The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-19 00:00:00

GODREVY LIGHTHOUSE.

Mr. A. SMITH moved the appointment of a seleot
committee to inquire into the circumstances connected
with the erection of the Godrevy Lighthouse, and to
report their opinion as to the proper position for the
the same.
Mr. PAULL seconded the motion.
Mr. HENLEY said eight memorials had been sent
in by persons engaged in the coasting trade, calling atten-
tion to the neci-ssity of putting a lighthouse on this coast
the first which was presented about the autumn of 1854,
but they were divided in opinion where it should be
erected. After tracing what had been done by the
Trinity House and the Board of Control in reference to
the subject, the right hon. gentleman said that he
thought matters of this kind should be left to the execu•
tive, and not brought before the house. By adopting
the former course a saving of time and money was the
consequence. He considered the Trinity House and
the Board of Control had done what they considered best
after a full enquiry into the subject. He hoped the hon.
member would not press the house to a division, bat if
he did, he (\lr. Henley) should vote against him.
Mr. WYLD considered the spot selected for the
lighthouse was not the best for the general navigation of
this part of the coast. He supported the appointment
of a committee.
Mr. BENTINCK also supported the appointment of
a committee.

After a few words from Mr. Cardwell, Mr Lowe,
Mr. Lindsay, and Mr. A. Smith, the house ass cleared
for a division, but none took ph:ce, an, the motion was
negativeet.
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a -tanding commil tee, or unpaid board
or commission, o consider and report from time to time
on practical sugges ions likely to be beneficial to the
worktt g classes. He said that am this was a new an-
gehtion be felt bound to give a reasonable ground for
the demand tie made on the house and the Government. ,
It would be the duty .•f (mei, a t'ibunal or o..unhil to..
oonsidor ant tep-rt on • ny plan proposed to them. net
uot to tlO anything that would lead to uhreaeonable '"
hope' or unbt.uno. d expecLations. One ground on which.,
he matte this motion was that the committee to which
separate maters rela log to the w• rko g oia..see had
'wen r,ferred, had not worked out the advantages which
might be desired from them or the causes of failure.
Anothei c tte.e which ought to induca the house to take
up this matter was the great change which had taken
place it the circuinsta! oss of the workiug classes within
the last half century. Iu that period there had been a
great increase of the population in these ielabds, it had
nearly doubled, and showed a much greater increase
than in any other country in Europe ; of course this
increase had greatly altered the position of the working
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lation had increased ten per cent., but for the same
periods the increase in the population of the towns was
30 per cent. A necessary result of this ticrease was to
the working classes to live in thickly populated districts;
it also led to a complete separation of classes. Formerly
the working classes lived with those who were their nit.
tural protectors ; but now, in some towns, the working
classes formed 40 per cent. of the population, in others it
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der€d necessary by them. A consequence of the change
in the position of the working classes was a greater sepa-
ration between parents and children. The latter were ex-
posed to greater dangers, and deprived of the proper
shields against them. He asked the house and the feto'
vernment to grant him a tribural to consider ant sue'
gestions likely to benefit these classes. The greatee
body.the
of the population was now divide into two am
of the distress amongst the peasants,
tied , and a cora-
rural and the oity : in 1810 there were
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southern counties ; in 1317 it still contin
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to administration of the poor
to produce it ; in 1519 a similar repor was Mad., but
mittee was appointed which reported that the abuses in
nothing was done. In 1124 another committee was sp•
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Pointed, on the motion of the noble lord elasuemre3brer
for the City of London, on tht subject u bo
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