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of debating the measure subsequently, u he had
the greatest objections to the Report.
The Marquis of Lompourriaav observed, that
there were a g►eet ninny steers yet to go through,
awd the House lusd been already folly engaged four
eight. on the subject. There would be uovertuni-
iv enough left. for the 'Hon. and Learned Gentle-
mit.

Colonel Dieiu could net consent
meta of his Resolutions, because they went to re-
auction of taxes and speedy relief, which the Re.
iniri did not, but only to contingent sod probable
lief for • case of diets'ss which he hoped would
..•r @flirt.
Sceet.wro postponed the Poor Removal
I:I'll to the 31st Stay.
AGRICULTURAL REPORT.
On the motion that this Report be brought tap
General GASCOY 111 gave his opposition to it,
became it went to establish that the distress was
occasioned by the importation of foreign grain,
which doctrine he denied, and he would therefore
give his opposition to it in every future stage al•
lowed by the vowel forms of proceeding.
Colonel DAYIlta then rose to propose resolutions
for reducing taxation. which, he said, had been
printed, and before pieced in the hands of Members.
It wait not his ioteution to oppose the 'etiolation.
of the Noble Marquis, because he thought them
better than the existing law. Those who sup-
ported his resolutions would not be bossed either
way by it, ss to•the resolutions of the Noble Mar-
tel. . He did not nosed to' have interfered with
isle subject, bet to hove listened only, and made
up his mind on the general merits, but that he
found of six sets of resolutions brought for-
ward, not on. cautioned a peoposition fur that
immediate relief dimmed by the Petitions from all
parts of the emintry. No one else undertaking it,
he had*felt it to be his duty. They hail great au•
',tonnes io the House for the opinion that notation
had not crowd the distress, but redundancy of
produce. The Noble Marquis had improved on
this. and declared Aare* redaction of taxes which
could he made in reason, would afford uny relief.
He believed this, if it Were to summed that the
pric,e of corn was to. he kept up fur ever to 70r.
aeCalra the farmer a reissonemone price. It wee
the emotes% of the country to grow curls as cheap se
possible. and that could not be done without a great
teductioss of the bodes of the psaltery He hoped
'never to see corn the same price again that it hod
been. He hoped foe theindulgeoce of the Irish Gen-
deists its *hat he was shoat to propose. It was trot
his wish to do Ireland any inischter, but his motile
Nerve to equalise the preeaure of public burden.
upon the agriculture of the two countries, which
arse at present very anieqestly divided. He was
anxious to do justice to (With countries. English
agriculture bore heavier taxationiu the costs of
yitiaisetioo. The taxes on pudic., leather, salt.
.6.41, amounted to 3.837;0001. foe Great Britain. two-
rds of which-fell e poit.Engliele toots of production.
To this most be idard pour rates, which at the last
'were for March 43, 1840, were Pewee' millions and
a lielfo:-sit sidliolis of which fell upon the
land—
'educed uow, perhaps, by declining prices of food,
to five milieus. The taxes atfecsiug' agriculture is
jrtl.iod tweet tchiefiy those of the Excite, upon
he-wouldrpropose a considerable reduction.
The excise on leather • in Ireland was only.
U 1.5941. The customs duties home by agriculture
might be computed for England at 160,000/.—.
tOr Ireland 91,000/. lu theatre's time Ireland had
'become a iciest importing country to England.
600,000 quitters were imparted last year from Ire.
hiod—and coionlering the fertility of the soil, tilt
cheapness of lillsour, Bud th 4 little consumption of
iTieir food 'by the distressed inhabitants, IR
ass likely to be more and more each year.
This was injurious to England, and not beneficial
to Ireland.--holding out en isidocement to throw
'meadow lands into cons cultivation. of DO btlitet
to the inhabitants, fur so long as the system which
afflicted Ireland were to coutisue, the country
might be cultivated like a garde*, and her popu.
lotion would still have to starve. He would now
proceed to stow the Noble Lord how it was pos-
sible to make a considerable reduction of taxes and
sot not impair the establishments and the sinking.
fund. The Noble Marquis had said that the die-
warble ferriage likely to he left (rota the oeuvres
to progress would be about 2,1e0,000/., of which
about 1,800,0001. would be repealed in taxes—
the rest was to be available for new penalties
or other extraordinary services. He thought that
tram the increase of the revenue, valued by the
Noble Marquis at one million end • half a year fit
was greater still by the retains of the lest month),
and those measures before mentioned that It would
he quite easy to repeal three millions of taws, and
)et keep the sinking fund untouched, and ac-
tually assist to increase the revenue; for so far
train townie° increasing the revenue uniformly.
by adding to its amonnt, there was nothing left to
improve the revenue now. but a diminutions of the
taxer. The opposite theory was proved in more thus
use instance. In 1808 the taxes on foreign spirits
were Pis. 70. a gallon. The on 4.600,000
gallons was 2,000,0001. In 1810.2..6d. a gallon was
Odell; the revenue produced then only 1,559,0001.
•I•iii. aegibt to have been eneugh to teach any tiwore
Minister; but, in 1812. the duty was raised to
194. lid.; the imports were reduced to one-thir.
teentls, and the duty on them to one-twentieth of
the year 1808. Ireland was still stronger evidence.
There had been an enormous load of taxation laid
4111 since 1807: the revenue, which was then
3,376.000/., was now 700,000/. worse. This was
the close wish all immoderate rates of taxation. He
had thought before of moving for a repeal of the
salt and snap tax ill great part, mod some of the
mad tax, but it was more eligible to get rid of one
tax with its machinery altogether ; lie. therefore,
proposed to move for the repeal of all the excise
duties on English salt, candles, and hides. and
of tise voodoo tax. together with the excise on
leather and English salt in Ireland. These
taxes altogether produced 3,800,0001. in gross.
mod oat only 3,200,0001. The public by the
Tepee' had the advantage which they lost in the pay.
anent. This might be dune without touching the
surking fend. He was surprised that Government
Aid mit review the system of taxes, upon the reform
of which their own depended. They ought to trace
toe operettas of each overdoes tax through the
whole coons of its desolating career. acid detect
tott self-dmisoyiog prisciple which diminished the
preebees as they bed segmented the rats, The