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who had put their signatures to the Petition which
bad been alluded to.

Mr. CALCRAFT did not the to oppose the ad-
journment, but to protest against it, as be could
not bring his mind to vote for the proposed ad.
journMent under the present circumstances,
) without first instituting an inquiry into the dis-
tress with which it appeared that various parts of
the country were afflicted, and especially after that
• Petition had been presented, which his Hon.
, Friend and be believed the Noble Lord admitted to
he signed by prisons of ruch respectability, that
their allegations ought to have some weight
with the House.- In such a case, where the in-
terference of Parliament was so necessasy, by thus
adjourning, in his opinion, they risked that hold
: on the affections of the people, which it was
desirable. that they should have, which he believ-
ed they still possessed, and which they ought to
cherish. They risked this hold .on the public
mind by iorniog their backs on inquiry, and se-
parating without attempting to mitigate the ex;st-
. tog distress. But it was s4i(l., what could they do
to relieve this distress ? ne,—though he did not
believe that their power to relieve went to the
ex•ent some supposed,.—was of opinion that much
might be done, and :•.,?. believed that a great deal
would be done, by consenting to an inquiry, and
thus proving brat they sympathized with the sor-
vows of tlie people. Ile thought measures ought
to be adopted to mitigate the (listless of the sot-
tcrets, anti was of opinion that great good would
lie done by iti,king a grant in favour of route of
the Working classes fur 'whom employment could
tout be found. The suggestion contained in the
Pe ti ion se:jell had been the subject of so
much conversalou on the subject of endea-
vouting to open new sources of trade might 'to
be att;:ndeel
,to, and various Other plans might
be taken into consideration. Doing this woula
tend to conciliate the people, it it toiled to dissi-
pate their distress. lie was not dispo.ed to en-
large on these topics-; hot he felt himself. called.,
upon to oppose this unseemly adjournment, before
any attempt bail been made to relieve the distress .
which was known to exist in many parts of the
country, that, when they next met, he might not
be repioached for collet:l.ring in the Motion for an I

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The motion was then agiud to.
Sri' G. IVABRENDIIR postponed, till Feb. 23, the
halh,t for an Elect-jun Committee to try the return
for liis!:op's
The Dopnry Usher of the BLit:lC.llml summoned
the lloose to the !louse of Peers.—On his re-
tom, the SPEAKRit stated the Royal Assent to
have beet) given by Comtnission to several Bills—
tor which see the Lords.
Sir J. itlActxTosn pOstponed the motion of
which he had given notice, fore revival of the
Committee on the Criminal Code, from the 15th
to the 22,1 February.

FINANCE.
Mr. MABERLY wished to ask the Chancellor of
the Excliever a question. He had been under-
stood to state, that up to the lOtli December
there had been a defelcation in the Revenue to
the amount of 150,0001 He suppOsed the Right
Hon. Gentleman had meant tio,r !hare had tnsen
that :ailing off from the 10th Oetonor to the 19th
December. • Stating this, he of course meant
it to, be understood, that the dinitinvinn from the
sth January to the sth October, was about
500,0001., (oot including Ireland ) Ile was sure
that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had no wish
that any it,cel [cc? rumour on this subject should
go abroad, and he. therefore hoped he would state
whether or not his meaning had been correctly un-
derstood.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had wish.
ed his statement to be so clear, that no doubt
should arise on the subject, awl had no objection
to re-state what he had advanced on a former
evening. He had stated, that there was a falling
off in the Revenue front the 10th of October to
the day on which he was speaking (he could not
say whether it was the 10th of December, but he
believed it might be about that.time) to the amount
of 150,0001. as compared with the corresponding
.period of the corresponding quarter in the last
year. The produce of the old and new duties were
both taken in this calculiition. Since that period
the Revenue had been more favourable, and the
total deficiency on she whole year might now be
estimated at 4:i0,0001.
Mr. MABERLV—Reclusive of Ireland ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied
in the atlirmative. He added.that lie had made
no statement on the former evening, with re-
spect to the period ending OCtober 5. It
had been understood that he expected that
there would be, at the close of the present
year, a clear surplus of five millions beyond the
expenditure of the country, applicable to the 'Re-
demption of the National Debt. He cerminly
had not meant so to express himself, because he
could have no expectation of any such surplus. In
the Report of the Finance Committee, it' had last
year been assumed, that there would be a clear
Surplus Revenue of 2,000,0001. at the close of
the present year, applicable to the reduction of
the Public Debt. To this was to be added the
produce of the New Taxes. But of course he
could not expect the whole amount of what these
were expected to produce, would be realized in
the course of the present year—in the year end-
ing January '5, 1820. Of course at present they ,
must fall tar short of their estimated amount, and
could not be expected to add more than
1,000,0001. to the 2,000,0001, calculated upon
by the Finance' Committee, as applicable to the
Reduction of the National Debt.
COLLECTION OF THE REVENUE.
Sir H. PARNELL rose to move for certain papers
relative to the expellee of the collection of the
Revenue, and of the Civil Officers of the Govern-
ment. He was strongly of opinion that it the
whole system were revised a great retrenchment
night be effected. This idea be had not hastily
taken up, and he believed that it was not peculiar
to him, but that it prevailed generally throughout
the country. It was therefore his intention shortly
after the recess, to submit .a motion on this
subject to the House. The expellee of collecting
the Revenue for-the year 1818 had amounted to
no less a sum than,4,300,0001. The expense of main-
taining the different offices for auditiog accounts

'and preparing papers came to 1,100,0001., and
various establishments connected with the Civil
Government of the country, created an additional
charge .of 350,0001., making a total of nearly
6,000,0001. He thought Parliament after the
recess ought• to give their attention to this im-
portant subject, and doing this he was of. opinion
that great relief might be afforded. He then
moved for an account of the rate per centum paid
upon the collection of gross receipts for each
branch of the ordinary revenue for the year 1819.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did not
rise to oppose the motion of the Hon. Baronet,
which went to bring a subject of such great im-
portance before the House. When the Hon,
Baronet made the motion of which be had give❑
notice, he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) be•
lieved that he should be able to prove that much
had already been done to diminish the expense of
collecting the revenue, and there was every dispo-
sition on the part of Government to do more, it
this could be effected consistently with the general
interest of the country. He was not so sanguine
in his expectations as the Hon. Baronet, but he
wished every thing that could be accomplished in
this way to be dune.
The motion was agreed to ; and the Honoura•
ble Baronet proceeded to move for a variety, of
comparative Returns connected with the subjects
touched upon in the course of his sp'eech, for the
years 1792, 1813, and 1819.
The motions were severally agreed to.
fir W. DE CRESPIGNY gave notice, that after
the recess he would move for the appointment of
Committee to consider of the means of amelio-
rating the condition of the Poor.
Sir H. PARNELL brought in a Bill for the better
regulation of Elections in Irelantl.—Read a first,
and ordered to be read a second time on the 25th
February, and to be printed.
Sir J. OsBORNE presented Accounts of the Re-
venue of Ceylon, the Mauritius, and other Colo-
nies. in the last yer, and also a Return of all
Persons holding Offices in the Colonies.—Ordered
to te on the table.
:1;r. LUSHINGTON presented Accounts of the
Expellees of the Barrack Department.—Ordered
to lie on the table.
Sir H. PARNELL brought in a Bill to promote
the Trade and Manufactures of Ireland, by encou-
raging Partnerships in Ireland.—Read a firs, and
ordered to be read a second time, Feb. 25th, at
to be pointed.

EMPLOYMENT OF TUE POOR.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHFQUER, before he
moved that the Hot;se sho►tld adjourn, rose in
thy absence of an Hon. Friend (the Chief:Justice
of Chester), to give notice, that shortly after the
Recess his Hon. Friend would move for leave to
bring in a Bill for en►ploying part of the Pauper
Poor of the Metropolis. He proceeded briefly to
state the outline of the Bill, but in so low a tone

that he could not be distinctly heard in the Gal-
lery. He was understood to say the Bill would go
to repeal an Act which prohibits the employment
of the poor out of their respeciive parishes. The
plan it was intended should be unaccompanied by
expence to the public. Certain Crown Lands on
Dartmoor Forest are given up, as tse understand;
by the Prince Regent, to be cultivated by the
poor, who are expected to be enabled to do so
from the funds of the parishes to which they muy
belong, or horn the aids of private benevolence in
furtherance of the object.
Art Hon.,Memßatt rose to offer some remarks
on the not ice.

The SPEAKER remarked, it would be very in-
convenient to take a debate on a notice.

Mr. flume moved for accounts of the net pro-
duce of the four Ana a half per cent. duties paid
at Barhsdoes and the Leeward Islands, in 113:19,
specifying the application of the same. And also
for accounts of all sums of money received for

the sale of Officers' Commissions, in consequence
01 deaths or removals, horn the - 15th
1809, up to the present time, specifying by —born
the same had been received.—Agreed to.
General HART gave notice, that he wot&t bring
forward a motion on the 17th February. on the
subject of the Fines levitd on Crown Lands in
Ireland.