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TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, By Mr. ROBINS, (Of Warwick-street, Golden-square, and Regent-street), On the Premises, No. 54, Albemarle-street, on FRIDAT, the lst of March, 1$ 2, at Eleven o'Clock, precisely, THE Excellent HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE: comprising lofty Four-post, Tent, and Press Bedsteads, with Chintz Cotton and ilarateen Furnitures• prime seasoned Feather Beds and Bedding ; double and single Chests of Drawers; Wring and other Wardrobes; large Deal Presses ; Cheval Glass; handsome Suites of French-rod Window-corlains,with continued Draperies in Chintz Cotton and Merino Cloth; Japanned and Gilt Chitin anti Sofas, with cases en suite; itlalsossuiy, Card, Ptrobroke, Sofa, Writing, and occasional Tables; Secretaire and Bookcase, with glazed doors; open front ditto; Cellaret Sideboard ; Mahogany Chairs in Red Morocco • Set of Dining Tables; Turkey, Brussels, and Wilton Carpe ts; Fenders and Fire Irons; numerous Kitchen Requisites; and various Effects. )lay be viewed nn Wednesday and Thursday preceding the S i l t ; when Catzlognes may be had on the Pis:mists ; arid of Mr. Robins, Warwick -street, Golden-square. HEREFORDSHIRE,' Near BRO3I Y A RD, LEOMINSTER, and TENBURY. CA PITAI: FREEHOLD ESTATES, 'With a good FARM-HOUSE and OUTEUILDINGS, CYDER-MILL, and nearly THREE 'HUNDRED ACRES Mescal...lA )1 FA 1)0W, A RA ULE, and PASTURELAND, - HOP-GROUND, and COPPICE. TO BB SOLD BY AUCTION, By Mr. ROBINS, (Of Warwick-street, Golden-square, and Regent street). At Garraw.iy's Coffee-House, 'Change:airy, C o rnh,ll,. London, , on TIICASDAY, the 14th March , 1822, at Twrlve o'Clock, ----- - ►IMIIE CAPITAL FREEEIOLto ESTATES, the WOODING, LOWER ARCHER FIELD, and TIIOIINBU ICY FA R MS, situate in the Parishes of Bromyard and Thornbury. and Hamlet of Wackton,in the County of Here ford, four miles from Bromyard, six from Leominster, five from Tenkury, fifteen from Hereford, and seventeen from Worcester; comprising a Farm-house, with Barn, Stables, Cyder Mill, Hop Kiln, Cow Stall, Wainhous«, and other useful and convenient Buildings, and a large Cottage, with nearly THREE HUNDRED ACRES Of excellent Meadow, Arabic, and Pasture Land. Hop-Ground, thriving Orchard, stored with young Trees and Wood Land, all ct.:itiguous, and conveniently disposed for occupation as one Farm; in the occupation of Mrs. Taylor, till Lady-day next. This Property is capable of considerable improvement, the soil of a good quality for Husbandry, congenial to Hops andthe growth of Tunber. To be viewed by applying on the Premises, where Particulars Tray be had; at the Falcon, I3romyard ; Lion, Leominster; Swan, Tenbury ; Hotel, Hereford ; Hop-pole and Star, Mr. Platt, Solicitor, and Mr. Bentley, Auctioneer, all at Worcester ; hear, Oxford; and of Mr. Robins, Warwick-street, Golden square, where a Plan of the Estat e rnai be seen; and at Wor cester also. IEIiKSHIRE. Viauable FREEHOLD ESTATE, Free of GREAT TITHE, 3IANOR well itored with PHEASANTS and GAME, . Delightful SPORTING BOX, FARM BUILDINGS, TENEMENTS, and TIIREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX ACRES, • UI MEA DOW, ARABLE, and WOOD LAND, Near HUNGER FORD and NEWBURY. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, By Mr. ROBINS, 'Of Warwick-street, Golden : square, and Regent.street), At Garraway's Coffee-House, "Change-alley, Condit% on Tirrasmtv, March 14, 1822, at Twelve &Clock, AVERY Valuable FREEHOLD ESTATE, Frce of GREAT TITHE; comprising the MANOR of TIT COMB, most abundantly stocked with Pheasants and Game, a. neat Cottage Sporting Box, with Offices, Coach-House, and Stahl.; Garden, &c. pleasantly situate in a Paddock, laid out in a Park-like style. Two Capital FARMS, with Farm-Houses, Yards, Barns, Stables, and Outbuildings, Cottages, &c. and upwards of THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX ACRES Of Meadow, Arable, and fist Wood Land, stored with thriving, Timber, the principal part in band. Alio, the TITHES of about FORTY ACRES of LAND. This Estate is situate in a beautiful part of the County of Perks, about Three Miles from Hungerford. and Six from Newbury ; a most desirable Property for an Agriculturist fond of Field Sports, and in the vicinity of the Craven Hounds, Dear the Kennett and Avon Canal —The Lands present the r-..ost picturesque Scenery, and the Neighbourhood of the first respectability. To be viewed by applying to Mr. Benham, on the Premises, of whom Particulars may be had; at the Bear, Hungerford; Pelican, Newbury, and Speenhamland ; Marlorough Arms, Marlborough; Bear, Reading ; Sun, Maidenhead ; Red LiOn, Hounslow ; of Mr. Worthani, Solicitor, Castle-street, Holborn ; Garraway's ; and of Mr. Robins, Warwick-street, Golden square, where a Plan of the Estate may be seen. RICHNIOND, SURREY. Elegant and Excellent RESIDENCE, Beautiful PLEASURE GROUND, and TERRACE WALKS by the Itivet.,ide, COTTAGES, &c. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, • By Mr. ROBINS, (Of Warwick-street, Golden-square, and Regent-street), At Garraway's Coffee-House, in 'Change-Alley, Cornbill, on TIit:IISDAT, the 14th Marcb, 1822, at Twelve o'Clock, ---- • A VALUABLE FREEHOLD and COPYHOLD ESTATE of the KING'. MANOR, neatly equal to Freehold, comprising, A CAPITAL MANSION-HOUSE, Th. Property and late Residence of a NOBLEMAN, situate nearly on the summit of RICH MON MIL; LL, Embracing the most luxuriant, rich, and extensive Views of the beautiful Windings of the River and the surrounding Country. 'rise HOUSE is a substantial BRICK-BU Lim FICE, plained fur the accommodation of a Family of the first Distinc- Boni containing spacious airy Bed-chambers and Dressing-rooms 'The principal Apartments consist of an Eating-room, Drawing rooms Breakfast, Library, and Billiard Rooms, &c. Entrance kali, :Sec..; and finished and fitted up in a superior style of ele gance : with excellent Offices, suitable to the Establishment; su rrounded by fine Lawns, Pleasure-grounds planted with luau t:ant Shrubs, Forest Trees, and Evergreens, Hot and Green hense, &c. with a Subterraneous Passage leading to a most beau find and enchanting Lawn, by the River side, laid out with gfeat taste and elegance, with Terrace and other Walks, °ma ll...Ant:4l by fine grown 'limber, Plantation, Summer-house in the It.Jian style, Alcove, Seats, &c.; a Leasehold Cottage Dwelling-house, Gardener's House, nd Outbuiidings. 'etc principal Buildings are in the must complete order, and fit for ivamediate reception. May be viewed by Tickets only.—Parilcul:rs may be bad on the Premises; the Castle and Talbot, Richmond ; Castle, Salt- Pill ; White Hart, Windsor • Tay, flatnpton-Court ; Star and Carter, Kew Bridge; Griffin, and Mr'. Knight, Kingston; of Thomas Lightfoot, Esq. Castle-street,. Leicester-square ; of IL W. Lowudes, Esq. Red Lion-square ; at Garrzway's; and of Mr. Robins, Warwick-street, noldcri-squafp, cud .Regent t:r.et, where Tickets fur viewing may be bad. . , , MAJORITY AND MINORITY smarms AIM YOD LORD ALIOORf a II 34011031, " That it Is die glib° of this House, that the reduction in the mesa of taxation, proposed by his Majesty's Ministers, is not sufficient is satisfy the just expectations of the People." MAJORITY. Apsley, Lord Diannie, R. Mansfield, J. Alexander, J. Davis, H. Mills, C. Alexander J. I). Don, Sir A. Mitchell, John • Arbuthnot, Rt. Hon. Estcourt, T. 0. Neale, Sir H. R C. Evelyn, Lyndon Nightingale, Sir M. Attwood, ht Ellimo, Cuthbert Nolan,lid. • Aciand, T. D. F,astnor, Viscount Nichol', Right Hon. A'Court, E. H. Egerton, W. Sir John Astley, Sir J. D. Nth, C. R. Nugent, J. Ashurst, W. H. Elliot, lion. W. Owen, Sir John Adel', W. Fries, Henry Onslow, Arthur Bective, Lord Fane, J. O'Grady, Standish Bastard, E. P.. Vane, Vere Pringle, Sir W. Bastard, John Fleming, John Prendergast, M. G. Blake, Robert Ileeming, John Pollen, Sir John Binning, Lord Fellowss, W. H. Paget, Hon. B. Browne, J. Forbes, C. Paget, Hon. Sir C Browne, lit. lin. D. Gurney, 11. Pechell, Sit T. Browne, Peter Grant, Rt. Hon. C. Phillimore, Joseph Bruce, Robert Greville, Ho. Sir C. Peel, Right Hon. R. Balfour, John Gilbert, D. G. Peel, Wm. Bernard, Viscount Grenfell, Pascoe Polmerston,Visc. Bourne, Right lion. Gifford, Sir it. Pitt, W. M. W. S. Goulburn, 11. l'earse, John Brogden, J. Gordon, Hon. W. Pennant, G. Burgh, Sir U. Gooch, T. S. Ryder, Rt. Hoa. R. ilaillie,J. Gower, Lord F. L. Robe, J. Brownlove, C. Grant, A. C. Robertson, A. Buchanan, John Gipps, G. Robinson, Rt. lin. F. Bradshaw, R. H. Handley, henry Rice, lion. G. . Blockhouse, J. Harvey, Sir IL Rogers, K Bankes, Henry Hotham, Lord Rowley, Sir Jodu Bankes, George Hamilton, Sir H. D. Sotheron, Frank Bathurst, Rt. Hon. II:II, Rt.llun. SirG. Sandon, Viscount C. li. Hilt, Rowland Stewart. Alexander Bridges, G. Heber, Richard Stuart (Armagh), W. Brandling, C. J. Heygate, Alderman Skellngton,Rt.Hn.J. Burrell, W. Hawkins, Sir C. Scott, Sam. Corbett, P. Huskisson, lit. lion. Sheldon, R. Coate, Sir C. H. W. Sumner, G. IL. Cranbonnse, Lord liardinge, Sir H. &run, J. 11. Cole, Sir L. liolford, G. Shifter, Sir G. Chaplin, C. Holmes, W. Smith, Thomas Childe, W. L: Haldimand, W. Smith, S. Campbell, Arch. Inner, John Smith, Abel Curteis, J. E. Irving, John Smith, R. Curtis, Alderman Jenkinson, Hon. C. Smith, Christopher Cockerel', Sir C. Knox, lion. Thos. Tbompson,W. Calthorpe, Hon. F.G. Kinpborough, Vise. Townshend, Hots. IL Croker, J. W. Keck, G. A. L. Twiss, Horace Courtenay, T. P. Knotchbull, Sir E. Taylor, Sir IL • Courtenay, W. I.owther, Viscount tare, M. Cherry, G. H. Lowther, John Upton, Hon. A. Cocks, Hon. J. S. Lowther, J. jun. Vernon,G. Canning, Rt. Hn. G. Legge, lion. 11. Vivian, Sir H. Cooper, R. B. Leigh, Thomas Vansittart, Rt. Hon. Chulmeley, Sir M. Lewis, W. Nicholas Cbolmundeley, Lord Lucy, George Villiers, Rt. Htl. C. Henry ',ascents, lion. W. Wrottesley, H. Calvert, John Lindsay, lion. 11. Wilson, V. W. C. Chandos, Marquis of Long, Right Hon. C. Wilson, Sir li. Copley, Sir John Londonderry, Mar- Wilson; T. Cartwright, R. W. quit of Wellesley, R. Clive, Henry Lygon Hon. 11. B. Willoughby, H. Cockburne, Sir G. Luttrell, H. F. Wodehouse, Hon. J. Cust, Hon. E. Luttrell, J. F. Wodehouse, It. Cheese, E. M. Littleton, Edw..). Wildman, J. P. Qaughton, T. Lewis, T. F. Williams, It. Chamberlayne, W. Marryatt, Jos. Wood, Col. Clerk. Sir G. Magenis, It. Wyon, C. W. Clinton, W. 11. Musgrove, Sir P. Wonky, J. S. Congreve, Sir W. Macqueen, T. P. Wilmot, R. Cripps, Joseph Morlond, Sir J. B. Whitmore, W.W. Curzon, lion. Rt. Monteith, H. Wetherell, C. Dundas, lit. lb. W. Montgomery, J. Ward, R. Dawkins, J. Macnaghton, KA. Walker, Josh. Dawkins, 11. Morgan, G. G. Wallace, Rt. His. T. noveton, G. tiountcharles. Lord Wall, C. B. Dowdcswell, S. E. Macdonald, It. G. Yarmouth, Earl of Divett, 'l'. Money, W. T. vreeeas. Dawson, G. R. . Manning, W. Lushington, S. Dawson, J. H. M. Martin, John Osborn, Sir John MINORITY Allen, J. 11. Fitzroy, Lord J. Paris, T. Boughtor,SirW.E R.Grattan, J. Parse, Henry Barham, J. E jua. Guist, Sir W. Pelham, lion. C. A. Benett, John ILnuilton, Lord A. Phillips, G. R, Baring, Sir Thomas Heathcote, Sir G. Price, R. Barrett, S. M. Heath cote, G. J. Fym, Francis Bennett, lion. 11. Glieron Sir R. Ramsbottom, John lienyon Benj. Mill, Lord A. Ramsdell, J. C. Bernal, Hobhuuse, J. C. Ricardo, David Betitiuck. Lord W. lionywood, W. P. Ridley, Sir M. W. Birch, J. Howard, lion. W. Robarts, A. W. Boughey, Sr J. F. Hughes, W. I. Robarts, G. Brougham H. Hume, Joseph Robinson, Sir G. Browne, D om. Hunt, Robert Rumbold, Charles Bright, i. Ilutehinson,lin.C.H. Russell, Lord Joins Butterworth, J. James, William Russell, IL G. Burdett, Sir Francis Johnson, Colonel Rice, J. S. Byng, G. Jones, John Scourfield, W. H. Calvert; N. Kennedy, W. Smith, Hon. Robt. Calvert, C. Lambton, J. G. Smith, William Chaloner, Robert Lennard, J. B. Scarlett, J. Calcraft, John Leycester. Ralph Sefton, Earl of Cavendish, Charles Leeke, W. Stanley, Lord Caulfield, Hop. H. Lethbridge, Sir T. Stewart (Tyrone).W. Clifton, Lord Langston, J. H. Stuart, Lord J. Coffin, Sir I. Lawley, F. Sykes, Dan. Concannou, Lucius Maberley, John Shelley, Sir John Crompton, S. Maberley.W. 1.. Tavistock, Marquis Curwen, J. C. Macdonald, James Taylor, M. A. Creevey, T. Mackintosh, Sir J. Tennyson, C. DeCrespigny, Sir W. Markham, Admiral Tierney, Ht. lion. G. Davenport, D. Maxwell. J. Ticlifield, Marquis Davits, T. H. Monck, J. B. Tulk, C. A. Denison, W. J. Moore, Peter Wane, J. A. l)undas, Hon. T. Marjoribanks, S. Ny ebbe, Edward Dickinson, W. Normariby,Viseount Wilkins, W. Ehrington, Lord Newport, Rt. Hon. Wilson, Robert Ellice, Edward Sir John Wells John Ford, M. Nugent , Lord Wood, Alderman Faille, Sir W. C. O'Callaghan, ColonaiWyvill, N. Fergusson, Sir R. Ord, W. TILLERS. Errand, It. Ossulston. Lord Althurp, Viscount Fitzgerald, Lord W. Palmer, C. Fysche Duncannon,Viscount The two Mr. Whitbreads were prevented from attending by the death of a near relation ; Sir W. Rowley and Sir W. Le mon by indisposition. 1 LAZARD and Co. grateful for the increase of pub lic patronage bestowed on them, and for the preference given to their old estabUshed Offices (which they in some measure attri bute to their great success in selling Capital Prizes), respectfully request the auctition of their Friends to a brief statement of the Scheme of the present Lottery, which begins Nezv Toassay : It contains Errs Prises of X 20,000, Five of X 9,000. others of .X6OO, X3OO, &c. &c. and Not Two Blanks to a Prise—AU the Priza Styrli.4 24Ionty—No Classes—Beery Ticket will decide its own Fate—First-drawn Prise will be X 90,000 Money.— 'busy and CO. Sold in Shares in the very last Lottery 1tt,900 a Prize of X 50.000, and 16,427 a Prise of Xs',ooo.—llasamo aed .Co.'s Offices, Loyal Exchange-Gate; 26, Curzbill; and 324 Oxford-street, curaer of Swallow-street. • PARLIAIiENTAR7 PiOCZEDLIVGS. HOVE' OF LORDS, FEBRUARY 92. Their Lenlakips suet at ten o'clock. APPICALL Jarman., Appellant; the Earl of Cu,w Itespiedent. This was an _appeal from the decision of the Court of Chan cery, Yreka& The Aesolunte-Gattaarix was heard for the appellant. Further argument postponed on account of an informality in the pleadings. ?duxes, Appellant; Mumma, Respondent. This was an appeal from the decision of the Dolan of Session (Scotland).—Counsel were betted out.—Judgnsent postponed. The Bishop of Ossoay.took the oaths and his seat. The Commission. Assize Bin was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday. No other business was gone into, and their Lordships ad. jousted mall Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. IRVING presented a Petition from the Proprietors of the West India Dock Company, praying f•r a continuation of the privileges which they at present enjoyed.--Lid on the table. Mr. FLRMI NG presented a Petition from the Landowners, &c. Re. in the neighbourhood of the New Forest, complakalg of AgricuktuallNeteesn--.Lidd on the table. hit. PANE presented a similar Petition from certain Occu- ' piers of, Land in the County of Oxford.—Laid on the table. Mr. CUR WEN presented a Petition from Robert %%tittle, Seven Dials, stating that the Petitioner was a manufacturer of a powder called Breakfast Powder, composed entirely of roasted vain; that, last year, several persons were prosecuted by the Board of eis, for manufacturing and, vending the same; but that, in consequence of a representation made to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, of the encouragement to the consumption of main which was afforded by the manufacture of this Powder, psdgments on the prosecutions were suspended, and the Right Yam Gentleman declared that it was nut the intention of the Racine to proceed again4t the manufacturers of this Powder In future. The Petitioner was induced by this declaration to con. tinue the manufacture of the Powder, but recently was threat ened with a prosecution if be persevered in selling the same. He therefore hoped that the House would be pleased to repeal all such Acts, or parts of Acts, as might be held to prohibit the making of the said Powder. Mr. LUSH INGTON said he had no knowledge of the cue stated in the Petition, but be believed his Right lion. Friend had not pledged himself to more than making WI inquiry into the matter. The inquiry was made at the Excise Office, and it was found that it would prove injurious to the Revenue to allow the manufacturing of this Powder.—The Petition was laid un the table. l' Names Bill was read the The Land Tax second time. A person from the Trinity House brought up an Account at the appropriation of the surplus Rates belonging to the Corpora. tion of the Trinity House. Mr. JAMES presented a Petition from James Broadhurst and another, confined in Lancaster Jail, complaining that letters written by them, and letters received by them, whether from their dearest friends or Members of Parliament, were opened by the jailor of that prison, contrary, as they thought, to the rights of the subject, as well as in violation of the privileges of ' that House, so far as the lettersof its Members were concerned. He had already given notice of a motion for bringing this sub ject before the House on the sth of March, but as it involved a question of privilege, and as he ultderstood that be was at liberty to bring such questions before the House at any time, he should now give notice that he would bring the matter forward on Monday r- It. The- SPEAKER iodinated that it was the practice of the I House, founded on the principle of general convenience, that when a notice of motion was given for a particular day, such a motion was not tube brought on before that day. It might be postponed to a future day by subsequent notice, but the House would see the propriety of upholding the rule that prohibited a Member from accelerating a motion. After a short explanation between the Right Hon. Gentle man and the Hon. Member, the latter said be would leave the notice as it already stood, untouched, and then gave notice that on Monday he would move that the Petition now presented be taken into consideration.—The Petition was then brought up, read, and laid on the table. On the motion of Mr. CatcaArr, the Resolutions of the Com mittee of 1818 on the Salt Laws passed in 1818, were ordered to be reprinted. THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. The CH ANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUERmoved that the House do resolve itself into a Committee of Ways and Means. Colonel DAVIES begged to put a question to the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite (the Chancellor of the Exchequer). A few evenings ago, the Noble Marquis who had entered so largely into the state of the Public Accounts, said that the account which he took as the basis of his calculations would be put into the hands of Members without delay. Now it ap peared that in comparing the account so furnished for .the net expenditure of the year 1821 with the finance accounts for the same period, that there was a most extraordinary variance in several items, and in the sum total. In short there was not an item in this latter account for that year that did not vary with the finance accounts for the same period. There appeared to be in the whole a discrepancy of no less than £1,961,000 between the two. If it was upon this mode of furnishing the public accounts that the Noble Marquis claimed the confidence of the. coun try, he (Colonel Davies) confessed his fears that the Noble Marquis must feel greatly disappointed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was sure the House would not feel surprized that there should be a variance in accounts of the same thing, which they must see was furnished by different officers, and each for a different purpose. It was not in his power to explain at that moment the causes of the variance in this particular case, but the House might feel secure that no danger could arise from the cir cumstance, as each particular account would undergo the review of the House. Mr. HUME thanked his gallant Friend for putting this question. He did not understand what the Right Honourable Gentleman meantby furnishing accounts I for different purposes. He held in his hand an ac count of the Public Revenue for 1821 ; and by that it appeared there was a surplus balance of two mil lions. He had another account, which gave a quite different view of the matter. It was not strange that accounts for different periods should show some va riance; but it was extraordinary that such sht.uld be the case in accounts fur the same period. He should, under these circumstances, feel it his du.y to move, before the House resolved itself into a Committee, " That the Chancellor of the Exchequer be required to reconcile the variances in the two . accounts, pur porting to be the Public Account for the year 18111:' He afterwards said, that on consideration he should writ for a future opportunity of moving e Resolution to the above effect, accompanied with member, de clat itlg the amount of the variance. a Mr. •RlCARDO . wished to have an 'Waned* from the Right Hon. Gentleman upon the folio** subject :—Last year the Right Hon. Gentleman told the House that there would be a clear 'surplus forthe year ending sth January, 1821. o f £950,000. rat h er a Ef,100,000 ; but that £750,000 were to be applied to the payment of arrears of interest on out standing Exchequer Bills. He also added, that the year following there would be a clear surplus of four millions, and that there would be no deduction from that sum for the purpose of meeting any further ar rears of interest on Exchequer Bills. On looking to the account foe last year, he perceived that the sur plus amounted to but two millions ; and being de sirous to see haw much had been applied to pay the interest on Exchequer Bills. he found that a sum of E 1,580,000 had been applied to that object. But on more minutely.investigating the accounts, he disco vered that for interest alone on Exchequer Bills, there had been two millions paid. Now, if it was in this way that promises and proposed arrangements were to be realized, what security was there that two millions of the surplus'for the present year might not also be applied in the same way? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said ' that the nature cf t!.e account respecting Exchequer Bilk seemed not to be understood by the Hon. Gen tletnan. The House would remember that, until the last two years, payment of the interest on all Exche quer Bills formed t u part of the annual grant, but that .they were liquidated by Act of Parliament.— However, after the necessary sums for interest on Exchequer Bills became part of the Supplies of the year, there remained a portion of them still under the former head. But the I-lon. Gentleman had no reason to complain that there was not any facility given to wards explaining the account of Exchequer Bills. Mr. ELLICE wished to ask two _questions of the Right Hon. Gentleman. The first was, whether or not, after what had passed, it was the intention of Government to propose the appointment of a Com mittee to arrange the public accounts for the year, as it must be evident that a measure of that nature was absolutely necessary? The next question was this— last year the Right Hon. Gentleman gave an answer to a question pnt by him, to the effect, that supposing the computed surplus of £4,000,000 should arise, it should be applied to the liquidation of the Debt; but in case that sum did not arise, he would still apply a sum of £4,000,000, making up the difference between that amount and the real surplus by an issue of Ex chequer Bills. Now it appeared that the real surplus for that year was £2,000,000, and that the sum placed at the disposal of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund was £4,403,000 ; he wished to know whether the difference was made up ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, with regard to the first question, that he had already stated that it would be. desirable to have the public accounts simplified, and he did not know a better mode of pi oceeding than by the appointment of a Committee. He stated this, however, without com mitting himself to any particular time. As to the other question, it Would require a more detailed ex planation. The amount of .the Sinking Fund was already fixed by Act of Parliament, and therefore not ander the controul of Parliament. The Sinking Fund it was intended should be supplied by the surplus of Revenue, and where that was insufficient, it was the practice to supply the deficiency by an issue of Ex chequer Bills. Mr. CURWEN wished to know if it was the in tention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to propose the imposition of a tax on the importation of tallow, and diminish the taxes on soap and candles ? Mr. TIERNEY asked if he was to understand the Right Ilon. Gentleman to mean, that when the sur plus on the Consolidated Fund was not sufficient to mica up the necessary amount, it was usual to supply the deficiency by an issue of Exchequer Bills ?—(The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, across the table, that he meant to say so.)—Then, assuming that to be so, he would ask the House whether the Sinking Fund was not a delusion ?—(Hear, hear). The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was surprised that the Right lion. Gentleman, who had so extensive a knowledge of the finances of the country, should be ignorant that by law there was every year a certain sum appropriated to the support of the Sinking Fund, which sum was to be taken from the Consolidated Fund. In the event of there being a deficiency in that Fund, that deficiency was made up by the issue of Exchequer Bills, and these issues took place quarterly, to indemnify the Bank of England for the advances which they made. This was the course when there happened a deficiency. But, on the other hand, when there was an excess in the amount of the Consolidated Fund, and above the sums appropriated to the Sinking Fund, the Public had the advantage of it, and this excess, in regard to future payments, was placed to the credit of the Con solidated Fund—(Hear, hear).—This had been the practice for many years. Mr. TIERNEY said, he owed an apology to the Right Hon. Gentleman for the error into which he had fallen. His ignorance arose from his not having meddled with the question of Finance for the last five or six years, and iu that time things bad gone so much out of his way, and so much confusion had crept into the public accounts, that he was now as much at sea upon Finance as if be had. never paid any attention to the subject. There was a time, how ever, when he attended to this important branch of the public tervice'rather closely, and he had reason to regret the loss of the facilities then held out Lr in vestigating it,. when, 'by the able arrangements of Mr. Pitt, the public accounts were simplified sina rendered intelligible—(Hear). At the present day the accounts were so involved, that he was sure there were not three Members is the House who clearly understood them. Aler the explanation . 41 . the Itiabr Hon. Gentleman. the matter was plain enough ; bait why were not the accounts made out in such a way, as to Kil d a rimse explanations on the part of the