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A CAUTION TO MOTHERS.

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T a ellthsal Season like the present, when
Children are Teething, the utmost attention ought to
be paid throes, particularly as the Measles and Chilicimith
air If the irritation of the gums comes with
sny other disorder, very few Infinite recover. Mothers might
aitrer to be without the AMERICAN SOOTHING. SYRUP
in the Nursery, fur if a Child wakes in the sight with pains
in its gums, this valuable Medicine applied will immediately
open the pore., heal the gums, and thereby prevent fevers or
c.mvuloom ; for should it come in competition with any
other &strider, it often destroys the (Milker's bright.* hopes.
P.rt 21s, who may he dubious of toe virtues of the SOOTH-
-INti SYRUP, may refer to the ditfrieut eases that have
~trpeari:ll in the Newspapers fur these last ten years.
Sc.cti Mrs. Johnson has appropriated oast hour twice a
wick, viz. (coin Niue to Tc it o'Clock on Tuesday and Fanne-
d-Ay PilotMutuiap, to the Poor, also have Children afflicted is
tuitt.tig their teeth, by bringing a It tier from a housekeeper,
that the Mother is a fell object of charity, Ism mule it so
universally known in almost every family where there are
young Children, N... Julaw.en hopes so great a charity wall
OW be abtowil, as it is out of her private purse.
To lee had of the Proprietors, Johnson soil Williams.
Nu. 94, Newniawstreet, Oxford.stres 1, London; ant, by
their appoialnieut, of all the Fwincipal Medicine 'a etiolcrs in
Town and Country, at 2s 9d. per bottle.
N•B rtre to ash for Johnson aud Soothing
Syrup.

Um day is published, in Ito. with 32 coloured Planer,
Maps, Chia., Me. 31. 13s. 6.1.
AVOYAGE DISCOV ERN', !wide under
the Orders of the Admiralty in los Majesty's Ship
ISABELLA and A LEXA \DER, for the 'impose of x•
plurine BAFFIN'S BAY, and inquiring into the probability
of • NORTH-WEST PASSAGE.

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By JOHN ROSS, K S. Captain Royal Navy.
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LEAD MINES.
Lord thatiwritast presented a Petition from rttessiogton.
praying that Lead Mines should hr assessed to the Parish
Hales. The Noble Lord inoterstood that ■ Hill to this
effect was io progress through the House of Cioninuns, and
promised to give she measure his support when it was
briMght before their Lordships.—Laid utt the table.

ACCOUNTS.
Mr. Irvine, from the Treasury, presented at the Rae cer-
tain Accounts relating to the holince of the Revenue.—
Laid un the table.

DIVORCE.

Clithenw's Divorce 11111;irtiiemorh a Committee.—
Further procreiliogs in Douta's Divorce Bill were post-
poned to 'llsiirsday next.
PUBLIC BALANCES IN THE BANK OF ENGLAND.
The Foil of LITXXPOOI. moved the third read-
ing of the Bill fur rendering the Balances of the
ginwing produce from the Consolidated Fund
available to the public service.
The Nlariptis of I.AN.DOWN said, he had no '
intention of making any opposition to the principle
of the 13i3 to which their Lordships attention had
just been called, and had therefore permitted it to
peas through all the previous stages without
tusking it the subjt et of any comment. lie lied
also understood it was desirable It should proceed
through the House as rapidly as possible, for the
purpose of giving to the public the rattiest advan-
tages that could lie derived front it. The measure
indeed, was nue of sit let justice, both wit It regard to
the Batik of England, and with regent to the public,
the two parties concerned in it ; but he had yet to
Irani »by this principle. 50 just in its nature, and
under the resent circumstances of the country so
lieculterly destrabie, should be SO 111114,11 in its ITC.
ration, and why its beneficial effects should not be
vilified us fir as in justice they ought to be ex-
tended. This measure OHS one which had for a
considerable period of time engaged the attention
of a gentleman of very ciiii*,derahle talent, rod of
great zeal (or the public twister, in the other Moist:
of Parliament —(l4'. presume the Noble Marquis
alluded here to Mr. Grenfell)--and the object of
it was to admit the public into a partici p of
the profits derived by the Batik of Esightital fruits
the empliryinent of the public money. To such a
measure, therefore, lie could not possibly object;
but the point to which he should wish particularly
to draw the attention of the It war was, to inquire
why a principle so just w itself, and SO beneficial
it, Us operation to the public, should br limited to
one only i-f the public balances, and why it was
lint extended to °thins, larger and more iiriaturtose,
such as the Customs and Prise, of which, by
papers in Ms hands, the balances tilisouilled to
3,000.000/. lir was also desirous of saying a few
words to another puiot, tin acc"tint ..I an under-
standing that had beet, towlitstliou•ly sent 'Owned
from another place, which v.a.s, that by this melt-
SUM a rims% would to arise to the public

of six millions per ~gum. This, however, was abso-
lutely imposaible ; for ht the papers uti the table it
would appear that the balances irons the Come,6-
dated Yaud seblern, if ever, exceeded 4,000.000!'
and such beittg the case, how could a saris% of
6,000,0001. in interest he by any possibility de-
rived ? Besides, this ineuente could he operative
for only a small pert of the year, for by an Act al-
ready pitied, the •,'7th of the king, it was'priwitled
that money might be drawn by the Bank limn this
farad to meet deficiency hills, or to supply the de-
ficieuctee of the Consolidated Fund. The Batik
therefore was in the hetet of drawing fume out of
it to 'hake wilt(' these deficiencies. The defi-
ciencies in the Conitelidated Fund already emousit.
eil tit 3,300,9001. and moil this was made good, the
preset', ineivoire would be uniettilable.- '1 his de.
ticrrut•y could nut be paid tip importer than the Ist
of June, so that there eiaald be only vie weeks of
the present quarter whence any advantage could be
derived by this theliare. On the 5111 ul .1.11 an-
other quarter would conntnenu•e, w which the omit
process must take place, and the same result must
follow, for every deficiency in each 'quarter insist be
made good before. this measure could operate.
There would therefore remain but the chalice of
deriving en advantage, even according so this Bill,
of the interest ut the half of 2,700,0001. He was
however, far from saying that tins measure was not
desirable, so far as it extended, but. he sew un rea-
son why its npe•rutiou should he limited, sod why.
if the principle were et-receded, it was not made ap-
plicable to the other public balonces, anionstrinz to
no less then seven millions. If these were made
available, they would do Army with the d-awbeck
now required to make good the deficiency In the
Consolidated hued. HIM object in thus nothing
it was to induce
,the Prince Regetit's Nlinlete,o to
turn their thoughts to the practicability Of makieg
the principle of the measure as extensively bene-
ficial as possible. ,
The Ern I of LtYErtroot..--As the Noble Mar-
quis had deelared his Intention of unskilig no op-
paviiinii to the passing of the Bill, at obviated the
necessity of his occupying ut any length the
tittieuf the House. Tile Noble Marquis; however,
was mistaken in supposing that this measure had
been represented hi another place as one of very
extensive benefit. It was merely considered in the
light of an equitable arrangement, front which the
public might derive some advailtite,e. It wits pro-
bably in their Lordship,' recollection, that this
subject had oil former occasions received a very
anxious cold careful ►nvestigation; he alluded to
the discussions which took place in the years 1817
and 1818, whet, two propositions were submitted
to the House: one, that the Bank should advance
a sum of money without ititerest ; and the other,
that a measure should be adopted similar to the
present. It was fluidly determined to be of snore
advantage, that the former should take place ; and
in consequence the Bank lent a auto of 3,000,0001.
without interest, to the public. This debt was to
have been paid last April. The advaramgcs to
be derived from the present measure might be thus
understood : According to the present practice,
the Bank took up all the Bank notes, nn which the
tales, eic. were pawl, and left Exchequer bills to
an equal amount as a deposit for them in the Trea-
sury. These Exchequer bills bore interest in fa-
vour of the Bank ; it was now resolved to wirer the
Treasury to take up the money in the sante way,
leaving Exchequer bills as a deposit, but these Ex-
chequer bills should hear no iutrte►t. It was, there-
fore, clear, that the advantages to be derived should
depend altogether ninon the produce of the revenue
and the amount of the balances. It was true, as
stated by the Noble Marquis, that the advantages
of the measure would not be felt immediately, nor
did he expect that they would exceed something
about 4,000,0001. The present measure was onl}•
temporary, anti he had nu hesitation in stiyilig, that
the principle of it might, if found advisable, be ex-
tended further than was now contemplated. But
this, and other matters connected with it, were de-
ferred until the iiiquiry tutu the affairs of the Baiii.
might enable Parliament to proceed with safety
and advantage to the enactment of a general and
permanent stein.
The Bill was then read the third time, and pass-
ed.—The House adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, MONDAY, MARCH 29.