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that his statement tuns cdrretl. he should move for
further documents. Ile then moved, that diet ebe
laid before the Haase, a copy'of the tepnrt made by
-John Cooper, Esq. Surveyor/eon al tit the port of
:Dublin, as ordered by, and delivered to, the than.
'cellos of the Exchequer, in 'October 1502 : also
other reports of a similar kind, 'down to the latest
Mr. FOSTER assured the 'Right Hon. Gentle-
wian,ithat in the statements lately made by him,he had
'made no allasion'whatever to the Union ; nor did he
say that, during the discussions on thelhfion in Ire-
land, he had prediSed what the state of her finances
would be. All be said was, that two years ago in
'that blouse, he had stated his apprehensions, as to
what the situation of Ireland was likely to be. He
never alluded to the Union as being the cause Of the
failure of Irish finances. He now believed, that the
situation Of Ireland wassuch as to be capable of great
inquoventeirt, and of increasing rapidly in prosperity.
And whateier he lied said on the subjell of the
Union, during the discussions upon it in Ireland, he
row felt it his Arty to forego every thing he then
advanced ; sod 'to do his utmost endelvours to mend
the deleas of the ceadny, and increase all the ad-
*vantages she must derive from the measure. These
were the sentiments that had at all times been ex-
:pressed by him since the union took place. Now
with respeft to the question of balances remaining
in the hands of colleftors, He must contend that there
was in the putter before the house, the sum of
530,0001. acknowledged to he in the hands of col-
ledlors. And he would ask the Right Hun. Gentle-
man if be thought the officers in Ireland did their
dnty, if they sutfered arrears for two months, one
'filth of the revenue of Ireland, to remain in the
hauls of those liable to pay taxes. He a ./S A usti fied
in saying that the revenue was not colleCied as it
ought to have been. What he asserted ties, that
Government should now be in possession of these
arrears, and that the money was withheld some-
where in its passagefront the pocket of the subject
into the treasury.
Mr. FRANCIS declared that the question re-
lating to these balmees was more surprising to him
now than ever it wis before. When the Right Hon.
gentleman made his statement on that point, it ap-
peared very unfavourable to another Right Hon.
gentleman (Mr. Corry.) He took that statement
as a charge against the government. But the ex.
planation since given by Mr. Corry, if correct, was
scoimiletely satisfactory. From that it appeared the
tat in, were not in the Collectors hands, but were to
Isecollected How was the House ever to be inform-
ed upon this tact ? Were the sums actually, or ought
they to be, in t: ,e Collector's hands ; or was it, that
they were not yet payable? If the gentlemen of
England were not informed on this fact, they
wog:Ups out of the /louse Much dissztisficd. The
Bight Hon. Gentleman did not give a satisfactory
answer.

Mr. FOSTER sal.f, what he meant to contend,
was, that every farthing of arrears mentioned in the
paper before the 11wue, ought to have been eoilect-
ed. ar.d in the Treasury of Ireland; that the arrears
outstanding were those which ought not to have
been suffered to lie out. This all he could say
sit present; there were various items In the balances
%h,eb woaLl he laid before the and might
be ermined !lava:ter : upon these he would give
every information in his power ; but he conld net
sty any thing mere on the subject, till all the ac-
counts were laid beforo :he House.
Mr. HAWTHORNE. said, that in order to be
satisfied whether the balances were aetually in the
hands of the Colle:tors, he applied to a Right I lon.
Friend of his. who was Secretary to the Lord Lieu-
t..nant of Ireland, aad from him he had Lulled.
that a toonth's credit was given for the payment of
the dutiel on excise ; but that the Collettors were
charged with the money for that time, although they
could not have received it. This was the rea-
son why so much mor.ey appeared to be in their
hands. He hoped this statement would remove
say impression that might hare been made un;a-.
vourable to the government of Ireland ; aini that
those who bad suppessod her to be, from Cie state-
ments of the Right Hon. Gentleman. in a sinking
state, would now enteroin a different opinion.
Mr. FOSTER. denied his having ever said that
Ireland was in a sinking state ; on the contrary, he
had declared, that, by great efforu, she was capable
of retrievins all those difficulties.
Tao motion of Mr. Corry was then agreed to.
Mr. CORRY then moved, that there be laid be-
fore the House, a copy of all the general orders
issued by the C ,nunissioners of Excise, &c. in Ire-
land, since 1 soo, tOr the better colic:non of the
resenee.—Ordered.

Mr. HUSICISSON obtained leave to bring in a
Bill for appointing Commissioners for the better
tarrying tato eft& the Property Tax A& of last
year.
He also obtained leave to bring in a Bill to ex-
plain and amend several An. relating to Hackney
Coaches employed as Stage Coaches.