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having seven windows, it.enuld net i:e supposed
to affect the poorer clam elite inhabitants of Dub-
lin. In fact; hi that city few of the boners of the
poorest class had lea than that number—almost all
had Considerably More. He felt so strongly im-
pressed with the importance of this concession, nut
only to Dublin hut to all Ireland at 'large, that he
should proceed to take the sense of the Hou.e upon
the expediency of going into a Committee upon
the subject.—( Hear, hear.)
The question being put, the House divided--
when there appeared for going into Collll4lllllte--•
Ayes.. 5l

.
Majority sexiest it l6
HIGH amurrs CLAIMS.
Mr. MARSH rove, according to his notice, to
move, that the order of the day he discharged for
the production of an account of the income of the
High Bailiff of IVestminster. The ground of the
former motion, with which the present was connected,
and by which it was intended ,to remunerate biro
for services performed during re elections for the
city of ‘Vestinineter, was not that kis regular income
was inadequate, hut that he was by NW required to
erect and prepare hustings fur ctirryisi4 on the elec-
tions for Westminster, end that siotwitlistanding such
liability, he was not by law entitled to soy remu-
neration for the expense to which be was thus
occosionally put from time to tune. Toe rrault of
that motion hail been an order fur the return of the
High Baslff's income. As the only oilvet of there
returns would be to expose to persons uninterested
its the transaction before the House the detail of
the private emoluments of the High Bailiff, he
hoped the House woulttgacquiesce with him in vot-
ing that the order be discharged.
Mr. BANKEN could see en reason why the House
should depart from its usual practice in cases of
this kind in the present instance. In the late case
of the mist:shies Of the House, who complained
of increased duties being imposed on them, the
House had proceeded as they now were about to do.
He then alluded to the course taken by the Howie
oil lute occasions. On the question of the Copy-
right Act, a Committee was appointed to hear evi-
dence of the losses said to be NuAitined by the par-
ties applying to the House for relief. The inure
course was taken iii tire recent Case of Members of
the Royal Family—even these illustrious Person-
ages, when grants for them were proposed in the
House, were called upon to state the sums they at
present enjoyed from the public. It would be re-
collected that two Committees (in 1811 and 1814),
lied already sat on the High Bailiff's cli , and
neither had agreed upon it. It was clear, that the
respectable Gentleman who held that situation,
must derive in some shape or other greater emrslu-
melds from it then were openly mentioned, or else,
was t likely he would have given at the rate of 40
years purchase for an office which involved infinite
risk, personal labour, and reaponsibtlity. The
House had • right to see his account, before they
entered further into the inquiry.—(Bear, hear.)
Lord ALTHORP was in favour of the motions fur
rescinding the order to call on the Hugh Bailiff
for the production of his accounts. The nature of
the High Bailiff's violin writ this Act had
been passed by the Legislature, COO& ))) I) og a mom-
take that imposed in the result on this Gentleman
what the Legislature at the time never intended,
namely, the expense of building a hustings. The
House was, therefore, humid to repair the injury
they had unintentionally done the High Bailiff, If
the nature of the claim were, that the duties im-
posed nn the public officer were inadequately paid
fur, and that he applied for an additional grout,
then indeed the lionise would have a just ground to
call for his accounts, 4,141 lee into the nature of his
remuneration.—(!/ear, hear.)—But here the High
Bailiff did not complain of his emoluments, and,
therefore, the House kid no hula to turn round on
him in this manner, and require their amount, par-
ticularly as they arose from what easy be called his
private estate. Ile only asked to be repaid that
expense which fell ont him through air urrinteutiated
omission of the Legislature,—(Hear, hear.)—The
cases alluded to by the Hostouraltle Member (Sir.
&mikes) had no reference to such is case as this,
and he blemish therefore must heartily concur in the
motion.—(Hear.)
Mr. TIERNEY said, that if the ground,' of the
High Bailiff's application were fir remuneration
for additional labour, their it would be iheunibent
Noon him to chew, that his emoluments were at
present insufficient; but the ground of the applies-
lino here was for a specific sijury di'r'er contem-
plated by the Legislature, which, nevertheless, un-
intentionally imposed it upon a public officer, who
purchased his situation without contemplating any
such loss. He now called for an inrlenunity for a
specific charge he was compelled to eicur, and not
fir any remuneration growing out of the duties of
his suffice. None of the cases put by the Hun.
Gentleman (Mr. Italikes) applied to the present,
which was simply the rest, of a Mall suffering under
the construction of a new Act, which never contem-
plated what followed its the manlier it occurred.
Ile (11r. Tierney) lord no imereat one way or the
other in this question—lre led always moderato/id
the High Bailiff to Ire • moat respectable Gentle-
man, end he believed him in this case to be entitled
to the justice he sought at the Imola of those who
lean:fed the injury.—(/hear./
• 3lr. I.CSA FT was sorry he could not mare. with
his Bight Hon. Friend who spoke last. The High
IlaihfT asked fora grant of piddle money to re-
pair a 10-s rntsileJ 'spins hiin by the duties of his
office. timely, to ascertain the amount of his less
could not he more properly done than by inquiring
into the emolumeins of Isis office. Ou a late lieca-
sion Members of the Royal Family were called
upon to return an uecount of their public revenues,
when additional greets were applied for in ther he-
half, and Inc saw no assns why the High 114Olotf
should he alone rzotopt from the orration of the
general principle alnch governed the House on
subjects of this kind. The applitaiti•in was for a
grant of public money, tied until he proved a loss
in the general emoluments of his office by this par-
ticular transaction, Ire had no right to pre** his
claims on the coissiderat- of the !louse. lis two
former Committees the !high 1;4114 had in evi-
ct disclosed his einelinneins ; what silijection
could he now have to withhold theist ? For these
reasons he must see the account* bcfore he could
consider the remunerati .

Mr. TIERNEY maid, the opplicution was not wade

in the shape of sevling for public aid, but for a
private and specific injury.
Mr. Mott air thought they might 114 welter,' for
the accounts of any gentleman's private estrie re
for those of the lligb Bailiff, who Lois in point of
fret, sought an *Meant In compensulion of not more
than one-third his retort loss.

The CliANcat.Loit of the EireTIEQUFR was at a
loss to are why the gentleman should refuse to pro-
duce accounts which he had some time ago laid be-
fore two Committees. If the production were pro-
per thee), how could it be injurious now ?—(lfeur.)
Sir JAMEs MActiaNTOSIM said, that if the House
would not discharge the order for the production of
the High Bailiff's accounts, it was clear he must
obey it. But that was not the question ;it really
was us to the course which it became the I loii•e to
take towards the High Bailiff on the oresetit moos-
sou. This was an order Upon a public officer to
snake a return of the amount of Isis freehold
when he clone forward to claim an indemnity,
caused by a negligence in an Act of the Legisla-
ture. This claim was one of strict justice, and
which, on its own specific merits, ought to be con-
ceded, without any reference to his private affairs.
It had been bald, that the High Bailiff already sub-
not ied his acconiits to two Committers; this surely
proved that he could have nu sinister motive for
withholding them now, and insist be merely ac-
tuated by a sense of the injurious precedent he
thought a further compliauce with this order would
set u,i. lie thought rt only common justice to
concede the High Bailiff's claim.
Sir J. NEWPORT stated, that when the order was
made on the High Bailiff, he felt the strougest ob.
jectiott to it, and would or course now vote fur utm
being rescinded.

Sir E. BRYDGF.9 could not connect the injury
sustained with the emoluments of the office, and
sow no reason therefore for the production of these
account.i.

. Sir W. Bonsovoss reculleeted the cage of the High
Brilaff against Sir F. Bunko. and that the neglizenee in
the wording of the Act caused the expense to the former,
who wee c-rta;itty entitled to an indemnity
Mr. Itcrewn.t. said, the ease stood on grounds totally dis-
tinct from the profile of the office.
Mr. Itanitte captained.
Mr. FORMICA begged en ask, if one of the Members retina-
ed at the election alluded to was not liable, as a Cairliilater
though both were not from the cireunistauce of one of them
not having canvassed?
Mr.J. I' GRANT replied in the negative, on the authority
of the decision in the Court of King's Bench. Our Of the
Members seturue I (Lord Cochrane) had paid his .hare; but
lb. other (Sir F. Burdett) obtained a decision in his favour.
Toe High Italian' was certainly entitled to remuneration for
the expense he hail been put to, without reference to his
private accounts.

- Mr. RORI.RT SMITH said, that the words of the Act were
"candidate, or candidates." The case stood thus :—Lord
Cochrane suffered judgmetit to go by default, eml paid his
moiety 011 the High Bailiff's estimate pending the pro-
ceedings against Sir F. Burdett, who was decided not to
have keen • candidate within the meaning of the Act, and
then-fore not liable 10 pay the High Bailiff's demand. But
Ind this conker been folly advised in hia first course (mud liu
meant by no means to reflect on his advisers), he might have
recovered the whole amount ferns Lord Cochrane, who wad
clearly a " candidate," though he meld not turn rimed and
recover the retnainiler, having dosed his proceedings against
him on leis own terms. The error, therefore, was the High
Bailiff's, and he had no right le call on Parliarneut to rec-
tify his own miitake.--rnectr „:—Vieder any view of the
case, the accounts were, however, necemary, and be would
vote for their production --(Heier..)

Lord FouRaTONG Bald, that is the view of the caw takes
by the Hun. Aletuber who had spuken la-t, it wee clear that
if the High Bailiff had his remedy against Lord Cochrane,
the latte► would also have his eqintable claim opium the
House fur the injury he sustained by the equivocal genus of
the Act. The claim of the High Bailiff was use of pure
and simple justice, and ought to be complied with.
Mr. MARS* replied.
%Vben the Hostig divided, the numbers were—
For the smiutt
Against it
The numbers being equal, the SULKER gave his castiug
vote against the motion.

owe nalrr, therefore, Ca. the production of the High Bai.
lifi remittals is force.

EAST INDIA DOCK COMPANY.

Mr. BENJAMIN SHAW rose for the purpose of snoring for
the Ac cutouts of a public body, which be hoped the House
would see the propriety of calling for. He would shortly
stale the facts of the case. In the year 1803, an Act was
passed fur the ►egulation of the East !nth t Hock Company,
which mushiest, that all Asir canting (ruin the East Indies
should be discharged at the [lucks of this Company. Some
time after this Act was in upetatiosi, a grist change took place
its the Last India trade, by Ilse permission to smaller ve-sels
than those heretofore employed to participate in it. The
Company were bound to resider as annual accouut of their
homeless. These was a clause in the Act, that whenever
shares bore a higlwr dividend than 10 per cent. the surplus
should go in domination sof the rates payable in the duck•.
His object in Lallllag for these accounts no the part of the
ship•owners, war, to enforce the effectual operation of this
clause. In the accounts just laid on the table, very little
Information of a discrisnivativc uatu►e would be found.
The charges wet& in ►ound sums, without 'specific explana-
lions of the 114.11114 sonic of which the ship owners Omagh'
should be charged WI the capital instead of. upon the receipts.
In explaining the 1114 'r its which the accounts presented
were nude out, he enumerated one head of expenditure as
(11110.4 .—+ For loading and unleadisig, labourers wages,
&c. Mt:Odeon' exp. uoliture, and for ant ttttt it of extraordiusry
disbuisetnents, Ike. 41,93 II 13s. 2d." The Ilusi. Gentleman,
after adverting to other parts of the expenditure, which
he pronounced venally loose, said, that the►e existed a
total sit 88,00111 which was 11111 to be found among
floe credits of Ilse Company. He did not mean to say bat
that it might tuts-clot-en properly expeaded—he uuly required
a full and satisfactooy statement of the mouser of its dis-
pu•al from year in year. The ship-owners did not crimplain
of the heavy charge for troinage, considerable as it was ; but
they did entreat that the mins shoo Id not 11e made mare bur-
densome on them—and they called, as they wet e entitled sl/
do, fur a just and true account of the annual expenses and
balances of the Compary. Thu' tonnage charzed in the dock
was 18s per ton, which could be had fur 4s at the out-ports,
and for 31. in the port of Loodou, were it not fur the im-
perative terms of the Act, which gave a monopoly to thus
Company. He concluded by moving—
" 'l•hai the Court of Directors of the East India Hock
Company be required to return an ace tttt t of their buil-
distingtoisking the extrordinary disbursements, and
Ibose not provided fur in the increased capital, which are
stated out the 2.1 Starch to be included in the sum of
41,11311 13n 2.1. and llial they do relnen an sce•uuut of the
appropriation of the balances bets/era the years 1802 anti
1818."

_
Mr. .4 VreLl. complained of the mittatemenit in the eliech
of thr Hon. Mover, who hail said that the charges on ton.
mixt were Ids. whereas, in fact, they weir only 14%. *oh a
drawback 4.f 2.. if the vessel 41111 not go into the outward
bound dark--.sod this role of tonnage was calculated, not
tin the real but on the ilia. ter. al amount The I ac.
cu.mto had brill regularly 1.1111 011 the la Illt according to the
usual 0411, and they were ins& out in the i sails.
facto' y wanner. The Honoisi able G. lilt. man was equally
in error alien he spoke of 41.11.311. 13s 1,1., the 11111/1
Ullll4llll 10 1,r1,l only 13.1NN1/• The dividends; too, were
over calcolcie.l, for the tivera;zr was only at the rate 411 sia
per cents—tire was at first pawl, six after, •wd the pre-
sent rate was seven per cent. oil a capital of 400,810/.
T'M•re was no ground, however. for insinuating that the
Irma irregularity pit:railed in their mode of doing business,

The expresiion of the Hon. Gee:lmes that there was
moms thing Whimd the column witch the Dir•eturs sere
outwitting •to she*, was totally destitute of (mediation. He
war of opinion that t►em was no necessity fur producing
theaceottals, and should object to the motion.
Mr. 1111,11Airestire said, t►at 111 slar ad-mono of the Com-
pany for the last eight years, these wa usoforooly a balance
mated at the foot, wbielo was to be accounted for lis the
elegem, year, but in no one instance was this etogageniert
ewer observed, so that there remained a sem of eti3Oont Mill
to be accounted for. By sods is mode of proceeding, the
Directors slid not comply with the Ad of Parliament that
rerestro-d theta to present the annual •eeuunts of thew
I reeipts nod dislonnwonents. The great embuot of the dillies
a ai bit as a great gtievetwe by all the slop-o*nm in the
poi of London, for they were charged at thistale of sister*
shillings a ton al the 1.4.1 India Docks, while taco• btui-
ors.' would be transacted at Liverpool end other ports at the
rile of 2s. ed. The charge in the port of Loudon, he was
convinced, 1114)11111 be found equally moderate hit for this
s poly of she East India Lhork Company. mows-
polies had the effect of driving away the trade of Loutlow,ollll4
the cooly ehince of est ' g 'or n•msveviug it,. was /if
bringing down the charges to the least of ill their cureige
and oilier competitors. Such incompulies had been permitted
for a short One in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I bet that
wise Princess could not fail soon to see Ilse evil milts of
such a system, mod the sccordingly put as rod to it, had
received in eimarquence an address of thanks frost,' the
(louse of Commons. He trusted that the same !onset*
would be pursued now, and ilvit expiration of three
exclusive (limier*, they sbould nut he renewed, by which
alone Loodou world be fairly ens4tleol to compete with het
rivals ill All her commercial pursuits. He thought the se:
eunots ought to he produced, sod aboald therefore vote fee
the motion.

Mr. Al,leratan ATKINS tirfrniltd the eondoet of the
Dock Compaoy. of week+ he tasted himself to he a ihreetor,
au,l said, that any Geofitment desired information revert.
ittr the proceeditogY of liar Coutp:iiiy, the books were epee
fur I. inspection.

Mr. Tito. Isnot' contended in few words for the necessity
and justice of producing the accostota.
Atter • few words in defence uf the Comp•ny, from Mr.
Protherne, Mr. Mosley, and sir William Curtis, who st ded
that he had been a Director last year, and lisped be would be
one next year again—
Mr. H. SHAW spoke briefly in reply, sad the question he.
ing put, the motion was decided in the affirmative.
SINECURES AND USF.I.ESS PLACES.

Mr D. O. fitr.araT obtained I•avr In bring in a Bill to
regulate the u4Rre of Lord Justice General of Scotland, in
por-uaare of the asiggeatiotit or the Pumice Committee.
BANK OF ENGLAND.—PROSECUTIONS FOR

FORGERY.
Mr. Best, from the Bank of Edigland, presented at the
Bar an Ace ttttt it, 'hewing the Number of Persons prosecuted
for forgery ley the Bank of Copland the year 1783; and
also nee Acedinnt euf the Amount of Forged 'Notes received by
tier Bank (hiring the same period.
The Citawcvt.boa of the Exc.' eql.:Ea hewing moved that
these wipers should lie oil the table, expreeeed a hope that
tier Hun. and Learned Gentleman (Sir J. Mackintosh) would
postpone this motion, that the Report of the Committee
un the Budget might be brought
Sur J. MacKlNTostt felt econc difficulty in answerieg the
Rigid. Honourable Gentleman. He was not willing peril-
leie.uusly to insist on his motion,. but the question had becu
puelporied fiir a hung tone, even by the delay in
•, 'aging up the pipets that hail been just presented to the
liouse. If, however, he could entertain any hope of having
the motion hrought ou at an reedier hour on some future
evening, pi evious to the great discussion un the affairs of the
Bank, so that the measure of restriction could be kept dia.
tiect from its tendency to promote crimes, lee could have nu
objection to puetpone it.
Os this, however, the Cbaucellor of the Exchequer not
having given any satisfactory assurance—
Sir J. MaCKIXTrisH rase, and lamented that he shosild he
compelled, at such an loner, when his own strength and that
of the House were almust exhassed, to draw the attention of
the House to a subject of such vast importance. lie should,
however, state his °plutons upon it as briefly as possible. It
was, be said' within the recollection of the House, that about
two mouths aft; he had moved for a return shawiug the
number of prosecutions conducted by the Bank of Eeeglaud
for forgery, during fourteen years previous to the original
suspension of cash payments, and fur the entire period since
that event. These accounts had not lien delivered until
that monrut. There were some other accounts for which
he should move, and to which he could anticipate nee objec-
tion, escept to one, namely, that shew•ing the expenses
incurred by the Bauk to conducting those prosecutions.
This paper he nude:stood would be refused, upon the prin-
ciple that such a motion iuvaded the private concerns of the
Bank ; but, sea public evil, in the multiplication of crimes,
bad arisen from the measure of restriction, he trusted this
plea of privacy would not be admitted. The 'noes' Milo-
enee of the restriction, in increasing one class of crimes to a
degree quite s►nexampled in the history of criminal law,
was pee fectly distinguishable from the economical and poli-
tical ceinsielerations resulting from the measure, and it was
in that distinct view of the question that be should direct
the attention of the House to the former. By various re-
1111 turns laid before the House, it appeared, that fur seven years
I before the suspension of cash payments, there had been no
proucttlion by Ike Bank ((.Enpiand,.litit fur the seven
years subsequent there were no less than 224.—(11epr,
/*tor, bent )—Tskieug a comparative view of fourteen years
before, and fourteen years sister the restriction, there ap-
peared in the furrn►r period lour prosecutions, and in the
latter on kss lbanfusse hundred and sirly-nine.—r Hear,
bear.)—There were no accounts previous to the year 1793;
List scantling to the common rules of proportion, there
must have been in the 21 years previous to Ile restriction,
six prosecution', and Icy the accounts um the bible there up.
pearud in the 21 yeah% since the suspension, 850 prosecutions.
The priodecutions, therefore, in these two periods was us six
to 851. It might possibly have hero imagined that there
would be found in the Mint prosecutions a diminution pro-
. portionate to this increase in those of the Bark; beet un-
fortunately there too, there appeared an equal increase.
Thence it had been argued, that the increase of the crime of
forgery arose solely from the depravity that haul given birth
to that of c•eunterfriting the coin ; but in the two statements,
the difference was Vies, that while i,e the Meat prosecutions
the increase was gradual, and amounted to *bout dutible the
number previous to the think Restriction, those of the Beek
had increased by a sad•len bound, and in more than 100 fold.
gee appalling a circitmstarice could not have occurred 'situ•
out an adequate cause, and to what could ut be attributed
but to the increased circulation of smell 'lutes, from one
million to seven or eight millions. lie could not avoid
pressing it on the consideration of the House, tbat the crime
had thus increased, notwithstanding the violence of the pu-
Rudiment that awaited it, and live severity with which that
punieliment was almost uniformly enforced. This was a
humiliating fret fur those who thought to meet every in-
crease of crime ilia' a proportionate severity of puni.linield,
and included their universal remedy in the words " hang,
hang, bang!"--(Hear, hearj—Thesrime of forgery lon
had increased, while that of highway rubbery had dimi-
nished. Perhaps, however, it might he objee tett, that this
decrease• of highway rubbery had arson hoin the sue of
paper. To this position he must object, fur• tile decrease
of highway robberies he must attribute to other causes,
such as the establishment of inall.coaches—which net only
gave electivity to their immediate nr•cupiers, hot to all other
travellers; acting, iu this respect, like a general patrole on
the roads, to the horse patrule, acid the general exertion
of the police of the country. Atluding to the 11111 pending
before the House for regulating Cuu•ury Bank!, if he under-
stood aright that its objet was to check the a irrithooon ut
country bank mitt's, observed, it might Me entitled," An
Act fur clictioriiving Forgery," for it tended to promote the
circulation of the metes that most conduce,' to f•erge ry, in
the piece of those that were seldom forgeul.—; flew, hear.)
He shoed, Olt during four years Ilse amount of forgeries
on ...e Bank of England was ilto,oool of which only R'9l.
we, e pail by the Bank, but subsequently rfenVt'r. en
in euasiltiNice of the exc.•llent measures adopt el ht• the
Bank 1... r ifs own security, it had MA Wet one le-tiny, save
hut it had euriorit in proeeeritione. 1.1 the sne:en
time, how-wen, it laud an nuirepral tax, to lee borne by the
very polo i•at soul most ignorant of the people, of 25.10001,
year, whirls was indirectly continue.' by the House by means

of the reatrictim, whereas their hearts would revolt at such
a measure if it had been directly proposed for their
The Learned Gentlentais then adverted to the dies
treasing cireinnstalices attendant on the facility afforded
to forcoy, by initileing persons NNW, the learnt
of auciety, women, and cress whole families. In engage
Ilt It, the remit of a Lich, aloft, r h cal, or jam. or or_
e'ssa'y, was atilsoirriato- the ;Tel:co.:a feelings of mankind,
and ...Imitated to bring into diseredi,t the entire system of
the r I Law. To prove the fats nt of forget y,lw mated,
that the average auutial animint of executions la Eisglatid
and %Vales, film' 1405 to 18:2, was tifty-rte. of. isle(
thirteen were for the crime of forgery. Bet
proved the increase of tic crime more fully, Ilia.
that the Kink of Fitz:and had lately consented to admit
pleas of entity to the charge of having forged Bank lOWA
ill p3...SAllit, ethelehty the individuals escaped the rapier',
part if the iudictm. iit. 'rhos proved that.it was impossible
any longer to CUOMO! the old policy. slaughter of
bottles of Inca could nut be cutaired from the diatomitee
of mild:hid by the mere legality of the transact'
( Thor, hear, Agar.)--After some observation* osi tits
of capital punishment, wlwn caviled to ex
crso 1.1 prevent the increase of crime. lie adverted tw
the tiecensity of adopting every onealia within the reach of
bonsai' Mgt:unity, to, remove, us Pinellas pos.:dale, cell
in-
ducements to forgery by its facility. S. venal proj, cis
hail hero proposed shy ingeniuns Mel, to 411:1113 lint pur-
ism's., but be reared without 'midi chalice er success.—
These were two objects to he attained—one the locus
rill of the Bauk—the other, that of the "collie. The Bank
was already sufficiently secure, and to obtain the swim
object for the public, it was di suable that the notes of the
B ints should have come eOttapICIIMIS 11131 k, .listinzisishablr
by the most ignorant persons, nod yet such as could mit
ready be counterfeitted by the mast ingi MMus. It had
been his inteiviou to propose • Committee to ascertain the
means of attaining this °Neel, but he shoisld content
himself with moving for papers a Itch might 'percolate
be submitted to examination. lie. recapitittated.the princi-
pal topics lie had already advauced, and Laid, Simi if the
Bank refused to present the acconsits fur which he should
move, be most conclude that part of the expenses incurred
had been apilied to the reward of the di testable agents who
bail been employed in floe sednetion of the iiinuceut to crime.
The Hon. Member ice d by mowing—
" 1. Fur an Acclaim. of the. total nominal entire of forgrd
Batik Notes presented c.. cite D..cik of England, end iehised
payment, tilt Reeolltlt of tic ing forg.J, Gum the Ist JA stodgy,
1816, to the 10th April, 1818.,
" 2. An Account of the womb, r of pet 34111 S by
the Batik of England fur forging, Witco ur having its
possession Forged Notes, knowing them to ~e forged, due-
log the same period —distioguishing the- prosecutions for
Notes of the value of U. 2/ 51. 101. and 201.
" 3. An Account of the total number of Bank Notes ins.
covei ed by the. Bank to he forg.'d dwtug the smile period,
distinguishing those refolittl to be paid when ma aented, and
thu.se discovered to he fozed after having been paid.
" 4. Fe ran Account of the %hole Expense inertia d by
the Batik of Eintle.id for preset:idiom: fur forging, uttering.
!mil baring to pos. ssion, lamas iag them to helot cd,forgid
Notes, during the same time, distinguishing those node iti
each year."
The questiombeing put on the Ecst flerolot
31r. MANX IN 7 said, that eve' y pa iiject sent in It the Bank
fur the improvement of the structure of 'totes, received
the fullest consideration—awl if they all Istssl liven bithertia
rejected, it teas because, on the um ,t deliberate examiva-
lion, they bad been deemed Madill" die to the cud in view.
The Bank winded uta additional 'wittily for themselves i all
they waisted was the MC2114 of enabling. the public to ascer-
tain at once the genunsciii Si or spuriousness sof a note.--
He appirbentled there would be nu objection on the part or
the Bank that the first motion shucicl lie carried ; but to 'ac-
cede to the motion for an account of the expense of prowe-
cittiona, would betray a desire of prying into the private
'Tilers of the Bank, and on that ground ought to be itjecteds
Sir C. Moaaaa stated, that the facility of cuuntrate'iiiug
the notes of the Bank of England, was a bbbbb at heavy
mity on tlse_town of Birmingham, in whirl, forgery was
made a regular trade.
Aldermao WooD said, that in nine cases out of ten, the
perilous prorieruied had been inveigled Tutu the crime of
Curgery, evegmersou eyjr_ gave information receiving a re-
ward of 1. ale felt bound tu suppoi t the inutiou.
Mr. Glut's-mt. did expect that flee Bank Director would
have stated aumeapecial attempts of the Bank fur improving
, the
been
and form of notes. A eert.licate bad
been signed by several entitient artist., that it, theii opinion,
the method of Mr. Tilloch did nut admit of being imitated
with any aeceess.
The Cuasickmott of the tecnetinEtt —lle did not much
approve of the motion fur an account of the marrow of pr.,.
secutious; however, he rattier wished to answer certain
statements made by the Hun. and Learned 811embrr, Item
directly to oppose his mutiou. Tim statement that the poli-
tic might he induced to suppose that the Bank encouraged
informers, was utterly unfounded. TIM Directors of tie
Bauh..would be entirely incapable of such conduct. Ile
hoped to hear an explanation of Ids observations oit these
most respected individuals from the How and Learnt J Gen.
Orman, and also of sonic rifles-lions be had made ma the ju-
dicial administration of the country.
Mr. Bestn eft would assure the Hun. Member who oppos-
ed the motive', that the system, if endeavoured to be vr.e-
vered ill, was near Its end. The opiuione of the country,
acting on the Hume, would compel the Bank to renootwe a
systyo so disgraceful to the country.
Mr. Titunlrsog ruse, but was anticipated
_by Mr. Max-
MING, to explain his Cornier observation.
Mr. Timm rsos then observed, that though the Bank hail
been studying improvements 10 or 14 yeas e, th.l hail to vet
put true in practice. lie had the autism ity of private tankers
for saying, that when notes were well executed, they nese
scarcely ever forged.
Mr. DtCPCINSOS said, the Bank onght to give a staled
eatery to their solicitor, instead of n tie oci acli pol.secit-
lion. He had reason to know that the avidity for suili pro.
secutions was extreme. Bishop Burnet foietold, that the
ponce of the Book would one 'ley became so veal as to eon.
trot the country. This was now verified. The Bank could
remain uninfluenced by the opinion of the country, and
exercised a complete MOlR:ace over the Chancellor of the
Exchequer.
Mr. Bantentost thiinght the loss to the rummy I.y the
forging of notes might be rated at 50,0001 pie elision' He
wished that notes of email Value %Imola have eircuintlida
only in • limited space. Ile was fart/111y 111111re,0.C41 aids
the necessity of some regulation.
General Tuottxrun Wall very anxious fur the :mecca. of
the motion.
Mr B. SHAW thought the discovery of an a,l. quote trethoil
difficult, but nut impossible.
Mi. Han* DAVI/ concluded, from exprrivhcc, that the
beat engraving were nut incapable of imitation.
Mr. TNOItaTUN the ell at iiiimbeis of forgeries
arose nut from the facility of counterfeiting the Ilmde eu.
g'e'es., lint frmii the indolerice of the public. He felt 110 ob.
itellol.l 10 giallItt11( all the .icruums desired.
Sir J. M•cntxvoart explained. The motion was then
agreed to, and the three remaining motions were severally
pat and eat,
The Hell „I of the Committee Of Wa)a anti SI. r.La w•.•
brought op, the Itesollitions read, and, after a few rroil.Li
from the CHASCELLOtt of the EiCtlatattEn„ the Repos t was
mgr., It to.
The CIiViCIELLOR of the EIECHWQI:EII gave notice, that
be sruithl to-moi ow (this day) move, that the noose at its
roi,og do adjourn to Friday.

The Mock A111(110118 Bill (second reading) was pottpoind
till this day Vitt
The Other Oid re of the Dip were Then tliorn‘ed of, Dad
the House adjourned at HALF PAR ON). u'CLuca•

Ou Saturday laat the 85.1 i ret,riment. under the
enumatill Cal.in•l "ItionNeum, whith ham beet,
atationed in Gloucester for the last Gift' month.,
received a route from the Vl'ar-Office far Pl)mouth
Barracks. The fine %diner-like appear:tore of this
corns has excited much admiration, and their oi.
derly behaviour it, quarters equally entitles tlit-itt to
I•rsise.