observed, that this was the closing act of the financial measures of the session; and the fact of there being so thin an attendance when it was proposed, was certainly a proof of the confidence of the House in his majesty's government. The only division on a pecuniary question which had occurred during the session was upon the question, whether a marble arch connected with Buckingham-palace should be pulled down or not. In spite of all the representations which had been made of the distresses of almost all classes of the community, parliament was about to separate without having taken one single step to enter into the consideration of the possibility of affording any relief to the suffers; nor had any attempt been made to reduce the public expenditure. In fact the estimates of the present year were as high as those of the years l817, 1818, and 1819; and some of them higher. With the exception of one great measure, government and parliament had done nothing for the public Interest throughout the session. He for one, however, was not to blame for this; but he must say that, both on his own side of the House as well is on that of the Tresury, he found no disposition to second his views. So little inclination had, indeed, been shown to check the expenditure of ministers, that he thought the country much indebted to them for their forbearance in not being more extra agent than they were He hoped that the interval between the present and the next session would be employed by government in devising the best means of affording relief to the country. He had only one request to make to them, which was, not to allow themselves to be led into any negotiation with the Bank of England for a renewal of their chatter. The country had hitherto been trammelled by its engagements with the Bank, and had suffered much in conseaquence. He considered the proper disposal of the Bank charter as one of the most important mea,- sures on which parliament would have to deliberate.

observed, in answer to the hon. member, that the entire attention of both sides of the House had, from, the commencement of the session, been so engrossed by one deeply important question, that it was no imputation upon them that they had been unable to attend effectively to those subjects to which the hon. member alluded. When they had seen a government encounter such difficulties as his majesty's present government had encountered, and overcome them, it was natural that there should be a disposition to repose confidence in them, even by persons who might not be politically their friends. For his part, he trusted that the great measure which had been accomplished, would afford, the means of a large, liberal, and useful economy, by a reduction of our establishment. He hoped that hereafter the attention of government would be especially directed, to the reduction of the establishments in Ireland, civil as will as military; and amongst other, matters, to ascertain whether the local government of that country answered one of the ends of a good government.

denied the justice of the charge which the hon. member for Aberdeen had made against the House during the present session.

The bill passed the committee.