The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-17 00:00:00

No. 15,45 it.

LEICESTER COMPLETE ..itj.F.FIZAGE
ASSOCIATION.
At a Meeting of the SUBSCRIBERS to the DECLARA,
TION of Mr. STURGE, held at the Town-hall, Leicester, on
the 14th inst., the following Resolutions were unanimously
agreed to:—
"I. That an Association be now formed, to be called The
Leicester Complete Suffrage Association.'
" 11. That the Constitution of the Association shall consist
of the following Articles :
" Article I. That every man, with the exceptions hereafter
specified, who has attained the age of legal majority, is entitled
to vote in the election of Members of Parliament.
" Article 2. That the exceptions be as follow : 1. All per-
sons suffering under penalty of law ; 2. All, persons proved to
be insane.
{The length of residence and-other details were left to be
considered at the approaching Convention of Deputies at Bir-
mingham.]
" Article 3. That all male persons above the age of 18 shall
be eligible as Members of the Association.
" Article 4. 'Prat the token of Membershishall be the pos-
session of a ticket having the first and semi.. articles Printed
thereon, the same to be duly signed by th'• Sel4etary, and
bearing the Member's name. The tickets shall not be less than
sixpence, and not transferable. -
" Article 5. That no motion be entertained, and no subject
discussed, at the meetings of the Association but such as arc
directly connected with its main purpose ; naisfety, the coin •
plete extension arid consolidation of equal political rights.
" Article 6. That any Member who shall violate any-of the
articlesof the Association, or who shall d sturb the iii'der of
the meetings, shall, on the decision of a majority of Members
convened to a special meeting for the purpose within fourteen
days thereof, cease to be a Member of the Association.
" Article 7. That the bus'ness of the Association shall he
managed by a Committee of 25 of its Members, to be chosen
annually by ballot, who shall elect their own officers. Any
five of the Committee shill be a quorum.
" Article 8. That a general meeting of the Association be
held annually, on the last Mondal in February, when a state-
ment of the affairs, and a report of the proceedings shall be
submitted.
" Article 0. 1 hat none of the foregoing articles shall be al-
tered except by a special general meeting, of which at least
seven days' notice shall be given, specifying the purpose for
which it is called, and two-thirds of the votes of the meeting
shall be requisite to effect any such alteration.
" 111. 7 hat the foregoing articles of constitution be adver-
tised in the Non-Conformist, The Sun, the Leicestershire Mer-
cury, and the Leicester Chronicle."
• JOHN MANNING, Chairman.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

THE TRUCK SYSTEM.

Mr. VILLIERS, addressing the Speaker, said, Sir,
not having distinctly understocd your interpretation of
the orders of the House respecting the mode which ought
to be pursued by persons svho have been charged
out of the House by some one Within the
House, I wish to ask a question on the subject.
The Hon. Member for Knaresborough charged a certain
body of men with certain practices, and those persons
taking notice of what had been said, presented a declara-
tion, denying those charges. I understood you to say,
Sir, that those persons could not properly take notice of
what had fallen from any Hon. Member of this House.
Since then I have heard that the Honourable Meni-`
ber has repeated his charges; I am in possession
of the complete denial of those charges from the
woollen manufacturers resident' in Yorkshire. I wish
to know, Sir, whether it be consistent with the orders
of the House for me to read their declaration ?
The SPEAKER said it would be irregular in an Hon.
Member to read such a document. -!
Mr. VILLIERS begged to a 4 if it would be in the
power of those person, on any other occasion, to repudi-
ate the charges brought against them.
The SPEAKER said, unless some lion. _Member
moved for a Committee to inquire into the subject, that
could not be done.
Mr. FERRAND said he thought he could satisfy the
lion. Member. If the Hon. Member would publish the
names of the whole of the Anti-Corn •law League, he
would find that the majority of them carried on the
trade he mentioned.
Mr. VILLIERS said it was net in his power to pub-
lish the names of the Anti-Corn-law League. He was
not a member himself ; but he believed that the majority
of them did not practise the'truck system.
Mr. COBDEN said he understood last night that
the Hon. Member for Knaresborough stated that the
Hon. Member for Stockport had inquired whether
the truck system prevailed. Was it not known that
the Honourable Member kept a quantity of cows,
and supplied his work-people with milk, for which he
deducted from their wages ? He wished to know whether
that charge had been made.
Mr. FERRAND said, he believed he had said, "
don't know whether the lion: Member for Stockport:is
in the House or no; if he is, will he deny that he keeps
cows, and supplies his work people with milk, and pays
himself out of their wages ?"
Mr. COBDEN was understood to repeat his question.
Mr. FERRAND said that he had said, would the
lion. Member deny it. If he did, it was his (Mr. Fer-
rand's) duty to take his denial.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. COBDEN said he hoped the House would give
him credit for not having wished to introduce personali-
ties into their discussions.—(Hear, hear.) It seemed
that the statement which had gone forth in the Times
was now withdrawn. He was not called upon to answer
any direct questions put to him ; but he would
take it as a charge of last night which the
Honourable Member did not . adhere to to-day.
Now, if the House would allow him,_ he would just
state very shortly one or two facts with reference to the
business with which he was' connected. That business
could not be carried on without the "-consumption of an
immense quantity. of cow-dung—he was letting the Hon.
Gentlemen opposite into the arcana of the cotton printing
—and for this reason it was often necessary for a manu-
facturer to keep not less than a hundred cows. _ It so
happened, however, that as his print-works were near
to a town, it was more economical to buy
cow-dung than to keep cows ; and therefore
not only was this insinuation not true, but
there was not a shadow of foundation for it.-2(Loud
cheers from the Opposition.) These personal charges
against him were evidently got up for the purpose of
distracting attention from a great and vitally important
question; and he must confess that he did not under-
stand how the misconduct of millowners and manufac-
turers could fairly be brought into a discussion on the
subject of the Corn-laws.—(Hear, hear.) If, as the
Honourable Gentleman alleged in the Corn-law de-
bate, the master manufacturers were tyrants to their
rich people, that surely was no reason why they should
add to their sufferings by increasing the price of food.
Mr. S. WORTLEY rose to order: The Hon. Member
should confine himself to the charge which had been
brought against him. He had-sits:right to go into the
general question of the Corn-laws.
The SPEAKER said, the question before the House
was, " That the Orders of the Day be now read."
—(Hear, hear.) Strictly, therefore, the Honourable
Member ought not to wander from those Orders,
which were under the consideration of the House.
Mr. S. WORTLEY had not been aware that that was
the question.
Mr. COBDEN said lie trusted that lion. Members on
both sides of the House would give him credit for endea-
vouring to avoid these discussions ; he had done
so because he perceived that the design of those
who introduced them was to distract attention
from a very important subject. (Hear, hear.)
Ile was not in the least afraid to meet the Hon. Mem-- ,
ber for Knaresborough upon any question of a personal
character.—(Opposition cheers.) But if the House was
to be the arena for discussion of the social relations be-
tween masters and servants, husbands and wives, bro-
thers and sisters, uncles and nephews—(Laughter)—or
even neighbours ; if personal character must be
discussed, he should say again, that he was not
afraid to meet the Hon. Member (Mr. Ferrand), and he
(Mr. Cobden) challenged him to a discussion. At all
times he (Mr. Cobden) avoided personalities, but if
challenged to them, he would meet the Honourable
Member for Knaresborough, and meet him in any way
he wished.—(Hear, hear, froni- the Opposition;)
The discussion then before the House could not be
justified in any one way. He (Mr. Cobden)
did not stand there as the defender of the manufacturers
of the country. It was quite true there might be bad
men amongst them, as well as good. There might be
bad millers as well as good, in the same way as there
were just as well as unjust Judges. But if they be bad,
that was no reason why the . poor man's bread
should be taxed.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") The
question then, was as to the Corn and Provision-laws.
That was a question entirely for the people, and it was
quite clear the charge which had been made upon him
(Mr.Cobden), as arising out of that question, was a de-
vice of the opposite party, in order to escape criticism.
It was not becoming that House to listen to such per-
sonalties. The-attention of the House was turned to them,
and there could be no doubt that her Majesty's Minis-
ters were responsible for the deep indignity which the
character of the House suffered by listening to such
charges, which were perfectly unworthy of the fire-sides
of country gossips.
Mr. STEWART 'WORTLEY said, for his part there
was no man in the House mere adverse than he
was to the introduction of personalities in the debates
which had from time to time taken place in that House.
But with respect to the charge made by the Hou. Mem"-
ber for Knaresborough, he should say, that when he un-.
dertook in the first place to show that those gentlemen
who had been united under the name of the Anti-Corn-
law League were obnoxious to these charges, he only did
that for which an example had been set him before by Hon.
Gentlemen opposite. Whatever be the fault of the Hon.
Member for Knaresborough, he (Mr. S.Wortley) was sure
that the charges against him, and the objections to the
course which he had taken, did not come with a very
good grace from those Honourable Gentlemen who
lied brought those charges forward.—(Hcar, hear.)
With respect to tho lion. Gentleman the Member for
Stockport, they could not but recollect the language that
Hon. Gentleman had made use of; when speaking of the
'agricultural body during the course of the last Session.
They could not forget that the words " monsters,"
" tyrants." and " demons." had figured in his speeches.
Mr. COBDEN—I was speaking of your legislation.
Mr: S. WORTLEY contended that the Hon. Member
had applied those terms to the agricultural classes. The
lion. Member for Stockport on that occasion had dis-
tinctly said, that the landlords interposed like monsters
and demons between the welfare and happiness of the
people, and the prosperity which was opening before
them. While such language was adopted and promulgated
through all parts of the country, while those rancorous
descriptions were given of the agricultural interest, Hon.
Gentlemen could not be so simple as to imagine that
language of that kind could be used.
withimpunity,
without bringing retribution on those who used it.
Without taking upon himself to justify theeharges brought
forward by his Jion. Friend the Member for Knares-
borough, he would say that the Hon. Member for Stock •
port was the last person in the world who had any right
to complain of his conduct.— (Cheers.)
Lord HOWICK would have abstained from taking
any part in the discussion, but- for what had
fallen from his Honourable Friend opposite. He
had heard what had fallen from his Hon. Friend
with great surprise, and with still greater regret.—
(Cheers.) He regretted to find a gentleman so much
entitled to respect as his Hon. Friend taking up the de-
fence of the introduction of those personalities which,
in his (Lord Howick's) opinion, had been so mis-
chievously intruded into their debates.. His Hon. Friend
had said, without entering into the justification of the
Hon. Member for Knaresborough, that he was not sur-
prised at the Hon. Member adopting the course he had
done, in consequence of what the Hon. Member for
Stockport had said during the course of the last
Session against the agricultural interest.—(Hear,
hear.) He (Lord Howick) deprecated as much,
fig; any one the bringing of such charges against the
landed proprietors of the country.-.--(Cheers.) He
agreed with his Hon. Friend in opinion that these
wholesale charges ought not to be brought for ward
against any class of men, and in the strongest man-
ner did he disapprove of those wholesale charges
which had been brought againSt all classes en-
gaged in the cultivation of land. He believed the
course they had taken tended . materially to injure
the cause: they had prevented improvements. with re-
spect to the importation of corn.—(Continued cheers.)
But he could not help pointing out to the Hon. Gen-
tleman and the House the manifest distinction which
existed between charges made against the public conduct
of a class of individuals, and charges Which applied to in-
dividuals, either by name, or what was the same, by allu-
sion, more particularly when these were charges not cf

DOUSE OF COMMONS, MARCR 16.
The SPEAKER took the chair shortly before Four
o'C lock.
Mr. W. DUNCOMBE presented a petition against the
Ormesby Enclosure Bill.
Mr. J. BAILEY presented a petition from Ledbury, in
favour of the Severn Navigation Bill.
CORN LAWS.
Colonel RAWSONpresented a petition from Belfast
against the new Corn Bill, and praying for a total repeal
of the duties on the importation-of corn.
PRESBYTERIAN MARRIAGES.
The HoN. and GALLANT MEM.#En also presented a pe-
tition from Armagh, praying for a prospective law on
the subject of Presbyterian Mixed Marriages.
• POOR-LAWS (IRELAND).
Mr. J. O'BRIEN presented a petition from the Poor-
law Guardians of Limerick, praying that the Assess-
ment to the Poor-rate in Ireland might be a general
assessment instead of' a local ore,and other alterations
in the Irish Poor-law.

CLOSE of the ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTI'f U-
TION PREPARATORY to the EASTER HOLIDAYS.
EIE Public is respectfully informed that this In-
stitution will he CLOSED. from Monday the 21st inst.,
to the following Saturday, both inclusive, in order to perfect
arrangements for the RE-OPENING on EASTER MON-
DAY, when several atttraative novelties will be produced, in-
cluding a FRESH SERIES of DISSOLVING VIEWS, on
an enlarged scale, with entirely new effects, and beautiful ex-
perim .nts, with the LARGEST ELECTRICAL MA.
CHINE that has ever been made.

N. B. The present series of assolving Views, Orrery, ard
Apparatus, by CA 4y, complete, for Sale
110111— LONGBOTTONI, Secretary.

ELL from America.—
11t6onlelcir?‘ti\a`L'IlontjdoSnSTavern,.—Mr. 11. RUSSELL
has the honour to announce that he will give a VOCAL EN-
TE RT A INAI EN T, by general desire, in the City. at the above-
mentioned Room, on ThUrsday evening, March 31, on which
occasion he will repeat the'Maniae, and introduce several new
comp )sitions, including the GaMbler's wife.—Tickets, Js. each,
to be had at all the principal music warehouses.
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BOROUGHS' IMPROVEMENT BILL.
Mr. BECKETT presented a petition from Leeds, pray
ing that that borough might not be included in the pro,
visions of the Boroughs' IMprovement Bill.
SOUTH EASTERN RAMIVAY BILL.
Mr. GREENE brought up the Report of the Com•
mittee on the South Eastern Railway Bill.—The Report
was agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be engrossed.
-BIRMINGHAM AND LIVERPOOL JUNCTION

ITIRAVELLERS BY RAILROAD-or otherwise
to LONDON, will find SUPERIOR ACCOMMO-
DATION,- on Reasonable
.Terms, at EVANS'S GRAND
HOTEL, King-street and Piazza, Covent-garden.
Bed and Breakfast, One Guinea per Week,- •
Admittance at any Hour.

THE GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY'S splendid and powerful first-class STEAM
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HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM; and RAM', G ATE—Every
Wednesday and Saturday morning.
ANTWERP and CALAIS—Every Thursday and Sunday.
OSTEND—Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday.
- II AVRE-Friday, March 25, at. Eight Morning.
BOULOGNE—Ever y Thursday and Saturday Morning.
HULL—Every Tuesday and Friday at Eight Morning.
NEWCASTLE—Every Saturday Evening, at Eight.
YARMOUTH—Every Saturday Evening, at Six:
rpm BURGII—From- Brown's Wharf, Poplar—Every Sa-
turday, and alternate Wednesday Evening at Ten. March 19,
23, 2G, and April 2,6, and 9.
SUNDERLAND—March IS, and 29, at Seven Evening.
To secure Berths, and far all information, apply at the
Offices of the Company, 69, Lombard-street ; 37, Regent-
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STANTON LACY riOrSE, SHROPSHIRE.
TO BE 'LET, READY FURNISHED, with
immediate possession, an excellent MANSION
HOUSE. with extensive pleasure-grounds, walled garden
well stocked with choice fruit trees, hot house and green-
house, coach-houses, stables, and out-buildings, complete,
beautifully situated within one mile of Ludlow. Adjoining
arid belonging to the Mansion is about fifty acres of fertile
meadow land, the whole or any part of which the tenant may be
accommodated with.—For further particulars apply to Mr.
Humphry Salway, Solicitor, Ludlow.

COMPTON-HOUSE, SOHO.
THE SALE of the immense and valuable
STOCK of Messrs. SEWELL and. CROSS continues
daily; without the slightest reserve. In consequence of the
great overflow of business during the last week, they have been
unable to submit to the Nobilitv'and their numerous customers
the large and magnificent S'M'OCK of FOREIGN LACE,
British and Foreign Velvets, and Cambric Handlzerchiefs.
1 heir stock of Linen for family use is worthy of attention,
having been manufactured of the best fabric expressly for this
establishment. Jti consequence of the doors having been closed
at three o'clock, each day, ladies who were disappointed last
week in making their purchases are respectfully informed that
tl.ey have now made the necessary arrangements to keep their
premises open from ten till six o'clock daily.-44 and 45, Old
Compton- street, and 46 and 47, Frith-street, Soho.

VINOUS SPECULATION and BAN K -
-KA) RUPTCY.-The two senior Partners of the firm of
Stanley, Fisher, Ford, and Harrison, Wholesale Warehouse-
men; 19, 20,21, 22, Lad lane; Cheapside, having retired from
business last April, giving the use of their names for twelve
months to the present firm of Ford, Harrison, and Stephens,
who, by ruinous speculations in the foreign damask, and Irish
linen trade, are now bankrupts, The Stock has undergone a
valuation, by order of the Assignees, which shows a deficiency
of nearly 33,0001., and as the senior partners have refused to
come to any arrangement until the whole of the goods are
turned into cash, the assignees have appointed three houses in
London, and two in the Country, for the sale of the Stock-
Brooks and Co., 47, Duke-street, Manchester-square; Hunt
and Co., 88, Chiswell-street, Finsbury-square; G Buffen and
Son, Union-house, Lambeth ; Stevenson and Hatton, Dublin ;
and W. and H. Millar, Liverpool. Amongst the goods are the
following :- s. d.
57,000 De Laines and Printed Saxonies, at leer drew! 2 11
1,400 Pieces of Print anti Printed Furniture, at per yard 0 24
3,800 Pieces of Stout Long. Cloth for Shirting, 25
%al-di for
•,750 Pfeces. of Bordered Window Muslin, 12 yards
the piece for
360 Pieces of India Silk Handkerchiefs reduced
• from 3s. 6d. each to
Fourteen Bales of Manchester and Scotch goods, consisting
of Jaconet,' Cambric, and Book Aluslins, Twilled Cambric,
the fine numbers are reduced Mbre than one half. 2,7601.
worth of Blankets, Quilts, and Counterpanes, being whiter
goods, will be offered at ruinous prices: 2,500 White Coun-
terpanes, large size, each, 2s. 11d. ; many that cost the firm
285., will now be sold for 1 Is. 9d. ; Blankets, 2 yards long,
each 2s. 9d.; and the Witney Blankets, upwards of 3 yards
in length, reduced from 38s. to 17s. 6d. the poi:. 72 pieces
of Black Bombazin, reduced from 2s. 9d. and 3s. 6d. per yard,
to Is. and Is. 2d. per yard.
The above goods are quoted in order to give an idea of the
reduction intended to be made throughout the stock ; but in
consequence of the difficulty of disposing of such an immense
quantity of Linens, Sheetings, Table Linens, &c., of which
the stock principally consists, the reduction in the Linen de-
partment still be much greater.
LINENS.
1,372 Pieces of stout and fine Irish Linen, for Shirt ing,
co,t the firm Is. 6d. the yard, usually sold at Is. 9d.,
are now reduced to yards for
9:36 Pieces ditto, for fronts and collars, reduced from
2s. 9d. p-r yard, to 26 yards for 4l 0
1,760 Pieces ditto, curiously fine, many of them cost
3s. 6d. and 45., will now be offered in single pieces
at 26 yards, for ....
300 Pieces that are soiled, are all taken down at 26
yards for ...
183 Pieces of Stout Linen Shirting withous a seam,
at per pair
267 Pieces ditto, Russia flax, two and a half yards
wide, at per pair
130 Pisces of Irish Sheeting, usually sold at 3s. 9d.
per yard, marked
163 Pieces of ditto, 3 yards wide, which cost Bs.
per yard, are to be sold in th eenumbers, 4s. 9d.,
ss. 6d., and ss. pd. per vard.
About 4,5001. worth of fable Linens will be reduced as fol-
lows :-All the No. 1 Table Cloths under 2 yards in length.
are from 81d. to Is. I Id. ; 179 Double Damask ditto, VA
yards long, 2s. 6d. each; 1,723 splendid Damask, with centres,
are reduced from 18s. to 7s. 9d., and those from 3 to 6 yards
in-length will be sold at a stilt greater reduction, with Napkins
to match

5 6

s. d.

.4 9

96

1 9i

P. S.—The most extraordinary lots arc the Foreign Da-
masks, many of them so line as to be viewed as a curiosity by
manufacturer; in the trade ; those that arc three yards long are
reduced from 455. to 19& each ; and many that are four,five,
and six yards long, will now be sold for 315.. awl 375.
each, with splendid Napkins to match. 800 ditto Rivi ie Cam-
bric Handkerchiefs, valued by the assignees at 6s. and Bs. each,
will now be sold a) 2s. 6d. and 3s. 6d. each.
Observe, BROOKS and CO. , 47, Duke-street, Manchester-
square; HUNT and CO., 88, Chiswell-street ; GEORGE
BOFFIN and SON, Lambeth; and the country houses, Liver-
peol and Dublin.

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This celebrated construction (the most accurate on which
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taining power to continue going while winding up,

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With hunting cases, capped 6 16 6
GOLD CASES.
Size for Ladies, with elegant gold dial
Ditto in double-backed eases.., 14 14 0
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Ditto extra full size, capped - l7 17 0
A Pamphlet, containing observations respecting the various
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MORISON'S HYGEIAN MEDICINES.—
The following are the principal Depots for the sale of
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Mile-end-road; Mr. William Jackson, 93, Cheapside, corner
of King .street ; Messrs. Hannay and Co., No. 63, Oxford-
street; Mr. William Hallett, No. 83, High Holborn; Mr.
William Good, No. 72, Edgware-road ; Mr. James Ellen, No.
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mere misconduct but of actual infraction of the law.—
(Cheers.) Ile believed the Eight Honourable Baronet
opposite would agree with him that there was nothing so
unwise as the introduction of such topics in the House.
He (Lord Howick) agreed with what had fallen from the
lion. Member for Stockport., that personalities would
not promote the advancement of great public questions.
As he said before, he would not engage in the conversa-
tion, were it not from what had fallen from the lion. Mein-
ber for the West Biding of Yorkshire; but after what he said
lie found it impossible for him to refrain from expressing
a different opinion from him, He thought the personali-
ties used towards the manufacturers and mill-owners
.could not be justified, and were not to be palliated by
.anything that had taken place, because the charges of the
one were of a totally different character from the other.
He hoped that in discussing those questions there would
for the future be an absence of such personalities.
Mr. FEBRANI) said that the House would recollect
that during, the last and present session, the Hon.
Member for Stockport had asserted that the
' Corn-laws caused the distress of the country.
It was his (Mr. Ferrand's) lot to converse with the work-
ing classes in his part of the country, who said that they
-ditl not.. consider the-Corn-la sys mere the cause of that
distress; but they told him it was caused by the tyranny,
the oppression, and the plunderof their masters, and he
had used what he had been told as an arum-nattily?t
ad lunninum.—(Cries of "No, no.") lle (Mr.. F.) said
he had, and he was prepared to give evidence of what he
said; and when the Hon. Member for Stockport said he
had brought those charges forward, on anonymous au-
thority, he (Mr. F.):begged to say it was no such thin".
lie never brought any charges that he was not prepared
to prove ; and there was not a single charge which he
was not ready to prove before a Select Committee.
Mr. VILLIERS said, that he had received denials of
the charges made by the lion. Member for Knares-
borough, from the very places where the Hun. Member
said he had got his charges.—(Hear, hear.)
DESIGNS COPYRIGHT BILL.
Mr. E. TENNENT rose to move the Order of the
Day for the second reading of this Bill. The Hon.
Gentleman proceeded to make some observations, which
Were for some time inaudible in the gallery, in con-
sequence of the noise calked by Honourable Mem-
bers leaving the House in considerable numbers.
He was understood to say that the object of the measure
was to give a high character to English manufactures,
by encouraging the manufacturers and their artists to
compete with those of foreign countries, lie then read
an ordinance of the French Government, which set
forth the great importance of excellence in design, to
the manufacturers of the country, and
.giving a
protection of nineteen years to the inventors.
Down to 1835 there was no law of copyright for designs
in England. In that year Mr. Poulett Thompson
brought in a Bill for this object, which gave a copyright
of three years to designs in metal, and of twelve years
if woven generally. It was his intention to in-
clude designs for printing cottons in his Bill ; but
from the expensiNT operation of the registration system,
the parties interested preferred being exempted. But
the obligations to the registration system had been re-
moved, and the manufacturers now claimed protection.
Printed cottons now formed one of their most
valuable manufactures, and the protection of the
designs on cotton presented a singular anomaly
compared with those on silk. The opposition to his
measure was confined almost exclusively to those who
traded in the designs of others, as common property, and
they feared that any alteration in the law might throw
a serious obstacle in the way of their operations. But
he regretted to say that he had encountered opposition
from gentlemen who seemed to entertain some ill-defined
but strong apprehensions as to the effect of this
measure, though with one exception, at Man-
chester, he did not meet with a single excep-
tion from the cotton-printers of England and Ireland.
All he looked for was a protection to the proprietors of
designs of a moderate and limited duration. The pre-
sent system was injurious to the interests of trade. A de-
sign, which might have cost the proprietor great care and
expense, was copied by another manufacturer in inferior
colours and inferior cloth, which enabled him to under-
sell the original proprietor in his own market.—
(Hear, hear.) Not only was he deprived by this means of
the profits to which he was fairly entitled, but the repu-
tation of his house seriously suffered. He would read a
passage from the evidence taken before the Committee
of 1840, to show the extent to which the sys-
tem of piracy had been carried. The Honourable
Gentleman then read a portioa of the evidence given
before the Committee, by a manufacturer in Manchester,
who stated that he had himself been an extensive copy-
ist of other men's designs, and that lie printed
his copies on such infenor cloth as to enable him
to undersell the original designers.—(Hear, hear.)
This was the evidence of a gentleman of high standing,
and of considerable distinction in his own trade, and who
had given much assistance to the Eight Hon. Gentleman,
la teVice President of the Board of Trade, in the Committee
:appointed to inquire into this subject. This was one
instance of time demoralising practice. The next point
to which he would refer was the evidence of Mr. Lewis, a
merchant ofLondon. The Hon. Member then read another
extract from the report of 1840, but there was so much
noise in the House that we could not catch a word. He
then came to the evidence of Mr. Warwick, who
stated that piracy was carried to such an extent that
at one time every new pattern that came out
was immediately copied by rival printers. This
evidence was slso confirmed by that of Mr.
Strutt, of the house of Clement and Company.
He could adduce other evidence to show that numerous
piracies took place, merely because the present law did
not give pfotection to the designer for a longer period
than three months. It might be asked, then, if the pre-
sent law did not give a greater protection, how would the
designerderive protection if his copyright were established
during a longer period ? The fact was, that at present
the owner of copyright did not think it
worth while to defend himself against a pirate.
The law now did not cover more than
twelve weeks for the designer. It required two or three
weeks before the success of his design could be
tested it required three or four more weeks to
re-produce it, and then when a piracy became known
the owner did not think it worth while to encounter cost,
trouble, and expense to defend his right 'for the few
weeks that remained. But if the protection were
extended over a period of twelve months, or even
for nine months, as the present Bill pn posed, the owner,
thinking it then worth while to defend his property,
would become more vigilant. But the bad effects of
the present law did not injure the owner of copyright
alone ; they also injured his retail customers, the shop-
keepers, for they, knowing that at the end of the protected
periods successful portions might be imitated to an
Indefinite extent, would be afraid to give
large orders to the original owners, lest at
the end of that period their stock might
remain unsaleable upon their hands, through
the competition of those who had bought cheaper
from the imitators. In like manner at pre-
sent there was not time enough to receive
and execute an order from the West Indies.
The evils of the present system affected muslins and
calicoes in Belgium, Italy, and the United States.
For no one branch of the manufacture, either for the
home department or for foreign export, did the present
law aflbrd any protection whatever, whereas if the
copyright were extended to nine or twelve months
there would be an adequate protection for all.
The injuries which resulted to the industrious manufac-
turers from these practices were so obvious, as not to re-
quire any comments from him. There was one, however,
to which be must draw the attention of the House.
lie meant the permanent injury which these practices
must cause to the future prospects of the industry of the
country, and the character of the British manufactures
in foreign markets. In these manufactures there
were two processes, first, the intellectual process—
making the design ; then the mechanical process, which
consisted in the manufacture of the fabric. In the
latter of these, this country stood unrivalled ;
but in the former, the beauty and supe-
riority of design, the French artists were
much before us. It, however, in addition to the cheap-
ness and stability of the production, in which we
excelled all our rivals, we could add beauty of
design, our 'fabrics would then be accepted in
every market of the world ; but such was the pre-
sent law, that instead of encouraging the artist to
produce elegant designs, it tended practically to dis-
courage him from turning his attention to time subject.
In many instances persons who had it in contemplation
to prof lice new and valuable articles had abandoned the
design, because the law, as it now stood, did not
afford sufficient protection. Another result of the
imperfect operation of the law was, that it made us de.
pendent upon our rivals in France, not merely for the
finer class of goods, but for the designs employed in this
country. The extension for which he contended would
remedy all the evils which he had pointed out, and would
have a tendency to raise the character of English manu-
factures. But there was another consideration by which
he would recommend this extension to the adoption of
the House, namely, the necessity of preventing the waste
of money,, by the establishment of schools of design.
If they were to have schools of design in this country,
it was necessary to give security and protection to those
whose genius was engaged in that business. He (Mr. T.)
would not venture to intrude upon the patience of the
House by going through all the advantages which in
his opinion would result from the measure he proposed.
nor would lie then take up the time of the
House by anticipating the objections which might
be taken to the second reading of the Bill.
However, he would state that notwithstanding the prohibitory
duties existing in other countries against our. manufactures,
there was little apprehension of a successful competition from
those countries. In Belgium the duty amounted to 25 or 30
per cent., and yet the quantity exported was not lass than
to ostensiblythat modified,
country
was
80
perhe amount
amo
5,200,000 yards of printed calico. In the United States of
t
America, though the
exportedtariffwas
of duty on English
cent., and yet notwithstanding that almost prohibitory duty,
the number of yards of prin'ed calico exported to America was
on an average, for the last 30 years, 36,000,000. The Hon.
Gentleman concluded by movirrg that the Bill be read a ses
cond time,