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flasherlay within 3 narrow COMllsei. It rentieeu itself 1
to three points:—let, whether. tinderall the exiiiting
circumstances of the country, it was called upon to
make some efforts to place its finances on a more
whit and steady basis thaw that 011 which they now
n.,4(1....2d, if that necessity were admitted, ;
what might to he the extent of the effort-3d.
.bat was the lime at which it might be most *dean: I
tageoosly made. Before, however, appfyinghbflailf
to the consideration of these points. lie wristlet' to
make some observations on the remarks of the
Right Hon. Gentlemen reversing the conduct of
lit-- Majesty's Ministers. His Lordship then replied
aith mach humour to the remarks of Nlr.Tierney—
contelided that his opposition was given not to niea-
,iires, bat men—and denied that the course of lb.
preient Ministry was marked by went of economy.
The Finance Committee (as we understood) would
continue its labour* beyond the present year, and
examine the collectlon of the revenue, the draw.
lorks on homiliee, mud the first charge of eleven
million?. The Resolutions did not go to the inva-
moo of the sinkiag fund, hut merely to (:ring
we operation Mr. Fox's clause in the Act—
;HA the proposition respecting the fund was the
idt.tgirgi one made by the Hon. Gentlemen' on
eothird bench a few nights ago (Mir. Grenfell).
the first head of consideration. ought the
„wary to he indisficil with its present financial
?—he tliought it an undeniable posiiiou,
insl iii tine of peace the couutry should, even at
ite sacrifices, make such improvement in the elate
al its finances as to be prepared for a war.- He
did not retract one syllable of what he bid' said
ratie in the Session oil the state of the country.
Conceding what had beta assumed by the Right
lloc. Gentleman as to the million of savings, still
there were ample grounds for the proposition of
'Ws Right Hon. Friend. No one had ever dreamed
-fu: a stoking fund of 15,000,000/. ass to be
actually opeiative in any year in the reduction
of the loot iiial debt. T'a• next quer • was,
shone,' 5,0,10.0001. was a ti! sum to place the sink.
ill 'owl al—alid whether, in consequence, three
mi hens of new taxes should be assented to ?
would Itttli orlon its, duty if it did not rein-
force the consolidated Inn& and meet its slew state—
for in former years there had been a surplus, but
this year this re was none. In starting at five mil-
lions, the (louse ut no distant period,
took to eight millions as a slotting fund. from
the various emir which would be mode
IF, during a war u unprecedented magnitude. the
pimple of this country had borne 18,500,000/. of
adfirional taxes without complaint, could it he
argued tlist they would now 6111111 k from the coin-
piratively triOutg burden of 3,000,000/. ? There
was too much courage. as well as wisdom, in this
country, not to meet, with the firmness chasmic-
rriptic of Englishlueii,etteee difficulties which were
fNirl.y pointed out to them. " But," said the
Right Hon. Gentlitatan, " how weak and incon-
sietent are those Xliae.sers—why did they not state
tkose difßcoliiee before ?" He (Lord Castlereagh)
could easily %we're that observation. He well
knew that a time would come when they would be
ohlivol to make a great effort at taxation—but
lie wished to put it off rather to the next Ses-
i ii to precipitate it I.OW. But. fur reit-
.ool which it was unnecessary for. hint to state,
it ass thought necessary to go into an extended
,consideration of the affairs of the Batik, which
oecessanly led to an investigation of the whole
finances of the country. This bring the case,
it was utterly impossible for Ministers, unless
thee wished to draw down un themselves the re-
pro-beton of that House, and of the country, to
sniffer 'Parliament to separate, without meeting the
existing difficulties, and endeavouring to supply
as adequate remedy.—(Hear, hear.)—lf they had
ailed otherwise, they must, in the ensuing Session.
have met the House, labouring under all the re-
proach anil ignominy which such conduct deserved.
It would hr said. to Minister*, 4' What have you
douse ? You were acquainted with the difficulties
the country, and you were afraid to inert then,.
You suffered the mind of the country to ferment
over those difficulties, and you upplied•no remedy
them."—(Hear,to hear.)—Such would be the
tang:lege used towards Ministers. The Right
Gentleman would, on such an occasion, say,
what he (Lord Castlereagh) had formerly otiterved,
that this country 'raided wily to have its difficulties
known, in order to meet th'em boldly. If Minis-
tereltatt neglected to seek a remedy—if they had
left the question of taxation to be debated iu comi-
ty meetings—to he discussed in assemblies out of
doors—einstead of hiving it properly considered iu
Pediment—he feared they would peso a very uii-
pleetant summer—a period most dangerous to the
best interests of the country. If they had left
ouch a subject to parochial consideration, in-
stead of biinging it before the great Council of
the nation, they would well deserve all the biame
that would consequently attach to them. lie
was convinced that the Right Honourable Gen-
tleman would not raise himself mach in the
eyes of the country, by recommending parochial
instead of dentine with a question of
such imminence within die walls of that Howie.—
Ilear.)—lf they had left the matter its such a
state, would not the Right lion. Gentleman, with
sill his charity, have expected that Ministers would
slot remain in their places fur six months before he
and his frieeds took possession of them. He be-
lieved that the Right Hon. Gentleman, if lie were
oi power, would nut act in a manner so fatal to the
I' t 'tl fit ry, as to have a subject of this minim hung
this dangerous for public comment
seta observatiou, since it could have no other effect
h, it in make the country pass a Feverish suminerrn
ple!sa,llig for some iiew and undefined measure.—
• o,linte question resolved itself into this—•• Are
life finances of the country in the state in which
they ought to lie ?" The Right Hon. Gentleman
Mas cot inmself satisfied with theta, although he
• plitisid their- tianetoration. This was apparent,
even through the iiiti Minna; confusion iu which the
Right Hon. Gentleman had iiivolied the subject.—
lie Said tiotemoticmal etortfasion, because 111! 1/11111
could be more clear and explicit than the Right
Hots. Gentlemen when he plesied. The Right
Ilasiourable Gentleman was not. it apiwared, con-
tra with the measure of taxation. . Imam! of
3.000,000/. sure lie in office, hr would call fur 10.--
But, with all compliment and respect to his polio-
lardy, lie doubted very' much whether the public
would he tiilliug to pity the additionnl 7,000,000/.
to get the night Hass. Gentleman into Ace.—