The National Register.
London, England, 1818-04-26 00:00:00

DR: BURNETS LIBRARY.

Mr. BA NIZS called the attention of tilelfous---eto the ?eport oar.;
eerning the purchase of the library ef the late Dr. Burney. Th.
report contained that information was necessary on the subject. He
should not, therefore, then trespass or. the tune of the House, but
simply move that it be referred to die Committee of Supply.
Mr. BEN NET thought that justice ought to be done to those who
bad served the Crown, before they voted away sums of money in
generosity.
Mr. Cunwrat said, thal.if the Hon. Member pressed the Motion
for referring the report to the Committee, he should feel it his duty to
divide the House upon it. lie had, for the same resson as now,
opposed forma plans. Whatever might be the actual value of ti-
n
collection it could only be expected to be useful to a few, and not of
universal beenefit. They bad.lately given considerable grants to t r
Royal Family ; the cueunZstances ef the country they aught to
pause before voting such sunig.
On a divuion, the numbers oa 34:J3mi:es's motion were—Ayes 'y
s:.—.Nlajority 44.
POOR LOWS' AMFNDMFST BILL.
The Home went into a Committee, and the Bill was read clause by
clause._

Mt. D. GILBERT proposed an amendment of the clause author-
izing to raise loans by wrtgaiing the Pour-liate.. r:speetibg the
numbers and the property of those Cm should givottivir raittion in
every instance of so raising manes.
Sir CI:AIME:1 IfcricK thought it wrong in principle ,;an'_ dan-
gerous in its cans pierces, w burden posterity tot the bk:ncflt of the
pre.,ent generation _ _ _

Mr. i.ttata..s Nor nta repro', t 1 t the building of liroidiouses,
according to the act of G. 1. was liable to the same ohjectioqs.;
Workhouses were not for one generation. Yet, if such .mections
were made, of which posterity were to have the advantage as well a,
the existing generation, why slunild not posperity beat part of the
expcnve. • . _

'►fter some further ccaversation, the ainendmer t was put and
carried.

The next clause was. that landlords should be liable to the payment
of the rate, inFtead of the tenants, in nines in which therent did not
exceed 201. per annum, and the tenure was under one year.
Sir Robert Heron. Mr. l itticton, Sir Charles Monck, Mr. Sturges
Bourne, cm! Mr. Milips, made x \ cad °lacy/aliens on the terulci,ey
of tint. chine.

Several amendment, were pmpaced to the ciaures, en the pro-
position of which, a long cornersation took place, in wn,..1: ire fol-
lowing meirers took part :—Mr. Frankland Lewis, Ale. Alderman
Wood, Mr. Thoinwon, General Thornit n. Mr. S. Browne. Sir 'T.
Baring. Mr. Butterworth, Sir Egerton Itryages, Mr.D. Gilt•ert, Mr.
N. Calvert, Colonel Wood, Mr. Mellish, Ar. Wrottcley, Mr. Oa-
wen, and Mr. W. Lamb.
The clause for enabling parish use. sees to advance money, by way
of loan, to industrious pauper .was agreed to aftet some observations
from Mr. lkniglas and Mr. Calvert
After a lour conversation ,:bout verbal amendmen•l in other parts
of the Bill, and the prof oral of clauses by several Alc.tax•rs, the
Bill passed the Committee.
The House then roumed • the report ordered to be taken into for-
th er eon: ideration on 'Tuesday, and in the mean time the Bill, as
amended, to be printed...4le Houk adjourned at it o'clock.