The National Register.
London, England, 1816-03-17 00:00:00

TUESDA V, MARCH 12.

Petitions were presented against the Property-tax from Cas-
tle Douglas. the County orSurrey, Clicrisey, , Itristhton, Col
Ilenlev-ou-Thames, Itervvick, and one from the Inn-
keepers of Ludlow, against the additional Licence Duty.
'I he Southwark Bridge 11111 was passed.
Mr..). Smell( t.resented a Petition from the Town of Not-
tingham against the Property-tax. The Petitioners complain-
ed of the remission of a large debt due from Austria, on ac-
count, as it was alledged. that Austria was distressed; when, in
fact, the distresses of this country were imperative. The
Speech of the Prince Regent talked of economy ; and the
very first step towards that object was, MI intimation from 'Mi-
nisters of a great excess in the Civil List.
General MATIIEW observed, that this tax had been the sub-
ject of discussion for fifteen days, and he was glad to find that
not one of his Irish Friends had spoken in thvour of the tax,
with the exception of one or two of the Irish II Misters. With
all the opposition made against the tax, he ~till found that Mi-
nisters were determined to cram the tax slow a the throats of
the English people. The lion. General panezyrised the eon-
,iset of the Irish Members, condemned the act of Chien, and
stated it as his opinion, that if the act was not repealed, the
P.mpire would be shaken to its centre; for it was
they could, nay, they should not be tyrannized over. Six mil-
lions of persons would not submit to such court act. With re-
spect to the tax, he was certain his boll. Countrymen would
not vote for it. They would nut lend their hands to such dirty
work.--1 Hear, Marl
Col. Won't presented a Petition from the tutvn of Hay, in
Itreeknockshire, against the 'property tax. The Hon. Gentle-
man stated, that bis opinion being known as favourable to the
tag, already a gentleman of great interest in that neighbour- •
1100.111.111 begun a very active canvass against him for the next
general election. lle defended the vote vi hick he gave for an
increased Militart• Establisi .eit, on the ground of it being an
,ntermediate turnstile. He obseryed, that the repeal of the •
hut tax was ow' which would give the lower classes great
iclicf.
Lord STA SHAN• presented a Petition from the town of Man-
eliester, against the Property-tax. The Noble Lord revoin-
mended the practice of economy in that quarter front whence
atone it ought to originate, in order to set a good example to
The people. He hoped that we should hear no more of build-
mg thatched cottage-, which might have become England in
rte beet days nor rif those profusion>, which would rather
become a I'. rsian Setrap in the undid of his Splrllllolll', than a
British Monarch in these distressed times.—( ar, Acnr.)
Mr. Po ILL; es alluded to the distressed situation of the coin-
itiercial classes, and was afraid the framers of the tax took their
ideas of rustic' ity trout their own class; tamely, having Go-
vernment others, with additional salai Ws. Every thing else
Was depreciated in twice which :alerted the mainthicturer.
Bid Ministers at such a
at the officers sander them, had in tact (though recommending,
With an miblipshilie front, economy) gone on in prof imsi tttt , add-
ing 2;7,11901. to the Civil List. One of his objections to the
Income 'fax was, that it gave Aliaisters an opportunity of sub-
sidising foreign powers, and that it encouraged a lavish expen-
&tore.
Mr. VANSITT4IIT said, an Hon. Gentleman had talked of
large excess in the Civil List of 0741001 If that Him.
Gentleman had looked at the accounts of the Civil List, the
only excess was in the diplomatic csiahlishments, partly arising
from the number of Ministers employed, in ronserpienee of the
glorious termiliatian of the war. There had been no excess
in the Royal Household. So that the vs how of the execs arose
from diplomatic arrangements, and not from any braiieli of the
royal apiendour being increased. He had stated this fay to
be imposed only fur the purpose of windinT lip the war es-
penees, and should have uo oikiection to insert thesu winds in
dvAireatntile of tine Act.—' , kegs%)
Mr. Da 3t;GillA.4 w.•hed maw the sum of 10,0001