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riof 101 per cent. upon the Assessed taxes.
pliereffly concurred in it. as he was convinced
that i: "old be more produttive than either of the
tax:. that had been abandoned, an.l would even gn
much beyond the estimate.
Mr. ‘VHITEREAD said, that, from his own
knowledge, he was convinced that the statement
made by the Right linsourable Gentleman
Rose) was not the fafl. The porter, it was true,
was not made barely of malt and hops, but it was
mostly composed of them ; and if they consumed
less in proportion than the private brewers, it was
because they, hem their long experience and their
talents, knew how to make more of these articles
than private people cnuld be expeeed to do.
Mr. ROSE contended, that his statyment was
correa, and even admitted, at least, as far as re-
garded the /tarter Brewers near London.
Mr. WHITBREAD said, the fast was, that
f• rom a quarter of malt the brewers were enabled to
make three barrels and a half of beer.
• Mr. Alderman COMBE eoefirmed the state-
ment of Mr. Whitbread, and observed, that though
Common Brewet s were to make still more beer from
a less quantity of malt than private individuals, it
was owing to the great quantity they consumed,
their immense vats, their skill, and their machinery
The Committee of Ways and Means was then de-

terra to Monday next.
zinTINY
Mr. Secretory WINDHAM moved the third
reading of this Bill.
Mr. WALLACI; said, that though this subjeCt
had already bean sit much, and so lately discussed,
he could not let it pass through this last stage of its
progress, without stating generally, the strong ob-
'regions he felt to it. His first end leading objeftion
• was, that it was a violent intraition of the undoubt-
ed prerogative of tbeCrows, which the Constitution
of the country had invested with the power of en-
listing forces for such a tone of service as His Ma-
jesty might think proper. What was still more. it
even precluded the King from the exercise of his
prerogative, in giving a negative to the measure,
as it was tacked to the Mutiny Bill, to which His
Majesty must give his assent, or leave his demi-
firms without an army. He could not conceive
what was to be gained by making that pledge dif-
ferent from what the soldier hid from the Crown,
and that which he was to have from the Parlia-
ment ; but the mischievous tendency of degrading
the Crown, and taking away that responsibility
which Parliament ought to have over any bid and
wicked Minister., who may be disposed to abuse the
authority vested in them. He was at a loss which
mo.t to admire, the bolduess of the Right Hon
Secretary, in proposing so strange a plan, or his
tardiness in bringing it forward. He had nor don.
away by it any thing which was likely to
sae& the feelings of the exiting army. There
cools:, indeed, be no doubt of their loyalty
and aoachment ; but it should, at the same time, be
considered, that the army was composed of men
alive a• quick to every sense of i. jury. According
to the docirine of the Right Ross. Secretary himself,
the men were brought into the situation of soldiers
by a system of :"1., 1, intoxication, crimping, and
every sort of indi reel on_ He &A.'S to them, • You have
fought our batiks, you nave .14itesd the fame of the
British army.youhovecoveresithecountry. withglory;
to you shall not have the benefit of the present mea.
r." Let ti-.e house then judge what must be the
Atngs of men who found themselves so treated. He
should have less objeFtinn to the measure. if the
new levies were to he placed in separate cnrps,ohere
no jealousies would arise amongst them ; hut as the
thing was to be constituted now, one man in the
ranks of a corps would h Ave a great odva stage over
his comrade. In the present state of the army,
there was no round for invidious comiarisons ;
but under the new pl.in, it was quite different, as
one set of men might quit the army at certain
periods, or towards the close cf their terms,
hoce their officers to relax their discipline, in
order to retain them ; whereas. another set
were compelled to remain, and placed altogether
on • different footing from their. companions.—
Reasoniog of this kind, he was aware. may be re-
presented as preaching discontent (a ere of bear!
Atari froas the ALaisterial BelarA), but that should
not prevent him from stating objections which must
be obvious to every man. It was, indeed, a strange
complaint to come from that side of the House. from
Gentlemen, the greatest part of whose lives were
spent in a perpetual and systematic opposition to
every measure proceeding from the Government.
He, himself, could recolleet one of those Gen-
tle:nen doubting the morality of the people sub-
mitting to the law, and saying, that it would be a
question of prudence or d.setetion ; and if so, how
could he, or his fiends, now complain of the state-
ment of ohjecclions which were in the mouths of every
erne? rhedistinSion between the army and the navy
on this occasOn was not to be overlooked, and was
- very proper to be stated in debate, as it was diticuk
to find a reason why advantages should be given to
the one and deified to the other. Upon a question
of such moment it was, to be lamented that the
/louse was no: us possession of the (*Mons given
by miiitary authorities on the subject. It may
well be doubted, o hether, in changing the condi-
tion of the soldier, you did not change his cha-
racter. The Right Honourable Secretary said.
that by the advantages now held out. the army
would obtain a her:er description of persons than
usually entered the service; but upon what that
expectation was founded,he knew not, for he believed
it would not be contended that the army was not at
present in as good a state as it was capable of being
placed. Hectic' not see,he said,anyadvaretagethat could
arise from blending the charaeters of the soldier and
the citizen ; on the contrary, he thought they would
be much better kept separate and apart, as they
were in all other countries, which kept up large
military establishments. Another reason why be
objeCted to the measure was, that we have hereto-
fore in this country tried the experiment of limited
service, both as to time and space, and have not
derived any advantage from it. as was fully
evinced by the Army of Reserve. and the Addi-
tional Fence AS, both of which proved anproduc-
tive, whilst thsy injured :he recruiting fur the
standing army. But what was to him the most
oboCtionable of all was, that he saw no ne:essit•
Iri.AleVW toe recurring to a measure et the kind.
It would be RrOdliaive. RS had Ott nost deafly
aeon by his Noble Friend i 1 is--unto Caolercag,N,