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William Adams bad now more credit than if he bad
never been appoiated to the hospital. If his Hon. friend
should press his amendment to a division, he woutdcer-
rainly support it.
Mr. DAWSON said he had set ir said there had been
a conspiracy.
.Lord PALMERSTON regretted that the Hon. Mem-
her for Shrewsbury bed goes into long details on a
vestion where they were not necessary, and where
their obly effect would be to add fuel to the data.
• ' Whether there was a conspiracy or not, beAnew not ;.
hat mimeo had ever been more the oLject of deter-
misted and rancorous persecution than Sir William
Adams. He had never witnessed more professional
hatred than appeared on the part of soine who bad given
evidence before the Committee. That had been his rea-
son for objecting to print the minutes. Sir W. Adams
had never claimed the merit of a discovery, but always
professed to base derived his knowledge from his mas-
ter, Mr. Saunders. He hail never talked of secrets.
Froth the first he bad declared that his knowledge had
been derived from Mr. Saunders, and that it was of this
nature. lodammation of Opthalmia left a roughness on
the inside of the eye which often cawed a relapse, and
produced pain and blindness. The existence obelegsurra-
mutation, for that was the professional term, war the
first part of the knowledge he prof ; the next was,
. that this granulation could be noret was,of minor
consideration by what means the granulation could he
removed. 'The Noble Lord went on to defend the con-
. duct of Sir W. Adams. The men who bad been tnrned
cote the hospital had been so treated on account of
mi.eouduct andinsabordination. The attacks made by,
Sir Wm. Adams upon the Army Medical Board bail
• been provoked by attacks made upon hies; and err-
• 'thinly nothing had been said by Sir William Mains,
ornemer than that which had been stated by Dr. Vetch.
The sons to be voted (4,0000 was far from being exces-
sive remuneration to a man of Sir Wm. Adams's pro-
fessional standing and celebrity.
Mr. H. 0. BRNNETT declared that none of themes
broneht before the Committee bad amounted to cores.
Atter • few words from Lord PALMERSTON. Mr.
Busse, and Mr. Dews" the amendment was negatived
• without a division. The original resolution was then
put and carried; and the house having resumed, the re-
pert was ordered to be received to-morrow.
ANCIENT RECORDS OP VIII EINGDOM.
The order of the day being read for the house to re-
solve itself Into a Committee upon the address for pub-
lishing the Ancient Records of the country.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose,
and expatiated at some length upon the advantages
likely to arise out of such a measure. After adverting
to the imperfect state of our existing historical records,
end to the causes which preveat‘d their being folly at-
tended to by private individuals. the Right Hon. Gen-
tleman then moved that an bncoble address be presented
to his Majesty, representing the defective state of the,
ancient history of the kingdom, and suggesting that an
edition published, under Royal authority, would be
west honourable to his reign, and most useful in fur-
• Iberia, the general dissemination of knowledge; fur-
ther praying directions for the publication of such an
edition, and assuring his Majesty that Yardmen'. would
provide for the expense.
Sir JAMES hIAUKINTOSH felt great satisfaction
in seconding the motion, and considered the work pro-
posed to be one of the very highest utility. thaerally
speaking, the °overawing of England was a little Is
• arrear as to its patronage of literature; but it was
highly creditable to the state of society In this country,
that we saw works got up here by ialivideal under-
taging.which in other countries would have required,
the assistance of the legistature. With respect to the
work in question, however, there were • variety ofl
tenses —the great capital required—The great devotion,
of time--tlae limited extent of probable sale—and cer•l
tain lairs which prnsed heavily upon the publication of'
expensive works, which were likely to prevent its being
performed by individual speculation. Whatever tint-
lacer it might be thought necessary to exercise.lti
order to prevent the money voted from being oatrava-1
• ;randy or improperly applied, no one could dissent
front the principle of the measure proposed. Sir James
Mackintosh concluded by mentioning Dr. Petre, keeper
of the records of the Tower, as an individual well qua-
Mini, by a life of study, to perform the work in question.
Mr. HUME did not object to the measure, but be
hoped that the work would not tarn out as the inetita-
tion of the Irish Record Office had done. More than
711,0001. bad been paid by the public to that establish-
ment, and the result obtained was very trifling indeed.
He should recommend, with respect to the work now
proposed, the presenting of an anneal report to Parlia-
ment; and he should be happy to have some explanation
at the convenience of the Hon. Secretary for Ireland, of
the state of the Irish Secord Office at the present time.
Mr. °MILBURN said that the matter was ander
consideration. It should be remembered however, that
if the yet proceeds obtained had been small, the work
was of a most laborious and intricate description.
Mr. HUDSON GURNEY supported the
Ile should consider it a Doom of National congratula-
Don that a work of this nature should be commenced
during the life time of a man who was so eminently
qualified to aid and assist it as the gentleman whose
n,,ne been mentioned.
Mr. H. 0. BENNET said he never pee a vote in,
his life with more satisfaction than the present. but he
should protest against the work being conducted on too
expensive a scale. He would wish to see it a work of
general utility, and one which, devoid of unnecessary
splendour, might find easy circulation.
Mr. U. W. WYNN said be did not wish for any unne-
cessary splendour, but still the work should be publish-
ed in a manner worthy of their character. With respect
to the works published by the Record Committee, be
wield say they were sot conducted on too expensive •
scale, bat in order to get them into one voles.* that was
made too large.
Mr. BRIGHT hoped the widest works would be
published at full length,
Mr. C W. WYNN said, that in many of tie Monkish
writers very large extracts were given from works which
it would be necessary also to re-publish, and it would
be mow aaaa ry to repeat those extracts.
Mr. BRIGHT still thought it would be better to give
the works as in the originals.
The resolution was them agreed to, and the house hav-
ing resumed, the report was ordered to be received to-
morrow.
SUPERAXIIIIATION ACT.

On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EX-
CHEQUER, the Loose resolved itse!f into a Committee
un the Snperaanuation Amendment Act. The night
Hon. Gentleman them moved, that the Act should com-
mence from the month of Joly, and sot as originally in-
tended, from last Jansary.—Agreed to.
(In the clause for commencing the scale of deduction
with officers receiving salaries of 501.
Mr. UALCRAFT objected to the scale commencing
with salaries so low as 501. per annum. He suefested
that the scale should originate with salaries of 11.10/. per
annum, which, op to SOW. a-year, should be subjected to o
a deduction of to aad a halt per cent, ; and after that
amount to a deduction of hve per test.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER bad art
desire to resist the suggestion of the Hon. Gentleman
(Mr. Calcraft); and the clause was amended on that az-
retirement.
The other clauses were then agreed to. The house
resumed, and the Report was ordered to be received to-
morrow this day.)
Several orders of the day were thee disposed of.

Z';

Oa the tbied reading of tie Lotteries Bill bolsi
rioted.
'Mr. J. SMITH opposed the Bill oa the groeads of its
encouraging the prudes of gaisbliag. aid holding out
ilndeeemeets to tbe most premium immorality, more
espeeially moor the lower elutes of widety.
The CH ANVELLOR of the EXCHEQUER defended
tlie.pihsciple of the Bill.
Mr. HUME objected to the Bill, u heist prodectivel
of a paltry sae eta gnat ezpeoce to tie morals of WI
country,
After a few words (mm Sir S. AloaLswo sad Mr. 11.
MARTIN, tbe.hosee divided. when thereppekrsdi
For the Bill, 32—Agai.st it, 11—Majority la farina
of the Bill, 21.
The house the. edjutraed at 12 o'clock.

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THE INFAMOUS NEWSPAP-ERSt
THE BISHOP AND THE SOLDIER
The article under the above title, which amperetti is
the 3TATSZII4N of Moeda, last, haviag, every day this
reek, occasioned a /viand beyond ealealatioa, another
large impression of it has bees reprinted entire is the
Szsrassm it of yesterday erasing. Ordersforeke above
paper. are reqvtated to be seat, without delaynt• Me
OPes, No. in, Strasulper No. Iti3k Flsatalrre,

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THURSDAY ITCHING, JULY 25, 1822...

THE BISHOP AND THE SOLDIER.

AND
THE " RESPECTABLE" AND CORRUPT PRESS.
This subject, is its most interesting past of view;
that is to say. as It throws light on matterseensected
with the administration of law end jastiee; this sub-
ject, taken in this light..will be fully treated of in the
Register of out Saturday. For essays a: great
length, we have sot room in our diurnal publication;
but, we have. we trust, dose m t duty towards the
Poldie in this case, and particularly by dragging
forth the most respectable and most pomp% press is
this world. We cannot, however, let another day pass
without taking medics of what we God IkSthat rile old
paper, The Time* of this morning. We stall Deg. like
Dr. O'M saga, pat stars, instead of letters: we imam
the vile old thing, and call sport the Odic to witness
its condeet.—la another port of our paper will be
fold (taken from the Mardis, Chroxiefe of te.day)
a letter addressed to Mr. Boom who, it appears, is
now a Judge in Ireland. The letter has sot a sigma-
tare to It; bet the %rola& is undoubtedly well so-
dded as to the facts contained in that letter. We beg
OCT readers to peruse that letter with attention ; to
mete, as every honest man will, the case of Mr. Brass
their own ; to consider of the sufferinds of that man
to consider what is duo to him and his family ; and
then to reflect, that if the press in Ireland had then
dime Ilea/sty, that which-we have now bad to record
might
But. bow most the Morning C oniele lament, then,
that it did sot hasten to do its duty on Monday loom-
ing! If this paper had acted the part which the
Morning Chronicle acted. the name of the uffender
would not have bees knows unto this day ; and, as
we verily believe, never would knee been know. at eli.
The article which had appeared in the Observer of the
Sunday named nobody. That artic'e bad appeared
bat in one paper. The Morning paper*, that noiced
the thing at all. had abridged, mutilated, and disguised
that article. Two of them, that brace of true brothers, the
Old Times and the New Times, sunk the thing wholly
in eiknee. So that, during the Monday, operations
would have been carried on effectually to prevent alt
exposure of tbe principal criminal, sad ow the Twit-
day morning wesheuld have seen, in every One of these
Papers, articles asserting •hat some gross error had
been committed with respect to a Right Reverend
Prelate, originating in some casual misnomer, or in
something or other that would hare appeared plaitel•
ble. And, on the Wednesday, we should hive beard
the saute Papers lamenting, with great sincerity, that
oue of their contemporaries, the proprietor of a Sun-
day paper. bad been so unadvised and•rash as to give
bred le loose reports, having nut the smallest founda-
tion in fact, respecting certain 'opposed usiscuoduct
of a most learned, venerable, and Right Reverend
Prelate of the Church! Bless them ! On the Thurs-
day, that is to say, to-day, we should have beard them
all open in full cry, just as if the game was in view :
their voices different in tone, indeed ; their Demmer of
opening different; and different the loudness of their
yell ; bat off they would have gone in fell and
unanimous cry against the profligacy of those
writers who administer to the brutal passions of
the " lower orders," by circulating hints and
and ineeedus tending to bring into hawed and cos-
tempt their natural protectors and guardians of the
higher orders; tending to lessen in their esteem all
those whom it is their bounden duty to venerate ;
tending, in short, to gratify their froward dispositions
"by inculcating disrespect in them towards al; their
betters. their pastors and masters; and thereby to pro-
duce in them a disregard of the laws of Quo as well
as of a paternal Oovernmest ; and to bring them at
last into a state. in which their limes would be for-
feited to the outraged ordi of their country, and
their souls turned over to the Revd.

This is whit we should bare bad. on Tuesday, Wed.
Illesday sod Tbanday, if the Sununu! bad nodose

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