The Sun.
London, England, 1820-06-14 00:00:00

paid the sum of 90,000 pounds in stamp duties ;
a heavy expense had been thrown on them
by their taking upon themselves to erect certain
public buildings. The Chancery business trans-
acted by the Bank for the Country had not been
charged for, and in fact the Bank had uniformly
acted in the most generous and- liberal manner.
Ibis he showed had been the opinion of Mr.
Perceval ; and reminding the House of the
charges which the Bank had to sustain to keep up
their establishment ; to employ clerks, prosecute
forgeries, and restore forged stock, he maintained
that the services rendered to the Public by the
Bank were more than equivalent to any advan-
tages which the Bank had received from the Public.
Mr. GRENFELL had never said that the Bank
had not rendered important services to the coun-
try. All that he had contended for was, that
these services were too highly paid for. lie
knew (for he bad benefited by it) that within the
last 22 years, the proprietors bad shared thirty
millions among them. He had therefore a right
to state what he had advanced.

Mr PstAasa explained.
Mr. %VILSON said; if the Bank .had divided a
large sum between the proprietors, which they
had in hand, it did not follow that the advantages
accruing to them from their connection with toe
public was so great as ihe Hon. Gentleman had
supposed. The Bank had had to bear great ex-
penses, to run 'great ri,ks,; and any b.inking-
house of celebrity would, be thought, be found
in a given number nt yews to have realized pro-
fits quite as great as made by the Couipanv.
.The profits of the (loyal Exchange Comp-any bath,
be believed, been gret►ter. He believe,: she Bank
to be as anxious tor the public weltare for tAeir
own .;nt, eeAt.

Mr. RICAUDO thought if the Bank bad been
anxious abou the public interest, 0,, y had ma-
naged some of their transactions hatiL,„ Becanse
the Bank, for permission to increa.: its capi,„l,
had advanced the sum of 3,000 000 i. ;:it interest
of three per cent., this was descrit,!d as having
been a boon to the public. Fit c, ld not view
it as such. That sum had been advanced for
a specific purpose, and that axis the pt ice
which ,he Bank were willing ;,) pay, •to ac-
complish a particular object, He confessed that
he conk!. Dot understand their y,olicy in lend-
ing money at three per cent. !(, e public, that
they might increase their capital, when others
were disposed to pay fi',e per cLAt• for it.
But so it was ; they wished fo nuke such a bar-
gain, and the public bad received no boon. The
public balances, however, were now so reduced,
that he thought their present. amount hardly more
than sufficient to compensate the Bank for the
trouble thrown on them by that department of our
financial system, with which they were connected.
Mr. BROGpEN WaS,Of 0114.11011 that a discussion
on a subject of such importance, and especially
on a mrm:e ?notion for Papers, ought not to be
prolonged in the absence of his Right Hon:
Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

The paper was ordered to be printed.

MANAGEMENT OF THE PUBLIC DEBT.

(4RENFIML, in, moving for the printing of
the Accounts presented. yesterday, of the sums
paid to the Bank for 'tke Management of the
Debt, declared the continuance of his conviction,
that the Bapk, were at present overpaid from a
hundred to a hundred and fifty thousand pounds.
The Bank of the United States of America ma-
naKed the National Debt of that country gratui-
tously, ,considering the advantages which they
derived from the unclaimed dividends a sufficient
remuneration. Nor did,the Bank of Ireland're-
eeive a sixpence for the management of the Irish
Debt. It was true that the Debt of England
of a much larger amount ; bat still he inair::;ined
that the public paid too much for'its manitvment.
After a few words from Mr. PEARSE, ' motion
was agreed to.
The Committee on the King's Lench
Bill was postponed till to-marrow.
• The Report of the Insolvent Debtors''BillWat
brought up and agreed to, and the Bill Ordered to
be read a third time on Frb!ay.
The Watch and Ward Bill went through a Com-
mittee, the Report wf which was ordered to be
received to-morrow.

Mr. BENNETT (of Wiltshire) gave notice, that
be would on Monday move for leave to bring in a
Bill to regulate the power of Magistrates with re-
spect to the appointment orspecial constables.
On the motion of Sir H. PARNEILL, an Address
was voted, praying for .Return, of all sums paid to
the Sheriffs and Under-Sherilis in Ireland, and of
all expenses incurred by them at the two last.
General Elections.

Mr. BROGDEN, in the absence of an lion. and
Learned Friend, gave notice that on the sth July
he would move for leave to bring in. a
.Bill to re-
gulate Acceptances of Bills of Exchange, awl to
regulate the Admission of Attorneys to practise in
Courts of Law.—Adjourned.