The Sun. — London, England, 1833-08-26 00:00:00

OF on DNANcE O Atm , '421, 185,!L • PR INCIPAL OFF RS of his MAJESTY'S ORDNANCE do hereby give "hoe that • )416they are ready to dispose of, to such I n 8 M 3 Y be willing to tender for the same, i k luaat itY of CUT STONE, belonging to the Or . d- 1 ha " Build ings, recently taken down in the Ruya WordwiLh. the whole of which have been llided into Lots, an ma be viewed application to L ill e Ord nance Storeke d eper y at the Royal upon Arsenal, on any i"previ ous to the day fixed for the delivery of the 'Ten_.. • A Persons flingne Catalogue of th e se vera l L ots may h e o b taine d , to become P urc h asers , on application t the seerafop , then erect etary 8 Office in Pall-mall, where the Tenders il°le, or any nu m b er o f t h e sa id L ots , are to . bet n em• o u or before LEsoA's, the 10th of Septem- By Order of the Board, R. BYHAIII, Sectetary. nirq_l. o l ` 4 l)oN MINSTER BANK. -11 .. ; ) ? Lary AND WESTMINSTER stock Bank.; of all ca. estaltli ' shed in London, as well as in alli:(lldeenr.ti':';` 4l44 of England, the und,r-Mentioned Noblemen i int °•-nt'ernen have been selected to carry into effect Le of the Legislature, by forming au Establishment (' AN „ t ue bailie of the 46 LONDON AND WEL.MINSTER }C. It la d usted ended, as far as practicable, to allow . a gra o -_ Balbet, - -to of interest on deposits, and, wht e nun, f k er ' Pa!te the system pursued by London . private otter, f 4 , *111 be ovrriooked, it is proposed to gtve such , a ,, ed itie , to the public as have been afforded with s t o , S cou attvantage to all classes by .itint Stock Banks I • reee n ‘ t i lld ', a nd -by the various similar estalilisliments tunic T, recently in England and Ireland. distril,fofo Perfect security, and to obtain an extensive ..r .1 the shares, the Capital has been fixed at A de posit divid e d into , 100,000 shares of 1001. each. itittackt 5/• per share will be payable in the first I f 4 i l - 4 4t a .i'd three months' public notice will be given to APpli e ; c4 ll which may be required. th e s t. . c. - 1 : 1 ` ) os for Shares to be mode by letter, addressed . st ~,e tt ry of the London and Westminster Bank, vi dso 3 „, - t4orary office, 35, Great Winchester-street, , . • The Boat It quis ot BuT COMMITTEE. ,Sircq%ght Hon Lord SI'UART I I 3 )E rt. ROLI . ISAY. Air,..9MAS FREMAN 1: 14%, Esq. , IfikV,(,2l( MAXWELL SI „. M.l'. • J 0111,; 1 „ - THONIAs flopE, Esq., -Li ir t'Av ART, Es9.,.nP. otoR; ANDERSO!,%, 1 :1• , • 11e,,,ititfr. ARBUT ( , )1 ? , ,. E.q. E`bIABII ii°BA ROBNERr QU, KLIT El ' L'-y.DOUGLAS, , i• NATT,,‘ ARV", ,q' 'N'slIE Eul• ,PEA,R I'LW IiOULION rt , L, (:01,‘" THOMPSON, 1 1 16 VESSEL FOR EDINBURGH. KINGDOM will sail front ' T„,—,ItEI2:NNVICH, for EDINBURGH, I.e out fiZa a J,34/gi : k iepte s mb a em i kle e v , edi ; t o i o t ,. M g N. lei() N Ahdfr()4l t ie STONE u i t iER, NEWHAVEN, for 1.0 TuL a. Co. Tu 8,1 ta4Sep tember, e August,f V> 27th at at ( Peei l v'e lti o' Clock, Noon. Plot:":" S CARBOROUGH, weather permitting t4 d I,„!'"ths apply at th e S prea d E ag l e Office, Picea:dillyt Goodsand .. receive . dat the Spread P io "Ice. 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Have you that letter ?—I have not; I immediately went to Mr. Wood sad thanked him for it, and told .him that my son was a very steady young man; indeed that had been said in Lord Grey's letter; and I requested to know whether the age was of any consequence, whether the age was 18, or 20, or 21, or 22 ? He said that he was not certain that it was, provided the person was competent and active, and equal to the duties of storekeeper. When did that conversation take place between you and Mr. Charles Wood ?—After the receipt of his letter ; I should imagine about the first week in July. Is that letter in existence from Mr Charles Wood ? No, it is not ; it was a private letter, hi aded " private." That letter was dated the 4th of July ; but what day I called upon him I do not know, but I know that I kept lie letter two or three days in my pocket before I called upon him. W , en did you destroy it ?—I believe the day before yesterday. There was a letter front Mr. Church, in which be refers to a certain rumour, in a certain paragraph in the. " Age" n-wsneper?—l apprehend so, but I will state all the circumstances I know. I went to Mr. Wood and asked hint whether the age was a Platter o! consequence, and in consequence of that he made an application to Mr. Church. I c died upon him two or three days after, and he .ead an extract from a letter of Mr. Church to him, .wherein Mr. Church stated that it was quite indispensable that the person should be 21 years of age; tnat he had various onerous duties to perform of great responsibility, in examining the paper, and so forth ; and that it was indispensable that he should be of age. That brings me t,O the only unpleasant part of the affair to ins. I confess that I did so deceive Mr. Wood as to the ago, that I gave ''ins to understand that he ryas of age, and I certainly left xi,. Wood under the impression that my son was 21 seats of age. conveyed the impression to him in .direct words that your son was 21 ?—Yes, I did. 0 04 0 L .porte oi l a 0'; pods' so e 685.; Br ,a Gua) l3 Oa" a t become ter o ggo. ither at P' 0 ,01 ,8 , 73 y Jam aica ,03 0 •di n ary eal o l i ore sn d flavan P" ; . Le at Eils ,7 •I.re_otd viu ; foxy to v oer iv o ,e, r the rorn a ror tYpit 4s. high er ,rd ()ga t 0 1 r s . Be , b r plantati° LONDON, MONDAY EVENING. AUGUST 26, 1833. (No. 12,779.) ( PRICE 7D,) tiNIMEIMEMN meant to leave the stationery business and go into an East India house, and the young man of nineteen is now working in that house." My observation in answer to that was, that I thought it was as odd time for any person to go into an East India house; that those who were in would be glad to get out. Did the conversation end there ?—lt and be is now one of the finest children in the kingdom. She now gives him one or two of No. 5.! every week, and he is able to stand against the coldest day in winter without the least fear of taking cold. My son was cured of an ulcerated throat in about ten days and of a locked jaw which must have killed him in a abort time. I advised him to take lirge doses of the Vegetable Universal Medicine, and, in the above short time, I called at his house and found hint out on business. tieular to refrain from taking any spirits, she is nosy quite another person, and in less than three I : t enth s had, with her husband,. given the sum of 300/. fur a. busineks in the country. and is repeatedly behind the counter attending the business. STATIONERY CONTRACT. We hare collected from the evidence received by the COmmittee such portions as are hest calculated to throw light on the very extraordinary transactions referred to in the . Report, which was given in The San of Saturday. . . . _ The next ca , ti I shall report is Mrs. - a lady near the Tower, who has laboured under a very severe afflic tion of the passing of gall stones. I was desired to call on her at - and after a little couversattnn, she showed me a box of stones, some of them were as big as the top of my little finger. I viewed this box of curiosities, wit] felt myself very thankful that it was not my case. I lent her the Practiele hoof, and after she bad read it, she agreed to take them, and in a little time her son came _24 more pills, and declared -the Vegetable Universal Medicine had done for her what no other doctor could do, for it had cost her a large sum of money for advice, and she was the same as when she first began. The Hygean Pills had reduced the stones into sand, and she intended to con tinue to take them, anti I have no doubt but they will be of the most essential service so her. 1 will lust mention that a gentleman shoemaker w) , 9 was very much afflicted with the rheumatism in the hip, and his wife with general debillity, both in one month found themselvei quite recovered from their inability, and have left off taking them, quite satisfied the utility of keeping the Hygeitn Pills always by thei4,.. The next case is a German gentleman, who was given over by a number of the faculty, and had been recom mended by the father of the person who went into busio : 'te‘ When he came to the be could scarcely stand, but in three months has recovered his inabiliity, and now is following his business. His lady likewise has been taking them all the time of her pregnancy, and is now doing well, and they say they will recommend them wherever they can. They likewise continue to keep them in the house. 0003 to I ' o'3° 4o, ll Y ims are . tlii hi 1 J arnaic ,i a te o/l ia' m eva no - i 5 inue fluctu-, 17s. 3d. T" JOUN Cistmcn, Esq., examined. What is your official situation ?—My official hit uatiou is that of Comptroller of the SFationery Office. Haw long have you been in that office have been in the office from the year 1808, but not as Comptroller for the whole time. Were you informed during. this conversation that this young man was a sou of Sir John hey?—Certainly not; had no notion of it. Another daughter who was nearly killed by au iron bar striking her on the edge of her eye near the temple, which made a dreadful wound, and to all appearance she would loose her eye. All her friends persuaded her to go im mediately to a surgeon, but when I saw her, I immediately gave her six pills of No. 2, and put on her eye a bread and water poultice. I continued the pills, and in one week every person who saw her was astonished. The cure was completed in about 1 t or 16 days. I had the misfortune to have a very tremendous black eye from a blow on the forehead. I immediately took eight or ten pill, and in eight or ten days they performed a cure. This was about the: 12th or 13th of July ?—I believe it - was. Did he state with whom he had a conversation at the Treasury?—The conversation he hsd with me referred to his conversations with Mr. Charles Wood. I never heard him allude to any other person. A great deal of what he said to me I understood he afterwards stated to Mr. Parsons, the deputy storekeeper below stairs. A day or two after this I happened to be at the Treasury, and heard accidentally that the person appointed was Sir John Key', son ? „„,,. been t p e w lt fore for th 3 mit ci" o t n to-day 'o e )rondaY , at e ty note ariceo,,:, lesdaY; " t o(AI tendency t act on the 1)31 e P f o pP effected. 0 ces InO ti : i e ;l4 r last; o,a r Beef, ,ard, When mere you appointed Comptroller of the Sta tionery office ?—I was appointed Comptroller of the Stationery-office in the year 1524 ; the precise date I forget at this moment. What is the salary of the storekeeper ?—Four hundred pounds a year. Da either you or the storekeeper give security ?—W e both give security, • Whit is the amount of the security you give, and what is the amount of the security he gives ?-1 give two sureties in 2,6001. each ; the storekeeper gives two su reties, I am not quite certain whether in 3001. or 1,0001. each. Mr. C- has taken them and received great be nefit, &c. . . What day was that?--1t wight be the ISth or 1 4th. _ _ From whom did you hear that mentioned ?—From somebody in the office. I happened to be •itt:nq in Mr. Vernon's room in the Treasury, and Mr. George Arbuth not came in and tole?. me to-w. es ; the estig A neighbour has been very happy iu applying them to two of his daughters who were confined by the scarlet fever, in the absence of the medical advisers. Imme diately the two doctors came they declared that the father had done right, and advised him to continue them, as no thing could be of su much service. As they said, so it came to pass, and in six days the father told me that they were both cured. 00 , P e pper is : o tt;€; ) •ard, and ory .4 shade higor'',s, in risen 354 bags Pi l t e , n , e i;rV mand for 10' ower prices la • lb. Ca ssi . 3 t or o btainable .4), to advanre,.:,,d led with. r'-9(1., 'n sto obtain a , Ireels sold I ,, te ls` ; roust gu y s Your duty is the general superintendence of the business of the department?—My duty is the general superintend ence of the department. What is the especial duty of the storekeeper?—The especial duty of the storekeeper is to examine the stores received into the office; to superintend the delivery of those stores to the respective offices requiring them ; to superintend likewise the conduct of the different persons both in his own office and in the warehouse, and to keep a store account; and for the correctness of that store ac count he is answerable, and gives the security to the • extent 1 have named. That was alter the interview with Sir John Key at your office ?—Yes; a day co two after. That you beard from rumour first of all, and then Mr. George Arbuthnot told you of it ?—Yes; but he did not say any thing about the application that bad been made for a young man of 19, and then fur another of 22. How did be state it to you?—He said that the off►ce was given away. I replied, " I understand the appoint. went of storekeeper is given to a relation of Sir Jan Key." He said, as a matter perfectly open and wed known, " Yes; it is his son, Kinesmill Grove Key." Can you state the date ?—This was, as appears from other circumstances, between the 16ih and 19th ; I con ceive neatest the 16th. On the 17th Sir John Key came to me at the Stationery-office with his son in his hand, in order to introduce him; and he took out of his pocket a parchment constitution, in which his son was appointed storekeeper to the Stationery-office. Have you that document?—l have not. The moment this was announced I said to the young man, " It will le a part of yuur duty, now you have been appointed store• keeper, to examine the stores which may be sent in under the contract of your uncle; but, although you are nomi nally responsible, 1 have always found, if any thing goes wro❑g, that I am blamed ; and, therefore, for the protec tion of myself, whenever your uncle's stores come in Mr. Parsons and I will undertake the inspection of them. As a matter of decency it would be better that you should not interfere at all with them ;" and he expressed himself very much obliged, and so t.id Sir John Key, at this re lief. They then both left the room ; Sir John Key, how ever, came back, and said, " Mr. Church, you will think it very extraordinary that my eldest son, who has an inde pendent fortune of 8001. a year, should accept an office like this ; but I place him here to keep him out of mis chief." My reply was, that if I had an e:Jest son, with 800/. a year, and heir to a Baronetcy, I would have found other means of keeping him out of mischief, and not send him to an office like that." He then went away. You have stated that you have reason to believe that the Treasury knew that Mr. Key was a contractor ; will you state what that reason was ?—From the conversations that I had with Sir John Key himself I cannot perhaps refer to any particular facts which have taken place since the present contract; but in relation to the previous contract, which was likewise made with Jonathan Muc kleston Key, there arc two letters from the Treasury which were written in consequence of applications ; one letter particularly in consequence of an application from Sir John Key, for the interference of the Treasury to direct me to alter the course I had adopted; but it is right to say (and it happened very freouently in these matters also), that the Treasury supported .ne in my view of the case, and did not alter in s. - :glitest degree. When tvere those applicat.,,is mitie ;'—About, she laid dle of tte year 1.85-...:„. !V. Jonathan'Muckleston's portion of the contract for piper this year amounted to about 51,000/. ; he got the contract for almost all the paper that was wanted. Will you state what parsed between you and Mr. Wood after that point was discussed 2—Nothing further ; I cave the name of my son and left, and he said, " Well, you sh ill hear of the appointment." How soon after that conversation did you hear of the appointment ?_I callel upon Mr. Wood on the 16th, and received it from him ; and I should state that, tho , •ih I rake the whole entire blame upon myself of Mr. Wood 4upposing my son to be of age, yet I did so under the im pression that he was under a misapprehension; la-cause I have seen the parties who had been storekeepr r• there. riot only recently hut fir twenty years past. Anti I have no hesitation in saying that I can prove him to he the most competent that has ben there during the time; and feel ing that, I confess that my parental feelings, anti my anxiety to get him settled comforably, did lead tne to leave Mr. Wood under a false impression. Have }ou any other statements to make with refer•nee ro the transaction 2—Prior to the appointment being fixed, hut when I we , informed that it was given to my son, I went down to the Stationery•oice, and I saw Mr. Church ; and I told him that I had a favour to ask of him, which was this :—That during the last several months, in consequence of the illness of Mr. Lawrence, the late storekeeper, he had pet formed, with the deputy storekeeper, the duty of examining all paper that came in, and I requested as a favour that he would continue that examination during the remainder of this contract. He asked me why I wished that. I said I bad the ap_ p ,intment for my son, and it would he exceedingly un pleasant for me that he should examine any paper under the contract of his uncle; and he then engaged to do so, upon receiving an application from my son. I said that he would not be put to the difficulty in future, for no member of my f amily would in future have a contract. I took my son, and intoduced him to him ; he made that request, that Mr. Church should examine all the paper, and Mr. Church did so during the time that my son was there. Then, after that, in a few days, I received a note my i son shall mpression a tg goes. once resign si gh is immediately ee r b; e ,y, pl a i t e ni d, from Mr. Wood, requesting me to call upon him, and I did so. lie said that he was not aware before that a relative of mine was a contractor ; and he certainly was nex day, which was the 30th, my son sent 1.11: Certainly; i o retva f ei a n r : ( Is ; in his resignation. You stated that Mr. Wood had written to you a letter announcing the appointment, which letter you have de stroyed. Did he state in that letter why Lord Grey gases you that appointment ?—That he felt obliged, civilities I had shown towards him, and as testifying his respect for me, or to that effect. Two young ladies who arc well acquainted with Mrs. Coverly, found the greatest benefit from them, and are de termined to use no other medicine, and have widely re commended them. A lady very far advanced in the dropsy took the pills for twu or three months, and is so far recovered that she has no reason to continue them. It I were to report every case that has come under my notice, you would soon fill a volume with cases of small import, such as tick-dolereux, urinary obstructions, pies, lumb igo, or extreme costiveness, Ric. Scc. therefore, I shall just say I visited a gentleman, at the west end, who positively told me that his own physician begged of him not to mention names, and he would without hesitation inform hint that all his frmily, who are now in the country, are in the habit of taking them. In fact the greater part of those that have taken them once, tell me, they never will be without them, and in general beg that their names may not be made public, hut I will gratify any inquirer, and, upon oath, if required. Is he responsible to the public, or to you, or to both ? define that es•vctly I confess I am not able ; prac tically spe 'king, I have always considered myself respon sible for the conduct of every part of that office to the Treasury; nominally, indeed, the storekeeper is answerable fur the quantity of stores received ; he reports to me whether the stores received under contract are equal to the samples exhibited ; if equal, he receives them ; if unequal, he rejects them ; and, in my humble opinion, the exact degree of his responsibility and of mine, in this respect, is not very clearly defined ; I have, on repeated occasions, interfered with respect to the stores, not so far as to say that stores be received, but I have often inter posed a veto to the effect that they should be rejected. Are there any officers who have any control over the storekeeper• beside yourself ?—.Not the least. To what amount does the storekeeper superintend the keeping any account i❑ any way ?—He superintends the keeping of the store account, and makes out the account to the Audit Office. Bengal of the A gent!, man who has been under several of the most highly esteemed medical men of the city, came to me by a recommendation Item one of my friends, and has found the Vegetable Universal Nledicine, the only thing that has removed his complaints, they being so very complicated that the Doctorr gave him up for lost, but the Pills have done for him what nothing else cAdd. This gentleman's wife was positive they would be of use to her, and she took a considerable quantity all the time she was in a state of pregnancy, with the happiest edict. e prices, °r 0 h aS lay, `2, (9° ,,, - Orr / 'boughd ws 4 v in tit' itish r efin ed mer prices• St and for b ot 3els offerfug d j escriptio ns; an advance' inues br isi "oe 'OO hhds. A poor woman came to me that bad been some time at the London Ilo•pital, and said she was recommended to take the pills ; she had been taking calomel fur some tine past, but could get no relief, therefore she was deter mined to go through a course of the Hygean Medicine, and purchased some of me, but immediately took them to the boys at the Hospital, and they pronounced them to be nothing but calomel, therefore they told her the pills that they would give her would be sure to cure her, and sure enough they did, for the next dose she took of their pills was the last ; the person that recommended her to rue told me that she was no more. A gentleman upon the point of going to France, who has taken at least 1,200 Hygean Pills, was with me last night. He has received the greatest benefit, tar a complication of disorders, and has been under a number of Ill.D.'s, none of whom could do him any good. This gen tleman has been very particular in attending to the printed directions, and has absolutely been living ou ad the time that he has been taking them. Ile declares be will take them to France with him, and make them as public as possible. - - t ;pring Il i~ 3rt etli i e next qu a the Eas t j t he 4 vo uld or der the aerations re / The pro p p et Cel IC' ) oe afternoonise is fe it h "; e %r, .lace at t" - i • on Bob ° , ;fel ' best judit'' fte l/ one 0 1 uses the „ r t spened 3 d° : , ,ort bad T e a' the re also d i ,;; 0 00); , ko , a nd K. , e at' at an abate° To what amount of stores in the course of a year do the accounts extend which pAss under his supervision ? The stores altogether may be about Ibo,ooo/. a year ; and the cash account must be nearly to the same amount as the store account. Sir—l think you will be gratified at the astonishing progrtss the Vegitable Universal Medicine is making in the neighbourhood of Whitechapel, and especially at this time, when the cholera rnorbus has again made its appearance. I am Sir, with due respect, your very humble servant, EDWARD COVERLY. No. 48, High-street, Whitechapel, Tuesday, July 30, 1833. Were ycu connected with this office during the thee that Mr. Burdun filled the office of Comptroller ?—Mr. Burdon filed the office of storeke,per while I was cashier. Do you happen to know whether Mr. Burdon was a relation of any person in the house of INlagnay and Co. ? Yes. CORRESPONDENCE OF JOSEPHINE, -- Price 95., French 85. T HE EMPRESS JOSEPHINE'S ME- MoiRS. The third, and concluding volume, comprising tier private Correspondenc e with Napoleon, with her family, a :41 her friends. 1 " These letters will excite touch interest, from the none details given by Josephine respecting her first husband, Viscount Beauhainois . 10 • • They exhibit, in a conspicuous light, Josephine's elevation of-soul, and her excellent " I ntroduction. Published fur 11. (Ahura by R. Bentley, New Bus' street. What relation?—l understood that after Mr. Burdon came to the office of storekeeper Mr. Magnay had transac tions with the office ; he thus became acquainted with Mr. Maguey, and I think Mr. Maguey married his sister. During the time that Mr. Burdon was storekeeper were the house of Magnay frequently contractors for the paper 4—The house of Magnay supplied much more largely during that time than any other house. When the storekeeper rejects any portion of the paper t, is the rejection restricted to that portiot. 7t_ does it affect the whole mass supplied, that L. Ct" e vado Rngar,etp nding tb o t i to si ,4 e , WA, e x_ rn on ug. /. 6 23. 0 i to 0• 0 1 . a$ •Oly oi• ot. Os* " (IL 0 9 1: 01 ," 0 l. Os tti 41. IN. t:(1, 175,0 1 y. I to couttiue the con.iitions of the con. • ritiOuld hafe a right to direct the storOteepel whole delivery, the-good as well as bsti. o' instance, that the contractor undertakea to deliver OW/ reams of paper on a certtin day, if 300 of these were equal to the sample, and 200 defective, I should have a right to say the whole should be rejected. But my endeavour has always been to acconn_.,,e.atL , the contractor as touch as possible, on the conviction that the less trouble and vexation and expense to them the greater will be the desire, on the part of those in the trade, to ';.;•ttirect themselves with the office, and consequently the competition be increased ; therefore I only would allow the number of reams that were actually defective to be rejected ; it would be, iu fact, useless trouble to send back the whole, fur that part which was good would be sent back with the exchanged paper. Who was Mr. Lawrence's immediate predecessor acted fur a short time in that capacity; I succeeded Sir Matthew Bloxam. _ _ _ What civilities did he allude tu?,—l can only conclude that during thy two pass ilArlt- .frequouAly had an oppor. tunity, from the situation I filled, 'of shniving some civilities to the Administration. of the day, at ptoli c tertainments and so forth ; 1 made a point of paying particular attention to Lord Grey ; it did not say public enterainments. NOOK'S APERIENT -FAMI. \-7 PILLS, a most excellent Medicine for Bile, Indiges tion, Giddiness of the Head, Piles, Dropsical Com plaints, and are in a considerable Degree a preventive of various other diseases. Their composition is truly excel lent; they do not contain any antimonitl or mercurial preparation whatever, and do not require the least confine. ment or alteration -of diet (moderate exercise promotes their good effects); they seldom operate until ten or twelve hours after taken, and then very gtratiy ; 'they destroy worms, purify the humours, and evacuate all foul corruptions, whereby so many diseases are produced; by removing obstructions, they cause the food to pass to its respective parts, becoming a good restorative and preser vative of health to both sexes, and to those of a costive habit, a truly valuab'e treasure. Also, SNOOK'S PEC TORAL or COUGH PILLS, for Coughs, Colds, Asthmas, and Shortness of Breath. It is well known that Coughs and Colds (if not soon removed) are, in many cases, attended with considerable danger ; for the remov a l of which the Pectoral or Cough Pills arc with confidence recommended as an excellent medicine, and in most cases a certain specific. A single box will he a stiffi - ieut trial to prove their good effects. SNOOK'S DENTIFRICE for the TEETH and GUMS. The Pills are sold in Boxes, at Is; Ind. and 2s. 9d. each. The Dentifrice in Boxes, at ls. I . Y. and 2s. each. At what period did yuu come first into any office ? The first office I was in was the Nivy Pay Office, to which I was appointed in 1794. Perhaps 1 may now be permitted to say, as a great deal has been said elsewhere upon this business, that I have always considered tnysell the servant of the Treasury. Whether the Treasury has been composed of Whip or Tories, it has always bees my wish to give useful information where I could, and cer tainly should never withhold it for the purpose of creating embarrasament; latterly I have been employed ahnost ever since the present Government came into power in pursu ing inquiries not immediately connected with my office ; 1 have had intense labour from that time to the present, and I did hope that I had conducted the inquiry in such a way as to entitle me to the approbation of the Treasury. 1 was mortified, therefore, beyond description, whe❑ I found myself the object of such groundless imputations. Whether I have been guilty of error in juogment I know not, but 1 do feel that I have not been guilty of intentional wrong. My only object iu my office has been to ensure everything for the public service on the beat of terms, let the con tractor be who he might, or of whatever party, 1 know that I have succeeded in effecting this obj.-ct. Was Mr. Jonathan Muckleston Key in the paper trade ? --I believe be was, and in the bnokselling trade also. Was he not i❑ partnership with Sir John Key ?—I believe he was. That letter did not allude to the passing of the Itefurrn Bill ?—Not a word about it; certainly not to anything in Parliament. Did you ever promise to Lawrence, while he was store keeper, a ailuation for his son at the Blue-coat School Yes, 1 appointed him to one. Was Mr. Burdon iiuwediately before that ?—Yes. Will you go further back ?—Yes, and the history is unfortunate. The two,or three first storekeepers were all turned out for misconduct of some kind or other; the office itself was constituted in 1786, and certainly the people appointed on its formation did job at no small rate: I think two or three of them got dismissed, and then came Mr. Burdon. Did you recommend Mr. Kingem ill Key ?.....Not the least in the world. , ,---....... Ptir t , 1. EE PEREMPTORILY OLD. -s`d"oan Oiler of the High C R ou E rt -S of C w i ,, i i a t n h ee t r i y e , 8 4) 5 a ,, - .. e e , io . a cause of GRAY v. JACKSON, Ar, fiction. of Sir Giffin Wilson, Knight, one . of the ets of the said air!, at the Shears In n, Y in Horh 1.101V41 within Livers C e , lge, in C.c. county of ork, on ,t, ' "kt, the 16th day of September, 1583, between "'eliours of Five and Six, in the afternoon' Valuable and Extensive BED of COAL,,or th„ b. and EIGHT FIZELHOLD COT I'AGES, th'i'LLllsi HOUSES, with TWO CLOSES of LAND kfl t4 to adjoining, G situate' in the Township of Liversedge .' w ei as llit,t, late the Prop erty of John Smith Jackson, Esq., qte ted. N p articulars may be had gratis at the said Masters' , Ir'iktu hers, in Southampton-buildings, Chancery lane, ot I 's 'Van Sandlu, solicitor, 17, Old Jewry, London, of A t, - ' kr t C. W . Carr, suliciters, Gotnertyll, of Mr '-ft.t'44l4''Slintnarn:lLee.ds,Ho.f Mr. James Lister, High Town, 0h Town, and the principal Inns Bradford, Wakefield, i llt,, l ".. i t . ve % a d r :e "l , n L n eed i u s, Il i tlid . ersfield,. ir t rY, and the other neighbouring towns and places. 1111'18 H COLLEGE OF HEALTH • ii, n "sling% Cioss, Lo . ndo n , 111 a1i.t.,,,, pl ace , New-road, ~_ _ . GE.NT, lilt.' HASLET T, IIYGEIA A Sir, „, RATCLIF F. 414, c ) ....' giving you a short account of my proceedings title 5 7,,, 1 e of Mr. Morison's Universal Vegetable , .. b_ k laile u ' t I tlata,„l",F kindness in establishing rue as our - "" r i elv-, - „, -t 444 itiany discouragetnents to contendwith, been e nabl ec i L b (41 the veracity of your word, I have um. b. tiers of o,tii° Per'evere. In my own family as well as n ino ra ,), ere , the idicine has theedon wonders,. ood . f oo li , '-.111 , Me '3 104,1ay asleep and swallow down drugs, with as much Z eei ll ' t id a ‘ er - l ' e n e g a e s ha if t they thi were sure to cure their diseases,. not re_ are of the most dangerous i s g eet- Al e ' tu : "F eau ente y r the human body. k A e very honest reniarktder Of the last century ma_es a e ine . 4 a irs'dio wills Writings, " That the benefit o di 1, f o , e will ever be confined to those who are able to ‘ceirl ' ltetri---and of ccurse the far greater part i ti , f ic iza o n s - , -lilteotil be every where deprived of them P 44 ' Pe° Ple, must live by their employm ; ei l l ' t, 'Y a ' s nd w t i l t l h e t i til i 4t Ibttillh'it„either Want advice altogether or take op , , t 'lie lhar ee Is worse than none, viz., from the boys at a rTh e , Y. This Sir 1 know from wolul experie w n e c i e . ... s- N pen not, however, any where wanting . l cl , ~`ee ( 1 4 . 1 "'ePle of better sense, who are willing to supply their Feat o f of of medical advice to the poor, eeli t)- I ,: ° iFig ill after suppress their inclination to . do good. d, did not I N 41,P1e are often deterred from the most praisewo b r y a t ' t t of 41 ' 1 the foolish alarms sounded in their ears y ll'il irY edie ' l "leo, Who, to raise their own importance,what il reply difficulties of doing good, find fault with relieve t he ,ir co d ifficultie s and ileer at every attempt . to 0 tllc,C.^, Which is not i conducted by the l e 44t,re,.. The Writer begs to be excused for saying precise rules h f t ta +OA that that such well-dispoted persons do much good, result of AOt k i I t their actions, which are generally t bAt Z f ris e and o bservation, are always more rational than both : 4 tou . th _, e ignorant retailer of drugs, who despis b e I ''tid ci,h-ee observation that he may go wrong rule i t e iticitl l , r bte— °) While b e is d ph o re s o i fh r e ig ossnii h oo i un s r, patient with poison y ,oftet: things of far greater importance. members t‘lirefr:aak:e:flbetrhewienuadany faculty ry --';'etr ; but this a can ' never be the character of re no doubt, worthy mem! . tilt ratty, as it would certainly be for \ ' 4l a t . k i., Ll Pen the conduct t o f those f cii 1 n w a h n o k m i u they e t y ° e h n a t v r e u s :t n so e 4i111" 4 treasure as health. The veil of mystery which l't hral 4ng ' e ver th e profession renders it not only a c o o n n e - N 6 i nit even a suspicious art, which induces everypronounce 4 It 14 4 been conversant with the new theory to IN. tint trick. 41,,..111:tv; Sir if these sentiments came from practitioner lto lace 4 : -1 „e 4 o - '' e ,, er ° Brandin may we not be permutet ,. ~,;ltr''. ''enee in his g' assertion, that the profession p alto L"t t O i ! a t r.eli, especially when we see so many buys t. 7 b ieli .r ht ed the counters of every druggist-shop, oro .14 1 e - .ere „, Were, a few months ago, no less than tenat L a o ate Whitechapel Church and the five lamps - `elti ; "ed drugs enough to poison all the people in I ''s ll IL' a4,,VerY true ' that a drowning Loan will catch expect k o 7rit t i : l l l:-, t l'tbe .. r . ef or:, a s Y vT g naus b, that every person who 1) 4 at: ty '! , not tarry long before they fly to any per °''tor, Rive them advice, especially it he is dubbed a h„ \ Vhc ia 1 e'bUre you, Sir, I speak from experience. with ',l l e, du ',. Ns in thegreatest extremity, racked . table at'll-g "even years g illness, I have had on n'Y n'gh_ , s e tti /liak east ten different bottles of medicine, thcrefo . rel 7hat i e : txtuse fur others in the same extremity , but so , .14toly w-40 !trap__ n .6e to tell, is, that after there have been ito F .-Arie l „;., ~ the I titan i nto . th 6 e ., liven to tr public,_ they .h„,, ~, _ VUY ;tees 111 danger. ho . 1 5y .. 1 rnore than ever persuade . d that persons 11 4 ' ve t NA 4 P v rtioular attention to the printed directions ; !sts li j e p.sq the one so, I never could he ha ti v se of expected to the Uni et. N Q. ?e,t,,ye medi,fiitnle.halvneiefarnom Sir, t to take then., that h v .eFY t ea tee first night and No. 2 the next. I have 4e'teatil.erei:°etf,to.l): t hankful, ' to that God who . deaieth out Ill.". Sir, ..7 e a erY one that cryeth to him in which this iitelGg h ae Y l ° )e u e b ve been the great channel by .. ID t, e ) ei '1)411 feel U conveyed to me, and I hope, through my k e vecl ill fits gratisude for the wonderful blessing 1 have /th Ilthatiski, Deaf o t Spasms, Costiveness, Indigestion, th. B niear,,, ta,afness,. Headache, and Lowness of Spirits. (giti,licett,nwae,nd a variety of other defects, th e tltlicilivieie:"P,,,V°7getlitlEsliiiel ri sixty and r sre m nt o y s 1 .-- usto. l'th,g tt encet l a my family, i e has produced , c klltiitt t ' o , bl e ti g o li n te i es life was Y s . aved by them after she had ben ttli e t4r4. ll 4t:abol 7.,:hi elsea o rir: ~, Y.ti_3...!,:uceir. l ovuoe d sfre a :l 3. h • iuse.eru Medicine,ec Hoe nefirfriern bettor sa y absolutely iug stie h a d refused taken enSt ;F)shoefadcomuirnsiestteoroedk ''.. infant ton a very short time after his birth, A Gentleman in Mile-end-read, with all his family of several children, could get no real relief from a regular doctor. He told me that be was paying a large sum annu ally to a professional man, and he really did believe he wao picking his picket. He has administered the Vegetable Universal Medicine to all his family, and his lady is recommending them to all her neighbours. I❑ consequence of their receiving such a substantial benefit they are determined to have no other medicine than the Hygean pills, which they so much esteem. The nest case I shall mention is a lady near the Tower, who had laboured under a complication of disorders (or the last fourteen years, and who culled at my house to make inquiry about the astonishing cures which have been per formed by Mr. Morison's Universal Medicine, and as she was well acquainted with me for some years, she could place confidence in the veracity of my word. I gave her a detail, d account of the wonderful good it had done me, and lent 1,, , r the Morisoniana, requesting her to inspect it it very minutely. Its a few days she sent for a I Is. packet, and went through a regular course, and so strictly did she pay attention to the directions, that in one month she came to thank me fur my attention to her ca , c, and declared that the llygean pills had done more for her in one month than all the medicine bile had taken for the last fourteen years. She said that she would always keep them in her /louse, and recommend them to her friends, fur they had made a perfect cure of her. Mr. -, her husband, immediately commenced taking them. He had very recently had an apoplectic fit, and found relief. He has no fear of the return of his disease, and has no doubt the pills have prevented the return. The next cave is a gentleman's daughter, in Bedford square, whom I have known from her infancy ; she was always a very delicate young woman, therefore I embraced the opportunity of calling on her father to inquire how his children were. He told me he expected to lose one in a decline, for she was given over by all the doctors, and he had this moment paid a M. D.. in the parlour, between eighty and ninety pounds, and she was worse than when he undertook to cure her. Ile bad just pronounced her incurable, begging, at the same time, that she might be permitted to die as easily as she could, as they could do no mere for her. I was desired to take a seat in the parlour, and my friend would see me immediately. He bad no idea that 1 came to recommend Mr. Morison's Vegetable Uni versal Medicine, but I immediately inquired the particu lars respecting the young lady. Her father said it was all over with her new, for, the last, M.D. had pronounced her incurable. 1, nevertheless, urged the necessity of at least a trial of Mr. Morison's Hygean Pills. Her father said that it was of nu use, but referred to the mother. It was i❑ vain, however, to say anything to her, for she would not hear so much as the mention of them; there fore, after a long conversation, I bid them farewell. IVben I returned home, I reflected on the importance of saving a life that might prove valuable, and the awful consequences of neglecting to exercise the power that God in his providence has thrown in the way to save it, and at the same time made up my mind to pay another visit. Ac cordingly, the next day, after breakfast, I walked to Bed ford-square, and found them just sitting down to breakfast, and of course, being an old friend, I was asked into the room, and as my business was urgent, I introduced the business of the number of cures the Hygean Pills had performed,and in very similar cases. The lady said they had been recommended from another quarter, but she was sure they would be of no service to her, and to prove what she said, she requested me to put my ear to her breast, and I might easily feel her heart beat like a ham. men I was very much surprised, but was thoroughly convinced in soy own mind that she would be recovered by Mr. Morison's llvgeare Medicine. They were all against it, but I urged the necessity of trying them. They wished her to die as easy as she could ; as she was persuaded by her medical adviser. I they re quested she would indulge me by reading the " Morisoniana" at her leisure hours, and she said she certainly would do herself the pleasure of gratifying me the next day. I left the book, and promised to call in one week. I called according to promise, and found her parents very low in spirits respecting their daughter. I told them to cheer up, and that I would venture to say that their daughter would recover, if she would abide by the directions given by Mr. Morison, and requested at the same time that she would call on Mr. Morison at his house. She promised to do so. I attended at the time appeinted, and found that the principl e s of the Great Ilygean had shaken her resolutions ; likewise her parents. The father said he was determined to make up bis mind to permit her to use her own judgment ; therefore, he would leave it to her ; and said, my friend, you sh a ll h a v e it f rom h er own mouth. She was called into ' the parlour, and a f ter takinc, a seat she appeared more like a corps e th an a living person. Her father said to her Mr. Coserly wi4ies you to say whether you have made up your mind to t r y M r. Morison ' s Vegetable Universal Medicine. I will th an k you to say what you thought of the Morisoniarsa. Sir,-1 do declare I cannot express my feelings. (Her eye appeared to brighten and voice was very di s ti nct and clear.) I, with pleasure, at this moment declare to you 1 am satisfied with Mr. Morison's theory, and avdl go through a course without fear. I have made up my mind, I will begin immediately. I assure you I felt my self very much gratified, and said , I am quite persuaded they will cure you. She purchased a 1 18. packet, and of course found herself very poorly at first, but when she had got over the first sensations the difficulty was over, and she continued, with cheerfulness, until she had increased to the amount of twenty every dose. The next visit I m ade, I was su r pri se d t o find her miud lively, and her hopes increased, and when I called next week, I found her quite another person in appearance, and by her deter mination to pay strict attention to Mr. Morison's regula lions, to est no salted meat or salted fob, and in par- PAROCHIAL ABUSES.-011 Friday night a numerous meeting of the parishioners of Mile-end Old town was held at the King's Arms Tavern, High street, under the following circumstances :—During the late " mistake" session at Clerkenwell, an appeal was made by a few public spirited rate-payers against the accounts of the retiring overseers of the hamlet, on the ground of profuse expenditure and misapprobation of the public money. The Court, a very furl one, unanimously agreed i❑ disallowing the sum of 5501., and thus far the popul it cause was triumphant ; but the case having been decided at a session subsequently declared to be informal, the decision was void, and the expenses of the proceedings fell upo❑ the appellants. The meeting was convened princi.. pally to raise subscriptions to indemnify them, and to give public expression to the feelings of the rate-payers. Several resolutions, having in view these objects, were proposed, and unanimously adopted. ASTONISHING EFFECTS OF STEAM. -- We have received from an esteemed correspondent the following account of the capture of the Princesa Real, corvette of 20 guns, during NArizat's action off St. Vincent Your friend was on board the William a the Fourth steamer, during the action, and actually went alongside the Princcsa Real, and told them he ha:; water enough o❑ board, in a boiling state, for the scalding of three hundred men, and that he would infallibly parboil them all unless they struck immediately. The amazed crew, who bad already felt the unpleasant effect of being in hot water, at once hauled down their colon's, and surrendered to an unarmed steamer." A political and commercial institution, to be called the Universal, is projected, the seat of which is to be at the western pert of the Strand, with a view of inti mately connecting the city with the west end. is intended to be a focus for general intercourse, and to unite all the conveniences, information, intelligence, and facilities for political and mercantile business, which now separately belong to the two Houses of Parliament, Government Offices, Bank of England, East and West India Houses, west end Club Houses, Stock and Royal Exchanges, Lloyd's, and other Commercial Institutions in the city, with which it is proposed to establish an incessant com munication. DETERMINED SUICIDE.—Last night au in quest was held at the White Horse, Moor-lane, Fore-street, on the body of Mr. Nathan Martindale, aged 44, clerk in the employ of Messrs Clementi and Co., of Cheapside- The deceased lived at 69, Fore -street, and on Wednesday morning was found with his head and body in the cistern, while his legs projected on the outside. The deceased was quite dead. He had long suffered under a nervous coin plaint, which affected his mind.—Verdict, Temporary Insanity. _ _ _ A diving-bell is daily worked at Kingstown, for the purpose of forming a foundation for the extension of the harbour. They begin at ten o'clock in the morn ing, and terminate their labours at six. Their stay under water is generally four hours. They are using a particular description of red soft stone, which is brought from Run corn, in Yorkshire. There are a number of men em ployed in shaping those huge rocks, while the men em ployed in the diving-bell are placing them beneath the powerful element. They have already laid twelve of them, but have ten thousand to arrange previous to desist ing from their arduous undertaking...a-Dublin Times. What particulars did you state to Mr. Arbuthnot ?—I stated to Mr. Arbuthnot that the people who had hitherto been appointed storekeepers were generally worn•out sta tioners, and generally too old either to learn or unlearn ; that from the nature of their earlier occupations they must have formed connections, and perhaps incurred obligations to private stationers; so that however pure their conduct might be in office they were always liable to imputations of partiality ; I therefore expressed it as my opinion that it would be the less evil if they could find a young man who was not a stationer, hut who bad an acquaint. ance with general business, and was of active habits, to place him in that situation ; and who, if he w.:uld give his whole time up to it, might very soon, in my opinion, become an efficient servant. Mr. Arbuthnot made a reply to the which I beg leave to mention, and, whether I state the fact correctly or not, can, I think, be discovered by reference to the Treasury : he said, " I believe Mr. Charles Wood has au oldish man, who was in the trade, already in contemplation." I heard nothing more of it till the 9th July, when I received this letter from Mr. Arbuthnot :-- .‘ My dear Sir—l am desired to inquire of you whether there ould be any objection to the appointment of a young of 19 to the situation of storekeeper. It appears to me that so young a person would not be able to exercise sufficient authority over the people he will have to superintend." 1 wrote in reply the felioNing letter. I declare at the time I wrote it, I had not the slightest notion that Sir John Key had a son of nineteen, or a son at all:—. "My dear Sir—The storekeeper of this office has to give sureties, to sign bonds, and to exercise many other functions for which non-age would disqualify him; perhaps you may not be aware how much this office is watched ; the same descrip iion of persons deal with us as deal with the proprietors of newspapers. I will only refer to a paragraph in the Age of last Sunday, which states that Sir John Key, a contractor with this office' (and I put in parenthesis which by-the bye, he is not'), 'has applied at the Treasury for an appointment for a friend of his.' I merely state this to show how necessary it is to be cautious, and that to a situation like this it is expedient to appoint a roan who not only is fit, but who will appear to be fit to others." I heird nothing more of this for some time, and who the person referred to was I did nut know. Three or four days afte r thi s S i r John Key cal l e d upon me at my office, in the morning, and he said, " You will be surprised to hear that the Treasury have appointed a friend of mine to the storekeepership." I asked who he was? he slid, " Ile is a relation of mine ;" adding, " I first applied for the place for his brother, who was nineteen, but your letter put a n en d to t h at ." W e sen t f or th e A ge (mean ing at the Treasury), and saw the paragraph ; but he said, " As this young man bad a brother, whom I did not at first wish to be appointed, and was twenty two years of age, and without employment, I got it for Liu)." I then said, " But, Sir John, is this young man a relation of yours ?" and he said " Yes." I asked if h e was a brother ; he said, "No." I said, "Isbe of the same name ?" and he said, " Yes." I re plied, " That is unfortunate ; because if he is your rela tion, and of the same name, be must stand in the same relationship to your brother, and of course in that case will have to examine stores sent iu by him ; I must , take some precau t i ons to prevent such an examination.' Sir John Key th en slid, " I suggested that to the Treasury, and they said you wou ld b e a bl e to d o it." ' Sir Jchn Key further said, " I stated to the Treasury that as soon " ever my brother hail completed his contract, I Mr. knaismlLL GROVE liky examined. Are you the on of Sir John Key ?—I am. Are you his eldest son ?—Yes. Has be any other sons ?—Yea ; one. Can you state your own age ?—I was eighteen the 7th of May last. What is the age of your brother ?—He was fourteen the lOtk of June. Have you been concerned in any business or gaining information in any business /—I have been with my father. Independently of being at school, have you been with your father, and in connexion with his business ?—Yes. What is that ?—Stationery. How long have you been regularly with your father learning that trade ?—I have left school a year ; I have been with him ever since ; but I used to be with him in the holidays when I was at school. Have you been connected with any East India House ? —No ; never. You are the person who was appointed some weeks ago to a situation in the Stationery-office, ate you not ? Yes. What were the duties you performed while in that situation 7—To sign orders, and see that they were exe cuted. Did you ever execute any duties of inspection of the contracts, and so forth ?—No. Mr. JONATHAN MUCKLUTON KET examined. Are you the person who entered into a contract with the Stationery-office in July, 1532, to supply curtain portions of stationery ?-13efore 1 answer any questions, perhaps I may be allowed to say a word or two. I under stand that a person who bas contracted with the Govern ment, allowing a Member of Parliament to be a party of it, is liable to heavy penalties, which I was nut aware of before. I trust no Member will put a question to t im e , a candid answer to which may bring me under any penalties to which I may be personably liable under the statutes. You are at liberty to state any circumstances you wish lo elucidate this contract, or the appointment of your nephew; the Committee do not wish to press you further than you may wish to go. I am ready to answer any questions, but I may be ignorant of the law, and the effect of the answers I may give. The witness was directed to withdraw.—The witness was again called in, and informed by the Chairman that the Committee, having considered the observation he had made, did not propose to press him with any questions. Sir Joim KEY, Baronet, examined. When did you first make au application for your son for the office of storekeeper ?—I will state every circumstance connected with it. Hearing of the vacancy of storekeeper in the Stationary-office, I immediately applied to Lord Grey for that appointment on behalf of my ban. Can you state the date ?—I do not know, but it was the beginning of July. Did you make that application personally, or in writing ? —By letter ; I stated that, having beard that a vacancy had occurred in the office of storekeeper in the Stationary office, I should be obliged if his Lordship would do me the favour of conferring that upon my son, who was comp.- tent to perform the duties of the office ; to which I received an answer, in a few days, from Mr. Charles Wood, stating Was that appointment made good ?—lt was not ; and lam glad that question is asked. Mr. Lawrence having a wife, and I believe eight or nine children, applied to .ne for a presentation to Christ's Hospital, and I invariably give my presentations to those that I think the most charitable objects, and I gave Mr. Lawrence a presentation, Mr Lawrence applied to have that child admitted. Mr. Alderman Venables, who was a contractor, never having attended the Christ's Hospital for two years before, som :- how or o►bcr heard that Mr. Lawrence's child was to be presented that day, and Mr. Alderman Venables profer•ed to jump up with indignation to say that this w•as a moat abominable job, that this man was storekeeper at the Stationery Office, and that it must be some job, or else that the presentation never could have been given to him. Now, whatever might influence Mr. Alderman Venablee' feelings, I was only influenced by the knowledge that he was siarving. The child was rejected upon this ground —Mr. Lawrence stated that his wife had an annuity of 201. a year, and he himself was receiving a salary of 4001. a year from the Stationery Office; and it is against the rules of Christ's Hospital that any person in that situa tion should have a son in the school. THE SELECT COMMITTEE appointed to inquire into the truth of the Allegations contained in the Petitions of several Stationers and Manufacturers of Paper, and of the there. under-signed Liverymen of London, and to whom the Pc. tition of John Williams, Stationer, was referred, and to report their Observations thereupon to the House, have further examined the matters referred to them, and agreed to the following Report : Your Committee having closed their inquiries into the subject which they were specially appointed to investigate, uul having made their report thereupon to the House, have proceeded to the consideration of t .e petition of Mr. John Williams, in obedience to what they have conceived to he the desire of the House, by the reference of the petition to them. The petition of Mr. Villiaws is founded on : the al/ega thin that a corrupt system of management has existed in Kingernill Grove Key his been in some (leper. connected. the Sration,y.tiffive, with which the ppointment of Mr. Your Committee have pursued their inquiries with respect to this allegation as far as the character and Sub. stanco of the testimony adduced in support of it have appeared to warrant or to require. They submit to the House the whole of the evidence which this examination has produced. They refrain from commenting on particular parts of it, because they are convinced that the interest attached to the inquiry i'self will induce every Member of the House to bestow that careful and impartial consideration upon it, whereby alone a just conclusion can be formed with regard to the con duct of the several parties whose acts or proceedings have been the subject of investigation. But they ctnnot, in pursuing this course. refrain Irons expressing their decided opinion, that the charge of a corrupt system in the management of the Sta'ionery.uflice use entirely failed ; nor could they. with justice towards he Statinnery-cffice and to the person who now hohis the principal situation in the administration of it, abstain from declaring that, upon the whole, the evidence which has come before your Committee has left a favourable impres sion upon their minds with respect to the general gond management of the department, and of its utility to the There are two minor, but not unimportant points, con nected with the subject of this inquiry, to which your Committee think it right that the attention of Govern -nent should be directed. It has appeared to your Com mittee that the present practice of taking sureties for the due execution of contracts might be improved, by requir ing a more moderate amount of security, and by i n stitutmg a more particular investigation into the suflicieovi (4 , l _ i f parties who offer to render themselves liable; al!" that in cases where occasional supplies, nut , notice than has -" Todeo for u tern en sometimeseral c b o e n e t u r aacfft afforded required, a g. IvoLg to the patties who are called upon to tender ° the urgency of the demand malsuch supplies, wheutver a dmit of it. Aug. 16, i tr i 1 1 .. 1 r e ry t t t oy , of Tv ?3, e th steeple re Crnl o:hvugnr.ho 5% , 3 n