Star.
London, England, 1818-05-08 00:00:00

,t the poor would marry as improvidently when
vITCI 'Uldren were to be provided for in the proposed
rainier, as they were inehned to do at present. the
vi,aration, indeed, might only add to theit eats-
lessnca by extinguishing their natural dectleam-a,
He thought, however, the Committee had dosie Mitch,
and deserved well of the House and the iMintrY,
tilough he could not help suggesting tie propriety of
withdrawing this particular measure fey the present.
He entertained a sanguine hope that
.grent adroit.
nes would be derived from their continued labours,
ad believed that ;le work of imprevement would be
.„au effectually cc mmenced by a diligent inquiry into
e..e present system of administering the poor-laws.
Mr. COURTENAY supported the clause, as a ju-
i:icious compromise between many conflicting evils.
Mr. CALCRAFT objected to the clause. It would
sot prevent the wages of labour from being made up
out of the poor rates ; for it told a man, that if he
made an iiiiprc vident marriage, his children should
be support:d cut of the poor-rates; with a threat that
if he behaved ill they should be taken from him. By
the effect of the poor laws, the earnings of the poor
had been gradually lessened, though the nominal
amount of wages had been increased. It was, never-
theless, too much to say, that the character of the
poor had been degraded by the poor-laws. it had
been degraded by the effects of taxation and low
vazes; a.,cl these low wages had been occasioned by
uliuwirog money out of the poor-rate. Tb calm away
tL children and support them, was the same thing
us to allow the present wages out of the ewes. Tto
whole spirit of the Clause was in contradiction to the
Report of the Committee, and tainted the who
measure ; it would have no effect but to encourage
improvidta marriages, and the increased competi-
tion fur employment must again lower the wages of
labour. He thought the Bill might be generally be-
neficial, bat the clause in question highly mischievous.
Mr. BROADHURST objected to the clause.
Mr. W. SMITH supported the clause. It had only
the common failing of all human institution--a ba-
lance ofgood and evil : he thought the good prevailed.
4e could not recede from the system of Poor Laws
it at once: all that we could do was to mitigate
their ill effects. The clause in question did not take
the children from parents under circumstances half
so harsh as the old law ; they were now retained in
the parish, but before might be sent away to any dis-
tance. The children were now to be educated: be-
im this, they might have been taken away, and their
education neglected.
The House then divided on the clause, when the
numbers were: For the clause, 46—Against it, 14—
Maiority, S 2.
When we were admitted into the Gallery, we found
Mr. W. Sours moving the following amendment en
the clause about the education of the children of pau-
pm:-0 Frovided always that they shall be allowed,
without any impediment, to attend Divine worship
with their parents and other relations engaging to
take charge of them."
This amendment was agreed to without a division.
On the clause empowering Magistrates to pass to
their homes persons from Scotland, Ireland, the Isles
of Man, Guernsey, or Jersey, who shall be adjudged
vagrants, without whipping or imprisoning them, an
amendment was rtoposed, leas, ing out the words
Scotland, Irelanii,- &c. and making the provision
generally applicable to English vagrants, as well as
those from other parts of the United Kingdom. at.
long conversation ensued on this amendment, which
Wai at last ne:,, aired without a division:
On the que.,tion that the Bill do pass—
Mr. HART DAVIS complained that it pressed
peculiarly Bard upon Bristol. He thought public
relief ought to be given.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could
aot hold out any hopes upon that subject.
The Bill was then passsd, and ordered to the Lords.
NEW CHURCHES.
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On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER, the New Churches bill was read a
third time, and, after the insertion of a variety of
verbal amendments, it was passed.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER gave
notice, that to-marrow (this day) he should move the
adjournment of the House to Wednesday next.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of,
and the House adjourned at half-past twelve.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1818.
THE FUNDS.
PRICE OF STOCKS TIM DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK
Reduced 79},I,—Consols 8011—for Acc. 800
4 per Cent. ;,tiii.--Navy Anns. 107i1
India Bonds 97 99 pr.—Bich. Bills 17 21 pt.
Omnium 11 prem.

No considerable fluctuations have taken place fot
several days, consequently little bw.ine:s has been
done. Omnium has beer. f 3 premium, but has since
fallen to ly 2, at which price it now remains.—
Consols opened at 801 for the Account, went to 831,
aAd remain steady at that price. The Commisticners
*:;ere served by the Jobbers generally.

Last night Mr. CANN:NG presented a Petition from
Liverpool on the alarming increase of the number of
.oged Bank Notes in circulatiol, praying that the
czse would adopt some, measures calculated to
.ten or remove the eviL Toe Petition was received,
2nd ordered to be printed.
To the great surprise of many, the Parish Vestry
1 dl has passed the House of Commons. We venture
that a very short trial will prove it to be,
" all the 13i11s that have passed far a century, the
mr!st productive of feuds, animosities, and dis-
"'rem This was surely not the b. st chosen mo-
t) asti.!l what has for time immemorial been
'-!:1 as a public and Comm 'n right. Were
which pervade this Liil applied
2 right of election for Nic,hcrs of Farliament,
1.4 1 possibly it is intended as a preliminary experi-
r7--!,0 Are have no eloul-it whatever but it would
e..:ea.;ioa RCVOIUtiOII: indeed, the change

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