Star.
London, England, 1815-02-22 00:00:00

N EW POST-OFFICE.

Sir JAMES SHA W moved for leave to bring in
a Bill tor enlarging the %Vest side of Cheapside, op-
posite St. Martin's•lr-Grand, for the erection ut
new Post-Office thereon.

Mr. GRENFELL said, that k had been stated
that the expense of the new Post Office would be
upwards of reBoo,ooo,rind that the present state of the
country would not justify such an expenditure. He
believed the expense mentioned, was overstated ;
but even if it was not, the expense of rebuilding the
nresent Post Office, and the compensations to be made
for the houses and ground to be added would be
little less. The Hon Gentleman then entered into a
comparative statement of the expenses of both, and
he was of opinion that when the superior conveniences
of the "new were considered, the proposition now
made was entitled to every attention.
Leave was then given to bring in the Bill.
FEES 01 COURTS 01 JUSTICE IN IRELAND.

Sir JOHN NEWPO KT rose to move for leave to
bring in a Bill to impower the Commissioners appoin-
ted to examine into the Fees of the Courts of Justice
in Ireland, to compel the attendance of witnesses to
'be examined an that inquiry. He contended that
such powers were necessary, particularly on a case
like the present. It had been stated, on a former
night, that the officers of the Courts could not refuse
to give evidence before the Commissioners, yet it was
manifest that without • such a Bill as he proposed,
these was no compulsion on them to attend, while no
'Oerions were more likely to wish for concealment
than those whoie conduct was to be examined into.--
Besides, others must be examined, as ex parte state.
ments would not be fully to be relied on. It had
been the constant practice to arm Committees with
powers to campelattendance, and he could. see no
reason why those powers should not be necessary on
this as Well as on any other occasion. As one in-
stance, he would
_allude to the Carnatic Coutimis-
,
Amu' were,Who rmed with such powers. The de-
tails of his Bill would be liable to future discussions;
but to the principle of it, he did not see how there
could be anybhjection. He, therefore, would move
for leave to bring in the Bill.
Mr. BATHURST said, that the instance alluded
to was very widely different from the present case ;
for the Carnatic question was one of abuses in gene-
ral. This we's not an enquiry into general abuses,
Wince into fees, actually. taken, about which there
.could he no iecret. The Right Hon. Baronet did
alit state any abuses in any department but in the
Mastees.OtEce, and thre77 "tile Master of that Office
would ..410t red Use. fOr'hot civil* character's sake, to
give evidencenn every thing on which be should he
examined by the Commissioners. The Honourable
Bacqteetieets
,to• atticlF The entire body of ;he Ma.
kr*l4,l 14's `4f Unwilling titkivnpvidence ; why
pae, 4tepel Ahem to give it t On the
vhole, be sow no necessity whatever for the Bill, and
he would)therefori. move theipreviona luestion.
.01ter .Villil,j4ssl Start. said, th'sit ie only qtees-
bon was whether those pourer were ;fleo;isuri. ?
But if .the _Howe wished to obtain information, it,
should remove all inducements to concealment as