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 than at any former period of our political hitory. It is perhaps ingular, and certainly mot honorable to the individual Miniter, that the fame Chancellor of the Exchequer, whoe duty it became towards the eventful cloe of the lat century, to call forth as well as to manage the utmot reources of the nation, made it another part of his duty to intitute the means of examination and controul of that expenditure which he was to direct and to apply. But there was in that (as indeed is the cae in all uch public meaures rightly undertood) not les political widom than political virtue; becaue the credit of the country will always rie in proportion to the proviions made, and to the meaures adopted, for the atisaction of its creditors, and the conviction of the people, with regard to the jutnes and appropriation of its expenditure.

Beides the general contruction (if the phrae may be allowed) of our government, adapted at all times to the purpoe of checking exces as well as abue in its expenditure, there hould be an occaional adoption of enquiry to uit particular caes and particular departments. This mode is rendered indipenible from the complication, as well as the Rh