The Sun.
London, England, 1834-02-14 00:00:00

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THIS DAY, FRIDAY, FEB. 14.

HOUSE OF COMMO.vS.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour.

Mr. H. HUGHES brought up the report of the Foley and
Priori Bridge Committee, and obtained leave to bring in a
Bill on the subject. _

Mr. TAYLEURE presented a petition from the town of
Bridgewater, for lighting the town with oil gas.
Mr. BETHELLmoved the second reading of the Hull and
Sculcoates Small Tenements Assessment Bill.

Mr. PRYME objected to the second reading of this Bill.
The effect of such a measure would be to throw the burden
upon the poor and labouring population, and enable the land-
lords to obtain higher rents. The parish of Sculcoates had
been rapidly increasing, as would be seen by the returns for
four periods of ten years each, when the numbers were 5,000,
8,000, 10,000, and 13,000. The operation of this must be
decidedly injurious to the interests of the poorer
classes, and as such he would certainly give it his most
strenuous lopposition. If this measure was passed, let it be
for the benefit of the country generally, and not for this par-
ticular parish. He would, therefore, move that the Bill be
read a second time this day six months.
Mr. BETHELL said the question was, whether landlords
would have an opportunity of asking higher rests for these
Small tenements ? About the year 1824, an Act of Parlia-
ment had been obtained by the town of Hull, for rat-
ing small tenements, and the poorer inhabitants passed
over the bridge and purchased houses in Sculcoates,
here no such rate existed. It was necessary for him to men-
tion that the parish of Sculcoates was separated from Hull by
a draw-bridge, and the consequence of this measure was, that
the poorer classes were driven into the town of Sculcoates.
The Hon. Member referred to certain returns which he held in
his hand, to show that a great increase had taken place in the
population of Sculcoates, in consequence of this measure.
Mr. STRICKLAND said that he would give this Bill his
most cordial support. It was evident that the landlord was
in all cases obliged to pay the rate, because if the tenant did
not pay it the rent was higher. He conceived that the object
`of tilkt present Bill would be to promote the prosperity of the
IF` Uish. The argument of the Hon. Member who pre-
teded him, as to humanity, took quite an opposite course in
his (Mr. Strickland's) opinion. He should therefore give his
cordial support to the Bill.

bet. BROTHERTON said, within the last twenty years, se-
bent thousand pounds had been. spent in collecting the rates,
Son account of the difficulty attending the getting of it from
these cottagers. Before the year 1797, the landlords paid the
rates ; but now the tenants were made to pay, and not quarterly,
as formerly, but weekly. Ihe general impression was, then,
that the landlords should be made to pay.—(Hear.) A disso-
lute cottager, having no goods, would escape, while the hard-
working man, with a few goods about him, was made to suffer
for others as it were. With this knowledge of the evil, he
shotild support the Bill.
An Hos'. MEMBER, whose name we could not learn, wished
to draw the attention of the House to the state of things in the
East-Riding of Yorkshire. Land was but 4s. per square yard
Rlllcoates, while in other parishes of Hull it was 95.; there-
kbire he could not support the Bill.

Another HON. MEMBER thought it better to let good, sub-
stantial, and large houses be built, which would accommodate
several families more comfortably than they could be in
small tenements.

Mr. LLOYD thought the packing of several families into
bne large house, as was the system in Edinburgh, was not cal.
lea ated to contribute either to the health or comfort of
the poor.
The SPEAKER then put the question for the second reae-
hich passed without a division.
Mr. FITZSIMON brought up the Dublin and Kingston
Railway Bill, which was read a first and second time.
Mr. VIGORS presented a petition from a portion of the
Inhabitant householders of the county of Middlesex, praying
for the repeal of the house and window tax.

Sir R. INGLIS brought up a report, but the Hon. Bart.
spoke so low its title was not heard. '
&Vie conversation took place across the table respecting the
Mode of endorsing each report and petition, with the name of
the Member who was to bring up the same. _ _

The SPEAKER said unless it was a general practice it could
be of little service, and unless the House had altered its opinion
on the mode of conducting the business since last session
it would be unnecessary.—(Hear.)