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Alumld he reduced to the
...mint ioricr; I',•

City of gide, wool,' Ile sufficient to rost.ir 1;#„t
to contioue their paynnuito if dp-y

ig.d 4,

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issue gold at 31. 17s. 101.1., the minket ',tier re,,,w,i;,
nig at Ili present rate, anti the expurtati,in affording
a profit, as it would, of five per rent. Ds rilliC II CIIII..
liderlll/le part oft he years 18 16 and i 8 It, the rani ti;
PXCIlllll,lr‘ /Vete in favour of thi. country. 1,,

July of the latter year, they became uttfarourelik.
abtl contit.teed so since. Some a the stitae%p«.

rtantiord before the Committer imputrtl stir la•t

Ii sogr to tlw importation of r iTB, tuhIII h; ii

unproductive hervest of 1816, the neresstly
making remittance. to absentees on the etmotitteut,
and the effects of fireign loans. Other witnesses,
reigniting the force of these causer, were yet of opi-
nion, that their tendency in future would be ‘,,usi.
teracted by the Batik's limitiog its issues.
" On the whole, your Committee see no rPniroit
for continuing the restriction now by law tottres,d,
in such a manner as to prevent the Bank rewrit-
ing gradually to payments in specie.
" With respect to lite impediments arising from
the investment of British capital to foreign funds,
Mr. (+sidemen was of opinion, that not above like
millions were an employed. Mr. Holland said, these
were oot ten millions placed in boieigis foods, nor
above three in those of FriflitT. Your Comm..
tee think, that no considerable additional stun
is likely to he so employed in future, and that any
remaining tendency thereto would rrobably be di-
minished by a removal of the restrictions ou the
Bank. When they reflect on the quantity of re-
portable commodities produced aud possessed
by this country, they see no reason why she
should not amass, in the course of a few years,
a sufficient quantity of gold, to render the ea-
pertinent of paying in cash perfectly safe. I).ffi-
cultics will undoubtedly arise dining the time
the plan is carrying into completion ; but they will,
in the view of the Committee, he far outweighed
by the permanent benefits resulting therefrom, in
possessing a circulating medium not subject to the
fluctuations unfortunately experienced fur is series
of years, and a fixed unvarying measure rf the
value of all commodities, as was the t nee previews
to the passing of the Batik Restriction Act in t!,e
year 1797.
" Your Committee see nothing in the circum-
stances of the country to render it t xpedient to
defer any longer the making preparations for a gra-
dual resumption of cash payments—and think
that delay would increase the difficulties of it.
" The Committee trust that they a ill not exceed
the powers intrusted to them, if they stiggeet
plan, the best they can devise, for a retort. to
payments, though it may be attended with
rary disadvantages. The plan which they barged
leave to suggest was, thiit alter site Ist May,
the Bank should be bound to deliver it. tetiirti
t ir notes_ gohl bars, not in less quantities titan tin oe.
at the rate (431. 17-. 100. per oz. ; that that merle of
converting notes into cash should not be cost, +mued
longer than 2, or at most 3 tear-, after which
last petted the Bank should lie ti quind to pay
universally in coin ; that ft otti the let February,
1820, till October of the seine year, the Batik
should be liable to pay in gold Inns, in the woe
wire dim si 41. Is. per oz.; and limn October
Itsit) till May 1. 1841, to pay ur bars its the tame
quantities, at 31. Ige. 6d. per us. The chief ii-
coiniutudetton of the plan proposed way. that the
Bank would be thereby enabled to make genesis!
I payments in coin much canter I:,.its they otherwise
could. Their fist issuing of gold at the trinket
price would prevent any run for the purpose of ex-
portation ; and the gradual idealism thus wade to
a total resumption, would probebly overcome the
alarm which might be felt in the country out a grist
and sudden drain.
[The Report then quoted evidence given by
Mr. Baring, Mr. Hall, and others, sheaving the
practicability and advantages of the plan.]
" If the plan submitted were adopted by the
House, it would be expedient to continue the Act
of the present Session, prohibiting Use Batik from
certain payments in gull.
" The evidence received by the. Committee
strongly proved that the regulatititis against the
exportation of gold wets wholly tea theme', rod
„had no other consequence that-t-, to encourage poppy
and transgressioua of the law.
" Your Committee have the sati•factriti of in-

forming the House that they receivvd a continuos
c.ation from the Bank of Ireland, stating, that they
should he fully prepared to iestime payineuts
iu
cash six months after they should ha:e li:eti
re-
sumed by the Bank of England—und the Governor
of the same, who was examined In lose tour Com-
mittee, said, the Bank of Ireland would feel cu
difficulty in carrying into effect the same relf,ula-
nuns as those laid dowu for the of England."
The last part of the Repot t was devoted to tot
examination of the state of country hanks, and the
amount of their issues. The CovitLittee said,
" they saw nothing in them to form obstacle to
their gradually resuming payment of t it no:es iii
cash; and that with respect to guarding
the public from the incuov enittice and lola wiping
front the insolvency of pucli estalifsionents, tloy
were unable, without additional evidet.ve, to all r
an opinion oil it."
The Report was ordered to lie on the table, and
be printed.
Mr. Tit:awry asked the Chancellor of the I.N'
chequer, whether he had any plan to hold out to the
Illu•e for putting the finances of the country in.,
more intelligible and rational foundation than 11,
lur a lung time rested ou ?
The CkIANCELLOIL of the EMAIL:QUER I
had no further exposition to give till the
should he brought before the Holm.
Mr. TIFIllit:1( then gay.! matte.., that he onti:,l,
on the lath instant, submit a mutn,u to the (hove
on the slate of the nation.
Mr. ruts. said, the Appendix to the Repro:
was very voluminous, and could out, I.c stinvins,.

•
, ,:, IA within six or sever. days. Tle, their- • traces—they were like tabloid bodies, corrupt end
'4 /.: ',tight (as we could collect) that the Report offensive. The system called for amendment, mod lie
erc 1.11 .
?AA' ti lI be printed separately. hoped it would be applied. The Noble Lord
BURGH REFOR3I. concluded by moving— I
alr. HUME said he had a Petition to present in " That the. several Petitions
. presented by the Burghs of
f •I to eel ct
fooar i f Reform in the Royal Burghs of scut. Semisoft doling the pr.v.ent Sensual, he re ern. a t I
teonimrympoirtttee to exanane the mailers of theme Petitions, sod
1001. It Wan signed by none but Burgesses or
ateir tot hesitations sod epie i i 4444 a thereon"
shorteris, fourteen of whom were worth near a
Osufficient ben sterling, a fact to protect such Mr. WirrtAM DusitAs said, that Ins intellect
s hear moi oloinse—(4 /gh/
Ipeorio
ners from the imputation of being needy mu
ift be diparticud trot l
ace dietdull thel object disclaimtou
ed by
'erfottrios. doe Noble Lord, timely, the sysieni of Parliamen.
The Petition was read and laid on the table.
, filly Reform, was the real oilijeet of the motion of
1,11 A• ll *MILTON presented a Petition to nee
the Noble Lord. Ile eliselititiotal the idea of Par-
t um ttici 1r... I or Inhabits sits of the Borough of
liametstary Reform; he only meant to change
'At:4'loller ; another from the Inhabitants of the
the tepresentation of tiontittini, and to make etre-
ostough of Lanark ; and several others from the
thins in that country popul ir and free. He (Mr.
Tailors, and various trades of Glasgow.—The Peti-
Dti lid as) would contend, that nine iitollott of the
, were read and Niel on the table.
,1,1 Noble Lord oent directly to strike at the Conan-
-1,51,1 A. 1-laWli.Tosi then rove to bring forwa.rd
I tenon of the country, as established for three hone
!inn of' which he hall given sootier. fie said,
tired mod fifty 'sears. Ile (Mr. Hondas) could
,„0,,f00 the tosinher of Petitions which had beeu
not di is rat frame that system rustler winch his
~..ested to the House that night, pra}ing fora
country flourished—lA lauol--• system which
foorn in the constitution and government of the
advanced the wealth and prosperity of hi country.
3; a r.l Burghs of Scotland, he was persuaded the
Ile considered the Articles of Union on this head
liraise would not withhold its assent fun° his mo- as floral. What was the sum of every Petition laid
iron for going into a Committee to consider the
upon the table of the House ? The sulrject of the
~• .o:iety of acceding to their railer. Wheu lie had
complaint is this, thst there was no fair control over
j,.'r, ;lit the subject under the notice of site ilotlae
the revenues of the burghs, and that they were
lilac, he had thought it necessary to explain whet. therefore applied to improper purpose'. To this
I.ir Pelltiottess did not seek for. as well as what
lie would answer, that the Bill now before the
f:,'.:l:lllll,ll.naltilenniikadro'rlip4igtrhheann;tll.ll"td3rhey istaeirditritinn_writhiet.;, ; House would give every fair clierk to those who
i,
might have the control of the revenue. But
,:. ct was a reform in the mentigettieut of the
the moment that this Bill was introduced, and
'sirs of the I:lnglis, radical and general. The sub.
when redress was afforded, the Petitioners come
i it of complaint wss, tied the Magistrates were self-
forward and say it will not do—we will not take it
'sleeted, and that the inhabitants in general had no
it will spoil the object of the Noble Lord—we
o ,1111T111 over their election. The sum and •übstatoce
cannot take it. Ile, for one, could not aICCOMIDO.!
a f the object lie and the Petitioners oissired to at-
date In uit-If to the philosophy of modern tintes,end
1 sin was, that the u lode of the itilialtitants of
he would boldly risk any Gentleman who heard brim.
'burgh, might be enabled to take a part wthe
to ay whether ease burghs should be surrendered
a lection of their Magistrate*, and not that the
to popular election ; if evils attended them, let
courier! should re-elect one another, according to
those evils be dune away ; but lie would not
the present system. He could not believe that any give to Glasgow die blessiings, the freedoms
i;reitleman its the House would stand op to deferral
mod the lesimisieral of a Westminster election.
tie system at present existing. The Hon. Illem- He was not qualified to act on such • sceoe.—(4
her then tittered into a detail of the system of
laugh f•—The inhabitsiats of Scaitlueld were nut
fraud, oppression, and concealineut, which wooded
wily etcOrd—they were temperate, determined,
i s the different burghs, and particularly. that of
and firm—they were not easily roused, but lie
Aberdeen. The Noble Lord cueolesuutri, iu strong
would call on Gentlemen to beware of them—lie
t ottos, the conduct of the corporator*. Ile said, that
would say to Geminates', beware of drawing a line
lacing squandered their revenues they then.. go to
on the wind, led the rising wave should not be still.
Ihr I louse asking for aid. which they too reedy rah-
Mr. Patsiaoso supported the motion at coast-
-1 aired. He submitted to the House that the Pen-
derable length. He complained in forcible terms
'loners ttood in a peculiar aud interesting situation ;
of the wriest system ; lie described it as one which
said if the Untie should think that they laboured
depressed end degraded the higher orders of free-
under great grievances-4hat they had not redress in
holders, merchants, aud otlirs, of a respectable de-
n Court of Law—that they have givens body of e isr
actoroiprtileal Aofs
ttohothheorAgitortiic Leos
oofboeUrioiediou,
thebeistigif athbes;
deuce winch calls for inquiry—if that inquiry be with•
held, if the House will refute to go into an hoes.
had auy effect, they should hart operated in the
ligation, they will reflect but littl . credit on Ow%
i cases of Montrose and Stirling; yet both were re-
selves ; they will give but little satisfaction' to th
I formed, mud both places came (toward with Pen-
Petitioners. He was tiot, lie said, driven to rely ,
i tv:obiGnshezhed
bieveroorfitetleieteird.satisfaction at the reform
merely on the statement of the Petitioners, nor dad
lie call on the House to rely on any assertion he I
Mr. W. DOUGLAS said, he considered the state-
hood made—lie stood on different grounds—lie
~, mem of the Petitioners deserving of consideration
lama on 1'0'46 that were out reeord'he relied —he considered their case fully made out, and, at
on the declaration of the Magistrates, who pub-
all event,, he felt that they were entitled to the
field), recorded sheer sentiments ote this ques-
peculiar indulgence of the House. The laws and
Coro, who publicly declared, that the system was
customs of that country were lucre comparatively
so reedited!, bad, th it no men could 'whin-
little known. There was no responsible 'Minister
eider the affairs of the burgh' with credit to
in the House who was ready to account for the
themselves, or according to the law of the land.
utheioistratlon of the laws in that country. He
lie would then ask the Learned Lord if lie would
had 110 objectiou that the House should go into
seduce these burghs to a state that rendered it im-
an inquiry olio the self-electing *)stem, for lie
pussiible fur them to have any control over their o%ts
thought it would be of advtrittaf,e to have all the
funds, thet rendered it impoasible for them to have
dissentious arising from it finally terneineted ; it
city redress in a Court of Low front oppreesion mad in.
woutd also put eau end to the misrepresentations
justice? ifs*, he would ask the Learned Lord aud his
that arose out of it. He remembered when very
friends what public or private tight belonged to the
great distress prevailed in the couttliy, it was very
Scottish Burghs ?—they had no right but that of coin-
generally attributed to the burgh s)stem ; anal for
theirplaint—they
patience.
oand
ino hopethec
0o butsi
di see
ir tolitioirofo7
thetitu ciao o endse.
tchoesziorictatesoe.ets he should rote for an inquiry its a
lie would now briefly refer to • Report of a Com-
Ale. Bose/eel., as a native of Scotland, could not
wittete published its 1793, on this subject. which
refruns [tom expressing a few sentiments on this
could lib" more "tarty the elltr"t of the grievances Ani,et. The reasons which had been urged in
complained of.—[Here the Noble Lord read several favour
of a Committee
were, its Isis
mind,
very
ex.
I enact, from the Reprove.]—iThe artist promioent
traortfinety, but none was inure strange and impo-
a vile engirding the present system. he said, was the
litic than that advanced by the last speaker, which
principle of self-election of Magirtrates—[lie nou.
was, (lest an inquiry should be iustituted for the
tweuunting of money—and thee levying of taut with.
purpose solely of putting au end to misrepresent t-
out the consent of Perliaineut. Ile hoped. he said,
tions, although the same Hon. Member brewed to
that these gritvatice* were worthy the consi,lrretion
admit that nothing effectual could be dime to
• f the House. Ile could not suppose that the
satisfy the wishes of the Petitioners. Ile commented
II louse could be so imeneible as not to see them,
upon the operation of the lege, burgoretne, and the
Deed seeing them, he hoped they would relieve the
power given by them to the probi homines of the
Petitioners, lie thought that Parliament were
o,_
tirghs to elect their Magistrates mid representutives.
toiled upon to Wieder, on every principle of .Hier word had been translated honest men, but lie
eolecv, of justice, and even of humanity. He
I; ared that tins translation would not be wholly ap.
s ouki not see any argument against the Petitioners, plicable ;an " honest routs" was not a name for a
I xcept,one which was hinted by the Noble Lord—
man of wisdom.—[Here there was much laughing
lie meant the Act of Utoion. He (Cold Archi.
and noise in the house, which totally prevented
bald Hamilton) could see no force iu the de.
us from hearing distinctly the Hole Member's ob-
sluction that ass sought to be made. but if it servatious. We could collect from him that
had any force, it must amount to this—that
the situation of the burghs in Scotland before
the Act of Union must from henceforth pre-
laho wan very peculiar. No may could be a
•ett every Petitioner on this question, no matter
burgess elm did not hold a certain portion of land,
how oppressed. from seeking for redress and pro-
, and if he resigned or lost this land, he at the same
section at the bar of the House. If this Pri:pcip'ea. time lost his character of a burgess. The mode of
were to ate acted on, every act of opprent.;u, to
towel, and iniquity, mildit be acted on with im- election war by poll, and introduced a scene of
annual confusion. Ile looked upon the question
punk', ,and the Act of Union was to present itself
not as confined to the kcal circuinstalice* of the
" a harrier against "lire"' anal as an I:Pet ahte e
. Scotch burgh., but as one of Parliamentary Re-
meta against the progress. cf jtistice;
, Toren, affecting the general interests of the empire.
looped no man was prepared to argue.
IL": The question deeply interested England as well Its
this base system should be persevered in.
Scodatid, which since the Act of Utrion formed
cause of the Act of Union. The Act of Union
but one country, end by that Alt the form of
did not *auction, a
tem. lie would nit:ll. cbueuiseditirrtsittug.gtil tete; :i..e: electitig filembers for Parliameet could not be
altered without 'iodating the Articlee,of Colon. He
laic plan by %% loch these evils might be pot lid
begged patidon of the House for uttering himself tat
el. The Li•Arlicil Lord said there was nothing to
their police, and concluded by giving his vote
change ; he said lie. 'it spite of the cow of Aberdeen against the Committee.
--the case of Aberdeen wss one which led to ruin,
Mr..). P. Gaiter agreed fully with the Hon.
destruction, and disgrace. But whatever might be t member thin this question was not cotifitocd to
the result, whether of public or !stint. disgrace
Scotland only, but was no less interesting to the
rod misfortune the system might occasion, was it to 1 empire its general. It Was a strange doctrine that
be urged by the Learned Lord, that monist any
if the inhabetanis of the great towns of Scotland felt
oiliest the Act of Union eliould stood en hair-
themselves oggrievivl, and brought their complaints
rierelole bur ? The Act of Union could not be so
before Parliament, the evils could itot be remedied,
•:ofepreted ;it was an outrage on the feelings or because, forsooth, it might affect the de of eleeto
lloo,e who suffered fur tears, without redress and
nig Representative* in Porliament ! He Nov nothing
,iIIIIOIII without notice; dad, at last, the only hope in the
cirennistatir„. a the petitioners being friends
.t should seem of relief that could be indulged
to Perliamentary Returns that lil lil render them
w, was that of a Bill introduced by the Learn.
uti,,,,rthy
el' tint t intention of the Legi-l.ture.
"I Lord, which is, in fact, rather ists aggravator's
re„ . I Hew, hear./—What was the degree of popular
than redress. Ile would esk, was the
ptent isoloinite that would take placeprov tiled the Here-
ststem to be continued ? The %Cob', mink* of •
actitativee were chirseis by the burgesses? lothe
,:iseolution soli eadv appeared ; the sibetietnattonl ": i city of Edinburgh there were ailment 1,300 but-
Haim burghs were at once so flagrant and so
gessee, respectable turn, by.uo meals' of the lower
'-thous, as to excite the ditgust (jell 111. the Mars.

the a.

older of the people, mid Set it oas pretrinled,
th.it if the right of girt:two were gestured t.: tlicAe
1,300 per•ons, it would introduce into Edstiburgli
the IVestinitiger
ridiculed the idea of such it ii.eaoire helott consi-
dered contrary to the Articles of Union. Could it
he supposed that two great stations in forming an
uoion, meant thereby to interrupt the progretoi of
improvrnent lie alluded to the case of the huigh
of Aberdeen, in which the debt, of the lough
so greatly accumulated that the Magi.tratts hail
resigned the government of the town in de-pair,
and did as bankrupts would lINVP 1111119. 111 pti vote
life, they consigned all their property lido the
h4ilds of trustees, and even ga Ve up the cu-toils of
the gaol which they had fur their pi 1,4011e1r14. Ile
contended, under the sanction of high authovity,
that the property of all the intlivitlool4 comirch-d
with the corporation wis liable to the debts of the
burghs. ‘l'ould the Learned Lord Advocate deny
that the property of the burg.,ses w..e halite ?
It had indeed been whi•prreil Himont that the
Learned Lord hi iii self was one of inn..., who bad

selves nit% it gat tl to tla in, affooleal sio proof of
then alleged regard to their ext'iu•lve imetests.
Ile thought no advaiitiage could he obtained. by die
aopoilitment o: a Commuter. Hopes %tumid be
excited by it, w inch it woo. _ Ire
ld 10 realize,
he at Id, therefore, oppose for iiiii (11ear.)—
(,11(11141rd b 1 otiniog, th it if ihis pll .cople re-
silecting the burghs in ScotlAid were camped, lie
was at a loss to ore how it could be disavowed if
Imputed to her upon the boroughs ill Eitglrod.
CANNING *Lid, dirt as wily one [him Aleut.
her eutmected with the reptesentatiou of Ltigland
hail delivered his iwtitiliteilis on tl.is •uliject, Ise
thought it due to the fur sr iif the ittuailion
that it should out be dispatched without ,a reply
being made to the observation of that (ion. mem-
her, by :souther tint immediately counected with
The Right liotouttralde Gentlemou
then read the Articles of Union with Scotland, which
were, as referable to this case, that " the rights of
burghs should rentaiit come after the Uniuts, and
not withstanding the Unin." Ile ilierefore cuss-
!elided that it was niteily impossible to concede
this motion without directly contravening tote of the
fitiolsnielital articles is 11101 United England and
Scotland. lie did si a deny that if a case of
gross abuse were made out, as to Peinyti, it
would hot be competent for Parliament to inter-
fere.—( Hear, hear, from the Opposition flnches.)
—But here, though alleged I sua.versistiots wax
im-
pitted, it was yet a malveisation coiniected with the
pecuniary affairs or the burghs, mot not with the
mode of electing Members. Fur the amendment
of the pecuniary malversaitoo, the Lord Advocate
had now given limier of a Bill ; he did not Mean
to urglle by anticipation ulna nia.;lll. be the pro-
visions of that Bill ; Litt lie thought the House
should urgue the fitness or extei.t of the inearure
when the Bill carte regularly before them : the
real fact, however, was, that this was a disguised
measure of reform, and when touched by the spear
of truth, it appeared its all its native Indio:motets.
.--(Hear, hear,
,fruat the Opposition Beaches.)—
it was for the House then to say whether it wouli!
tolerate this sort of toot:et-11111g, and suffer, by a
{Mt° wind, the question of Reform lii he insinuated
into their attetittosi. Upon thi a ground lie had no
hesitation in saying, that the I lowe could just with
as much right touch a single haeough in Eogla d
at they could one in Scotlatitl.—( /Icor, hear.)
—The motion was not one for going Mtn any par-
ticular tnalversation- which may b ace milieu in
the economy of the burgh expenditure—it was,
on the contrary, one of those sweeping measures
of reform which when the House adopted im
this instance, it must follow on iu others.—
There were two modes of cure for the imputed evil,
one a regulation by Bill, such as that of which no-
tice had been given, the other by it measure of this
kind, which embraced a 'sobbedl reform, and was
indefinable in its nature. He knew there were some
to whom the latter course would be preferable, but
lie trusted the predomitiatitig fed ti; of the majority
of the House would iodine to the milder and more
certain cure, and leave the other among the rash
speculators among whom it origioated. Ile coo-
eluded by warning the House as to the course it
pursued on this occasion—a course which would de-
termiiie not alone the fate of the burghs in Scotland,
but also those of the other parts of the empire.—
(Hear, hear.)
Lord ARCHIBALD HAMILTON, in a few words,
replied, and the House divided, %Olen the numbers
wen
For the Motion 149
Against it

given all 11111iillbll to I hat tfirct.—(" No," from the
Lord Adrocate.)—Well, however that may be, lie
could assure the Learned Lord that opir.ions of
that nature load beets given by lawyers, to whom
it would be no discredit to any Gentleman, in
either part of the island, to be compared. Such
were tha• opinions of several eminent barristers. as
given to the burgesses of Edinburgh ; and this
&log the case, lie thought a very sufficient reason
was offered to the Douse to entertain the prayer
of the Petitioners.—(Hear, hear.)
Lord BINNING contended, that bkould the
House sanction the introduction of a new system of

election iii the Scotch burghs, they must virtually
establish a It-form in Parliament. lie would not

Impute to any Well motives which that individual wad
willing to disclaim—nor would lie do so to a great
body of Petitioners, with 99-100ths of whom be was
necessarily unacquainted, but he still believed that
the greater 'lumber ofthem were Parliamentary Re-
formers.--(" 0,n0," from the Opposttion Beaches.)
—These persons must be uwure, that if they came
forward propounding the usual theoretic notions of
modern reformers, they would meet with but
Itulr attention ; but they proceeded no less adv4o-
lageously, if they cool,' collect together a great
number of abuses and e%11,, anti induce lion. Gen-
tlemen not itcyn.viired onli Scotland, or any part
of it■ internal constitution, to urge the necessity of
reform. He contended, that if several of the Scotch

burghs which were possessed of large estates in the
timer of Robert I. and James 1., or in any period

of the history of the country. had since lost them,
it by no means followed that these losses proceeded
from the improper conduct of the illagirtrates.—
These dilapidations were certainly not the work of
modern times, of " the jutiketiogs, and banquet-
aml luxury of the 'Magistrates." If any men•
sure could he suggested to rievent any futtlier di-
lapidation, it might indeed he a good cause for
submitting the question to a Committee, hut no
case had been made out to justify the present motion.
Mr. WYNN said, that as well as he could collect
the arguments urged against the amsointment of
a Committee, the object►ons on which the greatest
stress was laid, were first, that such an inquiry, if
it led to an alteration in the burgh system of Scot-
land, it would involve a violation of the Articles of
Union. This was a heavy charge not only against
the present Parliament, but also against all former
Parliaments ; for if any alteration in the elective
system in a Scottish burgh were a violation of the
Union, the present Parliament had violated. the
Articles of Union, by sanctioning the Bill fur ex-
it/riding the elective franchise to certain freeholders
of the hundreds in the vicinity of Barnstaple. It
was a violation of the Union to regulate the
boroughs of Aylesbury, Penryn, and others.—
If a contract were tittered into, that contract must
have been reciprocal; and if the House were to
support every Scotch burgh, no matter how serious
the evils may be that prevailed therein, so likewise
should it maintain the existing constitution of every
borough in England, no matter how gross the mitt-
versation that may be proved to exit►.—(Hear,
hear.)—'rite first principle of the British Ctiostitu-
tint, was, that it contained the principles of a con-
stant progres.ire reform.—(l ear, hear.)—lle had
always opposed every gener.rl plan of Parliamentary
Reform which had been proposed to the House, be-
cause it began by pulling down every thing without
supplying any thing in its room, but it was Ills 01/1.
111011 that Parliament was a competent Vilnius' to
remedy every abuse as it came under its cogni-
zance.—(lleur, hear.)—The present proposition for
inquiry was justified by the necessity of obtaining
information with respect to a Bill now before the
House. No answer had been given to the state-
ment respecting the gross misapplication of pro-
perty ; whether it arose from fraud, from indolence,
or negligence, it mattered oohing, it Willi then•
duty to substitute for such Magistrates others over
110111 is inure efficient control might be exercised.
—.(llear, hear, hear.)
Mr. Fosses said, he would have given a silent
vote on this question, were it not that ussertiotts
had been advanced with respect to Aberdeen whit k
lie knew to be unfounded. It had been stated that
the debts of the burgh of Aberdeen imiositited to
230,000/. and that it was in a state of bankr [spicy.
Ile held in his 11811(1 11 document which would
'thew the fallacy of such a statement. It Was mine.
cessirry to read it all, a very few lines would suffice.
It was the repot t of the trustees of that burgh, and
stated, that if the property of the burgh were dis-
posed of, at even a moderate rate, it would riot
only pay all the debts, List that a considerable sur-
plus would be left. That the revenue had con-
siderably increased, and left an motility of 1,5001.
above that payment. Such Wil.4 the State of the
ruined and bankrupt burgh of Aberdeen. It had
been asserted that the Magistrates had been guilty
of fraud and concealment, and particularly that
they had borrowed 10,000 f., without anti,orny, for
their own purposes. This had hero asserted on the
alleged authority of at very respectable itoltvithial,
an inhabitant of Aberdeen, hut from that
iudtvt-
dual lie had received a letter in which he dewed
his having ever accused the Magistrates of the
burgh of embezzling the public money. He then
tittered into a review of the valuable improvements
constructed in the town by the Moistrate. of Aber-
deco, and which, he contended, ought nut to jus-
tice be now urged against them as crimes. They
could not be effected without money, nod the
liberality with which they had conducted thrtn-

Majoilly fur the Motion.... 5
This notification was met ived by ittud cheers from
the Opposition bunches.
On our re-admission we found the CHANCELLOR
of the ExcHERuER obtaiiiitig leave to bring in a
Bill for regulating psynients of the revenue into
the Exchequer.

BOSSIN EY ELECTION.
Mr. GRENVELL presented a Petition from Sir
Charles Blunt, oite of the candidates at the former
election for the borough of Bossiney, praying that
the house would postpone the Committee on the
Bossiney election until a future day. The Hon.
Member stated, as the grouod of the Petitioner's
application, that lie had been 14 candidate in
the election for Bossitiey last summer, but that
mile of his voters had been rejected, on the
grounds of their tint having been duly qualified
fiee burgesses in time for the then elec.
tints. The Committee at the Election hail agreed
that the question of the eligibility of these votes
should be decided in a Court of Law, but time
had not since occurred to obtain that decision.
lie therefore moved that the Committee on the
Bossiney Election, which stood fin "Tuesday next,
should be postponed until the Ist of August.
Mr. STUART IVORTLEV, though he admitted lie
was a party interested in the result, opposed the
motion, and contended that the patsies bad had
time enough to decide the question at law. He
complained that his witnesses were on the road from
a distance of 300 miles, in the expectation of being
heard before the Committee on Tuesday next.
Mr. TIERNEY enlitentled that time had nut been
as yet allowed to decide the question at law, as the
Committee had recommended.

After some observations from Mr. IlusittssoN,
Mr. WYNN. Lord CASTLERE•raI, Sir J. NEW-
PORT, MIA Mr. STURGES BOURNE,
Sir J. NIACRINTOSII moved, as an amendment,
" that snit a view to ascertain whether the patties
had given the regnlar notice required in Election
Petition*, the debate should be adjourned for a
day."
The House divided, when the numbers were—

For the Amendment 5O

Against ii..

Majority fur the Amendment.. 30

The origins, motion WI. then ion and negatived.
The other Orders of the Day weer then tfe—
!wird of; and the House adjourned at Two

Norwich Coro-market uus fully attended on
Ssturdse, and there wa, a good supply of Wheat
and Burled, the lamer of which suld much us lust
work.—A consolerd,le ,hew uI ScotP and homebred
Cottle orro exhibited on the Hill, and obtained good
prices. The Sheep-pens were well tilled, and shear-
ins were disposed of cn advanced terms.

IN THE rinsT rivn miNurrs. NEXT Turtn)ir
ur• J:20.0061 mug'• lii. DitAqN.—
row: pitrips 01: vu.OOO—EIGHT l'lol.Ls OF
000, C 1.004), AM) 3: mu, e..e. &C. AND OM.V
1,44,5hu0 'I I1.1.11:18.

Twirl; 131 trri S S

LONDON,
Fflhl)AY, MAY 7, NV).

The {typo:, of the Cauk Collllli AI re w4l.
night ineseined to the !louse of Cum')))), The
principal posits ntiggelpird sit it writ, that front the
Ist of February 1820, to the October following.
the Bank should pay its notes in gull biro, at the
rate of 4/. la. an ounce, but that };01.1 should out
be issued in smaller quantitie* than iii tiO ounces at
• time, so that should any desire iss ex-
change notes fur bullion, lie must prusids. himself
with 2431. in Bank :sults. That from October 1820,
to May 1821, the Bank should pay in gold •bisia
at the rate of 31. 19.. 6,1. and that its shoot two or
three years it should pay at the present Mint ,
3/. 17s. 101 d. or in coin. ‘Ve base 1,..1,1,r•r
space nor t one to make many re:narks on this
Report, but it cationt fail of I:Ho:4
that it is founded on au MI led, .rut tlwt
the present circulation of the coul,try is gre..ily
depreciated, and on the exits °tut, Ii ,t the
value of the currency will increLse
October, and he restored to its a:.‘ mot pro-
portion in 31.ty, 1811. It smold be difficult to
conceive upon what principle* the !intik
came to this cum:fusion, or how they tre if
that the same causes vb hula flow tel.di fell ;lie
sumptiofi uf cash pay-whits itiexpetliebt, would cease

to operate ut those precise period) Lid down iti the
Report. There is undoubtedly au atlvihosar

thus offering gold torts at the high price of 41. 1.„
because it will prevent the !Unifier deterioration of
Bank paper; but this precaution coucedrs the prin.
ciple so lung the subject of controversy, namely, that
the high ;n ice of gold depend% on the issues ul Batik
paper. The circumstances stated 1.. y Mr. I'LEL re.
'prolog the recent gold coinoge of France, when
he introduced the Bill for presenting partial pay-
ments by the Bank, was noticed in the Report. It
appears, that such war the extent to which the geld
coinage of this country was dtteen to t he
.Contitieut,
that of 125 nollitols of franca Collard in gold during
this year in Fiance, three-fourths of this suns weir:
furnished from Great Britain.
The motion of Lord ARCH IC A 1.1) Ilcs:turos

for the appointment of a COUlllllltre to CoOstiler of
the state of the Royal Burgh* in Scntland, was car-
ried by a mujurny office, the numbers being for
the motion 1.19, against it 144. The signal defeat
of Ministers tin this question, v.liich they were

determined to oppose, was rte iced by hair
u~'p„-
nent• with loud cheers.

Our uccoutst of the circumstances which tfok
place in the House of Commons on Monde y niebt,
immediately precious to the divimuti cm the Cob..
lie Question, war so far *mem i t et, shut it was be.
fure, and not qfter, the drei,ion by the SPRAILLII,

in favour of the Noes, that the tigilt of addressing
the Chair was determined against Mr. lit.c %KETT.
On the gallery being cleared, Mr. a-, but
sat down again without any apparent tvastm. I :.e
question was put,, and the uswel cries of A)e,"
from the one aide, and " No," frimi ills. oilier.
followed. At that moment, before tho SPEAKEy
had pronounced his opinion on the nuitibets, Mr,
PM:NYE:TT prear ..ted himself to the notice of the
House, but was iliforined from the Chair that the
regular time of speaking on the question had thsts...
ed. Mr. I.'IXNKETT conceived the remained
till the question should have been put a second
time, and stated and urged the argument to that
effect with the greatest force and t'urilestuess. The
point of order was then discussed striutint, mod
determined against him. We have the best reason
to know, that the last Right Hon. Gentleman de-
layed joining in the debate till so late an how, to
have an opportunity of repl nig to expected iedeit-
cities of the opposite side of the question, of a sere
different description from those rev, who thought it
prudent to put themselves forward—and that hi
greatly lamented having falleu into so mitural ate
error.

We have received the Paris Papers to the 4.4
inst. The second projet of the law re:per:lsm: tinf
Liberty of the Press was presented to the lirsr.
on the 2d. After Mess the litnu ireeived the
Ministers, Marshals, &c. A letter of the elitla
April, from Nlseiheim, states, that all parsons per-
mitted to approach the assassin Sundt, ore sworn
not to divuive any thing he s iyu or that passer in
their presence. All previnus censorship is now
removed from the public Press, rind the proprietors
of journals are solely responsible, as in England.
fur what they may choose to publish.

Jamaica Papers. to the tith of March have ar-
rived, containing some interesting intelligence r, -
specting General M.GwEtion, n-ho was at the (late
of the latest accounts at the harbour of Aux CAys-&,,
in St. Domingo. from which lie was preparing to
sail on an expedition against some of the 'sorts on
the Spanish Main. His ..Akers reported, that Ors'
intruded to proceed for New Grenada, hot it was
well understood that Purto Bello- was his ui,ject.