Star.
London, England, 1821-06-05 00:00:00

WOOL TRADE.

Mr. T. WILSON then presents a a Petition from
the Merchants, and others, engaged in the Wool
Trade in the City of London, praying that some pre-
cautionary measure should be adopted to prevent the
exportation of sheep and rams from this country to
the Continent, which was likely to take place under
the Bin now before the House ;.and an opportunity
would thereby be given to the people of France, to
try whether they could not rival us in the production
of k►ng wool. The Hon. Member hoped the Right
Hon. Gentleman (Nit.. Lushington) would give the
important subject his serious attention.
Mr. LUSHINGTON said, the chance of our long
woolled breed of sheep being taken to the Continent,
might be effectually prevented, by limiting the ex-
portation to South Down sheep only.
Sir ISAAC COFFIN was sorry to see this jealousy
existing amongst us. Some of our Statutes on this,
subject were most illiberal. He recollected that, on
going out to Halifax in 1786, he took with him an
English ram : on his arrival there, he found that,
under a certain Statute of Elizabeth, he was liable,
for taking out this English ram, to have his right
hand cut off, and stuck up ►n the public market-place,
and to have his goods and chattels confiscated. On
making this discovery, he quietly cut the ram's
throat, and threw him overboard. This jealousy
about our long wool was ridiculous, for he could
assure the House, if a long woolled sheep was taken
to the West Indies, his wool would soon turn to hair;
sod if he was taken to Canada, he would lose his
wool altogether!—(Laughter).—The Petition was
received, and ordered to be printed. •

PETITIONS.
Mr. H. DAVIS presented a Petition from Bristol
an=the Forgery Punishment Bill.
WALPOLE presented a Petition from Lynn
against the new Poor Bill.
Mr. LENNARD said, he held in his hand a Peti-
tion from the Pauper Population of Ipswich, a class
of persons who had never before approached the
House. They complained of the provisions of the
new Poor Laws Bill now pending before the House;-
and he hoped their prayer would be attended to, and
be successful.
Sir ISAAC COFFIN said, he felt as much for the
poor of this country as any man cotild do ; but he
did not credit that it existed to the extent represented
by his Honourable Friend. He yesterday stationed
himself at Hyde Park-corner, to look for distress, but
in vain. He had no doubt but in this great metro-
polis I,2oo,ooopersons sat down yesterday, rich and
poor, to good and wholesome dinners of bread and
meat. When distress was talked of, he would ad-
vise those who talked of it to go and look at the poor
of other countries. Norway, for instance, where the
poor lived on bread made of fish bones, the bark of
trees, and coarse bread ; whilst advertisements were
daily seen for the supply of meat and bread of the
best kind for, our poor; and those poor sat down to
tables supplied with food as good as that put on any
Gentleman's table; and food, paid for in part, by
money supplied from the poor of that House I—The
Petition was received, and ordered to be printed.
Lord A. HAMILTON presented a Petition from
Lanark, praying the House to inquire into the effi-
ciency of Mr. Owen's plan of employing the poor.
Mr. MAXWELL supported the Petition, and urged
the necessity of doing something to ameliorate the
sufferings of the poor population.
Sir W. DE CRESPIGNY also supported the Peti-
tion. He strongly condemned the present system of
Poor Laws, which were bad in their origin, and any
attempt to amend them, he feared, must be produc-
tive of mischief. He thought there was no remedy,
except to do them away in toto.
Mr.J.SMITH spoke in favour of Mr. Owen's plan.
Mr. W. SMITH also supported the prayer of tip
Petition, although he did not approve of all Mr.
Owen's plans—The Petition was then read, and or-
dered to be printed.
Mr. BLACKBURN presented a Petitionfrom Man-
chester, against the Poor Laws Amendment Bill.—
The Honourable Gentleman also presented a Petition
from the same place against the Spoiled Stamps Bill.
• Mr. HUME asked if there was any intention of
pressing the Bill during the present Session ?
Mr. LUSHINGTON said, he had no intention to
proceed with the Bill during the present Session.
Mr. BLACKBURN presented a Petition from
Manchester, praying that no alteration might be
made in the present Duties on East India Sugars,:
Ordered to be printed.
ma. MALINSON'S LIFE PRINIERVER.

Mr. BERNAL presented a Petition from W. H.
hlalinson, praying the House to institute inquiry into
the nietit.s of his invention or the Life Preserver, and

award him remuneration for the expense and trouble
he had been at in bringing it to perfection.
Mr.WARRE adverted to die lives sacrificed by the
inefficiency of the present, system, and observed, if
Mr. Malinson, or any other individual, could invent
any more efficient mode of saving life, it was worthy
of attention and reward.
Mr. LUSHINGTON hoped, on inquiry, the pre-
sent system would not be found so inefficient as had
been represented. He was not prepared to say, how-
eve, that Mr. Malinson's invention might not be
adopted with useful results on the Irish coast.
Mr. W. SMITH supported Mr. Malinson's claim ;
he would be happy to hear the opinion of a gallant
Admiral, who sat near him, on the subject.
Sik I. COFFIN had nothing to say for or against
Mr. Malinson ; all he had to say was, he had never
seen one at Portsmouth, and he considered the lives
of the men safe in the hands of their Officers. If
these Preservers were such as represented, he would
say, for GOD'S sake keep them out of the King's ships;
for if once admitted there, it would be found impossi-
ble to keep a single sailor on board a vessel on a lee
shore.—The Petition was received.