The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-04 00:00:00

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intentions of the Right lion. Baronet, and not opini
the great pains that were taken to promulgatew_Lre"ori
of the Right Hon. Baronet, still, every meateis fie (C3PeI
the different unions to continue the
oo
Pechell) moved for a return last session or
Nroutial
the unions in which this abominable systeme
e.e_s„,„„o, ;e./
with the names of their chairman and vice-ohs' ffactic_• lob
that re'urn, it appeared, that this intolerabel fuoo,
cruelty was carried on in nearly 200 del.. ucTate at
,cleero.'
country. These unions set the SecretarY
lance, and the Poor-law Commissioners u‘"
ee „over Li:
tb Alu,',ressed S.' 0
But, at last, came the monstrous case of
with respect to which the Right Hon. Baionet ed'sl;et d0..17.ge
self in the most proper and feeling manner' snate tbe charge
Assistant Poor-law Commissioner to investiikause, aa
tb
made against the authorities of that arnreunid be ty
result of whose labours, he hoped, time 09
before the House. 'At the Pre/ the , purr
were given to understand, throng,
ast issat'd bee
means of information that an order was et -0. Itloor
an end to the pounding and grinding of uyee,b° !Wird
stated that the several boards of guardians NA b
themselves most anxious to continue Joe
ST; rs
hs
representations to the Poor-law Comm•es- seed 7
caused a suspension of the rule bo,
that had been issued, on !the grfo-k
jot
been told, that they had a 6" jdif
on hand, and wished to continue the Ygredlia
toe
same principle on which they were to havewaever, tbartie,
nution of the sliding-scale. He hoped
• noble el,
Right Hon. Baronet would follow uP order ea" itir
and expose those who hall disobeyed
the
ted tbstireo
nued the practice. Those in favour of it sta ugst Is iy•
flitted no injury on the pauper, and they bug tres #lO
and doctors forward to urge that tdb's
ifferent] sot'
that the bones were ground in e,„edthe iheJ'
to that in which the paupers Peiriel"l,
and, in fact, that they could not tell
hope etc'
were grindin bones or corn—free trade comne'' retionbeesi•
those who had visited these mills whilst in vs-hould,as Is
that it was necessary that some of the pauPeriso starwi, the
ployed .immediately in connexion with t vole,
that they were still, and, in short, were s pidelibdf
misery and stench arising from the bonee'vnioas t'sof"
given before the Committee on thOilbett haws oi!gatiaa
sons who had visited those places during the,„„ °there'd, sei
ynedotintriLic
who stated, that the effluvia coupllde
injurious to the health.of those employed
that when any of the guardians visited thearoot et alera
them the greatest pain. The Right non. ed bul'orlers,
pressed his desire to have the system disdontialc'otoltsbe"
he was not quite certain:whether the Poor-law,heegbE lid it.
had not the power to employ the poor as tbelo`oe sheor the
if they had the power, that House could at , booss,oigbt.,
It was maintained that the practice of crush'aa'arti'atiee
De
of manure was necessary in order the drostsoere
be enabled to compete with the guano trade, iniomtsi7, 000
.
could be done. He trusted if the Poor-law Sifferi i
had the power to continue the system, that tae esbniactLce
Baronet (Sir J. Graham) would legislate en•egthedrion"
order that the power of abolishing or continniceow
might not be in the hands of those wed is 0.4
pd
There are numbers of persons now erePo-tialbert.a fo?
ping. and scraping these bones; the" Prse-loelu
be immediately reduced, and the whele stePs
continued, and he did hope that sonl oahlircere
taken immediately to put an end to this iled;
ment. The Gallant Member concluded by la"Linr"ohee'
the Wor
iD poll bo-
of letters and general rules issued by
sinners relative to the employment of PoPersreperisgrf
grinding, and otherwise breaking bones land P' tettie
bones, land
is
dust. Also for copies of the remonstrances 11"'
oPP°'it
law Commissioners on the subject.
Sir J. GRAHAM said he should not offer seniYille ersll/'
to the motion of the Gallant Member. Fro fesA,
period in which this subject came under 13,.15 ohJ old`
it was his opinion that the emlyment was eifthe.Psofot
able, that it was degrading to the character
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and was more of a penal than a becoming cp
workhouse. He did consider that, as the l'er to e'.o t• r,e
Poor-law Commissioners had not the Pell ascel, 0+;;
case. He therefore made it his duty ang'perd%
legal power as to any regulationshe3 the Vir,t
and the result was, that he now coasidere wet he lei
Commissioners had, by a general order, the
Terence. Taking these things into consi"%e 0• eceirce
pressed upon the Poor. law Commissioners t rtice „}
issuing a general order forbidding this Pre- ito:te
general order is now upon the table of th,,,, preeA
Gallant Member was correct in stating that tvuevglnieh-Lov/
of late become very general in workhouses in .".i.ed
the returns made to this House, it B„PP,,er- 20
practice was adopted in no less than V"' et •
parishes. In consequence of this general teiplo;; prtt,e
rangement had been made in the mode cub re °loll /
paupers. In some of these workhouses w .o.ls e shioststl
tice had prevailed it was necessary that2pr en!„0 Or/
given to enable the guardians to prepare 0"t0 soPier,f
for the paupers, and to put the machinell'w the,,ari
purpose. In these cases, the power of susioen",,,, Seel'of.of6
the Poor-law Commissioners rested with oar% OA
State. And he (Sir J. Graham) had, in eens'serdere lotra
cial representations, agreed to suspend o°e,, the to
cases only out of the whole number mentione.,"
until the first day of April. He was perfectlY "ea foe 000..,
sent to the production of the documents 113°..v-oldhcol9,/t
Gallant Member, and hoped that the Househi'eb
that, with reference to those nine cases in w"" Aft"
pended these orders, it was desirable so to do• oei
of April that occupation would cease to be lea
Mr. ETWALL asked if the Andover nt atalyls
those with regard to which the orders had bombe
Sir J. GRAHAM thought that it was not; .tgr
0t• ,a 3
answer positively. ) to "re
Mr. ETWALL said that the inquiry
ore' e
at Andover was not considered by. tb
of that town to be of a sansfacnee rune
There was no bone mill there, and the,,ecli
consequently obliged to be pounded. The tatolele;sel
from that occupation he considered far more d 'lv;
the paupers to bear than where they were g 11- $l,OO
He would say no more upon that subject at 107,00 Or
his intention to bring forward a distinct roof
subject. Abe;
The motion was then agreed to. Aloe 1/1
Mr. CHRISTIE rose and said, that remonstr'-it ths
made against the practice of grinding bones - oteesr;
workhouses.
Captain PECHELL said that he believed tbteg
ferences of opinion at Somerset House on " The try
whether they had the power to interfere' goti°Al.,6
Hon. Baronet having acquiesced to the Tfors'oit,'
him very great satisfaction, and he hoped the oes Pi Pi
would extend the order to the quantity ofalisagb,,A
hand, and when they were purchased.—(d
believed there were only nine unions who had :•ng
to a
besides the stock of bones on hand, for wish
giving these returns.
The motion was then agreed to. cop!
Captain PECHELL then rose to move for e
ivg
communications respecting the right of se rd of ,tslr,'
boats on the French coast, received b he Bet irthc sV
He had observed in foreign newspapers tha_,t
the Government of this country had
search. The thirteenth article of. ism"a• ll e• t,
states that fishermen, when required' 'rhe'
their licenses, and he was anxious to toe'
the Board of Trade had issued any instructione.o-0
terpretation of the 13th article of the Conventatl'oeci'd ,1(
lieved that fishing-boats were not to be 03-1 SP.; "")
there was some strong suspicion of thernlcadycy
peered to him the Government Were -of
ha v$
on this occasion. He knew a ease gets
fishing vessels coming and d g tbe "e° Dvs
English boatmen with chains. The fisher°ltlo
monopoly, as was stated, but on the contrary' eraie,ooC,A
fishermen had a monopoly. He feared the Gevaio",lo3r
yielded a part of their right to search on the via con
coa"
of the French Government. The Gallant CsPrat:-, ~a
by reading the thirteenth article of the ConYea-°
After which the motion was agreed to. lahe'l forif
Sir G. CLERK had no objection whatever j"-for_„,"es!
letter which the Hon. and Gallant Member as,.ir''-ober:lec
the House. Complaints had been made by ti'e„,,eatle the ;f
both countries that the 13th article of the ce'aciere.d.s:area-
jected them to great inconvenience, and or' le,'
boats liable to be unnecearily searched by tine4o,,
both nations. The instructions in guru, sea
therefore issued to do away with these vexertareli; n•
it
land only to render those vessels liable to fringed tb,„
had given strong indications of having innet l'of„le,
and regulations of the convention. With re,srgifeaf
notice which the Hon. and Gallant Member hfan,"ber 0° ef
intention to ask a question of a 1%-lett; the oePit'
Board of Admiralty on the subject of ,:te thme
tions, he might as well state
of the letter had been forwarded to the Arlin"- hi• ts -°l4'
guidance. Perhaps the House would also allowb thecoio'
that opportunity of answering a question wrideenaerec, bon
and Gallant Member had given notice ofon a ltiishlsifegro
The question related to the number of English dbe
which had been detained under the convention, ewe ja e'vfor
to assure the Hon. and Gallant Member that hesl°lired
re 'l whatever to lay the information be &v.
the House. - ir J.
After a few words from Captain PEcrosa and S 00,
HAM the motion was agreed to.
HARWICH AND EASTERN COUNTIES •¢• iS
RAILWAY. to Mr. SPOONER presented a petition for lee'Velobli6
the Harwich and Eastern Counties Junction,,e on
which was referred to the Select Committ-
Petitions.
g 001' eils:ar!
MANCHESTER AND SOUTHAMPTO-,Thoe -,s P..
Mr. EWART wished to bring before the oft.;aots-
which, if true, would prove to be agross violation pr'' tai
vileges of the House. A petition had be sil 5° ;$ll
from E. Carter, complaining that .....tuediestei'heee
orders, had not been complied with by the Asti had
Southampton Railway Company That petitl;oo,o b
interpolated, and was in that interpolated ,nc),-,1 b3;i3ittAa.
in the hands of the officer of the House, r.,t CoPtairir,
printed with the Votes. He wished that a coons co°"-1 the
should be appointed to investigate the allege
ved 1115
in the petition which he now presented, and 111°
petition be printed with the Votes.—Ordered•
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COURTS OF REQUEST' tfon• m-rf
Mr. KEMBLE wished to ask the Right 000 et the
the Secretary of State, whether it was the intentjoe
Majesty's Government to extend the jurisdic ,Or
Courts of Request during the present session. TION.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM was very glad the that clore,
man had given him an opportunity of answer:7A heePoit
tion. Many petitions during the past session n_...,sijan._rred
sented, praying the Legislature to extend the been releetd•
the Courts of Request. Those petitions had 'ini 000'
to a Select Committee, which had put itself:. plt
cation with the Courts of Request, in v ri:bjeet' the
in order to get information on
the
tioo ef d
was intended to extend the jurisdicthat suing tto
Courts of Request all over England, se Cour°. s
money up to 204 might be recovered in thoseeroation iis
time had been lost in making the neceoserY,Cs4ol) sb
the intended alterations. He (Sir James (.1.1.,75500, tethe#
feel it his duty, in the course of the present 7stahlise
the House to pass a supplementary Bointill' tjorristers or
Courts throughout England, and to app
Ara re-
citors of proper standing as assessors. paP-
Mr. HA", wished to know whether any
rose. ja V
lating to the subject had been laid before the.ti, be eon
Sir J. GRAHAM said that at an early Per"' 0
ill Wl'
in a condition to afford every infortnation• way 13
The petition for the Direct Northern Bli"
presented.
The House then adjourned.

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