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by the 4th of the King. He a ISA) gave v„:tice, that he abould
move fur leave to bring in a Bill, to lay a duty on cuaiiiation
from grain, in the same manner, as if the Distillery Bill had
passed. He was desirous of doing this, that he might take the-,
amount into his calculation for the supplies of the year. It was
also his intention, in order to correspond with these duties, to
propose a remission on our spirits at home, which would put
them on 1 level with foreign spirits. He did not intend to lay
any duty on rum..
Mr. secretary RYDER gave notice, that he would, on Tuesday
next, move for leave to bring in a Bill to authorise the inter-
change of English and Irish Militias.
BULLION COMMITTEE.

Another long discussion took place, in which Mr. Greed),
Mr. W. Taylor, Mr. D. Giddy, Mr:Long, Sir F. Burdett, and
Mr, S. fhorton, participated.
Mr. WHITBREAD thought, if a period were not now fixed
for the resunipti )n of cash-payments, the present system might
be considered as made permanent, but the system itself would
crumble nito dust, and the rags of it would he worth no snore
than the rats from whic't they came. The impreseion on his
mind was, that the 'Bank Directors, the Chancellor of the Ea-
ch( quer, and the Noble Lord (Lord Castlereagh). wished to
make the system permanent. The reasoning by which it was
attempt d to he supported was fallacious, and the statements
made of the advantages resulting from were contradicted by the
prtitions on the table of the House. The doctrine that.gold had
risen in value, but that paper had depreciated, put him in mind
of a man who limped, yet who was very.much affronted when
he was told that one leg was shorter than the other. "No such
thing," he exclaimed, " one is longer than the other that ill
allow you."—(A The estimation in which notes w, e
held was such, that a man might as well try to eat them as buy
a dinner with them, as was known to every one who had tra-
velled. Even in the coffee-houses in the neighbourhood of
'Westminster, he would ask if a stranger could get any thing to
eat or drink for Bank notes? Though the Restriction Act was
to cease to be in force six months after a peace, vet if a peace
were concluded to-morrow, cash-payments would not be re-
coned within that period. The horrible and tyrannical decrees
of Buonaparte, as they were called, which were spoken of ai
being only what could be expected to be issued by a fiend, gave
him no surprise. They were only such as our hostility was
calculated to provoke ; and to speak of them in such a manner,
was like the surprise and indignation of an army sent out to de-
stroy another, which on finding that its opponents were armed,
- might exclaim, " Why these scoundrels have had the unparal-
lelled villany to come into the field with Muskets!" (A laugh.)
Mr. MARRIOTT spoke in favour of the Resolutions.
Mr. Ho itN ex in reply, defended the conduct of the Bullion
Committee, and animadverted upon some of the sentiments of
the Noble Lord (Lord Castlereagh). On the subject of the
standard and the fact of depreciation, his mind was still un.
changed ; and after the able support he had received, he felt it
unnecessary to add any thing more upon that subject. He con-
cluded with quoting the expressions of the great Lord Bur-
leigh, who had said, that, 4' It was not the ends of wit, nor
the shifts of devices, that could defray the ex, ences of a mo-
narchy, hut sound and solid sources."
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Castlereagh,
and Mr. Rose explained ; after which the question being loudly
called for, strangers ;vere ordered to withdraw. We under-
staud that two divisions took place upon Mr. Horner 's Resolu-
tions. The first, upon all the Resolutions up au the last:—Ayes
"r ; Noes 151 ; Majority against Mr. Horner 's ResolutisnS 75.
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The second, upon the last Resolution, In which the numbers
were—Ayes 45; Noes IN; Majority 135.
The House then resumed, and the Chairman obtained leave
to sit again to-morrow.
Adjourned at five o'Clock.

FILIQAY, MAY 10.
Nothing of public moment occurred this clay, and the House
adPurned at ah early hour.

Thursday his Royal Highness the Prince Regent held a Court
at Carlton House, when Mr. Lancaster was introduced to his
Royal Highness ; one of the attendants took off Mr. L.'s bat, by
his permission, he being one of the Society of Friends, com-
monly called Quakers. Mr. L. presented to .his Royal High-
ness the plan of his schools ; also a plan for a large building,
upon an extended scale, for a schoolroom. They were most
graciously received, and his Royal Highness was pleased to
exprecs his approbation, and promised his patronage and sup-
port,. His Royal Highness afterwards held a Privy Council,
when the Recorder made his report of the Old Bailey capital
co,livicts one of which, a Spaniard, for cutting and maiming a
man in 'W upping, was ordered fur execution Q 3 Wednesday
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