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 novelty, of many articles of public expence to which important and critical periods give rie; in addition to which there is alo an energy in newly etablihed intitutions for retraint or invetigation beyond the cutomary routine of official uperviion. In the uperintendance of great and widely extended concerns, no vigilance of department can at all times guard againr poible abues; frauds, or culpable negligence, will occaionally ecape the detection of ordinary management, notwithtanding the utmot circumpection of vigilant officers. The bet chance of dicovering uch particular abues, or of uggeting general improvements in future, will be found in pecial enquiries from time to time: their intitution is one of the legacies our lamented tateman has left us, not more creditable to his memory than ueful to his country. This pointed exercie of enquiry is now become o much a political habit in this country, that we may Venture to trut no future adminitration will dicountenance it, nor any future generation allow it to go into diue.

The precedents and practice of uch ueful en-quiries, like the precedents and practice of all other great public intitutions, it is extremely important hould