The Sun.
London, England, 1811-06-06 00:00:00

wished for rrgolations teepeAing the persons to tie
admitted into their trade ; for regulations respeetine;
the number of apprentices to be allowed ; and in
sleet for such restraints, as, however they might tend
to their immediate relief, must ultimately prove ex,
.tremely injurious, birth to the individuals in question
and or the trade of the country at large. Fm Male
'serf be cotild see no advantage in referring the sub-
jea to the -cansieeratioir of I Coattnittre, as be was-
persuaded that such a step weeld nearly cherish a
falleeious expectation in the. minds Of thole, who
were cincerned. At the same time, if there were
tiny Gentlemen who took a different ,view of. tke
subjeete and who could present to the. House. a Pro-
bable prospett that the appoimmeneof a Crnomittee •
might lead to any thing advabtageous to the Petie
tiOners in their present distressed state, he should
be very sorry to oppoSe the metion. If, therefore;
any Gentleman could point out to the House a eete.
boilable ground for Rtippthsing that a different result
might be expected tau an investigation of the sub.-
jeet, from that which bad followed a similar inquiry
at two -or three former periods, he entreated the
House to liktett t 9 Snell a eittoement, and it they
thought it well founded, toadopt the motion of the
'lion. Gentleman. It, on the other hand, no probe.
hie ground could be mode out for the expeetation at
a favourable result to the inquiry of a Corenoolee,
would ask, where would be the adventite (ex-
',pept that of an" immediate relief to the feelin,is of
the House) of 'encoureging expectations, whkh
meet met it übly lead to the oisaeleenimenr of oue,
whose existing distresses were already but too op.
perent ? • •
Sir R, 'Peres strongly recommended the appoint-
ment of a Committee, to take itao consideration the
whim holy case of the Petitioners, He conceived
:it possii le, that Without consuming much time,
colt a Committee might discover some mode of at-
fording eellef, and tie declarer! that the happiest
day of his life would be that in which he should
join in swell a leboer. Many of the persons who
were now euffering inch &VMS, would soon, he
feared, be employed by the rivals of Great Britain ;
for it was not to be espe'ted that they could long
endure the privetions to \VI/iCh 011/ wr to at present
witkoot not attempt to obtain relief e anti it
Was evidi nt that lluonaparte and those oho tiere
et the head of oilier t coutrielfe anxious to emulate
Great niitato in aoalittfarsiures;:wOuld do all they
could to induce our manufaeturers to emigrate to
those countries. If their miseries could be alle-
viated beet he application from the public parse of a
stun of none's, licAiwee moderate, it might enable
them to btrugiele writ toisfortitne, and would at
afford them time so ascot tain -Whether they 111051 'he
-cutlipelleil to bet itke,therriselves to other occupations,
Or• whether it was piobehle that their owe trade
would so car .revive as to afford them the itie`lus of
. ,
support. " •
Mr. PoNsONBY (11006/1t it was too hard upon those
who were dia. the appointment of a CoMmittee, to
point out the mode by which- the Petitioners aught
he relieved. This) nee it be the loath 'el an exariti-
113lion. • Utiqueitiourtbly several ideas 'On this fifths
led hail oreaured to his mind, although be should
h' aptly theri to throw them out, as rt afterwards
they thouhl be lootfd impratticehle, the mentioe of
illebtat that moment: wouldbet embitter disappoint-
There wee otte.eon:ideratioo, however,
in his ()pinion, ihreeHeinre worild do well to
entettaitr; and that. wits, 'whether if, Oil a minute
int eerigat toil, it should berleelared by •I he Commit.
tee tjeat no relief could he afforded, seell'e &data-
tiou would nut be recervet the Petitioners with
snore tempet eta nneeletatii4o than ally,induediate
and peremptory
,degatiye to e=nter, &t. all into an ex-
amination of their grievances.
li4r.`Ruse declisted .that what the (-Inn: Genttee
~,id was decisive. lint Ilight Hore•Fritted
had seated, that if tr single uoitteited that
conceived relief could be afforded to the ePetn;
flutters, his should ease rho' objemirm to he ektoint-
merit of a Committee. The Hon" Gentlemen Op-
pesite tweioyfaid that several modes by which
her 'Might poseibly'be citiercled hid ()teemed to'his
mindeheirosted therefore, teat there would tie'but
Otte opinion 'in the HOLM; on the propriety of ale.
' point pg a Cematittee, atilt, however, be Wished
to make two or r loeo observations on the sohjeee
representation' Inutility- to• the present had' been re.
ferred to a, selett ettinnlitiee three'years ago 'That
Covmhittee hart been• eery erettateirftly ated very ire
-
Mete eidy attended.- The sobjedh4undergene the
most petteut discesSion, and theitts'olt Was,' that the
Committee were unanimously- a• opinion that DO-
thing celd tie done for the periwig aggrieved. No
one, not event, those who resided in the immediaie
treieehlelurheed of the Petitioners, could be more
comineed of their di•oress than he was. • For font
or five y' .:ifs ltr, had held rt Correspondence with
them, Hutt 'he had always cautioned • them 4;iiiist
cherishing the exeeelaiion of legislative assistance.
Tie Hon', Baronet talked of granting thrift) a aunt. aft
enorey, A similar reenmritendation had been made
'to hen by one of Ore 'deputies of ethe Petitioners,
lwith whom he had lately had a conference.--e That
person mentioned a !minket& thousand pounds as- a
sum that might' be: ktriiiitibl4: to the Petitioners;
but ,iiittolhe 'tame brealfilliteesiiineted rite not ber
'of ieffereof• at live hunched thoesaild, the Hotise
*Chid jt'fitge' hew tareittch a sum could :he.avallitble
ta an' evirio eiiet)ive. • 11,Ially misapprehensions had
gene ribteitrits to hernia eiretinertanees conneeted
veitir a hie Ainedgettledrs it' fold bberi said,
tleit•l4' 1141°Ott tormete octet ion bedlurid out
100,0001•. sir 310,1)(jUla''el the public itioney;.in
titAlffi4;'o('ke, d 4, forethe rebel of )h,i niattlif,e
,terC ceeld tie inane us tonnded eo
eitelity!Of wages, 'of a- liieitatioe
4•Ntilifintibefeof itOrtlittiees,efge. were all poirrtethat
wortediicosaest and dittefluitikki hi the Cretretnittee
kvfliele tie leid'hiready elledect. e In •his •opitilleste:. it
t devise fly method. by 'which' eta
.leetateleeliel Could he afforded •to theee par-soles evhtl
tied iuffereirtitieeoch tirld-err patiently. There Wes
lttO deiatiptiO&l.?tnindiMuilP iii the I:ol:mtiybertet.
eittiardtti,ttfeconsideeetten stfd faiotir of the Lida: ,
hying &Add Nine Oura mode by roots h
they migitt benefeeel.'-' '
Sir
Geno.,il TetieeTtne expreesed this ;tette& eoriefee
tion at the' t!Xtrettittitikint of thettlAntilatloring
distridsi end 'Ol "the ptittieuter- merits of the P(oi-
trenerre nod trusted thee-the Petition would be teltet;.
red to a Cruntritiee, in order, :it; possible; to di!.
Cover liortio /node oftatitwolitatt4either. , Among
the subscribers to tile Pd;itiou were many, wimt,,