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Uri t;hich . the existing stole of affairs rendered pe. 'quint necessary. Ulf CASTIAREAGH said, there was nothing .1111ireimportant to the hest understoed interests of `election, than that facilities should be given for the -due enrolment of votes. But he could not take - )the same view of this question as the Hon. Gentle. 'mean had done . with--srhisie• the' Bill - nrigimitilt• 'since it was cettainly in she power of every free. "holder to register his freehold. If the Hon. Meet 'her introduced - se Bell fat 'slni *alleles -Or Airiest the laws relative to for land-tit! sesesiensent ) he should give it his support—but he 'could not ap prove of a 'measure which went to destroy all that was good in the existing system—by doeurg away the present even defective diode of registry, ivillstitlt introducing any thing astral Snits place. • Sir S. RoiuLLT suptiorted the Bill. The ap: ..e&4. toe general election hid been relied on as IM argument againstit. Both he contended, that, If the measure were a good one, the approach of a general election ought not to prevent it from being Merriest into effect Lord I..owen ea opposed the Bill, as unnecessary. Mr. W. WYNN explained. Mr. C. LONG admitted that some alteration in the existing system was called fur--but the altera tion contemplated by the present Bill was one to 'which he could not assent. Mr. BROUGHAM observed, that the redemption of great part of the land-tax demanded an imam. 'shade alteration of the existing law. The •system, as it now stood, afforded encouragement to per jury, which circumstance was, of itself, a snlll eient reason for adopting the Bill theta before the House. He was surprised at the alteration which uppeared to have taken place in the minds of many Gentlemen on this subject. The Hon. Ilsronet (Sir J. Gotham) laid. in the last Session, 'cot-theft agreed in the principle now brought forward...but, It seemed, that a new light had Woken in on hint— 'kW, on the eve of a general election-, lie found cut that it was necessary to oppose this measure. Mr. B. BATMUNST expres%rel lii* hostility to the Bill.. The present register was de fective—but it was better than smite at all. Now, Ilk measure Under the consideration of the House, wrist to destroy the existing systim, without sub. stewing any thing better in its place. • Sir W. Guise spoke bluntly in favour of the 13:11. Sir C. Moffett conceived the measure to be a 'Most salinity one--and, therefore, lie bilnUld sup 'poit it. Mr. iVF.WMAN expressed himself decidedly in favour of the measure. • The question being loudly called for, the House divided—when there appeared— For-pine into the ("uraninite 54 Against it .. Majority against the Bill ..... 34 CITY OF LONDON. Mr. Sheriff liesariger7 appeared at the ba► with a Petition from the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, gold Commons ot• tlw City of London, which, on the motion of sir WILLIAM CUITIS, was read. It related to an account of the City Fund., which the lions, had ordered to he laid before it, in February TJA—and set forth, that certain of the accounts called forovould, if produced, expose to the public . matters of a purely private nature. The Corporation, therefore, prayed that so murk of the order us re. • hated to accounts of this peculiar description, ►I Id be resciuded, and that the Petitioners should be utffered.to be heard at the bar of the House, with reference to their exemption from being wholly ehargeable for the building and repair of Certain prisons, which, they contended, ought to fall on the eoutity generally, and not an the citixelis of Lon don alone. Sir W. CURTI% declined entering into the case he intended to submit to the House, on the pert of the City of London, touching the Petition, not seeing the Honourable Member for Soucy PIN Sunstiei) in his place, who had on a former night alluded to the subject in rather an unfavoutible manner. He gave notice he 'should on Thursday se' 'ght make a motion relative to the subject mentioned in the Petition. On the motion of Mr. BaciuGnAu the Report or the Education of the Poor Bill VIVI postponed until Thursday, when he assured the noose he should endeavour to forward the Bill in its remain ing stages. • COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY.—TUE LATE DR. BURNEY'S LIBRARY. The CuaticiLLou or the EXCHEQUER moved that the House *herald resolve itself intoa Committee of Supply, which was agreed to ; and on the motion of Mr. A asuniiroT, the Commissariat, Army Ex troorilmaries, Miscellaneous Services, and African Institution Expenditure, were referred to the said Committee. In the Committee, Mi. HAMS rose aril stated, that notwitlistaml. ing hr had MOOG to expect some opposition as to the propriety of the grant, he still hoped the House would accede to it. Yet whatever tuight be the opinions of many as to the narrowness of our finances, he could never for a moment imagine the state of our resources were now such that the House ought to refuse to literature and its encouragement, such a grant as would enable the Directors of the British Museum to purchase for the public use that library which was now offered to the House. He alluded to the library of the late Dr. Burney, one of the most carefully cidlected and nwst valuable libraries, particularly in the Greek language ; and it was extremely valuable from the various anno tations and remarks added to the collection, in the shape of notes in manuscript. by Dr. Burney him self, Bentley, Poison. awl various other eminent Greek scholars. In addition to the usual Greek classics, it also contained a rare collection of Greek dramas, of undoubted character an genuine Greek productions. When the House had made so beral a grant to obtain possession of the Elgin mar bles, as a matter of national importance and pride, lie hoped there would he aio attention paid to the suggestion* of those whose economical disposition prompted them to apply it to subjects by no adapted to its exercise. The ruin at winch the li brary had been valued had been considered eyrie*. lent by the Doctor's son and executor, and there remained nothing wanting but the vote of Parlia ment to re►der the librar► of the 'Museum ise this re.pect the II rat in the world. He concluded by moving, that t h e sum of 13,5001. be gnstitell to the -• 144. t•••• • r OFEENDERS CONVICTION REWARDS Mr. AontrnstoT, in moving the u•nsl allow& once for the Afrivast Forts, sioeurrfl the House his Majesty's Government had patil tlw utmost atten tion in the recomrtteudation• of the Commi►tee of the African Society. Travellers of informs: L.lr. J. Y. GRANT described the seigitiorage on coin as being the sante as what wt. paid for fashion in the general anataufacttire of 1, Ler. The stump of any government not only cstaboslit.l the quall.y of the stiut.it. but vet} , i•ften tenth red it unne cessary to weigh it 111 the course of ilu.inrra. It of cutirse gave the bullion a v,lllle, but he objected to three befog a bigiirr srigue“rage 011 gold than oil tither. The roily way of effectually Mr. [SENNETT moved the Ottlca !he lor the recom. mittril of the Offenders Conviction Hew:oils Hill. Sir Runneu, obj. etc(' to the genet a mature of the /IA though lie sppi °veil of that part of it oSuch vent to fat ilitaie the repayment of proseeuho's ear Ilst Mr. BENNETT pointed not the evils from the prewut practice of giving rewards on eun•iction. Afler • few words from Mr. NICII0f.•01 CAT.I'FRT and fir C 1111:RRYLI., theloptiNe Wt. Id IWO the ( . "Imittltre—Sit ET4ItY PARNI t.r, tit thr Chair.— The ATTORNILY-GENFRAL said, lie felt as notch as any matt the mat-5511y that existed of comer I MK, by measures, the evils that have resull.d trios. the system of granting rewaills for the conviction of ~hinders; but lie feared that the Hill, as proposed by Isis Hmwur•abl« Friend, might create an evil no less to he lamented. To attain both objects, and to stimulate activity witl I enten. raging •hose, he proposed a clause, giving the Judge vri - siding on the trial of offenders, a du.rretionary power of either granting or withholding the reward of 4111, uuw ex. isting, or suet, parts or portions of it to I itlt•C 41 pill Chen,' ing nr ;nosing:tog the offender, as to hint may ye. or meet. The clause also allowed the payment of a sum of five shil lings to the Clerk of Assize, for drawing out a ropy of the Judge's recommendation, and subjected all other lawsuits requiring fees to a severe penalty. Sir S. lton ILLY objected to this clnnse altogether, as b 9 wa means calculated to prevent tlo. repetition of those crimes at which Iminaany slitsdilerid. The pta seal law, he observed, gave a reward of 4111 In the itiformera on the ronvtrtiutt of an offender, to be divided among those concerned tit Iha prosecution accroiling to the discretion of the Jodge presid ing at the se ia I. Ilis Hon. Friend r Mr. Bennett) in Id. proposed to take away this reward altogyt!ter, leaving a don esetioniiry power iii the Dodge to grant the prostration the IlipClll.l.ll intending the proceeding; but the clause provost II by his Honourable and Learned Friend (the Attorney G4 . 11/ . - 1:41) still left the rewind, on!), giving 11w Judge et discretion to withhold it ot to apply ilk, HP 11 may seem proper. 'There was, however, this e,rat objection to the clause, namely, that it it fiaie ell flu: (11i1111. tiuuuf the prisouer before Soy ii - era tal re ithl be gm 0. _ _ The SoiletTott•GENEttAt. here interrupted him, saying, that allhoneb sceli n:ipeared oil the fact of the elan/e, is given iii l tits Lan rod Leal fled Friend, yet il tißm intend cd to give the Judge the power of awarding comprosatiou in rase of inaiiiittal. tot Well as coasicti.”.. Sic Saaut.c. liasisLLY, in cwrlluuatinn, maid, that this certaitily altered the case censidersbly. Stall, however, he had strong objections to the claim., sliich, by suffering the reward to exist, only required the titbit:mem to make/ out such a C.l6e as would elective the Judge as wail as the Jut), and induce him to grant a ceitifirate. He r ~,,, emitted noon the rapacity of police officers, not only in L o,dou , but also in other great towns, abet stated, that in Birmingham a en.e hail lately eiceurre rl , w herein 1101.1, 11111 e. n h..d carsted Frt. by the conrietiou of pecsons flewitisls hid the nem.- sary egret of worpMg the evidence, and of inducing it ~,,, enters to give a colour to dear restitnev.), calculated to achieve their object in the conviction of-the prisoner. The system. besides inducing prisons to conspire nisi nett the lives of Mower', individuals, likewise created ire witnesses all eagerness fur the conviction of the pi 6010 ra, gone it-- veil:big. The nearest Sedatives were seen not rinfieeptiently pm-jot-leg Ihrnrselves to obtain the rewired by the death of their kossfolk, and he had Inn:self known n case wimp father had evinced the must slim-klieg anxiety for the conviction of his own miss. —(1/ear, tear. —There was atintlire 41i•c:i.:fnl evil attetidittz this system, that police otlieers net the metropolis and other large towns, were noxiacs 1.1 sopport nurseries of crimes, in Mews algal tilos* pour eleatuiete entrapped by themselres tv, iitually become profitable to them. lie would tiles ask, 1.1 what respect the chose proposed by I. llonuoralile Ind La-atm., letend would pierced these evils? If a aita,,l Ire gi yr, In those who appechesul and prosecute 1 - I 11111:11.111, as well in clew of acquittal as convictioo, all resew-, Si, emoted worth' exert them-. Ives to obtain dee highest. Athol- Mg to the pardons lately granted to Block, re tharr, situ Power, he observed, that those persons had been impro perly prosecuted, and were convicted of es Imes of which they had not been gnilly. Pardons were, therefore, properly extended towards them. The priblic, however, not being aware of the circumstances of the rase, were outraged at the blew that pardons had been granted to those who Wet, least detrerving of mercy. This arose from the practice of taking special verdicts in such cases-0 practice which be thought might be with great propriety terminated. The SOLICITOR-GFRERAL defended the amendment pro posed by his night Hon. Friend (the Aitorney•Gracal) as fully cab-stated In obtain the object of those whir wished to Lou -Wilt the I times arising from the system of rewards. It appointed 110 certain and fixed reward, but only pie die .lodgea dim 'Tiniest y power of rewarding persons hyproper t Io ilwir sees ices. Sir J. MACKINTOSH contended that the clause now pro noun would make no ildrerence in the result from the law now existing Ihe Hill, as proposed by his Honourable Friend (M r. Bennet') i Irectually took away every temptation to crime, while it provided effectually (Or the further rnce rrf justice, by enabling the Judge to remunerate pervons for 'heir expenses. The minds of tbr informers, by trade, OA va formed upon the expectation of rewards, aiid while timed's. cretin,' of grouting them still reinained with the Judge, it would be wain to persuade the informers that the law hurl been chanzed The alteration only competlid the iwforin , to make out a brut r Carte to induce the Judge - Wilma hint his recommendation. • The ATTORNEY-GENERAL spoke a few words in iupp•art of his own einnse. M r Serj can t COPLICY remarked, that 11e abject irin'hetween the Gentlemen at each Bide of the House wns in some de cree confined to a matter of form, except in one Pond, namely the limitation of rennin( raltite mrsons etrirezed In the pro...coition of erimin3k, loch he thought was ob ject of very t oiriellerable adenotilim. He entered tie midi it against the broad assertion made by the lion Memhi r Bennett), that systetu ut , zrantitir reward• bid hety pro ductive of treat too fusion thronglimit the country : He bad been engaged for funrtren years iin the Midland Cheitit. and Mid never, iu his earierience, known of a sinle instance to justify such a Rl:tient. tit. Sir S. it 07111113 Y uio I. that a very considerable difference existed between the hill nod the clause proposed by the At torney-G(4,er 0; f., that clnuse perinitttil the statutory re wards still It eiditifiue. He did not know e hitt the Hoe. and Lemur.: Gimile.lamte might thii.k a sufficient rear( abiss- nuiing out ~1 the system of iewarti. ; but, to his own illllll , l r the conviction of fiye innocent we'll, which had bap . I ' of the most carefully collected and most valuable and philosophical sentiments, which had rendered Mr. FINLAT recommended a larger sum for the character of the country in the eyes other states, cro i o „ „i granting them still reinxla•d .eith th- Jittli:ei lt it . libraries, particularly in the Greek language ; slid them the truest supporters of their country's honour, 1 canal, as the object was not merely for a local and also affect the general property of the kin;;- would lie train to peecoade the informt•rs th:.t the law had (loin iti the proportion of the artificial price fixed been chanTed The alteration only compellrd t'it. iniorm i it was extremely valuable from the various amio- and to the boldest sup p orters of the great cause of ad vantage, but fiir a general inlprovenn•nt in the on ih e coin. Tlit. was the oiamoot of Al►. Locke o make oat a brut r case to induce the Judi;e' to ;putt hint taboos and remarks added to the collection, in the liberty till over the world. Was the literary clot- navigation, which would diffuse its toliantages t his n•cummendatiuu. shape of notes in manuscript, by Dr. Burney him- m rre at te te r r o o f f t s h t e at t e •ot l i o nt i ry nothing ? Even/ Menne ac. ...throughout the whole commerce of the empire, by ill his controversy with Mr. Louth on the silver The ATTORNEY-GENERAL spoke a few herds in inp{•ott self, Bentley, Poison, mid various other eminent quiremerd was, to such a country as Eitglancl, st coustecting the two seas. It would also, by giving, ctirresicy. of his owl) clause. • Greek scholars. In addition to the usual Greek icv. From all these considers- employment to a hardy race of men, prevent them Mr. 0. GILBERT was against aeigmorage alto- 01r serjeatitCoeteyremarked, that II;e Objertionlwtwect ►lassies, it also contained a rare collection of Greek .“ get her oit gold. eree the Gen cwi t fi le n m e T l n in at ß ea n di aide of the flosise•was'in some &- lona, he hoped t he Noose won't! agree to the pro- emigrating from their o►vmi country. Mr. 11 . 1rx it inquired what was the expense of latter of form, except in our poin►, 11 drormis, of undoubted character as genuine Greek tosr d g ram. tr e oductions. When the House lout made so II• I After some exploit:dim) by Mr. I.OcRH ART. the After a few words from Mr. A RB UTIINOT, Sir M. W. RIDLEY, and the CHEECIELLDK tit lie Excite.. this lit the Mint ? Mr. W. Por.e replied , three quarter• per cent. namely the limitation of reniumintitie p.-r.ons entt.`Zed in the po.eeution of criminal ., whu•h he thought was r•n uh- ral a grant to obtain possession of the Elgin mar- UEU, the resolution was withdrawn'. for the ptir- Rttinii , wg was dm) , earri . ed out in the M utt 15 per j a cc es t n o is f t v i e h r e Y b t r ° :::;; l as er s 4 t b a l t t i. s wi ti i ‘ o ntt a t il t eTv . trie e l i t n o t n ere M d e l m 'i, h 74 : l V motion was ptit and carried, and the sum to be ap- bles, a. a mutter of national importance and pride,pose of c(Howiering the propriety of proposing a ' dthis agreed propnate to purpioe to. he hoped there would he no attention paid to the larger grant after the holidays. g ri m. chestier than elsewhere. Fit•enetli t that th , system of ....raiatior itwards had been pro- Oti the motion of M r . ARBUTHNOT Mr. J. P. GRANT described the seigoiorage on tlue " we or t r 1.21 "3"f""" throughout the cou"t i l: 1!oe had The suggestions of thaw whose economical disposition ARBUTHNOT moved. that a sum not exceed- The a 0 been engaged for fourteen years tin the Midland Ciielitt.lmt prompted them to apply it to subjects by no n►rrna the um of 'ft" was 1 . I. vo id ' for Lat ' raordinaries fur . tin. in 10,0001. be voted for defraying the expenses of coin as being the amine as what was paid f o r Natl . :on had never , ii his . . . s esforience known of a sio;le nisi:nice to iii the general mataufactore of plaf.i. The stamp adapted to its exercise. The slim at winch the li- Al oe a A rmy ; loaso o r 50,000 r. fo r A my E x t r oo t illoaries for Ire. work. in the College of Rdiubur•~ for the yearjustify sa ils a i stationo sit. ' briery had been valued had been considered egoists- bad. lBlO. lie hoped this vote would satisfy the Iltsti. a any g"ver "went mini " 111 Y • lent by the Doctor's son and executor, and there dlr. A ROOTH NoT, in miming the ^•nap allow- Member that Scotland war nut fingotirts in the o f the oli ,L i i, h ot art y ~kr"itt'altrti:,,ib,t;rititi'7,4inttliniiii:- es S iii i t r ei S t . b i e l t ° :e l e i t . i i tTie " h i' l l i . i 1 111 1 17 it t a he ve c r l y au c : n p i t i t ' i l i e t r o a st i' ll ie b l y ilireren the At _ i remained nothing wanting but the vote of Parini- 'owe for the Africa,. Farms, assured the House his public gratits.—(d laugh). I ces►ary to weigh it In the COM SC ol• iiusinetts. It . lorney.Generit; ft. that atom: perutittsd the statutory ir- of cones► gave the I►nlliuu it litglie.r v.sitie, but he wards still It. ciiiitii.ue. lie did not know shat the "'".. ment to render the fibrin) of the Nluseum in this Majesty's Government had pool the utmost often- respect the drat iti the world. He coucluded by host to the recommenda tio n• of the Commi►tee int i . ‘ t l it r. t i', l l t it l a w Es w w b o o l l s e ld s l u i4 m ve :o Pre be refr r v e t il l i t i o ire h d "r for a a t i l it e t es; o bj ecte d to 0,,,,,, b eiiii4 a hi gh , i . „ 10 ,.., rage 01 , ' and Lennie.: Gentleman might think a auflicient rrstif of moving, that the auto of 13,500/. be granted to the of hit African Society. Traveller* of informs- it:pit/tomtits/ gold than on "tr. •t'he "IY way of e ffectual l Y t it: 3 l . l:l7i, 'l t i h t ; i c il wa g o t r it i l e t ti i tw it n i.h o P f h " S s e tr in ni n t a t r i Ct i l . t na o r i f t i -ii, which butto h i ; il ls h: e p- ni ! . , ••••\ \\A 'C omm itt ee o f m on o ge o . , t o ena bl e . tbom to poor. tion, missionaries, had littce 4 ..rTed to ei chaseilie 4avory' of . .phe la t. pr,eßentei. plore tht Interior of Africa.... The education Mroctinceirtp . Opiesod the ntntion; arab as he of the Negrises• had been established by the insagined die cireinintanniti of the country wither- I GoveroMillor Cape Coast Castle upon the most spdet to flooote on& not inch 'as—collected .. .ions secure foaling. 'No writers were permitted to go the Chancellor of the Exchequer's statement; . who out to these settlements, who were not well ac 'had idmitted that it would be necessary to invade I quainted wish their own, and in sonic considerable the . Sinking Fund this year—would entitle the degree With that part of the coast to which they Raabe to saddle the nation with this expense. at were to proceed. School. had been very generally all events in the present year; and, secoodly, estiablialied, to which the drildreii of the surround -Canis he knew there was a jealousy respecting grants log country had been successfully invited, and its the Museum for these lior esses. which seemed churches or chapels had been constructed at mist. 'to be rather for the express entertainment and gra- derable expense. To inert which, as well as for the tificition of Members themselves, than for the see- maintenance of all the forts upon the coast, for the vice of the public at large, to whom these books purpose of preveisting the Slave Trade being car would, of cowl,, not be generally accessible. j tied oil, it became his duty this evening to propose Mr. WYNN supported the tuutiou of his Hon. a vote of a greater sum by 5,000/. than on preced. Friend (Mr. Basakee). tug years. He concluded by voting a sum not ex- Mr. F. DOUGLAS contended this was not an als- I everting 28,0001. for the maintenance of the forts solute grant of 13,500/. because there were dupli- upon the Africans coast, together with the establish cote volumes in the library, which could of course merit connected therewith. be sold, and bring out less thou 3.000/. lot the I Mr. W. SMITH could feel no objection to the *nous while the usual allowance of Parliament to i grant, but lie certainly objected to the present this Instltution would be withheld until the re- management of those settlements. They were now maiming 10,5001. should lie repaid to the country. completely managed and controled by a company The country would thus he possessed of a library which had for a considerable number of years carried of which it might justly be proud, containing at 011 the inhuman trade in slaves upon this very coast, least double the amount of classic authorities for and lie considered it highly improbable that the referente contained in any oiler public library. I moires could cerrlially believe the British nation The object. too, of their collection would be di- was dis p os e d to abolish all the Etedilies to the traffic crated, and no longer a maimed object, if they I in slaves, whilst those persons whose origins! 0111. *ere allowed to be sold by unction, and thus scat- ratter they could not. forget, were intrusted with turd through the hands of individual'. Two of the government of the coast. the works in this collection were objects of extreme Mr. Guano's defended the conduct of the Afri curiosity and rarity, and the whole library had the eau Company, and considered, from all lie could advantage of being arranger!, amid even annotated i collect, flair conduct commendable, upon by one of the best Greek scholars in the Mr. SMYTH (of Cambridge), although lie was world, who had made these lennalks a nd annotations happy to timid that by the precautions taken, and expressly with a view to publication, in which hope lie the treaties lately 'signed, the nails in slaves to the had been, unhappily for the world. defeated by the north of the Line was now abolished, yet he coil visitation of Heaven. These observations would be fessed lie should much rather see throe settlemente, thus phiced at the service of the public anal of like our colonies abroad, under the immediate con a_dtolairsowho might render thew of ge n er a l service to trol of the Crown, as naturally their accounts and posterity. Attached as lie was to classic learning, he their expenditure would be from time to time sub. could not help thinking these stories of knowledge. ' witted to the Moire. and a constitutional check of as much importance as the neguisition of that I provided thereby against the misapplication of their which cost the country 44.0001. and *mod upon fusels. very differeet ground*. The collection also con- Mr. A narrnNoT assured the House it was the t a l li ed comp l e t e sets o f newspap e r, bonn the l intention of Guyer 1111 l ent to obtain yearly accurate earliest publication of any thing tad that shape; and accounts of the receipts and expenditure of the mo m. these were the records ti n t only o f th e limes, but Melt appropriated to this service, SO as to effect the the lii.toriee of the progress of our constitutional i check suggested. freedom. lie most sineerely hoped the Houle would The sawn of 25.0001. was then voted to the shore purpose. feel a warm interest, as friend* of freedom, in pre- 3,0.101. was also soled to the use of the Board of Agricut. serving these annal..—(//ear.) tare. General THORNTON should have no objection to this grant, were it more rosy to till description of ochtslats, or the curious in general, to obtain edmiltaisce to the library of the British Museum. He hoped the preeeet prautice of urlinitting by tie kris, which often led pertains to despair of ob taining 11111 opportunity of crinselte•g these ',epos'. tortes of, no doubt, useful knowledge, would be dispensed with. Might lint there be also some mom, in the hands of the Directtirs of the Institu tion available for this purpose ? Mr. C. Loy r. denied there existed any difficulty to obtain access to the library, which ought to de ter any well-ilisposest curious persons or literary characters. For his plat, lie should be sorry that the library were generally acceseible ; no doubt the same complaints of dilapidation' would reach the ears of the It,atish public us hail alreidy been made respecting the injuries umth thefts sustained by too generally admitting strangers to the public libraries iii Paris. Ile was not sO great an advocate for cu rious books as others perksios, but the recommen dation given by the Committee 16 this collection was chiefly grounded on the extreme utility of it. lie should therefore vote fur the grunt. Mr. LOCK HART felt the ea-r if this library and that of the Elgin marbles were altogether dissi milar. These books were rideable commodities. lie feared, only to the virimuli, and could not be considered obiects lit to be preserved by the inter positions of the Legislature. The Greek classics and the Greek drains were 'trendy in our poe.e... "ion ; but nothing hall been offered as new in mo rals, or in the history or the growth of society or mankind in general. lie feared the acquisition would for the greater part consist in emionatiens on well-known authors, or in curious document* or rarities of antiquity, about which the public in general were little solicitous. Hid any hitherto un known good historical or oratorical works le en in. eluded in the collection, he should have been niore disposed to have acceded to the purchase. Sir James Msceierosit expressed, in very ani mated language, his surprise at limiting such iiirlif ference to the. interests of literature. and particu larly chewiest literature, from the Representative of that University (Mr. Lockhart, Member for Ox ford) which stood throughout all Europe pre-emi nent for its superior iiiitartion into the knowledge mud spirit of the anemia el: l .' .e.--(Hear.)— He was happy to enter his protest against the man ner in which the Hon. m u d Learned Member hod treated the subject, and denominated these trea sures of literature as mere stale copies of old books, rare curiosities, or useless onisotations. Ile feared he must hare read Homer and Demosthenes to little purpose, to have acquired so little of the emulous enthusiasm of mime! literature. These writings had furnished the models of every good in morals, had been the early oracles of civil wisdom, and happy he was to say, they had breathed into the youth of this country the generous, liberal, and philosophical sentiments, which had rendered them the truest supporters of their country's honour, and the boldest supporters of the great cause of liberty all over the world. Was the literary cha racter of the country nothing ? Every literary sc. quirement was, to such or conotry as England, at matter or state policy. From all these considera tions, he hoped the Nouse would agree to the pro posed grant. After some explanation by Mr. LOCKHART. the motion was put arid carried, and the suns to be ap propriated to this purpose agreed to. 391,7001. for Dread, Meat, Forage, Candles, die. fur lite Troops in Foreign Garrisoitr. 89,0001. fur the Barrack Department of Great Britain. A emir ersation then ensued on the reduced y rant of •21.1.000/. for making a navigable col 1111 l unication from the Western to tlw Eastern SCUP, I . l'olll lover tress to Fort William, when, after.a few words from Mr. Goarion and Mr. IVlrts • Mr. FORBES lamented to see the disposition to economy was su often discoverable in the votes of that Home, towards works of a public na ture iii langh.)—lt was the grea.er pity, because it led to a s•ipposition that they were improvident in that country ; and next, he had heard it said, that the Colonies ought to be able to maintain tlworselves, rosnlying the maxim to Scotland os if it bad been a Colony. --(Lunghier)-11thase sums granted to the African forts had bees. applied to more reasonable projects nearer home, they taight have produced much more importwit effects in the improvement of the Highlands of Scoilaial by good roads awl bridges, 'Arr. by the poor inhabitants of that part of the kingdom might be prevented in the winter limn starving, tor want of any means of communicating with the low-lands, where there was ii!our to be had food for themselves, or fodder fur their cattle w the severs *CIO4/11,. Mr. Swtvr thought this the most ill-timed a n d ill-judged moment for a remonstrance upon the Iran of the Scottish people against the liberality of Parliament, when it was well known that within these 16 years not less than 900,000/. had been voted to the very object of creating Highland roads and bridges—(llear, hear, and laughing)—which was a sum exceeding all the sums pot together voted for a similar purpose during the last two hundred years in this country.—(ileoe, hear.) — lie thought the canal one of great utility. The H on . Member (Mr. Forbes) spoke of Scotland as a colony, now if the farther told of the empire deserved that mime, it should be applied to this quarter and out to the north.—(d hash.) Mr. FORM explained, that iiisteoil of his hay ing said that Scotland WAS a colony, the ground of his complaint was, that she should have been spoken of as if she were such—llleaei—when she hail a right to participate in the benefit of public grants fur gem-fel improvements. Mr. PROTHEROE said, that so far from Scotland being treated us a colony, site had more than a pro portional share oh the public money for her local improvements. Mr. ARBUTHNOT said, that so far from forget thug Scotland, be had already pi-flamed u Kraut of 20,0001. for makiiig roads in the Ilighlaials, but lie had uo objection to withdraw the present resolu tion, to consider the propriety of a larger rum, if that should seem the pleasure of the Committee. Mr. WYNN thought that would be the better course, as the Report of the Caled_oniais Canal Com missioners was not yet before the house. Mr. FINLAY recommended a larger sum for the canal, as the object wee not merely for a local advantage, but for a general improvenn•ut in the navigation, which would diffuse its throughout the %bole commerce of the empire, by cousiecting the two seas. It would also, by g i v i ng employment to a hardy race of men, prevent them emigrating from their own country. Afivr a few words from Mr. A 91111ITIINOT, Sir N. W. RIDLEY. and the CHANCELLOR of ll,e ExcitrAi QUER, the resolution was with(lrawn, for the pur pose of colowlering the propriety of pruposiiig a larger grant after the Isolidajs. Mr. ARBUTHNOT HioVrii. that a sum not exceed ing 10,0001. be voted lor iletra)log the expenses of works in the College of Edinburgh, for the veer 1818. Ile hoped this vote would satisfy the !lien. her Ilcit Scotland war out foigottris iu the public graiits.—(d /..ugh). Air. FrinsEs would have preferred to hear a state ment if the whole sum to be relnired for U e!ie improvrinetitaa On the motion of Mr. A RIIUTIIN AT, The sum of 1,350,000/. was voitd for Eatraordisaries fur the Army; Also a 'us of 50,000/. fur Army land. for Ire- • • . • Sit AI. W. RIDLEY irquired as to the amount specified in the eta imptekr for the College ks. Mr. A aduruts OT said the whole SUM was 80,0001., but 10,000/. wars ull that was wanted in the present year. Mr. W. Di:NOM; raid, it would be unwise to vote a larger sum than tlw3rar's expense demanded. Uu the subject of the grunts to Scotland, he thought it light to say that for the iii or '2O yrues he wit in Parliament, he thought the liberality of Parliament had been unbounded towards tbnt coon. try—( I /ear, hear.) and the effect of this apish. cation of the public ituriey was stick us to advance the prosperity of Scotland within that period, to a far greater extent than was observable fur the whole preceding craittiry.—( I kar. • The resolution was carried. On the resolution for granting a sum not exceed ing 3,494/. for the repair► of !lolly the Seventh'. Chapel— gr. BAN NES begged to know whut had ulreutly been ex printed on the etlttice, tend how match %mild be requited to fluid' the repalrs ? Mr. A tinnily: o r replied, that , 27.0001. had been already expended, and lie behaved very kw thon‘ands more mould complete the mask. The resolution was agreed to. On the resolution for grunting n sum not exceed ing 73,000/. to defray the expense of the gold coinage for 1818— Air. J. P. GRANT expressed his stirprese at hear ing such a sum called for to defray the expense of a gold coinage, which it use admitted could not be kept in the country, and which fact induced the Chanerilo► of the Exchequer to call for a continu arce of the Bank Restriction Act. Two millions and a half of soverrigt.s and half sovereigns had List year heels coined, not nue of which w.le be seen except in the pocket of smite gond old lady, who kept too or three of them as %%hist markers.— (II laugh.)—The gold coinage was now, it ap peared, to be carried up to eight millions, and the public to pay the expense, though they had no c h ance o f ru sh ee grating or keeping it in circula.. lion.— ( was surprised at a resolution for such an expense. Mr.IlY ILL I.ES EY I'OLE said the Hon. and Lenrrt ed surpriAe would have ceseed if he considered the law applicable to the subject. The Hon. Gentlrinini wrong in saying that only t wo millions and a halfluoil hero conied.—(%lr. .1. I'. Giant " or issued." —'Elie fact war, serer, millions had been ru iucd . The Hint was by law hound to coin the builion sent into it, nod an appropriation of expeti-e was made liy the public to enable it to (i rn. The Batik hail sent a meat quatitity of bullion for coniage, mid if the demand continued fur the reinait.der of the year in the same propor tion that was ohservalile fur the last three or mouth., nearly eight 111 l s would he coined in 181$. The Bank had certainly fully issued two millions and rt I all, hut the remainder Will 11 , 410,1 ill their coffer., prrparatoiy to the resumption of cash payments. . , A1r..1. P. GRANT replied, that lie did not 01 tject to the Mien citmpl Mg with the provisions of the lan', though he did to the !Look airing proltilntril to resume cash peyments, if they had this large treasure in their cutters. lesides, it war quite absurd to let a law of this kind exist, which imposed on the public m this uu rso Mtge tin expense, to prepare the Rank for 'cariling into effect that of wit ch - so much was said sod so little dom.— ( lleur.) Mr. FINLAY said, that the law which prohi bited list exportation of gold coin wits an evil, even supposmg it could he curried into effect. Ile saw no reason whatever why this export should not he per mitted like any other commodity to ply the debt: of the k ingdoin. As the law stood, the coin could not be taken out of the country until it was incited down, the consequence of nlt iela wits, that those who hail an interest m sending it, inched that for the coinage of which the public hail uheady Ao much, and for which they were again called to pay all equal sum, when the bulliou was imported back into the kingdom. --(liear.)-lle also alluded to the effect of this system ou the exchanges, and thought the lew should i tttttt ediately altered. Mr. W. PoLE concurred in what had just Gillen from the Honourable ;Reuther, though his observa tions were ill-timed here. The question um*, as to the existing less on the subject of the coinage. This lie admitted might with advantage be ievlsed, as it was certainly inefficiscious.—(Hear.) Mr. Ft a LAY was glad to hear this adini•shto from the Right llon. Gentleman, and he hoped air would consider the necessity of this revisioti.— (Ilster.) 511.. W. SMITH said, that it was a waste of money to pay 75.0001. for the exprose of a Coinage of 8.1)00.0001. so Itnig as there was a possibility of uttltiug the coin into bullitom expoitiog that haul tttt imporliu it isgaill, and re-c tt ill hag it. The expense, while such a ifft.l4:3 was practicable, was a niere waste. (Ileur.) Mr. BANK ES concurred ill the necessity of a revi tion of the law, and regretted this was not <lone be fore the lest coinage. So material au error in the commercial spirits of the country ought to be re moved—or else it would be in rata to keep up a gold currency at all. Mr. W. Putt; *greed in these general observa tions, and iii the iiect-i , sity of revi-mg the existing law ou this subject. It would. however, be int politic to make the nominal value of the coin much above its intriii-ic value, us this would affect the character of the country in the eyes other snit.% soil also atreet the general property of the king dom in the proportion of the artificial price fixed on the cusps. This was the opintoot of Mr. Locke in his controversy with Mr. Louth on the silver rreitcy. Mr. D. GILBERT was against seigitiorage alto gether on gold. Mr. 11*YSIN inquired what was the expense of this tit the Muni Mr. W. Pohn replied, three quarter• per cent. Relining mt. Kim) curried ttn w the Alnit 15 per ce n t. cheliper than el.ewhere. '. \ F1111(16117, the vim '7:as to n e an ane rne:*l as a Plat-ai m" Or value, and he did not think gold rhuuld be the one to lected for this purpose. The theory was rather fanciful, i which went to skier► that wealthy commercial liksono preferrt d gold iii their dealings. The fact waY, their large fo far from being conducted iii gold, were emoted nu in paper. It was decidedly so evil to have to ta t t u t s of unequal standard. Mr. W. POLE explained, and the Retillittion WW I carried. A la nuolotion for granting n sum not exceeding M. 3371. fur arraying the expelise of 111,• silver coinvge of IS Ili, n them tweed to, ns well n 9 the fot:oning : A cum not exceeding 21,004. lur prititing the Voles during the present SCFSilltl A sum not exceeding 3,700/ for printing 1 750 copiev of the 73.1 Volume of the JUUEII al., and 4,0001. fur I cpriiiting other Journals. The flon%e then resumNl, anti the nrionst %whit oidered to he it t roved to-tnorrim. RISII EX(7II EQU ER FEES. 11r. PE►L :awe notice, that he w'oul•1 to-morrow to.,ve r„. A continuum.r of the Act I.lr totroutolioz the 1.... a of the (:heck of the Court of Exchetioter in Ireland. SEPTENNIAL PILL. Sir R. II FROM %aid, ilia', in roost Ire life of an i,iiim•ti inn fruits •of his Majesty's Ministers that it • In• venienl for hint to atteiat on Thursday u• I„• would pone-, until the 19th of Mn,y his motion fur a Hepesl of the Septennial Hilt.