The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-03-29 00:00:00

TAXATION IN figLAM".
Mr. SPittio Hue in elbowing that certain pep,
on the table of the House, relating to Ireland,
printed, said he would take that opportunity
stating, that on referring to those papers it woo
be seen that the two Unites chiefly complaiurd
were the duties on spirit licenses and those en nil
The Right Hon. the Chsneettor of the Exchequer
prepaying the reduction of the malt tan, had Or
that the amount of taxation from which !relied orai
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100,0001. The heavy •excise duty on license, e,,
be no doubt that it mainly tended to promote t -
unlicensed sole of spirits in that country. TN
was unother point worthy of consideration, at.
had not, that he was aware of, heen noticed in P
bagman before. lb contended that every officer
the empire was bound to attend to the orders
that House, and when papers were ordered by tl
House, that they were beard to furnish such pap ..
free of expense; but what was really dee ease f !
'premed by docoments in the Journal Office, tb•
fir the returns of presentments, made to the ord, •
of the House, a heavy charge was levied ou the p.„.
sentry of Ireland, amounting is some cams to •
4, sad even 5001. a.year.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCNIONAR so
that it was tree that at the time when he pr,,po,
the repeal of the additional malt tax, he had Wet,.
lated the proportion of the ainottrit which wow,.
go to the relief of Ireland at 400.0004; bat•no
subsequent itiguiry it lased out that it would •
excee 100,0001. With respect to the redueties
the excise duty on licenses for the sale of spirit
he thought nothing could be wore infeirer le:
desirable than to enter else any partial diages:,
of the subject. With respect to the cirElNlNlalbei
the charge for fees os returns made passe* ti
the order of the House, which the Hon. Wider
had alluded to, he could only say that this viol 01,
first time he had heard of the circumstance.
Sir J. NEWPoRT said, that almost every ra
that be had the honour to sit in that House, Iselin
had occasion to complain of the great delay i!
making returns to ibe orders of the Home frai.,
Ireland. What 'than lißouourable Member L
Limerick hod stated rospectiog the motion of it
people for fees oo retinal made to the order elf
House, W 49 greatly deserving of its attends., gilt
consideration of the Howe being directed to
way in which the presentments by the Greed Jeans
were abode in !reload, regimes . of the somber se.
nature of the presentments made fur a cent
period were ordered. Now, that the officer who
duty it was to make those returns should Mat
charge on the country for complying with U•
order of the House, nothing could be coaceirt
more oppressive. The object of tiros* wen.
use Is see whether any abuse was made
the power of thp: race. ..4. these fees wee.
in the nature of .F*0.4604,01- commotion to
the officer. into the leirmation of whose drawl,
was proposed to ingstriar This rummer in evkien
the fees Rod allowance* iu the office of Clerk oldie
Peace in Ireland had
_been suffered to Memos! leis
intolerable. They biethieii suffered to be acrid
to such an naval. shot barbed known of iattinic
in which Clerks of the Pease had received 4.Ceo.
6,0001., and even 1.0,090/. year, in that manner.
Mr. CROVIR thought the reflections on tl •
Clerks of the Peace rather unjust. The 'nacho-
complained of were inirmated by the prioastawa
of Grand Jinja. ,Theouly question was, if th
labour charged weseib great a. to justify the add .
(tonal allowance.. ,If L.lerks of the Peace made
profit of E,OOOl. a year in any of the counties,
Grand Juries neglected their moat sacred duties
they gave them any other cempensatenn : but tt
right borne simeld beer the right saddle. Thrr.
were no costa specified wherein Grand Juries wer...:
proved to have been in fault.
Sir J. Newrwat and, that if the Roo. Gentle
man would go op stairs he might see the peps' re
turned to the House, from *hick he had draws tte
statement he hod just now made.
The pewees were ordered to be printed.
Mr. S. Rica moved for returns of all debtor.
and criminal offenders confined in gaol in tit.
county of Dublin, front 1807 to 1880, distoguishei.
ander various heads; also of all the expenses o
astern% or sny other allowances for the snot
ounce of Dubin) goal for the mine periods.
Sir J. NlWPoirr contended. that as officer *ugh
to charge for returns ordered from his Ake b
Parliament, meting in its iugaiertorial capacity. I
the enrolments of an officer were considered h.
him as not enough to iudeannify him fur that addi
initial trouble, let him quit.
Mr. Violist' dewed that any office was boon'
to foremen any returns without competent remuoe
ration. Some of the offices, the Admiralty for our
hod barely enough desk, to do the ordias.
business. In such offices, should (sine mid tope
minims accounts be called for, there meet be hell
called in. It was only last week that oo return
being made to a Parbamentary order from a subor
dinste department. it was notified to the Admirals
that they had only been enabled to comply by gem
sod extraordinary pains, and by wocktog long our
of their hours; hot that if she case were ho wee
maws, they hoped to he allowed conipensatirs
The, first duty of Parliament was to secure th
executiou of their orders without delay; beyemi
that they were bound to allow the fair isms fu
enabling those to whom the orders were 'demon
to comply with fliers.
Mr. S. Rice confined his complaint to the.
charges made by Clerk* of the Peace for teems
which they were bound by Act of Parliament I
furnish *messily. There was one Maumee s/
Clerk, whose income was 4,0001. a year, Omni ,ro
for one set of papers 11501.; for analbar. 3V 01.
the furnishing of them being actually reicnb Al
hint by the Statute of 66 Geo, 111.
The papers were ordered.
EXPENSES OF TM NATIONAL DEW:.
• Mr. Ilene's, in moving fur the printing dose
papers moved for by him relating to the siukis
laud, wished tAs teak the Chancellor of Or Eac►
goes if he had turned his willed to the 1 abject'
the ezperses for eneutiging tbe national i lob', nil
any view to reducing thesis, or, iii case 1 ,e had no
if there would be any objection ea his part to el
other Member taking the :object in hay d
The CHANCELLOR of the UCH/ AWES Es