The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-02-11 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS. FICA 10. •
Tim Lard Chaacellore having been detained at a Privy
Council. dol out take his place.un the Woolsack, until Prorate.
Mr. Maitland, front the East India-House, prevented an Ai-
count of Grants, Peasions. oar Atluwautes amide duriog the last
year, agreeably to an order of their Lordships
Mr. R ippon, from the Bank of England. presented an Ae-.
count of the Receipts and Di,bar•emruts of the Cunsi.issinners
for the Reduction of the National Debt:
The 11111 fur Spending the Act of the Irish Grand Juries
Presentaseuts was read the third time. and Passed.
The LORD CHA NCELLOR observed, that he should to-
morrow be, of necessity, employed in the Court of Chancery.
and that, of coarse, the business of Appeals in the Lords oust
be so far saspeaded.—Adjearaed.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Sr hlnitiated breoght op Papers and Copies of Resolotioas
of the Coast of iheeetors of the RION India Cowpony respect-
ing Aoimities ;panted to retired Olken.
The Annual Aerostat of Mossy ex needed by the Commis-
sionees for (aqui/soil* the National Debt, from the 17th Jo-
neary, tali, to the IldiJanaary, 1818, was presented and laid
on the table.
Ms. 11.1 HI NGTON hweight sp:a Report from the Conunito4
appointed to invevtigate the best gamins of providing .uirlble
accontinottations for the ilb4itell of the Court of Moire is Lao.
rioter, and *he fur providing a place for the safe keeping of the
Records of the Connty.—The Report was agreed to, and
leave was gives to bring in a Hill.

CITY JAIL.
Sir WM. CURIIi brought spa R°port from the
Committee appointed to consider the necessity of
•itending the City end County Jail for Delmore.—
Upon the question that leave be gives to bring in •
Bill,
Mr. H. SUMNER rose for the purpose of coifing
en the Hon. Baronet for the statement of, some good
reason for this measure. It called upon Parliament
for the sum of 40,0001. and he shoold like to know
why the City of London itself shoed oot defray this
esp•nce.

Sir W. C URTIS said, that trader the circumstances,
it would be unjust to call sport the City of Ir.ondon
for 40,0001. beyond the sum which they had already
eapended •port the Jail. The additions were deemed
necessary by Parliament.

Mr. BENNETT observed, that in his mind the
espences should have been defrayed by the City.—
They thought little of spending large tams of money
upon ostentatious festisities, upon swords and snail.
bones.—[llear, hear !]—They should have been juat
before they were generous.. The Jail was a clumsy
edifice, and it was a stigma upon the City, that the
Borough Compter should remain in its present filthy
and most unhealthy condition. He would not, how-
ever, oppose the motion ; bat he thought that the
House should at least know what were the funds of
the City before the Bill was passed.
Sir J. SHAW defended the espence which the
City war put to in doing honoer to the liberators of
Europe.

• Mr. 11. SUMNER thought it altogetLer unusual
that Parliament should grant any additional sam of
money without seeing how the suns which they had
already grunted was expended. It WIN therefore,
his intention to move that this question be adjourned
to the last day of receiving Private Bills, in order to,
give time for the production of the accounts of the
income end expences of the City. They were negli.
gent of their funds in some respects, and extravagant
in others. They were at present attempting to este.
blish a jurisdiction in the county of Surrey at an its.
musses espence, and all this'inerely for the benefit of
one of their own body.—[near !]-11e concluded'
with moving his amendment.

Alderma►r WOOD contended that the City Com-
mittee did every thing towards the fulfilment of the
wishes of the House which could possibly be done.
He stated that the City was at a yearly espence of
30,0001. Gentlemen had spoken of the resources of.
the City, but none of them had considered its espen.
diture.

Sir W. CURTIS pledged himself that after the
Bill was brought in, the Han. Gent. should have any
accounts produced of the City revenues fur which he
might wish to move.
After a few observations from Gen. THORNTON
and Mr. CALVEH,T,
Mr.llOl.MESllMNEH.withdrew his amendment,
in consequence of the pledge which Sir W. Curtis had
given.
Leave was given to bring in the Bill.
Mr. PEEL presented a Petition from the late
Royal Irish Canal Company.
Laid on the table.

Petitions were presented from the City and County
of Durham, and from Liverpool, against the use of
Climbing Boys. .

Laid Zit the table

DttOITS OF TRH APMIR‘LTY.
Sir J. MACINTOSH allowed for an Account of
the Droits of the Crown and the Admiralty, and of
the purposes to which they were applied, from the
Ist Feb. 1817, to the present day ; and also fur a
summary Account of all Droits received by the
Crown and the Admiralty, and of the na►iona from
which they were taken, and of the purposes to which
they were applied, from the Ist Feb. 1793 to the
present day.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
made some observations, which were inaudible iu the
Gallery.
The Papers were ordered to be laid before the
House.

RANK TOKENS.
Mr. CURWEN enquired of the Right lion. GPIS.
tleman• opposite, if Goterurnout intended to take
any measures for calling in the Tokens which were
in circulation ?

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
answered, that the circolation of the Bank Tokens,
depended entirely upon the Bank, end it was their
province to call them in.
SALT.
Mr. CURWEN presented a Petiilon from the
Farmers cud other agricultural persons, residing in