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'.. .af the repeal of this too. fa Leland so braeft
6.4 a*4o from the total repeal is the way or lenses.
lag the 01l 4 collection, as mil the duties were then
. swinheted:renir
by
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upirtilleeeßtilieni. Gresiatimerubsee:r, :ow! etcw ymi.chh:rsell'aiihtzureesoshPeslclirttenttli:
i Me
s engaged in them disposed to complain,
that 'bee he offered to repeal the duty of 2s. a a.. 61. t,
*bleb the were subject, they stated that they were so sea.
—We iir the Mitreetigieef'ameir premed situation, that thee
thought he bad better let it renatia..—(Hear, and laughter ',-....
The Irish fisheries, however were not subject to More ie.
striellosa, sell beim so sisiele
.whieb was dilimied to them
ToiY.r" isalivitactWred in Ifrilimil. He was at a loss, there%
ore, lo conceive in what way the Mon. Member proposed to
Baronet the iaterstas of Ike fisheries of 'reload, by hie tee
sasumeadstiow. If the Hos. Member proposed to cocoa...ere
Ilsidie fisheries by a system of bounties, he could nut app.nre
of the suggestion, fare it could only ten,' to restore Hist mote
of things which, Adam Smith spoke of whets be said, " the ad.
vent fished for bounties, tied not for hiterings."—'liesi.)
—When he considered the amount of relief which thepubli.
would derive from the reduction of so ennaidtrable a part of
the tax as he bad proposed to take off, he could not think
that the people would be moth diepose.l to couple's) uf the
comparatively trilling hiconvesienee to *Melt they would
be subjected by the rentainder. The ad.liiion which that
proportion of the tax, if retained, would make in the price
of the article to the consenter, would nut exceed a half.
penny per lb. ; and supptiCug the peoportiou no the con.
sampling of each person to be equal to that of each o, hie
neighbours—the poor men's equal to that uf the rich—it
would be found not to exceed 9s. fur each person pee
annum. But be could by no means commit to the
doctrine that the pins men paid more than his kir
proportion of this tax. The amount of revenue yielded
by the remnant of this tax had been spoken of as too
cistemptible for notice; but he calculated the peoduce, t era
emppoting so isicrtme of consumption should take place, at
200,00131. • year, a sum which, in the present state of :no
revenue, he should by no means feel justified iu dgixy
parting with. So essential indeed was even thpt sum to :he
• support of the necessity financial arrangements for the yrs.-,
that if the House should refuse to telettl it in tint tax. be
should, as he had already staled, he comp: I ed to propose
the reteutioo of the whole of the h slime tax. He h„ Mend
therefore, that those gentlemen-who thought it would be an
I advantage to the eouutry to repeal the ha:f a the !Patin 7
tax, would give him their support uu this oCC ii.io,i.—( H, ar)—
There was another subject connected wiili the retention or
this tax 'bat was particularly deserving uf .he cut/tide/men
of the House—tie nicaid its toilet ation Upon the tusuvfartui e
of kelp. The number of pi r•uus employed in, sod deer.
tag support from, that manufacture in Scotland, was aot t•ri
than 40,000. Eveu will, the retention of the duty of 2. a
bushel, the mineral a!xalies could be wide iii hanland az a
cheaper rate thau kelp could be imputed from Seutic.l.
The inevitable couscqueoce, tbeiefore, of Cie aludiiim. of
that duty must be to deprive of their means of livelihood, or
to drive from our shores, so large a number as be had
mentioned of the most mural, the must super, and .he
usual industrious part of our population. Under the
circumstances which ha bad stated, he saw no reason
fur altering the fret Resulutiou, which he hoped
weld meet the approval of the House soil the coontri.
Whatever ailed he the jodgfitent uf the House as to !Fe
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propriety of hia plau, or the soundness of the priiir.plcs
which it was touudid, be hoped they would du jubtire to
the motive, *hick had iaditeed bits to bring it fur ward
(tlear.)—tir aliuuld, however, de voileuee to his fet:iligt
be gave *ay ta soy larger reduction thou be had already
prurosed; and if he omitted to repeat that iu spout-
tiouing that reduction, he had made a 'throe° of Ihu.e
taxes, which to his calm and deliberate judgmcut, bad ap-
peared twat calculated to promote the public interest.—
(Cheers )
Mr. WODEHOUSE said, if they vein to believe she
flou. tablog atateuituts of the tublic revenue which hail
beta put forth by Government, it d d seem to be
hardly worth while to to this arrit-httl reinu.itt I(
a oldst unpopular tax, of which, at bait, our Cowl'
was warted in the colLtctiou.

Load A LTHORP said be was not to be caught by
the bail uhieb the Hight HonourAxle Gent Wows IA
tbi.oets out to the advocates fur she repeal of the let.
titer tax —(hear, hear, hear!)—Tbe Right kluoutii.he
Gentlemen agreed to reduce that tax at a former period in a
full House, and sow he turned reload upon a Om Hour-,
and refused to comply with his forum agircuatut, if the
total repeal of the salt tax should he pressed. He (Lord A)
I; It it to be. his dui) to vote for the total repeal of that tax;
and be trusted' the Right Hos. Getittraiso hid too just a
souse of what was due to his own character, to rtulue Lis
promise to. reduce the leather lax.
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The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER reminded
the Noble -Loral that iu his first proposal to remit any tsars,
be staled the amount to which he could carry that iernis•
sion, beyond which he could nut extend it; anti in which lie
bail now said be was uuly adhering to the atatrment be had
made when the firat opposition M 43 made to the proportion
of llae tax which he ploposed to retain.
Mr. H. SUMNER thought the present a most nojedi•
Battle attack on the Chancellor of the Eachequer, and roe-
ieuded that those who voted for the total repeal of the In t
tax were guilty of • breach of faith with the :rather trade. as
they thereby put it out of the purr of the Right Hon. Ge..-
Hainan to fulfil his promise of reducing the leather tax.
Sir J. YORKE thought that no tax should be taken of by
halves, but wholly and entirely repealed
Colonel WOOO niniut iioad that more benefit was derlved
to the country generally by port o.iing iln• aoleunt of 'edit,
lion amour a variety of tsar., than by •h illy repealing any
cue tax. He should have wished a.me part of the present
reduction to have been ap:ilird to the candle Lot, whereby
a greater benetit would have been derived to e
p,r.iculaely In the part of the country to which lie
br-
lungrd, ths• by the prevent arrangement. He should net,
as atone other gentlemen bred done, rtindnztze fur having
opposed the foimer motion ter a ',Tell of the s .It taa. nor
even for opposing the present amendment ; he *laity' up.
pned any mutton of that nature from any of the gentlemen
opposite—(Hear)—and for this reaaon, because be plarel
Ferric' confidence iu his Majesty's Ministers, and thought
them the beat judges of the propriety of reducing any par-
ticular tax. _ .

Mr. hIARTI N (of Galway) said, the carrying of the
smeodinent would involve in total ruin not only the 40,000
persons in Scotland, who depended fur siihri.tetire on the
manufacture of Ittlp, but also a vast portion of the pews.
!ion. of the west coat of 'related, who had s) tailor market
for their labour hut that manufacture, which could nut he
carried on far 'mother moment arks. the 2.. • bushel duty
on salt should be taken id,.
Mr. LUSHINGTON begged to remind the liaise C
the general satisfaction end tatipraibsi ion sedli w loch Ile
statement of the proposed remis,ion of raze., leas rem-foil
by it; and appealed to its coosideratoot whether soy
thing lad since occurred to author re a departure
tutu the plan which they had RI first r (-rived with ouch
art lootatious. He repeated the arguments founded on the
elTeit of the repeal upon the nisonfactirie of kelp; witl
'affirm, d hu decided conviction that its operation would be
cat.. rawly injarioti: In t,.e fiat. rtes.
Mr. Wh.-THER ELL said Le to!, rstocd that the las upon
leather stood titst upon the dst, and he had, and lie ‘17.re.1
say others were in the ammo ;medicament, tittered into a
p:c.lge to SU I/I.orl OW retold of it; and wheie he felt Irs- lord
to vote for the revel of no ts• that could tar,aet
coedit, at the same time he felt himself more bound to upperte
that to which he was plagsal in preference to any other.
Mr. SCOTT bald it would he better to t &et a total re-
pot' of a few taxes than the pailisl repeal of many. He
hail listened for an humr end a half to •- discussion shich
conisiued very little matter, slid the awing, so argument in
favour of the total repeal of this tax was the feeble meow
'ln which it was di ft toled.—(Hear, and a laugh.)
Sir FRANCIS OM MANIX EY was in favour of a p
tool
repeal of taxes. He considered it accessary to retain in out
hands am memos of paying the setvants of the public.—
Look to the arenhers of public affirms within the last 40
or SO years thrown oat of employment—look to the eea.
that had abet themselves—(A hough).--look to the Danaher Cl
mesa who fee want of subsistence had destre,cd Ibemweirt%
--(Mock laughter )
I. LONDON DERRY said, be wag flifPri" the
6014184K8 erfosele were aimless to coma to a dittelpo irks

their kelp could be !inputted from Seolic.i.
cousequroce, tberefure, of the
t be to deprive of their menus of livelihood, or
our shores, so large a nut:aloe as he Ltd
the must mural, the must sober, and ,he
ous part of our population. Under the
which be had stated, he saw no crawl
the first Res*hallos, which he hoped
to approval of the House and the count's.
ht he the juderrseat of the House as to tie
is plan, or the 'Quadrates of the priiiriptaa ui
toundid, be hoped they would du justice to
hick had iodated bits to bring it forward
Linda, however, de violeuee to his ferhogs
o any larger reductios thou be had already
id if be omitted to repeat that iu appur-
tdoetiou, he had made a eilteimo of those
u his calm and deliberate judgmcut, bad up-
alculated to promote the politic interest .--•
:HOUSE said, if they wets to believe the
eteuituts of the tohlic revenue which had
rib by Government, it d d seem to be
while to cling to this anti-hid remnant a
Mar tax, of which, at bast, our fourth
the cothetioa.
HORP said he was ant to be atheist Iv
rb the Right Honourelale Getillemas had •
o the advocates for the repeal of the let-
ear, hear, bear!)—Tbe Right Meows!! e
cent to reduce that tax at a fosurr period in a
sow he turned round upon a thin Idovv..,
comply with his foresee agrecuitut, if the
tee salt tax should ha pressed. He (Lord A )
I duty to vote for the twat repeal of that tax;
I. the Right Hog. Geollemen hid too just a
was due to his owe character, to riot ice Lie
lice the leather lax.
CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER reminded
d that iu his first proposal to remit asp tsar.,
mogul to which be could carry that iernis•
lich he could gut extend it; and in which lie
he was only adhering to the statement be had
e unit opposition wan made to the proportion
eb he piupoaed to
dNER thought the present a most nejaai•
n the Chancellor of the Exchequer, end eon.
ose who voted for the total repeal of the an t
! of • breach of faith with the leather trade• as
it it out of the power of the Right Hon. Ge..-
I his promise of reducing the leather tax.
iliongtt that taa tax should be taken of by
oily and entirely repealed
that mart benefit was iler:vtd
generally by port °mill ihe D,lll.llnt of redo,
itriely of tiara, than by •h illy repealing any
hunld hare wished e,me part of she present
ave been applied to the candle tax, whirr:l
elit would have been derived to 11e t.-
the part of the count. y to which lie IT-
( the preeent arrangement. He should nit,
• gentle:yen had done, apologize fur Navin;
mer motion for a repeal of the a .1t ha. nor
ling the prtsest amendment ; lie always ups
on of that nature from any of the gentlemen
Ir,310(1 for this reason, her-vise he placed
ice its his Majesty's Ministers, and thought
udges of the propriety of reducing auy par-
IN (of Galway) maid, the carrying of the
old involve in total ruin not only the 40,000
!land, litho depended fur subsi•tenee on the
lulls, but also a vast pardon of the pepida-
t coat of 'related, who hod s.o odor mstrket
✓ hut that manufacture, which could nut he
another moment arks. the 2.. • hasslitt duly
be taken ~if.
NGTON begged to remind the House C
lust-action and isttlissibni ion with which Ilse 3
ae proposed remission of taxer, was reetiti d
t.
plicalcd to its coosideration whether soy
nee occurred to authio!ze a departure
which they hurl Flt first r reined with ,tecb
He repented the areameirts founded on the
spent spun the msuntartn,e of kelp; ■ of
•,
Elt ELL said i.e wit!. retoed that the tax upon
rat upon the bat, and he had, and he ‘17.re.1
re in the gam, predicament, tittered .1110
on the repeal of it ; and where he kit les- lord
rtral nt no tax that could affoct a
into time he himself more bound to uprose
le was plagsal in prefereuce to auy other. a
said it would be better to r free. a total re-
taxes than the partial repeal of many. He
rr an hone end a half to •- discussion which
little matter, stud the etromg. at argomerit
ant repeal of this tax was the feeble assume
di frniled.—(Hear, and a laugh.) it
If OM \I AN NEY was in favour of • pa toil
. Fie considered it uceessary to retain in out
aiss of paying the !servants of the public.—
;1
lathers of public affirms withi• the Met 90
own oat of employment—look to the ors.
he'n'elvel—(A htulgh)--look to the number Cl 1
Wald of Slibillienee had dealtrsitled lbemmeirt%
14"elletiDERRYssid. he was 00 "friefa the se
mete were nxiw to coma la a (limit* irks