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London, England, 1818-05-15 00:00:00

amendment t, I.is Honourable Friend's motion, never
entered into the head of any Member on either side
tithe House durin& the fist part of the debate? It
suet with his unequivocal opposition.
Howe then divided—For the Motion 87—,
lAgainst it 75--Majority for the Chancellor of the
Exchequer's Amendment, 12.
Before the admission of so the Gallery, the Case S-
tWeas of the Rxessesesa, on Mr. Lresamoses persevering in
his-motion for se adjournment, expressed his disposition to with-
draw the objettglojiMais clause from Ms motion; which was fed-
losodd by loud cheers.
CB the Gallery being opened we found the House in sane
embarrassment as to rue proper mode of procedure, in order to
ca ta the Right Honourable Gentleman's concession Into efeet.
The SPEAKER said, that It appeared to him that the only !
way of getting oat egtfie difficulty was thia:—The division hay.'
ing taken place by which it was determined that the whole of
the wards named as an amendment to the original motion
should be adopted, in preference to that motion, it was not cans.
petent to intive that a part of those words should be Left out
and the only course, in his opinion would be to negative the
entire Address as it stood, with the view of then moving another
so framed as to omit the passage in question.
After a few words from Mr. Wren, and a short explanation
front the SPY-Mats ;hit recommendation was adopted, and the
Address was negatived.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then moved
an Address, confining the proposed inquiry of the Commi”ion to
the Notes of the Rank of England. • .
Mr. TIERNEY observed, that he could have no objection to
this proposition, if the majority had no objection to i!—(a fed g 4).,
What pleased him most was the unhappy situation of the Di-
rectors of the Bank of England, for according to the doctrine of
the Noble Lord, they would, by this motion of the Right lion.
Gentleman, be invidiously held up as persons against whom
alone it was necessary to take precautions—(a toed lama).
Lord CASTLEREAGH remonstrated against this remark
of the Right Honourable Gentleman as unfair—(a laugh). Using
the phrase in its 1 arliamentary sense, it was unreasonable sod
vexatious—(a laugh). The fact was simply this :—.-thrt his Bight
Honourable Friend, finding the I knowable Gentleman opposite
disposed to .persevere in moving the question of adjourement,
and being unwilling that the 'whole of the public business which
stood for that evening should be impeded, hart consented to
withdraw a proposition to which no very great importance was
attaehed.

Mr. W. SMITH considered i, much better to retract an error
than to persist in it, and thought tha Right Hon. Gentleman
had shewn abundant good sense and good temper on this O.:ca-
sks. Ile hoped that the majority who vottli with the Right
lion. Gentleman had also had the good fortune to convince
themselves of the unimportance of the proposition in support of
which they divided; and if so, he begged Leave to congratulate
them on their facility--(How, hear, hear.)
the CHANCELLOR of the RXCHEQUER expressed his
hope that every Hon. lember who voted with him ou the divi-
sion alluded to, would think with him that it was not desirable to
impede the public business for a matter of so little importance.
The motion for the Address was then put and agreed to.