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London, England, 1819-05-14 00:00:00

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at.* support Which nature required. It
'the objects of the Bill to correct this evil.
tliided by moving forleave to bring in a
!better regulation of perms employed
lauufactories of tiliat

14r. ROBINSON could assure the I
Ge.itlentan and the Houle that no person
sincerely syernpathize with they Petitioners
tress than he did; and it Wm therefore with
,gret that he felt himself obliged to oppose
which the Honourable Member wished tr -
as one ill calculated to remove the evil.
of. He uncrersfood the raeastirelkat he
Moore) would propose went to extend
Trade generally the provisions of the Spit
He considered it , dangerous to interfe
wages
.of labour, and the House hid
very cautious'
.in 'doing so. in.,1809, a
had sit on a very similar subject-=on sits
cf the Cotton Trade.' Thy had veil soon
Report; and as the sentimente it contain(
fettly-conPvinable to:7lSh wen, he *old
-them to 'the Holise.' The' Report state
-Committee wqe inflitmed that some
• as was then•Oayed for had bliss
3sikirs in force inAWSilk Trade; tub
solverttat such legislative interference
tCride*ll; -aggravate those evils whit
otlitt'of the Corifinittee, and must he c.
to alleviate. Such was the view of a subject
similar to the present that was taken by •
mime, which contained the 'persons best
judge of the merits of such-a querion, that
in the House. Among-them, he might
'Blackburne, Mr. D. Giddy, Mr. Baring.
Mr. P. Moore, Mr: Rose, Mr. Huskisson
berforce, and Mr:Whitbread. Such a mr
fore,' as it was now proposed tointroct
object to'; unless it could be proved th;

lar Tiede ought* to be excepted from
rules which it bad 'been thought wild
for the regulation of their conduct wht
on such subjects. • '
Mt. DAVENPORT was &opinion ID
as that recommended by the Honourabf
,would be prejuditiial tothe interests of
Mr. ELUCE contended, Ahe pectilik
the Silk Trade was such as to justify the
made to Parliament. Whin•such a nie
Corn Bill had been passed to protect th
rest, without censuring that law, 'he m
unfortunate silk weavers had a right
gislative interference to cave them from
It 'was stated to him by the weavers,
amounting to but the eighth of a penny,
consumer of every yard of silk wove
would remedy the evil
,; and he thought
able that the sufferers should wish to
cured tothem by an Act of Parliament.
lief were not afforded, and the Bill now
for altering the 'Poor Laws should pass,
Mined a clause against' ranting any able ,1
lrochial relief, he wised to know
abourer was to' do: 'At present he el
`if he were not partially supported out
Rates. He "had thus far spoken me'
price of labour. He understood the
able Gentleman (Mr. Robinsou) had ,
the other parts of the Bill, and he.therefi
the Honourable Gentleman net to ob
being brought in, merely because he
one part of it. He begged to call the
House to the system of half-pay apprentices,
had become very prevalent in Covent
plan, the apprentice received half the
boar. • This formerly did very well, ti
took place in the trade, w:.;1,- the a
thrown on the parish, and the greatest
The Bill 'went to provide a remedy for
fore he hoped
,the Right• Honoura
would not oppose its being brought in.
Mr. WALLACE contended, that
clearly proved that the general prim;
such cases ought to be dispensed
the silk weavers, a Bill like tbat pro,
troduced, ought not to b.f. brought it
objected to all interference with. the
but should be glad to see proper regt
to correct:the evils of the half-pay sys
Mr. DUGDALE decidedly supports
To his knowledge, the distress- of tl•
the list three or four years had been
Mt. F. BUXTON thought those
were acted opts with respect to late
state, were'inapplicable to the arti6ci
which now existed in Coventry. Al
' small part of the wages of the worie
of the
tion ofpwhkaa of
the
ttheeilt:ed t.
came from
614101 workman, after labouriug
day, with machinery of his own, so t,
borne little capital also, could get bi
Others Could obtain but ss. 6.d. per
of what they received came from
PoOr's Rates were .the cause of th
Rut fcr them it mule long since havi
fer. either the mew would h eve ahem
altogether, or the masters would has
td raise their wages. The House. I
proceed as if the trade were in a col
question was,. whether, the tr.
Arced out of its ordinnry state by cc'
lesion; it was to be left thererw4isistat
made to remedy the evils thence
AegiSlit,l7e interference 7 The tasq
stsne;ltihad beps assumed ; ter in Ct,
Rates 'ire, et this' time of conipaveit
191. in Alt.: riSisnd; and one-third of the
the city reeeVied the means of enbsi
The Poor's Rani? vre the centre
merchant in, Londeekhaving nteconnexion
vestry—having ttEVer,eaid a shilling •
Sates of that ;slam could send goods
tared tbete by perseltis who *ere
les week fcr tk.9: late-.lrt The