Star. — London, England, 1802-04-06 00:00:00

PARLIAMENI AR r PROCEEDINGS. 1101'SE OF 1 ORDS, MONDAY, APRU. g. I '(.lll.fil w. rr fif.lly tir.rd wt the *nick Appeal, Clines v. Stu.' a.t..t wl.ieh th.ir lam;Gip. det rred the furthte couft 41,—..tiott of the atfe till the firf caufe ddy dux Om. Eattar st eer% An Offiei-r of the late Parfantentary PRlMOtment of fre -1r...! f r.f. rted the jourvalq of both lout. of the Parliament `. tt p.m: of al. Viined Kingdom, rtirlhant to a meant order of • 1., it I.onillifps, which w. re god .r. d to lie on the "fable. , rc, iu Account, of the Litidoo Flour 4%1 al Company tli:•.et.,l to lie laid before Parliama id, were prd.onted by thi Nwr (IfFeer at the Bar --Mei red to Ile on the Table. 1 n•- Bilk before the Houk wee. forwarded in their refpee tiv, ft wr. 1.01%1 110 11 T gaVe Notice,that br QtmilJ to-morrow man fur the Th.iniok of th, Flott7e to the Navy. Army,lliiiria, amt rencihl,7 C. - ”rps, &c for th it fervicrs itt the ecourfe of the laic «ar~.iJjrwrt .J till to-osorrow. ITOUSE OF COMM')NS. The qtCRITA"T at WAR gave notice. that he fhotlLl to m rrow fe'on 4 ;e:t. move for leave to hrtng In a Bill to guar.:li do- the. law% r liw cling the Militia of the NonL and South of anti fume ether rurpofes. 'lli.. Nos-min-on GENLI.tL moved for leave to Ming Ina Bill for vtiling certa!n lan b aml too menu' In Traces. for pro mrting the literefts °Obis NLijely's Ordnance Servke, Ate. at granted. The Bill fur tepalelng County Bridges, kn. was ordered to be read 2 ((vend time to-morrow._ _ s S,:v.r.ll'etiao.-s twat prefutted from Br b. York, orrl other Inuit .eg-,atutt the Income Tax &Re—Ordered t.• be laid mpoo the TAW& DUCHY OF CORNWALL. l‘Tr. Trawntry adverted to a N , vice which had bee% given or a Motion to inquire into the receipts, ate. in confequenee of 1-..f.ce granted of ettates in the Duchy of Cornwall, and laid, k:ped the Hoc. Gentian In who had/ given eat Notice would s h ;ft, vac It. as he was in hopes the See vans et bi, Royal 1 lixh n,t, wig.? he enabled to take fuch Qry,, and ir.i!:e fuch ar ra: ht ma as woold remove all diff.culiies upon that fubjed, :And to der Ihe Motim unneceirary. Mt. Yet faid, that his objet, by the ncviee which he per. was to make fuch inquiries as might lead th • Houfc to whether any and what pnvetcdon was ncreiTary for rite 1. alimony of his Royal Hiemcfs, which he conlitkred as an . .mporant thin;, and in which the Public were interetted: but. frost the fuggeftion of the Hon. Cattleman, he was Unf itted thatfach motion would not now be oat:Cary, at lealt, at prefent. Shouhl it become necellary, it might hereafter be nude as hceonceived the fuldedi to be intereiting to the Pub lic, and that the Revenues of the Heir Apparent to the Throne Were proper fobjcdta for the care and attention of that Houk. POLYGAR WAR. Me. Jo?ars 'adverted to a notice which he had given con cerning the War in India, and Rated, that he had been rcqueft el by fan( Gcutle:ntn on the other fide of the Houfe to poft pone it till after the holidays, and Paid, he Ihould therefore bring it forward on the ayth of this month. Mr. PoLa &skewed, that he wifhed the Hun. Gentleman would, if poffiblc, go on with his motion which flood for to morrow, as he was deco ous of entcriog into a full view of the quellion, a d lac feared his abfrnce in Ireland would pcnrent him from taking that Blare in its coafideration in which he was peculiarly implicated. He would, therefore, if the op portunity were given him, maintain that all the rcfponfibility etfulting from the war was attached to the Marquis of Welk lley, and that , the merits of it were folely due to the Officer who commanded the expedition'. After a few words from Mr. W.Dundas and Mr. Wallace, who admitted that Mr. Jones had deferred, at his requeft, un til the 27th, Lis motion, it was accordingly poftponed until that day. rusuc ACCOUNTS. M►. N. VANILITTAR r moved, That there be laid before the Hour,- an Account of the grofs produce of the Duties on Strong Beer, from the month of Jely, tio;,down to the prelim time, diftingsiiihing earh year, Sm. together wits an average upon the whole. An Ac count of the grub produce of the Duties on Table Beer, in like manna. An Account of the profs produce of Small Beer, in like manner. An Account of the Duty on Malt, for the fame period, &e. An Account of the grofs produce of the Duty on Hops for Seven Years, ending on the sth of July, 18ot, d.ftinguifhlng each year, &e. together with an average upon the whole. An Account of the allowance paid to Brewers out of the Malt Duty, &c. for three years, ending in July, 1795, together with an average upon the whole. An Account of the Amount of the Drawbacks allowed on the Duty on Strang Beer, lice. for the fame period. An Account of the Drawbacks alfo on Hops exported for three years, ending in July, :Sox, dillinguilhing each you., to gether with an average upon the whole. An Account of the produce of the Aifeffed Taxes, for three years, ending the sth April, 1802, diftinguifhing each year,and the Duties paid during tfr..t period, acc. An Account of th- Imports and Exports, Tonnage, tee. on Ships, commonly called the Convoy Duty, from its commence ment to its termination, dillinguilhing the Exports tuslifferent part; of Europe, lit;. Thefe were all ordered accordingly. Mr. ALF:Amine brought up the Report of the Commit tee of Supply, all the Refulutions of which were read and agreed to. NOTICES Of MOTIONS. The CHANCELLOR of the Ex cnaitura gave notice, that he fhould to-morrow move fur the Thanks of the Houle, to the Navy, Anny, Militia, Fencibles, Volunteer Corps, Cavalry. Infantry, &c. far their fervices during the war; and, he took weariful to obft rye, that with the periniffion of the Houle, be Mould bring forward on Friday next, inftead of to-morrow, the proposed reitridions of the money payments at the Bank, and he : - Agiird as a reafon for that delay, dial upon inquiry 11,_ had found the period was not fo near expiring as at Grit he thought. The difft rent Accounts moved for, by Mr. VaNSIT LAKE, wt re then brought up by the different Officirs of F ge:fe and 'u (Innis, which were referred to the Conunittec of Ways and Means. The CHANCE! roa of the Excnettuiß moved that the dif. ferolt Ads of Parliament of the 39th and gctli, &e. of ceorge 111. impofing certain Duties, &c. fhou d be referred to the raid Committee. THE BUDGET. The Houk having refolved itfelf into a Com mittee of the whole Houfe, to confider of Ways and Nlcans for railing the Supply granted to his Majell y, The CH ASCU TOR of the EXCHIVER addreffed the Committee to the following etre& :—" Sir, ‘Vhatever may be the refiedions that prefent them fclves to my mind at the prefent moment, I fhall aloiain from all allulions to any fubjca but that• which mote immediately calls for the attention of the Committee. As lam well awi.re that 1 !hall nand in need of the indulgence of the Houk, I feel myfelf the more jultitied in purliting that lire of condo& ; and in confining myLlf to the tepic• to which I am to call your attention, I fhall not dwell upon many important and fatisfaclory con fiderations arifing out of the actual (late of public affairs. It is, Sir, .having marked out this mode of proceeding, my tint duty to remind the Houfe of the Votes of Supply which bay,: been already agre:d to. The amount of that fur the Navy, the incip.t! article of the Supplies voted previous thl. day, for the fervice of the prefent year, I , taken, ckelulive of Ordnance for the fervice. •7,770,3961. The Supply for the Army, for Great Britain, 6043,zc4.1.; and for Ireland, 1,520,13€1 los. sd. making together fur the At my Ettablilli inent of both countries., the . funt of 7,708,3341. ~ ~ toe. II This rum I mill, Sir, tilscore if, how ever, to be conficle.red as a lupply for five n:o nth only. In the Oritlancedepartment :lie liini voted for Gteat Britain is 829,1014 and for befall... 125.0001. which give a total of - 95400:1. Linde, the head of Mikellama's Services, I find that the Vote for Great Britain amounts to 26;„4821.; thai for Inland to 168,2071. iss. 01. which, taken to. 'ether, make a fum of 423,091. I SS. old. Fl , t the redu.flion of the N itional Debt there is the onto:nary vote of 200.CC0.; for the Corn Bonn ties 1,623,2t51. ; and for the deficiency of the Malt Duties, for the year t ecu, the lung of 4.00,0001. With refpeft to tie Interell on Exchequrr Difeount on the Loan, a n d die ievu.ll luan•l which art enumerated in the Difpnfition Paper, I eltimatq the u hole amount at 1,137,0731. . 1.0 1 pals off tire Exchequer Pills in the potTellion of the Bank, a further fum to the amount of 3,c00,0c01. is requilite; and in ender to fupply the deficiency of 1,200,0001. voted for the fervice of the tear 1801, out of the Duties granted on goods import ed and exported, there is to be further added 410,0cc1. The read amount of the Civil Lilt Debt is 990,0531. ; and that, if Gentlemen will take the trouble to call up the different fonts of the Supply, they will find them giving a to tal of x6,614.,4301. 6s. ; and of this total, the amount of the fums voted for Great Bri-1 tain is 22,806,0921. and that for Ireland 008,3381.1 There tcmains to be voted for the Deficiency of the Confolidated Fund, to the sth of April,' the fum of 3,100,0001. Thus, Sir, it will ap pear that thole branches of the Public Servic-, confuting of the Navy, Army, Ordnance, and Mil cellaneous Services, have been regularly brought forward under the head of Supply ; but Nye have Rill to provide for them with refpeei to (even months more. Yet, under the prefent circum-i fiances of the country, it is not my intention to propofe any arrangement to the Houfe. I can, however, undertake to allure Gentlemen, and to pledge myfelf 'iron the fubjeft, that in the Army and Navy Eitablithment .every poffible retrench-' ment than be cat ried into the fpeedielt effeft ; and I can further add, that much has been already done in thefe points to lighten the burdens of the i public. Government has already dune, and will continue to do,every thing that is continent with the rules of prudence, and the folid fyitem of fecurity. The Houle will more particularly undo-Ruud me, that thefe burdens cannot altogether be alleviated, continently with prudence, when I mention the propriety of continuing them until the Ratification of the Definitive Treaty, of which, thank Gan I do not fee the lean legion to entertain a doubt. Having thus Rated the Supplies for five 'months, a provifion for the remaining feven month, will become the lubjed of future confoleration. RECAPITULATION of SUPPLIES for 1802, VoTID PREVIOUS TO APRIL 5. exelufive of Ord. C. s. d. NAVY ranee for Sea • ' • 7,770,896 0 0 Service C. s. iL ARMY . rrtat Britain 6,188,204 0 0 ltd a((((((n d IlUsallt/ - 1020,130 so 5 7,708,334 10 S Great Britain 8z9,166 o o OlDNAtiet 934,166 0 0 Irdand - 1 23 , 00 0 0 0 Miser t.- Croat Britain 260,482 00 S 422489 13 95 1A t 4 EOUS !Viand - 163,20; 13 95 j Reduction of the National Debt - - 200,000 0 0 Corn Counties - - - 1,620,218 0 0 Defici.ncy of Malt Duty, 1800 - - 400,000 0 0 Intercit on Exchequer Pills,Difeount on Loan, &c. as per Difpofition Paper - 1,137,073 0 0 To pay off Exchequer Bas in poffcffiuu of the Bank - • 3,c00,000 0 0 Deficiency of 1,200,0001. voted for the Service of 1801, out of the Duties on Go o de ins- ported and exported 410=0 0 0 Amount of Civil Litt Debt - . 990,053 o c 24,614,430 6 2} Whereof the Amount of Stuns voted for Great Britain is 5a,806,09% o c Ireland r,802.338 o o 54,614,430 0 0 .. • N . % WAYS AND MEANS. a I now, Sir, come to the Ways and Means, and the firfl article that occurs is that which com prehends the Duties on Pennons and Offices, and the Malt Duties, amounting to 2,750,0001. The next is the Surplus Subfcription on the Exchequer Bills which have been funded, making a fum of 0tte 7 8741. ; and the Loan winch has been made to day, minds of 25,000,0001., of which 2 3,000,0c01. is to be provided for by Great Britain, and 2,000,c001. by Ireland. Confequently, with the Malt Duties, with thole on Offices and Pennons, the Surplus Subfcription on the funded Exche• quer Bills, and the Loan, the amount of the Ways and Means voted on or before this day will 27,930,8741. I than now fhortly fiibmit to the Houle the terms of the bargain which has been made for the Loan of twenty-five millions. For each tool. the Subli:ribers are to receise in the three per cent. Confolidated Annuities 651. in the three per cent. Reduced Annuities 601. which, with the three per cent. Deferred Stock, to be created in January, 1808, and calculated at 61. 19s. 3d. will give them, for each tool. the fum of 13 11.1 9s.3d.in flock. The annualinterellnow charge. able is 31. t p. per cent. and the Deferred Stock, which is rated at 4s. fief. may be taken at 31. ad. fitppoling the intereft to commence at pi elem. I have, therefore, the fatisfaaion to date, that the Loan has been made at 1311. flock for every tool. with an intercfl of 31. as. aid. It is my duty to obfervc, that in the contrail which has been made to-day, the three per cent. Confolidated Annuities have been eltimated at 75:1, being t! above the price at which they left off at the dole of the market on Saturday, and that the Reduced An nuities have been valued at 74.1, making Ali) a difference in the price of is above what they left off at on the tame day, allowing for the intereft op to the day of concluding the Loan. With re lpeet to the Deferred Stock, it might be taken upon even fair efiirnate at 581, conffituting the relative difference between the Confolidated and Reduced Annuities. In lubmitting to the Houle the adv rop.eous terms of the Loan, I Ihmild confider ni)i'elf as unneceffarily taking up the time of the Committee, in detaining them too Jong upon a Cubic& w;tich • affords fuch fond , rossiids of general latisftetion. But I cannot help c..ligratulating the country on the Ilibliatitial proofs of confidence thus given by the :quilled la. twit; T f:;;1 myfelf called upon to ol , fer7. chat it is.to the energy and perfeverante nnilin ml dirplaycd by this Ilosire, fiipported by the_fpin and exei lions of a great people, that tl.e , puhli, are indebted Mr this confidence. -The Home be fen Able that of the 17,930,8741. 111.,ve noticet, as•conttituting the Ways and ?quails, the, an ex th:da that head of 3,300.0001. heyerd the vote of fupply, and in addition to this exceri I shall pin. pre to vote the fmplus of the Confolidated to the ph of January, 1803, at the fum of lice nit. iiens of F. \chequer gills 1 :y way of credit, the pro. duce of the Lottery, and the fum cf to I);:raiied by way of loan in Ireland. Accol.ling t. this ilatement, the rum of 2,coo,c:scl. will be le!• to meet the charges to be incurred during the :e mair.lng (even months by the navy and .arni eilabliftiments. With • refpea to the rums to which we have now to provide interett, they ate 23 millions for the loan, confining of millions of 3 per cent. Confolidated Annuities, t 3 millious the reduced, and upwards of one million dcter red Stock, amounting together to 30,35 Tile amount of flock created by the funded Fah he- t ,13. ,2-• and i f !isms ms be quer bids is P 1 66 I to there added the whole of the flock to be provided for the Income Duties, charged at 36,443,0c01. the Houle will find the total amount tube 97,9344371 I In providing for the interen of this fum, I titall ; take the articles feparatcly; and in the first place, the intereft of the capital flock created by the luau' in the different funds, the management of it, I may be ellimated at 924,t991. The Rock caufed by the funded Exchequer bills, with the charges of i management, and the t per cent. thereon, w•;11 re- i quire an interefl 015+8,3631. while for the interest of the 56 millions charged on the income duties,' it will be necefrary to provide an intercit of 1,738,6381. So that the whole of the intereft fur the 97 millions is not lets than 3,211,2021. I }level, Sir, !fated the rums dittina, that the Commit tee might view them with clearnefs before I went into that important fubjea, the Tax upon Income. And here, Sir, permit me to remark, that 1 thould deem myrelf unworthy of all relpea and coon deration, if the motives which have induced me to move the repeal of it, were not the refult of long deliberation and a firm eonviaion of the opriety of tl:c meafure. Several Gentlemen of great rcfpeaability can in this point attest the ti uth of my obfeilations. It is not, perhaps, forgotten that an Honourable Gentleman oppofite (Mr. Ticniey) Rated, lath ?any, that (tom feveral , expreiTions which tell from me, it appeared to ba my intention to proptle the continuance of the In come Tax after tile war. My anfwer may yet he in the rceolleelion of the Houfe, and I obfcrved that the relOurce was too great to be let go during the war. I have had, Sir, the mi..tort une to differ with leveral Gentlemen both here and in'the coun try, on the fubjedt of the repeal; but although I am induced from the molt mature confideration to propole the repeal ; yet I mull in jullice fay, it is to that tax the country is indebted for its .moll im portant exertions, and its fuccelfes. I think, how ever, that it fhould be referved for the exigencies and prelfures infeparable from a Rate of war ; but at: the fame time not under the prefent regulations, although the changes which it might be neceffitry to make would not be very alifffmilar. We have always to look forward to fo ample a refource with confidence, and I have thought it right and per fealy continent to deliver this opinion.• Yet at prefent I cannot difguife the fatisfaaion I feel in propocing that the people thould enjoy an exonera tion of the burden. When I Rate that we have to provide taxes to make good the intereft of their ninety.feven millions, I do not with to deceive the Committee ; I do not with to dimi tith the weight of the taxes which mull be im poled ; hut I !hall content mvfelf with reo, , leiling the Committee to look there difficulties in the face, and to meet them boldly ; for I am convinced, that unlefs means of more facility, and lighter in their operation can be adopted, there will be no folid ob jalion again!' the meafnreswhich I have to propote. ReCA PI ULATIOX Of WAYS and MI Al's: 9, 1802. Duties 01) V 0 1 .1011.1, Offices, its. and Nlalt Duties C 2,7 rO.OOO Surpluq Soilfeript;OO oil ESCOeCitler Bill: funded 180 , 3 74 Loin to be provided! S GrL.it Britain 23; co.ocr s ,000 fur by - - 1 Ireland I,aOOGCO Amount of Wry' and Means voted on/ " 3 7 03?A74 or before tue sth April all r NU/RAM/VMS. Remain to be voted: Surplus Confolidated Fund to sth Jan. 1803. karhequer Bills on Supplies, dos. Lott. ry. I.oan to be contraeted in Ireland. Amount of Stock crt ated by Capital Steal. inteer,/, Afamt.gr- Loal V.O 3. .rut, 'et". 31. per Cent. Confol. Ann. I 4,950,903 31. per Cent. kt,duced trete /3, 9 .00,0c0 34 per Cent. deferred Stock; to be added to Confuls 1,60r.37 3 0 .31+.371 Intercft on the Conrols and Red. . 862,00 Ditto on the deferred Stock trout Jan. 5, 1808 - - - 48441 Management on the whole - 13,658 9 2 4. 1 ,9 Amount of Stock created by Ex chequer Bills funded 1 t,138,061 Intercit thereon, together with 7,7991 125. Told. I.g. Ann. - 431,043 11. per Cent. therenn 112,222 Management - - - 5.099 Amount of Stack charged nn 54 1 %.3 6 .5 Dittiv4 5 6 .445, 000 1111e1e1t thett.ll - . . 1,713,016 AttII.IZefUCUI 411 ditto 15,621 - 1,738,6;8 £97.934437 £3,21 1,202 NEW TAXES. " It is therefore, Sir, my duty to ful n2;t to the Committee the TAXeS which are to make good the annual Cum of 3,211,6381. In the firli inilance, I have to propole Tome new duties and regulations on MALT, HOY!, ♦ND BEER. An additional duty of ts. 4d. per bufhel on Malt will not, I apprehend, he thought too great ; to which is to be added a further duty of lid. pet pound on Hops. In order to repeal the allow antes granted to the Common Brewers of is. 4d. perbarrel, which operated in the nature of a draw back, as propofed by Lord North, I thall iubmit to the Committee an additional duty of zs. per bar rel on beer, fubjeft to a drawback of 6d. fu that he aJslitional duty on slle bArrel will nsAL t 6.• %hole ;s. I id. for the Issture ; but In the ve.tr it will not czcec.l ys. J. I Ans. Si,. i• ware, that although this Tag Dray he IL. tar"! li)i ;: a ion a biz by ntan►•. it 1.01, n!►un ev,;ry coni;itei l t wi t h h t , g. ~,t which we ha% e in ai:•v. It , . . doubt, to cc.ncutz: nblotiny, but it i s :!s jut a d qui!,tble ill i.s rtinciole shit operatiun As 4 y u a liii.i!.tr nature. With rei . ll-,ft r. t! ic fl - t .,wer, it cai•o..t he On; fteljed ur any conlittec:k. wh,:q % ,- !it-ti u..ts l.igLer in pr;ce tlian at pr.:ltiit,.t rAuct ract• 40 - o‘. to 35%. per ba rre l. 11 1 , pricc as ii is nor: in tL m k Ihnuld alrn be cottival.!....widi the .4C of that article as it v.as when Or 10 , wer (he pricc.of beer p er pot to 4J. I:,.g.nlatiolis to ti!e ctfe.7t T have men :iened will : q ni(nc when the , . ...- ;late of peripl;: irrcwitig beer in their oV:11 d w (Xing u is taken into cortidel.ition ; :kir while filch induce ments exit to brew at home, the competition be tween the public and private brewer can be hardly thought fair. Wlicr it appears to be the general wilh that the Income Tax flwitild be got rid of (A I cry if H,ari Gear!) ; when it is eariteitly propoied to hip off lb large a limb 110111 the revenue as the I Tax upon Income, I muff lay, it is impoffible to accomplith that able& without fdbllituting onerous imports in its head. I have, Sir, further to fa .ln, it to the Committee a recluaion of the . exifti:7 1 duty of 3s. on tai)le beer, fo that the brewer will : be enabled to fell fir 16s. inftead of tBs.; and by the operation it is my intention to take away all dillinaion between table and fmall beer. It i s we ll I known that titian beer is brewed from very bad in ! gredients, and fold at the low rate of I is. per bar. `rcl ; bet as this pradice gives room for much fraud we thall be enabled, as far as the duty is concern ed, to fupprefs this diflinaion, and the only differ. I ence to be found will be between porter and table beer. A conliderabie difference of opinion has, I conicfs, taken place between me and 'time Gentle men for whom I entertain a very high opinion. with refpea to the modes which Ihould be adopted in order to prevent the frauds which are praiiifed ' lon the revenue,but I am not without ftrong hopes that certain expedients will prove fuccelidtil in the malting !Minds, for preventing there abufes, and that this objea will he aceomplilhed with as little impediment as polEhle to the trade. The proditee of .the taxes I have mentioned upon Malt, Hops, and Beer, I take at the turn of two millions. I have to °Nerve to the Committee that the Tax on Income is cue, which in a great degree falls on thole who pay towards the Mitred 'l' axes; it may be bated generally, that thofe who pay to the In i Tax, alfo pay to the Afraid Taxes: it is prop:Jed to repeal the Affeffed Taxes as they at indent ;land, and to re.enaa them in a new form. It is, however, not intended to have recourfe to any new object of taxation, one alone excepted. It has been intimated to me, that there are a eon& der able number of journeymen and Shcipmen who refide in the hooks of their Employers, and there is ever? reatim to believe they are made the inttru ,'.ments of evading the Duty on Men Servants; they, therefore, appear to me to be fair o bj e t s o .taxation, and I propofe to charge the Mailer with the payment of a duty of cos. per annum for every SHOPMAN OR JOURNEYMAN, So employed, who than reticle in his Matter's houfe ; the fum at which I ettimate the produa of this Tax is too,cool.—l have now, S'r, to offer a Tax, which I atfitre you 1 bring forward with fen iations extremely di t'nerent from thole which aluate ' me with regard to my other propofitions, I mean a Duty on EXPORTS AND rtapottrs, As a fubilitute far the Convoy Tax. lam harpy in having it in my power to affuie the Committee. that I have had communications on this lobjea with Gentlemen, whole fituaticns in life render them moll capable giving ufeful information as to whatever relates to it, and they have coincided in the opinion I held forth to them, that a 'nix GO Exports and Imports. in the firm in which I mean to lubmit it, will be highly advantageous to the by greatly adding to the Revenue, and at the tame time neither dangerous to commerce, or revere in its operation with reference to the Mer chant. The Convoy Duty, as it Rood, during the limn period of its exillence, 'confined of two parts —Tonnage, and a Duty of five per cent. on Ar ticles, ad valorem. It is now propofed to fix the Duty on Exports and Imports fimilar to the one in t 798, with this difference—the duty ad valorein is not meant to apply to all articles, but it is intend ed to prepare a Schedule of Soo articles, the du ties on which are to be fettled. It is propofed. that the Duty on goods exported final be reduced from two to one per cent. and the duties on Im ports encreafed one-fifth, that is, to be equal to 31. 25.—1 trull it will appear to the Committee, ti.et the Convoy Duty has not in the lmalkil degree operated to the ditadvantage of trade ; on the con trary, the Commerce of the country has confi,:ee ably encreafed during the period it has been in force. 1 am aware that we are not entitled to look for the continuation of thofe commercial advan tages which we enjoyed dining the Warebut the difference, I am perloaded, will not be found to accord with the defponding fentiments of those who have argued, that the return of Peace wool.! be the means of diverting a coniiderable portion at the commerce, which has been exclitii rely our chill to the different Powers of the Continent. It will be recolleCled alfo, that whatever may be the pref. lure of the Convoy Duty, modified as it will now nand, it will be balanced by t;:e ciretimilance of the reduCtion in the price of Freight and Infurance, which is naturally lower in time of I'eace than in time of War. I think it right to (tate, 'that it is my intention to afford a very important accom modation to commerce, by extending the Bonding Syilem. It is neceilary, not only for the cafe and advantage of the Merchant, but for the affinance of the Revenue, that many of the Cullum-Houfe Duties fhould be confolidated ; there arc many of the Duties which are fraCtional, and of courfe the colleCtion is always attended with difficulty, and frequently incorrect ; the confolidation of them will therefore have the effea of raving time and expence, and will prevent thofe uuavuidable de-