The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-01-26 00:00:00

SECOND EDITION.

Standard Office, Seven o'clock,

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-LIST MUT.

MEASURES FOR IRELAND.

LOrd JOHN R

the remedial r
afteialluding to
Ireland. that

MUMS h

last night his statement of
iary for Ireland. He said,
of agricultural labourers in
er of persons employed as
orks is, at the present mo-
superintendents is 185 ; the
[tent of all in the debt con..
Lumber of labourers has in-
nber last to 440,687 in De-
account they were stated at
eighty thousand ; and, at
Foubt but that the number
The expense of employing
Z 85,000, and it is calculated
Ten £700,000 and £BOO,OOO.

Apials u

ler the board of N

went, 11,5

creased from 30,135 in
cember. In the last

more than four hundred and
the present time, I do not

that this mont
He then said,
desirable to fo

t will 1-

n of government it was
es, which should be em-
Is, to levy rates, and to
sent, and by this means
se food, to establish soup
tr as they were able, dis-
wplicants, and that they

Dowerec

depots, or that
tribute relief,
ahould not reqi
hear)—but tha

st of work—(hear,
n should be allowed to
d, or on the farmers, and
benefit the approaching

bus his I.

an. arrangement, he might
!I 'in addition to the
littee. These arrangements
on under the superintend-
fnspector General of Forti-
had consented to go to
led on. That gentleman
the Lord Lieutenant, and
hinks best, with the Board
Iners of the Poor-law, with
force, and with any other
calculated to assist him.—
ith regard to proposing this
chef, and for the more effici-
Lth food who are in want, will
that already done ; while
ive speedy effect to the ope-
ie same time, care will be

.elief affo

he proposed should

ence of S

fications
Ireland

Iny time w

3f Wort

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be treated

ration of this
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works be comm(
states, that in re
they are abando
state ; he, then

and to t

public works, already in
ition. There will be no
once, but when all the
ieme are made, then no
a place, or new public

to Ireland. Itl

) The Lord-Lieutenant
ids already commenced, if
be left in a most miserable
that these, at least, shall
therefore, be allowed to
et to this advance, a claim

,hould not be it burden

whole d

,une so severe that, pass-
ve ought not to throw the
ors of property in Ireland.
den of these public works
and he, therefore, should

instalment became due, if
lould be remitted, keeping
-half should be paid. It
was placing a considerable

to the t

country, and which

d propositions entailing ex-
Twise have proposed. It
se grants from the consoli-
sums paid by the people on
sugar ; and it should al-
these were levied upon the,
eir daily toil. He also pro-
ceeding £50,000, to be re-
er, for the purchase of seed.
should be made to the pro-
:s. In proposing these ad-
not nor could he expect to

111 visitation of Providence
llictecl. It was not in the
the effect of such a„cala-
sary to make the
t not been for a paper put
irging his countrymen to
they should take steps to
) supply of food. He was
ition could have imagined
•overnment to turn famine

The utmost t

hey coui

s should

I to the pur

security way
,nd by the D
3 take the to

. But what surprised him
s a union workhouse ca a-
, but which contained but
tes would not be collected
those who ought to have
lo scarcely were capable of
3 in this a tendency to re-

ague and visionary: plan,

luty of paying rates for the
,cted. The interference of
ass might be made in this
lted to proprietors by loans
rty—by public works—by

ivCn to the destitute by lavi.
IA separate. In advancing
be taken that such advances
3oses for which they were
taken by the laws passed in
inage Act more particularly.
ns propssed in the Drainage
1 to extend it to other im-
fl the technical difficulties

)f that act, allowing pro-

r cent., to be re-Paid in

llowanee for repayment if
Lee earlier. This would be
plan with any plan for the
roposed to consolidate and
undertake by the state the
e waste lands of Ireland.
0,000 to this purpose—that
vith it he might sell it, but
improve there should be a
d by the Commissioners of

7alue was below 2s. 6d. an
mild be reclaimed, roads be
vided into lots of from 25 to
r a number of years or sold

ke, by that grant, the

aated great advantage from
.nantry from other proper-
thought it would be a nu-
ody of small independent
k that the small holdings
Ireland, for in the county
landlords were the most

m most prosperous. In
hey proposed to introduce

(Hear, hear.)

relief of the destitute,
no longer be confined to

to bring in a bill for the
itute poor in Ireland, em-
e relief either in or out

discretion to the infirm
re permanently disqualified

labour, thus givi

e destitute at -theii: own
use was full he proposed
)ners power to give leave
to the able-bodied poor
be given in food only.

)fficers, who, in case of
5 into

ver to take p
ief until the n

I were the

proposed im

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