The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-05-28 00:00:00

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fAtbing faces iierespi.y to direct the rorieetlings of
Peilignietit with tegsrd In the Education of the rnor•
—They had e right an to em-tuirp, and is was time
esioogh when tl,e ii.sult of their investigation was
known, to stale in what way it was propowsti to le-
gislate on the subject. The Noble end Learned
Lord had shown great 'cuteness at various times its.,
picking hols, in Bills, but when be endertonk to'
bring forwird Bills of his own, he did not always
manifest the most estssordinary sagacity in their pre.
paiation. 1414 feet rerplortpd him of a story be had
beard of • certain Member of Opposition, who,
while he yeitiiiried with his party, delivered many
eloquent .peeches, but nn being transferred to the
Administration, spoke w ith loss talent then before.
—The circumstance being mentioned to Mr. Some
• Jennings with some' expression of surprise, he an-
- -awered that it was nothing ealraordinsry. A man,
hid he, hat Now big life in breaking windows, and
13,10 w waneto make tint a glazier.—(A laugh.)—lt
was twicans. the Subject required investigation—be-
l'thlose p.olipment had s right to enquire into it—and
o'ili4so.• the Mode of enquiry proposed to be adopted
was recognised by the 'Victim of Pirliament, that
I. should vote for going into the Committee, and af-
'lord the Bill every supportin'his power.
Lord RF.DESDALE opposed the Bill' upon the
'grounds aireidyltated by the Lord Chancellor, and
thought that timelier necessary it might appear
to
some that the House should legislate on the subject,
the present Bill wasincapable of reetiving such im.
• provemeat in the Committee as would remove the ob-
-' jealous tete/MA tft)iris liable.
Lords HOLLAND sad REDVIDALIN mutually es•
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plainer' •
The Berl of CARNARVON spoke in favotir of the
Bill. •
The House then divided on the question for going
'inter the Comitittee,—
For the Committee, 10 I Against it, A I Majority, 2.
The House having resolved itself into a Committee
on the Bill, a clause was adopted, on the proposition
of Lord LIVERPOOL, confining the enquiry of
• the Commissioners to Charities established for the
purpose of Education.
Several verbal amendments were also agreed to, after
• 'which the House resumed, and the Report was order-
ed to he received to-morrow.
...Adjourned,at Half-past Eleven.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
A Petition wait presented from a Parish in. Brecknockshire,
agninvt the Poor Settlement Bill.
The Nnvy Prize Bill woo rend a third time and passed; nlso
the Elio Indi i Marriages BM.
The Fast Ihdia Shipping mWand the Soldiers' Pensions Bill
went through Committees.
Lard G. HER ESIF'Oft fr•Nm the Prince Regent, informed
- the Biome that his Royal Highness had given directions respect-
ing the Addresses of the 24th and 25th hut.
A Petition who presented by Mr. CANNING from the
Watchmakers of Liverpool against the Watchmaker; Regula-
tion Bill.
The Rock Salt Duty Bill was read a second time, and went
;,..thrnue a Committee.
.. The Negociable Securities bill was read a third time and
passed.
f LINANCE.
Mr. MA BERLEYwished to know whether he had
tightly understood the answer of the Chancellor of
the Exchequer to a question pot last night by the
lion. Member for Nottingham (Mr. J. Smith)? Lie
bad understood the Chancellor of the &chequer to
say, that in consequence of the great amount of Es-
cheqoer Bills already funded, there would he no
more funding either this year or the neat. The pre.
stem amount of Exchequer Bills in circulation was 44
millions—theium which would be required for the
neat year would probably be 14 millions, making
in all 58 millions, which if there was no funding neat
' year, would he kept afloat in the country.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, that he had declared that there would be no
additional sum fended this year. Ile had gone far-
ther, and had said, that he saw a possibility that in
the nest year it might not he necessary to have re-
. course to funding ; but be had not been so rash as to
say positively what would be done in that year.
MINES ASSESSMENT BILL.
Mr. MORRITT, in consequence of of the eppo.
sition which had been made to the Mines Assessment
13111, and the late period of the Session, thought fit
to withdraw it for the present.—The- Bill was order-
od to be committed this day throe months.
BRITISH MUSEUM.
General THORNTON, after stating how very
desirable it was that the facilities of admission
to the Library of the British Museum should be in.
• creased, moved for Copies of the Regulations re-
specting Admission to the Reading-room of the Bri-
tish Museum, end of Students to the Gallery.
Mr. BANKES agreed that it ws desirable every
facility should be given to the Public, consistently
with the security of the books ; but it was to be re-
• membered that any arrangement for throwing it more
open to the-Public, most be attended with additional
' sixpence in officers and boildings.
Mr. GURNEY called the attention of the House
to the great danger of the books and manuscripts of
the Museum from fire, and the necessity of putting
that great national repository in a state of safety
against such an accident.
Mr. C.-WYNN also *Wired, that from the con-
struction of the Museum, the roof being supported
by a large wooden cornice, which rendered it impro-
bable, if the building once took firs, that any great
part of the books and manuscripts could be saved.
The subject was well worth attention.—The motion
was !greed to.
BANKRUPT LAWS.
Mr. J. SMITH rose to bring forward his motion
for leave to bring in a Bill to Alter and Amend the
Bankrupt !Jaws. He apprehended he should be
obliged to trespass something longer on the in-
dulgence of the House than be had been in the habit
of doing; bet he would assure them he should not
say a word more than was necessary to express the
reasons of the motion he intended to propose on a
very important subject. The Bill it was his object
to obtain leave to introduce was founded on the
opinion and recomrr. ndation of the Committee on
the Bankrupt Laws. The grievances of the bank-
rupt sjoem had long been matter of complaint ; the
existence df old ones had been proved to the sa-
tisfaction of the Committee; and new evidence of
the inutility and inconsistency of the present laws
on the subject had come out since their appoint.
• meat. As the. Report of the Committee had been
primed, be should not trouble the House by going