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purpose of publication ;anti thkaecup4, the onbrer
ken series of NesispilpereftBdrd~iM W-
• numerous historical document of incalcu-
latii' 11‘bleNilkotiisNid, he should haveacon-
cutred in the vote with the more pleasure, if the fa.
' chides Of admission to the British Museum had been
greater. It was now necessary, that a person to
tain admission should apply to a Trustee, and as these
Trustees were persons of high rank, this threw a M.;
Acuity in the way of unknown scholars. He under.
stood too the Museum sold its duplicates. Her why,
the money so obtained disposed of?
Mr. C. LONG said, that-every facility was Abr.
ded to the admission of-those persons to the British
Museum, who were likely to derive any benefit from
that liberty. He should be sorry that a more indis-
criminate liberty should he allowed, as the publk
libraries in Paris had suffered much from depreds..
tions. Purchases were made to the amount of the
duplicates sold. He supported the grant.
Mr LOCKHART said that he should not allude
to the question of economy ; but he doubted whether
a case was made out for the interference of the State.
The cases in which the State should interfere to make
purchases of the kind now proposed, should be wheal
the things to be purchased were at once of extreme
rarity and extreme utility. In the case of the Elgin
Marbles it had been alleged that the possession of
those rare examples would inspire our sculptors with
the genius of Grecian art. In the purchase of works
of literature, it. was not worth while to stipend nice
ney in the purchase of the works of &de ;tumult,
under the accumulation of which everything-valuer'
ble would be buried. If any thing was to be foiled
in this collection not elsewhere to be obtained, eithEr
fragments of history, or treatises of morals, or ex•
amples of oratory, he should be willing to pay ma,
ney for its preservation; but as for the varieties of
verbal criticism, it might well be left to the enthu-
siasm of virtuosos, while the interference of the State
was confined to that which was real!y useful to man.
kind. He did not hear it alleged, that this library
WAS any thing more than mere curiosities in litera-
ture ; and though they might venerate the individuals
who attended to minuthe (fur an excess of learning it
some might be necessary to diffuse it to ail), he could
not see the necessity of encouraging such studies en
the part of the State.
Se: JAMES MACKINTOSH rose to enter his
=tagainst the sentiments of the Honourable
er or the City of Oxford (Mr. Lockhart}—it
was well he was not Member for the Univesaity—who
bad expressed such contempt for that classical learn-
ieg, which was the foundation of education in this
u well as event other polished nation of Europe.—
What would the himates of that University, which
Was seated in the City which the HonourableGentle-
man represented, say, when they beard that they end
all others who studied classical learning, were train-
ed in frivolous questions respecting minute and un-
important distinctions? Was sot the Honourable
Member aware, that in that classical education to
which so many superficial objections might be made,
was comprised a course-of indirect, but not the less
forcible, moral and political instmctiOn, which had
the greatest effect in the formation of the character.
and the mind ?—(Hear, hear). Were the lawgivers
of this and other countries mere drivellers, when
they recommended a degree of minute accuracy in
these studies ? But did not this accuracy form the
criterion of a perfect familiarity with those authors
who were the models of thought, the muter: of mo-
ral teaching and of civil Wisdom, and, above all
things, of civil liberty ?—(Hear, hear). He was
ashamed to hear any part of knowledge treated as a
Jurnry or an amusement--(keer): Classic learning
was in reality much more important than others
which had more direct connection with the business
of life, as it tended more to raise high sentiments and
fix principles in the minds of youth than the sciences.
In such a cow-try as this, at least, it was strange to''
talk of money laid out on science as a waste—in this
country in which Mr. Watt, who had lived to see an
application which be had made of one principle of
science, add more to the wealth of his country than
it had ever happened to an individual to add before.
They had seen too, an individual who had changed
the whole face of science, Sir Humphrey Davy,
an admirable, though simple invention, saving anneel
ally a number of human lives. He estimated as
highly the Elgin Marbles as his own ignorance would
permit him ; but it an Artist, who restored the small-
est portion of an ancient statue was worthy of praise,
a Bentley or a Person, who illustrated one obscunt,
beauty, or chastened one incorrect line of the models
of ancient eloquence, was also to be valued. The
reading of Demosthenes or Homer had not produced
its due effect upon those who did not think the re-
moval of those errors a matter of consequence. This
was an affection of the mind which mitst be taken
together with the advantages of ancient learning,
,and must be cherished as such. The National Li-
brary should be something nearly adequate to the
dignity of the nation—he was sorry to say it was not
yet such ; and he should cheerfully vote for this ad-
dition to it. He wished to add, that lie never h
any learned or laborious men complain of any want
of facilities in their own admission to the Museum,
though they sometimes generously wished those faci-
lities to be extended to others.
Mr. LOCKHART explained.—The Vote was then,
agreed to without a division.
1,350,0001. was voted for the Army Extraordi-
neries of Great Britain.
60,000/. for ditto in Ireland.
Mr. ARBUTHNOT, in proposing a vote for the
African Forts, took occasion to mention the recom-
mendations which had been made to Government on
this subject. The first was to appoint a Governor
on the Cape Coast, independent of the Afiican Com-
pany ; the next was, to reduce the number of the
Committee of the African Company. The last was,
to reduce the number of the forts. It was thought
inexpedient to displace the present Governor, who
was engaged in discoveries in the inter ior, and in
negociations with the native Princes, who had con-
sented to send their sons .to Cape Coast Castle to be
instructed. It was deemed invidious to displace the
Members of the inesent Committee ; but as vacancies
occurred, they would not be filled up till they were
r•xbiced to the number recommended. It was thought
i.iexpedient to reduce the number of forts, lest an
opportunity should be given to ships of any nation
to renew the ravages of the Slave Trade. The sum

of 23/4)1. hai been anitult4hvecOL This yilir
propotiel to vote 28.0001: additional expos
was to be expended on the building of a chapel, th
repair of forts, and the building of schools.
Mr. W.-SMITH said, that it had been thought in-
judicious that the present measures for the improve-
meet of Africa, should be carried on by those who,
had been engaged formerly in carrying on measunif
of a different description. He had no objection
the sums voted for ditcoveries in Africa, but he had
rather see them carried on under the direction of the
Government than of the African Company.
Mr. GORDON said, that his investigation on the
Committee convinced him of the good management
of the African Company, and that since the abolition
of the Slave Trade, they had done all in their power
to carry.the law into effect. He was of opinion that
the additional grant would be made up for by addi-
tional commerce, and especially by an ad valorem
duty on ivory.
Mr. SMYTH agreed there was no proof that the
African Company had engaged in the Slave Trade ;
but he saw no reason why the Coast of Africa
should be excepted from the general rule of Colonies
which were under Governors appointed by the
Crown. The House was hardly justified in voting
sums to the African Company, over whose expencit-,
tore they had no check.
• Mr. ARBUTHNOT said, that in future accounts
would be every year laid on the table of the expen-
diture of the Company.
Mr.W. SMITH said he wished• it to be understood
that he did not even insinuate that the African Corn-
pany had acted improperly ; but what he and others
had doubted, was, whether a proper effect would bt
proauced on the people of Africa, when they saw
that the persons employed to put an end to the Slave
Trade were those who for years they had seen car-
rytog tt
_on.—The Vote was agreed to.
8,0001. was voted to the Board of Agriculture.
394,7001.. for the Commissariat.
99,000 L for the Barrack Department.
Mr. ARBUTHNOT proposed 25,0001. for the
Caledonian Ciaal.
Mr. WYNN withed to know whether there was a
probability that this sum would complete the work?
Mr. ARBUTHNOT said that it would not be
completed in the present year.
Mr. FINLAY could not help remarking with what
reluctance every proposition was received for great,
of public money to Scotland—(a laugh). An Hag-
lish Gentleman, in opposing a grantrike the prenpu, ,
bad said, that he did not see why the ctabenies should
not be required to support themselves, thus speaking
of Scotland as a Colony—(a laugh). Charity should
begin at home; and on this maxim he (Mr. Finlay)
weeild wish to ;ft the sums given for the improve-
ment and civilization of Africa, extended in making
bridges, roads, harbours, and canals, in Scotland and
Ireland. • Reads and bridges should be particularly
attembd to in the North of Scotland, where at pre-
sent, for the want of communications, the people of I
the Highlands Were often shut up in the wildest and
most desert country for the winter, hemmed in by
the snow, deprived of all intercourse with their
Souther* neighbours, and exposed, along with their
cattle, to all the dangers of starvation. When it was
considered that Scotland needed such assistance, and
had supplied so much to the general resources of the
empire, by sending so many brave men to the Army
and Navy of Great Britain, it appeared to him ex.
tremely unjust and illiberal to object to a grant like
the present, or to endeavour to reduce its amount.
Mr.' W. SMITH thought this complaint of the
Honourable Member came with rather ill grace on a
vote for a work on which, with others lately done by
Parliament for Scotland, 900,0001. had been ex-
pended—a sum the application of which he had ap-
proved of, but which was not trifling, and which
equalled all that had been expended in England (by
Parliament) for the same purpose for two centuries.
He thought it would be better to vote a sum to con-
clude the work at once. The invention of steam boats
promised to make the work of more importance than
had been contemplated. If either end of the Island
was to be called a colony—which meant a country
populated by an influx of people from another—this
part was at present more entitled to the name titan
Scotland—(a law h)).
Mr. PROTHEROE thought it strange that a
Gentleman should complain of illiberality towards
Scotland, when the House was voting public money
to that part of the Island, for doing that which was,
in this, always the work of individual capital.
Mr. ARBUTHNOT said he had reduced the esti.
mate in consequence of the pressing demand for eco-
nomy, but with the pleasure of the House he would
withdraw it, to give the subject more mature consi-
deration as to the propriety of propqsing a larger
vote for the more rapid completion of the work.—
The vote was accordingly withdrawn.
Mr. ARBUTHNOT moved that a sum not ex-
ceeding 10,0001. be voted fer defraying the expenses
of works in the College of Edinburgh. He hoped
this vote would satisfy the Honourable Member that
Scotland was not forgotten in the public grants—
(hear, hear).
Mr. W. DUNDAS took occasion to say, that
liberality of Parliament to Scotland had been un-
bounded, and the effect had been, that in a few years
that country had made more rapid strides towards
prosperity, than in centuries before.
8,4041. was voted for the Repair of Henry the
Seventh's Chapel.
Mr. ARBUTHNOT proposed a vote of ie745,000
for the Gold Coinage in 1818.
Mr. J. P. GRANT heard this vote with some sur-
prise, after the disappearance of the Gold Coin; and
more so to find 8,000,000 of gold were to be coined,
when not a Sovereign could be kept in the country.
Mr. W. POLE said, the law of the land was, that
the Mint was bound to coin all bullion sent to it for
that purpose; and sufficient for eight millions had
been sent by the Bank to be coined ; and he had no
doubt but that, like the seven millions already coined,
would go to their coffers, to provide for cash pay-
ments. The public was bound to pay the expense
of new coinage.
Mr. J. P. GRANT thought it an abstudity.lo suffer
the law so to remain.
Mr. FINLAY wished that there should be no law
to prevent the exportation of gold coin ; for as the law
now stood, it musthe melted down and carried abroad,
and then we had the expense of coin* it again.
Afterfurther observations the Vote was agreed to.
The neat Vote via.s l;;, 4,000 to make good the de.

Seigle, in the Silver Coinagr ; and 1.4.0,0001. for print-
ing the Votes of the House.—Report to-morrow.
nowt REWARDS.
Mr. BENNET moved the re-committal of the ofi,
fenders Conviction Rewards Bill.
_Sir C. BURRELL objected to the Bill, its likely
to impede the cause of public justice. Rewards had
the greatest effect in the country, in bringing offen-
ders to punishment.
Mr. BENNET contended, that rewards were great
inducements to the Constables and others to strain
the law ; to make them swear that it was night when
it was not night ; and that the house was shut when
it was open.
Mr. N. CALVERT objected to this Bill, because
it would burthen the County-rates.
Mr. S. BOURNE said the rewards were originally
intended for the apprehenders of offenders, because
they ran some risk, as many of them were desperate
persons ; but witnesses ought not to be rewarded, as
that immediately made them interested persons.
The Howe then went into a Re-Committee,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL objected to doing
away with rewards altogether ; but he proposed an
Amendment, that rewards should be in the discretion
of the Judges. The Honourable Gentleman observed,
that should his Amendment be adopted, he would
then propose a clause, making it a subject of action
en information for penalties, if any person should
take a higher fee or reward than that mentioned.
Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY thought, if the Amend-
resent of his Honourable and Learned Friend was
adapted, it would do away the effect of the Bill al-
togethe-. The object of his Honourable Friend, who
brought forward this Bill, was to do away these re-
ward's altogether, and thereby prevent the induce-
ment, in future, to commit such crimes as those of
which Vaughan. Brock, and Pelham had been guilty,
by removing the inducement which these rewards
held out to them. The great defect of the present
system was the holding out a certain sum for con-
victions. The object of the present Bill was to do
this system away, and to make rewards depend upon
exertion and merit in the Officer, and not on the
conviction of a prisoner.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL supported the clause
proposed by the Attorney. General, which he said
would have the effect cf doing away certainty of re-
ward, and allowed the Judge to give whatever re-
ward he cOnaideied fit, whether conviction should
take place or not.
Bir JAMES MACKINTOSH said, he considered
11 the amendment as unnecessary, since it added nothing
its the Bill, though it went far to weaken and even
destroy the measure altogether.
Mr. Serjeant COPLEY was in favour of the
amendment, which took away the certainty of re-
ward. It also proposed that the rewards should be
paid out of the funds of the Crown.
Mr. T. CiOURTNEY supported the amendment.
Lord CASTLEREAGH thought the original Bill
made the reward too general, and if adopted, would
become a source of heavy expense
_ to the Crown.
After a few words from Mr. BATHURST, Mr. BEN-
Hrrr, and others, the Amendment was agreed to.—
The House resumed, the 4eport was receivcii, and
ordered to be taken into consideration on Friday.
The other Orders were then disposed of, and the
House adjourned at ORR O'CLOCK.

EAST INDIA INTELLIGENCE.

PROM THE BOMBAY CALCITE OF JANUARY 7.

Scindia having manifested symptoms of evasion in
furnishing the 5000 horse stipulated by the last treaty,
and the Killedar of Asseerghur refusing to surrender
that fortress, on the plea that his master was not sin-
cere in his cession of it to the British, the Marquis of
Hastings was advancing on the 14th of last month
to Antry, about six coss to the eastward of Gualior.
Scindia was making every preparation to fire a shot
for the honour of the cause, and should such be his
real intendon, the energy of his Lordship's character
will ere this have reduced Scindiais means of coun-
teracting the accomplishment of his Lordship's plans.
We have not heard that any detailed accounts have
yet been received of the victory obtained by his Ex-
cellency Sir Thomas Hislop over the troops of Mul-
hat Row Holkar, nor do we know sh it was the
strength of the contending armies. The action was
short and severe. Thirty European Officers have
been killed and wounded, and 700 rank and file ; and
sixty-five pieces of ordnance fell into our hands. The
loss of the enemy is stated at 2000. The Bombay
division, under the command of Major-General Sir
William Keir, -has been ordered to march from Rut-
laum to Ranpoor, to which place the enemy had lied
after his defeat of the 21st.

The battle was fought on the left bank of the Sif-
fra or Seepree river. At six A. M. on the 2lst, Sir
T. Hislop advanced from Amex to attack Holkar.
He received two expresses from that young Prince in
the course of his march ; the one stating that he was
under restraint, and though disposed to be in terms
ofpeace with the British, he could not yet check the
ardour of his troops ; the other warning us to remem-
ber that we had not to deal with cowardly Pindarrees,
but with the veteran troops of Holkar. The enemy's
light troops hovered about our baggage, but did
nothing ; near Mhindpoor a large body of cavalry
was discovered on a tope ; aregiment of cavalry and
two companies of riflemen were detached against
them. The enemy received us with the utmost cool-
ness and intrepidity ; our cavalry having no car-
bines, were of little use, but our riflemen soon disper-
sed them. At about eleven we passed the Ghaut un-
der a most heavy cannonade. We found the enemy
in a very strong position. On our approach he
opened a tremendous and well-directed cannonade
upon us, and the best proof we can affo:d of (its
efficacy is the fact that seven out of fourteen of our
field-pieces were rendered useless. His right, which
was defended by a battery of forty guns, was tirst
stormed and carried. Holkar's Golandauses nobly
standing and dying by their guns. After these were
carried, the army moved in two compact lines along
the enemy's position, and stormed the left batteries
and dispersed his force, and encamped in his position.
A royal salute on the 4th annJunced another vic-
tory, obtained by Brigadier-General Doveton over
another branch of the Mahratta confideracy, and con-
firmed the report of the Berar Rajah being our pri-
soner; and we sincerely congtatulate our countrymen
on what we consider to he the happy termination.of
the coat= with that Govenunsut. Duvet=

reached Nagpoore sivith a pan cf his force,
equipped, on the 12th, and was joirad on
lowing day by the remainder. Thus rei.uforegg e
Resident, on the 14th, announced to the Ral"
terms which he would grant to him, il.e lii
General supporting the overtures by a proper
sition of troops. Information was rectived
the morning of the 16th, that the Rajah had
plied with all our demands, and was hourly
at the Residency, which he did not, howevet
until noon ; and, having surrendered himnel
Resident, issued orders for delivering up it
Doveton the whole of his artillery, and sea
to his Camp to enforce those orders.
_ .

The Brigadier-General advanced to attend
execution of those instructions ; and, hi:
pro4hed the first battery rather unexpettu,as,
enemy abandoned their guns, and retired, -
taken possession of this battery, our furce et
its march, when a heavy fire was omed eeen
a large body of troops posted in t 6
Gardens, which was followed by a genet 1,
from the whole of the batteries. The divisk
fantry, under the command of Colons% Mai,
Mackeller, supported_ by a battery of reser,
Colonel rosdell, and the rexrve of iafara
Colonel Stewart, continued to advance ;
ground admitted of a formation in Lae,
enemy's batteries in front were carried in
gallant manner at the point of
The horse artillery, under Licatmaut r.
and the cavalry under Lieutenant-Colonel
supported by their reserve of galloper-
va rd,
under Captain Smith, having mad;
round a tank in front of the Sucker Derr,
charged and carried the batteries opposed
driving out at the same time an immcase mass
enemy s cavalry before them, which they run's;
pursued, as long as these was any chance
them any mischief: a few of the enemy's
had been charged by the cavalry, but had
their fire upon the latter advancing in purl;
again charged and re-carried by Ice compan:
the reserve under Lieutenant-Colonel Stew,
artillery, and a party of re-formed hone c
taro Pedlar, and by hall-past one, the v
enemy's guns and camp equipage were
session, with upwards of 40 elephants; the
of guns taken was 75, and we rejoice to ad.'
killed and wounded do not exceed 80.
By the last accounts that have been pa;
the Peishwa's peregrinations4he was at Nur'
the strength of the position and the prawn
his Highness has adopted in stockading the
the vicinity and strengthening his post. we
tered ourselves that lse hind screwed hi,
a fighting pitch; resolved to sacrifice his
empire on the hazard of a die. The r.
Brigadier-General Smith, however, who
28th at Sungumnere, must have distal*:
porary repose which his Highneis had en;r
dissipated any resolutions he may have bees
for, on the 4th, intelligence was received
nah, dated the 2d, of hie re-appearance in
of that capital, with his force considerabl
ted, and guns which he had got foirn his
apparently determined to make a joint arac
city and cantonments. The former he mayt
ceeded in occupying: but we are disappoa
he has not afforded Lieutenant-Colonel him.
opportunity of adding to his military rep ttatil
Highness, however, soon proved, then, as -
field as in the cabinet, he was a tnoiaogh
ratra: he has again bent his course to dee
and Brigadier-General Smith is again in
This movement has, however, saved .
battalions. The second of the Ist, under
mand of Captain Staunton, having been on
iSeroor, to reinforce the troops at Poona!,
countered on the march, by immense Lo
enemy. The battalion reacW Corryznam,
were at one time extremely appreueuiv
would have been completely aniuhileed.
the 3d, however, state that Captain
commenced his march back again to See
125 wounded, having buried about 50 in (
and left about 15 very badly wcunded,
out of 27 artillerymen. Among the canal
the Officers, we regret to number Lierte:
holm of the Madras Establishrrein. sad
Surgeon Wingate, of this Presid.enc.v,
Captain Swanston, of Madras, mas.
tinson and Cormellan, of the second oft:,
gerously wounded.
We are concerned to state, the 15
7th Madras regiment, who oui:tei Surat
ult. for the lead•quarters of the Deck
an escort to the Dawked, which had bee,
that city to Burhampore, were murder
village of Latnuknee, about 40 caps be
and I 0 east from Scnghur and Prete ti
Shark Ibrahans, it is reported, eixted
This party is supposed to have been des''
Godajee, a nej.hew, and gakajee, a relation,
Trimbuckjee Deinglia.
The fort of Kotillals, in the Northern r..7.Clar
have the pleasure to announce, was
morning of the 30th by a detachment aaJ. :rate:no;
mand of Captain Burks. The enemy a:''rt aPFeal7
determined to offer considerable re:ll:4'.ce .(11.
made a sortie on the advance cf the .letac`ers,".
they were driven from every position they ..t-2.1"1:!t
to maintain by the superiority dour firc• 1n17;
gallant charges made by. Ensigns Jupo.
when, finding themselves unable to re 't • nr37
ment on the outside, they precipitate'' = h ndnorqt',
fort, and fled up the Gliauts. lift roil .11 hot'
at the summit of a very high hill, and diaifieL
of
cess ; there is an upper and lower fo:*:, and she
Ph
is in all respects so situated, that, unless tile ex
had been disheartened by the spiritedadvance,
duachment, it would probably ha© been c.t
etadl
difficult to have dislodged them.
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The following extract will serve to clacitlve '
state of affairs in India. It should be obseivol
the paper was published previous to the at vival at &s-
-hay of the intelligence of the action above allwkd

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