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London, England, 1810-05-17 00:00:00

Intl, 38 it hap.
' him. Bt the
iu it app. att.],
takeu 1. the
pa 3 molt of the
the Consuli-
.ne wilhvu was
ipeareil to him to
'th of faith—it was
r been re.otted to
Gentleman was
uooll, that the
he applied to
i!it• it was said
the dent iency ;
' Fund; but
appropriating
/hich it was at
2.1 or especially
look sufficient-

prosperity, he
_ difficulties, even
so far as to provide ogamst them. Suppose
brace was to be concluded to-morrow, would it not
be a disadvaotage to have crippled the Consolidated
Food? Was it acting like a wise mail to place
theme in this iituat9on ? Was it Smut like a States-
man. for the purpose of being able to say, that he
had ad•ted oo new taxes, and in pursuit of the lit-
tle popularity which might result from such acir-
cuaistalice, to tirtsparie epos the proccsiou **int
future contingencies. It the Right lion. Gentle-
tom w.shed to do whit was right, he would ap.
paint a Committee, the same of that which was
apignord to 1807, and look to (economy. (Eco-
nomy might certainty he practised iu a great degree ;
at the mine time nine he was aware, that no very
viaahle alterations of the present burdeus of the
people could be expected from it ; it might, how-
be the meatio of preserVitig them from 'much
futile pressure; he was not one of those who
thaaeht despotionigly el the resources of the couu-
tri; but if its prosperity was to tl tee them into a
se„,,gruce of the future, that very prosperity would
brcoust the war.t evil that could beLl them.

The Clitactst.oe of the Pettit eve& thought
th.l4he Iti4lit (font. fie:Aiello!' should - not have
congr itulated hint or the country, if he wits of op-
owl that the present apparent prosperity Wu a
or motion of decay. Ile (the Chancellor of the
Evil, quet) thought it a symptom of increasing
wealth; he• agreed with the Hight lion. Gentle-
man, aid with flu Hight Hain. Friend, that if 111 -
testers were to be wailed by it, woo as to relax in
their attention, then, indeed, it would be a misfor-
tune rather than any thing .fora Toe prospect
which they had berme them, of a /nag and expen-
sive war, sass to be sett by economising, and cur-
tailing the expendittue of the country ; a circum-
stance to which he had paid much attention ;
though ,t had, 'toyer, produced uo eery consider-
alile effect.; it wits less, Weever, tlierte the "holes
this year. thau the preceding yeses. The Riyiht
H .n. X/elitl.man bad alluded to his (the Chancel-
lot of the Exchequer's) great succeed, which seemed
to s..llthini more than any thing else—(.4 laugh.)
Heft he entered into a comparison between the
spdesis of fivante uuder the former and the pre-
sent administrations ; sad soul, that the only prin.
eiple he approved of is the former, was that of going
an for three years, witnoot any additional taxation.
He had appreved of that I.roteiple while out of
ale., and he could not be ispecteit to abolition it
tom tiat be was in ;. for. thouiti it might lie the em-
boli of those wloo found fault with any system of.
Gretru.sest, to odopt..the very same when in office
theinselvei, he d I not think it was usual to relin-
quish what they bad
'approved of. He had more
reason to calculate upon five millions, as the
amnia of the Consolidated Fund for the current
year, than f0a1... He could. nut comprehend what
was ineent by the breach of faith.- It never could
eater lino the contemplation of thane who had coo.
useted for the .Limii, that the produce of a parti-
cular tax was to he appropriated to prying the ex-
pesos of it: where, then, was the breach of faith I
He had beeu accused of abandoning a primary duty,
in not imposing new taxes ; but a ben the necessity
did not exist, te. could out see the obligation.
I)aubts had been expressed upon the rote of ere.
On, 'hie, was stated at three millions, but this
was unt the time to discuss that subject, and lie
thought the Muse would see the propriety of leav-
ing such • sum at His Majesty's disposal against
what night happen in the year. His Hon. Friend
him complained of his having attributed stronger
language ito him than be had made use of ; he (the
etas/Mier of the Emcherpier) nail never mid that
he relweePated the country as in a hopeless state,
bat he had said that his representations had the
tli,et of thruwilg gloom over the inlaid* of the
Pe"f4r, in the present prosperous condition of the
Pablo. revenues. A few articles in the Excise did
1',41 Prolog, so mach this year as formerly ; bet
alt/.. .was gee! Immo to conclude, that it was owing
tit
causes. Ile did mint mean to say, that
I,l4lr..jlement flourishing amiliiion was owing to
11.. Ifej,sty's Government, but it was rather con-
. 4 ie semark, that all this lamspeity should bike
Place soarer such mismanagensent, as the Gentle-
rill opposite were pr rp• sally complaining of.
!n
tesigratolat.d the Hours upon this natural
ew of the country. and considered it one of the
ilitlgal 36,ing Imo the displacing of the Gen.
llmta opposite from office, that this prosperity
Mild net be asenbrd to their great talents tittle"'
Mild elm; resource.% of the country itself.
Afo•r sofa* farther observations from Mr. Tier.
114,11 • Ruins,_ Mr. Henri. Thornton, the Chin-
of "l alto Exchequer, Mr. Hisak•sson, and Si,
i Tiotoo, the reaolutions were agreed to.
The IlluiPte resume,!, ai.d the Report was ordered
lib- ri ...lord in-rsorrow.
..lk Ittlitritir o.i-h t! to know from the Right
la*. taliilcinan (Mr. l'e veva') if he would pout.
At t4,' further consileration of the grunt to the
, of Brunswick, for 14 day. ; a. he (Mr. 'Fier-
::ll ci,c,sast to bring fora 41.4 ii 111.011,01iiien on
trot
the laesiion ; and if it woe uot postimeed, he took
..‘;'neurtouity of informing' his, taut he soul,'
Na the serum of the Hume to-morrow on the
gram. • i
?Ir. PERClrellt. slid. he would act with the same
1 r4daar a. the Right Hos. Gentleman had drow t
"J
Ir't .ameed lain, that be would out • put off the
to hi* 'feriae Highness to soother day, but
`e.dttermiued to being it mulct the considerutiou
4114 Boot tomiorrow.

always very strange exiittliri.ts, and
pelmet good fortune often attyndcd h
speech of the Honottralde Gt. iitleinau
that a million of money was to be t*
Consolidated Fund 'towards the pit
loan ; but whether it was taken from
dated Fund or from the war tsxey the
still to be supplied. But it uppeare
amount to something liken breach of
, pea expedient. which had 'liver bee
until now, that the Right Ilion. Cr
driven to his last shifts. Ile untleistot
surplus of the stamp duties to h,
pay the taxes in the year 1808. 13 41
thst Parliament would make good the
so it might the whole Consolidated
the° that would ba no argument for a
it to any othet purpose than that to wh
present diri•ctrd. What be coasplained
was, that the Rt. !ion.Gent. did not la
ly to the future. Elated by hie present p
wss not inclined to look at future ditEe
e.- oroeide against deem.