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roster number of lima to till it ? LOA a so, to
Itotooey Marsh, which.cosinatad.oflarid letting for
31. or 4/. an acre, yet beintall grazing land, it paid
not a shilling of direct Mir Fie was nwerrfltsorprisp
hod voted during the war fur these burdens which
were imposed, in order to 'viable us tts bring it to
a glorious conclusion ; but the language then held
wan, "Grant the supplies now, and when peace ar-
rives reductions shall take place ;" but instead of
the assessed taxes being lowered, they were con-
tinued at the highest rate, and the property tax was
also to be continued.—(Hear, hear./.4-Fir allowed
that Ministers had cat down 10,000 men frotn the
army, but they were only those meu winch had
been raised for a specific purpose, and the instant
tranquillity was restored in the nianufecturing
counties. it was the bouuden duty of filinistert to
disband them. He declared that the firm convic-
tion of his mind was, that things could not goon thus
long. It might be said, " but the taxes are col-
lected." so they were, but how ? The tax-gatherer
paid himself first; he seizes without regard to
consequences, hut could the landlord do so f If
he did. he would soots have the land upon his
hands; but that was teet consideration with the tax-
gatherer.—(Hear. hear.)—He culled upon the
lauded interest now to make en effort to procure
era effectual retrenchment of expenses, by voting
fur the repeat of this tax.
Lord MILTON put it to the Hon. Member for
Tatentonj.Vlr. Baring). whether it were wise, even
in his view of the subject, in order to maintain the
value of the funds, to go on with this grinding
system of taxation. He wished him to consider
whether it would not be better to leave capital in
the pockets of the people to fructify, rather than
thus tear it from them to support a fictitious
credit. With respect to the tax under considera-
tion, he agreed with those who considered it oue of
the most mischievous taxes which could exist. He
referred to a speed' delivered from the throne in
1741, which recommended that duties should
be taken off raw materials fur the encourage-
ment of trade and commerce. He agreed with
those who declared that agriculture was the basis
of our wealth ; yet manufactures were the shaft.
and commerce the capital of that column. it
was by the industry of our manufacturers and the
enterprise of commerce that our rents were paid.
If manufactures and commerce were driven away
by any impolitic interference, we should retrograde
to that state of agriculture which existed in Poland.
Ht thought the malt tax would have beets the Most
advantageous to take off, but if the House should
agree to take off this, be should moire that it be an
instruction to the Committee to insert I clause to
take off the duty on foreign wool. lie reminded the
House that he had now four millions of surplus
revenue or SiiiVng Fund, not now kept up ou the
principle which that fund was first established by Mr. Pitt.
In fact we now paid four millions of taxes in order to mate'
the fandbolder's property more valuable, mud in his opisios
they might just as well lay est four millions of taxes, to
retitle in land or corn, is order to keep sip the prima of
those two articles. For them reasusa, mid because be beer
full well, as in the case of the Property Tax, the estimates
tied expenditure of the country would be reduced if the tax
were repealed, be should vole for the motion a bis Hoe.
Friesd.—(Hear, hear, hear.)—Had Ibis tax been repealed
before a certain vote had been come to is the Committee of
Supply, though the Parliament might ia its liberality have
granted the annuity to which he alluded, yet he doubted if
nee Minister would have been bold enough to esfueee the
payment of the arrows. Should his Hoe. Frond succeed,
nod this Bill go into a Committee, be would move au is-
'traction for repealing the tax or foreign wool.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCH fiQU ER said, it ap-
peered the object was not only the repeal of Ibis tax, but of
all other taxes to which Gentlemen might Sod any °Nee-
tion. This was the beginning sail operiug of a g t es
smelt as the finances of the country, soil the extent to
which it might be carried was only to be guided by the dis-
cretion of the parties carrying it on.—(Hear.)—He felt that
it would be impossible (or any Government to go on, sad to
support we complicated a systems of finance as ours, whit-
ey! the minima and firm support of Parliament he foe one
should despair of effecting it under a continued system of
shark on the revenue. The Noble Lord had referred to the
Sipe/eh from the Throne in 1741., hut as far se he recollected
the Noble Lord would not Sad tbat any sensible effect was
produced fruit it : there was, he believed, uu improvement
of the trade of the cunsitry at that time. The amount
of this tax was said to be very trifling, but it was
highly important to repeal port of the Consolidated Fund.
Thu measure was said to tee accessary to euforce ectssomy ;
but that was quite superfluous, his Majesty's Governmesit
were holly impressed wills the Necessity of it, and had dune
all that was puissitile, and (as we understood the Rigid Hun.
Geetteistaii) further reductions would be matte mixt year.
lie regretted t list the Report of the Agricultural Conamstlee
had not been laid omits their table—had it beets, the House
would have profited by their suggestions; her if they
had recommended • redaction of this tax, they would
have accompanied it wi,h a promiallion to increase some
other.—(Neer, hear)-11 isms proposed by one Honourable
Gentleman in place of this tea to lay an addisioual duty oa
tallow ; bet we should not only off• nd one of our heat
customers (Russia), sod provoke retaliatory measure., but
the ditty wiitilJ also require to be greatly ale-crewed to meet
the deficiency uccasisrued by the repeal of this tax. The
Ministers bad not, as was said, dwarfs no disposition to
relieve the distresses of agrieultnre; on the contrary they
leid acceded to the •ppoint meat of a Committee, and so far as
relief could lie obtanied by the exertions of aay body urines,
the emaritry might be assured of having it. It was 'chasm-
!edged that the repeal of this tax would prods'. e rio guest ad-
vantage so agriculture, whilst it would operate very iujori-
iiiiiity 011 the . For these reasons lie should move the
previous question.
Mr. SCARLETT said his Impression in favour of the re-
peal of the tax was net at all weakelied by any of the argu-
ments of the Right Honourable Gentleman. The speech
of that Right Hu.ourable Gentleman he considered the
must unconstitutional which lie had ever hearth pronounced
in that House by any Minister of the Crown. The
riuestiou r,r the House to consider was, first, whether the
poblic credit were to be supported; anti neat, what was
she best means of supporting it. The proiripte seemed to
I.e perfectly understood; it was in the details of the Hight
lion. Gentiemon's argument the fallacy seemed to lie. This
was seta tax 'hat would lures. upon meadow or grazing laud,
lint upon .vie wady. One of the arguments of the
Right Hon. Gentleman (.f so it could be called) was, that
the removal of this tax assailed the revenue. Hut, if Mi-
nisters reduced the
she elefigiemy would soon be mode up, and the 1110011111 of
this tax sunlit go to relieve the burden. of the people. He
had also said du,. • very sensible reduction would be made
its the expenses of the cavalry nest year ; hot lie believed
she House would agree wells him that the best way to
the performance of the Right Hon. Gentleman's promise
was not to give him the means of bleating it--(ifear,
hone)—The next armor'', was one of rather PO affectisig
nature. lfe said if this lax were reduced, the Ministers
ntiold he unable to govern, the •ffairs of else emeutry. We
remembered alien the I.lopVlty tax was under .In.cursion,,ili
..ientlar appeal was sn mete It was said if that tat were
abolished, Minister, mast immediately resign —o'll4, se*
I 'on (he Chancellor of the Ezehever —" Hear, hear!"
coin the Uppos(tion.)—li • No, i 5..," was 'an argarseat,
Yes, yes," was an answer to it, and he (Mr Seirlett)
ia-
sieaed that that assertion was [lieu made.—(Hear, hear )•-•
•Vi t Minivire• slid then, as they would now, retain their
place.; so that Gentlemen need entertain no apprebesiaistas
tot that head, nor entertain auy alarms fur the smiths erode