The National Register.
London, England, 1816-02-18 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

loction of the 'wearied debt would operate to enable them to
do this. Upwards of 10,0a0.0001. of Exchequer-bills had lie* in
paid off in the course of the last year. The Bank of England
were always great holders of Exchequer- bids, and in
reilem;a ion, as that wliii•h he had Jued alluded to, would entitle
the Batik to make this advance without at All reducing then:
to the necessity of narrowieg their private discounts. With
respect to the exchequer-bilis about to be issued, a regulatimi
and slight alteration would take place in future us their form.
They would in future be issued with a blank, which would
i liable persons either to make them payable to order, and in-
stil:so them over to others; or they might now, as tiirnierly,
hand thrtu over from hand to hunml, leaving the blank open
without indorsement. Another at range mem would iIISO take
place, that was. :bat in future Et hequer-bills would bear only
an interest of nil. instead of atil. per day, and this arrange-
ment would save to the country at least 200,0001.; and, CVVIA at
this reduced interest, he was convinced there would be no
difficulty whatever iu circulating Exchequer-hills with more
facility than formerly. The Right Hon. Gentleman concluded
by moving a resolution fur coutiutiing the Bind. Act Inc
certain period.
Mr.ltv saves thought the Chancellor of the Exchequer had
done well in looking 10 the Bank fur a supple. AB he had to
object to nos the item of interest to the Bank. The Right
lion. Gentleman had said, he was bound to act us the guardian
of the Bank, and take same care of their concerns. He (Mr.
Bankes) must be allows 3 to say the Bunk were a prudent Cor-
poration, and callable of taking care of their own interest ;
and that the public stood more in need of the Right Hon. Gen-
tleman's guardianship than the Ikiuk did, He could not but
think the Bank had driven a hard bargain with the public in
denianding 4 per cent. for the advance of six millions more to
the public ; and thinking so, he should, on a future day, move,
that, instead of 4 per cent. the Bank should only have 3 per
cent. interest for this sum. The Hon. Gentleman also strongly
recommended that something should be taken from the fund of
Unclaimed Dividends, for the service of the present year.
By taking, as on a former occasion, Sild,oool. from this fund, a
saving of 30,0001. a year would be made to the public.
Sir J. N F.* PORT contended, the only doubt was, not whether
the Bank hail done too much, but whether tiler had not done
too little, for the public. It' the dividends had been paid at
the Tieasury, then the public would have had the benefit of
the unclaimed dividends. Now with respect to the Loan mado
by the Bank at 4 per cent. they ought to have advanced the
Loan without interest; for they bad been enabled to lead it in
consequence of the restriction on the cash payments. The
Right Hon. Baronet contended it was Idle to talk of pros-
perity when commerce was drooping. The Public kuew it,
and therefore in the present distressed state of the conutry it
was abominable to keep up large establishments. If Ministers
would nut step in, and relieve those di-tresses, by retrench-
ment and economy, other means must lie taken. The state of
Ireland was drcidful, beyond description; the people of that
country were bottle down to the ground.
Mr. G R ENE ELL contended that Parliament was not pre-
cluded from enquiry into the affairs of the Bank of England.
He agreed with the Right Hon. Gentleman, that in making the
Loan with the Bank, the Public were benefited to the amount
of 0,0001. being a sus lug of one per cent. Atter deducting
the sum of t2to,ooul. a further saving from 575,0001. there
would remain a stun of 1103,11001. pridit for the insignificant
transacting of the public balauces. These balances at the pre-
sent moment were from It to 12 millions, yet the Right Hon.
Gentleman talked of a decrease. He (Mr. G.) at the last
meeting of the Bank Proprietors, had put the question to the
Governor of the Balk, who denied that he expected any de-
crease. The amount of the unclaimed dividends was betueen
7 and 800,0001. which the public was entitled to. He coin-
cided in opinion with the Right Hon. Baronet, that the Loan
should be made to the Government free of interest.
Mr. MANNING obiovved, that it was impossible the Governor
of the Bank could state what the amount might or might not
be in future years. The placing those balances in the hands
of the. Bank was tile act of the Legisiatute, for the purpose of
protecting them; and the House lutist recollect, that for the
last two or three years some of the public balances were not
in such safe keeping. The agreement for the Loan was for
two years, at 4 per cent.; and though the Hon. Member (Mr.
Bankes) had talked of a reduction of interest, lie much doubt-
ed whether, if such a proposition was made, it would be ac-
ceded to by the Directors.-
Mr. TIERNEY could not help contrasting the langnaee of the
Right Hon. Gentleman with that of ti,e Hen. Bank Director,
who bad said, a bargain had been made with the Government,
which the Bank would keep them to, or the Loan must be con-
tracted for elsewhere. He hoped that this intimation would
be a lesson for him in future, not to place his expectation too
much on the Bank, who seemed to wish to get all they could
from him, and give him nothing in return.
Mr. THOMPSON considered that the money advanced by way
of Loan from the Bank was, in tact, the money of the public.
It reminded him of the story of the nobleman's steward iu
Yorkshire, a cunning fellow, who, being applied to for sums
cash, advanced his master Shoal. at a high rate of interest ;
which money was, in fact, the nobleman's own.
After sonic further observations from Mr. Forbes, Mr. Gren-
fell, and Mr. Manning, leave was given to bring in the Bill.
LAW CFICERS IN SCOTLAN

Sir R. HERON sVishad t.l.;;;;.lletber the Law Officers in
Scotland qad received lately any addition to their salaries.
Mr. N'ansirrsta.—" I do not consider myself compelled to
give answer to the question."--(Hear, hear.)
Mr. TIERNEY (with much warnith).— Did the Right Hon.
Gentleman mean to say that fair questions were not to he put
upon any thing relating to the public service; and were his side
of the House to be driven to the necessity of making motions
to obtain that information which it was requisite the country
should know? If the acens,umed candour was to be departed
from—(hear, hear)—he should, if Ministers persisted in their
determination, recur to the ancient practice, and submit a mo-
tion every day, when neees-ary.—(Hear, h‘lit .)
Lord CASTLEREAGH observed, that the Right lion. Gentle-
man wished to rut fair questions, and got into a violeitt—he
would not spy violeut—but into an asiiiintted tone of voice, if lie
did not get an answer. Was this candour, ?—(lleur,
urely the Right lion. Gentleman had nu reason to complain
that so much warmth was iit his camp, when be, as the leader,
did not observe better di,cipline! --(llene, hear.)—lteally his
Right Hon. Friend (Mr. \ anslitart) Insd been deluded into an
explanation 'won subject, which ought to have come heft re
the House in the regular pall! mientary coursi , rind the.l his
Right Than. Fricild would have had the opportunity ofinforming
:he Hoist: why the ailthtions had Lero made to the sal:wire
the 'Noble Lind did lui, e, for the future, that the Right
Gentleman would tciaia his 'rad a Isitk, and recollect that ih
wimal be Wog vuotigh for ever)
..urpose Much liu .0 ii
ins 'fiends Wight require for correct unit :•egular information.—
Hair, Ivar..i
N.,:•.&KFR observing ques!:on before
Hunan, lir. 'ILLUNEY sail Ile would soon snake ono, lie then

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moved for aM Ai•cotibt the diminution or Mei-east of the 84-
caries of the Law Micers in Scotland since Janwiry, Itfl ; also
hat diminution increase in the salaries of the Commissioners
of Excise and Customs in that kingdom since that period.—
°nit-red.—The Right Hon Gentleman .1 h o gave notice, Ina: he
should, in the course of a week, if no inforimi:Ma was given,
move for a Committee to cntinire whother any and what re-
ductions had taken place in the office of third .-,ecretary of State.
In a Committee of Ways and Meitivi, a Itesohition wax moved
by Mr. V A NSITTA RT, and agreed to, fur the issue of six million*
of E•clielitser !What two year. date, fur paying the advance of
that sum by the Bank of England.
PRIVATELY STEALING.
_

Sir S. Rom Tu.; moved fur Icave to LriuK iu a Bill to repeal
the Act of William, called the Privately Stealing Act, wl.ieli
subjects the ottcuder stealing to the value of )11. to a cartal
Punishment. The and latarned Gentleman observed,
that he had brought this subject before the House thrice; and
it had received the unction of this branch, butt failed in the
other. The Art, us it at present stood, gas inconsistent with
the spirit, characte.., and humanity of the present tituis. In
fact, it had never been tided upon during the last 30 or 40
vears, lie then referred to the variety of punishments w Melt
had taken place ()tithe subject of the criminal lam i; regretted
that in certain cases, fur iustancv, shopkeepers should be at L.
betty to determine how an offender slionid be indicted, whether
cain'ally or uot. In 1312, lie observed, that t. 12 prisoners were
capitally indicted, and only 41 were couvicted.--Leave 11 46
given.--Adjoutated.

.11.17'171DAY'S LONDON GAZETTE.
Priglehr!matinee, b. 9. I RIG.
The Prince of Wahl as been vleasal to appoim John Leach, Esq.
to be his Royal Higliners's Chancellor i,nrl Kts•per of his Great St•al.—
Also, Mr. Sec cant Wm. D. Best. to be his Royal Highness's Attor-
ney-General; and Win. Harrison. Esq. his Royal Higluiku's Solici:or.
General. .
BANKRITrTCY SUPERSF.DLD.
E. Buckley. Delph, Yorkshire. cotton-,ginner.
BANKRUPTS.

G. BAYLIS, Stapleton, Gloces----tersitfre,dnier, Feb. 43, March 2, SO,
at the Talbot Inn. Bristol. Acts. Price and ('o. Lincoln's Inn.
1. NULL, PS, Wallingford. Berkshire, carpenter, Feb. 26. 27, March
so, at the Lamb, Wallingford. Att.,. Price and Co. Lincoln's Inn.
NI S. 'l'. EEYT. AlittlgOtsf,cld, Gloccstcrshire Feb. 2.1 27.
March 50, at the Rtaniner 'l'avem, Atts. Tamtnt and Co.
Chancery-lane.
J. BAIT Leeds, grocer, MarCh 1,2, 30, at the B:utak. Inn, Leeds.
Att. Mr. Lake, Dowgate-hill.
J. ALLEN. Woodside, Lancashire, pill-box-maker, March 11, 12, 50,
at the Sun Inn, Ulverston. Act. Jlr. Armstrong, Staple Inn.
J. CROO,ETT, Voventry, ribbon-manufacturer, March 4,5, 50, at
the King's I read Inn, Coventry. Atts. Long and Co. Gray's Inn.
H. VENA L Green% ich, merchant, Feb. 29, March 2, 30, at Guild-
hall. Acts Bounlillon and Co. Little Friday-at. Cheapside.
J. Bonnw. High 'l'rewitt, Northumberland, dealer, March 11, 12, 50
at the White swan Inn, Alnwick. Att. Mr. Latubert, Alnwick, or
Mouncey and Co. Staple-Inn.
11. BROW ?land .1. Cousins Wind-or, Berkshire, bankers, Feb. 24.
March 2, So, at Guildhall: Atts. I)eirberry and Co. Conduit-street,
Hanover-square.
J. GREENWOOD, Whittenliam, Berkshire, dealer, March 11, 12. 30,
at the New Inn, Abingdon, Berkshire. ,Att. Mr. Ne 1.14.44, Ls ex.st.
Strand.
T. C. COWARDS. Leicester-square, silk-mercer, Feb. 20, Niarch '2, 30,
at Guildhall. Att, Day and Cu. Gerard-A. Soho.
W. and J. NI OSEL Portsca, glass-merchants, Feb. 27, March 2, '
50. at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Williams, Cursitor-st. Chancery-line.
G. }IASI I LTON. WODDWOOd-street. merchant, Feb. 20, March 2, 30,
at Guildhall Att. Mr. Crawfurd, Old Broad-street.
11. and 1.. BRACKEN. s'acker's-court, lokanan-strict, baize-Actors.
Feb. 20, Mardi 5.30, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Parton, 11'albmok.

J. CLAI'1l:t111, Beddimiton-comer, Surrey, calico-printer, Feb.
March 2, 30. at (Guildhall. Atts. Milne and Parry,
S. Aunt's, Ikeerley, Yorkshire, butcher, Feb. 26. 24, Mirth 50, at
the Dog and Duck, Beverley. Atts. Hall and Co. Beverley.
A. BARRIS, Gulatone-square, Whitcehapel, merchant. Feb. 24, 27,
March 30, at Guikth.dl. Att. Mr. Paterson, Copthall-court,
morton-street.
T. GEN., Kingston-upon.llllll. merchant, Feb 22, 23, March 30, at
the Dog-and. Duck Tavern, Atta. !tosser and Son, Bartlett's.
buildings. Holborn.
M. METCALF the elder. Kingston-upon-Hull, merchant. Feb. 22, 2:f,
March 30, at the Dog-and-Duck Cavern, IlulL Atta. !tosser and
Son, Bartlett's-buildings, Holborn.
W. BATES and W. JONES. Bridgnorth. Shropshire* banker:, March .
4, .5, 2G. at the Castle Inn, Bridgnorth. Atta. Baxter and Bowker,.
Furnival's Inn.
E. WILLIAMS, Plymouth Dock, ironmonger, March 4,5, 30, at.
Wheatley's Hotel, Plymouth Duck. Att. Mr. Young, Charlotte.
row, Mansion House.
L SANTONSTALL, At. AGATE, and T. Dawnstor, Fleet-street,
linen-drapers, Feb...l, March 5. 30, at Guildtiall. AU. Mr. Pope,
Modiford-court, Fenchurch-street.
\V. SNELL, Upper North-row, P. ...k-lane, coal-deeler. Fell 20, March
2, 39, at Gutldltali Mts. Ilolt and Farren, 'flireadnemile-street.
P. BUDD, l'lyrnouth Dock, baker, Alas& 7,8, 30, at the Crown Ho-
tel, Plymouth Dock. Atts. Lanib, Brutoon, and Hawke, Princes.
street, Bank of England.
E. BURN, Birmingham woollen-draper, March 1,2, 30, at the Union
Inn, Birmingham. Aux. Swain, Stevens, Maph*, and Pease, bre-
derick's-phice, Old Jewry.
DIVIDENDS.

Feb. 27. It. Lewis, Watling-street, ~ax-chandler, at Guildhall._
March 9. E. llichr.nlson, Grett littiss.2ll-street, Cov.nt Garden, linen-
draper, at GuildhalL—Nlatch .25. J. Trustnun, Worr.t.strxt, umbrella-
maker, at Guildhall.—March 12. B. Hamilton, Old azo3d-street, un-
derwriter, at GuildhalL--31r.rea 11. J. %Villain and W. Hugo-, Cu.*.
brook. Lancashire, cotten.dpinners, at the Pa1....e Inm.Mam.a.ater.— .
March it. J. G. Weddell and J. Lloyd, Fen-court, I .mciturch-atmet.
corn-factors, at Guildhall—March 23. .1. S. Killick„ Ilacknty-mills,
Lee-bridge, :Middlesex, milky, at GuildhalL—larch 12. C. W. Ap.-
theme. liridge-strect, Blak:triard, mere::ant, at Guildhall—March lei.
W. I.l.:we.Uyn, Eenchundi-trcet, merelautt, at k;uililhall.—March i;.
S. (dower, 114:i Holborn, ebgincer, at Guildhall—Man.:l it1..1. Nowt.
Stratford, Essex, baker, at Guildhall.—Nlarch lii. N. Nowell and W.
Wukclin, l'iccauilly, men's-metreN, at • Guildhall.— March t 6. J.
Johnson, Paradise-street, St. Mary.l..lione, flits, at
March 12. Mtllrair, Fen-court, Panciturcli.street, broker, st Guild-
hall.—March 12. Sir W. A. Fletcher, Londonderry, Ireland. and of
London, merchant, at Guikih.:ll.—March Itanwty and IL Ford.
tar, old Bmal-strett, merthaints, nt GuildltalL—ALuch 14. C. C. E.
Wlnlby, Leictiatix, bank...r, at the White Hart Inn, Leicester.—March
14. U. Bellairs, Le.cester, banker, at the White Hart 11,11, l.eicestet.—
Marl, 19. T. Seracev, A. C. (;reville, and J. Fabia.• Princes-strict,
bilkmcn, at Guildluall.—March It. H. Wild, Craven-street. Strand.
at GuildbalL—larch 16. It. Edgar. Hammond's-mutt.
ine-mscha at Guildhall.—March 9. J. Winter:on, Bar-
-1.1, llt ttford6hin , tr.:data, at C udilhall.--Arril G. M. 11. I I army,
East x, a td J. W. Haney, Hadhigh-Hall. Essex, bankers.
u Guilithall.—:llareh 15..1. Bannister, Siti:iingfonl, Oxfordshire, but-
ehdr. at tl t Lame Inn; allingtord, Berk hire.—March 9. P. Aytond
Covent. wir.e-merebo.nt, at thi. Craven Anhs 11:n. Co v'
1 W. 1:; Bristcl, victual..., at the li.muner Tavern, Bri
—Mar: Youn 2, Bristol, roln-Ett ow, at the Bun•int r Tavern.
Briso7'.— 'are:. 11. I'. Johnston, North Sun& limn!, Nortitionberland.
au the Whik .`'wan, Alnwitk.
BiNhOps.%.to-44:•Pct-VI:191.o. itt :1'1!
Ic. 10. Varf-tord. told Nordialatt-
tons:are., rarair-nianutuutures, at Guildhall.

FEB. 18.

CI:IITIFICATES, MAUCH

w. warm, Conduit-street, Hanover-quire, h. .T-keeper.—.l.
Wenvoe, Glarnoronshire, maltster.—J. Carrm'aerst. H:drs Owen,
shrershiv, money-scriven Laidlsw, K in eon-urn:l4i ull, m
Humble, Great Sc. Thomas Apostle, biker.—lt. Orme,
eilercer, draper.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOI.VIzr).

E. sa.aine and .1. Swine, Whito-arreet, I,inshury, London. mer-
chant:.—C. 'l'. Thornhill, J. White, T. Young, J. Tiler, and W. For-
man, 1/elitfortl, Durham. flint-glass manufacturers—J. & W. Howell,
Binningluun, coal dealers.—.l. Pickwnrth and .1. l'ridlingtrm. Wyke.
ham. Elwick and .1. Robinson. Wakelick],
Yorkshire, upholaterces.--D. Britten, jun. and T. Walier,
street, packers.—K. Roughley and T. Brown, llardsliam-within-Win-
die Sc. Helen's, nail-makers.—C. Samples and J. Bork, York-street,
West iiiinstA,, butehers.---11. & R. Clark: & J. Burgas, Coal Exchange,
I.tnulon, coal-esetors.—J. Cook and W. Culver, Ipswich, millers.—
Wilson, A. Wilkinson, C. Whitaker. and .1. Cotton, Kingston-upon-
vlnll. nierchants.—J. & J. Branvall, Saddloworth. Yorkshire, oorn
ardem—W. Walton and .1. Le Grand, Leiulenliall-street, London,
scnlsmen.-11. Baker and J. Whit:. Duke-street, St—Tann:4's, wire-
hoiumnen. .1. and J. Sedgwiek, Present. Lancashire. joiners.
11. Corte and J. Sneed, Lewisham, Kent, hatcher,.—D. Taylor and C.
laic Itithbone.olaice, hair-ilres:Lvs... T. Nlillington and Crowther,
kin!.taton-npon-Thames. iipholders. —l'. and W. Furlong,
haberdashers.-1?. &T. Jon,4, Lieerrul. ilnig grinders.—
tv, Fos, L. Bayne:. and .t. Hicks, Liverpool, tobac,on'stri..—NV. & S.
Liverpc.4, iron-merchants.-1.. Cointes e. .1. Jar: t, and J.
Poiret, VVell.-street, Dicro Hudson and S. W. Illmenwe.
'Aliniehesier.—G. N. J. Pannell, Ash, Stirrcy, hors:-desks.-11. &'l'.
rs. Neweas!!c. door-clAii manufocturers.—.l. Helium and 11.
Mile-end, hc:„.v..ers.—T. Oliver and R. Butcher, Mincing-Ime,
Lisalon. merchants.-1.. Harrison and J. C. Leigh. Strand. printers.—
W. W. Wri-dit and T. Hammond. Token-house-,aril. London. stock-
brokers.—'l. I'eninb'ton and r.. Simpson, Liverpool, williner&—T.
Park and 11. F. Rickards,