Distress in England Spurs Call for Parliamentary Inquiry
Lord Wynford urges a broad inquiry into the state of the Poor Laws and distress across Middlesex Surrey and Kent counties. He links rising crime and emigration to laboring poor conditions while urging relief and a remedy via better law and policy.
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Ubof Lorus
Kent
Lord Wynford
Thich
Pari
London
New South Wales
Botany Bay
Great Britain
Ireland
Hubert Peck
Mr. Huskisson
Robert Peel
Huskisson
Wellington
Alderman Thompson
Thing
Nater
Lord Liverpool
England
Gove An
Lord King
Darge
Hone
Ile
Winchilsea
Stanhope
Met
Stuin
Distress Debate Pushes for Parliamentary Inquiry
Lord Wynford and peers debate causes of national distress, urging inquiry into currency, taxation, corn laws, rents, and the poor laws. They argue protection for domestic interests and warn of widespread hardship if agricultural and manufacturing sectors remain unequal.
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Bank of England
Duke
Wellington
Robert Peel
Sir George Saville
Pitt
Lord Wynford
Stock Exchange
France
Elizabeth
Alau
Ile
Poland
James Graham
Centcr
Earl of Rosebery