The Sun.
London, England, 1818-04-25 00:00:00

POOll LAWS.

111 r. S.'I3ovRNE moved 'bat the. Noose resolve
itself into ;i Committee.on the Poor -1.3%% s' A int:ml-
plent Bill.

Air. N. CALVERT condemned the -princiPle of
giving palish clramirro able-bodied men, but ap-
proved generally - of. t '
SuMr E.R wished the UOll. Anchor of
the Bill to exiltin generolly what good would be
woduccd by the
Attcr words from:Mr S. ißounN.B,.which
were not audible in life gallery, the. House went,
into the Committee, on the clause for borlov,iug
snoney on the PooFs'-rates, for erecting work-
houses and purchasing small priors of land to
be let.out to the pipers, by which they might
assist thentstlyes; the money to be by in-
cretiving
.the pointy rates, and granting' 'annuities
upon them.
. .
Mr. DAVIES moKed that the following
words be inserted, " wit 6 the consent of, two-
thirds of the Freeholder.."

Air. S. BouteNEllad no objection to the Anien.d.'.
mem.

Sic C: MoNCKE objected to the ole. of )1)0
Clause, as it went -to mortgage property 'to- (o-
ven tho.v hinds from the uses, for which they
wet e intended, and to throw ;the.horthen
on poi-
tcrity

After a desultory conversation between Mr.
Holdsworth, Mr. F. Lewis, Lord Compton, Mr
Courtenay, Mr. N. Calvert, Sir allyydges,
Mr. Broadhurst, Sir C, Monett (who said, that of
all taxes with which we were hurthened the roars'
Rates ought to be the last that should be tnaile tl►e
subject of a mortgage,) and Mr. FL Sumner, the
Amendment was ageted to. _

On the clause fur remedying the injuries Sus.-
!Dined by parishes from-houseslet Out in numerous
apartments, by the sub- tenants becoming insolvent,
or running away without paving the rates ; or
vv here houses are taken at a rest below what is
liable to assessment, and then -raising the rent
to a sub-tenant to make the owner liable, •Mr.
S. Bourne was understood to propose an amend-,
meat to extend this operation generally, instead
of confining it to towns., This gave rise to • de-
flitory conversation between Mr.. Lyitleton, Mr,
Cnrwen, -General Thornton, Sir C. Monck, Mr.
Wrottesley, Mt. N. Calvert (who proposed the
landlord should only pay'one.-half, instead of two-
thirds. of. the..Poors• Rate on the rent}, Lord
Compton, .Mr. Phillips,' Sir C. Mordanut,
F. Lewis, Alderman tVood, Mr. Thompson, Ge-
neral Thornton,' Mr. Couttenay, (who said,. that
of 18,000 houses in Birmingham 'not more 11.3 an;
4000 paid . the. rates), Mr. Butterworth, and Sir
E. Bt ydges ; after which the clause was agreed to,
withan• understanding that it should be subjected
to a future discussion.
On the clause which makes the Landlords of
Houses, the rents or which are not above twenty,
nor under four pounds per annum, liable lot the
roors' Rates, a variety of Amendments were
moved, and a long discussion took place, in which
Mr;Eittletou, Sir I{. Heron, Mr. Phillips, C.
Monck, Sir C. Mordaunt, Mr. F. Lewis, Mr. Al-
derman Wood, Mr. Thompson,
_General 'ThOrn-.
ton, Mr. S. Bourn, Sir T Paring, Mr. Butter-
worth, Sir E. Brydges, Mr. N. Calvert, Mr. 'D.
Gilb,..rt, Colonel Wood., Mr., Mellish, Mr. Cur-
wen,
and Mr. Lamb, partidpated. It was finally
decided that the landlord should not be rated at
above half dr! rent. 'The clause so amended was
objected to by General ThOrntoti, who called for

a (Uvisio'n,-,-The. aSlery 5. 26z.rnrgngly
for one, when the numbers were—

Aye's'
Noes . • . - • O•
The Galkm-General having withtira,c" big °P.:'
position oil tile number- in favour of the clan'„
OW

being announced From the Chair, the
clauses were areed to, aftereonsiderable discu
skit.
The Honse then resumed, and the Report
teeeived, The 'Report was ordered to be "191,1
into further consideration on Tuesday 0t t,
the Baas. amended to be printed. •
etl
The other Orders' of the Day mete then tlisP°%,
of, and the House adjourned at Twelve 61;1°c