The National Register. — London, England, 1814-11-20 00:00:00

NOV. 20. WEDNESDAY, NOY. 16. The Earl of Itvant.ont. presented Copies of the Convention entered Into at Chaumont betwtrti his Mojesty and his Allies, on the 10,11 of Jose last. relative to the maintaining of a body of troops on the Con tiuent.—Adjourned to Friday. Film %v. Nov. 18. SEAMEN'S BILL. Mr. Cab Ea bronelat up from the Counnims the Bill e.I to eqcnume and reward petty ofttcers, seamen, and marines, for long and faithful setvices." Read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time an Monday, to which day the house adimirned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. MONDAY. NOIIEMBCR 14. New writs were orde►ei for the Borough of Newport, in the isle of Wight, in the room 'of Sir R. W. Holme. E s q. d ec e a s e d ; for the Borough of Aylesbury, in the room of I'. lio , sey,Esq who has aceepteil the Chiltern Hundreds ; ansl for Gliuorganshire, in the room of T. Wyndham, Esq. deceased. Mr. V:insittart laid on the table the substance of the'Trcaty of Chaumont. Cul. Palmer postponed to Thursday his motion relative to the recent Court•:llartial on Col. (;n►•ntin. The tion•e being .resolved into a Commit tt e of Supply, Sir GnisRGE WA It ftEN DER moved, that 70,000 seanum and marines be employed tOr 1815, and that 1,615.1501. he granted for the wages of the game. Mr. PoNsoNET sail, that be.. could not willingly vote the sum moved li►r, until sonic efficial ext.lana thins were givcli of !he nature °lour tinanci.l , ititatioli. The recent conduct of the Ministt rs to the merchants, leelniring puynients of duties on the goods under bAnl, evidently #hewed the, dist►CS4 of the Treasury. The CHANCkI.I.OII of the EXCHEQUFft said, thk was not a time to enter into a general statement of the finances of the country, but he had no objection to state the measures he hod in view at present. In the first place, it war! not bis intention to propose any loan, any founding of Exchequer Bilk, or any measures of a similar nature. All that he should move for would be. the grants usual at the early part of the Session—the ordinary votes—the annual taxes—and a grant of Exchequer Bills to renew the Exchequer Bills which it would be necessary to pay off He should al , o propose that of two SUMS of Exchequer Bills, amounting together. to tifteeu millions and a. half, which were • :muttony renewlikl from )ear to year, twelve millions anti a halt should he provided for. thus considerably diminishin! the unfituded debt. Lastly, he should propose the renewal of the vote for several years past. providing for outstanding Exchequer Bilk. The Right Hon. Gentleman very satisfactorily explained the recent conduct of Government to the merchants who have goods under bond ; he stated, that from the time of passing; the General Warehousing Act in 1303, indolgenees had been Auccesstiilly granted, in extending the period of allowing goods to remain miler bond, in consequence of the hostile measures of Ihionaparte against our commerce. After the glorious successes of the Allies, had occasioned marry of the Continential ports to be ()petrel, the Lorda of the Treasury considered it adviseable to diminish the irregularities w h ich this indulgence necessarily occa sioned, and which threatened the revenue with considerable danger; this had been done with every tenderness possible to the merchants; the whole arrears required to be paid up did not exceed- 300,0001. He was friendly to the warehousing system, and was even prepared to propose certain iudidgences not granted hy the existing Art. Mr.Banr NG spoke at.some length, declaring his opinion that the merchants had been hat dly dealt by. Mr. PROTHER OE expressed a contrary opinion. Mr. TIERNEY, 111 an aide speech on the finances of the country, saitl their state must be deeply probed, for not a moment was to be lost. A Copimittee ought to be appointed to investigate, not par tially but fully, the state of our income and expenditure. The re sult of their inquiries would he, not that of economy merely. for economy was tint a word sufficiently large for the occasion, but that some new and extraordinary measure must be adopted toerrable the country, even with a peace establishment, to bear the burdens with which it was oppressed. The Right Hon. Gentleman had put info the Regent's speech, that the revenues of the country were in a most flourishing condition. Now he would venture to '-say, that so tar from this being true, they were. in a most miserable condition. Ile had calculated that when the accounts came Co be made up to January next, the whole ofthe income of the permanent and annual taxes, would be found 41,591,0001 and not a farthing more. That . was all the income of the country. N•ow the charges against this 767 income (ircluding the interest of the national debt, wbivh tiva 55,6:30,0001.) amounted to 40,934.,0001. leaving a stn plus of :evtocie to meet the expenses of the country of only 657,0001. If Ireland was taken NW the eatimate, the estimate would be l e , ss AIM, name ly, 0n1y . 63,0001. It peace could- be established by the Ist of Jamt aty next. not one moment ought to be lost betor- the House en u si. - tiered how they were to meet the expenses of a peace establishment . . Mr. Tierney then adverted to the plan of raising money last year through the Sinking Fund, which he still disapproved of, aid said all that could he derived this year from that and other soot ces, was a million and a half. What were then the resources of the Rieht Hon. Gentleman? He might say he looked to contemporary dif ferent war taxes. But of the war taxes, besides the property tax, which were not permanent, not more. than four millions could he made available. There would thus remain to the Right Hen. Gee tleman five millions and a half. Did he think this sum fully equal to all the wants of a • peace establisment? Now this was the tate of things if the conetry left off tear by the- period he had fixed on. If the war rent on then, things would he melt wcr-e, and considerable addition; %veldd have to be made to the black side of the account. Perhaps What was lurking in his mind as an available resell; et, was the Preperty Tax (Hear!) ; if that tax were to be continued, it would be one of (lie strongest and grossest violations of public filth by a Lerialature to the people over %shorn they pre sided, which hail ever been made. He had no difficulty in 'lathe', • if steal was the Hon. Gentleman s intention, that velitions would pour in from all parts of the country against it The CHANCEI eon of the ExelieQum said, nothing ma- more true than that our difficulties 'mnst be met by tetrenchtee is and additional taxes. All that Ministers could mean by sareg in the Speech from the Throne, that the fina..ces of the country wer- in a good sitwatiou :tea, that the revenue was increasing; which tie hail provel to the House beyond all means of contradietioo. The flight Hon. Gentleman had entered into a long detail of accennts, in or der to shcw that the Consolidated Fund and annual taxes Alollld not much exceed the permanent charges of the country. Undoubtedly that fact was true ! ( Hear, hear!) He expected the pe.rmaneet revenue tOinerease, but the fact was, that it could not much exceed the charges. But let the House consider the present situation of the country, with reference to its situation on any former occasion of a similar nature. At the conclusion of the Anierican war, the Consolidated Fund scarcely extended to tie interests of the natiolatt debt. What•gloomr predictions had on that occasion been mad.? And in how few years, under Mr. Pitt's admioistratime did the country regain a fluurishing situation. This atfor. ed a hope that the tioaaces of the emmiry Would now also soon he relieved from ' difficulties. With respect to the period refs. real the taxes cm.- responding with the Consolidated Fund were then the soh- resources of the nation. But at present we had more than twebv aournkils hoes of war taxes. Supposing therefore we added somethial* ito our burdens, we had this twenty-four Millions, front which a efintimt lion would still be effected. With (es - pect to the Propert'y Tax, ' whether it expired next year or not, was a pubject on which he was not clear, and he would refer it to wiser heath than his own.. That Act, as well as the Bank Restriction Act, would be considered after the Christmas recess. Mr. Potreo/env 'was—ashamed to hear any man, who filled the office of the Right Hon. Gentleman, hold such a langnage,:as, tint he had not made up his mind whether the Property Tax expire d next year or not. There never was an act clearer in its enactment.. After some further remarks front several Meinliers, chiefly on American affairs, in which Sir Joseph Yorke spewed a little itri:a bility towards Mr. Whitbread, on account of some remarks by hin on the conduct of the Naval Administration. the resolutioe w. agreed to.—The sum of 2.365.0001. was then voted fir victualfir,, the navy; also 1,936,9001. for wear and tear of ships; and a vote of 318,0001. tOr . the Ordnance of the !Navy. GENERAL ROSS. The CHANCELLOR of the Ellett EQU en having described the tiles . titorions-seivice4el the late General Roess• and delivered a %satin eulogy on his character and virtues, moved an aft ress to the P rdirr. gegvilt praying him to make .some provision for his famil3, anti promising that the House wonld' melee good the same.—The Ad . dress was voted.unanimously.—Adjourned. • TUESDAY. Nov. 15. • Mr. RARING moved, that the copy of any aureement entered into betweenssir Henry Wellesley and the Spanish Government rm. payment of a subsidy to Spain., or any other purposes, finee Ili( treaty of Paris, be laid before the Hnii,e. 'Dila subject required minute investigation,• for lie thought it would appear• that mom bid been paid 'to the Court of Spain, subbequent to the treaty t. THE NATIONAL REGISTER.