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proceeded to move, n That there Ile htid het. fiiis
'Nose an ...wit or the number," &c. uuil oft-
s4rved, tlitit he wonlil add u nwtion respecting an ac-
count of crimes, to th:e. former.
hit.. BENNETT seconded the motion. when the
SPEAKER sooesleil that ail alteration should be
made in the form of the motion.
Mr. Gat:Net:Lt. thanked his !loin Friend for
bringing this subject before the !louse. it %Vela
desirable the flotiNe and the public f•linnld know
what proportion of crone liaol st - from the
forgery of notes of tutu, :11141 far iiiii MIS in
particular. Tlie?e In-ing the cla-s inns' usually iu
the bands of low petiole, had tprofLiltly g 4eu write:it
cause for forgery. IL: w00!i1..mg:,...,t the propriety
of a specific rtiolloll for that
Mr. LocKtuitr apprehended iliot nintiollit like
the preselit tended to excite au improper coal-
utiscration for frintitiak. .Vii rsvessive lietZTre of
compa,siint 11114:11t foster the coniiiiivOini Of Crime.
It was the fashion of the day to indulge in a sickly
feeling of sensibility to the punishment of the
gitiity. The Bank, however, derived all iniiiien.;*
profit front tieir trade, and it ‘‘as their ditty,
before this. to have applied to, and the
i,igenuity of cheini.ts unit arliAs. 141 Otticr t4l
duce a colour for their notes, not to lie nuitatt
and prevent the possibility of hogery. This should
have been (loupe at any expense. fie was Plot
friendly to the present motion, as it *ll5
11011 how far such 1111 issue Was absolutely necessary
to our systent.

Sir .1. NlArii.lvrosit the idea „r rx-
citinx lie l nilinlin atlall for criminals ; lie 11.411
not said a wool &built it. hits dreire Was 10 iiicep-
ligitte the effects of bringing home temptation to
every one iii low life, by the issue of small notes.
The holding out such a temptatiOn. by the Lee.isla-
turn was cell:may et participation in moral guilt.
11r. Wit.tarosi expressed his ier4ent to the motion.
General THORNTON approved of the objects of
the motion. They were the same with Rinse of
himself iii a sundae motion two years ago—to ex-
hibit the great Wows the Bank incurred by prose-
cuting, and therefore the expediency of writing
part of these to the inventien of somethiog that
would obstruct forgery in future.
The questions were then put from the
Chair, reparatr lv, and carried :
1. That an finntile Address be presented from this House
to the Prince Rezeist, entreating big Hord Hirliorws to or-
der to he laid before this House, ail areiiittit 4f the untidier
of persons prusecutsil tar the forgery of Bank of Eliztonl
motes, and fur uttertiez such notes, them to lie
fmged; the number convicted, nail number executed for
these crimes, with the expense of all such prosecutions
daring the fourteen years succeeding the year 1197, the time
of suspension of eahli payments, distilioishitig the num-
bers for rich year.
2. Au Address for a similar account for the fostrteen years
next preceding the time of suspension of ea-ti payments.
3. An Address for the number prosecuted, Ise. for coun-
terfeiting gold and :Wirer coin of this realm, and fur uttering
the same, knowing it to be counterfeit, during the same pe-
riods, dintinguisbing as above.

Sir E. BRYDGES moved, ptirsnant to notice—
AA That there be lam before the House an account chew-
ing the number of goartos, oriavos,cluoilecisuos, anti
pamphlets, received by tlit British Museum from Slat' re
Halt, (feriae the hist year, competing from I■t Dec. 1810,
ender the lute Copyright Art "—Ordered.
General HART contploined of Excirie officers in
Ireland withholding public documents necessary
for framing a Petition to the Mimic, he was mire
without the pertni.sion or knowledge of his Ala.
.ietkty's Mieripters. lie therefore ed that Such
Papers as had not been returned I' the Excise
offims in Ireland, should be returned forthwith."
—Ordered.

Mr. Pest. moved the Order of the Day for the
second reading of the liihnainhant Bill.
It was rend a second tune, and ordered to be CUID•
toil led to-morrow._

A Member, whose name we could not les►n,
wished to know whether the Ftenince Committee
had considered the loss occasioned to the Itereinte
by his Majesty's subjects residing in fOgriggi parts?
Mr. D.G. GILBEELT said—" Certainly nut."
The Haase then adjourned.