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London, England, 1808-05-12 00:00:00

The Rill *r "Mogen ferniest sod • half, and the Rill
**raisins them lorEaclaugoar Bills, were reported.
• TM Irish Pest (Mee 818 wee committed, and the repot
ordered to be reekoid to-morrow.
Mr. Husatisow pee outlet, Ise shoo* uo Monday,
move fur Wave to hems la *Bill fur the imposeustat time
Laud Revenue of the Crown. lie also brought up a copy
of the Memortsl of Sir illtaike Popham to the Ward of Ad-
miralty, relative to the El Etrusco.
Me. W broogio up the report of the Committee
es the Dams us Corks, which sae received, aud leave gives'
to brit" • kill pavement tberrto.
Ou notion sf the eitA liCtLl.Olll of the Esc lIEQUeII,
the House mat Otto a 014111111ttceuf Supply, to MhiCil
,steered the peens subtonic.' to the Mouse b the Cbaucellur
of tie Irachemee, on the eth of May, sod yesterday.
DIJCIIEfeS OF BRUNSWICK.
The Cstweet.i.oa of the EXCHEQUER, on the
Ring** Message being read, recontinendin„.• to Pa:-
Iromeat to provide a suitable allowance from the
public feuds, for the maiimetience of his sister,
the Decimals of Brunswick, rose, and observed.
that to dwell long on the necessity and propriety of
Parham:nth Mituediate compliance with the terms
of the request, would be au idle waste of time, anti
unworthy of the diameter of that House. The
peculiar earladieholy circunestadices of her late con-
sort's decease, the destitute stoic in whi. h she had
been left by his death, owl the calamities she
had sawed front the circudostauce of her attach-
ment and alliance with this country, against the
common disturber of Europe, were cireuuntatices
sitiM would, 160 doubt, olienate strongly in that
House in her favour. But the darguenent din
which she rested her claim, was one, in which all
loyal men Rued agree sincerely, her relationship to
His our beloved' Suvd•reigit, and her tieing
compelled to seek au asylum iu her brother's terri-
tories The only point of doubt in the utfair was,
.what should las the amount of the income granted ?
Hs and his colleagues in (Are thonglit it lint jus-
tice to the feeling.* of the country auti Parliament,
to propose an haiiihanne estiblishuient, and tit for
the support of a Princess of her greet merit and
city. A peadooe had already been granted her
41. thaeidril lids, the which reason he should only
mote that the aim of zo,oaol. annually, be !mil our
of the eeneeidlated fellti for that purpose.
Mr. WiIITARESO said, he lia.l no intention to
Oppose the present grant, hit he could not let slip
this opportunity ofroiarkiug, that the last un-
ust and iniquittout eonfedzrae,. dei the Continent,
terminated in the anuihilation of &knollt all
thugs Bp whose weakness or creclulity we had
rut ised, in order to eagage them with us in con-
tinuing the deetnietive Ope7atioll of continued
"fats.
The CMANCCILLOIL of eie Excnvoues said, he
. hod sod...avowed toavoi,l thrtrvieg omit any senti-
ment, in the few words he bad addressed to the
Akan. which utiAlst terminate in a discussion or
debate, as he wished the, irot• distil.) puts without
s &meatiest voice. If any thing like provocation
had fallen from him, he most anxiously wished the
. Moose to eerept his apology.
Lord :tloar TO supported the grant.
Colonel fear.irrox Justiliel the conduct of the
late Duke. and those eugaged in that confederacy
with kiwi, alienist the common enemy of Europe.
The grant then passed.
• yr. Mustiness moved. ell That the awn of
11110,0610. ds. dd. NO 'grouted to defray the expenses
alf purchasing houses and grounds in the neigh-
bourhood of Palace-yani, for the improvements
which had lately taken place tnere, by the rope-
. aal rooommeadatios of a Comenitteeof that House.

P This also pulsed.
11/ Several OWNS were then voted, as usual. under
the lescriptim of the annual grants for defraying
the expense and charges of the civil establishments
la the plantations and colonies; at also
ir. atsalisMag military reeds is North
!Weis - - - 6093 o •
Fee biA•nq briars aaii rspaitiag roads
ia dee flWeade of tieuthoid -
Tor rebels' espies of the Iliateles of Par-
Vrte delkeyin the mere of ntisiag
4-too,oool. by Esekequer Bella - 4,oettigo • •
As ea *throw& be the anistaaee of ex
Levant Trading Company - - •,•,-.• o o
Sir CALMS& POLK g•Ve notice he would, on
Monday next, asove for accounts of the lat.: distri-
bution of prize-money and droiti of Admiralty.
Mr. Forret moved, ~ That accounts of the
monthly balance of money in the hands of the
Tellers of Exchequer in Ireland be laid before the
Mouse ;" which was agreed to, and the papers
brought up.
AMUSED TAXES.

1•01.10 10 •

3,191 19 0

The CIIANCOLLOa of the Excites/um', in pur-
suance of his notice yesterday, moved fur leave to
bring in a Hill for better regulatinF the Assessed
Taxes, mud Duties on Property and '1 'lades and Pro-
fessions. He stated it would he found his wi.., by
the SU be should present to the House, to prevent
all possible surcharge, Of oppressive conduct, on the
part of the collectors of these taxes. The assessors
were to be elected in April, in order that they
should proceed to the collection of the taxes early
in the year; iu tailors of assessors being appointed,
the collector, or even the surveyor, should art in
their place, collecting the taxes each quarter4ay.
That is, the one tax on the first and third quarter-
day ; the other on the second and foorth; so that
they should not, as had formerly been the owe,
both become due at the same time. The present
systanuf appeals against surcharge were so dila-
tory, end so often lay over, that the tax was fre-
quently not collected for some mouths after it be-
came due. This he hoped to remedy by the kind
assistance of an Honourable Member opposite, to
whose sspstions he felt himself much obliged.
The mode of appeal should continue nearly the
OWIlf, lout the punishment on c.ni.etion of n sur-
charge, i$ was leis intention should be considerably
increased.) A penalty of tool. or three times tl.c
valise of the surcharge, should be the conserptence
of this conviction, with the costs of the prosceutior,
and also those the revenue ought Mew, tln
defence of the appeal ; hod, further, the per-
son, se making veiritious or unjust surcharge,
should, on the certificate of the Judge, who
presided in the trial. be removed, ipso facto,
from his situation. He thought it better this
power should be exercised in consequence of the
verdict by a Jury, and a Judge's certificate, than
rest solely is the Commissioners. Ile also intended
, to increnc. it. I.te Jon the number of Special COSH-
-11111401/an, ". it.) Oisitild be empowered to go into any
district, anti ihsimet the accounts of
and make their rcporm to the Cuouni„sioners .1.
IJ:ter:eta. This messare, he biped. would equalise