The National Register. — London, England, 1815-02-12 00:00:00

!- • * TUVRSDAY, FL O 9. Mr. 3. A. TAYLOR gave notice that lie 'should on Monday next move for leave to bring in a Bill to improve the couditiou of the paving of the streets of the Metropolis. ritOrrtz TY Mr. Scrjeant Ossiow rose to present a petition against the re newal of the Property Tax, from the Mayor, Ctitiniration, and In habitants of the towel of Guildford. He stated that these Petiti oners had cheerfillly borne the Tax during the war, but conceived Clio they Were now entitled to an exemption from this burtheu. lie then moved that the Petition be read. Mr. PuNsoiry said he should take this, the first opportunity, since the Chancellor Of the Exchequer had been present in ltis place, - on the reading of that Petition, which was the first, that had been pre,ented of therm very numerous Petitions which it had been •al :reed in all parts of kingdom shonkl be presented to that House, en the subject of the Property Tax. to ask the Right Honourable ientleissasi (Mr. Vansittart) whether it was his intention to propose the renewal of this 'to; which would expire on the sth of April 1:e st The Cnavicet.toit of the.Excnotett said,-that it was his inten tion to propose no Frid,ty next, to the Committee of Ways and Alraas, a ftn rocial. arronemasit, in width the renewal of the Pro ws, Tax wooW not be comprehended, unless the Howc should rellt.o to aceode, which he did not conceive to be probable, to the measures %hitt he should then suggest.. Mr. PostOttrsaid, thew Worts not the intention of the Right liononrahh! academie to popose, in anyabspe, the renewal of the Property Tax f Mr. VANSITTART said, thy( it wo not his intention to propose the renewal of that Tax, provided the other measures which he 'honed then propose acre agreed to. Mr. PolisoNtreerid, the declaration of the Itight Honourable Gentlemen was quite uasetisfaebary (hear, hear I) He should have been glad to know, and- aiding* it was not the practice uNite !tight Hominid/le Gentletorskto torm his decisions tin a sudden, or to !Whet? very pertinaciously to.them, when formed (bear,.hear!), he had reason to expect that, after the lungatstess, the Right Honour able thinkingly vionld be capable of infonerhig 'hint 'Whether be did not intend to propose the-renewal at . the lax, to rst!he country at rciit-on that question. The CIf . A . SCRLLOR of the EXCREQUIIII said, tb renewal of the Property Tax was not one et the- sammures vritipcb be bad then an intention to propose, but be lied Oise . iti!lispres to prepose in lien of it (hear, Lear!). Mr. WrIITI3READ said, the statement whirls the Right Homier "hie Lientientaa hid lest Made was viwy -different from what he had last said. lie had first stated that be ih?iil4 not propose - the re newal et the Property pra t lintels the House should refuse to adopt .t financial arrangement 'which he dientd then propo se if the Right 1 tionourahle'Gentleman rested on This statement. it eras impertaift. ilia the country shoal 'knew it, that the niestifeititien of the pub. tic feeling against this intrisiterial antlegtpassasistion miglateod thine. The Right Honaurabte Geetkinwe lad HOW that- measure: the retwaWal or the Property 'aio 3n fdadimids, as an 4104110dd MO racrriwit. whaler rrt otauest.- or else yetf' ' ; / 74. Aft laof f • toy I era pse aen num ~..~ ~, ~ To • 'STER. FEW ie. the Right Honourable Gentleman bad takcii a ditty rent Now what was the state of the case ? Did the Right Hruottrahle Gen tleman proLiose the Property Tax as an alternative, which it wonld he necessary to accept, if his financial propositions were not agreed to, or did he mean to say, that neither in that event, nor in any other event, mould the Property Tax be renewed ? The CUANCEI.I.OII of the EICUKQVER arid, that he did pot doubt the country would cheertiffly submit to the measures which the Hou►e might think it most expedient to adopt. The House, on Fr i. day tl►e 17th, vvould have to cuusidei p financial scheme, of which the renewal of the Property Tax would form no part ; it would of COMIC fur the House to determine whetter tl►e scheme which Le had to propose would be preferable to a renewal or muditieation of the Properly Tax ? Mr:lV tirrog EAD.--The first statement of the Right Honourable Gentleman, then, was the correct one, and the Property Tax is to be the alternative. General Gascovhe said, lie was not perfectly satisfied with the explanation of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. He had a petition to present on the same subject, and he believed there was never one more numerously signed, presented in behalf of the town which he represented ; he believed thut there were not above seven or eight individulds paying the tax •in that town (Liverpool) by whom the Petition against it was not signed. lie had expected that day to have heard a positive declaration on the porta the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that as he saw the tax was so disagreeable So the country, lit should not attempt to propose its revival. The circum stances which had attended to the adoption of the Petition which he bad to present, were so extraordinary, that he could not suffer the question to pass without mentioning them ; as they proved, that be fore Christmas the Ministry hail not determined whether they should not prolong the existence of the Property Tax beyond the lith of April next, or rather that they had determined to continue for one year; foe by a letter written soon after the reces', from a person too closely in the confidence of the P, ince Regent to leave any doubt on the subject, and which was sent to Liverpool, stated that it was the intention of the Ministry to propose the continuation of tI Property Tax for one year, even on the supposition that the Treaty of Peace was ratified by the American Government. This letter was sent to . many parts of the kingdom ; indeed, it was so general, that it was acted upon. The town of Liverpool, which would not otherwise havetnet, had been coifed together, and at tleit meeting the peation against the Ps operty Tax, which lie had to pre sent, had been agreed on by all present, with the exception of t« o or three individuals. He was then instructed to . impsire what the hi• tentions of his Majesty's Ministers were ? He had, of course, nu right * to demand what those intentions were, but he should have wished to have been informed on that subject, to know whether he should pro poor *bat the petition be rekrred to a Committee, or simply that it be laid on the table (bear!). • It would be most consistent With the chareeterof the Right Honorable Gentleman (Mr. Vansittart) to declare that he should isot propose the truer& of the Tax. But although the explanation which had bete T wits not perfettly laitiefdttory. he did not thauk fit to propose a Committee., The Petition was read and ordered to lie OH the table: SIX JOHN -911,121141 Y. Mr. YiNsurTatittalid; ire lAA it incompliand from the Prince Re- Erupt, to inform the House that 8k John lifortay, a Member of that hati.btai4ut =du urea, itt order to be (Avila to Couo f inis