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notice of his intention to awe for a Committee to
inquire into the allegations of the Petitioners.
The Petition was ordered to lie on the tohle.
Mr. BENNUTT postponed until to.morrow the
bird reading of the Westminster Hustings Bill.

TYPHUS FEVER IN IRELAND.
SirJ. NEWPORT moved fur copies or abstracts of
all fetters received by the Government of Ireland
- respecting the contagious disease prevailing in that
country.
The motion was agreed to. after a few words from
Lord CASTI.EREAttH Rod Sir GEOROE HILL, re•
spectieg the form of making the Returns.
ELECTION PETITIONS.
The SPEARLI informed the House that he had
received from the Clerk of the Ilatisper Office. in
Dublin, two Petitions' one from D. IL Daly.
Esq. agaiiirt the last Election for the 'Ewen of
Galway, and another from James Dale. Esq.
against the Election for the County of the Town
of Galway.
Election Petitions were presented against the
late Returns of Members to serve in Parliament,
for Reading, Rochester, Bristol. and Worcester.
They were ordered to be taken into consideration
on Thursday. the 11th of March, Tuesday, the
16th, and Thursday, the 15th,
COMMITTEE ON THE STATE OF THE BANK.
Mr. TIERNaIt" I rise, Sir, to propose to the
House • Resolution, leading to the appointment
of a Committee, on what I believe is admitted,
on all sides, to bethe most Important question that
can attract the attention of the Legislature. My
:notion will be, That a Committee be appointed
to inquire into the effects produced on the Ex-
changes with foreign countries, sod the state of the
circulating medium. by the reshiction on Pay-
ments in Cash by the Batik ; tool to report tel tether
any and what reasons exist for continuing the same
beyond the period now fixed by law for its termi-
nation.' The ides of this motion originated iii a ru-
mour which reached me, and which was o
ed, that it was the inteution of \ linistert, at ou
early period in the present Session of Parliament,
to bring in * Bill for the further continuance of
that restriction, which has now routed for cow-
andustwetity years and upwards. The bill intro-
duced on this subject last year stated, to its pre-
amble, that us foresee,. circumstances rendered the
volition nice of the restrictiou necessasy. It now
turns out, that other otiforeseen Cite iiiii SiAliCtS Inter
occurred, and that Ministers are tlwrefore deter-
mimed to keep up the restrictions until the 20:Is of
!larch, 1820. On the importaloce of this iptesitun
I need not trouble the House with a single observe-
Every person who twos his attention to those
great principles on which the circulating medium
of all countries depend., insist perceive how mate-
r4ll it is that Government should cause this ques-
tion to he closely investigated. Petitions hove been
rt. cently presented on the subject, which appear to
be of as popular a character as those C011111(Tiril with
universal suffrage toed annual Parliaments—sod,
from the samples we have seen of them, we may
fairly conclude, that they are procured much its the
sane way. I shall 110 W esplaiii the object of the
hist part of my motion. If I did not pursue that
enure, many Gentlemen would perhaps be unable
to tell why I troubled *the House at all—becathe,
as it is generally allowed that an inquiry is ne-
cessary, no reason can he aildsoced for the opposi-
tion which: is intended to my proposition, except
that unfortunately I am the mover. I therefore
will state what toy motion is. aid call on the !louse
to 'wok the difference that exists between what 1
int-ao to propoor„ owl the motion of wine', the
Chancellor vf t:ie Exchequer has given notice—
persuaded, that nu individual will listen, with iin-
plicit cotilioleoce, to the suggestions of the Right
Iloomarable Geottlenotn, and vote fur Mtn,
iostetol of supporting me, unless my motion
presents route defect, which is supplied by his. If
go too far, or stop short in endeavouring to r M ct
the object in view—or if the Right Ilan. Gentle-
man's motion embraces that which mimic does not
touch—in that case, and in that only, hove 1 a right
to expect that Gentlemen will vote against me. For
I t atinot but think, that, in a House where there
are so meny Melt of professed independence (I
mean men contrarlistinguished from those whose
principles ore well known, from the pert they have
taken in the discussion of public topics), Individuals
wil! look to the merits of the motion, and not to the
side of the House from which it may happen to
come. The first part of toy motion, which is dic-
tated by a Praise of duty to others, calls for an in-
quiry into the effects produced by the Bank Re-
striction Act on the foreign exchanges, and on the
circulating medium of the country. On these
points there is no alteration in my opinion—but
thought my original notice did not explicitly in-
clude every subject which demanded inquiry, and
therefore I subsequently made these a part of my
motion. I avow, that the principles of the Bullion
Committee. as brought hatred tool delivered by
toy Learned and lamented Friend, dlr. Horner,
form my creed—a creed which I am afraid the
Right Flom Gentleman will not he able to shake.
1 will go further, mid express the pleasure I feel
while otarking the ',rogues, of truth, from duty to
day. The opinions of those who iitiderstabil this
subject hest, ore hourly gaining ground—and those
who formerly opposed them most violently, ate now
ready to confess that their priticiples were eight,
that they could not be disputed, although they felt
that the resumption of ca-lt payments may be wrong.
It is now an entirely different question front what
it fiwnierly warn. It is wit now a /itiestion
11)111 the state of the exchange-, and on the trams-
nossion of bullion from tom country to another.— j
These points are now set settle—and the matter fur
consideration is, whether or not the circulation
ought to hr restored to those bound. within which
the legitimate circulution of this country was for.
merly cot:tined ? Consulting that justice which is
slue tte the public—regaidtitg, with due feelings,
the safety of the State—can the cut ulation be con-
tioned of it at present is? Ou this point a great
alarm has been spread from one side of the coun-
try to the other. Persons connected with consoler-
cod putsuits, us well as great lauded proprietors,
have equally felt the importance of the subject.—
Gentlemen have been gravely told, that Ore entire
safety of the empire depends on there being no di-
minution' iii the existiog state of the
circulutinu—
they hare been assured, that. if it lie lessened, the
country will he rtitire•l, But, Sir, what I venture
to foretel is this, that, if tl.e rtstiiclion be conti-

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