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inent,..be .geperali let it extend to t 1 while,
that any decisions to which .it May come may be
founded on proper knowledge, and not on partial
and deltraive views, The present Motion he 1.
could not therefore approve of. As to the asser-
tion,
that the increased issue of Sank Paper is
the cause of the dearness of provisions, he would
not deny that it might have some foundation ;
but he would contend, that its effea is far from
being so great as alledged. And as to the depre-
ciarion of Bank Piper, arising from the exchange
being against this country, it is at present only '
I z per cent. and is produced, not by any mis- •
management of the tank, but by the difference
between the exports and imports ; the latter of
which have risen above the former, from the ex-
tra Ordinary importation of provisions.
Mr. BOY D objefted to any interference in
the affairs of the Company, and observed, that
notwithstanding the sum which it was now pro-
posed to be divided among the Proprietors, there
still remained a large surplus as a security to the
Public.

Mr. NICHOLLS thought that the Bank.
ought to have made a purchase of Bullion previ_
ous to its having risen to the present advanced
price. In his opinion, one cause of the increase
of price was from the Bank having had legisla-
tive authority to issue so much paper. It was
the duty of Parliament to restrain the Bank Com-
pany from receiving any undue profit.

Mr, THORNTON said, that the increase al-
luded to, was the elle& of the increase of the
Christmas Dividends. At present, the issue of
13ank-notes was nearly at its usual level. It was
now one million and a'half less than before the
month of January, and about the average before
the War. The average amount then was be-
tween eleven. and twelve millions, and the ave-
rage now, including the small Notes, was not more
than twelve' millions three hundred thousand
pounds.: He trusted this Motion would not be
received'as a matter of course, but that it would
be well considered before it was agreed to.

Mr. TIERNEY said, he understood that when
the measure was resolved on of paying the Di% i-
(lends in Bank Notes, it Was stated that there
was a Surplus of three and'a half millions of the
general Fund. He Was now surprized to find,
that out of that additionil,Surplus Capital, which
was the security the Bank gave the Public, for
allowing so large an issue of Paper Monfy, so
large a sum as 600,0001. should now be proposed
to be divided amongst the Proprietors.

'Mr. ALLARDYCE said, the Public could run
no risk,- as, in his apprehension, the whole Capi:
tal of the Bank of England was pledged for the
security of i►s Debts.
Mr,THORNTONsaid, that the Bank Direetors
had not been in the habit for eight years past of
augmenting the Dividend among the Proprietors ;
and justified the grounds on which the Direetors
had advertised an Increase of Dividend.

The Question being put upon Mr. N 1 CHOL LS'S
Motion, it was negatived without a division.
The Bill to allow th,.! Clergy to grant Leases
of their -Tythes, under certain restrittions, was
'read a first time.-

A Message was received from the Lords, in-
forming that their Lordships had agreed to the
Irish Duty Bill, and the.lrish Distillery Bill.

The ATM R NEY &EATER AL moved for leave
to bring in a Bill for the more effedually prevent-
ing the forgery of Bank of England Notes, Pro-
missory Notes, and Bills of Exchange. He scat-
ed, that in the Bill he wished to bring in, it was
proposed to oblige the Printer to insert his name
and place of abode.—Leave given.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then said, he
rose for the purpose of moving for leave to bring
in a Bill for the better colleting of Poor-Rates,
and for authorizing Magistrates to enforce the
Rate, notwithstanding an appeal, and at the same
time giving them a power to reimburse the per-
son who appealed, if, upon inquiry, it was proved
that there were sufficient grounds for so doing.—
Without some such measure, he stated, that the
number of Appeals might be such as to disable
the Oreikeers from levying the Poor-rates.

Mr. LOIf"THER (as we understood) complained
that this Petition contained an indecent attack on
a Noble Lord who had been referred to in a Peti-
tion presented on Saturday last, from the Over-
seers of the Poor of Whitehaven ; and entered into
a vindication of the character and conduEt of. that
Noble Lord. Ll thought it would have been but
fair ID have given that Noble Peer some previous
intimation of the design of bringing up a Petition
of the nature alluded to:

TheSo LICITOR GENERAL said, it was new
doetiine, that it was necessary to give any notice
to the Noble Peer of an intention of presenting
the Petition referred to. That Petition contained
no statement of any fart but what the Noble Lord
might have been very right in doing.
Mr. JOLLOFE said a few words, as did Mr.
AntioT and Mr. SHAW LE FEVRE.
Mr. MAJYJYARING said, there was a gene-
ral jealousy of attempts to amend the Statute of
ELIZABETH, respetting the Poor. In his opi-
nion, the Amendments which had been made
'sere no real impiovement of the Law. The pre-
sent measure appear;xl to him to come forward
with a degree of precipitancy he hoped it would
not be pressed forward without due time for con-
sideration.

Mr. PANSI7TART said he approved of the
proposed Bill.
Sir R. BUXTON said, that such a Bill was
wanted to remedy a great existing incenvenience.
By means of notices of appeal, the Poor Rates
might be evaded ; so that unless some remedy
were applied, the Poor might starve.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL, deprecated this
measure's being unnecessarily delayed. He pro.
tested that he had not alluded in his intended
Motion, nor mentioned the name of the Noble
Lord referred to. The Petition which he, had
resented on Saturday only struck him as a parti-
cular case,- which went to exemplify a general
inconvenience. He writ-Wed with moving' fnr