The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-06-14 00:00:00

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The CILIRCRLEOE of the EICFIF.QUCII said (iv
we understood), that he gins etigag,rd in consirlenng
the subject of salaries, with referent.: to the altered
state of the currency. to *Lich in fato►e wirpr,int.
meets attention would he had, and that nidividusts
would be early apprised of stay changes involving
a diminution of their svisry.
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Loyd rued hi, rstiafirlinwst Hie
intention announced of considering the skived state
of the currency in the salaries to be attached to all

:renturinn iee, then eireied.

Mr. AlM°.Tinto,. Ilion wowed for 45.6011/. to fo.
granted to his Maj•stj• fur finteigit said •they seevrit
*voice uttiowy.
Mr. Hume wished to know "if the (ergo loss
voted hist year hod been aII riovinkd.
Mr. Annuntircrr know wheihr,
w.ls 5.,, sum note remsiuiuK in baud. Al one nu*
these Estimates were mode op, ►h-re was 40 oso4.
in hand, but three or roux mouths 11.4 el ut s-. 1
since then.

Mr. Howe said, that 80.000/. had been "
the year before the last, and 60.000/. in las, y•s.,
and he wished to know if thew •sUltill heal all bet:..
expended.
Mr. ARBUTHNOT mid, the whole aeon voted the.
preceding ye.r had been expended, and 40,000/.
of the last tear also- On the Report he would in-
form the Hoe. G-titteman if any was now iu hand,
and to what amount.
Mr. Howe said, he viewed this Resolution with
great jealousy. He believed a great deal of this
money had been expended in • wanner not at all
conformable to the public interest, arid if it were
intended that any part of this vote were to be miller
the control of the Home Secretary, he should ob.
ject to a single shilling being at lite disoosal.
The CHANCELLOR of the Exciteaura said • few
words, but . from the noise in the itslierr we were
unable to collect the meaning of what he raid.
The It-solutimt was then oreert to.
On the Resolution fir granting 25,000!. for et-
penres of the gold coinage—
Sir J. NEWPORT asked if it were in contempt,-
lion to resume the coinage of guises-as
Mr. W. Pots said, that by the proclsmation of
his Majesty, the Mint could only coin sovereigns
and half sovereigns. lie had no hesitation in saying
that it was nut the intention to coin any more
goineas.
The Resolnion was then agreed to.
Mr. ARBUTHNOT, in moving for 21,0001. for ex.
rotates of printing Acts of Parlianueut, observed,
that the expense of priating was enormous. It had
been suggested whether it could not be dintioOrlied
by having the work preformed by contrite. IVhe-
titer that could be done or not,he would not decide,
bet he should feel it his duty next Sr. to pot-
pose that a Committee should be appointed to iu-
quire into the subject.
Mr. Hume raid he was sati•fied there was no
item in which greater sovinp could be made than
in this. The Stationery Offree was worse than
woeleas, and if there were an open competition, one
half of the expense of prisitiog might he saved..
He 'flounced the 58th volume of tier Journals, in
which he contended from calculations that, the
expense of that might liars beets reduced front
3,9461. to 1,500/.
Mr. ARBUTHNOT explained.
Sir JOHN NIIWPORT complained that the supple
of stationery at Dublin was granted to a private
individual. He thought the whole of the question
deserved to be looked at in the fullest mariner pee-
sable. He considered that by no other means cculil
the public be so well and economically supplied
us by open and public competition.
Mr. C. GRANT said, the Right Ilon. &meet
was aware that the supply of stationery was
grouted .to an individual some years ago, and it
war by the Government referred some time back to
the Law Officer, of the Crown for their opinion on
the validity of the grant ; and though it was no
doubt the wish of Government to throw it open,
yet they could sot act in the teeth of the opinion
of their legal advisers.
Sir Joao NEWPORT said he was fully aware if
the circumstances stated by the Horn. Gentleman,
and he also kitew that there was a difference of opi-
nion as to the validity of the patent. Two eminent
Lawyers bad given their opinion against it; and Sir
Samuel Shepherd, before whom it was laid, aidnered
to that opinion of Mr. Plunkett and Mr.
opposition to the °Onion of the Law Officers ul the-
Crown.
Mr. ARBUTHNOT said he hoped the Conimitsion
which had been appointed by Act of Psoltament
would be take,' as an earnest of his Majesty's Minis-
ters' intention to look into all shims.
The Resolution was then agrees) to.
Several votes were then agreed to for expense of
printing Journals and Parliamentary Papers.
8,0501. was grouted foe Asterisms Loyansta;
2,3001. 10s. for eosialog Criminal Loriatiee;
0,3101. fur Supesanooatieta and Retired ifillossocts to
Clerks •
5,00/. fur ihe Before for Ike Destitute
5,7311. 6s. 7d. fur drf.ciency of a itca10,,,(.4,1111.fur
pristine Parliamentary Papers; ,
2,7051. fur • similar deficiency for riownrAgehe
liament;
7,0001. for Salaries of Dames in receipt. of Ageborter ;
33,507/. fur the Public Oiler, Boo.aireet, inclisdiag ex-
pense of Horse amid foot Patrol, sod Ricer Pubes, am
agreed to,
alter a few words from Mr. Efaattat. sad Alt.
Ctiwe.
The following resolutiostaiwue t ken *Kota LIN
22,000/. for the Panteatiary at Minbnok
2,4601. fur expenses wail /apart. 1.0 fineg Boom its sa -
Truth's Chapel; and
16,000/. fur Foam of the Afeittrat Company.
On Mr. A 111UTIANOT onststag a 14401M5:1.1i
142,4441. for the Civil Essairlishaient at Sierra Leo.,r
Mr. BRRN•L observed, there was a C0116141,/n-
-ble increase in this item, and be would ask the Hun.
Gentleman opposite. if, frost be eeperitutee, ix
could say, with a view to the objects for wind) the
colony was originally established, that the results
were such as to coospensatelor the expense
Mr. Goutouas said, that port of the expiate
was increased by buildings which it had bees feudal
necessary to mat. as the sickens which pre-
vailed there Was • by the weatof adequate
veettieness, sad sea Ikea the isselebsey of the ch-
ase. It vsee therefore mud seceded to..
the* Goversoloot shoeita passer to Porlisontat
• rapt of MIAOW. a year for each
NfilM 060ect to the gigieril utility 4 the d4ay.
leasteadti speak with essikkoce, sseilitedesntogrt
moan ht-foit ISM is this costatgr St *ft 03.41.1 b