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IVLDNEci, A Sr, MAIEEH 2.
The SPEA KFa took the Chair at a few minutes
past three o'clock.
Mr. LEE brought up a Bill for assimilating the
praetice of his Majesty's L.w Courts in Ireland, as
nearly as pcssille with the practice of the Law
Courts of England, and fir preventing vexatious
arrests in that part of the United Kingdom. The
Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a
second time on MGEtday next, and printed.
Sir MATTHEW RI DLEY brought up a Report from
the Great Grimsby Committee, stating, that John
Hall, a witness, having been guilty of gross pre-
varication before the Committee, they availed them-
selves of the power given by an Aet of Parliament,
and ordered the raid John Hall into the custody of
the Sergeant at Arms. The question having been
put from the Chair, that he should stand committed
accordingly, was agreed to.
A person from the Treasury of Ireland brought
up certain papers, the titles of which were read ; part
re erred to a Committee, and part ordered to lie on
the Table.
Mr. IVICKHA.M renewed his Notice-of yester-
day, fur Friday next.
Mr. CURRY moved, that the Order of the Day
for the House resolving itself into a Committee of
the whole House, on tie Irish Revenue Laws, be
now read.
The House then resolved itself into a Committee
of the whole House, Mr. AtExANoza in the
Chair.

Mr. CORRY said, that having stated his inten-
tion on a former night, of drawing the attention of
the Committee to the Revenue Laws
.of Ireland,
he did not mean to detain them longer than was
necessary to point out the objet which the Reso-
lutions he should have the honour to propose to the
Committee had in view, which was briefly this, for
consllidating in one Aft, and rendering permanent,
certain Duties which were voted annually, and
which was a proceeding highly necessary for the
security of the Public Creditor, and for providing a
permanent fund for the permanent charges to which
Ireland is liable.

Mr. 'WCKHAM said, the present measure af-
fected no more than the internal regulation of the
Irish revenues, without any view to their proportion
with those of Great Britain. If Gentlemen appre-
hended that it would have any other bearing, the
question was perfectly open for discussion.
Mr. LEE said, the subject was of very great im-
portance, and he had not yet had time to deliberate
and make up his mind upon it. There were, in his
opinion, some material points which the Right Hon.
Gentleman (Mr. Corry) had kept completely out of
view, particularly what regarded the'distillers.
Mr. CORRY replied, that his object was to af-
ford satisfaction and explanation both to the distillers
of Great Britain and Ireland, and to prevent those
injurious speculations which were apt to be set on
foot in cases of uncertainty.
Colonel BAGWELL thought it necessary that
Ireland should know what taxes these were which
were intended to be made permanent. The taxes
last year were. for some reason or other, voted indis-
criminately. Of these, he knew, that some were ori-
ginally proposed and generally corsidered as war
taxes, which were to continue no longer than the ne-
cessity. Amongst: those of this description he enu-
merated the windowLtax, the leather-tax, and the
salt-tax.
Mr. CORRY rejoined, that it was his wish to
give satisia&ory answers to any objections that might
be made. The different Account., and the Charges,
together with the amount of the Revenues, were al-
ready on the Table. From these it would be seen, that
the Revenue of the last year produced by these
Taxes was, 3,320,0001. and the Charges under the
different items only 2,581,0001. The tendency of
the present measure waseo consolidate all the Re-
venues, and render them_applicable Ve the Peiina-
nent Char:tes. All the Military and Naval Ser-
vices, of which Ireland bore its proportion, had
also been voted in the present Session, which, to-
gether with what he had already alluded to, af-
forded to every Member time merit complete infor-
mation that could .possibiy be required. His Hon.
Friend was in as error, when he supposed that the
Duties on windows .wero imposed merely as a war
tax. ..He did not with to mention, in the same
breath, the name or opinions of his SQn. Friend,
whose sentiments were well known to be directly
adverse, with any allusion. to those persons who
studiously circulated• that ir;sappreliension. It was
done by the Jacobins of 41:land, for the purpose 4io f
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