The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-25 00:00:00

on the subject, chewed that in.the cotton trade a'.one there were
upwards of 24,000 bags of cotton -worked uj weekly at
Chet period, and the cotton trade then gave employ-
ment to two millions of people, and they were receiv-
ing in remuneration as wages about twenty-two millions
of money. At present the consumption of cotton was re •
duced to 19,000 bags, and 400,000 persons were either thrown
ont of employment, or not receiving the remuneration which
they got at the previous period. The amount they now re-
ceived. instead of being 22 millions was not more than 16 mil-
lions of money—a deficiency in amount of six millions in that
branch alone, which was a sum larger than all the poor rates
of •the kingdom.—(Hear.) The great mass of misery thus in
existence was attributable to some cause or other. They all
admitted that such distress existed, and however they might dif-
fer in opinion asto the cause of it, Parliament ought to lose no
time in endeavouring to ascertain that cause and applying a re-
medy to it. Some thought that it was impossible to remedy it by
legislation, that the distress arose from o.•ertrading, and from
joint-stock banks. Headmitted that there was at one times great
issue of paper, and that there had been great fluctuations with
regard to the currency, which, when it was contracted, pro-
duced great distress. He admitted that the currency was now
contracted, and he asked what was the cause of that contrac-
tion. Ile thought it was the Corn-laws. The consequence of
'he siding scale was the removal bullion from the coun-
try, and the Bank of England was obliged to put the
screw on, as it was said, in order to bring the gold
back which had been allowed to go out of the country.
to purchase cern. Those were evils that would be remedied
by legislation. At all events, whether the nation was in pros-
perity or adversity, the Corn-law was an unjust law, and it
ought to be repealed. The manufacturing districts had pros-
pered in spite of the Corn-law, but then bread was cheap.
That was in 1804-5 and 6, when wheat was 110 s. per quarter,
but then the bullion was in the country, and bread, though no-
minally dear, was in reality cheap.
Mr. A GLION BY could bear his testimony to the appalling
distress that existed in every part of the country, and be ap-
pealed on behalf of these unfortunate people for some relief at
the hands of the Government. Men able and willing to work
in the borough with which he was connected, were unable to
earn even 63. a week to maintain themselves and their families.
He believed since the report of Mr. Muggerielge had been pre-
sented with regard to the state of the working classes in Car-
lisle, that these wages had been depreciated fully 35 per cent.
He trusted this state of things would arrest the attention of the
Right Hon. Baronet before he allowed the House to separate.
An Hox. MEMBER on the Ministerial side of the House,
said he did not see that any good could result from rising one
after another, when there was no question before the House,
and offering their opinions, without being able to devise any
practi remedy.
The House then went into Committee of Supply, Mr.
GREEN in the Chair.

On the motion of Sir G. CLERK, a sum of 24,E961. was
voted, to make good the supplies voted to her Majesty in the
last Session of Parliament. Also a sum of 10 626,3201., to
make good the deficiency fir paying off outstanding Ex-
chequer Bills.