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*haps amine* way of remedying the evil—a semen-
ing mune often did more harm than
(Hewe.)—All agreed that the edifice was ill con-
Streeter!, and the only question was New it sheold be
pulled down.—(Hen..)
Mr. PAnuet.t., in allusion to the soma expend*
in inakieg reads, theoght that where then improve-
inputs were wanted, the levying of unary to carry
them isle effect was a long adissotage, and items.
thately ',paid the original ek Wither. He awe
curved in the pas pnety ' '
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and effiretivey in the pfilivell*
Mr. asseullons 45,111dellitia • AT
*hat had Mien Tons the Member fee
Northumbmegoestlass (50445.• Mestet), whin he stated
his wish, that ON live &emblem fee Ireland
eheeld be by die Home net le mere
local queolieue, but that Itiey should is all cane
be framed in the some spirit, and with the same
poineiple, which pervaded the laws of Greet Britain.
He could net, however. agree with him in his ge-
%end remarks, with respect to the powers which
had for as many years been vested io Grand Juries,
of local t*xaties for county purposes-Ain matey
se levied returned to the districts hens whence it
had beep received, and the works divided by the
Grand Juries, by affording labour end occupation
to the poor, contributed greatly to their benefit
and support. He was not mere of at discontent
existing iii those counties wish which be was imam.
diatelyiegesinted, by the esimilloorthese powers,
whirls he tressed might be se reasialed sod guard.
oaf by the issarpasal Bill of Mellen. Friend, as to
be in every respect umejectionehin
After a 'few words ist • low tone of voice from
General Ham leave win given to bring in the
Bill.
DR. 111R11101 LIREART.
Mr. Benzes postponed eel Monday nest his
tonne for the purchase of Dr. Berney's Library.
• WIWI OF 'Mile JotillNALe-
Osivhe notion of Mr. BATHURST, a Committee
was appointed to consider of the imperfect state of
the Genial Index of the Journals of the House,
and also to state an opinion of the expense of such
an inquiry.
PARISH VESTRIES BILL •
i_ Mr. C. CALTILST presented a Petition from the
Parishioners of Sh Horsleydown, against.
the Parish Vestries Bill.—This Petition was had on
the table.
ANFORIII.
Lord Srtufatir presented a Petition from cer-
taiu persons at Oldham, in Laucashire, praying
for a radical Refocus in Perliainent.—This Petition
was laid on the table.
LOAN BILL.
The Cnekcat.r.oe of the Excnaeuse moved
the Order of the Day roe the House to resolve itself
into a Committee oh the Loon Bill.
On the question being pot from the Chair—
Mr. Ottektiati. rose, and said, that essentially
es he objected to the hole financial scheme set on
foot by tht Right Honourable Geutkman oppo-
site, yet on the present occasion he would confine
here 'tido to that clause in the Bill, which al-
lowed the dank to receive a fee of iod. per 100/.
on the 9,000,000/. Loon, and 10d. per 1001.
np the 17.000,0001. Exchequer Bills to be funded.
Tle Mould move in the Committee that that clause
be altogether expunged, as no adequate service
was to be performed by the Bonk in return for
etch a thole. It was certainly his wish that every
transaction between the Bank and the country
eould be considered by a Committee of that
Rimini and that the Finance Committee up stairs
should make ao secutide investigation into the pre-
med state of the at:soden between these parties ;
but r it appeared fn. *het pasted in the House
the otherzijght that each ievedigation was not to
he expec for some time, be was obliged to ot.
tack the subject piece-meal, as opportunities might
present themselves—accordingly, when the House
was in Committee, he should propose to have that
claws altogether expunged.
Mr. J. P. GRANT could not lose that, the only
opportunity he could embrace, not only to state his
objections to the plan of the Right Honourable
Gentleman, but to express his surprise that the
Right Honourable Gentleman should now, in the
third year of peace, come down with a proposition
for a loan of fourteen millions—while the House
would not fail to recollect that the income for the
year amounted to but six millions three or four
hundred thousand pounds. Three millions were to
be raised by the enema taxes, three more by the
excise duties—while the lottery—/Hew)—and a
few minor heads. would afford about three or four
hundred thousand. The Right Hou. Gentleman
had not thought proper to produce any permanent
plea for raising the necessary supplies. or to sug-
gest soy mode of reducing our establishments, and
bringing down our expenditure to our revenue.
His only plan consisted, not in providing for the
exposers of the year by taxes or by the application
of the morphia of the Consolidated Fund, as was the
practice is Other times but in creating new debts,
and applying the proceeds of the Sinking Fund
to pay of their interest—in constantly heaping up
debts, year after. and defraying the interest on
them from the Sinking Feud. Thus no hope ap-
peared, no expedient for eqoalising our income
and expenditure—little hope could there be, when,
in point fact, we were obliged every year to bor-
row as mach es we paid. If an individual were to
borrow 10,0001. every year, to pay off so much
prior incuntlininces, and were afterwards to boast to
bid friends, that he was clearing his estate, what
would be said, but that the emu was insane ? The
only difference would be. that he would be loading
himself with the additional interest of so much.
He was far front meaning to speak with disrespect
of the Right Hon. Gentleman—but he must be al-
lowed to declare, that his plan seemed to him to be
one intricate and perplexed in the extreme. Alto-
gether he wanted to borrow fourteen millions, to
make good the deficiency of the actual income of
the year—three of these, he told us. were to be
raised by subscriptions in cash, but how he was to
procure the remaining eleven millions he had not
told tic It was to be presumed it was by fund.
ing Exchequer Bills. The plan then coina to
this—the sum exceeding the actual incoming
Ways and Moms of the year, waste be supplied by
money paid on a transfer of a certain sum front
one stork into another by roadie; Exchequer 13.11.
and issuing oat others. The only eject he could
see in the plan was, to thee, • veil ever the eyes
of the country as to the red stets of our linsucel,