The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-06-18 00:00:00

Try, considered by the Petitioners to be prejudicial to
the in er .os of Ireland.
Mr. CURWEN thought tke prayer of the Petition
t as w rthy of attention.
The Poulton was ordered to be printed.
Mir W. CURTIS presented a Petition from the
Watch-makers of the City, of Lowden. arlittat that part
of the Warehousing Bill, relative to terclin clocks and
watcbm.—Ordered to be printed.
Sir W. LEMON prevent...' a P•titlan from some Irish.
ermeo of Cornwall, against the Tax upon Salt.—Order-
ed to lie en the table.

Sir R. FEUGUSSON present/0 a similar Wilkie from
Per•ll.—Ordered to lie on the table.
The Fish Preserratioo Bill was read a second time,
and ordered to be committed toomirrow.
222222 ItEGUIATIONS SILL.
The Rakers' Regniatiens Bill was re-committed, the
Report ree•ived, and ordered to be read a third time os
Thursday next.
Sir W. LEMON presented a Petition from certain
persona of Penrya, Cornwall, against the Slarriage Act.
—Ordered to be printed.
Lord A. HAMILTON presented a Petition from va•
rises Curnoratinns of Bdinbnrgh and Inverness against
the Royal Burghs Aceennts Ift 11.—Ordereil to be printed.
WILT TAX.
Mr. W. SMITH preseuted s Petition from the Fish-
' corers of the town of Bolton, in Cambridgeshire, pray-
for a farther remission of the Salt Tax.
Mr. CURWEN pressed upon the consideration of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer the propriety of removing
this burden from the fisheries, which was so grievously
felt, and for retaining which no adequate reason, be
tbought, could be assigned.
Tbe CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in die
course of some observations which, from the eel** Pee`
tailing in the House, were not distinctly heard io the
galls-rv, stated, that it was not his intention to persist in
retaining the duty of two shillings on the salt used in
the Fisheries. He had only proposed that it should re-
main subject to that ditty for two years, at the end of
which period most of the bounties would expire, and
tile whole subject would then have come under the con-
sideration of the House. Since, hot , he found.
that the retention of this portion of the tax bail created
great alarm in those interested, he bad resolved epos
not persistingin his criginal intention.—(llear.)
General GASCOYNE complained of a dismission
having been entered into on a subject of so much gene.
rid in at that period of the evening, and when se
little wise:ported. The constoinence in the present in-
starice. had been to him, that he had not been able to
hear all that bad fallen from the Right Honourable Gen-
tleman.
Mr. Ric and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
made observations which were inaudible in the gallery.
Mr. BRIGHT hoped that if the Chancellor of the
Exchequer had any scheme for the reduction of this
mast oppressive tax, he would carry it into effect di-
rectly. Whatever he did with respect to it, it was quite
• .neresaary that he should remodel the Excise Laws for
the collection of the Tax. lie could retain them for no
other reason than patronage, or that he would not
abandon one or two hundred thousand pounds; and
strong as his Majesty's Government wac, if it went forth
to the country that it was not their intention to repeal
these laws, they world receive a shock from public opi.
oion.
The Petition was then read, and ordered to be printed.
POLICE.
Mr. Secretary PEEL brought up the Report of the
Select Committee on the state of the Police of the Me-
tronolis, which was ordered to be laid on the table, and'
to be printed.
MONEY WAGES.
Mr. LITTLETON presented a Petition from the
Coal and Iron Masters, and others of the Town of Dud
ley, in Staffordshire, and its neighbourhood, praying
the attention of the House to the Laws restraining the
Payment of Wages in any other commodity than Money.
The Him. Member Impressed upon the House the neces-
sity of taking this subject into their consideration. The
master-manufacturers bail resolved in many cases that
the workmen should lay out their wages at certain
shops, h belonged to themselves, and in order to
evade the law, they discharged all those who did not do
so. The consequence of this was, as the Petitioners
complained that they bad bad provisions, at exorbitant
prices.
Mr. ROBINSON said the house would perceive, from
the Petition, that the Bill which had been passed of late
years to restrain master-manufacturers and others from
paying their workmen's wages io any thing but money,
was (rite inefficaciams. It was clilar that ways amt
melee could easily be found to evade the law on that t
subject. He confessed this had always been his opinion
and now that k appeared to be so beyond doubt, he
si!ionhl feel it his duty hereafter to draw the attention
of the house to the question of the propriety of con.
tinning the law.
Mr. D. GILBERT concurred in all that hail fallen
from the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Robinson) with
respect to these laws. These laws prevented many mas-
ters from importing provisions from cheaper districts
for the benefit of their men. whilst they did not prevent
those from doing so whose intentions were bail.
Mr. RICARDO made some ob tioos to the same
effect which were not distinctly beard in the gallery.
Lord S I'ANLEY said that however much he agreed
in the propriety of removing the inefficacious restric-
tions on this subject, be hoped that some measure would
he introduced to prevent the payment of wages in corn-
mad i ties.
Mr. MONK observed that there was a great dis-
tine-ion between paying in commodities, and paying in
provisions. The latter was most useful end beneficial,
and the former very much the reverse.
After a few words from Mr. Hums, the Petition was
brought op and read, and ordered to be printed.
Mr. LITTLBTON also presented a Petition from cer-
tain Silk Manufacturers io the Deighboorbood of Dud-
ley, against the Warehousing Bill.—Ordered to be
printed.

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DISTRESS IN IRELAND.

Mr. VESEY FITZGERALD said that the accounts of
the great distress which arrived daily from Ireland, jus-
tified him io asking of the Right Hon. Gentlemen (Mr.
Gon!burn) what were his further intentions as to that
country, as well es to the steps which had been already
takes. It was unnecessary to say that the simation of
that country would admit of no delay.—(Hear.) Great as
was the benevolence of the people of England, its objects
would not be accomplished if the Government did not
lead its aid to carry them into effect.—He wished, the:e-
fore, that his Rt. Hon. Friend would inform him as to
the steps taken for giving employment to theipoer there.
He was aware that the intentions of the Irish Govern-
ment were warm in the cause of relief, but it appeared
to him (Mr. Fitzgerald), that to effect that object, they
should bare recourse to some more prompt aid imme-
diate measures.—(Hear.) He hoped his Right Hon.

Friend would give him an answer.
lir. GOIJUILJRN replied, thetas tothe first question,
from the time the Government of Ireland were called
upon so iaterfere, a Canareitte was appointed by the
Lord Lieutenant to inquire into the state of the distress
is the several districts. Certain funds which retained•
over since 1817 were also placed at their disposal. This
Committee applied itself sedulously to the discharge of
its daties ; they eenmanicated with the Committees in
She cosaties, and relieved the distress where it sppeared
most pressing. Besides measure bed Wee brought
forward for employing the poor, by which 50,0001. was
placed at thedisposal of the Lord Wideman, to be laid

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