The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-12-17 00:00:00

DISTRICTS IN SCOTLADD.

Mr. MAXWELL rose. pursuant to notice. to Wu.;
forward hle moles on the State of the Manufacturing
Utstricts is ranee parts of Scotland. He alluded parti-
cularly to the comely of Honker', where, in some parts,
the people had beeu obliged to sell their clothes, aid is
others, to take their children from school. The object
of his motion was, that Ministers be called upon to show
why en relief had afforded. The distress bad sprung
from various censer, partly fruits the Combinsiion Loos.
and partly from the somber of soldiers who, at the tail
of the war, hail returned to their former pursuits. The
Hee. Clentleman concluded. by moving for copies of all
Memorials transmitted to the Lorda of the Treasury, re—
lative to the distress of the manufacturing population of
the county of Renfrew.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said be
would not oppose the motion. Ile was aware elms from
rations causes inamsfaeturing districts were hable to
sudden distress, especially where there was no fund. as
in England, whence to meet that sudden pressure. But
in the event of an application to Parliament. therern-
ment would have no objection to make an advame epos
proper security. On the subject of Emigration. alluded
to in the Memorial, while tiovernment deprecated any
rash and huts, steps, they would at the same time be
ready to knel.their assistance to any rational plan for
that purpose.
Mr. PRIMROSE was satisfied, that if the cause of the
I distress in Scotland be temporary the people of that
country could provide for their own poor. Bat the
principal cans, of distress was tbe grrAt quantity oh nia-
, =factures for whith there was no vent ; znil by adding
to them, the distress most of course be ii!ereased. tie
brushed. that whelk the matter came before the House. et.
tenthsn would be paid to the effect of taxation on MUM.
factures.

Mr. FINLAY said, he had met with every wadies
from Ministers to his representation, frum the maaufae•
taring tilstricts of Scotland.
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Mr. J. P. GRANT expressed his astonishment at the
narrow sad contracted view which the Noble Lord end I
the Right lion. Gentleman bad taken of this lemitionl
lasteau of inenlasing dm army and the exprosliture to
preserve the peace. it was the duty of Parliament to pre-'
vent such lavish excesses, and to adopt a general plan
for the relief the People. and mot for the assistance of a I
part of the community. By this species of partial rolicy,
the evils we complain of had been rendered general.,
Unless they removed that excessive distress which pre-
vails among the inannfactaring population, it would be
impossilile to prevent part of the country flans going
into excesses.

Mr. HUSKISSON said, it was a most extraordinaty
statement, that Ministers had tented a titer tar to the
distresses of Scotland. On the contrary. Hoverument
wes disposed to make an advance, in order to afford im-
mediate assistance for the distress of those parts a hicb
were inclined to assess themselves, to aid those whose
labour bad increased the value of the property of those
districts. In the way of immediate relief, ParEveritt
could do sonsetbing; but in the way of permanent assist-
ance, the only thing that could be done must be by re-
storing conhtlence.

11r. J. P. Giusti explained.
Mr. TIEIINEY admitted the difficulties in which the
4:Detriment was plated; but it was aston'shing that
they should hr for so many month. acquainted with these
scenes of misery without even being prepared with any
remedy. fir found that the ducks of tilavgoor, so no-
cc nary for the eeeerity of the propeity there, was now
w be paid fur toy the people. 'Tranquillity (mold not
Le restored in :icotland by dint ef law, and the exercise
of a military forte. It was a monstrous state of so-
arty, to ser turn dying of want before their errs. w
out the means of &fording them relief. Ile would rt:
compel the counties and parishes to come to an h
ilia& assessment, in order to atford instant relief. The
Ihmae sl.ould lose no time in inqu:ring into clam mods
of arriviog at some *lief for the evils of the day.
Mr. Illfeuiseon explained.
Mr. MARRY AT thought, their efforts r., afford relief
fur thee :nauifold distresses should !:.• immediate. He
enteral into calcilations to show the initsvonae

arising to the Cotton tianufacturers • snJ to pros:e thit
they ought to thus. who had helped thus to soak
astonishing prustg ; tionfrit now it was true, that seteltil
parts of Europe cou:J sapray tbems..lves nitb cotton
cods cheaper than we eoulel. Tue root of the
wever, was ex:esoive toast; It
The motion was then agreed to.
v.7ls;uaz or A 4'113 BILL.
Lord CASTLEREAGH moved the third traits( of

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Mr. CALCR ‘FT, in .the motion tl-2t e iv: ove.4i
pam,•noseesl to omit the words " or ltv
0. this motion *lse Howie divioleir; tnr reta:nirig the
word* " Sr by night," liis-I‘..inst 4ki—Sloj..-
vita against the Alaellitatele.
the Bill WAS then passed.
The House then went into a Committee ws the Misee.l
euesnotir Bill, in which a dense WAS i i'e I is
the ICI to Irelaed. The 13111 was then or.'-re:; to be re-
patted to-usorrow.—Adjourned at Twelve