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an unlimited manner, but he considered those which had been issued, as not in anticipation of the aids to be granted, but on account of the fifteen millions al ready voted. The whole amount of the taxes which he now proposed, both war and new taxes, approach ing eleven millions, would therefore serve to cover a part of the supplies granted before Christmas. Mr. TIERNEY complained that the Treasury had the right of issuing any number of Exchequer Bills, without the knowledge of Parliament. The Act em powered the Exchequer to issue Exchequer Bills on credit of all aids to be granted by Parliament, without any limitation whatever. That was the point to which he objected. In time of peace, when the Property Tax had been removed, and the war taxes ought to be voted session after session, he thought it wrong that the same course s h ould be pursued as when they were voted at once for the whole year. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought he had removed the difficulty by explaining that the sum granted on supplies considerably ez• ceeded the ways and means. The former consisting of fifty-one millions, to meet which only thirty-one millions of ways and means had yet been provided. The act of the last Session, as all others had done, empowered the Treasury to issue bills, on the credit of aids that had been or should be voted, not to an unlimited amount, but only in anticipation of those aids. Parliament having granted fifteen millions at Christmas, the Treasury were empowered to raise it by Bills, and he conceived. that when the accounts should be moved for, it would be found Government had not gone beyond the authority with which it was invested. • Mr. TIERNEY thought those Exchequer Bills did not fall under the aids generally granted. How could he know that no more than fifteen millions had been issued ? [Call for the accounts, said the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER across the table.] He considered the whole an irregular proceeding, and wished the accounts should be produced, in order that the House should be able to form a correct judgment. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER maintained, that there was no irregularity in the pro ceeding which had been adopted. Had the issue of Exchequer Bills exceeded fifteen millions, then it would have been irregular. The House could have the accounts when it chose to ask for them. Mr. PONSONBY objected to receiving the Report because the Right Hon. Gentleman asked for sup plies, without stating specifically their objects. This was an innovation in the practice of the House. He had stated that the Peace Establishment would be 19 miliious, but without explaining the different heads and items of its expences. He objected to voting so immense a peace es►ablishment, without going, head by head, through all its articles. The Houle would not be justified in taking the Minister's word that such a sum was necessary. If they were allowed to examine the question thoroughly, he did not think the Right Hon. Gentleman would be able to prove that it, was necessary. The Commons would have no controul over the expenditure of the country, it they were to vote supplies before the Minister of the Crown had given every information on the subject. On this ground, he should think it his duty to take the sense of the House. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would not presume, before ainy information was laid on the table of the House, to eater into the details of a Peace Establishment. The ground on which be called Parliament to agree to the present Report had nothing to do with the subject. It was founded on the grants already passed, but not yet made up by t w e n ty millions. It was not unreasonable, therefore, that he should now ask eleven millions out of those twenty millions. He thought it more respectful to the House not to descend into ,particulars until the estimates could possibly be produced. By agreeing to the present Report, no one would express any opt. nion in favour of the Pcace Establishment. They would only provide for what they had granted them selves. Mr. T 1 E RNEY wished to know whether, in voting the Ways and Means, and new Taxes, now asked, the House were to consider themselves as only filling up the Supply already granted ? If the Right Ho. nourable Gentleman wanted five or 6,000,000, let him take it by Exchequer Bills ; but he did hope the Right Honourable Gentleman would not press the new Tates till the House had taken time to consider them. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, by voting the sums now asked, the House did not pledge itself to support any of the new Taxes; though with regard to those Taxes, unless the House intended to leave the Public unprovided for,he thought the House would vote them, as they were proposed to supply the deficiency occasioned by the loss of other taxes, which had expired. Mr. TIERNEY wished to see the whole account at once before the House, and then he and others would be able to judge what part of the supply should be raised by Loan, and what by Taxes. He vas told that it was necessary to raise ati.ooo,ooo in the year by Taxes. He (Mr. TierneX): wished to have an opportunity of judging whether it would not be better to raise the entire supply by LOan, rather than burthen the People with Taxes, which they had no inclination to submit to. Mr. PONSONBY objected to this mode of bring. ing forward the supplies by piece -meal. Sir R. HERON also objected to the proposed plan of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. He parti cularly recommended the adoption of a strict system of economy. Mr. I.IENNETT objected to deciding on the Re solutions now produced, till some farther information was laid before the House as to the state of our foreign relations. Mr. P. GRANT objected to the bringing forward the Ways and Means ; and Supply thus by picot meal. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had said, the House was nut competent to speak at present on the subject, they being without information. He would ask who was it that had kept the House in ignorance but the Right Hon. Gentleman ? Lord MILTON objected also to the mode in which the Chaocellor of the Exchequer had brought forward his Finance. With respect to the Taxes about to be proposed, it would be his m i s f ortune to object to many of them. Mr. BA NES defended the conduct of the Chan. cellor of the Excheium as respected the Peace Es. tablishment. His Right Honourable Priendbimsell had not yet the anetenall on winch to tu t us hi s esti. mate of a Peace Establishment. At present we had not received the ratification of the Treaty with Ame rica ; and within the last week most important and, unexpected news had been received from the Conti. nest. He was of opinion the estimate should be laid before the House as soon as possible. He, for one, should not wish to cut down our Peace Establish ment beneath what was consistent with our security; but if he saw any thing which appeared to him as an improvident waste of public money, he should not fail to point it out; and he should most strongly ob ject to the retaining any thing which, though showy and expensive, might, in reality, add nothing to the. real strength of the country. With respect to the proposed new Taxes, he did not care what might be said of his declaration either in the House or out of it; but, in his opinion, a continuation of the Property Tax, under certain modifications, would have been the wisest plan which could have been adopted.— He saw nothing in this measure that could tie the Parliament down to any new system ; against which he had no objection, even if it were carried in the plan of his Right Honourable Friend. He thought, however, that many of the new taxes were of such a nature, that persons would be able to produce a considerable diminution of them, and therefore he thought his Right Hun. Friend would see the pro. piety of introducing some permanent tax, which would be acceptable to the country at large. Mr. DOUGLAS said, it was not so much the sum called on to be voted, but it was the voting it without sufficient dew before the House that was to him objectionable. For this reason he thought the Right Hon. Gentleman might postpone this subject till after Wednesday, when the House might receive such information from the Noble Lord (Castlereagh) that would :hew what would be the probable amount of a peace establishment. If ever there was a time when this country ought to abstain from any inter ference with Continental politics, it was the present. But from the large peace establishment said to be in tended to be proposed, he was afraid we should de generate into a nation of soldiers, and not relapse into a nation of citizens as we ought to do. Mr. WHITBREAD believed, that in the time of Mr. Perceval, the Budget was first brought forward piece -meal. He did not know what might be the bills arriving from America ter the last unfortunate Expedition. He implored the Right Hon. Gentle man to wait till he had more information from the Noble Lord lately returned from the Congress. He had heard some eulogiums passed on the Property Tax, which, like all deceased persons, have only their virtues talked of, while their vices were buried with them. It did however appear, that the Pro perty Tax was not dead, but sleeping, and ready to be revived on any favourable opportunity ; and it seemed, from what was known of the proceedings of the Congress at Vienna, that enough had emanated from that Assembly to kindle up another bloody war in Europe. Some events had also taken place in France lately, that promised a civil war in that country; but he entered his protest against our interference with any of the affairs of that country. Mr. PHILLIPS was remarking on - the impolicy of the tax on the windows of warehouses, when The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that was not the time for discussing that part of the taxes ; for he meant to refer them to another Committee. Mr. PHILLIPS then objected to the tax of Sd. per lb. on cotton imported in foreign bottoms, and of 2J. per lb. on that imported in British vessels ; and he contended that the Americans being jealous of us as the carriers of Europe, would place a countervailing duty on that article. Considering the wild and ex travagant schemes of the Right Honourable Gentle man on this subject, he seemed as if he intended to serve France, by producing an emigration of our most valuable manufacturers to that country. In this way the Right Honourable Gentleman seemed to him to be a very goad Chancellor of the Exchequer for France. Sir J. NEWPORT objected to the mode of voting the Taxes for tlle year by piece meal. He, therefore, wished the amount of an establishment to be stated before the House was called on to vote any Taxes whatever. This might be necessary in a time of war ; but not now, that the country was in a state of peace. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER Pid, he never stated it to be his inte nt i o n to l a y a artial Income Tax on any part of his Majesty's sub. jects. He was about to take off all the War Tax on cotton wool imported to this country in British ves sels, therefore, the sum of his offence was. that he proposed to favour British vessels, and not foreign. Mr. FINLAY said, those taxes would be to the amount of 50 per cent. instead of 10 per cent. on certain species of property ; and he hoped they would meet with the most determined opposition. The French Minister had wisely laid down every tax on raw cotton ; and he wished to know the Right Hon. Gentleman's reason for imposing any tax on that at.. ticle at all. The House then divided—For the further consider. ation of the Report 95—Against it 24—Majority 71. . On our re•admiuion Sir M. RIDLEY wished to know if there was any intention of imposing a tax on coals. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said. it was not his intention to propose any tax upon coals. Lord R. SEYMOUR hoped that the additional tax on houses would not be put on small farmers renting farms of £l3O a-year, and under. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER id, there would always be some class of persons on whom evety duty would be heavy ; and he did not know how to obviate the objection of the Noble Lord. Mr. W. WYNNE, thought these taxes intended to punish the people of England for the loss of the Property Tax. The Resolutions were then agreed to, with the exception of three (which were recommitted for Ft iday ). The Exgse Bill was committed, and the report ordered fpr tq-morrow, PRICE OF MIRIAM Mr. LUSHINCITON ' Mule some observations on tho Price of Corn, In the course of "bids be stated,' ch ic it prigs of the quarto loaf, even in the *hes mode at which it la at waft atladated by the at 'of London. wadd'ut be lid. bat that k vreald fail 11 the Bill passed; and even sey*osing the price d im. piloting should remain at 80a. It winkt" Tot eased lid. He awed fay amnia re,pens of the average price thq is maiitlane districti liar the Inot ten yeah, vievg that *Sit, Mae keatie mot astilhidr cabman ;weal errontotta f — 'came ?as F ang Nboia intoet use Hastser.A4l,iniee Tyttire THE EVENING STAR. LOA DON. TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1815. FAME OF noon THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. Reduced shut-9 per Cr. in—S per Ct. Navy 92192 Consols Sit 6261{tHer account 22f14321 Onus. 64 tilso—Beak Legg wins. shut— Bonds es. pre. Exchequer UM Ss. Ms. Is. prem.—Lottery Tickets £22. Ts. Yesterday we laid before our Readers the particu lars detasled in the French Papers respecting the pro gress of BONA.PARTZ, including the contents of the Moans, of the 10th. The general complexion of all was that BONAPARTE had certainly not been joined by any of the people, and that the next papers might be expected to bring an account of his de struction. Such was the general impression produced by the Meniterr of the 10th, but almost as soon as our Paper was put to press accounts of a very different nature were circulated in the City. At two o'clock we learnt that there was an uncommon bustle at the Stock Exchange. The parties who sold out so largely on Friday last had again been selling to the extent as was believed of about half a million, and the Con- sols which opened at 631 for the Account suddenly fell to 621. The rumours in consequence were various and contradictory, but all of a gloomy cast. By some it WAS asserted that MAssENA had declared for BONA• PARTE, and was proceeding by forced marches to join him ; by others, that he had been joined by Marshal SOULT. Others affirthed that SOULT and MARMONT had been massacred in a tumult which had taken place at Paris ; and all agreed that things were far from being in the hopeful state announced in the M.eiieur of the 10th. In a little time after, it was known that the Masi/fur of the 1 lth was in Town, and contained the following paragraph : 6 4 The Telegraph of this day announces that BONA. PART& was at Bourgoigne, tour posts south of Lyons —and that it was supposed he might be able to enter Lyons this day." It does not appear from that Paper that any intel ligence had reached Paris of Grenoble being in his possession; but there appears in it a Proclamation of the Prefect oldie Department of the Maritime Alps, stating that the exertions of the people had not been so great as was to have been expected, from their patriotism and loyalty, on account of having been taken so much by surprise. To the above we have to add, that it was pretty generally believed, late in the afternoon, that Go vernment had received other intelligence, which ren dered the fact of BONAPARTE'S entrance into Lyons, on the night of Saturday last, almost certain. That such intelligence should produce a very gene ral sensation is not surprising. We had been inform ed, in the official Journal of only the 10th, that MON.. bIEUR had reached Lyons on the Bth, where he found the inhabitants (about 110,000) and the troops united in a common sentiment of attachment and fidelity; and in 24 hours alter to be told in the same Journal, that BONAPARTE " might be able to enter Lyons on the 1 lth," seemed to be a plain declaration, either that the previous intelligence was false, or that a sud den defection had occun ed almost instantly—holding out a most alarming example to other places. That BONAPARTE, in the course of eight days, should have been able to march above 200 miles into the heart of the Kingdom, with such small means as he was reported to possess, and have reached Lyons, only 115 leagues from the Capital, might well excite no common degree of surprise and even of alarm.— The general inference was, that respecting the intel ligence previously published in the Mossiteur no one fact could be relied on, excepting only that BONA. mars was at the head of an armed force on the soil of France. We have been anxiously looking for the French Journals to dissipate or confirm the present rumours, but the wind is adverse. Our Correspondent at Dover informs us that there was no arrival there yesterday either from Calais or Boulogne ; but one of LIM passage vessels which sailed from Dieppe on Saturday night had been blown in there. The report by this vessel is, that three Generals were missing from Paris, who of course were supposed to ha►e gone to join BONAPARTE. We shall not occupy the time of our Readers with reflections suggested by the rumours respecting the state of affairs in France. Every one's mind will supply them. While BONAPARTI is suffered to live, it is vain to talk of settling the affairs of the Continent. EXTRACT Of A LETTER PROM PARIS, DATED MARCH 9. 44 The Proclamation of Bonaparte is in the hands of Government. It disavows any intention of da throning the King, or ot disturbing the civil relations of France. The Corsican stiles himself Lieutenant- General of the King of Rome; and in that capacity, as well as in that of his natural tutor and guardian, he has entered France to cause justice to be done him, as also to claim the fulfilment of certain articles of the Treaty of Fontainbleau, which he says has been shamefully violated by the French Government. An attempt was made on the sth to raise the populace ot this capital. but it failed. The King declares, that happen what may he will never quit his post. There is some uneasiness ,about Dauphigy, and more par ticularly Grenoble; and also tome jealousy about Austria." A Dutch and u Hamburgh Man arrived this morn. ins. The Contieental Journals gill in u cl a ulj in pe. ciliation' respecting the procee di ngs of which art now become tedious itad Austria a$ Bavaria are nov itqmasiqi sonis qv: tual er.chnitikes o 4 tit:rTitorTi RATIFICATION OP THE TREATY OF PEACE • BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN & AMERICA. We have to congratulate our Readers and the country on this happy event. Yesterday evening Government received the Ratification, and no time was lost in making the fact known to the public by the subjoined LFTTER FROM LORD CASTLEREAGH TO THE LORD MAYOR. " ST. JAUES'S.EQUAIIt, MARC!: I; Five minutes before 10. v. M. "MY LORD-I have the satisfaction to acquaint your Lordship that the Honourable Captain MAIN, of his Majesty's sloop FAVORITE, arrived in town at halfpast nine this evening from New York, bein g t i .c bearer of the Ratification by the American PPE; ; DENT, of the Treaty of Peace concluded at Ghent between his MAJESTY and the United States o America on the 24th December last. The respective Ratifications were exchanged Washington on the 17th of February, at U m o'Clock, P. M. 44 Mr. BAKER, who had been charged with th. PRINCE REGENT'S Act of Ratification. immediatel , took measures, in pursuance of his instruction:, It make the event known with the least possible delay to the Commanding Officers of his Majesty's Sea as. Land Forces on the Coasts and Frontiers of th, United States, in order that Hostilities might irony diately cease. 44 I have the Eonour to be, my Lord, 46 Your Lordship's most obedient humbl Servant, 44 CASTLEREAGH." " To the Right Honourable Lott► MaToit." The ratification of the American Peace has not by that effect upon the Funds this morning which wa expected : on the contrary, they are rather on the de cline—but this is owing to what the CHANCELLOR C the EXCHEQUER let drop from him in the House Commons on the debate of the Ways and Means and to the Foreign Brokers still continuing to sell, which leads people to imagine that they are in pot session of some unfavourable news from France. A one o'clock Consols for account were 611, and On. nium at 6t discount, which is a fall of it per Cent since yesterday at one o'clock. DOPER. MARCH 12. No arrivals from Calais or Boelegne this day; ba one of the passage vessels from Dieppe has bet. blown into this port by the violence of the gale ; sh: left that port on Saturday night. The wind not blows so hard from the N. W. that no vessel can gi out of any of the opposite ports. Two pauage.vei sels sailed for Calais this morning with a great man passengers.—Sicvzsysit, and another Meuenger have come down from Town with dispatches, an, will sail to-morrow for Calais if thew•eather modetite NAVAL lIVTALLIGINCR. • aim nog itaa. 60 Dublin . • 1 0 Ciotteaburgb - 0 1 Waterford - 1 0 Liallon 0 0 Guernsey & J.rsey 0 1 Cadli a 0 Holland - 1 1 France • 0 1 Heligoland - 0 0 Hantborgh . 1 1 TORBAY, MARCH it. Seven A. M.—This moment his Majesty's Sitk FAVOURITS has arrived from America with the Rad fication of Peace with this country. The dispatcbs. are landed and forwarded to London. DEAL, MARCH is. Arrived the Thomas Hay, &rotas, from Tarn , gona. It has blown hard the whole day from tb Westward ; several ships have drove, but I am !NM to say I do not hear of any accident in the Dors. Five o'Clock.—lt continues to blow very hard' The Philippine and Aron, and Aparancea, halm mind run ; the East Indiamen and other ships rid. apparently all well. Yesterday about five o'clock two Gentlemen ar rind at the Foreign Office, in a chaise•snd-four from France. They had the appearance of foreigners but spoke like Englishmen in their directions to die p¢st•boys. The dispatches brought by them wen conveyed by Mr. HAMILTON, the under Secretary 0' State, accompanied by Mr. PLANTA, to Lord CAaTLI• RIAOH, at his house in St. James's-square, where bas Lordship had been confined during the day with 3 bad cold and sore throat. Eml GUlt's promised motion for the purpose receiving further evidence on the subject of the Corr Laws, was negatived last night by a majority Of 106 In our publication of the names of the list of the Minority against the Corn Bill on Friday eking last, we omitted the name of CUAaLrs BARCLAy, Esc. Member for Southwark. BRIAA—This day the LOAD MAYOR ordered the price of Bread to be raised one penny in the Peck Lmt f. Bosom tx Soon.anD.--Friday a Weft contest took place between Mokams the black, and Cseitirs another pugilist, at Little Mintage, on the borders of the two counties of Edinburgh and Lanark. An immense mob of Northern amateurs accompanied the combatant; to the ground ; and after a few rosndr, Mann: was once more completely beaten, and carried og the asld with two ribs and a jew - hw e broken. Tide inorstag, a fine boy. ten.years old. of Mr. Mraat. Bowl , killii!-aney, Chancery-has. was run over by a brewer's I ... __ L or.aird Wad as the fl lis • fa urropickste ~se 1” tw goolviTiork Mr, ',VA ~~0~ Jog I 1M.......... r o Sew .--•- (111 9 .1 V 4l At 4, 1 'De T 1 R IC i ng-gro ri.hv 'E "H 1- d :nr.l. ;: , .rdec trri ; vt r.- VIII it M.l). ;; Aii A. Nurcri 'At ran nut pr ke. cc 2oach !ru wa t• es, a )1:t-hti 1J in niter C PArti phis dr at:d the, b; r„ gopi The 1 ale v=iir ir equ 't are diti on i Nance ' Ol l td. l 4. in au t k e ^/ aid' i s 1., A ' Ar s sis N . O T H of