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BANK RESTRICTION.

The Order of •.:e I)4y heing read,
The E:4l of LI V ERPOOL ruse, for the purpose of
submitting a motion to their Lordships, for the ap-
polutineut of a Secret Committee to investigate the
affairs of the Batik of England, with referctice to
the expediency of resundog cask payments, and all
other inotterscontiected therewith. In proposiint this
inquiry to the House, he haul lost the smallest tlitEcul-
ty in saying, that it was very fir (non bring his wish
that sock su iiivessigation should now be thought ilea
cess try, and it laid been his earliest hope that the Bank
of Esiglatid would have tobtilted the necessity of it,
by resutritag its cash payments at the period flied.
lied in the Act of the lust Session. How far such
an investigation might now be attended with incou-
reitietsce, it was not for him to determine, but lie
trust, d that whatever that inconvenience might be,
it would he obviated as much as possible by the
discretion of those to whom it should be com-
mitted. It was tint Ins intention at the present
stage of this affair to toter into slily discussion
upon the great topic connected with it, another and
a hitter opoortunity would be found for invests-
gating the subject. But he felt particr larly desir-
ous to avoid it on this account—it was probable
that many Noble Lords would be appcioted as
Members of the Committee, who, on \.ll ieuo
Woos, had expressed their tocittntittits upon, either
side of that question, but be felt that in the in-
cluiry proposed it would be much better calculi:teal
Par the cause of truth if they were tot sac, on the
itivestigation as fret as possible front any iatjudice
or bias in favour of particular doctrines which might
arise from a recruit discussiou.—/hear, hear.)—
tits sole object was that the subject should be
siftel to the bottom, and that the troth should, if
possilde, be iliscosered. It was his desire that the
ii,quiwy should be condocird on the loom:rot sod
nowt exten.sive grounds, hod should comprise ton
only the aibtirs of the Bonk, but esti y other matter
c (((((( retell aid' the ctill, toy of the coutitiy.
these feelings, lie should content himself with
moving
" 'flint a Serret Committee, ctritsist;ng of thirteen lords
only, be appiciutrd lu ii.vavitgate the affairs of the lIIIIk of
Eit,:iand, sails reference Wave exp.:Jitney of Ihr Bane's re.
manumit Cash Payments at the pert saw specified by law,
will all iiiii4ters rumircted thidrwillt, 11,11 wit Injury fill the
rum id individuals; that they crport suet' tufuitualion
tu she House, with their olivt rvnlitnis thereupon."
The mutiou was seconded by the Earl of HAR-
pm BY.
The Earl (if LA DERDA LE objected to the use or
the words, oliservisitoits therrtipini," as tending
folutit an control the Committee in the expression
Of Iheir tion4hioss
41.sr a f. w worts from the Ertl* of I,tirsttpoo,L,

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LAX/AM) 41. F.. owl IJARROWIIY, it* Maid "Ibert:-
tipoir" was rimmed. • .
The Nitortiuto of LA tilt,lWW4i rarivesaid bit sc.
rpti...eroce til the ruutio.,, mote 0,4( however,
ow.o.st the euppontion, thin the aifsirr of this liatik
ul Eiv.41,111(1 were the lortitNial pusutS fur C41111111.1r-
UM) in the present tititstion. Ile by sio surant
doubted the lability sit the Wok to resume I my-
clients isi specie. Ile then arkcil, whether the Com-
mittee was to bt secret ? to which the Earl tif Liver-
pool having replied is. the affirmative. the Noble
Niaryins observed, that *rowsy was no more 11'4:ro-
sary to the colls.4lermlino of iln% question Ihen in
the tut/nines respecting the Loris LaWli, sir any either
Hunter which had hitherto been 111141 C site wl Lei L
inquirY by Pillbuilreolity Committees, and trout
the publicity of which no in y had resulted. lie
earnestly hoped, with the Noble Earl, that the pre-
went investigation would silt shuts import:tot titte•tiose
to the bottom, mid that tire result wreak! Lie "

The sirotion theoput
Adjourned.

carried nem.

110CSE or COWMINS, TIMPDAY, Ft-utumn- 2.

PIIIIDAR I.vt:ost preitfolcd n Petition from llii•
bnrunth of IW
Irma
iu Swing ill SI Rill for the livittr recovery of btr.
This PO it lUII WM% I efera ctl to • Cu limo Stec.
vuTY (IN COA I-ti.
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Mr. C. CALIIEIi; presented a Petition from
the inhabitants of th.- loariOs of St. Sivioui's.
in the Busough of S•nitliwork, complaining of
the Duty on Coal% The Petitioners complain-
ed that the itilialii;unta of the metropolis nod the
seljavent districts of Middlesex. Surrey, and Essex,
had to pay a duty of 9a. 1041. per clialdron sot
their C 036, while those of the distant maritime
counties had only to pay 6a. toil. and the midland
counties no duty at all. The Petitioners stated the
large sums they paid in (italic!. of ;Ilia description,
and the unequal hoiden they bad to bear in coma
parasol' with that kid upon other parts of his Ma-
jeaty's subject% Tic Don. Member strongly re-
comnsendeil to the Douse the prayer of this Peti-
tion, and that souse stepa should be taken tu re-
dress the glievenee of which it complained. lle
concluded by moving, That it do lie on the table.
Sir ROBERT WILSON. in seconding this motion,
enforced the necessity of reilreeAing the grievance
of winch the Petitioners complfiiieri, and said that
if it were trecesitary to raise a sou; equal to the pro-
duce of this duty, it ought to be done by a general
and more equitable tax.
Sir M. W. RIDLEY did not oppoae the motion
for receiviug this Petition—lie merrly wi,h,,l in en-
ter his protest against the iniposiihoi of shy gene-
ral tax for the relief of the Prutirmera. Ili what-
ever 1112111)er the thity were disposed or, on the part
• a the northern proprietors he contd coot cameo to
their sharing ill ally tax destined for the relief of t;:e
Petitioners.

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The Petition uiei laid nu the table.
EXCTER MARKET.
Mr. Couturrivatt prevented a Petition from the
Mayi.r BLit Corporation of Exeter, praying for
leave to lon* in u Bill to erect a new Mut ket-pluct.
—Leave given.