The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-06-26 00:00:00

the Accourte of the Army, the Nary, tho 11, ,
,Lanai he distinctly submitted to the raeuid.:icia.o
tLe Auditors. But the glee eA of the ;;,tea:of:l
mate the perpetual intertesenre of the Thaw,
i:h the Auditors of Public AttelMit. By this
ti,. of the Atitlit:brS sae
peeleel,eepecieliy w ith retype? to those public otbeeree.,
had certain intl.:cm:et alai rimeection... He tits u‘i
mean to say that the Treasrats should be altogether
c inched Prow interfering, hut that a och interference:l4Q
he subject to rertaiis lit,.its. In older to ',hew thoieett,
sity of esubliAing sae as to retard again,
Koper interference on the part of the Treasury, tit
flinourable Methiicr refurt..ll to the tehiente t•
stiejeatit Preell before the Crolioittee appoiLtt'
to inquire into this sitl.,e,t in the r
espcciafly with regard to Cue arcouats or the Par.
in ....ter of tier Army and tier Treasurer of the Na:;,
What had become of the docutneut. whici: had beea
nutted to thetorimitter in illustration a thbribjr.l,4
could not peels:ad to say, as ticey wete nithdraen 4 a
most extraordinary manner from the preczesaion of the
Comte.ittee. But enough of rvidelice fort!,
routing to metal.] his opinion as to the necessity of Fr,.
siding against the undue Of p4f1i4.1 interpo:,,tiou of the
Treasury se ith the auditing of public accounts. There
were no doubt trAne change's prupotel in the preieat
Bill, which were calculated to itrip.i.re tht .';!eau of au-
diting, but el in no very invert taut (levee. liowevec
approved of the alai iel;,stuent of the period at wltitlastte
accounts were to be presented to the auditors. But
thought more material changes should be male ;
among other,, be trusted the Hight Ifouoitrablc Geode.
man st unld has e no objection to the in:ladies:lion of a
clause fur the abolition of all fee-, upon the passiry
the public art Want!. Lord Moira held ten tisuusar.l
pouLtis of the publit. money in his Lanai; for aperards of
14 years, which ha reinai.led then., but f.:
an accidental discovery. The cond.:et of e.,e
verowent in excusing that N 01,14 Lord from Lie pat,•
tilent of the interest, was most prodigite and sen:).:.•
tillable. He contrasted thi, case with that of 1::
I. Johnstone, who was alio:red only 300 t. by the
;over none nt when he hail a ta„2 fide rlaiui upon dins
to the amount of 2000 f. fur his af:tvit c., in North Atte.
rica. interest te as refused altogether, our %vat the chin
,Bowed at all till alter the i.tig 141 ac;.:*lo yeAra. ILr
nrgli.,±cnre of Ministers in bringing azents Nature;
was productive of great lo:. t.s the Thus in tc;
case of Brigadier-tieuvral NO. holsi-e, the debt arose is
1 "PA , And no inquiry was instituted 1.11 after the drat',
of the public debtor. The whole sun sva..„ thertker,
lost to the public. He concluded by protesting cadet
the insuffirie or 1 of the Bill, but declared, that it nasnst
Committee.
his intention to oppose the wotiuu for gong intone

Mr. B.INKES thought this B:11 slinithl hire bees
brought before the House in the last Fe....inn, or at as
earlier per:9,l, as they had lo.ig hul ioformallon their
possession to jostify its provisions. Wiili respect to tie
increase ufthe Auzlit Office, it should he recollected that
that department was originally placed upon too low a
scale. He denied that any improper suppression of e%a•
deuce had whet' place, or that the Audit Office had may
interest in its concealment. He could not agree that the
tehole system of conducting the pid...;c accounts required
recasting to the extent fur which the Hon. licutlemal
contended. No Gentleman could be found to undertake
the office of public amlifors, if they were obliged to un-
dergo the glievotis formalities of auditing their accounts
before Conioli.. inners. He admitted that ranch of the
conduct of the Antlii Board was unfortunate, partly front
its constitution, and parily from its :election of improper
anti incoindetent 'wrens's.
After a I.ns- words from Mr. %tyro, the Cits'sirELLOl
Of tile EXCIILQULIt. and Mr. TRIMATNE, the Bill passel
through the Committee, and the Report was received.
and ordered to be taken into further consideration's
Thursday.
Mr. WALLACC hroutlit in a Bill to repel certa;a
Ant Statutes, which was reed the fi..st time, all
ordered to lie read a second tune this day three moisten.
Mr. CHETIVYND ave notice th:.t he sleinl I muse,
to-iii.,rr ve, fur a return of all fees paid into the Eccle-
siastical Courts of England, and a List of 0 e petsoas
co iiiii iitted to Prison for non-payment of such fees.
Mr. R. MARTIN moved the third reading of the
111 Treatment of Horses Bill.
Mr. P. opposed the Bill. 11,, felt that it
aronld produce a deal of vexation.
Altlernixn S:errit and Ale. Alonca opposed it.
The House then divided on.the question,—Ayes !1—
Noes 15 —Majority in ftvoar of the Bill, 6.
'Flo! Bill wns then read a third tine.
I 'pit the ijoestion that the Bill do pass,
Mr. C. W. WYNNE moved an Amendment, that the
Dthate should he adjourned to Friday.
The Gallery w is cleared for a division, which 41 not
take place, and after some conversation the further
debate was ordered (by consent)to take plareoe Thur—
day.
The other Orders were disposed of, and the Hamad-
journe:l at One o'clock.
(Fur Proceedings in the Lords, sec lest pap

31:NORITY
woo COTTA AGAINST THE SECOND REAM° Of TIM SILL
FOR GRANTING .eiS,O9O, AS .IIII:EARS 70 Till DLJ
Of CIA RENCE•
11. ileGyo:l. R. Bernal, I!. Briebt, .1. Cuter. .1. Kor,
I. C. flololsonse, Lori A. Hamilton, Hon. E. Hafb3n4
J. B. Munch, Martin, It W. Neivaids, A. W.Robsdk
Mr. Sctulausorr, 0. Williams, jun.-TLLIARI, Hon. IL
Bennet, C. F. Palmer.

MR OIVE.N'S PLAS

Considerations on the applicatioa to Parliament fer
appointment olCommissioners to examine Mr. (be S s
proposals for improving the condition of the poor. 2sd
to investigate tlu facts existing at New Lanark, so
which these proposals are founded.
The Nob:en:Pis. Freeholders, Justices of the Peace,
tonitnissioners of !Ample, and Clergy of the oinaty
tl
Lanark. at a Po fir greeting especially concene,l, agreed
to petition both Mews of Parliament to iire..igate dit
plans which Mr. Owen LAS now to propote fur the re-
lief of the poor and working classes.
The Petit-isms were afterwards sizlied by
the chief Magistrates of all the towns in the county of la-
nark. including the Lord Protest of 4llasgow—b7
great majority oft landeil proprietors—by 3j 7 astiesa
of the peace—br the principal sod 311 the profelmfa
(except two) of the University of tatsgoir who worse,-
titled to sign theta—and by upwards of :hi of tiw IDA
respectable clertu in the county.
These Petitions were agreed tn. and signed by thee.
ties, in consequence .1 their local knowledge eE the ak.