Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-04-19

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may cost him his throne
lntho House or Lords, on the 18th ult., Lord Ilul
and enqiired OF the Secretary of State for Foreign
nndirs' whether the negotiations entered upon by
Eiig'and respecting Portugal IN 1928 and - had
come 10 an cnd' when the negotiation the part
Franco, alluded to in the Kings late specch, was
commenced and whether England was party, and
how, thcrctos And whether the negotiations were
win the House OF B.aganZa, the de ftcto govern
ment OF Portugal The Earl of Aberdeen said that
the negotiations with Don Pedro commenced in 1928.
closed without any beneficial result, and that the IN
tcrcoufse with the House OF BrIganZa could scarce
~ he called negotiations. The communication of
Franco was recognized, he said by tho English 90
vcrnncnt and it could also hard! y-Sc called ncvo-
cation. England was not acting secondary part.
lie knew Of no Interior measure 10 be pursued.
In answer TO i question BY Lord Holland as the
negotiations of England with tho Turks, the Sccrc-
taty replied that he sorry To say they had not
produced oil the effect that could DC wished. Spain
had nothing TO do with these negotiations.
In the House of Commons on the nth, Mr.. Spring
Rice brought forward ha motion for the appointment
OF committee To inquire INTO the state of the irish
Poor. He observed that this the first time the
subject could be considered without perpleXlties.
lie slated that IN the year 7S9 the exports of Ireland
wore E257, 900, and in the present year the exports
of one city (Watcrford) amounted to the sum OF
e., los ,00J which would imply growing prosperity.
There evidence before The House OF the ncrea-
sing Improvement of the people Of that country. In
the city which he represented, the number Of patients
IN the hospital was IN 1926 2TSi, III 1897, S977, and
IL the last year !, was only $50, which implied that
misery and distress OF the decline, rather than
on the EcrcaSc. lie stated also that there had been
gradual Improvement i'll the moral condition of the
IRISH people. The record Of convictions for crimes
showed annual 6cccGse since 1925 There was n
hospital III every county except Waterford. The OK
pcusc disappearing them ST. 0Ook 80 OJo ofwhch
resulted FROM private nnt:butioDs. IEit q million
Of the poor last year received AID from Fever Uosp-
tails lie argued at length against tho policy Of III
Producing system Of poor Jaws into Ireland; and III
tavsr Of leaving the people TO support themselves by
their own industry. Tue experiment CT Houses o.!
Industry bad tie said, totally failed. GGQo,Os0 had
been expended out OF the public purse on one III
Dublin, which had Only increased merdicity He
referred 10 the mode Of imposing taxes by grand IN
rcS abuse. The aId by them was he
said, nearly treble that which paid Il; the period
of the Uuion, and the condition of the peoplc was
worse on account OF u5sontccsnl. Tho poor paid
The taxes instead Of the landlords. There was coed
evidence that the !abOrlng Classes in The South OF
Ireland industrious, but could not Get employ
ment. He wished 10 expose 10 the COMMITTEE
should one be allowed, the restrictions on trade and
heavy rate OF tolls all goods brought t. market,
which cloggeC industry.
General Gasconc conceded the motion lie oh.
served, IN commenting on Mr. kIce's remarks on tbc,
poor laws, that there parish in the North
&C West Of England that did not abound with Irish
poor. y desultory debate ensueJ, in wLidh several
members took part. They oil generally cuncurrcd
subject, but de ed 10 tire extent to which should
be carried 4 statement was made that durnr tho
last year 90 600 Migrants and bcCgars had come INF
England from Ireland. This was warmly rcpellcd
by Mr.. Dawson, who said they were industrious la
bourCTs, giving equivalent for The money thew re-
cGivcd, and paying their passages. Mr.. o. Con
rrl sad there nothing in the moral character OF
the nhobitants of this Country TO raise that of the
Irish pcasaniry.-Wh!e crimes Increased in Eng
land, they diminished IN Ireland. committee was
Z fFNN Ia al g,f,
Mr.. Wilmot Horton bought forward his motion
for committee on the condition Of the poor, IN the
House Of Commons, on the 9th oS March. He con-
cludcd brief speech by the introG tion of q series
OF resolutions having in view al extensive scheme
of foreign colonization. He thought the present
su.iernGs from a redundant popu!ation-and
their suifIrngs you'd not be mitigatcd By n reduc-
ton Of taxes, because the sufferers have no taxes 10
pay. Sir Francis Burdcit contcndcd that the pau
perism of tie Engiish labourers, was produced bv
the annual invasion of England by Irish labourcrs
who reduce wages to the prices in Ireland and ul,i-
matc!y become Chargeable upon the estates Of Eur-
lsh gentlemen, instead Of being supported, as thew
ought to be, by the estates of Irish gentlemen Mr.
O'Connell SAID, that Irish Migrants, rs they were
called, consisted Of artiZans who had been induced
10 come over By English manufacturers who havinu
made use Of their industry, he thought ought when
the poor people unable 10 work. have them sent
back at the expense of those who brought them over
Where class Of Irish Migrants whom nc
would wish 10 punish, namely, those absentces who
collected rents in Ireland and spent them in foreign
lnnds Afler considerable debate, Mr.. Horton with.
drew his resolutions.
In the House of Commons on the I2th, number
ofpctitions presented in relation 70 tolls, taxes
tytles, dstresscs of the country, &c. Alderman
WallhmIn presented one from the Merchants Traders
and Manufacturers Of London, stating that the DIS
trsss general, and did not arse from temporary
sOHscs. In the course Of the debate an answer 10
some remarks Of Mr.. Hume, the Alderman said
ole had as much experience the hon Member ftyr
Montrose, having been 10 years in business Intimately
connected with persons III trade; he thought he had
as good right to be acquainted with these things
as the Hon. Member for Mon,rose. He saw an ar
tlce this week sold for los, thousands of which he
himself had heretofore bought for Sos. The father
OF the Secretary Of State had heretofore IT, prof,
on an article, for which he could not now get Is
The condnct Of Government induced people to spec
ulate in trading with foreign countries, whereby Sc
nous losses had been sustained; he himself had ey.
ported thousands Of pounds worth TO Il. Ayrcs, for
which he had not return Of 30 per cent. Why
then should Government Judge Of the prosperity Of
the country from the extent Of our cxpouations