The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-03-05 00:00:00

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i. into the several modes in vsli:ch they were to t
liPeildttl. It might lie said that the }louse
might grunt seismal! a sum as this on the credit Of
Minislaw; but it• was by the ra:regale of such
small scants that the ciount sy was exhausted:Alto sum'
was 411' wutth accounting for, fie was adecided
'twin, to voting subtler in the first instaisc4 and
letting it be accounted for aftetw.erds. At least he
hoped that fur the present a vote would be taken fur
a smaller sum.
The ettmac&t.tort of the ExCHEQUER said,
that these se,vices never weir brought beteire the
House in any other manner them at present. The
chargeal'or defraying the in most fall somewhere, tend
they could not he defrayed out of the Ceti! Lies.
They were toittitigehvies not foreseen, and therefore
could not be before pru'voiled for. However, lie saw
no olrciiiiti to the propinitiou of the illoiloorable
Nltin irr 'Tierney) to move for only it ourtioni
of the sum at present. Ile would therefore lIIIUse.
by way of amendment, that instead of 500,000/.
eso,olpoL bet itiaerted iu the original resolutiov.
111 r. TI ERN IN said, that it would have been right
to refer the whole stun in the first instance to the
cowitlerattem of the Committee of I' manes.
Mr. ‘ArAitlllt said, that lie wialttal to ask a few
qtiestiona relative to certaiii charges included in tile
sum Mentioned in the resolution. lit Ilse head of
repairs of works there was a charge of 41,000/.
whereas the charge for 1816 oat only 8,000/. How
was tins to be accounted fur? I Its next question
re-
I tted to.the 'condition of capture.' negrues—one of
the greatest difficulties in the .d►ohf of the Slave
Trade was the le of itisposnig of such. There
appeared * charge of 10 000/. to pay bills drawls on
Governor Macartnev, of Sierra LVolle, for the ex-
proses of captured isegroes—liow wt. it applied ?
and what wits the system pursued uith respect to
this class of men.? • - .

Mr. AIBUTtiNoi said thut nut of the sum for
rcpuirs of works 14.1171. was devoted to N4ll ks at
absolutely necessary. Considerable ex-
rose too had been incurred in repairs at the Bri-
tish Museum. -rendered necessary by the injuries
dame in putting up-the Elgin gnat hi s. A. sum of
61,000/. had Leen eXpritiled in making some tortes-
miry altrratiui, for relining gold mid silver at the
Itiot. 'Vile SUMS applied to the use of negrots,
were so in patalastoce of sit Act of l'arlissuent.•
IVitlt respect to their cuuditicis alter capture. they
received to grant of lands near Sierra Leone, and
were settled there.
Sir C. IMONCt► understood there but been four
millions mid t 1 quarter of gold milord last year.
lie wished to-know how south of it had been issued,
• and where, tlie rest was deposited ?
Mr. A uoirxtixoT said. that the specie coined
was sent to the Bank. lbw it was afterwards di*.
posed of he was soot-aware. 'Fliers' had been five
millions and a hail' of specie coinedisst year.
The Anoeutiturnt of the CHANCELLOR of dm
Excasauta for the grant of .250,1M11. was then.
arced to.• .

HIGHLAND ROADS AND BRIDGES.
On the resolution fist a strut tint exceeding
20,000/. be granted to In, Weinr for defniyiiig the
charge of constructing Hoods and LiiidgeS in the.
Highlands of Scotland—
Mr. .Goauots raid lie was always of °lnuits'' that.
the Coluilits should be coinpt:leil to defrsy eharget
of this nature for their own al,itacktage. A *hitt
House was called upon unexrectedly.to mate these
gents.

Mr. A aBVTIINOT hail on wi.ll tot: ke the U. use by'
surplice. It was usually full. ut thus lime than its
present. This part of the E.diniates hid alwayi
been brought forward in this nay, stud they had.,
been :awe)* ROW! Oa the day they had been prit.'
seated. This. vote. Ras for ail important purpose,
the civilization and improvement of the Highlasida.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, the
vote was prOporeil in pursuance of the 43.1 Oro. 111..1
many of the proprietor, in the I liglthoolo heing too
poor to contribute to work.. of naudlt national ad. •
vantage. •

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This flay are platlibtial,pent Is. siflii.g Tutu
titIBSERVATIONS out Mr. 1/ANIEI, Wit.. I 14e raprodt
SON'S DEFENCE of the CHURCH MISSION. might jam,
ARY RUC! QTY, agnionif the Objections of the Rev. Josiah '
'I bosuns, Ai elnleaeou of Bath
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