The National Register. — London, England, 1815-04-23 00:00:00

MI P RS • . . . • • ••• - - _ . . . ..l.'s - - - IME 'NAI I IOkAL - S tit , . - . A: Mtn, el. 054 • . ...t.....;....4.,___ . . _ , . _ _____. • __.• _,_—____ .. . . • - • . , Mr. Prtrernenos thought, teat to the Property Tee we weir in y 0 0%811 ( 11 a person, and various others tender similar circle.. iences, • a lehied t asiiie seeur with which we had been at ie to carry on the to be reached rn any tax on consumption, or by any whet Ilia t h e vier; sari ..•liell the cuutitr required it, he was ready to support it. Property Tax. He could venture to say that his view of the. %object 7 ,,i,„ 0. 4,, to Ile petitions age i ng t it, the state of things was changed had now become 90 Reticlel out of doors, that nine persotis out of since the petitions were agreed to; He was per that bis•Ci.nsti- ten were in favour of the Property Tax, espeeially in toe c ity, tuents, who had petitiened against the renewal of the tax under other wiwre a considerable Change of sentiment had taken place since i i reireueistaeces, could he plepared to meet the present crisis with their ' Petition for its repeat was presented to that House. Mr. WM. SMITH said, Nader certain rnorlifirationa he had no he. would level', fle should give his vote for such a grant as esould enable the Government either to commence an active war, or sitation in saying that the Property Tax would be the fairest that to ste e d in a strong attitude of nelence. could be proposed in any conutly. Brit in these modificatem ) site_ Mr. Ti set nee protested against agreeing to a renewal of this hated end . are s.honld be taken to distinguish the several di•seriptions of tee, &fore we were informed of the state of the conntrtin its fereign ' I property. aye! to remove the vexations complained ot in the tollec. relcions. They did not at all know what the exigencies of the nt j lion of the tax. ceitri were. All he knew was, that if we were not at peace, it 1 Mr. Alderman ATkins said, he should not oppose the renewal ( was our ewe Nell Ile could not consent to he guided by the Congress; 1 of the tax, if adequate meatiires were taken to proVide a • ain't sir t h at Pripre Metternich and Prince Trilleyratul were to mete out I vexationin the mode of collection. the pellet ty . of the country. riim they might be sure of, whatever 1! Air if anvEir, of Norwich, expressed similar sentiments. t h ey , em e ete l nit s this country would have more than its proportion to Mr. WESTERN- expre4ed his decided hostility to the measure, pay; for tie Nellie Lotd knew . that the Allier . ' would not be able to which he theneht never likely to he, as it had never been, collected take the field without beige* sislisidized out of the last restources ekf 1 neenr(lll , g to thesprinciples of equity. Xnelend: out of the last resources, lie said, because if we went on in I Mr. W. Dickensoe declared property bad undergone such a o war for two in three y are, we were at an end of our resources. change, that the people had not now the same power to pay the tax Mlsle sips the most barefaced propositi• nhe ever remembered. The as they possessed some time since. He hoped the Chance lint of the inisters had leech to eceelint for before they should have ventured Exchequer would introduce smile evw mode into his proposed time. to Lrioq it forvyttrti : they hail to account for the lose of character to I sure for settling the criteria of property. • Rent wa not tio!s a Fri- the British eatee and thew want of intercit at the Congress. They tering to regulate the levy of this tux. For he knew a gentleman shoel.l try economy as thiefit al thing, and the Property Tax only as who hail six thousand acres of land from which he had tint received the steeled thing; for he was consreced that the*facility with which ji a •hilling of, resit_ tan the last e obliged tviro years, in consequence of ta• this. money had tort n raised under flit Pi:tpertTax had cost the country 1i tress of the farmers, and therefore that Gentleman we blieed noes, many millionS , foot» the proflisenes..w bit+ that facility had II to subsist upon his property in the funds. He had Ito (10111.1 that giVclt ive to. It was said .that the Property Tax was not civil! to II several similar easel were to be foiled, 'but the fact was, that tiros Cie dispesal of Mini-less but to provide tOr the supplies e hut those 1 . prepeity in general was in such a state that no one could calculate eine, novice., indeed, in that lionse who did not know the upon the value of it from one month to another. . . estiiriates were proportioned to the narrowness or extent of the Mr. ROSE spoke of the good effects this tax had on the funds, and Was . - aell Means. It was the fault of opr Minieters, if peace the accumulation of debt which it had prevented. He was strongly m.a.....e hour in doubt. Whellivy the return of Boonaparte was II in its favour. An evil us not, the mischief of it would be aggravated by our t i Me. BRAND thought' the proposition premature, till the question plithiesig into that war, Pi ace might continue under present ; of peace or war was decisively settled -- He preferred me ethic the eitclini-tesices for many seers—perhaps as long as under the ' exigency by a rote or credit. He moved an amendment. that the leery paternal sway of Aleiternich. Castlereagh, and .Talleyrand debate upon this motion should be adjourned to this (ley fornight. Tituw three (• hipplooP, be llionialt, would not loam have preserved Mr. WiliTenee• said, the coudition.of property wee truly de. thy Nary it Vitrope.,4lpl is was clear they thought so too, as. they scribed by Mr. Dickinson, He had uo distils* that this tax oere.int- . kepi 40 1101) ;twit to suppme their machinations I)o:ie,i, wolibl be lied4led upon the country tbr ever.—(No, no, front :dr. VANsiTTOtr saill Itiall Of the argnments against the tax pro. the Ministerial side.) Feed , gins the supposition that it was a step imempport of a war—the Mr. PONSONUY agreed in this sentiment. - • grar.t (4 the lax e mild only be a grant HI support of their Addresa in I "The Cigetseeeson of the EacHEQIJSR said, the tax was lobe re* mower lir the Rep Lt's Altessage, to support the preparations which newed for one year only. A large loan was necessary betide this lied peen made either for war or armed defence. There wag a large I tax ; and as the public debt was already too large, we ought not p- ITV to triovide for,. shad independently of any danger of war, lie lay too ranch on posterity. The House then divided upon the mint& should think it would be eappaient to continue the tax for one meet when the numbers were— ' year. Siiiit l t had Iwo' voted as large as the tee whicletbey now Ayes. 58; Noes, 183.—Majsrity in favour of Minister,. 1t5.. Noted would produce.' It had heap said in a tawitiug mower, that The Home then went into a Committee, and the Chairman lie .ha (limed flip whole of the teetet proposed by him in lien of the moved the Resolution for the Renewal of the Property Tax Acts Property Tax. Now, of these taxes, the Custer,' and Excise duties for one year, to commence from thp bth of April, 1815, which pate NA retejvett the auneti , ,n of the House, except that on wine, and accordingly carried. be was ab oit to •proppr a s a new schedule on Stiqup Ditties, which ••••••••••••••••111 11, 4 1 4j11 . br ra,tdpiti a .few days. The Assessed Duties he 'had post. THURSDAY, APRIL Vb. • pored and •liould give 14), as the payment of them, together with the Property Tax, it' renewed. Would be attended with ince/trent- Mr. BROGDZSt brought up fhe Report of' the Committee of !Taps and Means. ' • • race. (A lau g h;,) • The resolution for renewing the Property Tax Acts beipg react, Mr. Reece+ y said th at as sapialeon litionaparte hail been called ' General Gescoecee regretted no modifications in the tax had Iven ?9 /lir .1 1 1100 e by the voice of the eoldiety apd not the peopl,, lie' proposed, if no alteration should be introduced by the Right Hen. ti;coglit a strong force necessary whether we continued at peace or Gentleman ' he should himself submit some medi4cation of the mai- -1,/eglii a new war. 'He had the lees objectio n to the motion, as the ' sure to The House. ,ficisencetlee 4 the Exchequer had nut pledged hituself to oppose any Sir I • N'essierair renewed his objections to the tax : and , erith re. modifications to render the tai less oppressive . . • • , feu - ice re what tell from Mr. Rankes t , Wednesday, on the I tiopriele ' The CHANCEL L OR of the EXCIIEOER wished to be iindeestood 1 ("xtendllig` the bill to Deland,' said, 'it was impossible to levy the I tax there 'without endangering the connection between the two collo. that he intended to take the Tax exactly la' it stood before its ex- j tries. He moved as an amendment, that the resolution be read•tbi‘ piration. • • ' • day fottnight. Or. J. p. GRANT and 1 1 1 r. H. MARTIN spoke against the tax. mr. BA k KE. said, ,hat what he had stated , . he had statedi4vi. The latter recoefluended ptetienehmeireand eminently, being minted l sedly, and when the bil! was introduced, it was his intention tp near, that itifiet system were attended tnu the terrible scourge which this that the words " Bed Ireland," be added to the words " Great att. intim' had it view Right yet be ahotchel. lain." He was ssteeried there was po lay, when duly meddled,- so vplicable to the condition and'revenue of fieland, as the 1. 4 x iieques. lqr: Alderriltlibliiiie eriteidered the Properly Tax, under cer- "thou, The peeerand laboaring elleses, who fcirreed so large a 'majority- .. fain niorlimations, ilte ke4.lltarEollid be diVited to `provide for the of the Irish population, would be exemdied, whilst say rat taxes on eyirinees of the , erlitiitry; Mel that while it would be lends snore articles of consumption, which pressed heavily upon them, might , setithictige: it sintild b 0 fill., ielfetinnii than the proposed addition , , then be removed. )4 the Avirssed Tani.., Reit midi+ any oilier plan of tega;ton than . • Its. GassrAy said, the income tax was a measure which, in the that mif te. discia'ssiati, it atiibitted IA him impriesible to make teen, Prelant situation Pt - ife4 41 41 MINK • ai 40cordstk to' their meow,' to 'supply ;14 t i .e; t.iin‘Of istieW g fetd•fritidey, wheie . 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