Star.
London, England, 1831-04-13 00:00:00

JEWS.

Sir R. GRANT, in answer to aquvtion from an lion. member,
;lint in tic present state of f.silimt of the house, he should psi.
pow his motion for the emancipation of the Jews. Ills opinions and
intentions on it Nvcru, howertr, unaltered.

TRUCK SYSTEM
The honse then went int 4 a committee on the money payment of
wales bill.
Mr. HUME considered the principle of the hill, which involved the
interference of the legislature in t 1 contract between man and man,
improper and impolitic. He elioald more as an amendment, that the
Chairman leave the
Air. LYTTLETON, in answer to a question from Sir It. Datemr,
said that the measure by the present bill was confined to Great
and conld be made to tx;cnd to Irelrid only by a new bill.
After n few words from Mr. WARTON,
Mr. WESTERN said. he concurred in the opinion of the M tuber
for Middlesex, and shnuld rote for the amendment.

Mr. TENNANT opposed the bill.
Mr. MORRISON al,n opposed the bill. In some districts. parti-
cularly in the agricultural caunils. this syf tem was a decided advantage.
The stiff:ring and inconvenience alleged to result from the sy;tem he
did not consider es proved : at all events. that if ;bey did exist. he con-
sidered dirt tli-r were not to ba remedied by any legislative enaetment.
If this bill could pass,, t e fcared it would oc.asion many useful wc;rks
to he stopped—many pzr;enis to he thrown nut of employ.—rend thus the
cumber of paupers would be considerably increased.
Mr. W. WHITMORE said he must differ from hon. members who
had just addressed the hAise. He considered it would ba a just and
wholesome law to compel the payment of wages in money.
Mr. O'CONNELL objected to the nicuure as one that would be in-
operative. Truck Will in reality barter. Barer was the resource of sa-
vage life : here it was the resource of poverty. If the supply of labour
equalled that of labourers, truck would not exist. It was against ull the
principles of commerce thus CO limit contracts. Every exchange of la-
bour for goods—which exchange, in inany instances, would be an ad-
vantage—was wholly prohibited by Lids hill Ha trusted that the bill
would rot be allowed to pass ; it would reflect disgrace on the intellect
of the house, on their skill in and knowledge of political economy. The
truck system was a proof of their poverty and difficulties ; let them be
removed ; but do not sanction a measure that would increase the diffi-
culty, by throwing persons out of employ.
Mr. /HABER LY also oplmcd the bill. It was contrary to all prin.
ciplc. What was the ,yslein in Scotland? 'Bloc it was altogether
truck ; in the agricututal disti leis , gcs were paid in corn, fie. Ile
ttustcd they would not approve of this bill. Let them leave nada ;lone.

Mr. LYTTLLTON replied. He did not propose to enact wh..t was
new or unknown to our lat s ; but n-k.cl that the existing Acts should
be wholly repealed, or tha. toey should be :4enerelly applied. In Scot-
land, particularly at Paish y, &c. there w... the strongest f..clitiA on the
subject; and in this country the operatives, trots' one end of it to an-
other, were against the truck system. This he had the fullest moot' ot.
and he challenged contradiction. The matter »ilghe still have Fiore,' it
he pleased, but let nim pay in money that. The system ought to be
suppressed.
Mr. R. GORDON said he should not object to the Bill, if a divi.
siou were not asked, because it was so ridiculous that be was per-
suaded it would he inoperative; but if there were a division, he must
oppose it.
Mr. Alderman ROOD also declared that the Bill, as altered,
would be inoperative. If the Bill would du tray hood he would not op-
pose it.
Mr. HUNT said he knew the system to he so prevalent. .nd so per.
nicious, that he should support the Dill. It was most prejudicial to
the labourers. The Bill inqhit not meet the whole of the evil—but it
would show the disposition of the House to PIM the evil.
Lord ALTHORP admitted that, in many instances, the labourers
required protection ogitinst tie masters. o long as the system conti.
rived, so long would the nun be at the mercy of their masters. The
Bill might not be wholly effectual—but it would give the men increased
protection stud pen or. He should support the bill.
Lord G. SOMERSET opposed the bill. If it passed, men would
receive less wnges.
Air. P. THOMPSON supported the bill.
After a few words from 11r. R. Gosnox, Lord SANLION, and Mr.
TENANT, the House divided, when there appeared—
lot the Amendment .. 15
Against it ... .. 40
Majority —25
The remaining clauses, with some verbal amendments, were seve-
rally agreed to; the report was then brought up, and ordered to be
further considered on Monday next.
Mr. O'BRIEN gave notice that he should, to.monow, (this day).
bring forward a motion relative to the present disturbed state of the
county of Clare.
The Tobacco(lreland) bill went through a corm"ittec, and the report
was ordered to be received to-morrow (this day.)
The Roman Catholic Charities bill also went through a Committee.

Report to he received on lilonday rest.
The other ordeal of the ,lay Mere then disposed of, and the House
adjourned at Half-past ONE o'Clock.

The present French Government assumes all the charac-
teristics of legitimacy. The highest writs in England could
not require stronger proofs of kindred to the Holy Alliance
than the activity which the French Attorney-Gem-Jai af-
fords. Honest 'Scarlett prosecuted but one or two printers;
but the French Diabolus Regis proceeds against them by
half a score at a time ! Such, however, is the vocation of
lawyers, who advantageously sec a libel in every thing that
is printed ; but public prosecutors are generally restrained
by the wiser craft, or enlarged policy of governments. The
British government have had more experience in these mat-
ters than the new men in France. They allow falsehood to
be corrected by truth, and consider that as harmless which
breaks no bones ; in truth, they laugh at or despise the
swarms of mistakes, or intemperate expressions into which
current events hurry journalists. They do not judge of para-
graphs by the laws of geometry, nor estimate them as they
would the lines in an Epic. We pity, therefore, to say the
least, the puny and litigious spirit which for some time past
has been annoying the able conductors of the ablest Journals
in Europe, by whose fires we constantly light our lamps,
and of whose social principles we have in general the most
exalted opinion.