The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-03-22 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF OF LORDS, SLtace 21.

TI le Encise and Customs Duties Bills were rend r. second
time , the commitments ',evolved, and the Bibs ordered to be
real a third time tomorrow.
T he Ganl Fees Bill snis, on the motion of Lord AUCK-
I.A: VD, read a second time, and committed for the second day
ale r the recess.
'l' he Earl of SFIAFTESBURY presented n Petition from the
Cur. 'oration of Lamlau, against that clause in the Bill, w Inch
etre pis- froht RS operation the King's Bench, Fleet. and Alia-
slink -1 Prisons, and praying to he heard In Cowuel. The
Petit' .me wwwwwlecreill swims .ats§ss lists ionsidenstion tat the corn-
saittns eat of the Bill.
Tile Duke of 111(INTROSE presented a Petition from the
Co min 'inners of Supply mud Other., ki the Cuuuty of Stirling,
sighisi.t '‘.erlisispiets althe Sessiclo Jury Act. • ' -'• -" '
The Lk )RD CHAN L ELLOIL said, that what was stated as
objections Me made. no difeeerence in the Act.—Petition laid
ou the tub le. • ' • ~
, • PROCEEDINGS OE CONGREItft. . •
The I llarquis WEI,LESLEY adverted We* waist
import] lice ofthe Negirciatittns; involving *loth nu-
tnerous and nrome.ntous interests, and trusted that
the No ble Earl opposite mould airy shortly be ens-,
bled authoritatively to communicate to. their Lord.'
ships tli e documents regarding these Negotiations, a
totamni iiration-tthich. was called for by the public.
itlterest a,.atid7bythe respect due to.that House.
. Thei Earl of JALVIULPOOL said,: there. hall been
n*o dell y on the part .of his Nlnjesty's Government
in advir ivgihrrtitice Regent' to. make a communica-
tion tee 4 tliagiiiittae-rogarding the important Negocia.
Hens al Vienna; Buts the Noble Lord was aware that
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peWipl .14rogstctatioure.pd_ lentil. iti reptits tad asz
rattled lib official 'llSeppti int • of communication
t.I il tot e sende.. Ale Shook!, Igweter„veri,
Aeipiarfegpss,:faiy before .14 :lionetAirch
bii3le imald, Witkout. Wail to (be peblic
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- Unice, i be communicated.J.t
The 1 farquis of BLICKTINTGRAM asked whether
it was It 4 tended 4O:eiteritlinfcate the *hide of the do-
cuments regeniing Grenoil • .
The t tel of lAirEittool4 answered in the affir-
taitiv*:
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Emil REY wished the Papers to be laid upon
the table.l *fore the recess,_in order that there might
be time to consider them, witlr a view to a discussion
on an earl y day afterwards.
. The Ea; lof LEYERPOOL said, there should be
as little di •lay as possible in making the intended
Communic4 lions. .
• Lord GkRENVELLR observed-, that the Papers
would of on arse be printed when presented; to which
the Earl of .I.lverpool assented.
_ _ ' 1 trNIC RHITRICTION BILL. :.
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The Earl id' LIVERPOOL moved the third reed-
ing or the . $ link Rektriction Bill. Ills Lordship
thought it unnecessary to trouble the House at any
length upon this subject, as he believed there was no
altfirenee olt %opinion in that House respecting the
necessity of continuing the restriction its cash pay.•
bents for loiter time longer. The restriction was'.
Continued' i t•tiat present Bill till the bth of July,
01
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16, in t sehope and expectation (although no
pledge on 0 e subject could be given), that by that
period the 14• ask would he enabled, with a view to
thdrown big pest, and the benefit of the peblic, to
resume their payments in cash. - The favourable
alteritied her rand 0 that hid:been eipedek that
%tad is p 4 Ince in,the foreign mileage, add in the
price of ge 4 hullioe, the fatter, which was at
51. lbs. in Js niary,lBl4, bovine fallen :id januery
ltast.tw.4l.4s.t ted.to Ibis expectation ;.but if it should
be foetid me vary stiJl further to continue the re.
striation, chi ' being of this period would insure the.
sonsideratine • of Chit *subject at as early period.
hitbe 'mit lliesA lon of Parliament.
: lora 01EVIttILLE admitted the necessity of
emstinijng for i' he present the twiddled; bat thought
that some' words ought to have been introduced into
ate Bill fur the ,eurpose of declaring that cash pay.
Intents ought, an soon as possible, to he resumed,
instead of merrily, as in former instances, confine-.
leg the restricti on. Circumstances had recently oc-
curred, which had shaken the security in which he
heti reposed, tregarding• tlte duration of the, peace,
and this rendered it the less necessary for him to en-
ter at any lenytli into the present question. He,
however, could; not avoid noticing what had fallen •
from the Nob:te Earl regarding the resumption of
ash payments,' depending, upon the benefit to be de.
rived to the Batilt. The Bank had derived very large
trouts from the, suspension of cash payments, and it
Ins es bat pair that they should bear any loss that could
aiiieffoullite resumption of those payin-stts, when-
trerthat resumption Should be found to be for the
advantage df the public interests.
' itles"Harl of LAUDERDALE had no objection to
the Bill under present circumstances, provided hi
wild obtain from the Noble Lords on the ether side,
a pledge that an enquiry should be instituted, early
In the next Session, relative to this important subject,
In order that fall information might be obtained,
with the view of satisfy ing the public mind. It was
essential that such an.enquiry should be instituted, in
order that all the facts bearing upon the question
• might be Accurately and distinctly ascertained. As
to the fall in the price of gold, alluded to by the
Noble Earl, it Jiff not in the least affect the theory
supported by himself and his Noble Friends. By
an Ordonance of the Russian Government, a forced
circulation was given to the Rustiest paper money,
under it bids four rubles in paper were to pass for
one ruble in gold. This, from the nature of circum-
stances at the time, had a very extensive oceration;
and gold naturally flocked to this country, where
the pressure upon it was less. • This would account
at once for the fall in the price of gold bullion.
The Earl oftIVERPOOL wished it to be under:
stood, that he had Deter iniimPted it as a condition of
the resumption of cish payinenti that it should be for
the benefit of the Bank. lie had said for the benefit
of the hank and the benefit of the public; and he
undoubtedly meant that if it were necessary for the
public benefit the Bank should make any reasonable
sacrifice in order that cash payments might be re:
i fumed, in which opinion he had' no doubt the Bank
cheerfully concurred. As to enquiry, he was by no
means assured that injery to the public interests might
not result from it, and upon this point he would
give no pledge; but he would undertake, should he
continue in the office he had now the honour to hold,
that if it should be found necessary to continue the
restriction fora further period, the measure should I
be brought under the consideration of Parliament at
an early period in the nest Session.
Tee Nlarquis of LANSDOWNE contended, that
whether the restriction was to be continued or re-