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_ . ,' • ' ~ •.•Celt C. . . . . . . - li - •. • . - • • . i• `.- '4 , , •\ - -' , l 's: . -:' ' .tr 1 , • 4 ,.., -- %,- - ..... ~ .A. _ ' `--- A 111.161e.--4. / -0 • .. n . -.0 _.,, 1 . g Is: Vil l " : i 5/ v 16.1.. ota ;Una) 1! ( 1 1 I L 1 . . .. : . . . . •0 , . e , b 4 ,..!. ) . . • , , vittp .. • ....... ~....... i ., i..,, . 4 0•••••• .••••... * ji . . 1 . . , • LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL Iti, 1618. • l NI IC t... 4795 RE-ROYAL, IRUHY LANS. THEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA, STRAND. WrosisDAT, APRIL 22. TA Public are mat respectfully iliformed i that Notice hoe beer seat to the Theatre, that MR. MATHEW* will he ir reailisiess to pc-forts TOMORROW, THURSDAY EVENING. notriy. Flaring last Session brou i eit in a 111:1 har ing the same ulterior object as mo ti„„. hr ~,,d then stated at length the strum grounds that ex isted fur a total change in that ',art of our sysiein. Many Gentlemen had admitted the force of the principles ha bad then urged, but objected that the season chorea was improper, and he could reckon the Chancellor of the Exchequer aiming the Gentlemen who thought thus. At that time, h owever , hi s Bill passed, through that [louse almost totally unopposed, but had been reject ed io the other. The inealeire he war now anxious to have adopted, would afford better meal's of investigating and acquiting information on the subject. than the courre he had formerly Immo, d. Since last Session, too, some Gentlemen had turned their attention to the eubiect with very Useful re. sups. Mr. Ceske, cedar. hod examined it with so acute and cseepre eye; he could with confidence refer any gentlemen derrieres of infeeilia tiou to his work, which evinced alb extensive ac quaintance with the subject, and contained the most just stud sound principles on political economy. deed, nearly all writers on the Usury Laws had 'ted in condemning their impolicy awl imbecility. The only respectable authority for the opposite opinion was Dr. Adam Smith —but lie had reason to believe that that einiuent and veneiable moo had, in his subsequent life, withdraw,' his first sentimeuts on this head. It had been .ohjected, that to hike away all revtrictions from the rate of iiiterest, would instantly create great inconvenience stul dis tress to the lauded interest, as all isiortogers would tit once demand the repayment of their principal and interest, or insist on foreclosures. But admit ting that such denim:el would lie made, the conse quence upprehended would not follow. as the Lord Chancellor would not allow the foreclosure, to be made at a time of general pressure. But instead of protecting borrowers, the Usury Laws imposed on them numberless inconveisiences and hardships ; and he could appeal to the testimony of many Gentlemen present, for the serious and oppressive effects of them to those whom they professed to guard and relieve. The merchants of Birmingham had petitioned the House fur a repeal of the Usury Laws ; sn had the Chamber of Commerce at Gls.- gun ; and he had reason to believe that the senti ment* of the majority of petsous most interested in the affair would be found favourable to the measure lie had in view. He would accordingly move— " That a Select Comdata, be appointed to consi der of the effect of the laws that regulate and re *mitt the rate of interest, and report their °beery's- Lions thereon to the House." PRICti sE% THIs ".% EtiNPSDAY. April 22. their Majesties' Sorrento will performs the Tragedy at ()MELLO. by the law of the laud, t• eroh of from our 111%1 open record ; the Istmrth tax was at:olialietl, uud the ramous ar.tagned by the Legislature. io the tore amble of the ACI al.olisl►ing that uhuw:iuu• i►upuyt Oat IVJlirm uud Mary, 10.), which I not beIC !tine to read. wtre— Olhelto, Mr. Km° ; Casa's', Mr. Holland; &Aerie°, Mr. • ; 141., Mr. Wallack. DesArsroma, Mrs. itubissun • Mts. 1:1"ver. Those Ladies and Gentlemen who have been disappointed of fluxes sod Pieces, sre requested to seed early to the aux- OMIT, in order that they may receive the best possible se cosuniudation AM•circumstances will permit. •fter w►eels, 2J time, o sew SerioXimmi , Interlude, celled IYherems his lilsjesli hew: infortiosi that the reveuuu otbtarl6 Money was grievous 1,1 the people, was pletsed. hj Ms (vicious Message scut to lie sessonbled Ia Pstliasseul, to sigitify iiis 'gesture either io sgite to a ergs,- Intim! of it. or is. time teL it a bully eas y , .iS should Ile thought rode convenient by I i,e said t:oulus ui .s. sad a here. as opus. Inittitte Jeliiiieratuoi the said Vottolooos .14 I:od that the said teseuue be so regulated, 101 l that It will ticessiiin risauy difliculiies and quoit:tow. slid that it is in it self Mut only a gi :At opitrealliOlt to the poort.r 60 , 1. but • twigs of statet•l upon the whole g y lnni..t toote to be entered into awl searched at elest.tire jt) loroUtitt eltintotit Iv Min Wioiffir litujisti's mum diiiiiul lotistitabjelfts the Cosilminie, being filled with II rata grate. • Asl sense of year essipswelluirsi graessratlistroor to pave people, rut ugly try restmisig their riglillivaittliallerlies Ilitrieb base bees iusa , led osetrary to law, last ea to male theft, happy sad at ease, ity lakiug luny ,:.eh burdesi.- as by law titre lived tipsy thou. by widen your Majesty *ill egret ft letting wouitsieut of yukr cowls** in cite? Lisuae ca the kingdom; du most hoilibly boseecta your Ma jisty unit the 'tad .eteoor of kinds money um, be wholly Wiest sway and 4:swished • 1 . . ' ANloltoso. KING OF . LITCLE BRITAIN. Aus wJKio of Little Britain), Mr. Harley; Riatatamle (Lis Cuuk), Mr. Knifed. Chripretiarta (Hams of Little Sri. trails), Mre Maud; lthilllduata (Maid at the Bedchamber), Sirs. Cher. LONDON INSTITUTION. E ANNUAL GENERAL COURT of TH PROPRIETORSwiII be heW on THURSDAY, the 30th instant, at Twelve o'Clork precisely, at the House in Moor/olds, for the purpose of Electing Officers to fill up the essuiug Vacsiseirs, god for other Badness. ROBERT STEVENS, Hon. See. Rises Arnsa.yard, April ?l, ISIS. To which will be arlderl,l7lll time, a new Fares, called THE SLEEPING DRAUGHT. Ourracrers--lir. N 0161114 Mr. Gattie, Mr. Bar nard, Mr. Harley, Mr Boleo, Mr. Coveney, Mr. Muter, Misr 1 , 1 ra, and Mee. Hughes. BOUM, file; Second Price, 38. 3.. &I. ; Seemed Price, Sr.—Lower Gallery, U. Seared Price, 18.—Depar (,alleys, M ; neertad P, ier,llll. Bones cud Places tit be tares of Mr. Springy Ihattemla. Pryilgra•treet ' from Tea Sill Four, mod of whom may be had • Private Boa nightly. TO BE SOLD PY AUCTION, Ey NIL ETANA, At tie Homo, 910. I*. PaSOMA TO-MORROW, TIVIIIiIEDAT, April 13, sad roar followlag Days (Sunday czecltted)i Tfft LIBRARY of • well•know n COL LECTOR; mutinying many rare and curious Arti cles, particularly iw awl, French nod Italian Literature, haeluding La. Greeds Chromiques Jr St. Denis, splendid manuscript limns vellum; Petrarea, first edition, 1470; Petrarca,l473; Laudi di Jacopo* di Todi. curious wis nuseript ; early Spanish airimicles; %Mashed's Chroni cles, 3 vols. beat edition, smorocco ; Ueda itoonaoonno, rare edition; Shakspeare, fourth editioa; Wilara'a American Orisitholegy, 9 vols. Mowed plates ; Ariolito Orlando Fu rious, very rare, 1327 ; Neinsius de Coatempito Mortis, the ouly work printed by the Elsrvirs, cm venues Parliamen tary DebAill l / 2 bbl auk. &e. &c. To•tsiwrow will he revived, • Comic Open. in three sets, tilled fhe 'oily of the Manor, with new Mode by Mr. Boot (the original Composer of the Piece). With The Innkeeper's Daueliter. tM ►riday will be produced. a Tragedy. fussiest cm Mn►- lswr's Play of The Jew of Malta : Borah's, Mr. Yeas. A new Dramatic Russaace, called The Mountain Chief, sill he speedily produced. Various other Novelties are in active preparatims. NEVER ACTED. THEATRE-ROTA L. COVRNT-GARDEN. TS Evening, WEDNESDAY, April 24 will be produced (Scat time) a sew Tragedy, called RELLAMMA IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. OR, TH F. FALL OF TUNIS. With mete Scenery. Dreg ea, and Decorationm. Montalto, Mr. Yonne ; Manfredi, Mr. C Kimble; Amw. rat, Mr. Maereldy ; Salerno. Mr. Terry; lialed, Mr. Cm- H , limonite, Moss O'Neill. The Puiloopir to be eyoukeu by Mr. Connor, bad the Epi lugue by Mims Brine& _ HOUSE OF LORDS, Tvesoar, Aram 11. MARMON PEERAGE. Cornet sad witnesses were henrst,;;Airecords sf de►shle antiquity reed this day at the Bar, In support of the chits of Lewis Dyntoke, Esq. of Senselhy, Liseslashire, Cbsupiusi of England, to the title of blarmion. - - After whisk (Mb time) a yaw Farce, called 'IM'O'N MY FATHER? The principal Characters by Mr. E. y. Mr. Liston, Mr. Jorieii, Mr. Denning. Mr.. Gibbs, and Mies Foote. A atie new Faroe of Who% my Father? will be repeated y Ilse Dour. to be opened at Six otlock..-11e Play to begin at Seven. Ranee. 7a.; Second Prior, Ss. ed ; Seeood Price, Yr.—Lamm Gallery, Se.; Second Price, 1a..--Upper ; Second Price, 6d. Phew foe the Boxes so be taken of Mr. Beaudoin, at the Box Office, Hart-street, from Ten till Fuer. A Pi irate Box may be had for the Searing, or Nightly, of Mr. Braadon, at the Box Office. At five o'clock she . Luso Citattcm.Loa intimated that the Gentlemen at she Bar should be called in on (Ida day week, at two o'clock in the elements, for a farther hearing. INCOME OF THE ROYAL DUKES. The Earl of LIVCRPOOL laid on the talk an Account of the Income derived from various marres by their Royal Higlutelbrashe Dukes of Cla►erce r Kent, Cumberland, sad Canibridp. . _ Via Ain:oast having beta laid oa the table, the Earl of Itiverppol retired : _ TbiMarqula of DOWNSIIIIIS snored that these Accounts bented. Me Earl of SIIAVITIMURT suggested. that the Noble bisegois should passport his riatiou until the follsorius day, as lus Noble Freud (the Earl of Liverpool) had with drawn. ....orow, the Opera of The Devil'. Bridge. Ou S Aordal. Rnh Roy Macgregor; or, Amid Lang Sys,. TO THE PUBLIC. HAyuk: - ; aelverawell the Stisetase .f the Stare Lottery .t legyilk in all the Morsisig and Evening ripen, and stated fs/lo every parties's!. relating thereto, I shall now call tlw attention of lay hest Frieuds, the Public., to some of its leading features. The priers are sow only ICU 10.. Od. per 'helm', awl ia the late Lottery they ruse to 301. 0.. 041. The Sixteenths are now only 11 78. Od. and in the Lae Lottery they rose to 21.05. Dd. The *keine does 1101 contain so many Tickets by 4,000 as the last, and yet has inure Capitals, as there are Three Prizes of £10,000! AND The Itlemmas of Dominants seceded to the suggestion, and gave swam that nenton rue theeld Mss 111 lora the Advisor!, pealed. Sir Joins sad others hews the Graineiss, brought up several private Bill., to which they desired their Lordships roueurreuee. Thry also reamed the Leeds Gas Light Bill, to which the Commas had agreed. Mr. Des'try, Clerk of the Paged 01lee, is the Court of Mowery, bossed up au Amount of the Fees payable or Parduas ward oat ri der the Great Seal, ao far as that OMee was cemseeraed. One Hundred andFuir other Capitols, ALL STERLING MONEY. Mr. Buller, Crum the Exchequer, presented an Aceount of the amount of the Consolidated Fund, and of other Duties of Excise and Customs for the years coding the bib of April, ISIS, NI?, sod lilt —Laid WI the task. The House t►es adjusrued. The Scheme also emstalos one greed and Novel feature, •iz. Ihr First tO Prises drawu receive 1,0001. more, =Aloe upwards of .e 20.009 the FIRST 11•1., Hotta. And ne ilwre are not any Stock Prises nor Classes, I think it is I.kely to he so great a favourite with the Pie•lic as the bat (for latch / btu the Contractor). It will he recollect ed that I was the first person to introduce so many Capitals Mtn a Scheme, by which the Chalice* of Inilividaels are much increased, and I ant happy in paying credit to the present Cootrawiem, who bate not only followed my exam ple, hat i d on O.—TICKETS and SHARES are aelliu=nt mytltiees, 4, CORNHILL, and 9, CHARlNG littis.s, where. iw the late Lottery, I wild Two Priam of 30,000 f and 47 other Capitals, being (as stun!) greater in number mid amount than those sold by all the other Office licrperi put together. I bavc the honour to be, The Public's devoted Servant, 'l'. BISH, Mock- broker. ..* Loiters begun 4th JUNE (kingi RirtA•day).— tictwtnirs !patio, with full particulars ..f the Numbers and ..o of the C.Apital. sold by RISH, which, to Lot tery adventurers, will be found highly interesting. Fir 4 awl ldist 130,000 P r i zes ! 1 Se J. SIVEWRIGHT ore happy to have OW I been She Onions', mesas or time above at P. izes, by themselves mad Agents in abuse 100 places, tit— No. 94 1.06, the First-driven Prize of L. 30,000! 13,760, the Last-drawu Prize of L. 30,000 ! •ue 5.128 tip° 7,091 l3lO 13,72 u 15.760........ 5110 10069 .. 9,147 4OO **V 2OO &C . Ae. &C in the LAS(' LOTTERY, OM Sharee; and they Isere. in n0.n... I , io• spay ibrir IFriev4♦ fflor the distinguished pm alwvon Ih it °fli ers by 6.ex t h.itiog, its the New 11.0 hr), w !veil Iv vs's art %riot 0.. 111 Kllf;',4 Is! it "I'll DA Y. 4th JUNE. the - 1 - 11 R LE Pit 111:3 uF TwaNTY THousit PO( IN. and ihr tiara eedrused N.abtr of 1154 Capilhls wit„ '.hi. It Ihe Scheme abound.. J & J. NIVEWRiGHT %err . first fralracturx logh vAlr or 'no krt4 anal Stow*, laistl thy) ppy in •131 r 11.4 Ihr v. elf derate t0..1. igthally throll are C lUrurdm t h e present li 'Ell E. S.... Prizes of ile..ooo Sierl my Money.. 16 1 . 10 0" 2.. 2 Y.OIIO St. rliny, M.,0ey.... 4, 4 14•^ 2. 1 .1 , 00 St. ding Money.... 21),O0.• 22 20 anti Mediate %mei.... 6.0011 40 • 20 0 Merlon% Money.... 0,000 2,0111 of t. lUU , tiO, dw Svc £2tl,ooo Y 140,000 Tirite!s aIiMPS OM Selling at tlwir oi.l 31‘61 nau.i furinnste 37, Comm NI LI., I ^•'l, HtYMARtLtTr 11, 11u4g•bi:N, 141, Ozrosu 9TRUCT, 10% Arr. rhoA• •ho vri h to oildsin a;:y vactti Il l ar Or L“..11 11r musilbe(s aryl, 111110 t diAte:l). HOUSE OF COMMONS, Tutsmor, APRIL AI. A person frost the Rank brought ■p an account of the member of pennons prosecuted for uttering counterfeit dol lars and tutees autism a mule periud.—Ordered to be printed. Lord LASCELLVI brought up the Report of the Commit tee appointed to inquire into the Petition of the Hallamshire cullers—The Report was agreed to, and leave given to being t■ a Bill to regulate the cutlery trade in England. Lord etnIIIING 'weaseled a Petition frees the Proprietors of Salt Works in Scotland, praying an alteration iu the salt duties.—Ordered to lie on the table. COURT OF CHANCERY. Mr.,. Guam AM brought in a Bill for augereet tag the Sala riesof Clerks is the Court of Chancery, which was read a first time. Mr. C. CALIIIIRT moved, that there be laid before the House as ACC4.IIOI ..f the total amount of the Duties on primed Calicoes during she years Mei and III?, distinguistf in: the mammal fur each year; and of she old and New DV. toes.—Orderrd. Cl/STS OF SUIT. 0o the nudism of Getters! GAIICUIGNT, and after a few words haws the same htrother nod Serif's* ONsu b w, eb e Hustle resolved itself into a Committee on the Costs of Suit Bill —The Bill passed through the Committee, and the Be. port ordered to be twutight ■p to-morrow. SELECT VESTRIES. A Petition was prrseisted frost the Parishioner" of St. Macy Wooloud' against • clause is the Select Parish Ves tries 11111.—Ordcreil to lie oa she table. COT TON FACTORIES. Lord DOTCAN4OII presented a Killjoy' frown the lishabi tants of Shiptios, praying the House to pass the Bill foe re eulatint Cottou Sp, iiii ise Factoris s. A AMMO,. was presented from the City of Bristol (as we could collect), pr:iyior that the Pour Laws sight remain as they are new by law established. Mr. PROTHIROC wondered to see the Petition signed by sto reel fir persons, and seemed to doubt that it expressed the SelfilllTlPll.ll of the City frost whence it ease.. After a few realist ks Irons Mr. HART Days. sad M r . Wilts.., the Petition was ordered to lie wit the table. REPEAL OF USURY LAWS. Mr. Serjeaig o!ssr.ow rose, purroatst to notice., Fsubmit o motion to the House, with a view of ocaring a repeal of the loos regulating the rate of interest on money. Why money should not be allowed to bring in to its owner whatever look he 'night be enabled to produce from it—why the con tracts between man and milt, conceraing this ar ticle of ronourier, should he shackled and fettered, tlwse rot all other commodities were left free rival open, no good reason had ever het liven ad vanced. The truth stas, that the laws on the sub ject had their origin to the false views and narrow notion, of Our 111110:S 1 1111 1 , whose illiberality also led Coln to denominate the ban% of interest above a certain t.!ablis'ieil rate, usury. 'Try were passed at stages of out history when it could not be sup posed that our 11..e4i-Istors rotrmoord very rasli4hi. cord trews ou the :rthject of pasta:Al tco. General Si tee nat. I.wouid oppose the motion. The opinions of the whole coinmeicial merest of the North of !retain' were adverse to the change con. terupletod be the Ron. awl beamed Siam. The Bankers of ilelfast bad held a meeting to consider of the subject, in which they resolved, that to re peal the Usury Laws would shake to its eeiitre the commercial credit of the country. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had told the House last night that Exchequer Bills could now be had at the rate of 2d. per day interest. Was it at a time when money could be obtained on terms so easy, that so great • revo lution was meditated He had heard of gentlemen of landed property, from the operation of those laws, being obliged to pay interest at the rate of nine per cent. He would confess that lie had him self some experience on the subject, but had always been able to borrow at the rate of five. Mr. J. P. GRANT ass unable to reply to the speech of the Honourable General, as he had grounded Iris opinion on that expressed by the Meeting of Bankers at Belfast, without detail ing the reasons on which they hail arrived at it. He would most cordially vote fur the motion of his Hon. Friend, is whom he felt much iiiilebtedfor having wan, brought the subject before the House. Mr. CALCRAFr bad last year opposed the Bill. fle would now vote for the appointment of a Com mittee ; not being, however, pledged to implant any measure it might reromniend, unless it brought forward new matter to c7iiiiige his apiuiun. Gem THORNTON shortly supported the motion. General MITCHELL signitiell that he would for the present withdraw his opoositioo. Mr. Serjeaut Oxst.ow said, that if the Hon. General had read a Report of the opinions deliver ed at the meeting in Belfast, lie would ace that the ground. of the conclusion they had come to, were fultile in the extreme. He liad examined it with accuracy, and had not found a tittle to shake his former sentiments. Vise views of the suhject could not be looked for from those who cum posed the meeting, men quite unversed in the operations of money. He had received litany letter. from Ire land, an d h e believed that sin part of the Empire con tained stronger advocates fur the measure he con. template'', as none were more interested in seeing it accomplished. The Hon. General bail stated, lie had been able to borrow money on lauded security at 5 per cent. He believed he was the wily gentle- Mall of lauded property who could snake such a statement. The motion was then agreed to, and the Com mittee appointed. REPEAL OF WINDOW_TAX-IRELAND. Mr. lloserr SHAW then rose, sod addressed the Douse to the following effect :—" Pursuant to sty notice, I now rise to more th..t the Petition pre.. rented by me to this Douse from the Householders of the City of Dublin, fur the repeal of the Win. (low Tax, together with the other Petitions from Ireland on the same subject, be referred to a Com mittee. A n d i n this tpsesison to the coosidenitiois of the House, I hive to regret that it lias nut filled into the Ilillids of some person more competent to the undertaking than I fret to he, on a ipitstion or so much moment to th e p ro .- perity of Ireland. I tuna wily. th,refeere, reyne‘t these patient Nod candid atteistioli while t %mle very shortly the strung grounds upon which the citizens of Dublin think themselves justly entitled to the relief they uuw priy fur. I meil nut rotund the House how patiently the city of Dublin has f3r the last fireand-tweiste years bums her ohare of the getters! prestige', Nod how elieerfulty she has cots tiibuted to the exigent-Ws of the times, during ti war us expensive and sasieuniery in its preAress. 811 it has been glorious awl decisive lit its result : she lieeer once made Huy cunsplauir. As sate'. how, err ► an hoetilities Intl teiniliteked in a peat e that 101 l this country nothing to fete, a joie rd expectation was felt throtigitatit ell par:, ot the empire, that every predicable relief. consistent with the iistlispensable necessities oldie State, would be granted to the distresses of the people. atilt this house too passed a great tool deeisive step in ish snediately lesseatiog the burdens of the people Nt this country ; and although, perhaps. there never was a tax in favour of which orrice meld he said upon general priiiciples, at least, than the l'roperty Tax. still this House felt denotative. edged is the people of Emehisil, trod prttArO thee Lain& deter. by .removing, to osier, foureeesi &llama a year of the public burdeua. I mention these car cuatstalaces to show the [Nose how they cosstris bated lustrengtheu the ecn.lideot expectations este tertumed by the Cittz.me of Dublin. that iu the work of general relief, Ireland would not be Ilse (oily part of the united kingdom overlooked by the Imperial Parliament. :mil more especially too alter she had sacrificed ell the local advantages cif a re. silent Legislature to the general interests of the empire at large. Bust, Sir. stidepeodent of any ?loc h genera l ex p ec e a rn o u t ., they hod Other, atid s in ray humble judgment, peculiar ethos* grounis fur the lot/kitty: forward to the total repeal of the win dow tax as sots :14 the war was over, and to claim it not so much front the boomy as the justice of Pathogen% The tax was always peculiarly ob noxious to the Citizens of Dublin for several res. sons-sits very unequal ittessule, the itiquisiturial nature of its levy, and the room's!. cousequences resulting to the health or the city, troos the coo. trivancre of all the poorer classi-s to neatly it ;. and it is stow inure oppressive than ever, from their total inability to pay it. Oil nil 1111110%It1011 by the hot Parliaturist that ever sat in Ireland it was et first very generally opposed, until the Chancellor of thee Exchequer repeatedly pledged istatimelfoll the part of the Gim e 000000 rut, that it was intesoled for a war tax only, lend accordingly the tax woo proposed, and enacted, at first, for three years, provided the war should bet SO 111114. I bull 111 my hand ass extract of a speech of Mr. Corry's, as reported its the Dublin Journal, of the 526th Juice, 1800, a paper eminent at that time for the fidelity or its Perlianscntary Reports, and which, with the leave of the House, I shall now read to them. Mr. Corry's speech stated, that. 4 When the wiuslow tax wan first pro. posed, it was on the footing of a mere war tax. to 'sleet the exigencies of the moment., Emil that en order to'reucter it of rut, it became occesion to give it a retrospective operation. he had Already, every time that the subject had been brought be fore the Hume, advanced that the tax was not intended to be permanent, but as a mere war pro visioa—on the footing then that it wan merely a war tax, he hoped to do away eve' y ohjectiou to the Bill.' I hope I shall not be told that the 'sledge of one Miuieter is slut biudisig 011 his successor. Sir, it is of the last importance, that its all transac tions between the people and the Gower 00000 the faith of that Goverinuent should net only be pure, but above suspici 0000 ; and I entreat Gentlemen, seriously to consider whether resorting to such an argument stay not lie tceci.ed by the people of Ireland as au unworthy welcher for breaking an engagement we do not wish to keep. Mr. Corry was then the littaischil Mitti•ter, and as such lee pledged himself sod the Government, of which he was in that initiative the accredited tirgasi, that if the Irish house of COnintolle would er int that tag, their constetuente should be relieved frosts it set the end of the war; the tax wag veiled and has b een levied ever since ; the people of Ireland have cheer fully fulfilled their part of ili;s contruct, and if the Irish Parliament were now ju brio;;, is there a doubt that this pledge would hove heath redeemed on the conclusion of die war ? I ass sure that I shall slot appeal in vain to the Justice, to the honour or this 1-100., to redeem oh it pledge which the Irish Parliament, us I might utmost say its last momeuts, gave to the citizens of Dublin. I am satisfied that this House will take cite that, in this instanee, my constituents shall not stiffer for the want of a resident Legislature. I spoke of the inquisitorial manlier its which this tax lies been col lected ; this is ass objectimi which has been always found to awaken the constitotional jealousy of this Douse, anti perhaps was the efficieut can -c Of the repeal of the Property Tax. If it be the boast of the humblest man in England diet hit boner it his clothe. I fear that under the operation of this Act, the people of Ireland have no reason to be very proud of their share of suds is " Are Gentlemen aware, that, under the present Act, the collectors can demigod au entrauce into every room hi every house iu Ireland. from eight in the morning until sunset. and insist ui achniss rims, under a penalty of :la ? I steed not say that there might be instances 111 it,. rase of sick porsosis of the oilier sex, whore every Genf halloo who hears Ina would recoil at the idea of such an Act being rigorously enforced ; utid I mutt add in candour, that there is little apprehension of any smelt abuses its a department under the euperiiitestilatiCe of a gentleineit, whose Wrote and assekiity since he be came Chief Commissioner of Excise have tsen grate! ully and universally acktiowledgeil ; but ‘fill it is His anower to the mossy objections against the harsh Inusisions of this Act. that they are not as re , or sly enforced as thy nigh. be. It it 1101 to hi:for:courts, that, harsh as they are, they are shill as much the law of the !sod as the RAI set Rights, and weler them a collector, if eey house was unoteu. p ea by the absence of the family in the cotsistry, or for :my other wove, might. at ter the empty formali ty of affixisig it notice, hi -a'sl open thee hall door tm der the warriiiit of any itispector of taxes, and seize de r sell the furniture lie found within. 'that such scruples are not new stud affected an the pert of the Clue-Nis of Dublin, but ti.Cov:ied and fr.cthried " This, Sit, is the opinion reinvestd by the Enghe licit Iluieee of Cbtrovione ilu lotiA ago. es to the ex pediency of this tax. notwitlietaudiug which it is still continued in Ireland. " I have but out other topic With &hell I would trespass farther on flee Home, mid that Is oue of the tirst importatice, inasmuch as health is the first of tempwat blemiugie and cositegion, fur the time, perhepo the mote tremendous of ell national cala mities. During the slut g prevalence of fetes this lest yearrii Ireland, it was the atianimutis opi nion of the Faculty, that unless the ',cubes Were inure generally ventilated, the cotetagion must spread, and a plague he the eimseepiesice. That part of the city of Dublin now occupied h 1 the poorer orders had become inieetbibly unhealthy front the constuut desices to evade the tax, by steeepiiig the windows cud excluding the light vied sir. SO that the inward part of the dwelliiie Was d nit end noisome, and which. when croeded by fever pee tient*, farted as Su until itureeries for coley:Igloo. The danger helium so imminent, that the Gee. vernment took the alarm, suit the Right Iltnevur able Geutleniati who for so keg a period heti conducted the Adiniuistreitiou of helmet, with equal firmness, temper. and taleut. acted here its a wanner worthy of himself, abandsposiug all minor considerations of reveilue to Use para. mount one of the health und genenif safety of the community, gave orders that all the wiudoer which bad been hitherto closed up, said that wets ileceveary for ventilation. should be thrown open foe that purpose. cut font isubjeetissg the owners to airy additional claims, on the part of the Excises that, followed up as it has beets by the liberal; pioropt, and decisive measures of the Atlinitiistretioe, Cut the removal and providing fur all lever ioutieuts, hat preserved Dublin, ler Providence. hole au im pending plague. For the repeal, then, of a tax so universally odious to the citizens of I)ulefin, I ant now to move on their behalf,. and ib tobWience to their unanimous instructions. I can sincerely assure the House that upon this question they have hot one sentiment—they are all as one man against die tax—they think it unjust iii prieciple, severe and unequal to its pressure. tonenestitmional its its, levy, and in all its practical effects spun the peorer utdcri, as etidangesisig the health of the cominueity ; and, above all, they feel. and feel indienaietly, that the faith of the Goveriiineut is pledged to the repeal of this tax. and that the exaction of tt .0 a atsboia of universal peace is it continued violation of that en gesgeinetet. Fur every reason, tiiereliere, they think themselves entitled of inure right, justice, mid good-faitle to the total repeal of this tax ; they have looked fur the repeal of it, and the poiuttnent of last Sete' was certainly telt with great and general bitterness. I never knew the citizens of Dublin upon any other question so solicitous, and, at the same tiinei so isthmian's'•. I am sure that the voice or the second city of thin British empire, and, indeed, 1 may bay, of all Ire land, will never be heard in this House upon any subject wills indiftsrence. 1 have stated the grounds upon which they ask for this repeal, mid ctoi.illet ing it in a mete thiaminl point of view, what would it cost the public revenue to comply ? it sum not exceeding annually 300"01. a drop in the ocean compared with the vela Meunier of the empire. And I thiek they will be the more entitled to it. when we take a view of the ordinary mid extraordi nary resources of the two coniaries at the cud of the war, by which it will spieear that Ireland has contributed much mute thuu liar proportion accord. tug to their respective means. By the Finance Re turns before this Home, fur the year midis% 5 It Jan. to IG, the last year of the was, the net produce applicable to netional objects, aid to psysieriete betas the Exchequer fur Ent:bind, exclusive of amountel to 79,948,670/. Os. elel. while that of Ire land f or the some period amounted only to a sum of 7.405.314/. I7a. 7311. Indeed, 1 believe it i. now perfectly well understood. and candidly admitted by thole who took the moat active part at the t i me of the ClOOll, that two-erventeethe woe, cuuorkr ru the comparative resources of the two countries, a larger contribution than should, in fineness, have been assigned to Ireland—and accurtheig to the scale of their respective incomes, which I have just mentioned, the ratio of Ireland should not he so touches two-seventeetitlas, but rather two totenlye second parts ; so that the quota of Irelaitel's ci bution even Hum to the taxes or the Empire, nut to be measured by the provot tido which to have been unfairly struck at that tow.; and thing was warted to conti:in that, it is the al, Mg and rapidly thcieasiog antouttt of the Maul cles, which the Chinnsibsionero of Excise base obliged to allow M the City of Dublin Eloise ly u Return winch I hold in shy hu e d, and hay only just been print-d, it will ai , pcir 11 _ . the year einhog. the sth of January, 1816, aluvuut via 414.; 4pr the h ~~ / I 1 k i s I r ' 1 t ~ ii i f a 4 1 ( Se t 1 J • ' wept,. Cuts' di- 11prail i idly nl4il//• t iul writ- e becit le; for hit fee 6, the of Jr.