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Twisted fund ? The lion. Member next called Ihr
attention of the House to the Bill obich
the Batik to take, when the dividends *ere paiii.
advances made by that Company out of the accru-
Lug quarter's revenue. The Batik would of course
he eery "HO' to cortiinee ailvetiees • tttnde in this
manner; but suppose the Batik were to !lay iu
cash, that • had harvest nofortunately occurred,
and the foreign exchanges-termed against dresser's.
try, see the state inwltiuti the pecuniary affairs of
the eetititty
.wouid, be „thrown it the Book re-
olicietl its ipuer, isbir paying itself out of the
totatirr's trailer for the adeances already made in
paling the dividends. He conjured the Right
Hon, Gentleman to consider what would be the st-
itisilcui of his finances in suds a state of things.
Mr. JOBS Burnt begged to repeat the question
pot by his Hon. Friend (Mr. Grenfell), whether it
wag intended to issue ether Exchequer bills in the
n_..1144 of the millions funded this month%
low that the tpuniction was over, he could see no
dirnaulle giving a plain answer to this plain goes-
-14104 seven million, of the Exchequer bills
of year were applied to the service of the pre-
sent, he knew there was a portion of the public who
be/lire-4 that the vacuum was filled up by • reissue
to an term, amount. He also begged to meal the
Right Hun. Gentleman's utteotiou to the decline.
tionwhtch he made last year, and which was re-
peated from authority equally respectable in aii.
other place, that no more money would be wattled
forfheserrice of the yrar 1820 than to make good
del repayment of five millions to the Batik. With
trawl to the codusion in trying to make the sub.
ectiptionsi Ibis morning at the Batik, he wished they
bad lint occurred. lu looking •t the subscriptions
be was struck with the circumstance of their bring
:ell) the. Meech of the Bight Hon. Gentleman ;
tboile who were acting for others were wholly ea.
eluded. He meant, in alluding to tine circum.
glance, to make no insinuation whatever that any
nitlipie preference was intended by or known to the
Hight Hos. Grellirusett.

The. CsAirctut.tut of the Exempt:rut assured
Ids Hon. Friend, that every pains was taken to
nuke the competition general ; notice of the terms
of the Loan ass publicly ansiounced sluice Friday
last, and of course an equal opportunity was there-
by xlboded to every person wihhnig to become a
.1.4.000,cr. lie visa persuaded that there were nut
_spore lionourabblr persons in existence than the
Qtrectoth of the Bank, to whom the receiving the
.11aturriptione was 'swotted, and that nothing oc-
'spired on their part to countenance any preference.
:With respect to toe question of the seven millionv
•f. Exchequer Bias, lie could not see how the co-
ecia.ustance of making a certain portion of the
liscbequer.Bills of 1819 applicable to the service
.4 1820, could at all ;alter the main result of the
expenditure. This transfer from the service of one
year to soother created no new power of issuing
Eschewal's Bells. The Right Hon. Gentleman
torn orcispitulated his former cukuhtions, and re-
asserted that the fismocial operations of this year
would create, as compared with the last, a reduction
of upwards of ten millions of the unfunded debt.
Mr. M ABFRLY said, that still there had been no
areswee given to the question put by his Hon.
Friend. which lie would now repeat by putting
it like a special pleader: He would, therefore, beg
leave to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman what was
t't 4 amount of Exchequer Bolls voted for the service
of lb !9, and whit amount of them remained un-
sold ou the sth January, 1820 ?—(Hear, hear.)—
The scriae, to this question would inform the pas-
ha upon the subject. The Hon. Member repeated
his statement that the amount of the outatauding
trod tinfooded debt of this year would eventually
vopese to exceed forty-five millions, with the addi-
tions raven to that sum to which he had before al-
.lcdtd, and expressed his opinion that it never could
li,re been intended that the charge of loans should
he thrown upon a fund already distressed, and with-
out, at the same time, providing the counterpoise
of a corresponding income. He still contended
Met the result of the accounts fur which he had
'novel would verify his statement, and confute that
u!' the Right Hon. Gentleman.
After a few words from Mr. MARTIN and Mr.
PEA RSON, which we could not distinctly collect--
Mr. J. SMITM did not intend to throw any impu.
tenon tin the conduct of the Bank. Ile bad no
doubt but that the transactions of which lie had

complaitied, though irregular, had fallen out with-
out any intention or expectation.
/Ur. GRENTELL perfectly agreed with his Hon.
Ft iend as to the necessity of keeping up the Canso-
'dated Fund, Ntid not suffering it to go into aurora ••
of petrel, millions arid a half annually. to cover defi-
cieueies of lowa and Exchequer Kills. He thought
that there was something extremely u )))))) riligilite
is the Wang of the Itight Hon. Gentleman. All
he P9derstood of those plans in effect was, that each
quintet there were certain *ums advanced by the
Bank, for which they were allowed to take posses-
sion of the growing produce of the revenue.
Mr, FMCS commented, on the disappointment
which the country must suffer in consequence of
the projected luami. after the understanding that
wish three millions of new taxes there would be no
neeearity for fresh burdens, • nor any danger of get-
irig into arrears.
Mr. MABERILY again p d the qoestion on
the Bight Hon. Gentleman, as to what quontity of
Eitchecrier Bill. dire unsold in the beginning of
1810, which were applicable to the service of 1819.
jie Cbsitcau.ob of the EicllBevut replied,
that whatever bills were Ilivt.tild dugs, were in-
tendeed to replace other whit„ were due, and thus
the unfunded debt was left iu the same state us
hehire.
rx Illosiitur was sorry to press the question,
red sittiudered at the reluctance of the Right Hun.
IC: indiums to, give • direct answer.
TbeStlimcg.t.t.oa of the EXCltrinita said, the
c•ory ryasonlw had for not answering directly was,
that he did ..not recollect.
hdr,,AAftLYG wished to know from any Gentle.
mipt.oppttsite, if the new Bank of England glutei.
werejejil sspo to be put iii circulatioti, or if any
eratAllas 4,laltely to follow/ the investigation of the
CollBllllttee appointed to exatuisee JOU total subject ?
. mr..147. Cogogyadux said, that a plan had been
salected by the coaqiittee from among those offer-
ed. .1s was for tho.Uaok to accept of it, and act
toljt. Opt the machinery was cons-
poled, anti that Abe sell NW, would speedily

ittne this, hoarser, eras best known to the Bank,
and il;e operant.* whore they had engaged.
Mr. PLIVION bald, iil4l carry thing wee ready
the tst4re, but it would require time to prepare
a sofficient gratuity hi sepleve the old notes, oud to
leaky errettg(itient for the time and wanner of is-
changing them.
Mr. BARING did not understand the diffienlty

*gusted to. The rooter were iw bre • revisers/ gm.
dually, according to demand ; therecuuld be no
need of waiting until enough were weltered to ex-
change the %bole circulation.
Mr. AIARTIN And the CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER explained.
The Re►olution was then agreed to, the House '
resumed? the Report was brought up, and ordered
to be raTived ou Friday nest.
Lord A. ILitsitt.torr wished to ask the Noble
Lord. if them were any objections to producing the
appointment, reports, and cones! deuce of the
Commission appointed to inquire into Scotch
Courts of Ju►tice? The papers would, if pro.
duced, s!rew•that the Commission had terminated.
If the papers were to be refused, hi would make
a motion specifically for that purpose.
Lord Camstaxsou said, that the papers were
intxpedieut. The Commission had ceased by the
demise of the Crown, and it was not intended t•
renew N.

Lord A. HAMILTON asked if there were not a
similar Conimirsiou for Ireland then at work ?
Lord CANTIAIRIACIII said that it had termi-
nated at the some tinie.—(Hear, hear.)
Sir J. NawPoaT took upon himself to say. that
the COMlrriniOli had been acting since the demise
of the Crown.
Lord CAITLitgA.OII mid. that in that case it
had acted Mew. y.—(Hear, hear.)
Lord A. Wiwi LTON then gave notice of his mo-
tion for the first open day.
Lord Joint RUSSELL postpowil the further con-
sideration of the Grampound Bill till Tuesday
next.

Sir dAIIITII MACKINTOOI'S Bills for the improve.
meat of the Criminal Code were postponed to Fri-
day next.
Lord CASTLE►REAGH moved, that the other Or-
ders of the Day Should be rend, and they were dis-
posed of.
Mr. TIERNEY wished to know how it was Mi-
nisters had made no communication to the House
respecting the allowances to the Royal Family, who
were left by the death of the King in a most unpre-
cedented state. No doubt their allowances were to
be renewed ; but why were they to tie slighted by so
much delay The w hole arrangement, it was
true, must soon be brought berme the House, as
the Queen was near the end of her journey towards
home.

Lord CASTLEREAGH was surprised that the Right
lion. Gentleman could suggest no reasons to his
own mind ahy that subject had been delayed. The
fact was, the Civil List Bill was in progress throi.gli
Parliament, and it would be neresiiary to allow time
to the Monarch to see what could be spared fin'
them out ails provisions.
Mr. TIERNEY said, that itheal always been the
plan of the Civil List to keep out the espouses of
the family, and now the Noble Lord did not know
whether they were included iu it or itot.--(Lenigh-
ter.)—The Noble Lord should have recollected that
the family allowances were all clturged on the Con-
solidated Fund, ■ud hail nothing whatever to du
with the Civil List,

Lord CASTLEREAGH explained.
Mr. WHITBREAD prritent•d, • lit.tition from
George Eon hard, a shop-kin-per, coisfisied in Len-
caster gaol, who had, while imprisoned under a
charge of high treason, been put to hard labour
and clothed in the gaol tifrsll.
The petition bring reed,
Lord STANLEY rose. nut to oppose its lying on
the table, but to defend the characters of the coun-
try Magistrates and gaoler, which were in some
measure challenged by the petit.' . His Lordship
went into a considerable defence of the Magistracy
and the tcgolariot.s of the prison, some of which lie
held in his hand. lie stated that the Petitioner had
proved refractory, and bad endangered the disci-
plitte of the prison.
Mr. BENNETT commented with great esrnest-
ness tor the discipline of she gaol• awl the rep.
lotions of hard labour, stinted food, and gaol cloth-
log. There was a case in the Kent gaol of • Cler-
gyman committed for a misdemeanor, whovvaded
the wearing of she dyes% by preteudiag illness and
keeping his bed. A duel, rte. many other circum-
stances, oughts fling persons of the rank of members
even into prison. He must protest against subject-
tog such persons to a degree of ignominywhicla was
confined by the 19.11 Geo. 111. to felons only.
Dr. LusHiNGTorts expressed his surprise and re-
gret •t tire defence of has Noble Friend, of •
practice so repugnant to just principles. It sop-
peered that the Alogististre had directed that in
case any pripoiler should prove refractory in los
Wols, or perform it in a eluvenly manner," the
gaoler was directed to put Lint solitary confine-
merit, arid to withhold his allowance. Aid his
Noble Friend's &feller was in a case where • Olen
bad breu held in prison under accusation only,
surd that too for a puhtical-offeeice ! Did Gristle-
men imagine that they were so secure that they
could never be thrown into prison, even in these
suspicions times—(Hear, heal—eye, and that too
on the most unjust an I baseless pretences?—
(Hear, bear.)-1f the reverse should happen, they
would then be at the mercy of the gaolers, who
were directed by the Magistrates to punish him by
solitary confinement, want of food, and a gaol
dress+ !

Sir E. KNATCHOULL vitae to testify his displeo.
sure at the regulations which hod been reed fur
the Lancaster, gaol. Ile was not aware of the cir-
cumstance., however, alluded to by the Honourable
Member (Mr. Bennett.) The gaoler of his county
wee tl humane mon, end the 11ligistreles were per-
sons of the highest cousideration.
Mr. BENNETT begged pardon. He ought to
have stated Hoishain gaol instead of Kent.
Lord MILTON deprecated the sort of discipline
of which the 1.11110,1 complained, wins it be be.
belied could never have taken place in any oilier
county lime 1.1,11;-sstrr, a heir the magistracy Were
certainly the moat anomalous body of that deserip-
lion iu the kingilosn.
Mr. 11•Il.att*Na11I BootLE defended the charm..
let of the hlousetrriel.
Lord Mr MOO Cif/610[4

Mr. nATIRJAST *aid a few words on the snbject.
The Petition was Isid on the table. Oa the
tion for printing it—
Mr. SCASLETT rose to defend the Magistrates
and gaoler of Lant•sster. The latter wa• J. very
houses* own. l'he prisoner hod been convicted at
the Qearter Seuions of assisting at an armed meet-
ing at Burleigh.
Mr. 13Laossuits, from

do-

fended the conduct of the Magistrates. - -
Lord FOLCSTONG protested against the low-
lice of ;putting the general character of ',croons in
opposition to a direct charge of misconduct. Ile
hoped tire House would examine into the subject.
The Lancaster Magistrates in this as in several
other initaswee, termed anxious to set the laws at
dtfiauce. The Petitioner had been kept two
months in prison on u charge of high treason. He
believed that it was mot lawful fur county Magis-
trates to commit for treason.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL. was surprised that
the Noble Lord should doubt the capability of
Magistrates to commit no em charge of treason. lie
might hare learnt better from Gr,M s /Mafia.
Lord FOLIESTONE did riot believe that that hook
would riser soy such thing. He was of opinion
that tile highest crime for which Magistrates could
commit was felony.
AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS.
Mr. Mulls SUMNER moved the Order of the
Diy for resuming the consideration of this ques-
tion. lie was elected as the first Member of the
Committee. The Right I lotioarrubles J. Foster.
G. Canning, F. While.ini, V. Fitzgerald, and W.
N0*1606011 were Hort chosen. After them the Lord
Mayor, Sir Joan Newport, and Mr. Western were
elected. On the name of Mr. C. Dundee being
put,
Mr. BARING rose. Ile did mint intend to op-
pose the formation of the Committee. Dist from
the mintier or which it was to be convtituted there
could he no doubt as to the kind of report which
they would make. After the nuijority obtained by
the lion. Member List night, pet haps he had a right
to form his Committee according to it. He entered
his protest, however, agvinst the Committee being
considered as one from which airy thing was likely In
result good for the country in general. He knew
as well what report they would produce as if it were
then out the table. A Committee so appointed was
calculated to excite the greatest alarm and agitation.
Sir J. NEWPORT sail, if he thought as the
Honourable Geoiletwou did, lie never would have
consented to become sine of the Committee. He
would go into that Committee with a determina-
tion to propose or occeile.ro nothing for the good of
agriculture, which could have an injurious effect ou
the Interests of the other chose..
Mr. Hor.ate SUMNER thought it unfair to send
the Committee to work with a stigma as to the man-
lier of their selection. They were all fair and ho-
nourable men, and as little likely to agitate the
country us the Hon. Member. He had merely
done what was asudl. He had taken Care, of course
(it would have been foolish iii him not to have done
vim), to secure a majority in his favour.—(Load
laughter and deers, alai cries of .1 Name, Name !")
Why, would they base him select • Committee
who would be against himself ?—( Larghter.)—
He did oat see why he hail excited the risible
muscles of Members. He had never known
Committee appointed by any Members on his aide
or the Horne, wherein the majority was not
secured.—( Load cheers and laughter front the
Opposition side.)—Well, lie bad never known a
Committee appointed by the oilier side which was
out selected in the same a uy.—( Bear, hear, from
the Ministerial side.)
Mr. W. SMITH hail voted for the Committee
merely because he could out nuake up his mind to
send away so large and respectable a body as this
agriculturists, without examining their case, as they
requested. But the Hon. Member boasted of haw.
ing secured a majority. If lie meant simply that
he bad secured • mujority who were for ins airy, it
was well ; but if it was meant that the majority of
Use Committee were to be of the same opinion as
to the distress of agriculture and the mode of re-
lief, he must protest ageinst such a Committee.
Mr. Houtz SUMNER explained. Ile only meant
that the trujority were fur iovest,gation. He did
not believe there was any thing like a majority who
were 'Treed upon any one specific measure of relief.
Mr. CA ',CRAFT—When Geutletueit, however re-
rpeciable, declared that noillin would du by wry
of relief, but an increased price fur corn, lie musts
considering the present state of the country, refuse
eves, investigation. But when the lion. Gentleman
had succeeded in getting, us it were, the Govern-
ment of the country into his hands, by being allow..
rd to appoint his own Committee, lie telt that such
• Comnititee must excite the greatest alarm and
agitation even by its appuititmesit. There was, no
doubt, distress, but they had beard of nu such ex-
treme distress mail assembled within these walls,
There was no Gentlemair who bad given any Or-
malice of his own experience of trios:its quitting
farms, or of rents in urrear. The motion hail beau
edeanced, besides. on the most ',.crust grounds.
What was the 11.'00(1160u of the stock homers
Their case had trot been mentioned. lie could
scarcely refuse inquiry. But he must object to
such u Committee.
Mr. BROUGHAM wished the House to confine
itself to the question, because, ou the next mution,
the whole matter of debate would be let loose, as
if no opportunity had occurred for expressing any
opinions on it. He meant to take his found on the
question of the instruction which would be moved
to the Committee. In the mean time lie would
confine himself to the question of miming time
Committee, which wow constituted as 'silly as pia.
vible. There NOS a very bare majority in favour of
any inquiry mat m 14111141 nothing like a majority agree-
i lug ill ally specific views NOM the subject.
Mr. C. DUNDAS made SWIM talibtiVariOnS not
amiable in the Ciallery.
Mi, Hawn', said, that lie differed so very much
from time views mid objects of the lion. Member
who brought forward me motion, that be intended
to throw lornself on the courtesy of the. House out
to be put ou the Committee. That lion. Member
bad let out the whole inyatery of the framing of
Committee., oval hail taught Iron, being a young
member, a lesson which he should out easily lurget.
%Vireo los 1111111 C should be called on, he should
move thirt hr be excused iron, going on the COOP.
Mr. A. BARING spoke to order.

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