The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-02-04 00:00:00


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told the House origietly, that he did not think'
that the labours of the °mollies could be brought
to a close in one Session, for it was plolpable,,teet
two or three Sessions might be requisite for l`
.through Ida --kquiries reify, as to the public fk•
and expenditure. The consideration was oue of glut
extent and magnitude. Doubts had been expressed
respecting the Intentions of GOvernseesit;'ead ma
Honourable Friend of his, the. Member
.fee Warn.
Der; had seemed to think that GOverireoet migbt*
little is tbe mean time; but be could say, that le
the mean time Government bad dans s peat dear,
end anticipated much of the eapected berefft.
things, however, yet remained 10 be considered; 193
great reductions bad already been made by
.the tio,
-moment. The labours of the Committee bed iv
laced the qeestion as to its details into a nirrowee
compiles. The situation of affairs in Ireland siise
not weakened, but, 'on the contrary, he believed
that the internal tranquillity of that portion of ale
Esiipire wss improved. He had reason to think and
to trust, that the charity and benevolence of the
opulent and higher classes of society in Ireland 44
tended to draw together more closely, and bettet
lo unite, all the social attachments. These bees* '
and reliefs from the higher to the poorer bad beet.
afforded without being compelled by law. He did
not wish to occupy much of the time of the House
bet he yet desired to call their attention to the con.
sideration of the last, and for the present year. Ho
should propose there-appointment of the same Cots.
mittee which was appointed last year. The trouble
.they had taken, and the experience they had pined,.
were very considerable and important. lie there-
fore should conclede by moving for the appointment
of the Committee, to examine into the stale of the
Public Income and Expenditure.--Agreed to.
Lord CASTLEREAGH then moved that the Com-
mittee should consist of 21 Members.
Mr. BANK ES made some observations respecting
the propriety of certain Gentlemen being in the pro.
posed Committee; on which
Mr. TIER.NEY observed, that his own health,
though better, was not such as be might desire; and
therefore he abould wish to be excused from a close
attendance at the Committee.
Lord CASTLEREAGH thought it might be very
desirable to have particular Members on the COM.
mittee; but yet that it would not he desirable to
alter the (rause and constitution of tPe Committee. •
Me. RANKES coasider,ed that the attendance ie
such a Committee of Gentlemen in office stood oa
different grounds from the attendance of other Men.
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The motion was then agreed to.
Leave was given to the Committee to sit from time
to time, and during adjournments, and also to report
to the House, from time to time, the result of shalt
proceedings.
DROPPED ORDERS.
The SPEAKER addressed thp House on the sub.
ject of the Dropped Orders. He sighed them to
consider the expediency of settlieg the discussion of
the writers dropped on Monday, for the facilitation
of public business, by disposing of such Motions
for future days. It was his desire to adopt the ge-
neral feeliug and opinion of the House, and he should
proceed to reed the Orders.
Mr. WYNNE said, that the whole doctrine re-
specting Notices and Orders did not stand so much
on a matter of right but of Custom ; more particu-
larly so from the practice of live or six years pasty •
which had given to the present mode a sort of whop.
rit

iy.
The SPEAKER observed, that what he desire -
was, to collect the sentimeuts and wishes of the House..
lu former times, a Notice for a particular day car.
tainly had the precedency. Perhaps, if that wet.
the rule, it might he better to adhere to it.

RANK RESTRICTION.
Mr. GRENFELL said, that in consequence of
the answer given by the Chancellor of the Eschequer,
to the question he had put on Thursday, he felt it
necessary to make a few observations in submitting
the' motion of which he hid given noti. e. The Right
lion. Gentleman would not say on what ground Om
Bank Restriction Act was 'to be renewed, but he
thought it very certain, from what be did say, that it
was intended to renew that very objectionable men,.
sure. Indeed, from, what he had beard, before
the Right Hon. Gentleman's mysterious esplanation,
he thought that be would find some grounds for Imp
renewal ; and it was always his eipectstion that his
Majesty's Ministers would attempt it, notwithstand•
ing their promises.—(Hear, hear I)—After what had
pissed in 'the three last years, be could not believe
their promises, though not only the Right Hon.
Gentleman, but nearly every one of his 'Majeure
Ministers, had assured the HMO that the Bank
would sesame Cash payments at the ezpiration of tho
present- Aet... 4acollected pal ticularly the pro,.
Wass to this effect of the Right lion. Commissioner
of Woods 'and Forests (Mr. Huskisson) ; and the
Public had been at least disposed to believe that these.
pledges of Government might be depended on, espe-
cially as they were accompanied by the solemn
assurances of the Bank, that they were most anxious
to resume their payMents in cash, protesting that .
they should be happy When the day arrived which .
would free them from the Restriction. From allt, that.
he could learn, and home conversatien which he •
hatf--
held . with: a. meat respectable Gentleman,. Os Gq. )
vetnor of the Bank, Mr. Harman, be was inclined tie,.
believe them sincere; might not the Hank say, then„,:,!
to the /louse, .relieve as 'horn the aituatiosi you
placed us in in 17.97-4 situation of suspicion atulmore
tification. The circumstances which had been' the
rain of many country' banks, had increasedas-
wealth of the Bank of England ; end. yet they were
told, told over and. over again by tar, Member for.
Taunton (Mr. Bar;ng), who was then en Paris, sip
posed to be arranging matters hearing upon this sulk
~ject, they had also' been toht by: other *Meml,era
connected with the Bank, that the &A Kau shlsY*
onions to resume their cash paymenis Land that the
Restlictiets Nat's public cODgetlieii4l. Who" "I'4
to be a strange inconsistency, between, these welter'
of the facts belonging to the subject. The mearale
to which he had called their attention,. bad been ti.o
laminas of enacument eight aim's; &ha :lc hored

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