Lords Sitting of 8 March 1830

MINUTES.
The 26th Report of the Carnatic Commissioners was presented at the Bar.
The Marriage Validating Bill was read a second time.
Earl STANHOPE stated, that indisposition would prevent his noble friend the Duke of Richmond from bringing forward his motion for a Select Committee to inquire into the state of the Country on Thursday next. The noble Duke intended to bring the subject before the House as soon as the state of his health would permit, and would give due notice of the motion. Meanwhile, he should move that the order be discharged.—Discharged accordingly.

BANK NOTES ISSUED.
Lord Goderichsaid, a return had been laid upon the Table of the amount of country bank-notes stamped in the last three years, and of the unstamped notes allowed for at the Stamp Office. There appeared to be a progressive increase in both respects. He wished to know whether this account included Scotland; and if it did not, whether there would be any objection to furnish a return, distinguishing the amount of notes in the two countries.
The Duke of Wellingtonsaid, the account did include Scotland, but it might be difficult to distinguish between those parts of it which related to the two coun-

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tries. However, he would inquire into the subject.