The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-05-26 00:00:00

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wild, on the other other hand, that many parents
‘nulil he averse to part with their children, end
mate every piterfine to retain them ; but the tempts-
lion to improvidence was so great, turd the distress
-occasioned by that improvidence so pressing, that few
would be able to act on sock pleasing impulses. The
only true remedy for the evil was to breed up the
lower classes with the idea that they must depend on
their own exertions alone for their own support.—
Another clause to which he felt a great objection
was, that which enabled parish officers to boy land
for the purpose of employing those who could not
'find work. If the land were poor, it could only be
cultivated at a loss, snd the Poor Rates most be in.
tressed to the amount of that loss; if the land were
rich, the cultivation of it with perish fends would
be en injury to those who laboured for their own
support. The whole enactment was the result of
that unfortunate principle that held it out us possible
to 'white a demand for labour whatever the circus.
itances of the country, or the state of esanufacteres
And voinmercr, might be—a prieciple so &bleed that
it win at once subversive of itself. If this principle
were not abandoned, wages must be brought to the
lowest limit that human misery could endure. In
fat; the Magistrates at Birmingham had actually on
lllthis principle lowered the ges of the nailer', and
told them that dip must ' up the difference with
ilk
relief out of 01* Poor es. He, therefore, en.
treated the Home to coasider whether the persever-
ance in this system would not plunge the commenity
into an Irretrlevsble danger, which could only end
is a convulsion. On these grounds, he thought it
*Ms duty to take the sense of the noose on these
theses.
After sent observations from the Bishop of Lon-
-sow and the Marquis of IiVCRINORAM, the
Earl of LIVERPOOL said a few words, and, as
-we understood, the clause relating to the prevision of
children separate from their parents was withdrawn
*Mm a division.
The :Marquis of LA NSDOWNE, the Esrl of Ma-
Soares% and Fart GROSVENOR having made some
observations on other classes of Bill, and several
'verbal alterations haring been agreed to, the House
.divided on the clause for rating the lsndlordi of
•houses efwbove 41. and under 201. annual value.
,• c. ,troitents. 17 I NowCaatesis, 71 Majority, 10
The other daises were then disposed of, the House
• relented, and"the Report was ordered to be brought
ip tettnerrelr.
The Parish Vestries Bin went through a Commit-
lee f ftipert to-morrow.
"Oa briating up the Report of the New Churches'
Bill,
, Lord-IfOLLAND..eomplaieted that the laws con-
-neetia '4lth tMs subject were Most 'complicated, and
'after a few obsetrations, he moved a clause to repeal
'that part of the 'Conventicle Act which imposes pe-
nettles upon Clergymen of the Church of England for
'reeding the Liturgy, &c. in. any places not Parish
Churches or Chapels, licensed by the Diocesan.
, rkir Earl of II ARROWBY observed, that some
Of Obi most obnoxious parts of the Conventicle Act
''(22 Cur. IL) had been repealed hi 1812. He thought
Msepreposed clause would lead to the subversion of 'I
necessary discipline in the Church.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY also opposed
the clause. The Contenticle Act had been entirely
reptifled with regard to Dissenter!, though not with
Vill*s to members of the Establishment ; but the
"ifilsksS'phipoutd iota do away with some' of the
lieitoeVed and valuable Canoes.
• bird HOLLAND congratulated the rause on
lie Sestate of 1812, to 'Nth the' Earl of Harrowbp
bad referred.
• '"'After a few words fromthe LORD CUANCELLO a, the
clause was negatived, and it was ordered diet the Bill
should be read a third time to-morrow.—Adjourned.


_ _ lIOUSE OP COMMONS. . .
! • .. .14iTATIOltS.
Petitions were, preveated from lair T Aldervna, from the
ITlntler• and Pluatbers of toradim.'fr the Prnprietnrs of
Wiwi In Candies'laid asd Northumberland, agaimi the Mines'
Akougsrmist Sill I alimffent Mr. Faller, praying to be heard by
' Conroe' against the same,
" Petiti.wis irereArreirated Realist' the Poor Settlement nut,
dfree worceornaare. by mr. Cymbal. from Knorr by Mr.
Copies's, - from Plsainuth by Ste, C. Pole, trma Wolrer-
ftwmphm by Mr.' Littleton, and from some other plans.
• .Mr. CHI CH PAMIR preAated- a Peritimi from John Thom.
eon.. Distiller, af Carywhfcrgal. complaining of his liminess
being stopped 4x the siblirary ermine. of the Connaimineren of
Slit e. Mr. C. urged the necessity of revising the law so as to
limit the pewees at the Commissiowers.
The Negeriable Securities Rill was read a 'maid time.
The East India gliipping Hill and the • East India Marriage
RIM severally neat Arnett§ Cisstratifeetw• mild were reported.
The Widows' Prise-[money Bill was read a strong slaw. ..
The Clandestine Marriage Rill went through a Coasusittee,—
The Report Mil rewired. and ordered to he printed.
The leish Fever Bill. the alit Bounty Bill, the /risk Rank
Restriction Rill. and the Irish Autism Bill, were severally
read a third thee. god passed.
Mr.' lIRMIGIIAM brought up the eridesee of the Cam-
mines an Ediersima.
erilteG2.ll.EßTebroisgM up the Eleseath Report of the
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MINES' ASSESMENT RILL.
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DO'. IMO,PAITT moved the sifted' re9ding of the
Mines'. Assess opt 'Bill. .
Mr. BROISC RAM said,' [Kit ai lids was a late
period of the Senior' to liptipadece a Bill on the deli.
cote subject 9( the, fuel,4tve--a Bill, too, objec-
tjoesble in. principle,,; * .Tept, Air eland and not
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to narrow the 11 e, , reepesement, he trusted hi
the Ilooourable•MoVnv4ets present to withdraw it.
Mr. MORRITT cpoteeded, that the Bill was
only to prevent au evasion of the present 111 W. * a
sdon of the Court of King's Beach it was deter.
gaol,- that *ones the Owners of Mines who re-
e sti a share of the gross produce were to be ge-
mmed to the root Rates. on that share, yet if they
memiested it for a money rent they were not liable
to Issreseessvd at all. The Bill was to remedy this
inequali4y, and et any rate he tholght that either all,
mines should be subject to the rates or all should be
exempted. 111 ii:
Mr. D. GILBERT said, that though, from
• property in a mining country, it wo# be hie or,
west to (ippon, all Charges on vainest btoonld net-
help considerine the Bill a fair one. kth, county
of Cornwall, where 9.loths of the. nstnoiq prodece
of the kingdom was raised, with the easeptiem of
coals, which was subject to peculiar laws, tbe a4in..7.
or; of the anises bad always been rated, sad it v *'
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only a quibble that the owners of any *km:
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been ezempted. There was a dialcelty in the' caly
in which the oweei woe the sole adventurer in the
mine. In that case the Ron. Mover Of the Bill had
taken the share which might be considered deo to

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