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r "ql,l 11-20 H. Ifitau °LOW" ACT'
The Order upon win.% thetiLOrdihips wets sone
moned being read—
The Earl of CAItNARVON rose.—When he had
originally presented the Petition of Drummond to
the House, he said he could not conceive that the
least difference of opinion could exist as to the pro-
priety of referring it to the consideration of thettl
Lordships Secret Committee ; but he had, agreeably
to the wish of his Majesty's Ministers, postponed a
motion to that effect to this day, in order that they
might be the better prepared to meet' the question.
A resistance to such a motion as he meant to offer
must, he thought, be highly injurioec to the charac-
ters of Minis:ere themselves. He called for no ntw
proceeding—no new CornmitLee ; ar.d it was impe-
riously the duty of the House to cause inquiry into
the circumstances, with a view to ascertain whether.
the nature of the Petition was such as to require that
which it went humbly to pray for. The course fa
the present instance was of an easier aed a clearer
nature ; a Committee of Inquiry had already been
appointed at the suggestion of Ministers themselver.
They had stated, that out of their own bag that
should be tnieeght to light, which would shew t)ie
whole conduct of his Majesty's Goverument, in tie
exercise of the extraordinary powers entrusted tc the.n
in the late Session of Parliameet, and a full vice- ef
the State of the Country subsequent to the last here:t.
It would be too much to assume that it was ele.a.4
decided upon, or that the investigation could be cot i-
plete, going on such limited documents as Mini:lt:l
merely thoOght.proper to lay before the Committee.
The mere canvassirig of such documents could never
be a mode of eliciting truth. He meant not to sug-
gest that the conduct of Ministers would, on investi-
gation, be found faulty ; but cettainly if they wished
to appear justified befoLethe House ancithe Cohntry,
they must not depend -Zone on such an inquiry ..s
they themselves had chalked out, or upon the verdict
of a tribunal, packed and nominated by themselves.
It could never be expected that Ministers would se-
lect from their own offices that which would crimi-
nate themselves. Two days had scarcely elapsed be-
fore they thought it necessary to produce another
green bag. That procedure shewed, that In their
own opinions, the information originally afforded
vea.s not sufficient. May not the House then fairly
suppose, that not only in, but out of the Ministeeial
offices, fit matter for inquiry may be produced ?
Much, however, of the hnportance of the pending
inquiry would be calculated from the object Minis-
ters had in view. They were asked, early in the Ses-
sion, what their object was? This, at the time, they
professed not to be able to state, alleging, it would
depend upon what the result of he inquiry may turn
out to be. But he would venture to state their object
was, that the inquiry should lead to a Bill of Inctem-
nity. Let not the people of the country have reason
even to imagine that no justice was to be afforded to
them, either at the hands of Parliament, or !hvough
the inferior tribunals of justice. Let them not think
that Ministers alone were protected, and the subjects
not. If the Petition was refused to be referred, such
a conclusion, he feated, would be drawn. Let then
those documents be sent to the Committee, who, he
doubted not would consider them as they deseried.
In a decision of this peculiar importance, the charac-
ter, the importance, and estimation of that House is
the eyes of the country were naturally involved. They
should shew their determination to decree strict jus,
cite, and if necessary, upon the agents of Ministers
themselves. The Report of the Committee of la's
Session plainly intimated that a part at least of the
disturbaaces last year was increased by the very
agents employed by Government. May it not there-
fore be iaferred that a larger portion of guilt may,
on further investigation, he found attributable to the
conduct of these persons ? Though the referring of
these Petitions would be an important object, it would
be a still more important object to shew what sort of
an inquiry was goir.g on. if the real object was to
ascertain the state of the country, then such Petitions
ought to be referred as a matter of course. What
must be the regarded eituetiiin even of Ministers
themselves, if they refuse a peeper inquiry before the
ceironittee? Muo not thee remain ender the tit!: t
of insidious charges ? They liould wish, therefere,
to be tried before Goo and their Country, and not n
their own dark Chamber, by a Secret Committee,

16th of 20,000
16th of 20,000
16th of 90,000
16th of 20,000 ...t. London, (ditto)
16th of 20,000
16th of 90,000 ..... Newcastle-on-Tyne
10th of 20,000 ...... Newgote-street
4th of 20,000
16th of 20,000
16th of 10,000 ...... Outtclle. ........ ....,. .. ...........
16th of 20,000 ... .. Penzance, ........ ... . .. ......... ..r 1,11.50
16th of 20,000
wtti of 20,000
16th of 20,000 ... Wine/Rion
1,2501,20
16th of 10,000

Three Prizes of 420,000 euhr—inaking— "0,000
••• In the last Lottery that contained S Prizes of £30,000,
aisn sold them ALL!!!

ABONUS of Twelve Pipes of the best old Port
/glee is given by HORNSBY and Co. to Purchasers at
their &Ace (which is equal to Fifteen Hundred New Sovereigns
now issuing at the Bank of Ragland) for the First-drawn Blank
an the 4* 17th, and Slet of Newt kIorru.—HORNSBY & Co.
are in the highm expectation of dividing a large proportion of the
Three Prizes of X 30,000, as well as the 97 other Capital Prizes,
among those who favour them with their commands. The
Two First £50,000 draws, Nos. 53,279 and 42,569, welt
i Shelled and Sold by HORNSBY and Co. 26, Coatnnu..

EYTON, STOCK-BROKER, 2, CORN/I'LL, returns
his grateful thanks for the favours of his Friends, received
for more than Twenty Years pan, and most respectfully=
them with the heads of the Scheme of the New Year's
which, he flatters himself, need only be seen to be generally ap-
proved : There are Three Grand Prizes of e 30,000 each. which
with the 97 other Otpitals, wM be all paid in Stettin Mew;
the Drawing begins the 4th of MARCH, and the Fireatirswe
Blank, oo each Day,will be entitled to the proportion of Twee
Pipes of Old Port in exchange, for 1,000 years, Or %Orr
if required i full particulars of which may be had, gratis, at
NO. 2, Cosarinxt., where every deaoripdon of business in the
Public !hauls is faithfully transaeted.---The different variations in
all the Government Securities, may be known as above every hoar.

RICHARDSON, GOODLUCK, and Co. having
submitted the Scheme of the present LOTTERY intuit,
beg now to remind their Friends of the principal Points, and the
very near approach of the Drawing-wand likewise to state the
peculiar Advantages attending all Purchases made before 4th
MARCH, on which day
Ail the Tarn Prizes of 50,0001. may be drawn.
On that day the first-drawn Prise will have $,OllOl. more.
And the first Blank will receive the proportion of Twelve
Pipes of Old Port.
There are no Stock Prizes.—No Classes.
Nearly 3,000 'Tickets will be drawn 4th of March.
The repeated and well-known good fortune attending the
friends and customers of RICHARDSON, GOODLUCK, and
Co. renders it only necessary to state, that the business is con-
ducted on the same honourable and neral principles which have
distinguished for more than Forty Years their favourite Oflicts
in Bank-Buildings, Cornhill; and facing the Gate of the King's
Mews. Charing-Cross.

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PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGe.

HOUSE OF LORDS, FEBRUARY 19.
FINANCIAL REFORM.

Their Lordships resolved into a Committee on the
Thirty Millions Exchequer Bills Bill.
Earl GROSVENOR took this opportunity, as he
could not avoid regarding the finances of the coantry
as in a deplorable condition, to say a few words upon
the subject. When he recollected the language held
in the Royal Speech at the commencement of the
Session, he thought some measures of retrenchment
in the expenditure would be proposed before now ;
and though, from the conduct of Ministers, he must
think them disinclined, still he thought that very
considerable savings and reductions in the establish-
ment might be made. It was with regret that he
saw, in the third year of a period of profound peace,
an army of almost 100,000 men kept up. In this
important savings might be made; and with respect
to the numerous body of troops still kept in France,
it was totally unnecessary. It was not alone upon
financial grounds, but also upon constitutional prin-
ciples, that he felt the keeping up such a large mili-
tary force objectionable. The measure immediately
before the House, a grant of no less than 30,000,000
of Exchequer Bills, was also to be lamented, with
reference to the proportionable great issue of paper
currency, and which, he was sorry to see, now
amounted to nearly as much as in the depth of an
extensive warfare. He trusted that his Mljesty's
Government would, ere long, see the importance of
making every possible reduction in the expenditure.
The Earl of LIVERPOQL, though he wished by
no means to say any thing in the way of discussion
upon topics not regularly before the House, yet could
not avoid briefly noticing a part of what fell from
the Noble Earl. With respect to the state of the re-
venter, a variety of documents were recently moved
I for by another Noble Lord, which, when they should
be before the House, it would appear that the Noble
Earl's suppo:.iticn was trite erroneous. Our finan-
ci situation could not be imagined very deplorable
•wlien it was recollected that those very Exchequer
Vitls actually bore a pi-miern, and when the actual
I interest of rueney at the

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They should attend not to the fi-Tlings of Miniqcs
alone, bat consider what the general feelings of indi-
viduals throughout the country actually
all called with one voice for investigation. TIE),
diould prorncte inquiry, and for the sake of their ov:a
characters equal justice should be extended to NEris-
ters and to the people. Upon those grounds
pressed upon their Lordships AU acquiescence in r.'s
'notion. Under all the circumstances, the reference
of such Petitions to sach a Coniniittee as that new
sitting should be a rfr:tter of course, and he therefc:e
vi ould,rmve7-4. Tbat frarntle cf Sant

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