The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-05-17 00:00:00

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meet of a Committee, to propose . affprdia,
' perreattent employment to the eau:, i....rttcularly lathe
manufacturing districts.
~.elliosid-LIVBHPOOL ild-sot rise tot the purpose of
considering the various important totters brought
before the consideration of the flousitilty the Noble,
kortl.who had just addressed them. 'I o cuter imolai
their consideratier would in fact amouet to an exami-
nation of the first principles of pali!ical ocoitomy ; it
would be to take a view of C.. if. appiication to Ow
agricoltorm manufactures. arid contuter.e, not only t.f
this but of every other country. He must, however,
thank the Noble Lord for the candour whtth h^ had
sown in bringing the su!tject forward upon -ticls
oroends, that his object am eared to be what it really,
was—tomake the couniryeleerent ie all respects trout 1
its for4loldlantion. It wan upon that ground that he
could Pot misses' to the 'lnotioe. ile felt that in
brineine forward that m .d.:41 tee Noble Lord was as
anxious as himself to pro.eco. she benefit of the coon-
try; and sorry w.ts he to say, that with the exception i
of the sentiment whit it actuated him, he was compelled
to sire his entire anti unqusiified dissent to the whole
proposition which had been brought before them; a :fro-
po•iiion as fatal as it wes injurious,calculated whiteouts
ant' promote the interest• of sericulture Igloo the very
ruin of their manufactures. tio for ore would never
give his consent to seep a proposition; te felt and nets
rrsua;tra that the existence of the one el-prioicei upon
the other; and the unless they. bosh finurif tird there
would little adeatearre arise from the tenaperery sure-
riotiry of either. Where was the manufacturer who
did not look forward, if not in his own life-time, at
least during the lives of kb; heirs, to vest his property
in :and it Who did no! bilk forward to such a proepert
an his best security ? He should rot then trouble their
Lordships with going into the eultjeet, but he must say
a few words respecting the remark of the Noble Lord
upon the eneouracement that ebotaid he given to fish-
eries ; and he conlil assure the Noble Lard that it was
a subject which had occupied a eonsiderahle sha.e of
the attention of Minister, ; but if the NW& Lord could
throw any new lights u tom t he subject-411ee could show
hop a !totter sent iv of fish could li? procured, aid a
better market csothliehe.l, for that wee a !rain enn-
sitlerati;.n---f be could show how these ohjOets could
he effected, he should be very happy to receive such
information, .and he world unquestionabre give it
due consideration. He doubted eery much whether
Any inquiry would prodnor such beneficial reselts ; but
he had said so much, be. .trio the eecsure of the No-
ble Lord appeared to him to be founded aron notion
act. gether erroneous. On the subject of reclainting
waste lands, ev;:ich had been adverted to hy the No-
hie Lord, they had many pinns before them ; but he
doubt, d the eepediency °fatty mete are for such a pure
pose. They bad frequently tried it in localities, such SS
the inclining of ground for an hospital, or a similar
purpose, but they could uut thus convert the whole of
the waste lambi of England. A great deal of capital had
been employed upon wa.o • lands, and those who were
much conversant with agricaltural district, ktiew that
the temptation of high p ices had 'utilised Many iai-
viduals to embark a considerable dead of pcopetty,..in
sash spesalatious, but he believe* that airy west thee
very generally convinced that such money was ill ap-
plied. And it was at the public expense too that the
Noble Lord required that thousands should be culti-
vated, thousands which were unworthy of the labour of
an individual were to be tilled at the expense of the
public. He would ask the House, then, whether they
were prepared to admit such an inquiry ? If ever there
had been an itnitrovement te Melt tended to the ad-
vancement of the country, which accelerated her pro- I
gress in arms and in commerce, the invention of ma-
chinery was that improvement. It bad been arms anti
legs to the maimed, and almost sight to the blind. It
hall been the source of all :heir power, and wealth,
and opulenu, and it had cnablcdthe country to cone-
pee with anti surpass all the nations if Europe. When
an Ettglishmao looked around hint, Mid surveyed the
nations of• the earth ; when he saw tlin east, west,
north, and south, superior in climatic in sell, and in
all the bounties of nature, to what collhl be attributed
those blessings which he so pre-eminently enjoyed, but
to the superior energies of those mighty minds who
had devoted their lives and labours to the improve-
ment of machinery. It was to such men as Mr. Watt,
Mr. A rkaright, and air. Holton, that they owed much
of their present superiority in the scale of nations.
But even if they were willing to throw aside the ad-
vantages of machinery, it was quite impossible that
they could so retrogade in civilisation as to be able
to effect that object. With such feelings, therefore,
on the subject, he could not concur in the present
mutton; he was unwilling, at the same time, to treat
it with an unjust p:ejueiice, and should, therefore,
move the previous question.
Lord STANHOPE replied briefly and in general
terms ;

After which, the Noble Earl's motion was superseded
by the previous question.—Adjourned till to-morrow.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Tvrizur, MAT 16.

The SPEAKER infornted the House that be hid
received a second letter from Mr. &itchier, contain-
ing the farther names of Gentlemen who were willing
to serve as Commissioners in Ireland, under the •Itdl
of George 111.
Leave was given to bring in a Bill to allow Mr.
Tomkvns, engraver, to dispose of his collection of
pictures and paintings, together with the British
Gallery, by May of lottery.
Lord TEMPLE presented a petition front the own-
ers and occupiers of land in the county of Bucking-
ham, signed by nearly 400 persons, complaining of
the distressed state of agriculture, alid praying for
relief.—Ordered ee lie on the table.

Mr. R. SMITH presented petitioms M the MIMI -ef-
fect from Newport Pagnel and otberipiims.—.oedered
to lie on the table.

Mr. S. WOKTLEY presented lit fin* the
inerchaats and inanufasterers of Ha praying for
a repeal of the wool duty,—Ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. D. W. HARI'EY gave notice, that on Friday
Next he would move far an aezount of the number of
Writs of Error allowed by the Coelhor daring the
last three years.
A new welt Inc °rend to MAW'S, the borough
of Athlone, to-elect a Itepreseatali* IS the room of
Oliver Join 40•Cliatoelt, R 4 who hie moved the
yin of- aiehaliet. of Messier.