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sad Jarlges, and even that double number, to get
through the husinews, would he under the necessity
of keeping watch and watch the whole year rnund.
The ATTORNIT-OENERAL contended, that as
there was nothing to complain of in the existing
practice. there cowl.l be no necessity for alteration.
Mr. K. MARTIN, in reply, said that there was •
tithe when prisoners were not allowed to produce
witness,' iu their defene. Persons might come
forward to speak to their chstracter.lat they were
not 'allowed to he sworn. Any Attorney-General
of those days would have required the incoove-
ilienee to he stated before he would have consented
'to an alteration, and without doubt authorities
could he found among the high prerogative 'elites.
it& &leiter of all the evik of the code which had
ever 'yet been repealed. He had one authority to
quote on his side, however, of some eminence.
Blackstone, vol. iv. onyx tlitit it iv perfectly isocons-
potable with the general humanity and benignity of
the criner'nal lass of England, to refuse to prisoners
accuse of felony the right of hestig.defetilled by
ctmessel. That this right vitiated in principle woo
eviditto, front the form in which prisoners were
called to speak in their defence. Surely if thgly
had a right to do it front their own tips, they twoil
a right to have it done in a way the least prepirli-;
vial to their ca.,. He recolomended hie lion.
'Arrieuda, the Attorney and Solicitor-Cr/tient', to
*eked over a few pages of Bellingltain's trial, and
soy if tiny would be wilting to do the wane as was
4sione by the Judges in that case. lie begged the
(faunae to look at the case us this view : Supposing
''the law of !Scotland prevailed in England anal lies!
bland, would they be willing totiller it to that to
which Svas held now to be good, to admit of i
prove me it
After a few worth from the ATTORNEY-Gets
141., the snoliois au. negatived without a d %%mon
Ltrlld.CAßTLeattacta bLought op various psi
pursuant' to the order of the House, which w
laid on the table.
Lord PALMERSTON brow alt up papers relati.
to the Army Estimates.
Mr. UNSAID asked a question relative to 014
admissions to the reutling-room of the Britisli
M loyell.lll. He COoriderrti the prevent sonde of
adnti.sion • virtual denial to moat of those to whoa;
it was d.sitahle to go there. He gave notice that
hr would ve for account. of the number of per.
sons who had applied for admission. nod of those
who had obtained it during the last five years.
Mr. C. LONG begged, as a matter of convenience
to himself, to be encased at present Irons making
may reply to the questions.
SUPPLIES.
The CHAHCXLLOR of the EXCHEQUER nem..
the Order of the Day to be read for the House L
solving itself into a Committee of Supply.
Mr. Huila had a motion to submit. lie
surprised to witness the great disparity between oh,
Army Estimates and those of the other serviono
but still more was he surprised at the difference be. •
tweets these Estimates for 1792 and 1821. repro
cislly in the staff, civil departments. and the other
I Stabilifilnelltt connected with the army. Instead of
going into lengthened details upon the subject. he
eontented himself with proposing the following
Resolution fur their adoption :
It appears by the Relearns before the House or Commingle
!bat the total charge, under the bead of StefOlficees of every
band bewaring to the army ot Great Britain and in all the
1792 ([island eitielnded), was 33,794/. namely—
F./ Great Britain £16,676
•
Fur the 17,1,18

433,71)4
Aad that the charge soder the berg /.f every kind
for Gnat Britain and lbe Coleuies, itiiibelorlliMil (Ireland
esalatled) is 117,71 W. waraely....

_ _ ... .
a . ~.... ro. Cweei Beiseie e. 155,655
*Fee Obe Old Colorer, 52,156
: .: •
Foe lye New Culuaies

1117,710
briar as increase is Greet &Hair and the 01.1 Cultaries
of 114,2141/.; and its Great Phitain and the Old and New Co-
nies ul 113.9161. a sear for Staff beluagin; to the array.
. The Resnlohon was rejected without a division.
The Order of the Day was then read.
spg•seß put the question—. 6 That 1 do
now leave the Chair."
~Mr. HUME sold, that he had another Resolution
1,, propose before going lotto the Committee. npors
hick he would he obliged to take the sense of the
I loose. De pointed win the K.ert increase of sala-
ries to pohlic offices oisice. 1797—that increase was
stated in have taken place 111 cousequence of the
wrest increase of Itiv‘iiieio. and the depreciation of
tsuiley. The opposite causes at preseuit esi•tinn.
ouicht to lead to an equal retrenchineat. He only
shed. however, fur a revi•ion of all Italaries
e,reared since 1797, end emoted the fullowiug
✓at Haim :
.Ressaviail—That theonsitressive inerease of *Marks is the
&greens pwhtrr Arparinienik took place in consequence of
thei socrrase of bosoons in tinte of war, sad the depreciation
..f eh. rum-tory, which beitau sore alter the saspeasom of
rash mantis in 17t/7 ; arid that as peaty has been aux-
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litiat;l: tad site curreticy bruise,' ha • utetolloc standard, it
1• filliiiseiliout th4l a consolerahle rroluctiuu tor expense ithusild
be *Meted by 4 prop r reru 000000 all salutes increased woes
1797, by adjuottuir Unit, to the remit valise of she
estirotty.

L r.l PALIMIIITOff thought this an improper
time • to propose so sweeping a rtoolution, which
mum equally affect every beloveds of the expeodio
lore. The Hon. Memlwr hod assumed that the
country hod returned to a 'betake currency, and
Piet mnswy had isicreictrd iis value. lie was Irmo
mot of thst circumstanee. lie knit". lortetd, that
there' Were prespecriVe mesr•ure. adopted for that
porpoise, but as fo a y res.' rrductinitiof twice*,
tistrugh curio aas ellesp, house-rem and futulture
were :ao.dear as ever, and those of small fortune de-
rived no oncreasedSdvatuage from ei.e former sus-
mentalism of their missies.
Mr. DAZING did Not burs • Low this could be

fheY had ne experience of the question. All the
Prteikiwi of high tresson trial were allowed to
fele= in Sco,Lind. He contended, that the effect
of employing Counsel would be to save more inno-
cent into. and convict sore guilty sea than at
present.
. Sir J. 'Vines slid that one point had how De-
giteted by the preying.. speakers. a verFWeible
one... Host of- thaw. Suppose • case of felony, if
&wenn addressed the Court fur two boars in de-
fence, ttoiier`es would have the right. of reply,
and wssild tike scarcely less time. There were, it
iippearod. 3,000 of them causes to try in every year.
Thine woold 'take np in pleading 14,000 hours of
time. They mast doable the numb..., of Juries