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GODWIN ON POPULATION.

This day was published, in one thick vol. Bvo. price 181 boards,
AN INQUIRY concerning the Power of Increase in
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By WILLIAM GODWIN.
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Lord CALTHORPE said be held in his hand two Petitions :
the first was a Petition from the Clothworkers of Frome, is
Somerset:dike, many of them respeetable individuals. They
complained of the'imurious influence which the duties imposed
on Foreign Wool about two years ago, had upon their tradl..
In consequence of those duties they were obliged to pay a high
price for their raw materials, and were linable to manufacture
the fine species of home-grown wool. His Lordship observed
that this measure proved the inexpediency of attempting td be-
nefit one class of the community at the expense of another. The
subject of these duties had already been submitted to the consi-
deration of Ministers, and they would not comply with the ap-
plica,ion that had been made to them ; but he hopsd they would
review the decision they had come to, and consider whether it
would not be expedient to take off those duties.
The Earl of, LIVERPOOL said, he was convinced that the
statements made by the Petitioners were not well founded, and
that the duties they complained of did not operate injuriously to
their manufacture. If the Manufacturers would lay such gi ounds
as might induce his Majesty's Ministers to alter their opinion,
they would most readily do so. These persons bad already been
told, that if they would agree to a free trade in Wool, the duty
on the importation of foreign Wool would be given up ; 'at
they would not consent to any proposition of the kind, and said
they would rather have the duty in question continued. His
Lordship therefore did not think that at present they had any
reason to complain.
Lord CALTHORPE replied, that the peculiar. hardship
which the Petitioners complained of was, that the duty operated
on all descriptions of Wool.—His Lordship then presented an-
other Petition of a similar nature from the Manufacturers of
Shepton Mallet, and both the Petitions were, on the motion of
his Lordship, referred to the Committee on Foreign Trade.

• STATE OF IRELAND.
The Order of the Day for summoning their Lord.
ships being read,
The Earl of DLESINTON rose and said, that
in consequence of certain Papers not being yet laid
before the House, he should postpone his motion re-
lative to the state of Ireland. The object of moving
for these Papers was to shew the relative state of the
Duties on Goods imported from Ireland into Great
Britain; and that if • some alterations were not made
in those Duties, the Trade of Ireland must suffer,
and be.without any protection. There were other
reasons why he did not wish to bring this subject for-
ward at present. One was the circumstance of the Corn
Laws, in which Ireland was deeply interested, being
at this time under the consideration of a Committee
of the other House of Parliament, as well as a Bill
for settling the Averages. There was another sub-
ject, of great importance to Ireland, to v hich it
would be necessary for the House to direct its atten-
tion. Ile alluded to the Duties paid on the Im-
portation of Irish Spirits into GI eat Britain ; and
the order which had been given for lowering the
strength of the Spirits before the article could be im-'
ported from Ireland. He had also to observe, that
the labouring poor of Ireland were now suffering
under the greatest distress; for although provisicars
were uncommonly cheap, they were unable to prir-
chase a sufficiency by the produce of their industry,
and they were almost starving. On these different
topics he should take another opportunity of ad-
dressing their Lordships, but at present he should
move twat the Oilier be discharged.
The Marquis of LA NSDOWN observed that what
the Noble Earl now stated would be a fit subject for
discussion at another time. He a ished, however, to
direct the attention of their Lordshiirs to one great
cause of the distress which Ireland laboured under
at present ; it was the disorganized state of domestic
credit, in consequence of the numerous ba:.kruptcies
that had taken place in the south of Ireland. This -
was a subject to which he wished the Noble Earl
opposite would direct his serious attention. There
was one point in particular which called for the
serious consideration of Government, and that was
the restrictions that existed in Ireland as to the num-
ber of persons engaged in any barking firm. The con.
sequence of this was an immense failure, the effect of
which was felt all over the south of Ireland, and Etc
fact of one great town being without any bank wlit-
ever, while no means existed of replacing those banks
that had stopped payment. In Scotiard there was
no such restriction as this, and no inconvenience arose
from the want of such restriction. If that policy
Was justifiable in Scotland, how much greater neces-
sity .must there be for acting upon,rt in Ireland,
where the want of capital was so greatly felt. He
hoped that Ministers would seriously turn their at-
' tention to this question, and consider whether it would
not. be advisable to remove all such restrictions as
I those he alluded to.

The Earl of LIVERPOOL say, be did Lot rise

for the purpose of proloßging this discussion, but
merely to say that be fully arced %%ids the Noble
M rquis as to the general tendenc y of the restrictions
to which he alluded. It was his most anz;ons with
that all limitations as to the numLer of partners en-
gaged in a banking Frrn should be done aa.ay, not
only in behind, bnt also in Engl.:in', twcaute he con-
rceived such a mi...a•ore :o be t!1 only security the
' Public coati have in ccuntry banks--naniely. Ocit bf
allowing several persons of looreity to ttssc;.,te for
the purpose of establishing banks. All iailu,cs v.
thus be avoided, if many persons of n iespect.
'ability were to associate with their capitals for that
purpose. He trusted that this bu*ct would soca be

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taken into contideration by the Government, and
that Parliament would adopt some new regulations
with respect to country banks ; such as would, in
' fliture,o guard against thate unhappy failures that
had taken place. When their Lordships considered
the great extent of the country—when they consi-
dered what an evil it would be for such towns as Li-
verpool and Bristol to be without that power and se-
-entity which should belong to every banking con-
cern, they must perceive that a great check would
be given to useful industry, and that a great dea) of
false capital would be created. He hyped, therefore,
that arrangements might be made for carrying the
principle alluded to by the Noble Marquis into effect.
The Marquis of LANSDOWN said, he was very
glad to find that the Noble Earl concurred in opi-
nion with him on this subject. Considerable efforts,
he said, had been made to induce the National Bank
in Dublin, to establish a new Bank in the south of
Ireland, for the relief of the people in that part of the
island. ' But they declined doing so, from an opinion
that it would not be in their power to work a new
machine of that kind. •
The Earl of LIMERICK said, that he felt him-
self under many obligations to the Noble Marquis,
for bringing this important question forward in the
manner he did, and also .to the Noble Earl for the
promise of relief he had just held out to the country.
The Earl of DARNLEY said, he was happy to'
bear the promise that had been held out of paying
some attention to the state of Ireland, so far as re-
garded the banking concerns; but there were many
other causes of the distresses which pressed so heavily
.on Ireland. In consequence of misgovernment, the
ariculturaldistresses were much greater there than
they were in England. There had also been a great
falling off in the Revenue, which was collected at an
enormous expense. He was informed, that a parti-
cular branch of the Revenue, the collection of which
in England amounted to ten per cent. could not be
collected in Ireland under an expense of '2O per cent.
The Earl of I3LESINTON wished to know how
much of the sum that had been voted three or four
years ago for relieving the industrious poor of Ire-
land by small loans still remained in the hands of
Government ?
• The Earl of LIVERPOOL could not then exactly
state the amount; but if the Noble Lord moved for
it, he (Lord Liverpool) would have no objection to
produce the exact sum.
The Order of the Day was then discharged, and
the House adjourned at Six o'Clock.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The &num. took the Chair before four o'clock. •
A person from the *Ste of the Secretary of State for Ire-
land, brought up Returns of the amount of Itish Stamp Duties
lex the last year, which were laid upon the table.
A person from the Chamberlain's office of London brought
up the Monthly Returns of Payments from the office on account
of the Orphans' Fund.—Laid on the table, and to be printed.
Mr. Sheriff WAITHUAN presented a Petition from the Lord
Mayor, Aldernsen, and Commons of London, in Common
Council assembled, against the repeal of the 22d Charles 11.
which restricts buildings on the wharfs between the Temple and
London Bridge. Petitioners prayed to be heard, by Counsel,
against the BilL—Laid on the table.
Mr. Alderman BRIDGES presented a Petition from the In-
habitants' of Bridge Ward, praying to he beard, by Counsel,
against the Thames Wharf Bill, which was laid on the table.
Dr. DODSON presented a Petition from 450 Occupiers of
Land, near Arundel, in Susses, on the subject of Agricultural
Distresh—thid on the table.
Mr. BUTTERWORTH presented a Petition from the Cold-
wainers of the town of Dover, against the contrahond importa-
tion of french boots and shoes.
After some words from Mr. B. WI LB RA II A the Peti-
tion Was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
A Message from the Lords requested that James Drummond,
Esq. Might be p4tmitted to attend their Lordships' Committee
oa Foreign Trade as a witness. The Lords Messengers were
informed that the House bad complied with the request of
their Lordships.
Dlr. J. P. GRA NT moved for lletto ns of all Fir and Balk
Timber imported into Scotland from Norway, from the year
I'i99 to ISX.—Ordered.