The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-12-16 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Du. IL

Mr. B. WILBRAHAM said, he held in his band a pe-
tition from the pliilanthropic pervni who had devised •
plan for the relief and employment of the poor, and bay-
tug put it to the teat of experiment in some parishes in
LOlldeß, it was found to answer its intention so well,
that he now applied to Parliament to enable him to ex-
tend its beneficial effects.
The petition was then bronght up and read. it was
from ?dr. William Salisbury. *f he object was to °bight
the co-operatic n of Parliament. in affording upon as ex-'
tended scale, tie means of erployment to persons at pre-
sent dependant upon parochial relief, by the issanufeeture
of flax and other articles of da:'y importation which did
not interfere with the established manufactures of the
kingdom, and likewise by the increase of husbandry, by
allotting lands, at present waste, for the cultivation of
Or.' on the principle of manual labour.
O'. the qnstion being put, that the petition do lie cia
the Wife,
Lord F. OSBOR?iF. asked Mr. Sturges Bonnie a ques-
tion, s•esnimrly upon the subject of the poor rates, to
which the Honourable {tent. replied brief, but neither
were audible in the gallery.
Mr. :berms* WOOL) bore testimony to the good ef-
fects of Mr. Salisbury's plan, as far as it had been tried,
amid espreseil his wish to see its merits investigated cpun
a greater scale. With respect to the growth of flax upon
waste lands, the worthy Alderman observed, that be had
seen Arc ro cultivated, which was better than any ever

imported.
31r. D. WILBRAHAM would he content to more no-
minally for a Committee, but not take any step until after
the holiday.
After a few mere word. from Mr. MSLLUIR, Lord F.
Ossoamt,, Mr. Hcatisson, Mr. J. Suers, Sir C. Bust-
int, Mr. Brlnexam. Mr. LITTLITON, Me. B. WILIIIIA-
fiAst, and Mr. W::.TErSCRCZ.
Mr. B. WILPRAHAM withdrew his Motion for the
Committee, and the Petition was ordered to be prieted.

raxasirx sa:sear BILL.

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On thc Motion of Sir C. BURRELL the Order of the
Day fur receiving the Report of the Committee apoa tbe
Penrhyn Bribery Bill was read, and postponed till Friday
nest.
The Honourable Baronet stated, that he was teamed
to move for the postponetvent on aceonnt of intimations
which he had reeeived from several Members, that it
word be better to permit the question relative la the
borough of Itramponnd to bc first ditpotet;
Sir C. MONCK aa:d, he hoped that the Honourable
Baronet ha.' taken into einsideratittethe propriety of
tailing from the freeholders of the adpiniag Heedrede
to wl:ich the Bill evendcd, the eleetsve franchise, and
the power of voting for Knights of the Shire, otherwise
they would have a tionb:e vote.
Sir C. BURRELL oirterved. that a vote for the County
wu considered more important than one for a Borough;
and if the sup/rid:on of the ttonosrable Baronet were
to be followed, the freeholders, instead of deriving a be-
n-fit from the Bill, would he treated with injesfice, as
the concerted woad he less than that divemod.
:(,vdertcr FACTORIES' ANENDISCIIT MU..
Sir P. Pe:CI.R moved the third reading of the Cotton
Fa:rories' Ano.n(!inent. Bill.
Mr. HUAI rl objected to the prieeple of legislating be-
t•yren toasters and workmen, bat maid be IrouTel N*
•I. •”-nest Rill, on accuant of .chat ban lassed

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