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London, England, 1819-05-08 00:00:00

REPORT OF THE BANK COMMITPFE,

1-1ARI;ow BY presented the. Report
of ter, I eSpertiilg the 1541..1c. Re-
striction, Bw. said a tew words in a
low tone 01 which it could 6.itly be heard
that he proposed the Report to.he' :cad short, and.
tta)t i c intimated Iris intention of emoving sotee
propositions on the subject on Thursday se'nuight.
The Report, he stated, would probably be deli-
tcrcd on Monday next, and the Appen7
dices on TneSdaNr.

he EAneGuEY urged the propriety of giving
more Jine. for the consideration ,of the Report,
before bringing forward any proposi. ions On the
subject, it it were m,rely to pr., serve the linear-
once of decency ; it heing impossible that a Re-
port, with the Appendices,, which had taken the
Cfrmmit,tee three months to deliberate upon and'
arrange, could he folly considered by their Lord-
ships within the short period allowedby the Noble
previous to moving his proposition ; add
toihis, the vast importance of the question, ex-
teinfing, as it did, into so many ramifications of
detail, and affecting so Materially the public in-
terest ; and it was .surely not too much to ask,
That more time should be allowed for its consi-
defatiOn, before being called upon to come to filly
decision upon it. The House, besides, might
pledge itself with respect to general principles,
whilst the House of COMIDOUS, in which any-Le-
gislative measure upon the subject would doubt--
less 'originate, might come to a different conclu-
sion, and thus the tiroo Houses might be placed
in'the .very embarrassing situatio❑ of bolding con.
fiicting opinions upon a question of such great
awl general importance. He trusted, therefore,,
that the Noble Eirl woold , not object to afford
;more time for the consideration of the Report,
before calling upon the House for a decision. Lie
suggested also, that it would be a great conve-
nience if the Noble Earl would communicate to
the House the nature of the propositions lie in-
teutlt•d to move.

The Earl of LIVERPOOL could not see any just
ground for postponing. the consideration of the
Report beyond the flay mentioued by his Noble
Friend, on_ he contrary, he thought it of the
greatest importance that the earliest possible pe-
riod should be chosen for bringing on this (pies
lion, involving as it did So 'many considerations
of :the highest public interest.' With respect to
what hail been said by the Noble Earl of there
tint being time to undo stand the Report., the
fact was, that the question would be best under-
stood after it had been discussed in that House.
As,to the made of bringing on the discussion, he
contended, that upon all questions •of groat pub
lie importance it was by far the host course to (Es-
ems the principles which were to form the ground-
t: ors: of any Legislative, measure respecting- them
previous to bringing forward any Legislative en.'
actmenti'; -This had been the course adopted,
txith regard to the Irish propositions, and with
respect also to the renewal of the Charter of the
East India Company, and the, advantages of it
we,re, that' all .the bearings of the question could
he ascertained with much more clearness and accu-
racy,by both UotiSc9,l han by coming at once to die
consideration of ,Legislative enactments. As to
the, propositions, fhe had no doubt his -Noble
Friend would, commtmicate the nature of them
to-:,the., House, previous to i.iinging on the dis•
cussion.

Ibq E4):1.91-,HARRowISY expressed his readiness
to ernutoor2lcate, the fiAltit:e of his propositions to
the Llon4e,previoto to the discussion, but saw no
reason for postponing that discussion beyond the
day, he bad already mentioned.,
Mdr(wess of tANSDOW,NB agreed with his
Noble Friend (Earl Grey), as to the vast :import-
ance of, tiie :subject, but he, at, the Siiine time,
agrced with the Noble Earl opposite, that it was
right to fix the est liest day possible for going
into the discussion. fie was of this opiniin, be-
cattle the public were so deeply interested in the
question that he thought it was doe to them that,
no time should be lost in giving to it all the con-
' sidiration it 'could receive in that [louse, and at
the saute. time imparting Co the public-all that in-
forMation respicting the subject which must of
course be derived front its being., discussed by their
Lordships. It did not however follow that the
day-mentioned was to be irrevocably fixed, as it,
from any circumstances, it should be found in the
interval advisable to postpone it, the Noble Lords
on the other side would doubtless not object to
that postponement.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE considered the time
too "short for any thing like a proper understand-
ing of the Repor't, a Report which had cost the
Committee so much labour and trouble, and
which, involving as it did propositions alrogether
new with reference to the system hitherto acted
up,,n this country, and what the wildest Oleo-
t i.smotight look to with .apprehension, required
the titio,st 'nature and deliberate consideration. It
was quite its v.e.in, be thought, to come to the

discussion or such a subject with ouiy ten days'
titre to consider it.

Lord RtnesoALE suggested, that the proposi-
tions tb be'tnoveir by his Noble Frienl'should he
upoo the t>ible some iLiys previous to the dis-
cussion', in order that the House might io the ;1)-
terVal be coubled to consider them along with the
Report. -

The Earl.of Llveßropt, agreed in the expedi-
ency of this course of proceeding.
The 1.±,r1 of 11 a Rttowriv also, AR was understood
(his Lordship spoke in a very low tone of voice),
agreed to this, but could not coosent to postpone
the discussion ; it beine, dibeovered 'however, that
the day his Lordship had fixed upon was Ascen-
sion DAy, commonly called Holy Thursday, when
the [louse does nut sit, he namtd Pr day. se'n-
ufght. _ _

The Earl GREY again objected to the shortness
of the time allowed tor the consideration of the
Report, and observed that the discussion of it
could afford no srs tol information to the public,
unles3 their Lord•hips came to 'it with informed
minds,- which could not he the case unless a
;ooger petiod was allowed for consideratlon.
however, the propositions were ni-rely to be
moved on the day named, and the debste on them
adjoin-I)rd, he could set no objection to that course
Ui ploeteding.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL, on the pTirt of his
Noble Friend,` disclaimed the intention supposed
,hy the Noble Earl, it being the purpose ot his
Noble Friend to btiog on the discussion on the
day last' named, communicating to the [louse in
the' interval the nature ot the propositions.
'[lie Earl GREY repeated his objections to the
rhortness ot the time allowed for the considera-
!ion, of the Report previous to being called upon
to discuss it.

Atter a tew words again from the Earl of HAR-
ito w BY, !lie Lords were ordered to be summoned
for Frid:ly se'onight.
1 Ise Report, which .was merely read'pro forma,
was ordered to be printed.—.—Adjourned till Moo-
day.