to be
received this day.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and
the House adjourned at a Quarter before Two o'clock.

LONDON MARKETS.

PRICE OF BREAD.

The highest price of Bread—in the Metropolis is 10d. fot the
41b. Loaf. There are others who sell from ;id. to 13d. below
that price.

COAL MAR
Adair's 265. Od
Beaumont 24 6
Bensham Main...,......... 23 9
Charlotte
Dean's Primrose . 25 0
25 6
HolywelL,—;... 26 0
Killingworth '46 9
Montague Main
Newcastle Beam.-- 19 0
Pontop Windsor 24 6
l'antield

:E'l'.—Sept. 12.
Walls End Riddell's-- 293. 6d.
I)itto Walker 29 6
Lanibton Printroe 32 9
Walls End Hetton 32 6
Walls End LandKon...... 32 6
Walls End Lyons 30 0
Walls End Stewart's —. 32 6
W. E. Russell's Hetton 3d 6
Ditto Russell's Lyon's.,, 6,
Walls Adelaide-- 27 9
Walls End 'rees--- 29 6
Norwood's Iletto-u-- 25 9
Walls End Butter Knoll !) ti

24 3

27

25 0 W. E. Old Etherley— Ve3 0
West Hartley --- 25 6 Barnsley New v2l
Willington— 27 6 Cowper) :10 0
Walls End 801 l & Co.. 23 6 Graigola —3O 0
Dittoßell,Robson,&Co. '26 9 Hartley 27 0
Dittq Bewicke and Ca. 29 9 Halbeath-- 0
Walls End Brown's— 26 3 LlangenneCh 35 0
Ditto Burraton ---- 26 9 New Elockton,
Walls End Call,rton —24 0 and Co. 23 l
Walls End Carr and Co. 25 6 -Old Haigli Mbor 20 0
Walls E.d ri eaton--, '29 9 Sou! h Hetton Seam.-- S 2 0
e.nd Hilda ..--- 27 0 Silkstone Field and Co. 26 3
Walls End H itspur— 27 0 Silkstone Popplewell —2l 3
Walls End Newinarch.., 27 9 Silkstone 'Thorpe 21 9
Ditto Northumberland 27 3 Whitchaven----- 21 0
Ditto Peareth --- 25 6 Shiiicote small -- 18 0
Ditto Perkins and C 0... 27 0 Cal:erton small --- 16 6
Slops at market, 143,'i---Shipl 5910, e4X Unsold, 20,A.