§ — Lord Redesdalecomplained of the enormous destruction of records connected with the Exchequer, and begged as ask by whose orders the records had been destroyed.
§ Lord Monteaglesaid, the documents which had been lately destroyed, were, for the most part, duplicates of documents connected with ancient proceedings in the Exchequer. They had not been destroyed until there had been a full inquiry and due deliberation upon the subject. Two gentlemen, competent to the task, were appointed to make the inquiry. They had reported on the subject; and if the House required it there would be no objection to furnishing the report.
§ Subject dropped.