The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-06-21 00:00:00

Mr. HUMS wished to have Is defined plan laid befote the
Cannittee.
Sir 'C. LONG said that that was impracticable, as the
building, from the nature of it, was liable to frequent altera-
tions and additions. •
After a short conversation, in which Mr. BRIGHT, Mr.
WETHERELL, and Mr. BENNETT took part, strangers were
ordered to withdraw, and the Committee divided :
For the Amendment, 30—For the original motion, 51—
Majority In favour of the grant, 244
On our re-admission into the gallery we found the House
still in a Committee of Supply.
A sum of 2.00 W. was voted to Captain Manby,- in consi-
deration of kis invention for preserving the lives of persons
shipwrecked.
The }louse then resumed, and the Chairman having re-
ported progress, obtained leave to sit again.
The other Orders of the Day being disposed of, the House
adjourned at 2 o'clock.

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Eke Sztategonan.

SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 21, 1823.

PA RUM! ENTARY COMMENTARY.
The Bill to repeal the Spitalfields Acts was read a se-
cond time pro forma, last night : the debate standing
over till next Wednesday, if no arrangement should
take place. Lord Ellenborongh stated that the journey-
men would agree to an alteration in the rate of manafac.
taring certain figured articles. Previous to the discus-
sion, if it should take place, we would recommend the
attention of the parties interested to a paragraph from a
Sheffield paper, which appeared in our paper of Thurs-
day, relative to the Linen Trade of Barnsley. It has
been thought strange that the Magistrates, who do pot
understand the minutiae of a trade, should interfere to
regulate the prices paid to labourers. There is, in truth,
nothing more strange in this, than there is in judges
and juries entertaining and deciding upon matters which
they can only understand from the evidence produced,
by the contending parties. It is said, that the proposed
repeal is necessary to prevent the silk trade from posting
away to other places. Now, in Spitalfields, there is no
indicatien of any such vagrant disposition. But at Barns-
ley, where labour is "left free to regulate itself," where
the magistrates are not empowered to settle disputes be-
tween masters and journeymen where every thing is left
to arrange itself upon the newest principles of political
economy—see what has occurred. A dispute has taken
place relative to some matter. The journeymen unable to
carry their point, and being determined not to give war
have literally carried the trade away from Barnsley,
by taking themselves away. " Upwards of fourteen
"hundred weavers have taken their departure, the ma-
" jority of whom are now in Lancashire; about four
"hundred have found employment in Knareshorongb,
" two hundred at Newark, and some have gone
4! to Scotland. The remainder who are too poor to
" leave the place, still hold out." Now, this is really
transferring the trade from one place to another; and
ruining the resident masters ; and all this would certainly
have been prevented, if a scale of wages had existed,
sanctioned by the legislature, and binding on both par-
ties, with a reference, on the spot, in case of a dispute.
CONDUCT OF THE HOLY ALLIES.
A most important question was asked last night by
Mr. Brougham, relative to the conduct of the Allies, in
withdrawing their Ambassadors from Stutgard, on ac-
count of the refusal of the King of Wirtemberg to sap-,
press a Newspaper, and to make certain alterations in
the Constitution of the country, at their request. Mr
Canning shrunk from the question, with a sort of intui-
tive dread of the subject; and hesitatingly admitted that
Goverutnent was in possession of information upon the
Subject, agreeing in some particulars, and differing in
others, from the current reports ; the Right Honourable
Gentleman, at the saute time hinting that he did not
like the interrogatories. Mr. Brougham insisted that
he was justified in asking for such informatioa, on ac-
count of the necessary interest this country mast feel on
every measure of continental policy. This Mr. Canning
admitted ; with the reserve, that though Mr. Brougham
alight ask, he was not compelled to answer; the new
policy making England only a spectator of continental
events. The facts, however, cannot be denied or dis-
puted ; and with this farther indication of the general
conspiracy against the independence of nations, the peo-
ple of this country will see the necessity of deciding for
themselves on the course of policy which this country
*sett to adopt.

The remainder of the evening was occupied in a debate
oa the most convenient place fur the deposit of the hste
King's library. A grant of 40,0001. was made to bugle'
with; and we ha►e not the least doubt, that before the
hooks are bossed and arranged for the admission of the
public, the price of accommodating them will have far
exceeded their original value. This, however, might not
be so great a subject of regret, if any means could be de-
vised of making these collections of any general public
utility, of which we have great doubt. The restrictions
imposed, render such libraries rather puppet-shows, than
public benefits; and though it is desirable they should
exist, for the general interests of literature, it is to be
regretted that their utility cannot be extended.