The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-05-26 00:00:00

and he was too anxious to car►y the 11..olutions, to
trespass upon the indulgence of the Busse usually
granted to persons in his situation. On our or tee
points he had been misunderstood; bat he did cot
think the misconception of sufficient importance to
waste the time of the House in esplsostion. Ile
eongretelatml the Committee that they were sue
about Is ottani the object which they hod in cones-
platiee, and that they were now in sight of the gnat
from which they had started 22 year. ago. Ile sincere-
ly hoped that the difficulties which some had antici.
paced would not prate so great as their apprehensions
had represented them, sad he hoped that Parliameet
would desire Iron their recent experience this alu-
ta►y lesson—net to resort 'gale to any variable sub.
stitute for the mind standard of the country. He
bed to propose a verbal alteration in one ot the Re.
solutions: it was this—that is, whereas the 7th Re.
solution stales, that" Th. Bank may, at any period
between the Ist February, 1820, and the lst May,
1821, undertake to deliver geld of stendard fileseess,
assayed sod stamped as hefere.mentioned, at soy
rate between. the semi of 41. Is. per ounce, sad
31. 171. 101 d. per ounce ; but that each istermodiate
rate having been once filed by the Bank, that rate
shall not be subsequently Jemmied ;" the mailman
rate here stated should be 31. 19s. 8J , which would
make it consistent with the 4th Resolution, which
files the period for raying at 41. Is. net to extesd
beyond October, 1820.
When Mr. Peel sat down, end the Chairmen rime
to pot the question, there was a loud cryof " oda.
dram," accompanied with some eaclamatioas of
" no, no," which continued fora linnete or two : in
the midst of the confositsa Mr. CANNING rose lad
said, the Committee would remember that he had no
disposition to trespass en their time; but he bad
then hoped that the decision would he onanimstes, as
bed been the case in the other /loose. Bet, as he
new found that these Rnolatious smote be opposed,
es he found that t►e sense of the Hoes. was to he
taken, as be foetid that the decisiee of the Boom wee
to go forth as a divided, sod sot as an ameaimeos
decision, he hoped that the part which he hod takes
ee a Member of the Committee would justify hies in
stating his reasons for recomasendieg these Resets.
lions. The Right Hon. Gentleman was proceodieg,
when several Members called oat "agreed, agreed r
and a Member indented to him that Mr. Cr ippe
drew his amendment. If, resumed the Right Hen.
Gentleman, he was to understand that the lion.
Member withdrew his opposition, he (M►. casein)
would give the best pledge of the sincerity of his
intention set to consume the time of t►e Reese, by
sitting down immediately.
The Right Hon. Gentleman then sat dew., and
Mr. CRIMPS withdrew his amendment.

In answer to an obseirtetion by Mr. MANNING,
Mr. CANNING said, that undoubtedly the vote of
the Rt. lion. Gent. on this ocr.sion would not preclude
him from the right of discessing the details of the
measure when the Bill came befnie the Hesse; bet
he wield not take the concurrence of any Gentleman
this night for less than an acknowledgment of the
poplar'', of warning to Cash Payments, and of
reverting to the ancient principle of a metallic cep
Mary.

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The Resolutions were then sgre►d to.
The Hasse resumed, and the Repor: *es ordered
to be resoe►ed this day.
Th. other Orders of the Day were then disposed
of, and the iloose adjoeroed et One o'Clock.