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London, England, 1818-05-02 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY

r Me Dalgas.hauemllerlllth or Hank HIM aid the ISA
of Snout, 11117 —lrd tom
Mr RIAINUIIMPS preasial • Polities fees the Woollen
Manseketteren of Bacled-ile, la ire. against auy addl. .
Igussal Digit Douggteuga aid Miter Bitterish, semi in the
Woollen wailer talus
' Gamut Weems's. mead AM the Liverpool (Me Light
Did he reared bark tu tM Coissilittee, sad that they hats
kmoo to Report oft Wedaaady nest—Gvead
Mr. Illosuice prier-used • Petioles from Pastas,
_ln Lac-
cadive, he favour Anissal Piwliesiente sod theivereel
iu~rape —Lid es der table.
The Irish Royal Camel BIS was read the third dens, aid •
Sir
•
Sir S. Imuswe meowed p Patine home a ream immed
Peel Young, compainiog shut be was sow cootioeil
in ihe Midweek of Wigan', fur as Mime. 'pima the Emilie
Leos. By law be might only se have ineffered six neuntlia
imprimisommet ; but, thievish that pedal we tveepieted nu
the sth of Apr* be was ail seeihmd.,4lniered tu he us
the Mb* and to he petalled.
Mr. Waiwev postponed she Caiiimiteir at the Mesa-
boats Bill, to Tnealay mut.
Mr. W. WU), Awned, slat It was of the pintoes ia•
peruse* that doe obedience Maid be peed he the Art,
Maths, Sheriffs, is Mama parte of the emotive user
which they preside. to appoint isolivisloals to receive write
for the election of Mashers to serve in Parliaisest, and to
return to the Past.Slaeler.Geserol the pleas of abode.
He bed called the anemias of the Home to this *object on
the Id of Huck laa—sied. in consequence of apsutim sub-
leased by him, the Sheriffs of Commies were directed to
make a return of the places of residence of paean ou ap-
pointed. Natwithaterant, that, lee was sorry so had that
no return hod brae node by the Asti& of Oxford, Buck-
isiegbass, Surrey, reek, sal Caittatergae. He therefore gave
Notice. that, on Friday east, he 'amid loom that the She-
riffs of these Consties do spasm at the Bar.
Mr. H. Sum masaid, that the Sheriff of Surat metals!),
had roe made a return of the pieces were his offsets were
eitsated to the Flat:llleater.Geoeval—himt be had inade such
• return to the Clerk of the Great Sad, which wee Goren.
soot, he hollered, with the Statute.
Mr. W. WTii expressed hie satisfaction at Salim that
Mildew wee impotalielo the High Sheriff of the Coady
of Surrey.

POOR'S LAWS ROGIULATION RILL.
Sir. AM eranan Wawa presented a Petition beg the
aturcliwardens of St. Iltclinal. Fustar-inse, atrareet cer-
tain clowns in U. hoses (awn Regulation SiU.—Laid on
the table.

lir. Ahern Weep novel, that the PAW', front St.
Gil% Crippler/le, is favour of the chuwe is the Pour's
Laws Bill, Cu, swung Ilk• owners islet:ad of the occupiers
of certain Wears, be primed.
°coeval Teeittives hoped that this clause, which would
greatly oppress boob she meters sod occupiers of a particu-
lar descriptive of house% would not be suffered to pass bey
ate.
The Amities was ordered es he pieta.
Lord A. illauttsee rascal that the Papers premised to
the Illoare, or Wviaesday loot, relative to causes before the
Illossioes, is Selland, be prieled.—Ariered.
CITY ACCOUNTS.
Kr. H. NMI& methyl so Moo. limber for the City of
London (*VIC Carne) is hie place, wished to helm=
eerie* settietekk edatioe OP City of Leeds%
were ordered sit of Mow, last, had Dot yet he..
pruservet P.- •
Sir W. cum. emote* Sekilw secants for tle ire
MN years, which are these =Pod for' were swat roheal.
moue, and could 061, oseselseMly, be produced °a the no-
neut.

Mr. H. SWIM= stated, that the arcemsde in queetioa
were printed, and seed only by transcribed in seder le he
'remitted. He did not think the City acted properly to that
Hater, hi referriag lLis matte, to a Committee of the Cum-
men Council to deliberate os lb—and, if his internalise
were *meet a directive was gives, by the Committee to
the passe these duly it was so Newish ebe acemost, to pro-
duce it at the latest poisible period--eimdeet, which, IC the
fact were so, was extremely disrespectful.
Aldermen CUSTOS MUM friestlo%, at this
astute. It was not In his power—and, if it were, they were
toe &bests to be Noticed withoot esuoideratieo.
Aldermen W. said, the ammunte. as rioted, sans-
ally, for the ion, worse s& la such a form as could be
laid before lir It was absolutely necessary that they
@Wald he new-modelled.

Mr. H. Sunnis, cuosoiving the aoswent be bad received
le he feseaderseeerfl mooadi " That the mid accounts be
presented forthwith"
Mr. &Merman Snow was of opinion, that such a notion
was not celled fee. The onion expedition war need in
making up the ace ants, and, when produced, he was sure
they welsh! be toned isatistatiory.
After • few words from Mr. M. Sonwea, Mr. Serjeant
Onst.ww, e•d Sir. ♦Mermen Snow, the notion w.ts
agreed tu.
The West India Importation Sill was read the first ting—
le be read the second time on Moodsy next.

SPIRITS INTERCOURSE RILL.
The Report of the Spirits leleteearte MU was broiled
up by Mr. Baossits.

.SiiGrosios Cup's prepense' a dune tar the purpose of
assimailattsse the eiteatiee nulls. scMeh with that of the
Irish Distilkr.

Mr. Lusoinareon stated, that the chow amid sot be re-
wind, nonlinear with the anise of the Hinge The Bill
was intruded to melon the lotercouree of spurts betwesil
Ireland and Ragland—mid Ae His. Bertiort's clause went
to regulate the spkit trade bowsaw Ireland and Ileadood.—
It woe minesary, therefore,lkel the eleven should he founded
on
the Resenting of a Coomplttee.
After a few obeervetreas from Lard R. HAMILTON sad
Mr. Linutnerrois—
The lassos said, that, So lairedoes each • clear, ewes
on the Repolisties of * Committen.no the gloom was oat
necessarily connected with the 111411-. s be reregister,
He. therekore. suggested the propriety of withdrawn( it.
Mr. W. HONDAS observed, Mot the relief Wended to be
emoted by this cleave ought sot to be withheld. lb. Scotch
Distillers hail long labotwirl nadir a great disadveotages
east a wee point of funs *eight *et to igniter. with the
solataatial joshes of the aim.
Sir H. Paamatz was of apisirom that the clause could sat
be received.
The Seem= non noted what he conceived to be the
coarse whirl might to be pursued by the Non. Baronet.
Sir G. Cleat laid, If to clause were not decidedly op.
pond to the theme of to Howse, be siimild eertaisely taws
it. He complained that the NH had gime through the Cosa.
emitter, cm a former dare is so early an hoer, as precluded
bin Mon arming for au isietractren to the Coatasimee, est
the subject of Ibis clause.
The SPIIAIINS sod Mr. Saiiimisra (the (einnea of the
Commillin) declared that me public measure had been ro.
moody tworight before the Honer, u.lHh.lf paat four o'clock ;
sod, fosse to present wale of she private leaner. that of
• public mature wecessardy caws in oblige shoo it ovoid
do at the commesscausiot of the titathea.
Coleuel Damao said, the sedoect Is *hid Ude clam ea.
farted, had keg bent a moor of atigetioev.i.ead he con-
ceived it was sot cancel On the fidit BfrtlOet to come flown
and melte this pnipasities, within/ &leg mei seam of it.
Mr. J. P. Geist said, the peeper course of proceeding
would bet. recommit she Sill—and to nine fwe so karat-
lino I. the.Cipotteribre minsider this pestrashir claws.
The Citaineudiaef the Excasspnra whinged, that dm
ielsase did not alma with the sehgeet.usetter of she Rill,
*Lich inn/ to ',guide the spirit trade foal/ern Grrat
taiu Inland, while the alteratioa proposed by the Uwe.

Ihruset hid refehtmeo ilitedaidd. It !wild rot, therefore,
he teemed. _ _

Mr. EIIILAT maid. that if. ma had hero Meted. Aim subject
for soar: years Wall a SWIM of 44•101,01. that &purse*, le
him ou be ilia bet possible ertisiiii fur kiwi's' it i.eitteil iss-
utvlistely.
The chum *as Him withdraws, the Report Merrill
sail the Bill indeed So he read the thud tuns so
CUAI, THA DE.
Mr. LiTet.xtutt was noxious to ask it question of
the Bight Hon. Gesilletinin opposite (Mr. Vatisit.
tau), with respect to a rumour that had cleated
couaiderable *term throughout the tiihnitt coulomb.
It was reported that the Right Huai. GentlelltoU
Meant to take off the tax YU Wald earned COOsiifitilre
fur the pupate of taxing diet article at the pit-
head. Ile should he sled to have muse caftan.
twit on this subject. • .
The CHANCULLOR of the ExcitrAulth Said* he
amid, is a very Me words, give the Him. Geol.
the inforntatimi be required. it eras eery far trout
his inteutiou to bring lusward any measure 011 this
subject. Whatever might be the opinions 4 Geo.
tletueti ou the abstract justice of the curie. as the
wedeln system had resitintied to long, it was quite
impossible to bring the subject byline Parliament,
in the present Session, Co :is to lure staging it fully.
FintGED NOTES.
Sir C. MORD/MIT presented a Petition front cep.
tam lichabitauits of &runtish:lin complai 0000 ig Of
the manner ell which Bank of Mlnglastil notes are
executed, in consequence of which great facilities
were afforded to forgery. Ile would itiuve fur a Com-
mittee to take this stroject Mtn consideratioii, had
not au Hun. Baswiet (Sir J. :114mA...dusk) totted, too
o former evening, that he would introduce the sub-
ject. This being the case, he cheerfully left this
unportent basilicas iu such able hands.
Mt. DUGDOLE conceived that the House ought
immediately to ourestigete this subject. It was line
of primary Importance to the morals of the country,
and ought not to be lust sight of for a suoinent.
Mr. GanneaLL fully concurred iu the propriety
of an torreetigatiou. He hoped his Learueil Friend
(Sir J. Ildatkiutosh) would, in the course of the
next week, move fur a Committee, minutely to in-
quire into the subject. •
Sir J. Gusto& said, nearly one half the notes,
purporting to be those of the Batik of &Ilan&
which were circulated in the 'purifiers* roomier, were
forgeries. Ou the other hand, it was must remark.
able that au instance occurred of a couistry Batik
note being retired. The Newcattle, the Nurthous.
bedand. the Durham, and other northern Books,
issued a great many muter, yet no attempt was
mode to Mtge them—while thousands of forged,
Book of England notes were circulated throughoot
the country. This circusustitts...e yr Ariel( proved
the necessity of inquiry.
Mr. THOU/VON bore testimony to the truth
of the Hesseanibte Barimetie statement. lie
knew one country banking horse, where uut less
than thirty forgeries were presented its a week.
Last year the forgeries presented at the Batik.
of Eugland amounted isoulinally to :27,0091.
—but this was a very small part of the totes ob.
solutely forged. Persons did not like to present
them to the liank.—they did not like to subject
them to any test, and the consequence was, that,
he' believte, boudreds of thoustauds of pounds of
this forged circulation, were Dow afloat through the
country. This would continue to be the case, uu- ,
til the Bank altered its system.
General Taeourrox, having called the attention
of the House to this subject two years ago, could
not let this opportunity pass by without expressing
his hope that immediate steps would be taken to
remedy the evil complained of its the Petitiou.:„
That Petitiou ought riot to be lightly treated, for.
the people of Birmingham were excellent judges vi'
this subject.
Mr. DuortaLe inquired of the Hal. and Learn-
ed Baronet (Sir J. Mackintosh) whether he meout.
shortly to move fur a Committee to iuquire into this.
hie" .
tin Sir
hir• J. MACKINTOSH said, if the motion of his
Hon. Flieed (Ms. Tierney) for * Committee to
inquire into the saint of the Bank, were unfortu-
irately negatived this. evening. he• should, in the
course of the night, give itotice of a inotimi for ij
Committee on the subject that Ind been alluded
The !elitism was then brought up and read.
General O*scosona was or opinion that a (wi-
lily eboteld be given fur exchanging old notes fur
new, by which means it would be much easier to
distinguish good notes from forgeries than it now
was. At present this was almost itnposeible, from
the tattered state in which the notes freqiirsitly
were. The ootes circulated in the county of Lan-
caster were chiefly of the Bank of England.
These, by paving front humid to hand, became at
length so dirty and 10114 that it was sluinst impose
nide to distinguish the good from the bad notes.
After a few words from Mr. Lillie, who COIF
marred in the propriety of au extended iiiqiiiry, the
Petition was laid on the table, and ordered to be
printed.
Mr. P. BOLD presented a Petition from the dry.
'salters of Manchester, istayilig that the House
'would not lay any additrosial duty on drug* used iii
she printing of calico.—Laid 00 the 'ewe.
LOAN DILL.
The Cnancer,Loa of the ElCHteCill moved
ikelkird reeding of the Loan Bill.
att. GUN PILL lose to move the arueodroeut of
Whit* its had a few Melt,. einee given notice to the
=islt ohs out his intention to go to any cost.
Imigth into the affairs of the Book, as he
shadd haves Tuesday an opportunity of reviewa
ins die tssuelheet of that Cottivisoy in their labisfogr.
moo 411 the Itiotsied macerate of the public, when"
hr hoped to eater into the vartious branches of the
subject folly. The object of his present motion'
was to defeat the written of the Right Ho:
000roak Genuensau, the Chancellor of' the Elt-
chequer, of allowing to the Bunk a Very consider:
able sum as a compensation to the Bank, or charge
for management of a portion or the Nitrite debt, to
which lie considered the Bank vette not
'Fite charge for toassagetrient of the loan crested by
this Act, eiclutied two :trio : Nit for an allowance


to the Ilank of dila per ustllion for their trouble iu
or radio receivilig the deposits iitnioney
to be made on this Ida.), too.; to J,ooo,oour.
the Other similar charge of stout. p. r
inithiisi upon Escliespler Bills to be funded fur the
porpri.es of this loan, suremisting iu the Whole tii
27.400,00 d/. This tart charge war our altogether
novel item of charge in the airoigenients of the
Bank with the Right floss. Ciesitieunsii, or auy one
ritrrCi.ii g, us he did, the functions of it represeutis.
Inc of the purilic. He &void as..ure die House.
there Hewer 110 be.4l a charge like the present
minis. befire by the —flank.. o :ten ti.e politic credi.:
tor
_proceeded to fund Es.elwquer at .due
solicitation of the Chancellor of the Eichertoer for
the time being. 'The House Must feel impressed
With the truth of the *arson. riatensiersto and stocu.
useiiir produced in that House, boor time ,to times
slsesiiirg that the iirtifits of the Itaiik of England
were already restficurnily enisouomi; tool by DO
tdruuu entitled dirty to assy additioisal allowance-8
tinder the cireunistances of the preieut Joao.—
The Nitsimut of the 010111 to lie Oen to the Bank
by this per ceistage, Will in itself a Matter of some
coisseiteteuce 16 the public, isideP. odeutly of the
übjectson every one must feel e
wit dpi principle., It would be found to simousit to. lo,nouL As lie
thought, mid he hoped to this oi • he war jot's.-
ed• by most of those *lto hail given' themselves the
trouble to iiitestigete, even in the ritual superficial
way, the trainiactions of the Book With the palates
that they were already too uwply remunerated for
their trouble or risk in the otstmgtlitetti of the
public debt. He should therefore, Mote, that
the chute in the Act granting to the husk this
lowsisce or per ventage sl Id he omitted. .
The Cu strcti.tua of the Excus oust *clinked
the lion. Gentleniau had stated *coy fairly that it
hid not been hitherto the practice iu handing not.-
shooing; Exchequer Bills to grants per centage to
the Book. But fur the present Charge the beat
reason in the world Could be afforded, mutely, that
heretofore when Exchequer were funded, and
became a part of the actual luau Of the mum ry fur
the year, the husiiiesr was trouiticted in the Exche-
quer Bill office. The Thuile had beers dresres ate
with a due respect to economy ; lie was happy
tOllllll it had parsed through every stage but the last
without any opposition but such as had *right:tied
od the part of the Hon. Graf. The House *mild
see that the whole business Inuit neceis..rily be
transacted at the Baul, being by the terms of
the transaction, as agreed upon with the public,
Capable of being converted Into ti Motley loots at
pleasure, and receivable at the Bank of Englaurt.
In ditch an addition of labour and otteutien to the
soisnageoretit of this part of the public triode,, which
consisted of very complicated calculations anti
traissoetiotut, considerable time, and unisterous clerk/
or other permits. must lie employed. particularlir
when it was recollected the quantity of stud likely
to lie transferred from the three per center. to the
three and • half per cents. iueolviug a alkali:snout
not the most simple. He. for Isis part, thought the
Bauk reserved but a fair proportion of tillovrauce for
their trouble, and he was certain the terms on which
the contract hid been Concluded with the Book
was detidedly in &toot of the publiC, inesairuch art
the chirtge on the loat of the presetst year was slut
more than half Weil it Woulil bare been hod Gmi
vernmeut contracted for ass altogether new loon.
The ainendrnent was then ssegonted hithout a
divirion, and the Bill read the third time and
palsied. •
The CHANCELLOR of tlie.g/LCREQUER inovedr
that the House 011 its rising shisold adjourn to Moo.
day next, which was agreed to,
file third reelable of Sikes's Hydrometer Bill wad
postponed until Monday.
The second reading of the Customs Cousirlidito
bob Bill was Bird fur Thuirday uext.
CONVISUANCE . sift s
THE BANK RESTRICTION.
The Cifsockt.tite of the Etcoltrioto mover'
the Order of the DI for the sieCosid reading of the
Bank Restriction Contiumusee Bill. He stated it
Mai his intetition to move au iimendsuent to the
Bill in thatrtatage, except it should be considered
more conforiemble to the practice of the House to
take another more advouced stage ha that purpose.
%lr. Thames- 'oljected to the prepared mode of
proceeding, or did also Mr. WYNN. as unusual
and inconveideut; and the C..ussictuare of the
Excuse's BA consesitell to withdraw his tonice of
au amendment to the Bill iv dohs stage.
Mr. TIERNEY rose fur the pnipuse of addiesor
ing them, lie faired, at coissidereble length, pur-
suant to a notice which he rotor time since had
giveni relative to topic. of the most grate stud im-
portant nature. the Houte was now called to
consider used iffirestigote what was the real currency
of 11,:„ country at this moment, and whether that
currency was that which it ought to ben
.pr Cousin.
rut with the welfare of the cuuutry. lie should
refrain from tasking any comments generally at 10,
the state of the country, whether prosperous Of
otherwise, Only so far as was COnurcted with the sub.
ject of her mitosy treesectiotio. To hear the state.
merits of the Right ifoomarehle Gentleman front
time to time, might .lead moat to iwagioe that
things were in la very strange. if nut rusher.
noised state. It was on eh hands admitted, that;
taking the debt of this country ai it a round sows-
her, it amouutel at the begiuniug of the year to
1100,090.000 L to which was to be added 4d.0c0,0001.
ors account of the peinteni year, stakisig a total of
1140.000.000/. as the staisdiug debt of this country;,
and this isi the third peer after the conclosiou of
peace. This vied of the nese might. perhaps;
savour, even in the Right Honourable Oriole-
soluiwtrisfiah':;:meallillSdlPet:irakrdogirai isiginYll°Faintuismiettilsidalts°:ogisehli°lfoiloikrunerteilpimorednpevaeecusitri*titylrYi;ol;shis.lol;ll.7
ever, the prospect must he allowed to derken, when
the public were informed (lust evert fasthoig of terse
Snikisig E I *us to bis borrowed" forthwith.-..
latigh.)—But then attain a fresh gleans of pros.
per.ty brae iu uu the 'light Has. fientletteasei