The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-02-28 00:00:00

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parties thesnelves. All they said was that if tie too
serrection In Derbyshire had ;site on, rte ogle 11.111111 i
have predicted Where it would have stopped. To MINI
it was evident that the inserrection was ettribetable
only to the gross neglect of not using the ordinary'
powers of the law for the pompon, of apprehending
on the Sender these whir It was mown were t. be
in *pegs insurrections ow the Monday 4 For his part
—be spoke it with alt doe civility—he did not be-
lie,* tree syllable In the Report about the discretion
end- moderation of Government. Considering the
Report altogether absent, he should -certainly, op.
pose its being printed.
Lord CASTLEREAGH mid, that though he dial
not intend to propose any thing to the House founded
open the Report, yet the Right Hon. Gelatins.;
was, of course, at perfect liberty to do so if be
thought it proper or prudent. The opinion jolt
pressed was undoubtedly strong, and considering
thatthe Report bed been only once read, it was solo
ficieutly summary : it was ne less than that the Right
Hon. Gentleman did not believe a syllable it con.
tained, and be, of course, endeavoured to excite a
feeling in the House and in .the country, that the
Report was a production wholly unworthy of notice.
—lConfiesion on all sicksl—What reliance would
be placed upon this hasty judgment, either in doors.
or out of doers, experience would make evident.—,
This was not the lint dine-the country had reason to
think theßight Hon. Gebtleman not the profoundest
orate that had over sat on' the other side of the
Ifouse.--tikar, hear!]—With respect to the Re.
port, as ballad already observed, it might be dig.,
coiled with more advantage after it had been printed
and distributed among the *Members ; for he did not
,optrabend that •the House would carry the. spirit of
economy WO far as Dot to consent to the printing of
`..the Report.
• Mr. BROUGHAM raidl'the Noble Lord .wonid
ken acted in a more manly manner, if he bad evade
dm UMW sod the Country the judge of his conduct,
instead of sheltering himself behind a Committee of
his own "friends. In fact, the Committee was sp.
pointed, and carried ou their enquiries tau such a
asaoner, that there was not a man in the country who
costa expect soy advantage from it. It did notap.
pear, from the Report, whither the Committee had
&railed themselves of their power to tall persons, be-
.Wre them for exantinatioo. He wished to know whet
all resulted from the plots of the Spencean and other
classes of agitators, described at great length in
former Reports—they bad formerly a separate chapter
to themselves!
Lord CASTLEREAGH considered the Reports
had inclided them geoeraHy. •
-The Report, after some further conversationeree.
ordered to he printed.
Lord CASTLEREAGH moved, that the Papers
referred to the Secret Committee be returned to
tie Office of the Secretary of State.—Agreed to.
BANK NOTES. '4
Mr. TIERNEY gave notice that he should ewe
on Wednesday for Returns of the Nisbet of out.
standing Rank Notes.
Mr. W. SMITH presented • Petition from Nor-
wich, praying to be included in any reeelatieo fee
the better Administration of Justice, in the same
mom" as the four Northern Counties requised.
Read, and referred to the Committee eta that stab.

ject.
Mr. BENNETT presented a Petition from lhel
Borough of Taristock, praying the Repeal of the
Tax on Coals; another from the Tanners of Whit.
church, Salop, against the Leather Tea ; ciseehee
frows Samuel Useidcock, also one from Elijah Dick-
son, both of whom had been confined under the Sos.
pension of the Habeas Corpus Act, praying against
granting au Indemnity to Administration. He also
presented three Petitions to the latter effect from
Nottinghatme—All which were seed, and laid on the
table.

ARMY ESTIMATES.
Lord PALMERSTON stated, that as the
port of the Finance Committee was sot yet before
the House, it might be desirable to rearm at least
part of the Army Estimates petit it appeared. lie
wad this evening, or on Monday at farthest, reedy
to go into the question of the vote, so far as regard-
ed the number of troops to be employed, as a ne.•
meaty step towards clearing the way for the Mitiny
Bill, which *spired nest mouth, and must be repow-
ed ha proper time. The remainder -of the quesiion.
of Supply he bad noobjection to allow to stand over,
to Omit the conveoieoce or wishes of the Hoese.—lie
this 'pored that the Order of the Day for the flees,
rsOolviao itself %toe Committee of Supply, be the..
rasdr.The Order was the(' read.
GERMAN QPIcERS.
Loki FOLKESTONE roes to make sego io•
marks relative to otnetts the Genesi Legtoo.
Tki Ifebsekad received the assurance of the Nob%
Lori (Palmerston) that on the relent of peace they
had boon all reduced—bet on looking over. the Army
Listibe other day, he had seen the names of 1$ of
17 slab General Officer.. This was directly Oook,
int,/ to Act of Parliament, Aida required all seek
•forces to be disbanded six weeks after the close of
war:.
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Lord PASLMERSTONIropIied,. that* J. 110.4,
thetetm preser_ed by the Act, silt __
es of
cars of foreign corps in oar service were considered
disbanded—certain of them, however,had been retsin..
ed in the service as being British subjects' and not
coming within. the groaning !If she Act. No names'
appeared in the Army List inept those of natural
born subjects, and permitted by the Act.
• Lord FOLKESTONE was convinced that the per-
sons to whom bo bad alluded were nut natural born

subjects.
ARMY ESTIMATES.-BANK NOTES.
The Order being read for the House to resolve' it.
self into a Committee of Supply, and that the Army
ENlames be referred to the consideration of the
Committee, a coarerfation ensued about postponing
the consideration of these subjects, in the coatis of
which, _

Mr. GRENFELL stated, that there had been a
great variety of Bank Returns presented to the
House, the first class of which was an account of the
number of notes in eireolation up to the end of 1817.
From those be had aseertateed that the average per.
mount *initiation from JOl7 lest to the present time
@weeded by two or three millions the amount in Cif.
ciliation for any oils" seven months since the Omsk
Restriction Act Ins posed. It MIS not titmetoorYe
them; bi kok .t, tholuccoosed,woes of the Ciro,

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THE STATESMAN

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igesßs to seceent for the resat rise in the preeiou s
metals. He said that at this due there was a balance
of Ili esillioes in is base It the Bask, and the
goalie/a was, whether this sum *odd not be ran.
dared available to the service of the Peblic.
Mr. MANNING said the Bank had bps tow mil-
lions in its heeds ; and three millions of that bad
been lent to the Peblic without Immo. With re-
spect to the civanlation of Bank notes, the Directors
of the Bank did not want to push the circelation of,
or make any profit by them.
Sir J. NEWPORT observed that the opinion of
tit Public was, that the Bank possessed it monopoly.
The issue of their paper had certainly an safari:Pet-
atde operation on precious metals ' • and the Peblic,
were indebted to his Hon. Friend for bringing the
sebject so often before the House.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER]
said, the only gayeties' then was, whether the Army
Estimates sboold be referred to the Consibittee.
This motion. was pot and carried, and the Cons-
mitt.e ass pet of till Monday.
BANK TOKENS.
TfIE CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
gave noticerthat on Monday be should move for leave
to bring in a Bill to suspend the penalty to which,
by the Act of last year, all persons should be sub.
•ject, who did not deliver into the Bank, before a cer.
Ohs period, the (lank Tokens in their possession ;
a d he should propose, that during one year slier
that period-, the said Tokens should be taken as a
lewd tender by the Collectors of the King's eases.—
Adjourned.
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