Star.
London, England, 1816-03-15 00:00:00

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aYbid 'an Trish cannection wltich did not properly
coma within the ptuvince of tlie Boni. There were
oertainly balances in the hands of the Bank; they
amounted to about five millions ; but fiir these sum-
' cient cotnparation had been made„; :sad was it to he
said, that this great body, as the bankers oldie Pub.
lice *ere to give np all their depositsi Besides, the
Bank Fully compensated the public by lending throe
millinns without inter:v.

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Mr. HAMMERSLEY conceived that great dam.
ger would arise fiom those Fontiou ai att irks on the
Bank, which bad produced convenient advantages to
the Public. The Directors were Men. of large pro-
perty, and of the highest respectablitv and if such
attacks as these should have the eS;et of driviny,
them from their situations, the Direction might fall
into the handy of inferior persons, and the country
might be ruined. The Bank was a private establish-
ment, and as inch it afforded the'greatest accomml-
dation to the Pia!die. What the Busk had Lady
done was a positive gratuity: This business could
never be cl-ne by private bankers : the latter would
never run the risk of issuing tokens or affording other
accommodations to the Public.
Mr. FORBES ohserved, that if the Hon. Gentle-
man had beers making an attack, it was at least dis-
interested. If the Chancellor of the Etcher:per did
not avail himself of the opening that was off.aed to
'avoid the Property Tax, he would have more to an-
swer for than he seemed to be aware of.
Mr. SWAN conceived, that the Bank Stock Pro-
prietors had actod with great liberality, and did not
think there was any ground for an inquiry into their
Mr. MARRYATT was persuaded the Bank was
deriving too many advantages, and that an inquiry
must !be ptoductive of great benefit to the country.
Mr. GR EN FELL !poke in reply. He denied that
the pu'olic had the power of withdrawing their ba-
lances from the Bank, because there was •a special
clause to prohibit such a thing from being done, in
the Bill by which the Bank was to lend six millions to'
the public. In the time of Mr. Pitt, the balances
were only three millions; but if he had even antici.
pated that. they Cvould amount to six millions, he
would have done something to prevent such an abuse.
There was now in the hands of the Bank no less than
nine millions, which was the property of tne public,
and in these times of general distress it was fit the
public should derive the b.:nefit of this money.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT hoped that if his Ho-
nourable Ft iend ,viuld not carry the Resolutions
to-day, he would bring them forward from time to
time, because he thoug:it they ought to be entered
lon the Journals.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCI4EQUER
observed, that the Honourable tleadJa: would be at
liberty to move the ites!!utionS after the Orders of
the Day had been gon throat h.
The Amendment for do: Order of the Day was
then put, and cart .ed. The otig•nal motion was of
cousse negatived.

ALIERICAN INTERCOURSE.
The Report of the Committee on American Inter-
course was brought up ; agreed to ; and on the
motion that a, Bill he brought in—
Sir JOHN NEWPORT said, he did not object to
this measure; but he wishcd the House to recollect,
with what clamour Gentknien on the other side had
formerly declared that they :should protect the ship-
ping interevs of this kingdom.
Mr. ROBINSON s Ili, the great object and ad-
vantage of this measure was, that it woald promote
an amicable intercourse between this country and the
United States America.

Mr. ROSE spoke to the same cfrect.
Mr. BARING highly approved of the Treaty:
The Biil WAS then Grdered to be brought in.