The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-03-26 00:00:00

GAME LAWS.

MA. MOWS: preserded a petition from certain occupiers of land
in Me county of Berke, against certain clauses in the Game Bill.
The ethnic of which they principally complained wan that which
giiitO the right of property in the game of their estates to the land-
lards,"ettereas that right was reserved to the tenants by their leases.
The petitioners, in.conclusion, said that such a Bill would nut be
maartaipeople.nal tad approved of by a House of Commons freely theses
tr a the
••Mr, 41ABERLY gave notice that, on the 29th of April, he
would, ninve ford repeal of the Assesses' Taxes. The Lowe tea
Sae Pltniost oppressively throughout the country, and the repeal
of it wuuid give more general satisfaction than the partial reduc-
tion of mere proposed in other branches. The Chancellor of the
Exchequer had declared himself the friend of equal taxation, but
s as heavier how unequally this tax bore upon the people, in com-
petition with the other taxes of the country ? When the period of
Winging forward the motion of which he had given notice had 111,
eject!, he apprehended that the table would be crowded with
tionaexpreseive of the seam which the people entertained of the
opiWcmive naturevif this impost and of its unequal pressure. Re-
Yore the lien Hon. Geritheum had proposed 1099,0901. should be
veted t pwr;uose of building churches, repairing palaces, &c.
seisidered how much more beneficially that sum
laid out by giving it to the people. The appro.
Ilion' to the Stink, and the unnecessary continu-
enlent—fund the SinkhoeFund, might have been
and the money converted more usefully to the
Gentlemen seemed to think, that because
been opened and stated with apparent antis.
iry should be instituted into matters of detail.
tee absold be repealed, as they were infinitely
og was, is his opinion, dear, that if the taxes cent-
not repealed, the petitions should at least he at-
- was anything which would diasatiory or enrage
trustier! their petitions with disregard.
of the EXCHEQUER did not think
ire mode of disc-maim the various and coin.
Abided to by the /fen. Member, in the-shape of
she other topic mentioned by the /loc. Member,

that the petition was treated with disrespect, he denied it; the
charge had no foundation whatever. The only ciertmetancesshieh
provoked a smile upon the countenances of those around him, was,
that the lion. Member had proposed to dissuss his motion upon a
I day (the King's birth-day) when the House did not sit ; this was
the only cramistance which occasioned a smile at his side of the
House. But if the Ron. Member said, or meant to say, that upon
any petition,' either upon this or upon any other OCCIIIIIOII, in which
the feelings- the wants, ic the wishes of the people, were con. '
cemed, he (the Chancellor) had, either directly or indirectly, be-
hated with indifference., he must declare there was not the slightest
foundation for the charge. AS to the other topic alluded to, of the
notice given by him from the Tax-office, the lion. Member had
omitted to state the cause of that notice; it was for the purpose of
ascertaining by experience, whether, by a great and equal system
of assessment, there would be a chance of raising the tax above
the proportion looked for, r .•el then he (the Chancellor) would call
for a tornportiorta reductioa ; and thus 1.6 object world not be
screwing money out of the pockets of the people, but his effort
would be to put the roomy into their pockets.
Mr. MA BERLY said, his charge of smiling was not made
particularly against the Right lion. Gentleman, for be did not
know whether be did smile; but he would distinctly maintain,
that the colleagues of the Right lion. Gentleman had laughed.
t Laughing.)
Mr. HUME thought, if the Chancellor of the Exchequer meant,
as he was sure he did, to give satisfaction it. the Ira hlie, he would
take off the xh.ule of the assessed taxes. lie differed from the
lion. Member for Somerset, who advised the taking off the taxes
on silk and woo/ ; he would take off these taxes, and all the as-
sessed taxes also. _ . . . .

Sir T. LETH BRIDGE was of opinion, that if the Chancellor
of the Exchequer wished fairly to serve the country, as he had no
doubt he was in disposed. he would reduce the taxes Alluded to. if
his necessities did tint allow him to take off the window tax, there
was a way in which the a ttttt try could be relieved, even with re-
spect to this tax. Ile merely threw it Out as his own suggestion,
that all the windows stopped up to avoid this tax should he allowed
to be opened ; this would at once increase the demand for glass
(laughing); Ala it would in this one branch give einployineut to
many persons who were at present out of it. Ile was also of opinion
that the houses at present under a given assessment should not be
charged for thew windows to be opened.
Mr. CALVERT said that as every Member seemed to have his
own project for taking off the taxes, he would propose the taking
off those which affected the price of labour; for instance, tho
taxes on salt, malt, ; if by these taxes 2s. additional were im-
pose, on the working classes ; each individual should, of course,
have enough to subsist on, and so much should be added to the
price of labour.
Sir J. YORKE wished to know if the lion. Member seriously
thought the prier of the manufactures to which lie alluded would
he diminished by the :eduction of these taxes ? If the lion. Alan.
her would pledge his honour, his veracity, and his understat ding
upon this point, he would go hand-in-hand with him in voting fur
the reduction.

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