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London, England, 1826-02-08 00:00:00

BANK CHARTER.

Crayfon, from the Treasury. brought up all the earrespon.
steam between the First Lord of the Treatinre and Ch■ncelhw of
die Ihebequer, and the Governor and Deputy Governor of the
Rack of }Copeland. respecting the limitation of the Bank Charter.—
Jawed an the table.
APPEALS.

Ott the motion of the Earl of ITESATTRY the Clerk pro-
•reded to ballot and call over the names of the Peers, la the order
is tibia they ere to attend the hearing of appeals.

MR. COWPER.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL rose to make his promised motion
• respecting Mr. Cowper. His Lordship expressed the great setts-
Action which he feh in proposing a motion which was so agreeable
to their lordships, and which he had the pleasure of saying was to
nest with no opposition. For a period of more than forty years
bad Mr. Cowper tilled the office of Clerk to their House, the
elver of which he fulfilled with diligence, assiduity. integrity. and
ponetuality. It was well known to their Lordships that the situs.
lion which Mr. Cow per held was one of great responsibility. The
so-stituonn of their Lordships' Rouse, both as a Court of Appeals
and for Parliamentary decisions, required attention and regularity
en the part of their Lordships' Clerk, and these dutin Mr.
4 owper dischrrged, not only with fidelity but with a careful
attention to the dignity of their Lordships, and with so much
propriety and urbanity, that his Lordship could say, during
twenty years' attendance in the House of Lords, his Lordship never
heard of Mt. ('owper having, upon any occasion, uttered a word of.
Posive or disagreeable to either of their Lordships, o to any Indi.
'ideal in attendance upon their Lordships. (Neer.) It was known
to their Lordships that Mr. Cowper had performed duties which lie
• was sot bound by his office to perform and in asking their Lord.
ships' permission to resign his situation he made no stipulation,
• sod his Lordship understood that Mr. Cowper wart satisfied with
she provision to which he was entitled by their Lordships' resolu-
tion, passed about two years since. He was entitled to 1000!. as a
• pension; and he (Lord Liverpool) felt their hardships would not
sonsult their own dignity by acting upon the delicacy manifested
by Mr. Cowper, whose means might perhaps enable him to retire
without making any further claim than that which their Lordships
had declared him entitled to. But it was an act of justice, not an
se of liberality, which their Lordships had to perform. His Lord-
ship then moved a Resolution expressit: of their Lordships' just
sense of the diligence, ability. and integrity manifested by Henry
t'.iwper, Esq. late Clerk-Assistant to their Lordships during forty
years ; and also that an humble Address be presented to his Ma-
'testy, praying that his Majesty might be pleased to take into his
'Royal consideration the services of H. Cowper, Esq.
lord ELLENBOROIJOH suggested sonie verbal alteration, to
his Lordship thought the Resolution bad English. (A laugh.)
The Earl of LIVERPOOL said the inaccurecy was perfectly
conformable to the practices of the House of Loral, as well as to
• those of the House of Commons. (A laugh) But his Lordship
would willingly make the alteration suggested, which was then
wade by his Lordship. and the Resolution agreed to.
The House then adjourned to Thursday.