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" 4 P' d de ', test e v • tra ction IsiS °Pt; ,`. ror's e sot c w ife/ t d d u , (11 , 1 te tij c rie 3; S WO 10 e 11" ed. k.°r !lOW e• 1 i!,e is - . vale "V .d : 11 0. ,oced its i „ c retis 6 utole • svlol` !omit rP the es' Inc! i fo /IWO fore i g ir jalo ter- , • lit 114 the 15 WaS Y of the • hl; I " did flo c ence ICI e a"' ulattn ° i erits ise fron t to be red , Pe i , wan' less his regu rn ,t he "'" e . unxed to e tile t give encouragement to merean . - cre -" fieti ions (Ice' t eoual se 6f ii fictiliOns w '1 hie''' in - Yeats. wer e likely to' t d prouce more per- Ptanen t 1 ' 4lep evil to the eomo r y !him could be teemed, wpactn with the tecnporery ineotivenienee e in the first ins-poce be produced by , t,„, P r oposed pla t) , h a d always been his (spi -1..°11, anti he h a d often expressed it, that it wou ld b: t itn PoßSible to resort to the ancient System with' the h ieerrin g a temporary inconvenience- But by a ppointneent o f the Committee , s'hose Report of that til,ll"w befo re the i r Lordships; the greater part 4nat inc onvenience l already been incurred. the inconvenience's whi c h wou ld n ow ensue 4,1 be less th'an those whiCh had already leeeir Plodoced. I t would therefore be a b surd for ; L eeds ,. ips nosy t o turn t h e i r b ac k s upon t h at her e . e, ho wever, 11Faln ver some arguments addnced the moat striking of these ev e 4".*" st t h e plan. To nid now a d vert, namely, to that which 11t 114 *u froni the comparison of the 91)3011 1 1 . 1 i n . ( ' Fl'''t medium nowt in the country. anti tee s ate! which hail bee n at form er times. The Conthilt- S , did Ohe tact was notorious) that the enionnt, the circulating medium was greater titan it b : atl t il o n l r e be re tehlai tatt li " e nY cirt t a n t v i r ng Pe r;:e Q d d i . um H n e o : ‘ l . ; seas “1 1 141 t o w h at i t b e d. : been in te,aThi-,eas puling the argument in. the s-tr°llgtsl sip - , ' " )l e light ; .:it. was imagining a case.•even ii4:llger that) that whi c h the nelmrt.establisheti fe e e 'en itipposing this equality, and taking b that i lettitevenate heti now inereasett to 60,000;0'10 ; tin t e t tr ,'"le, agriculture, am! manufactures were tt e l i C i 4 ; all this would admit, and st ill he t ap 'l' undertake Co show that while the value of atir i ;, 4l4l the country had thus increased, and the Cit a ( , 4lt of the circulation temained stationary, utantnit was not only as much as was neces -414; Il i " Was even too much.. Any difference on . ' l Ust•: ill ttrltist, in his tniod, arise troth not esti isti:-g Properly the differenze, of a nietsilic circn- U r. l , l ' and trom not considering the power of pa t L e . C ll Were aware thee paper circulation, , e . xeep th e altite sums; was not of oh! date. .befor i e tle e n'ericati war, there was scarcely any site ec h o as a e oun n try Bak. were then tl4, i eti to keep cons i dera bl e h oar d s o f money to e. ll !eti e , t eln to car r y on th e ir de a lings. Here, !by'n file very first view, was one stee.; -I ner th e o ld system, a great cause rnij,-,"eerwas required for a greatpurpose amount o it .ipt:f his which °e said was now w h ol l y un k nown. Be- Pr) / - , til e removal of this great cause of a larger Ali'ei.;,4llnnel circulation under the old system, . 1 )', ',INS another of very extensive effect,.natt?e etlee`til neW mode of bankers clearing the . ae- Itti ee s, Which made a smaller amount o; civet- ‘ 1 ,0r 41 " . IlSwer the purposes of corn:tierce than had iLi',,rlY heen required. Ou this subject be re l at \l' ea i s l 4 le from 111 r. Colgn-howl's '!'realise on t It hite: 4 ,aud Resources of the Empire ; a rem . - ' 41 t1 . 1 . 1 ue described as of great ; valise and cons!. '4, I'e sothority. It described the arrangente t n,s 1 0 ,Pted by the London hankers fur set:ling the ; 114 :1n, s of their daily trawactions ; arrange -I'l- "Y aleatis of which 68,000,0001. of money e ' 44 7 . (Z e re requirvd to be in circulation, tt.i ; - woUld have, been regoired under the is bet This was . eff'et el by an agreement t,e their ...)4, s ‘ i t t - 1 1 th e merchants te a t their orders on f h ib i e .11,,y,e13 should not ti l l the " L () balancer! th e . hen the forty-six Irsukers.met anti li V i t i' l 4re°ll ots, paying nothing - bet the balanc es. l tri o err , inzement the ve to: i:y of the etre,' pt •Petf'Hill'eated almost incredible ; and 1,000:000'. As notch as 20,000„0001. - It n ow ne -1 tot hi m ( en d e e was sorry lie h a d nor sooner 11• 5 ree 4! „. 11- oF it) that i t eteee ld be useful to have Met'i nir tiler joformolion %%hid; might more cr i omßance - in • "ltrate this part of the sUbject. Fo "• Utile the amount of the Bank circula :the the l ast year 27,000,00 W. (which w as i li no t eld; "1 111"'rat as it appear h e from au account h'lee; Burs a ), it Would appear that the items m usic rap on, gross m sutra were worthy the I Y- s " e "11)11 v of t h e H wise. Th us, if o f t h ose twen .4eite" M illions, twenty millions were one pouud and from the number of times that the . 11 tni t b °l ,Vatiou s d enom i nat i ons h a d b een issued, tiete It i vngth t of time tl,ey had been in circ a_- n • ' t 2 40 0 Was found t h a t 27,000,0001. did the work .„ o. t ,' , 00N. It appeared that the one-poond, • t al, t , 411 11 d, and five-pound notes remained . .. r te 5 ' 0, 1 " 1 1 an average from 137 to 147 days ; tha t notes remained in circulation on an itve 3 - ''aYs: ','"t 14 day s , and the 10001. notes only 1 ..Peatel accounts (rom which these results ap . - °ccu. wife already before their Lordships. But it e a u 'Ted to him, that it would be important to ."11 41. similar accounts before the restriction, 1164:e regretted that they were not before t I, ll at -e e :, But he was enabled to state, that in .. e nner a e r the average time during which one . - , . 1,1 44. 1 "ve•pourof and ten-pound notes cOntt ,4ll cir culation, was 250 d a ys, i u stead of 137 2!Vera?' That the 10001. notes , whi c h o n a n • 2 t i a e r emain e d our at present 13 d ays, were t h en mils showed to what an extraordinary efi. -e . t he rapidity, of circulation bad increased. I ,t fe rs'„ the restriction,' when a circulation of iti4-,".0001, W as talked ot, it meant 20,000,0001. be lc eei,e.a nd,3o,ooo.,ooo!. paper cireolat i 0 1 1 1 1, " 1 If le eti lationtijso,ooo,oool. me a n tso,ooo,oo,ol. tit er per, h was'impossible for hint to se) , wile ite Wag too, great or too 9t 4, , Was take:) at 50,000 . 0001. It dep e nded On I °tte neiTellmstaNCes and co ntr iv ances; an d t h ere ' l !4s s - k n 'Y One Way of getting at the t rot h—t hat b "ing firer!•siandard of value.. e The ,;:• .1.4,1 jet epo.fattibseooaper:ia lefiect " r sting this w as by win g 11 " o the precious metals—in gold cfrir 1 10:se who talked so much of the evils d cireolaii o n Went o n a,great mistake; foetid Best the transactions of a country were u. 1 1 4 1 ,1 1" oh solid wealth, a proper eirCidatiug me, titie„vvnuid always be p rovid e d , the course of 4 63 * A ' mea n r ll, t le !lame time he did not , that 1 • re ; ; sullen .irom any circumstance metellit 1 41 ) was stn,:pended, that a return to it would ret:t attended wito vary serious evils ; though lie tfti ld ed th at they would be h o t temporary. t, . , ` t ttl would," his npinicins nu thi s subjeet, he refer •alteihile evidence of M r, Fletcher, Mr, Page, Mr. ‘.11ti.„41; " nd .otbers. I t was, however, contend the/11 Mint regulations operated Ut&ivntrfably 4' :7 4 14." tlf silYer, and the rate vi exchanges When the Mira Was not open, and the 'Govern ment kept the silver circulation in their own hands, and the Legislature proVided that it 'should not lie a legal tender for any stint above forty shit-• he could nut understand how the Mint regu lation could have such an effect as was mentioned. If the Noble Lord's (Lord Lauderdale's) reason ing on thiS subject was correct; it would equally apply to copper coin and to silver coin. But the truth was, that the silver coinage ,did not at all stand on the same ground as the gold.' Thus he had brought - before the House his views upon" this most important subject, and he bad dope so with an ardent and anxious desire to re vert to a fixed standard of currency, as speedily as possible, and in such a way as to' produce the least inconvenience and distress. Suchan iroviry as that whit+ , had been instituted. cOuld not he set on foot without many inconveniences. It induced many men to deliver an opinion on a subject,as to : which from habit and education they were very ill fitted to decide, and it Produced ne cessarilYian imMediate and' poWerfill effect'Opon the commercial interest.'' Such an' effect it' , had prodireed.. But this must: be fia!o,, that the in quiry fiat! been gone into . without any party ani mosities, Without sacirilice'of , lprinciPle, and with Sincere desire on the 'parrot those: who were the most anxious for a • return to a fixed standard of currency, that it , shot, d be clone with, the least inconvenience. —(Hear; hear, "bear the 'Earl of LAUDiiIDALE began by Moving, that the Financial:Resolutions, moved by him on the 9th June, 1815, and rejected. by the House, be read by the Clerk. When these bad beeri read,lise Nbble Earl proceeded say; that in 'ad dresSing their" Lordships he shook! need much of their indulgence, considering that he most enter into the question more extensively than the Noble Earl. who 'spoke last, and on points which it was more Alikult to communicate to a popular assem bly. At tine same time,' be assured their Lord ships that if . he failed, or was ignorant on this subject, these defects must be imputed merely to human infirmity ; for there was no labour or pains which lieliad spared—nothing in short; within his power, which he bad not done to gain information, and to enable himself to come to a right conclusion on the subject. He could not but differ from the Noble Lord on many paints. Wben' the Noble Lord said it was - necessary to have a fixed standard of currency, it was what every man must admit, and" it was only what he (Lord Lauderdale) and several Noble LorA near hint, had been con stantly saying for the last twelve years. But on former, occasions no one would be allowed to say that• Bank paper had ever decreased its value. Now, however, things were happily changed, and he mitt congratulate himself and their Lord ships and the public, on his having such a con vert as the Noble Lord, But like all immediate converts, the Noble -Lo:d was so zealous that he wished to have an immediate recognition of the nepreciatiou l y l'arliament. This was in fact %Olaf the Noble.Lofal wished for, because making the Bank notes payable at 41. Is. was acknow ledgieg the depreciation.—[llene the Noble Earl tottered into the argontent which be. has so often. urged relative to the price of silver and the state of the exchanges, contending against the policy of the Mint' ree„uldii:;*Es.]—The rate of ex- change and the price of gOld Would always be found to keep pace; and he marntained, that the high price of gold was to he entirely attributed to the Mint regulations. There Was positive proof that the depreciathto of paper arose bou t th e i e.. relations which had been adopted with respect to the silver coinage. It was impossible for any+ e, a r t to doubt thrA hot for the circumstances re speeting the gold coin, the exchanges would have been favourable. If a hundred of ()qr guild" sove reigns were ta.ken to Park, thy would sell for 1081. 10s.' - .raking then the exchaoge at the very worst state in which it had been since the month of March 1817, which was 23-so, then those hundred sovereigns would produce 1081. 10s., 'so that in silver they I.vcicild fe t ch much more than their value as gold coin. 'This, however, proved the favourable rate or the exchange. He con tended that - the only criterion by Which the depre ciation ot `paper had in general been estimated ne ver existed'; and on this groand it ti as that he moved these Resolutions, in Which he stated that he thought the Bank would have very little difficulty t in resuming cash payments if the plan which he proposed was adopted. The principal reason why he proposed these resolutions was to point out the present state of the currency of the country, and the effect of the Mint regulations. lo his opi nion, if the regulations - which he proposed were adopted, there would not be a call upon the Bank 'for u . single guinea in gold. No one with whom he had co'nvetscd on the subject, and to whom he Mall communicated his reSidutioni, had differed from hint with respect to them ; but he had found a great difference of opinion as to the plan ot the Noble Lord. It certainly appeared 'to hint that the greatest grievance now threatening the 'country was the plan of the Noble Lord, and the Mint Regulations. He had indeed heard this plan commended as providing a cheap circulating medihm. Instead of that; it would be doing a most unfair thing to the traders and ma. nufactorers of this country; pr=oceeded crn the idea that a great part of the capital of the country who'd he carried into n'ance in exchange for This notion arose from 'a mistake as to what' was said, Uy Dr. Adam Smith ou the subject of pro , , ductive and unproductive capital. In that part of his work,'Dr. Adam Smith delivered many absurd opinions. But he said, among other things; that if we sent gold abroad to 'purchase the produce of to!eign countries, it would he 'an advantage to us'. But' there were only twO ways in which it appeared that the 15,000,0001, of gold which Mr. Ricardo said was necessary, could , be procured, and these were either in eso. change for goods or by purchasing bullion at a high price. Acting on Mr. RiCardo's2plan, 'of providing 15,000,0001, of gold, that amount of the capital of the country would be 'abstracted, instead of being, beneficially employed in the com merce an* manufactures of the country. It' was imp.ssible to get gal. advantageoasly from foreign countries where it was procured by labour, with out seuding out in exchange some part of the produce of the labour of this country. But 'his chief objection to the plan of the Noble Lord artise Irvin his nut wishing to deprive the manufacturing .• interest of the benefit of 15,000,0001. of capital. On the Noble Lord'S principle; he might just as well propose a sumptuary law to prollib:t the use .ot plate. With respect to the practicability of the Noble Lord's plan; he entertained very consider able doubt.. It was novel •in Itself, and would prO duce many new effects. It would he found, that as soon as the Bank began to purchase gold, the price of gold would rise in exact proporti96. The Noble . Lord having spoken at great length to the same effect, and taken a comprehensive view of the gold, silver, and copper currency, as it'operated with regard to the paper• circulation, conelnded with moving, as an amendment, the liesoluticius, which he'had beftire read. Lord 'liitNG spoke at some length upon the question, but in a. tone of voice not distinctly audible below the bar. Though the measure pro posed by the Noble Lord opposite would be at tended with some hardship anal inconvenience, still he thought, under all the circumstances, it would be expedient'-to accede' to it. The Noble Lord then prOceedeVo examine the Merits of the proposition befOre the House, and said, that though an enlarged - issue of Bank paper might be convenient to. persofri'engaged in mercantile trans actions, still that -it would operate injuriously with regard to thOse Who had certain defined in comes. Nor vwas' it' al ways ,davrintageons even to the mercantile daises, for it frequently ioduCed thhn to . inindicirfus :ineculations, which often ended in their' rarilL It was 'absurd to suppose that the Bank could pay.in gold. till they 119(1 re duced the price .61 gold to the Mho i:egulations ; and though he corrliHsor sanction this as a per-, mrnent plan, yet he,felt disposed to approve of it as preparatory to one that might - be less objection able. lie regretted extremely that the new silver coinage had not , been . issued long before, as it would have operated ,in keeping down the ex changes... He concluded with supporting the Re solutions of Lord Harrowby. The Earl of LAUDERDALE contended, that the persons whose petitions he presented that even ing, were as hostile as any, set of men could be to the system of extended paper ciirres?cy. - , Lord REDESDALE was sure that it would be a most dangerous thing to make this a permanent measure ; for, in that case, there would be 1P) current coin, or very little current coin in the realm. He considered tins measure as one that might lead to the return of cash payments — means aught be found to introduce coin into the circulation of the country ; and without it there could be no return to payments. It appeared, that from a variny of circumstances, about 20 Millions sterling had been carried out of the country during the last ten years. A language had been held Out against the Bank Directors, which they did not deserve, because he was sure they had acted most honourably as trustees for the pribiie. • He highly approved of the project for', having a Mint regulation ; because he thought it necessary to have a fixed standard of coin in the country. Lord GRENVILLE said, he had for many years considered the Bank Restriction as an incalcula ble calamity to the Country ; and as he had re .. pearedly deplored the part he had taken in the business at its commeocement, he now rtjoicerl . at the happy prospect the Country had of putting' en end to this great evil--a thing which be was confident could be effected. No sacrifice-could have been t,OO great to bring the last war us a happy tertninatioo ; but he did not beliese that in any future similar crisis such a measure as this Should he resorted to, The innumerable dis tresses produced by this system during the late war, and the ruin it brought upon thousands of people, did, in his opinion, impede instead of support, our efforts in the course of that con test., ,He differed entirely from those ‘vho . held that the restriction had saved the'Cotiotry; and' couteuded, that in proportion to_the danger the Country might be placed in, was the error and impolicy of ke•eping up thiS system. And now, when' there. Was no plea- ftrit,•-he asked if it was to be prolonged to an indefinite pe-. riod, It was with astonishment be had heard a, most respectable witness say that thii syStem gave an case and facility to commerce ;- for -whatever advantage it might be to individuals, it would return with aggravated mischief to the whole mass of our commerce. A delusive and flittering calm would inevitably terminate in a storm, from the effects of which the. cottony would scarcely be able to recover. By the issues of paper, the Bank Directors, while making great profits for themselves, were depreciating the real 'wealth" of tire cotintry, and bringing incalculable miseries on all classes of people. The excessive issues of Bank and country paper involved thou sands of people whit thisir families•tnto inevitable ruin. The long lists of bankrupts during the last twenty years abundantly proved this, and the thousands of people reduced to beggary, and lan-' guishing in prisons, was the unavoidable cOrise qnence of this destructive system./ Nothiug could stop its desolating progress, but that of having a standard of metallic value, and a valuable me tallic 'currency, The - Noble Lord here' referred to several parts of our history, in order to show the ruinous effect produced at all tttnes by having a depreciated circulation, and dwelt impressively on the necessity of putting an end to a state of things, which placed every man's property in an insecure state, and left it at the mercy - ot men who, by the Ctinstitution of the country, ought not to have any power, over the fare of others, as the Bank Directors now had over that of every man in the country. Within time last ten year's, - the circulating medium of the country had been depreciated 30 per cent, and the properly of every man had sustained a pro. portionate loss. He must •say cif the Bank Di rectors, that they had not made the preparations necessary for resuming their payments' at the time fixed for them.• Instead :of that, they increased their issues in the year 1817 ; aridthus increased the difficulties of the country. ' If the Bank Di 'rectors wanted to bring down the price: of gold, and confront the course of the exchanges, they must limit the amount of their is'nes. If their Lordships consented to one hour's prolongation nf the - time for cash-payments, it should. only he on condition that the time should he tin changeably fixed. , Let the issues be limit , d. then the value of paper would not be' rais ed, and a resumption might be a:0(A. An I increased circulation never could give an in creased extension to our commerce, while it brought on us all the evils he stated. Ile never could believe that the bringing the Bank note to a par with our coin would ever operate ass a pres sure on the country. So fully was he impressed with the truth of what he stated, that were it not for temporary circumstances, he should maintain that cash payments ought to be resumed at the conclusion of the present ,year, But he should he contented with the plan now reeoramended plan which was opposed only front ignorance.— The Oresent system was incompatible with every principle ott which a , Bank ought to exist, and that was, a total independence of the Govern ment,. There should he no connexion between the Bank and the Government ; and he thought the advances which had been made 'to the GovernMent by the Bank ought to be im mediately repaid.—The plan before their Lord came, recoitimended by men who unit ed. scientific knowledge of the ,subject with great and . extensive .practical experience, and particularly, it came recommended by a man, whose name, and above all other - Men . in Europe. bore the'greatest authority in subjects of political economy., He approved of the plan, coming as it did so eiremuStanced ;. and he approved of it still more, because it recogniied in the first instance the sacred prinCiple of a metallic standard Of circulation. lie did not wish to reflect on individuals, but he must say, the Pro prietdrs the Bank wonld be the last per. sons to whom he would entrust the exe endow of the plan. Under all the circumstances he would give his entire, cordial, and unqualified support to the measure. .The Marqueas of LANSDOWNE wished the present plan to go torth to the public , with every kind of support and authority, as he was.convinced that it AVASille only mode by which the Country would ever be able to return to Cash Payments. He combated the idea of making silver the standard of value. There were two kinds of•paper cur rency. The one, convertible at will into gold, assisted enterprise, and diffused capital to quar ters, where it would not otherwise have extended. The other, resting on no metallic basis, only served to encourage imprudent speculations and commercial • operations, supported by a fictitious capital. it was therefore always full of peril, an4l frequently terminating in ruin. He then sup ported the of the Restrictions on Cash Payments, lest - the sudden contraction of the issues of the Bank should be productive of inconvenience and distress to the country. In voting for - the Resolutions of the Noble Earl, be hoped lie should not be understood to pledge him— self to approve of the present plan us a permanent system. As a safe mode to lead to Cash Payments, however, a mode ‘vhich would remain under the eye and within the Control)l of the public, he•gave it'his most cordial support.. The Earl of LAUDERDALE • having replied, the Amendment was put and negatived'without a di vision. , The original Resolutions were then put and apeed to. Adjourned at lIALF• PAST TWO O'CLOCK. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr JOHNSON, from the Qffice of the Chief Se cretary .for Ireland, presented a Paper containing •a-List of the Prosecutions for Excise Duties.-- Ordered to lie on the table. • •• • SHAW presented a, petition from the Merchants, Bankers, and Traders of the City of Dublin, praying that a Bridge rimy. be built over the iManai traits.—Ordered to lie 1 on the table. Thy Bill for appointing Trustees for the Royal Exchange of Dublin, was read - a third time, and passed. , • Lord - W. BENTINCK brought in a Bill for aniending the Navigation of the River Ouse, near Penman, Sm.—Read 'a first time, and ordered fur a second reading. . . Bill was introduced for better lighting and paving cur taip squares, streets, &c. in Westmiuster.—Read a first time, and ordered for a second reading. Mr. L,USHINGTON moved, that the House, at its rising, should adjourn till Monday next.--Ordered. • Ni r. JOSEPH WALKER presented a petition from Cogges hall, Essex, praying that there may be ❑o alteration in the .mode of Conveyaticiug,--Read, and ordered to lie on the _ . . . Mr. GASCOIGNF presented a petition fro►n certain inha hitautsqf Lirstrimol against the Bill for licensing ale-houses. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. The farther consideration of the 13111 respecting the office of Clerk of the Peace for Ireland, was postponed till Monday :next. CAMELFORD ELECTION. Mr. M. A. TAYLOR moved - , that the discharge bf the order for takilig into further consideration the petitiu?i respecting the Camelford.ElLetion, be discharged; chiefly because the witnesses had been out of the way, whether by accident or not he could not tell.` Mr. LUSHINGTON, and others, opposed the' motion. Mr. M. A. TAYLOR wo'red, that the farther consideratiors shall take place on the ad of June.—Agreed to. NI A IMIAGE ACT. Dr. PIIILLIMORE moved the.third reading of this Bill. .Mr . . DENMAN wished for some amendment relative to re sidence. Mr. C. IV. WYNN agreed with the ,last Hon. Member, as many evils arose from clandestine.resideuces. But he recom mended the Amendment by way of rider after the third read. ing.- The Bill was then read a third time and amended accord ingly. Mr. C. TENNYSON was anxious to introduce an amend meta. to prevent marriages between a minor and an adult, front being annulled at the suit of the adult. It was a most disgustiog fact that the proceedings were, in a great ma— jority of cases, iiititnted by the husband, who at the marriage had attained it, awl he would, under this Bill, still have the power to do tiO until six months after his wife at laimied her majority. N•mthing could be more repugnant to, reason amid justice than such a pr:Flice, except indeed it was the permission and ?auction which time law liad.so long given to it, thus furnishing ,the means of eff,ct ing the ruin of art innocent and virtuous female, who, perna;ts, otter resisting .the arts of seduction, relied on the vaiidity of a ri,irriage with the unsuspicious ignorance of youth, while them li:! , •- ing effected his ends, was enabled to take a double advantage . of the perjury he committed to obtain the perfcrmance of the col-et - tinny. lir. PHILLIMORE. and Mr. D. GILBERT entirely con purred in the propriety of the Amendment, but as much was already done by the Bill, and such an alteration would en crease the risk which might attend another place, they hoped. the lion. Gentleman would not press it. Mr. C. TENNYSON on this suggestions withdrew the Aumendinrot.. Sir C. ROBINSON delivered his opinion, after which the Bill was,passed. A Message from the Lords intimated that their Lordship had agreed to a variety of Bills, without any annethinienti. CHARITIES, EDUCATION, &c. • •Lord CASTLEREAGH stated, that what he meant by the Bill which be was about to propose was to extend j the power graiatti 'to Commissioners. In order to accommodate some Gentlemen On the opposite side, who wished f u r some del:iy, he proposed that the Bill should be brought in, read, isnil print,d, and copies of it distributed among the Nleinhers, who might consider its merits during the recess: ant!, tits the second reading, the principle of the Bill nii4lit he discussed. His Lordship moved in substance, that leave he given to nring ma a Bill to extend the p.m ers of Connuissiuners in the