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IM.w *higt► poll little es 1* wen.
tiTltrtod, *here there was no debt, no standing
ereay,end where there were icareely any taxes, there

ist.ssitoool.; in 11110. 20, 21, 40,146,000/. The
average imports were, for 1787. 88,89, 17.584.0001. ;
for 1819. 40, 11, 36,759,0001. Since 1790 the
exports had trebled their amount, end the imports
were nearly doubled. Allowing for the increase of
population, here was also a considerable increase in
the proportion of the nattou's wealth. Now as to
the alteration in the stele of agriculture dartng
same period, the House had only to recol-
the Enclosure Bills which bad been passed
rig the war. The observation of any man
had been "accustomed to travel from one dis-
to another would be enough to convince him
prodigious extent of this change. Very
properties's of every district had mace then
into cultivation. which were before dreary
i et common, or et best sbeep-welks ; sieril
had been broken up aud forced into citifies-
, in greaser proportions thee the old and fruit.
.141 lands; and then as to the old lands, consider what
(111jire;aliCt—tia 011-die countries. Having dieicted inches, .had taken place in reuta. He did not
.Sir Lordships' attention to these facts. heating next wish to leave out the reductions which had been
lmjhe question of bow far the considered.* of axe. Mode ,in those rents—he was sorry for them—
Alio epplted to the case of thia country. He prepared he thought it a adefortune that they were not
,Wilma his own 01)11 k I kkk ias to the causes of the evil, made sooner, that they might have been in their
..m$ the means proper to be applied for reheE If fall degree presented; but the increase of rents
•* evils bad grown out of artificial causes, milks- proved the increase of individual and national
titres were ell, in their power and. wisclosa. which they wealth. But is other branches of our resources he
,could - apply—immediate remedy was bryois4 their had facts to offer, which, alwaysheariag its mind dm
.reigh. „He would now go to the argimsntefe Soma. bemuse of population, would chew a vast increase
*so being the cause. which bad miter till reef Intel, at wealth—he meant the increased consumption of
Illeus alluded tress o nose. They had heard of the eseised commodities. A. report had gone abroad
40 atlas hf 'foreign corn se a caul, of distress, that in one article, malt, there had been no in-
,: mural .then bad beep . assigned ; but at creased consumption, considering the increase of
. time Ammo° was never put forward as a population. It might be very difficult' to form
. *use of the evil ;. it was one of the grossest de- coeclusione on one or two particular articles,
411itheur ever attempted to fill the muds of the the- proportionate consumption of which might Mae
.itiffewers , will', the opinion, that the distress deego change, from being necessarily custriecte4
,esgo eienssed;by excessive taxation. It was really with any alteration in the habits of the people.
emlustardimuy, Ast, except in one instance of some ,Soch alterations might be Injurious, both in cause
• mmearks made bye Noble Barou opposite, that it or effect, or both, or otherwise—it was nut in his
IMO never occurred- to any of their Lordships to • question; the habits of consumption, and all con-
'Xisinaitse add atate what was the real situation of sieved with them, had grown tip with the other
of the country as to taxation. It was 'dunned that artificial causes which now influenced them. He
•Ctignlfori, had never been more floorishing than had been anxious to know, oil the bowling excised
during the few last years of the tate war. No less than articles, what had beeu the increase of consumption,
' tit totielerof the whole burden of taxation had been, some of those articles Emoting the greatest iocreare
, eitpsequently taken off. Eighteen millions of taxes of tax ever known to the revenue doting the
• tbeen. remitted since the termination of the war. increase ; and first for the article of tea, which in
edisitald list three millions had been imposed 1790 bore • duty of 19 per cent. ; the duty was
siams; but let the average be taken, and it would afterwards raised to too per cent. the present
• belband that noelesa then seventeen millionshad, amount. In 1787. 88, 89, she average consumption
• a abated. And then how taken off? Why, one- was 16.600,0001 N. Ia 1819, 20, 21, the average
. tbY remittiug the property tax—a measure of 22.600,000 lbs. leadog a vast increase, after the
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iseliof--• remission *talked taxes. He kneti allowance for au increased population. The next
• that evendially there was as much relief to the article war one still less doubtful, as a criterion of
eteentry in the remission of indirect taxes es in that prosperity: it was candles. It was but fair to state that
of,slirect ones ; but there was a difference iu the in 1794 a small tax had been taken off them, which,
illamedisteefficacy. The effect could not be felt however. would not materially affect the consump-
al .soon—might not take as expected—might be don. The %overage of 1787.88,89, was 49,900,0001 hr.
ted by other unforeseen Circumstances; bat in For 1819, 20, 21. 83,559,000 lbs.—au increase of
rase could not compare with the remission of one-third, idler allowing for the new population,
' which were about to be drawn immediately which would bring down the average to about
si . •
.. ,Fo the pockets of the payers. There was isae. 68.000,000 lbs. The next was also an article on
v rib of the whole taxation remitted, one-half of which there could be no fallacy whatrier in
..vibrich hod been of this description of tax. It reasoning on it—soap—from the returns woes
...liight be said by the Noble Lord opposite— exempt all. that was used iii snaking it. upon
. ' Trite. you have remitted a considerable par- which a drawback was taken by the manufacturer;
• .
lion of the taxes; but, consider hew heavtly the average of 1787, 88, 89, 292,644 cwt. The du y
remainder press—it is quite .as difficult to bear t was higher now: Average for 1819, 20, 111.
the burden of fifty millions under the change of 643,963 cwt. being one-fourth beyond the former
circumstances." That brought hum to the goes- ttaverege, after allowing for the increase of popula-
tion of the currency. To meet the arguments lion, which would give the increase at 480,000 cot.
• which had been given out on the alteration of the The next article was leather, which did not display
currency, he proposed to make the moat extrava- so great an increase, and had been subjected to 1
gent allowances which could be demanded as to increased taxed 0000 ; yet the increase was cons,-
• the effect of depreciation. After the best attention derable. Average for 1787,88, 89, 32,963.000 lb sia
' which could be given to the subject, it did not ap- 1819, 20, 41.43,600,000 lbs. The next article was
Mgr that the depreciation of prices from raising the ' salt, on which it was difficult to fix any accurate esti-
• - melee of money could be reckoned at more than timate, so different were the regulations as to taking
.doer cent. When Noble Lords talked of the de- the dirty. The increase did 110 i seem to be in the
• pieciatinn of the currency happening during the proportion of the other articles, being only ten per
„war, they stated the question rather unfairly. They cent. upon the same averages. Brick. came next.
Stark a particular period of the war, at which that First. average for 1787. 88,89, 641,414/. ; average
r - depreciation was at the worst, and for the average for 1819, 20, 21, I,ooo,oool—increase more than
T • they took the year of the Restriction Act, 1797. one-third, after deducting fur the iuc of popula-
'l'o meet them, however, on their ground, let the Lion, which would have made the increase about
~- , alleprecintion be taken at 25 per cent. lie would 894,0001. He had stated these particulars that their
• coniend that the reduction of taxes came fully up Lordships might be aware not only of the real condi.
•• to the alteration iii the present value of money. dos of the country as to taxation, but how it bore
• Therefore, though Govertimeot might have no en the wealth of the country. As to the deprecia.
right to say that the reiteration of the value of the Lion of the currency, the effects of it were known
currency was in any case a benefit. they had a right it: 1919, alien the Bullion Committee sat. It was
to say that, the increase its the value of money being kuown then what would be the relief of the nine-
s* worse shwa the proportion of the reduced tales, teen million, of remitted taxes. If the alteration
Vie men of great landed property were iii no gloms of the value could produce such great effects. why
a• &dilation than 'berme with regard to taxation. were they not felt in regard to the niuetreit millions
Tap, admitted that in 1813 toad 1814 lauded pro. abated ? He wished to put it to any man to ask
petty WAS in the highest state of prosperity. If de, himself in his closet what essential relief lie could
solicitation is the 'althea his produce had happeoed,
_expect now from soy practical reduction of tau-
t* him in common with the viler interests, he bud tins. -He was far fro* saying there could be no
a •reduction of taxes fully equal to the amount. benefit in reducing. but what relief (lid it promise
That reduction eras greater that& at any forger ''
to present distress ? Hr could not argue with the
, retied. and was fully equal to meet whatever shire' assumption that any one wished to break faith with
. taxation .could have Mot in causing the distress. the.iistional creditor. No reduction of the divir.
Aed then look at the-amount of taxaton previous to . den& could, be contemplated ; but suppose it
179f1. Previous to 1794 the whole reveuue did 'were, what remedial effect could be hoped from
netamount to more than 16 or 17 millions.. It wee % destroying one Mauch of consumption ? What the-,
noiv upwards' of Bisuidiusat, to say nothing of die firmer wanted was a market. Ark him iii Ina, i
torn which bad lifers remitted. Dot the question Ns, sober searoo, after he was divested of the delusion
was, had or had am-the stealth of the count rT ils • JrnictiFed on him at. public meetings, how the de.
Creased in a greater, proportion. They were smile outwit:Us of the fuudlnicier could procure him a
that it was lint the gross emennt of taxation, but market? What had been the effect already of con.
the proportion it bore to the prestige of the country. sander-able reductions which bad been made in the
which determined the pressure. • Fifiy-ei e walnuts:. ,:expendlture ? He knew the seotimeuts of Ins
of taxes on 14 millions of people was not heavier, %.1841, Friend opposite would lead liim to retort,
order all • the changes of. cm:limiting tlnie ~,t. x" made the market of the war first, and then
the revenue of the.forriter period tO that opula-..algoneirptived 'Abets) of it." That might be, and
testi. In freland.ehere the population was WPM Aritt MS (Laital-Lierrpoors) ' position was good
widlione, the reivenne was not more than lime toil- fur the argument to this place. From this country
lions. being one-sixth les, weighty than the pro- :relit nut supplies of dig's-rent kinds, not only for
portion of taxer ii, regard. to the nualt.
ule.t! thug Europe reetally, bd.. to the "renter part of the
country. Yet the revecue of Irefsiol might lee as kauwu world. The country went on with a sad
cousiderahle for the population, taking in their re. expenditure. hut it was attended with an immense
641101C,5. as the prisportion•gf this et:Oily. Tariso-i'dt.raand for the' produce. SeC how that acted.
taw wig to be emoseliwit ki, to the eatability of boring the last years of the war the flour and
heisting its the, pittlple. Pt' might remember so west required .by Goveninieite amounted to two
as nightly to Bywater*. Art had beeu 'the real millions antitially..-now auvernineist did`siot pur-
cinceinatauces of the etrundyi as to all the main chase 200,0001, nunuery. Here *ere some of the ef-
taduiches.or iodustry contained apt ie.'. Be; they edger seduced expeoduute. No doubt battled the
had dociannedia,% which :toad ...t-ti.eriii them, - griiii,io„, were just end necessary to glee a secure
which .9/0111' ft 11 yik WE kneeler put of the „Twin!' fouiidation to the titetticea. The 1110111C11.
SOSSith id the IMO/7 %HBO, creation Which had . ' e tendency wee that otit itep'rue.s..iiitilii., There was
grown etp bine thee triblr,ltrid that the face or the a' stet settlidrawsitg id' ir • 41e4 rd id consuinp-
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was yet great distress in agriculture,4 as great as exports
is any part of Europe. A letter which he had were as
from a gentleman residing is thnseEtatea. contain- popelai
tiLika followial :...M.liVa ewaassfieetes fames abast,; Oars
'Mint, sod low prices=sheieis uss money in the the alti
4eglittt; and *essay we can Ind no market the wt
r.prodace.'!.. eit was _tibia that beatifies' test th
,t pepdere the distress—a fact, of insportauce, during
to be oheeread. They would not exclude it who ha
that Coltflderstion, that the. fact, of, super- tract to
ihtindance, trout whatever causes, good cc bed, it of the
opotie, existed not only here and throughout large 1
Swope, but also in all the Suites of America. gone i
%% tether agriculture would suffer more or less wares
iiiiider azrester or lesser degeec of twition wit • lands h
.igaestiois fur after constderation. He believed that tton in
ille,same cause had. operated to produce Dearly the fel lam
ze . " 11.