The Sun.
London, England, 1822-10-24 00:00:00

PRIVATE CHAMBER.

As soon as the Duke of Buckingham had taken the chair,
his Grace begged to call the attention of the Ma&istratas to a
letter which he had recently written to the visiting Justices.
The letter was accordingly read. It appeared to be ably written,
and related principally to the economy of the gaol and other
subjects connected with county management.
When, the reading of the letter was finished, his Grace, after
some general observations on the necessity of economy, moved
series of resolutions, the substance of which was the appoint-
ment of a committee to inquire into the expenditure of the
county. The Noble Chairman stated, in doing so, that notice
of a motion on this subject had been given by a young Gentle-
man (Mr. Smith) whom he would with pleasure call his honour-
able friend, if he would allow him so to do ; but he much fear-
ed that differences of political opinion seemed rather to have
excited private animosity against him. But he assured him
(Mr. Smith) that lie (the Noble Duke) had always felt a great
' regard for him, and he did not conceive that he owed him any
apology for taking his motion out of his hands, as it would
perhaps come with more force and authority from the Lord-
Lieutenant. He wished also to state, that he proposed this
question with no idea that there existed any abuse in the ex-
penditure of the county-money ; but he thought that the same
principle ought to govern the administration of public-money
as the exigencies of the times prescribed in private establish-
ments—namely, the endeavours to save.
Mr. SMITH seconded the Resolutions. He assured the
Noble Duke that no apology was at all necessary for his having
taken the motion. of which he (Mr. Smith) had given notice,
cut of his hands ; and in seconding the Noble Duke's mo-
tion, he begged to expresss his delight and satisfaction that
his original proposition had received so much additional weight
from the sanction and the authority of the Lord Lieutenant's
name. He could not, after what had fallen from the
Noble Duke, refAin from adding, that the Noble Duke
judged very erroneously of him, if he thought that a dif-
ference in politics could even fora moment create any
thing like bitterness of private feeling. He could assure the
Noble Duke, that,4although upon public matters it was impos-
sible for one man to be more at variance with another than he
was with the Noble Duke, still he had never forgotten the cour-
tesies he had received at the hands of the Noble Duke. Private
animosity was the last feeling to mingle in his discharge of his
public duty.
Mr. CARRINGTON asked some questions on the subject of
the resolutions, and concluded by stating, that he had examined
the public accounts with great minuteness and attention, and
could assure the Magistrates, that no act of abuse in the expen-
diture had met his eye.
The resolutions were then carried unanimously. They were
in substance, that a Committee should be appointed to inquire
into the expenditure of the county—that the Committee should
consist of the Lord Lieutenant, the visiting Magistrates, and
all other Magistrates who may attend on the first day the Com-
mittee meet—and that the Committee should meet on the 25th
of November next.
The Noble CHAIRMAN afterwards moved, that the Hon. R.
Smith be added to the number of visiting Magistrates. The
Magistrates then went into the investigation of matters con-
nected with the state of the gaol until about three o'clock.

The Caledonian Canal will be opened from sea to sea early
this week. A number of gentlemen of Inverness and neigh
bburhood are to accompany Mr. GRANT of Wateroish and
Castlehill, one of the Commissioners for this great national
work, on this first interesting voyage which is to be ungettaken
in the Lochness steam-boat.—( Lillaargh Courant, Oct. 21.)