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'admitting that severedistress
existed in Lanarkshire, and some other parts of
teotland, was of opinion, that that
Ought to be borne in mind which had been very
ifairly pointed out by the Govern Mint. In Eng•
!and the Gentry contributed IZ'rgely from their
tents to relieve the poor by assessments for Poors'
..ates before they came to. Parliament for telief.
iEhis was not done in Scotland ',• and he thought
propo'sition made by the Noble Lord at the
ead of the Treasury exceedingly fair, as it Oflered
'l‘ell'), sum in advance to relieve their temporary
prdvided the property of the country
woald submit to the same assessment *Lich was
tlommon in England.
AIr.,WILnErFoRcE explained.
it J. MActufsvrosu thought it a little unfair to
ake the present appeal a goestio6 between Eng-
and and Scotland. The ks hole question was this—
fliethei it Was fair to provide that those who had
luffered Most from the policy of the conn,ry
liottld be ht-!p in any way by those who had
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the least. He-opposed the doctrine of
Vie Noble Lord, which had been stipporte,l by
Hon. Friend (Mr. Calcratl), that ScOdAnd
could be entitled to no relief from England till
Vie had submitted to be assessed to the Poor
4tates.

to;d .said, had he understoosf•that
Oefore relief was to be afforded to S'coiland, no-
tler any 'circionstances, she must submit to the
`,or s, he would hove ()filmset; such +1 prin-
'ille, fie understood no snch broad principle to
'nave been laid down, and if the question befote
[louse had been made one between England
Scots sod, it had not been made so by the
-"sable Lott! (Castlereagh).
Mr. PHILLIP; thotig,,t what had now trans-
ipired furnished a strong argument for instituting
4111 inquiry into the exiting diStress.
Fouar.s -was of opinion, that the distress of
country might to be relivVed either by a Par-
!larnentat y Grant or a voluntary subscript
The petition, which was froth the Township of
tlamilton and other places, Vva's tiler
Lord A. HAMILTON conk an opporunity of
!leclating, that every thing had been done that
,tnuld be done by the proprietors in Scottand
:relieve the poor. fie remind,d the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, that 100,0001. had been granted
in the last Session to build churches. He now
.assets upon the Hight Hon. Gentleman to look
et tire present, petition, which stated that the poor
111 their neighbourhood could not go to church for
'rant of clothes, and alter that to consider, be-
•,°re the grant was appropriated, whether those
" whose benefit it was intended would be likely
1° Profit by it.
Mr. MArsEnor objected to a grant in favour of
the sufferers, as the principle once adopted in
their case must be acted upon in every other. Why
the Gentry there, who had been enriched by the
Nonopoly of trade formerly enjoyed, should not
now cover the distress complained of, was that
Which he could not understand.

'lle petition was ordered to be printed.
Lord A. Elamtt.ToN presented a iimilar petition
from the lieritors of Rutherglen, which was read
ilnd ordered to be printed.