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Commons Chamber

Volume 18: debated on Wednesday 16 January 1811

House of Commons

Wednesday, January 16, 1811.

Minutes

Mr. Bankes gave notice, that on Monday he should move for the re-appointment of the Committee on the Public Expenditure, as appointed last session; as also, for the revival of the Committee to inquire into the expediency of abolishing Sinecure Offices.—The Chancellor of the Exchequer, after repeating the observations which he had made on the preceding day, moved the following Resolutions:—1. That this House will receive no Petitions for Private Bills after Friday, the 1st of February.—2. That this House will not receive any Private Bill after Monday, the 4th of March.—3. That this House will not receive any Report of such Private Bill after Monday, the 29th of April." The Resolutions were carried without opposition, and ordered to be printed.—The Chancellor of the Exchequer gave notice, that he would to-morrow move for the appointment of a Secret Committee, to consider the nature of certain salaries and pensions paid out of the Privy Purse previous to the filling up of one of the clauses in the Regency Bill. It would be remembered that much jealousy was felt on this subject on a former occasion; to avoid a recurrence of which, was his present object. He did not conceive the inquiry would be long; but if the Committee could not get through it tomorrow, the Report could be made on Friday, and engrafted as an Amendment into the Report of the Committee of the whole House on the Bill.—The Regency Bill was then read a second time, and committed for to-morrow.