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the purpose of carrying into further effect` the 7th article of the Union,
it o as expedient to extend the Property Tax to Ireland."
Mr. fiIZGERALD replied to the statements of Mr. Bankes, and
I,i,isted that Ireland had, during the two lavt years, made greater
ft.oncial exertions than any country, its its circumstances had done
before. A great deal of Irish property had in tact paid the Income
Tex, namely, that 'emitted to absentees resident here, as well as the
dividends on Irish debt paid in this country. Before the lion. Gen-
ileum' proposed she extension of the Income Tax to Ireland, he was
bound to shew how it was practicable to carry it into execution. Un•
fortunately, Ireland wanted that great class' of resident gentry who
were the main strength of this country. Who, then, were to be the
executers of the law, or the efficient assessors of the tax, in a country
where so many jealousies existed, iorising from religious awd ther

causes

'rite motion was further opposed by several other Irish Members, and
log on a division, by 78 to s.—Adjourned.

IVEDNESDAY, APRIL 9G.

Mr Huswtssorg obtained leave to bring in a Bill to enable the Sur.
veyor of his Majesty's Woods to sell or let certain of the Crown Lands.
Mr. (iriENrEt.t., understanding the Chancellor of the Exchequer
rihaptisited his opposition to the production of p..pers, regarding the
1,,r0e profits made by the Bank of Englund from balances of the
I,,b!ii; money in their hands, intood for certain documents, whicb
%sere ordered.

1 new writ was ordered for the Borough of Aldborough in York-
shire.

Tile Pillory Abolition Bill and the CopyVold Eitates Bill went
through Connuitters.—Adjourned.

THURSDAY, A PAIL 27.

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The Alien Bill was read a third time and passed.
S;r J.►MEs MACKINGTOSUI made his proniked motion respecting
tic conduct of thi• country towards Genoa, which he characterised
a• a viclation of every principle of policy, honour, and justice.
'ne motion gave rise to a debate, in which from the subject hav-
ir before discussed in other shapes, but little novelty of argii-
h.: t e a di- covetable.

division, there appeared for the motion, of Sir J. blacking•
tosh, o—Against it, 171— Majority 111.--Adjorned.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 28.
The CnaNFELLon of the ExcHrou Ea was anxious to have the con-
sideration of the Property Tax brought ou soon, because there were
some material alterations in the measure, which he wished to propose
at as early a period as possible.
Mr. VirHITIR LAD replied, that his motion on the question of Peace
or War.was most intimately connected with that measure, and he was
therefore of course sot a little anxious to have it disposed ot previous-
ly to that measure going through another stage, especially after the
bravado of a' Noble Lord about Members shrinking front those 1110.•
nos' respecting which inquiries had wready been made. On being in-
Mimed whether the Orders were intended to be passed before Notices,
Le should detern.roe the course which he should pursue in conse-
quence.

The CNANCELLOR of the E x CHF.QUER, or. this, agreed to give pre-
cedenceto the Hon. Member, hoping That, should sllch motion occu-
py to a late hour, the House would not press niscussion afterwards on
the measure tor the renewal of the Property Tax. (Hear, hear.)
Most of the Orders of the Day were then postponed to Monday;
alionot the rest the second reading of the Bill tor amending the In-
selvt.lit Debtors' Act.

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tions of the Noble Lord; but when such Treaty was in fact in the
Noble Lord's possession, when he wet telling them that an alternative
still existed, how were the House to consider that t hey had been treat-
ed by the Noble Lord?—;Hear.) It, however, proved the melancholy
fact, that no alternative existed. But it remairied to be ascertained
twhhAtthhey alsot wereertlatHouse would sanction the proceeding of Mini-ters, whe-
prepared to allow this country to he Involved in
another war. To enable the House to express such an opinion, he
had deemed it his duty to bring forward the present motet,' ; anti lie
intended to move an Address to the Prince Regent, per% rig his Royal
Highness not to engage this country in any war with France, on the
ground of any particular individual that might till the Throne or head
the Government of that nation. That war was contemplated eo man
could now doubt, and that it was to be personally against Bonaparte
seemed to be no longer a question ; but the measures and proceed ngs
which had been adopted preparatory to such a war were niwo unwor-
thy of a great nation. It had been denied that the Declaratic.s of the
Allies of the 13th of March, to which unfortunately. was at r. chic the
name of the Duke of Wellington, as well as to the 1 rears, avowed
and promulgated the doctrine of assassination agiinst Bonaparte ; but
who, that had read such document, could admit such denial. It
breathed nothing but the spirit of murder anti assassination, and the
Treaty was in perfect accordance with the Declaration which preceded
it. But the Treaty, at the same time that it avowed never ending war
with Napoleon Bouaparte, declared that the Allies did not pretend,
nor did they wish, to interfere with the internal afttits • f hence !
Why, how ridieulnns was such language ! Englatel, actor ling to the
Noble Lord, together with its Allies, disavowed inlet fet mg with th-
internal concerns of France, with any oac who might he ;.t the 11:ed
of the Government, simply because an individual was at the helm of
affairs; and yet, avhen France declared that Napoleon Bonaparte
should he the Emperor, England and its Allies were to turn round and
say, " No, but we will not agree that its shall be your Empetor—hut
"we wiH not interfere with your internal concerns !" Such IN as the
consistent language of the parties to the Tteetty. But, however dis-
gusting such proceedings might be, he dishked still more the eeteist
cal falseness of certenn great personages ; for after all that the worid
knew of the labours of Congress—after what had taken place respect-
ing Genoa, Saxony, and Poland—and after Italy had been driven to
arms, the parties to this Treaty ventured to talk of combinine to
maintain the freedom of States threatened with war or oppression,
of deliv-ring Europe from thraldom, and restoring liberty to all I
The priuci pie, on which the justice of going to war rested being so
!extremely narrow, he would beteleave to suggest the cnnsinerat ion whe-
ther the blessings of peace were not deserving of being maintain eel, be-
fore; thefatal blow was struck, and it was too late to recede. He be-
lieved that whatever might have been the feeling when Buonaoarte
firstejanded at Frejus, the fervour for war had very much inserted.
When Buonap:trte first landed, he was talked ut b, the courtiers aeout
the Boutban family as a monster and a villain, who W.1111:1 hot tali 10 be '
hanged, but in the whole of his march to Paris, awl for the purpose of
his restoration, not one crop of blood has been shed ; ;Ate west, when
he appeared firmly seated, were we to open the flood gales of blood and
slaughter, and Say that no peace was to he held with him ? Where
were finanical means, lie would ask, for carrying on this colossal war-
fare ? Was Russia, or Austria, or Prussia, in such a financial situation
that any one of them cook rely on its oevn SOLIfiLS ! I Ito .tau was,
they were all of them in a state approaching to cemplete exhaustion,
and must be renovated by supplies from this country. What, Bien,
was the situation of our own !leaflet's ! On this point it was sutlitient
to state, that no man, kowever sanguine his views, ceuld say that Lite
contest could be a long one without their total ruin. Then it shoolti be
well considered what was the probability of the allies continuing united
for any length of time. In the new treaty of Vienna, there: was re-
ference to the treaty of Chaumont, in which he understood it was stipu-
lated, that the allies should !wheal') a deleteive league fin a periun of
`.:O years. This ru.glit be very proper ; but let the' house look beck to
the last 20 years, and Pee the political changes which had taken piece ;
that those powers we naw acted with had not lung since been partners
to the hostile exclusion of our commerce from the continent ; and Oat
all rhea powers in the progress of the contest would each have his meta
particular interest to serve. Even supposing, also, that the event was as
successful as the most sanguine could hope, and that the allies were again
able to march their armies under the walls of Paris, what would be the
result ? They would must likely maintain the government they imposed
by their confederated arms, and the event might be fatal to the liberties
of mankind. It was now, however, obvious that the allies could not
take Buonaparte by surprise, because they could nut take Franceghy a
c mpeeonain. lie hurt been preparing vdrioui memo, tor defence ; the
white (1 ig 110 where waved in any Frt of Frauce ; awl the ieteeripertate
manifesto of the Allies must have consolidated the strength of that
cullitry in his favour. Every day the chances of success became weaker
and his means of resi•tance stronger. On all these grounds he moved
an address to the nince Regent. praying that he would be pleased to
take such measures as might he Ileet`tiSl‘fy to pre yen.t this country trot
being involved in war, on the ground that the executive power of
France was vel,teti ill the hands of any particular
S r. M. W. RIDLEY seconded the inution.