Star.
London, England, 1830-03-10 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS, TUESDAY.

Mr. ‘I.A RD, the newly-returned memiter fur lietru;n,ter,
the oaths and his sera.

Mr. FERGUSSON presented a petition from the inhabit tuts c!
Cromarty, in Scotland, employed in the herring Fishery, tur the .
tinuance of the bounties. The hon. member stated that atl,thro
able seamen would be thrown out of bread it• the bounties were d
continued, whilst the continuance supported what he might term a
naval militia, at a very cheap rate. He felt surprised that whist
France, Holland, and other powers, were encouraging this mode of
national resource, in the event of a war, government contemplated
so small a retrenchment in the expenditure, at so great a sacrifice.
He trusted that, if the bounty of 2s. should be reduced, some ode
might be fixed.
The petition was ordered to be printed.
Sir W. ROWLEY presented a petition from persons imeresttei
in the growth of barley, in the vicinity of Bun• St. Edmunds.
Suffolk, praying for the reduction of the duty on malt.—Ord;red to
be printed.
The hon. lIIRSIBEIL presented a similar petition from Blackban,,
in the same county.
Mr. R. B. PHILIPS presented a petition front the itiitabita..,s
of Haverfordwest, against any alteration in the Welch Courts of Ju-
dicature..—Referred to Committee.
Mr. Aid. THOAIPSON presented a petition from the numerous
workmen engaged in the Iron Trade at Merthyr Tydril, in Glamor.
ganshire, complaining of the distress prevailing in that district, and
praying a reduction of taxes.
After a few words from Sir C. COLE, the petition was Lid 0:1
the table and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Add. THOMPSON presented a petition ficm Mr. John
Williams, of Cornhill, relative to Sub-ways for the better repairing
the sewers, Ike. and praying that a clause should be introduced inn.
all future Acts for in.proving and building in the metropolis anti
large towns, to construct such sub-ways.—Ordered to be printed.

Lord CASTLEREAGH presented a petition from Dr Heath. a
Clergyman of the county of Londonderry, against the Irish Vestry
Laws.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. HUAIE moved for a return (being a continuation of former
'returns) of the quantity of Cotton Yarn and Cotton Twist exported
from this country from 1826 to 1829, distinguishing tbc eounti:s
and the Ada! and declared rilge.—.Ordered.

Mr. HU3lli moved for a return of the quantity of colonial pro.
duce paying a duty of 4i per cent. exported from Ilarbadoe•, St.
Christopher's, and other islands in the West Indies, from the year
1819 to 1829.—Ordered.

Mr. HU3IE moved for a return of the Expenses on Comrnissio-%
of Inquiry, with the Salaries of tho Commissioners, fot the year
1829.

Mr. DUODALE presented a petition from the Licensed Vi..
tuallers of Birmingham, against the proposed alterations in die Be.r
Licenses.—Referred to the Committee.

Colonel LYGON presented a petition from the magistrates and
inhabitants of Stowbridge against the truck system.—Laid on the
table. '

Lord ALTHORP presen:ed a petition from the Grand Jury of
the county of Northampton, complaining of the burden inflicted on
the county by the expense of passing to and fro of Irish and Scotch
vagrants, many hundreds of whom, it was stated, passed their lives
in this travelling way, at the expense more particularly of the mid-
land counties.

Mr. GARDNER bore testimony to this great evil, and wished to
see some legislative measure adopted for its removal.
Mr. GREENE said, in-the absence of the noble lird, the men,.
ber for Lancashire, he would communicare to the house that that
noble lord proposed very shortly bringing forward a measure on this
subject, for the purpose of amending the Lees.
Mr. FERGUSS'ON considered that the number of Scotch vagrants
were comparatively few, compared to the Irish.
Mr. ;BUNDY bore testimony to the great expense incurred in
the county of Derby by the passing of vagrants.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM made a few observations on the suli. et.
Sir M. W. RIDLEY said that the expense of passing Scotch
paupers premed heavily on the county of Northumberland.
Mr. et'CONNPLL said there was one class of Irish vagrants
whom he should wish to see sent back—namely, those who col.
lected rents in Ireland, and came to Englar.d to spend theta.—( A
laugh.)
Mr. I.ITTLETON thought that this subject deserved ihr
serious consideration of the house. The expense entailed on tme
county of Stafford for passing Irish vagrants was nu: less :1,371
2,0001. a year.
Mr. G. R. DAWSON maintained that th eple of frairel
were subjected to a very great hardship from the t,alior.issiou
helpless paupers to particuler di oriels. It was found that an in v i
tatiun was given to Irish labourers, to premed to Scutlard, hecai,er
they worked at a cheap rate, but when the purpose was ensue rv.l
they were sent bark as paupers.
Mr. FERGUSSON thought the honourable gentleman trust be
mistaken, for no power existed in Scotland to remove any pauper.
horn the country. There were now in Scotland not lees then 40.00,1
Irish paupers; and the number of poor altogether which criedd boa
be got rid of was between 50,000 and 60,000.
Mr. GRIFFITH said that no sooner were the Irish supers sent
over to their own country than they returned again, beiiig
over to Bristol at the rate of sixpence per head.
Sir ROBERT HERON bore testimony to the general good eon.
duct of Irish labourers hi this country.
General GASCOY NE said that the tax imposed for the pat.: g
of Irish labourers amounted to ose-lialf, or two-thirds of the htNrs
of the whole town of Liverpool. The remedy he weu'el propose
was, that any person bringing over an Irish labourer, e• al icatjit g
him afterwards unprovided for, should be subjeettil w lint end im-
prisonment.
Mr. SLANEY wished to see the tonsil:ion of the Lehi. ci7 r
raised to that of person! in England of the same class.
Mr. O'CONNELL contended that in most cases Cie Ir:.h ties
placed in a better condi:ion titan the English labourcn, it r i.e Ms s
not subject to the tyranny of parochial overseers. One-iliirel of die
land of Ireland was no: cultivated, and nothing was mere errs
than to suppose that there was in that country any thing like an
over-population.
Sir C. BURHKLL defended the sjstaia of Select Vestries, in
England, and maintained that they suffered no tjranny :o be esti.
cited over the poor.
Mr. DAIVSON said that, of all the towns in I:nel.,ed
Liverpool teas the must hen:fitted by its coiaigulty to 'Wand. aell
therefore had, of all ott=ers, the kart reason to complain of the rose
of any claws of persons from Ireland.
51r. nEsETT whited to see the 14W/ of bait countries assini,.
hated in this as in every piker respect. The operation of the c
system was most injurious, for it prevented the outlay of c11)4.4
upon the land.
After a few words from Mr. POOTMOSOR and ..Sir ROBILOI•
In oLrs.
The patilien was ordered to lie on the table, and it proved to km
horn the csel jury and magistrates al she wort, of Northampton,
complain id the expense et passlog hligh-paupers.
',Lacs, Arm rettermer‘
Colonel SIBT!.OItP moved far manor 441 persons in Great
Britain at .d Ireland. Civil and Military, Ivens two Or mere cog.