The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-05-31 00:00:00

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Mr. e. DIM PAX presented seren petitions from laud
owners in Berkshire, to the same effect.

Lord .1. IIAmILTON said he had a question to put to
a Right lion. lientlenern opposite. lie understood
that the l'ornini:sioners appointed to inquire into Ile
state of the Court• of .Insti,•e, in Scotland, had ceased
to exist prematurely, as I in rase this was the fart, be
wished to ►;ice the Hons.. an opportunity of expressing
its opinions on th • circinatance. lie wished to know
if Ministers would have any objection to the produr.
tion of the eorrespo:olenre between the Secretary for the
Hone Department and the Roar.' of Commissioners?
Lord CiSTLEREAGII arid, he would be prepared to
answer the question to-morrow.

(.Itl MI NAL 4:Oi)E.-Sir JAME% MACKINTOSH said,
that in consequence of the important debate that was
to take place that evening, lie thought it expedient to
postpone to next Monday the second reading of the
\mi:rabic Rivers Robbery Bill, Privately Stealing in
Shops Bill, anal the Dwelling Douse Robbery
Rill.—
lie hoped it would he convenient to those who intended
to take part in the discussions on these Rills, to vnter
upon it on that day.

Lord essTl.EuEstin, in a few words across the t3:.ie.
wr understood to ut•sent to this arrangement.
0,7 prearn..rd a peCtion frwid the 014).mi-ti-
ers of Y.triuolth ar.sitist any alteration in the Naviga.
tion .Ict.—l.aid on the table.

Mr. E. WOMMOVSIE presented a petition from the
MagiAtrates of the county of Norfolk, praing fur an
alteration of the tootle of taking the average priers of
corn.—Lai.l on the table.

EXCHEQUER BILLS.—Mr. 31%111111AT wished
to ask two questions of the Richt Hun. the Chancellor
of the Exchriner. I S t was, what was tlw antout.t
of Exchequer Dills that 113:1 heel% toted for the last
year remaining andispowil of—and next, since it was
neders.ood that there was to b. no Sinking Fund fur
the year, he wished to know in what in inner the Right
WM. Geatiotasan proposed paying the interest of the
New Loan, which it was intended to mike fur the ser-
vices of the current year?

The Casoceid.ts of the Exciteoera said, that the
answer to the Hon. Member's first question was con-
tained in an a,•rount which had been already before
the flost,e ; and as t.e the next question, he begged to
postpone any explanation in reply, until the subject was
more fully b,•fare the House, as it would be io a few dam
31r.31ABEIII.CY thiotght, that the country should be
is possession of the intentions of Government,with res-
pect the pro, i,ions for the interest of the New Loan,
before the expo.itiu:t of the financial arrangements of
the country came on, and under this conviction he
should, in a few days, inure a few resolutions. At
present, he should sooye fur certain papers, to the pro-
deletion of which he knew the Noble Lord opposite
(Cartkr,.tagh) hail no objection. He then moved that
there be laid before the ♦louse, an Account of what
surplus of the Consolidated Fund of the United King-
dom remained, utter providing for the charges made
thereon, up to the 4215th of January, 1817—or what
deficiency remained unprosided for, up to the same date
—the same account fur the years ISIS-19 and
Also, for an AccJunt of the Amount of the Funded and
Valuated Debt, outstanding and unprovi•led, far the
years 1117, loht, and 1819.
• -1 he Coastelmon of the MICI4IIQUIR had no objec-
tion to the production of the papers.
Sir J. NEWTS/UT expressed his surprise, that the
financial accounts from Ireland had not as yet been
made out, although an Art of Parliament provided,
that they should be furnished to the House of Conn
s, at their first sitting after the 6th of March.
Mr. Alanent.ev sail!, that he wished to have a full
statement of the accounts laid before the House. la
their present furls' they were very imperfect, contrary
to the declaration of the Act of Parliament on the
subject.

papers were then ordered.
A petition w. presented from the inhabitants of
Forfar; praying for a continuation of the bounties on
linen; and another praying that the manufacturers
should be placed upon the same footing with Irelasi
with respect to till. duties on the ashes employed Mae
maauf.tetaring of linens.

Mr. SIAHEAL::V said, it was his intentiou-to bring
in a Bill to place Scotland un the same footing as this
country, with respect to drawbaelisithd bounties ea
linen, aetionling to the terms of the Aet of
TRADE Oh' TIIR l'OUNTßY.l—General tlas-
corsc said, he lisl.l in his hand a petition diffssiag is
its character from that of the various petitions r-
esisted to the House that night. It nuts intentle4 tabs
stootided to the hands of i Bight Honourable Col-
league (Mr. Canning), and he regretted to say, *a
this intention was frustrated by the severe Miami.
tier of that gentleman. '1 he petition came from die
merchants of Liverpool, and was similar to that pee-
, sonted by the Hou. Member for l'annton (Mr. listing).
The petitioners rumptained of the great hardship of
restricting British merchants front trading beyond the
Cape of Hood Hope. He much the Ammo
of his Hight Hon. Colleague, for be would have bow
I able to inform the House if it was the intone°, of Mi-
nisters to take into consideration this part of the al
knit of the petition. He was sure, however, thins
' wronid come under the particular consideratiot of
Committee. Time petitioners said, they observed Vl*
' concern, that the agricultural bodies were pteslii(W
fresh restrictions on the importation of men, me"'
standing the duty that had been laid upon this setisk
ha ISIS, when the state of the curreoey was se Ore'
eat from what it *was at present. This, he loaned*
was the int petition of this nation presented fo th.
Howe; but he was convinced, that if the Hissattrable
Member for Surrey proposed an Increase of the
the signatures to tie petitions agaiast the prenossl!.
would be far more numerous than those it apps"
, it. He observed, that in a few days be "mild belt
to present a petition from the shlp-otners of Livelea
of a different nature.
The petition was then brought op, reed, and orlined
to be printed.
AUBICULTI'RA L DIS3'RESS.—Mr. H. Sanaa
presented a petition signed by thirty iodividesh whe,
held upwards of 2,000 acres of lead is the coo/ •
Surrey, complaiting of distress.--bald es the tank-ip
Two petitiont w-re presented from Ibralli"
Staffordshire, complaining of -the distwooll 1
asannfaetares.

Mr. H. SLIMNZR then rose, in putinanett o "s"
to more the the rations agricuetaral petitions oo