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Bart STANHOPB presented a Petition from 1,500 Landown ers of the town and vicinity of Bedford, we understood, against any Earl BATHURST had given notice, some time slum of his intention to bring in a Bill to regulate the administration of Justice in our West India Colonies. As a measure of this sort, however, ought to originate with his Majesty's Government, by whom alone it could be properly Carried into effect, he should with draw his notice, and recommend the subject to his Noble Friend who now filled the post of Colonial Secre tary. In doing so, however, he wished to state briefly what were the ameliorations which he had contem plated. One of the defects of the Civil and Criminal Courts was, that there were Assistant Judges who *eta not professional• men, and' yet had an equal vote with the rest; so that it sometimes happened that the Chief Justice was left in a minority. There were also five Courts of Common Pleas, consisting of five Judges, four of whom were not paid, while the fifth had Wary of 4001. a year. This, however, was not sufficient to procure the services of a man of sufficient learning' and eminence. There were two modes to remedy the defects in the administration of justice in those Colo nies. The one was to call upon them to revise their separate institutions; the other was for Parliament to interfere. The impoverished state of the West Indies precluded them from allowing a sufficient remunera lion to secure men of high professional abilities, fit such individuals would not spend ten or twenty years of their lives in the Colonies on such a small salory, and wiihout any provision for their future life. If the) . resided besides in separate islands, they could: MI escape the imputation of having become actuated b) localprejudices, and partialities. It bad been his plan, therefore, to induce some of the Islands to club toge ther to obtain an uniform administration of justice, and to prhpose a Circuit Court, which would go round the whole of the Islands twice a year and try causes. In-this manner the individuals of • whom it should be composed might be amply remunerated, and as they would form no local connections, they would not become liable to the charge of partiality.— Though this alteration would be generally acceptable, yet, as it could not but be carried into effect without repealing many laws belonging to the Islands, and as it would excite considerable alarm if the British Parlia ment undertook to repeal those laws, he therefore had meant to 1 repose that the Circuit Cotut should only travel to those Islands which, by their own Acts, should have repealed those laws. He now left these matters to his Majesty's Ministers, begging his Noble Friend (Lord Goderich) to take the subject into consideration during the summer recess, and to bring forward some specific motion next Session. Viscount GODERICH remarked, that Hs Noble Friend bad justly observed, that it was much easier to point out and discover defects than to discover a re medy for them ; though not possessed of the advanta geous experience of the Noble Earl, he would, how ever, do every thing in his power to meet the com plaint. He was fully impressed with the importance of a due administration of justice in the West Indies. The House must be aware that any rash attempt to alter it might be productive of bad results, and ultimately defeat the object of his Noble Friend. He assured his Noble Friend that he would avail himself of his suggestions as soon as the pressure of business would allow. STATE Or THE NATION. The Earl of WINCHELSEA observed, that he should ha wanting in courtesy to the Noble Lord who had asked him if he meant to proceed in the motion of which be gave notice a short time since, relative to the recent formation of his Majesty's Government, their intentions as to the question of Reform, and several other (pees lions of great importance to the country, if he suffered the House to adjourn, oithout informing their .Lud ships that it was bit intention to withdraw it. He had cone, ived it impossible that an -Administration formed like the present should possess that unanimity which would entitle it to public confidence, without a sacrifice of principle on the one side or the other. When he considered, however, that other notices of questions on which the late adjoints to Ministry had long dif fered from them had been withdrawn, he thought him 7 self entitled to conceive it an a.tual tact, that unanimity had been procured by sacrifice of principle, and he had no doubt that the individuals concerned would of their own accord, find an opportunity before the end of the session to explain the principles on which they had accepted office. The Marquis of L&NSDOWN said, that it was not for him to enquire what the motive of the Noble Lord was in bringing forward the motion, or what his rest nt motive was for abandoning it. It was a motion relevant to the Constitution, which every Noble Lt rd had a right to make, if he considered the Govern ment not calcu lated to effect the purposes for which it was intended. The Noble Marquis attributed the conduct of the Noble Lord, in now withdrawing his motion, to mature sub sequent reflection on the subject, which ccnvinced him that•there was nothing to complain of. He had no doubt that the Noble Earl had sufficient reasons for altering the course he was proceeding in, and that he did not now consider the conduct of his blajesty's Mini-- tens to be the ground for any Parliamentary proceeding. He (the Noble Marquis)vell knew that it such had not been the Noble Lord's opinion, his manliness and courage, and the great public duty he owed to the country would not have allowed him to withdraw his motion. The Nob!e Earl bad intimated that the una nimity of his Majesty's Government had been purchased by concessions of principle, he should therefore declare, that no one opinion which he had ever entertained on any subject had been withdrawn, and that his connec tion with the Government had been solely formed on public ground qf principle and honour. If he heard again of undue concessions, he should require of the Noble Lord reviewing the charge, to look at the record. ed proceedings of their Lordships, and to point out the opinions which he had ever expressed inconsistently with those which he had originally professed. Fir years be had given kis support to the measures of an Admi- Virkion of which he sincerely approved. Nay, he had • more, when he haJ seen Noble Lords acquiescing so silence in measures iespecting navigation and free trade, he hod collie forward to state his warm appto ; bation, little thinking that this very approbation should 'betrtide die bads 'of a charge of changed opi nions ! Ile would esteem it a favour if any Notate Lord Mho, at *pp tuff, Tight thiOlgitikcoitifuct isiconsistent with his former principles, would point it out to the House, make a dirett motion, and give dim as oppor aite ;atil; in dritGarn Levis. The Duke of WELLINGTON presented a Petition from the Corporation of Shoemakers in Dublin, praying that no alteration should be made in the mode of electing the High Sheriff. His Grace also presented one from Bridgewater, against the Catholic Claims.—Laid on the table. The Marquis of SALISBURY presented a Petition frotrilthe Landowners of Ecclestborp, in the County of Stafford, for Agri -Cultural protection, and stated, that hi his opinion the distress which had been expetknced by the country arose from the experiments which had• lately been tried, in favour of free trade, and not from the Corn Laws. Lord REDESDALE said, that In the course which he was taking, be was not actuated by a wish to opposecke present Admi nistration. On the contrary he had boldly avowed, when the sub ject was introduced by a Noble Earl, that he was is direct opposi del at the time with Lord Liverpool's Government, for he had then called his measure a Bin of wrong and robbery, and said that one of the effects of the experiment would be to make meat dear, which had turned out to be the case. The Petition having been laid on the table, Petitions were pre sented from Belfast against the Burning of Wade* Widows, and from Hundreds in the County of Salop, against any alteration in the Cern Lsws. Lord KEN YON presented a Petition from the Graziers of Romney Marsh, against the importation of Foreign WuoL LA DARNLEY stated, that whilst the importation of Foreign well had been of very little advantage to the manufacturers, it bad injured the agriculturists. He had intended to ask several s of his Majesty's. Government on that subject, but at ' V on hour he would only say, shat he should p ost p one th ose quest bops till after the recess, as well as the presenting of two Petitions a a similar kind till after the holidays.—The pe t wen was received. Lord SLLENBOROUGH pre tinted a Petition from the Mil. ail of the Town of Cable, praying for protection against foreign bili gell is u m ioi CARBERRY presented a similar Petition from the Islinen of Cork. CORN LAMS. 0 The Earl of WESTMORLAND moved the Order of the Day, for the House resolving itself into a Commit tee on the Corn Laws Bill. The Noble Lord took the Opportunity of saying, that the measure had his entire approval, he having been amongst the first to recaps- - mend its adoption. He thought that the agriculturists and manufacturers were all equally concerned in the success of the measure. He thought it would be dan gerous to rely on the uncertainty of foreign supplies.— The Bill was founded on the principles of encouraging internal cnhivation, and he was fully peruaded, if they were carried into effect, this country would be enabled to avert the dangers which existed in consequence of the fluctuations of prices. It wan admitted on all sides that 60s. should be about the maximum of price. He - thought the present Bill would enable the country to grow corn enough for its own support the approved of the regulations which prevented foreign corn from coming into the home avast until it reached a certain price. This provision 'hewed the caution exercised, to prevent toe great an influx of foreign corn, the evil ten dency of which no man could doubt. He conjured their Lordships to give the Bill a fair trial, as he firmly ibelieved it would be beneficial in its operations. Their Lordships then went late the Committee. The first cisuse was then agreed to. Earl STANHOPE moved that the words Meal and Flour, as they appeared b2the Preamble, and other parts of the Bill, sho uld be omitted. . Lord Viscount GODERICH begged to naiad the Noble Lords, that the words bad been in the original Bill from time to time. They were not altered when the Bin rusted the House In the years 1804, 1806,1815, and 1842. He did not think the alters- don could be effected without very great detriment to the principles of the 11111. Lord ELLEN BOROUGH supportedthe Amendment. Lord H A RROWBY opposed the Amendment. Lord MALMESBURY hoped soon to see Imbed a wheat. growing country, and as such entitled to the prohibition asked by 'the Amendment. I Lord REDE g before them was SDALE thought the Bill no totally different in its o p e ration to the old one. He was of vial s% the price given to the farmer (fifty-five shillings) would be tar from a remunerating price for the farmer. The objects of the prevent Bill could never be carried into effect without gre at at danger and in convenience. It soldaasure which ought not taken by itself. Their Lordships take into consideration what effect it would have Os the article of wool. The evil might not be felt instil a bad year had passed over. The Noble bard went over the su hisite grounds as on previous occasions. He concluded by giving support to the ansembnent. Lord CARBERRY thought that Ireland should be placed on the same footing as linglaad with respect to the import of meal aid Sour, and for these reasons he supported the Amendment. Lord REFLENBOROUGH said, he was afraid many Irbil Lords would vote for the Bill under a complete misapprehension. He wished to guard them from the disadvantages which the present Mil would impose upon Ireland, not may as regards oats but wheat. Ireland was not to stand for ever exactly in the same position as at present. After a few words from Lord Viscithw, the Amendment was put and negatived without a divisios. Earl BATHURST wished the wards" at all times" to be-struck out. The principle of the Bill was not that this country should at all times have an unfettered supply; He contedded that no trade could be free which was fettered by prohibitory duties. As well might their Lordships tell him that the Pecos, which existed only under a licence, was a free peas. He trusted the Noble Viscount (Goderich) wo uld support the Amendment. Lord HARROW Is Y did not attach that importance to the words which the Noble Lord (Bathurst) did. He believed the omission would not be materially felt. He thought the principle had not the object which their Lordships inferred. Earl MALtdESUURY concurred with the Roble Lord that the words at all times" ought to be omitted. The Noble Lard who moved the omission had anticipated what It was his (Lord Malmesbury's) intention to have said to their Lordships on the cob. ject. He preferred a plain prohibition If be could prevail on the Noble Lord opposite to give It to th e country. With respect to the other parts of the objections which bad been started to this Bill, he thought, looking at the average prices of remuneration, that the grower could not obtain a remunerating price for his labour uuder au. He conjured their Lordships to look at what would be the effect of importation under the proposed new Bill. He did not think the measures would be effective, and intended in a future stage of the Bill to move that the price should be 64a. He would suggest to their Lordships in the ascending scale not to takeoff the 2s. which was at brat proposed. He might also move this as an amendment at a future period. The Marquis of LANSDOWN said, whether the proposed Amendment was carried at not, it would have no practical effect on the principles of the Bill. He, however, begged to differ with the Noble Lords who seemed to think that Deland would suffer by its adoption. With respect to the principles of prohibition,which had been alluded to (the Noble Lord) felt bound to say, at the very name of prohibition was pernicious tp the commerce of the country. He preferred duties, anti thought they would have a more beneficial effect. Lord LAUDERDALE said, the greatest objection which he had to the Bill was that it entertained the Bonding System. Take away that fault, and he should be inclined to give it his support. vi t coent 6ppioncH did not see that the introduction of the words which the Noble Lord complained of was as absurd as hr wished their Lordships to believe. Lord ELLENBUILOUGH said, there existed a great difference of opinion as to the egrets of prohibition and duty. Hr should Vote for the ondsslon of the VfOrds" at all times," because he thought that they Went to lay the foundatlen .1 an entirely new system of • policy. 'use principle., of the present !fill were entirely. different to those of 11115 and 1822. He was ready to f.ll in with a finely graduated scale of duty, in lieu of the one now proposed. He would even 'meter the Hid lottoducedin the year 1822. The AltlrlidflWill was then negatived without a slivklon,andthe original clause w.i3 agitsd to. Lord ELLENBURtnaiii then proposed the insertion of a —..e..attOUGH thought the proposition of the No ble _ (Farnham) perfectly fair , and therefore should g ive him his support. Earl sTA HOPEC agreed with the Noble Lord who thought inething cold be fairer than to take the averages within the Gaited Kingdoms. Lord LA U DEED ALE spoke in favosr of ih• Proposition. as be considered that, If the Avenge Bill should be thrown out in the other House, all their proceedings would be emptier,. The Earl of HA BROW BY supported the mode by which eh, present avenges were taken. He thought the proposition of the Noble Lord could not be carried into elect without mnteriall, altering the peados of the Bill. The Bishop of BATH and WELLS opposed the Bill, because it went to throw out of culture the poor lands of the country. The Earl of NI ALH ESBURY thought the system of averages nit to extend to Ireland. liMeral other clauses were then agreed to without amendment. The Duke of WELLINGTON proposed a clause. that no corn Imported into tide country should be taken est of bond until the peloe rombed me Noble Duke though t this walla prevent fraud. ARM moo remarks from Lord Gontamen, Lied Ronan, and, lard LAVDIIIIIIALS, their Lordships divided.--Contents 78, Nen- contents 74. Several other dames having been agreed to without amendment at twelve o'clock, The Harlot kl ALMRSBURY named that the Chairman report ',regrew and ask leave to sit again, which was agreed to, and the House then adjourned to WIDIESSIOAT neat. • _ • . .........., unity of answering : He shOld speak no morn pn lho,iporeoldblallitkess Instead of a protestilibby a f ox. ter Loridtope 4 4subject at presedt, Aimless Intl Noble Lord should think' 11 , 044 ' 4 ° 1 "" m " 591'N0-c°("lit"rlialaliAtY 4 - 1 ISI Woof ~-. osfginal Clause. c POPer IS take up the ditoivell notice, and to found ii . . t ditnRNH Aln olsinst . ednsillbe 10 hod o[ thirivursges. Agricultpal niftiontnth4 g r i. t that the span simioad lb ex ' to rib United' anion JIM , l'ho iAI OLE 'said, that,..in obeying the "t= ... . . 'Mahone GODERICH thought the alteration could only be command of his' itjesty in accepting the o g ee whichl 'me effect— cifectml to another stage of the Bill, If the Noble Lord persistml, he held. he had nortorfeited any pledge or public o 'n a a place in •'' -• to ve•hing to recognize Ireland and Scotland in the principles of ciple on his part. He thought it unnecessary to say more. the 13411. he (Lord Godench) should feel bound to oppose such MITIOIM suggestions. nme time __E_trI .. STANHOPE presented a Petition from 1,500 Landown- Lord ELLEN BOROUGH thought the proposition of the No- a .64 , n1tw a steiford. we understood, against any ble Lord (Farnham) perfectly fair, and therefore should give is Loanseir presented two other Petitions to the same as from a place in the East Riding, and the other from the Wcs& Riding of the same County. CO LON 139. :ENT, full■ 1. from o any all •.. $ NvISIeAM OF LORDS, Jur " lI riaERSH A M presented a Petitton ezetaatiwons s. in the County of York, against • -.-. - • 1741 HOUSE OF COMMONS. NOINIUNGIE OIL OAS COMPACT. On the motion tot receiving the Report of the Edinburgh Oil Gas Company Bill, Mr. HU MR moved tbat the Report be received that day three aotttjka The 011 Gas Company bad entered into an agreement wills the Coal Gas Company, by which they pledged thenueives not to make gas of coals this agreement bad tieen sanctioned by an Act of Parliament, in 1924, and the object of the Bill now before the House was to set aside an engagement which bad received the solemn sanction of the Legislature. Not a single Petition bad bet* transmitted from Edinburgh in support of the 13M. Mr. W. DUNDAS supported the Amentimeat. Sir R. FERGUSSON said a few words in favour of the Bitl. Mr. ABBRCROMBIR supported the Bill. He observed that the nature of the engagement entered into bet*een the two Com panies was, that the Oil Gas Company should au make gas of coal, without an application to Parliament. Sir C. FORBES thought that engagements of this description, between Companies, were injurious to the interests of the public, and ought not to receive the unction of the Legislature. After a few words from Mr. Joust, Mr. Bunn? Mr. Laura mu, and Mr. Alderman Woon, the House ,di vided ided on the Amendment. For the Amendment Against it 78 lif -!3 • Majority The BM is consequently lost. etinsuainnuer Or TIM HOWL On the motion of Mr. CANNING, it was ordered that the House, on its rising, do Adjourn till Wednesday nest. On the motion of Mr. WESTERN, the butler consideration of the EastßetiordElectioe Bill was postponed until Monday se'seight. menu'. ACCOUNTS. Mr. BERRIES Men presented several Accounts of the Espee diture of the Country during the past and present year: WAYS AND MEANS. —THE BUDGET. Mr. BERRIES having moved that the House resolve knit into a Committee of the whole House, for the purpose of sew sidering the Mama of the Supplies to be granted to his Ma jesty for the Services of the current Year, the Sperker left the Chair, and Sir George Hill was called upon to preside in tlie•Conet mittee. Mr. CANNING then rose and said— , a Sir, the task which I ern this day called upon to perform, difficult as it must be at any moment for a person who is called upon to undertake it for the first time, is not in my case Lassoed by the consideration that the picture of the finaocial state of the country, which it is become my duty to present to this Committee, is not one of unqua lified prosperity. Undoubtedly a complexion has bar thrown over the whole of it by dark spots upon parti cular parts, which have made a deeper impression both upon this ouse and upon the country than I think. was warranted by any consideration of the state of our finances; and I have the consolation to reflect, that the nearer, we approach the subject, and the more accurately we examine its details, the more ground we have to hope that the complexion of oar condition has been much exaggerated, and that if these are some topics' upon which we may find much to lament, and others iu which there may be much to repair, yet that there are to be found means which, united with determina tion, may repair them. The financial situation of this) country, is undisputably one which requires to be loOked at with a steady and scrutinizing eye; but in proportion as it is minutely and accurately examined, I see signs which form • justification of the sanguine hopes I have ventured to express, that the reparation of our situation is neither difficult nor even questionable. With no other preface. therefore, than this, which I wish to be taken as a proof o f the sincerity with which 1 mean to deal with the subject, I shall new pro ceed to state to the Committee, in the first instance, what was the precise financial situation of the coun try at the end of the past year ; in the second place, to combine and to compare, according to the practice of my Noble Friend, any predecessor in office (Lord Goderich), that year with the several years which pre ceded it; and lastly, to suggest what I consider ought to be the provisions for the service of the present, and to state those grounds upon which I conceive we ought to look forward with encouragement to the future.— In proceeding to bring under the attention of the Com mittee the first and second of these heads—l mean the situation of the country at the end of the last year, and its situation at the end of that year as compared with the three years which preceded it—l shall apply myself principally to documents now on the table of the Committee, through the means of which every Mem ber may be able to verify my statements by a compari sion, if he thiaks it necessary; and for the third head, relating to the future, I can only appeal to the mani festations which I have already given of the sincerity with which I mean to trest the subject, and to assure the Committee, that as it is not my intention, in what I have to offer to their consideration, to keep back any thing which.ought to be brought forward, or to palliate any thing which m ty have been wrong, so I can equally assure them, that 1 mean to press no opinions upon their attention which I do not honestly and sincerely entertain myself—(Hear, hear, hear). To begin with the first cf those heads to which I have called the at tention of the House—the state of our Finances at the conclusion of the year 1826. At the end, then, of that year, after a balance has been drawn of the whole in come and expenditure of the country, there remained, a surplus towards defraying the expenses of the Sinking Fund of only one million. The amount regulated by •Act of Parliament, s.hich ought to have been appli cable to the charge of the Sinking Fund, is 5.500,000 i. sad' consequently thrle was ap ',permit deficiency to the.smcput cat 4,500,ti0ti1.-1 say, an apparent de ficiency, because thtte are to be deducted from it eery lik e ly two autos under different heath, which con s id era blY reduce its amount. The first of these sums i s t h e ag . gregate amount of advances made from the E rc h e . quer uncle' the aut'-ority of several Acts • f P ar li ament, either for the advancement of various publi c wor k s, b sth in Mpurc hase act Great Britain and Ireland or for the h • -ofiteneficial interests, Which are not only but certain to produce an adequate retnin. It is qu to obvious that money laid out in this manner, and fo r which the Government possesses claims and securities which may be tendered evailaMe, ought not to be car. tied to the account of the expenditure of any p art i cu l ar year. These advances, together with the b a l ance o f s'enilar advances,.advances,. amouot to a sum o f 1,2 00,000 f.— The particulars o this description of ad vances are to b e found in the Papers now upon the table of th e House , but I think I may spare any unnecessary occupation of its time by eines ing into details, when every individual Member may satisfy himself of the accuracy of mr waretnents by a reference to the documents IP his pus: session. Under this head of expenditure which I have mentioned, is to be noticed the circumstance did, in the con' se of the year 1826, over payments, or rather pay. ments made for expenses not incurred. but defrayed is that year. were made from the Exchequer, to tha amount of 1,200,0001. The particulars of these pay. meats are also to be found in the papers upon the Table 'of the House. These two sums of 1,200,0001, each; deducted from the 4,500,0001. which I have stated at the whole deficiency of the year, left a real deficiency of 2,100,0001. including the amount of those payments to be made by law on account of the Sinking Fund. Such, Sir, was the financial state of this country * the end of the year 1826. Before, however, we take that statement as a proof, either of the financial ability, or still more, of the financial embarrassment of the country, it will be both fitting and right to have recourse to that financial process which I have already described as adopted by my Noble Friend—l mean that of cost. bining the amounts of the particular year with that of the preceding year, and drawing not only an ave. rage from the whole, bet an inference from the aggre gate amount. It is now just four years since the Sinking Fend was placed on its present plain and simple basis. Those four years, therefore, must acteally form trot period which it is necessary to combine, in order to ar. riveat any general result. Taking those four years -1823, 1824, 1825, and 1826—sand combining them according to this process, the total income of the four years will be found to be 5129.204,0001. or, to take round numbers, 230 millions. The total expenditure of the country,.clutiog those four years, exclusive of the Sink. ing Fund, was X 9,242,000!.; or, to deal more easily with it, say at once 210,000,0001. The surplus which re. mained applicable to the Sinking Fund was 19,962,004. or, to adopt the same course, say, 20,000, 0 0 01 .. The total aggregate amount of the income of the country fir those four years, say, therefore, something mar 230 millions, the total expenditure something wader 210 millions, and the surplus remaining for the Sabel Fund 20 millions less by a fraction. The amount at the money applicable by law to the Sinking Fund fat those four years was precisely 21 millions and a quarter, leaving an apparent deficiency, for the whole time, of 1,269,0001. Against thivapparent deficiency, however, there was to be placed, as I said before, the amount of the advances from the Exchequer towards public works, 'er on account of beneficial purchases, which the public have in their possession as available securities for the repayment of the money which has been so advanced. It would be manifestly unjust to consider these two sums as part of the actual expenditure of the country; de. ducting, therefore, the amount of the deficiency of the million and a quarter from the advances so made, it will be found that there is a real surplus resulting from the Sinking Fund, and applicable to the expenditure of the country, of eleven hundred thousand pounds, after de. ifraying all the expenses applicable by law to the Sink. .ing Fund. I now noceed to state the income of the present year. The estimated Receipts of 1827, founded lon the actual Receipts of 1826, amount to 54,600,000 k The estimated Expenditure of 1827, exclusive of Sinking Fund, 51,700,0004 Add Sinking Fund to Expenditure, and the account will stand thus: Expenditure Sinking Fund . 451,764,030 5,700,000 Total if 57,464, 000 Leaving thus, lam sorry to say, a deficiency to be pro. vided for in 1827, somewhat above 2,100,000/. Betote come to the statement of the present year, I wisll to state the result of the Revenue of the last lour year; supposing the data on which I proceed to be as acts• rate as those to which I have already referred: Income dale last four years, viz. 1823, 24, 25, and 26, exclusive of Advances and Repayments . £121,00 0 . 010 &dilated Income of lBt7 . 54,6001 ( t0 —1 Teak . • 'cusp) oso In adding the Income of the present year, I have on ted (as has been admitted), in the calculation of the pir• ceding years, the amount arising from advances sed repayments, and also so much of it as arose from grub and loans. The estimated Income of 1827 being this 1 64,600,00 M and the estimated amount of that of the last four years giving a sum total of 282,608, 000 !• it SulVPias nest to consider the Expendituie of these low years, as compared with the Estimated Expenditure of the present year. Exiseottltivre of 1823, 24, en, and MI : i &domed trapenclitore of iota . 005,667,00 5i Alcoa) Sum tad . iV37,477, 000 1 Leaving thereby a surplus ha the aglieiate amount of the tamale .ad espeoditsre of the last Ave years of X 26,600,000, sod Iwo thing more. Surplus sinking Nod, by law, in 1823, 1824,1845, and 11193 . . ,e21,2 2 7: 765 Ditto of 18167 . 5,700,0 03 91.961 Deficiency of insonse, on the five years to meet the 9!akl!ig Fund required by law t . ft ' This This is the 'deficiency, as it were, by law, laid on the Sinking Fund for a space spread over five years, for which we were left to provide out of our p r esent te sources. Now, Sir, from this retrospective considers• tion from the commencement of 1823 up to the cad of the present year, it appears that the deficiency is something under 2,000,00 d. which, en a revenue d nearly 300,000,000. spread over five years, is not $ deficiency to which I will not say even the House of Commons should be reconciled, but which is cell .r.ly much smaller than my apprehensions led me to ant c." pate, and much less than the House and the Countyf generally conceived it to be—( Hear, hear). I as . aware it may be said, that there is a fallacy in OA statement, arising from the circumst ance which . generally denominated the Dead Weight. W.iatese may be the objections to that measure (and lam itev e there are many), there is no objection that can be ni 3 J e ' connected with that subject. which is liable to let''T, this account ; and I will tell the Committee * h i" 'admit that this measure (the Dead Weight) haw us tes if in ila obi time to i bet pk ali CAC ath tail cal int/ d Ahi