The Sun.
London, England, 1826-05-27 00:00:00

SALE OF SEATS.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL had on a former occasion presented
a Petition front a gentleman of the name of Day, which alleged
that by a clause in a Marriage Settlement the seats for a certain
Borough were to be always sold, and that this clause had been
complied with at every successive election from 1790, the date of
the settlement, to 1819. He had not then moved that the Petition
be printed, have some doubts as to the facts. These having been
removed, he should now move that the said Petition be printed.—
Ordered.

EMIGBATION.
§ir JOHN MA KW ELL presented a Petition from certain poor
persons of Balkershaw, in the County of Benfeewi praying for a
grant of money to enable them to emigrate. Before he brought up
the Petition, he begged to ask the- Right Hon. Secretary, whether
it was in the contemplation of Government to grant relief from the
public purse, to the distressed portion of the Immunity, and also
whether they had any plan to promote emigration?
Mr. Secretary PEEL--In reply to the first question, could
only repeat the answer made the other night, by his Right Hon.
Friend, to a similar question. With respect to the second ques-
tion of the Hon. Member, he could only say, that a Committee
had been sitting on the subject, whose report had been just laid
on .the table. Be. had not yet had the opportunity of directing
iris particular attrattion to that report.....-Ordered to he printed.

SCOTCH, BANKS.
On tl,.e motion, that the Report of the Committee on Scotch
and Vah Banking, he laid on the table,
idr. TIERNEY adverted to the recommendation of his Ma,
jesty's Speech, to put the currency upon a better footing, and
recapitulated the various proceedings which had been adopted in
pursuance of that recommendation. They proceeded with great
vigour at first, with a vigour even beyond the law. They soon,
however, began to relax. The Bank of England was to have the
the power of issuing ono and two-pound notes till the latter
part of the year, and he had no doubt that they would exercise
it as extensively as poseible. They legislated for England,
and indeed outrun in action the speed of legislation; 'all
without inquiry. They went on very well in the progress of the
Bill till they crime to Scotland ; of Ireland he would not speak, as
nothing had 'been determined. But with respect to Scotland the
case was 'very different. He believed that ames the rebellion of
174 b. there was never such a combustion in Scotland. Nothing
coo'..d equal the firmness of Scotch Members in support of the
Jill at first, but their firmness in opposition to it afterwards—
when it touched themselves. He wished he had eloquence to de-
scribe the commotion that was created in Scotland, for it was a
subject of eloquence. As it was, be would only refer for a de-
scription of it to the writings of the Great Unknown. In one of
his poems there was a part, under the title of the Gathering, in
which every man throughout the country was brought, on a signal
given, to his post in half an hour. Such was precisely the case
in the present instance. The warmest language had been em-
ployed, and even menaces had not been spared.--(Some Hon.
Member here made an observation, and there arose a loud cry of
id Hear, hear !")—lt was, he knew, far from the disposition of
his Hon. Friend:to interrupt any body, and particularly in anger,
but he would tell hint what he meant by menace. Something had
been said about the Scottish claymore.' This certainly sounded
*ether alarming to the ear of an Englishman, who very
seldom law such a thing, except at the play. The situa-
tion of Scotland was now very different from what it hail been;
great wealth had poured into the country from India and else-
where. The system of cash credit, on which so in}tch stress had
been laid in the Committee was not peculiar to Scotland. The
Right lion. Gentleman enlarged much on the injustice end par-
tiality of making a distinction between England and Scotland.—
The report would produce a new discussion of the whole cur-
xency question, which he had flattered himself was at an end. -It
one a manifesto in favour of paper against gold, and as circume
somas were likely to operate in its favour it might turn the cur-
rent of popularity in favour of paper. He expressed his terror
of a system of inconvertible paper currency. He had re..
jected all new-fashioned theories, and uniformly adhered to gold,
or paper convertible into gold, at the pleasure of the holder.—
The Right Honourable Gentleman contended, that the eanctiou
given by this Report to the Scotch system, would lead to a dan-
gerous attachment to its principlee, and then to place the cur-
rency of the country upon a metallic basis would be utterly im-
possible. , Under such circumstances, how should we be able to
meet France with her sound, metallic currency,' in case of any
rupture with that country? He complained that Lord Liver-
pool had not obtained suffieient information upon this subject
before he brought -forward his measures, and then have stood to
therm Give him a Government who would first mature their
measures and be satisfied of their propriety, and then abide by
their fate. Ile should then know what it was be was railed upon
to support, and be able to satisfy his own mind of its claim there-
to, He perfectly concurred with Lord Liverpool in the design Of
eetabliehing Banking Companies. But now the Bill for effecting
it hail passed, it was found 'utterly inipoeasible that any Joint Stock
Banking Company could he formed under it. The Bill was now
A month old, and those who brotight it in had been holding meet»
jugs to discover by what menus it could be evaded. ' He under-
otood that such a discovery had at least been made, and the Banks
were to he established under an evasion of the Act. He had been
induced to make these obseivations with a view of justifying
himself for giving his support to the early measures of the Go-
vernment upon this important subject. From their declarations,
and the principles which they professed, he never expected to see
uch a report as this receive their sanetion. Ile"o offer no
motion, ss the Report was not before the House My only oh-
jee* raid the Right Hon. Gentleman, was to set Myself right
with the count nr--and havin done 't
ry.—levavi Mtam manta so,
sta& detain the Woe no longer." Lord Liverpool was a man
for whom he, entertained great ersonal respect, and he only
wished that he possessed better nerves, and not so much raihneisi.
that as chairman of the Committee
Mr. Secretary PEEL said,
'upon whose report the Right lion. Gentle. uu‘in.had animadverted_
ire roe to vindicate the conclusions to Which the Colmoittee hot
- some, arid to reply to the charges preferred against his colleague,
.
Lord' Liverpool, and the rest of the Government. And first, m
rispoct to the conclusions of time report, it did appertrtobim to be
a moil singular proceeding an the part of the Right Hon. Gentle-
Mari to make lama the stet of such rUdake lam the report