The National Register.
London, England, 1813-06-13 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

IMPEIII.4I. P.,

'A.II LN7:

HOUSE OF LORDS.

WECINESDAY AND THURSDAY
No business of impoi unto; uctial ed.

FRIDAY, JUVE 11
TREATY WWI SWEDEN.

The Earl IrvEn root presented by command of the Prince Regent,
a copy of the Treaty of. Concert and Subsidy between England ►►t'd
Sweden, a,,d moved that tl►e same be taken under consideration on
Thursday nest, and the Lords summoned.

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amounting to 5.101,291 h Linder the -head of Miscellaneous Ser-
vices, there were a clisige of '45;)0,0001.: the subsidies to Sicily
and Portugal amounted to '2,400,1001.: besides which, there were
I') wilts to the East India Company, for expenses defrayed by
them in naval and military services in the East, to the amomit of
2,000,0001. The Supplies which !wind now enumerated comprised
the whole of the joint charge, with the exception of the Vote, of
Credit. He thought, that under all the circumstances of the
country, the Committee wound think it right that large pecuniary
means should be placed at the disposal of Goverment ; he hat',
therefore, to propose, as the Vote of Credit for England, the suns
Of 6,000,0001., and for Ireland 200,0001. The whole, then, of thi
joint charge for the two countries amounted to 72,055,6:3A. The
various items of the separate charge amounted to 5,‘.:7 I,eool. making
the joint charge altogether 77.:e37,4751. From this was to be de-
ducted the Irish proportion of 72 065.6391., and the Oil) List, and
for Consolidated Fund, t 734'131., making an amoua: of 8.651,3331.,
leaving. a total for Great Britain of 6i,68.5,0-131. Not the least of
the difficulties in the calculations arose from the state of the re-
ceipts last year. With respect to the Consolidated Fund. however,
he should propose a vote of 500,0001. The War Taxes Lad not nu-
; tiergone the same changes with other branches of the revenue, a d
and he should take his estimate of them at 21,000.0 0;. 'foe Lot-
tery he should take at 200,0001 which was something less !le,; he
estimate of last year. fly the two Acts for tile tiwdi. g t f Ex.
chequer Bilk, 3,773,5001. had been funded ; and it was pros
posed to replace them, for ivhich lw should take crradit suose-
i queutly in proviling for the Ways and ,gleans 600,000 r, i,ad been
raked by Debentures, and he should propose at' erpe:l amount,
v% loch, on the whole, would leave aim increase of Exchequer Bills
of two millions. The necessity of increasing Exchequer Bills to t;
millions would be perceived by the House; and he now took the
matter on the most moderate calculation, so as to bring within the
year, the unfunded Exchequer bills to the same amount as they weie
at last year. On the head of Old Naval Stores, separate accounts
were prepared : in this partietilar, behind had a fair claim to re-
muneration and repayment. The English proportion was 531X61. ;
List year the total was 601,''081. The important remaining allude
was the lot.a
.just eontrac:•al tor, which was to the amount of
21,000,0001. for Engbeal. The total of the Ways and Means was
68,806,1961. 'the items of the dilfrrent branches, to be provided fur
were—for the NLivy, exclusive of ordnance sea sort ice, '20,515,0111. ;
far the Ar'ny, including. hayricks and commissariat, 15,7'27,9.30. ;
the same for Ireland, :3,198,6061.; Extroadioaries for Engiatali,
9,500,0001., and 101.111,1;nel, 2c0,0001. ; unprovided of the same last
year, 4,!:62,7971 ; Ortlea ,ce. including Ireland, 5401,2941. ;
cellanceus service, 2,50o,0001.; Vote of Credit for Englund,
6,000,e0a1. ; and or Ireland, :00,0001.: for Sicily, 4e0,0!;01., for
Portugal, 2,000,0001. ; and 2,000,0001. for the• East India Compaoy.
Thee slims make up a total joint charge of 72,065,6391. lie had
next to come to the separate charges, which ranged themselves
under the heads—of the Loyalty Loan, which was 171.8:361.; t f
interest on Exchequer Bills. 1,800,0001. ; on Debentures 40,0001.;
of the Grant to the sinking, fund rut pccting Exchequer Bills uopro-
vided for, ‘.60,0;;0l ; and the Vote of Credit in 1812, the amount of
which was 3,000,0001. These different heads made 5,271,836 J. so
that the whole was 7 7,337,a7.5!. From them,'however, were to he
deducted the Irish proportion of the 72.065,63 A w hich was
8,178,310. and for the Civil List and Consolidated Fund 17.i,'2.231.
making 8,651,5331. This soon, deducted from the joint charge, left
the amount for England, 68,685,9421. The Ways and Means he
would submit were—the annual Duties, 3,000,000:. ; the Surplus of
the Consolidated Fund, 500,0001.; the War Taxes, €21.000,0001.;
the Lottery, 200,0001.; Exchequer Bills fondled, I 5.775,80 a ; De
bentures, 799,3001.; the Vote of Credit, for 6,090.0001. ; time Eng-
lish proportion of 001,9081. of Old Naval Stores, being r,:31,0961.;
and finally, the loan 0.21,0'a0,0001. making altogether the sum of
68,806,1961. The Honse was aware of the deficiency of 1,500,0001,
last year, in the revenue, which chiefly arose in the articles of
malt, beer, and spirits. It was clear, notwithstanding, that the
other branches of revenue were not diminished. There were al-
ways some irregularities in collection during the first years of new
duties, whiclsbad been the case respecting the Excise and Customs,
and rice versa with the War Taxes ; but those irregnlarities and, dill
ticnities were in a little time removed, and matters ran into Clear
regular channels. Particular circumstancex.had occurred which'
had occasioned some embarrassments,, but.. he had good reason to..
...hope, that the causes of them would cease to exist in the present
year.. The estimate of the Consolidated Fund lie had taken on the►
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average of three years preceding the last.: that of the War Taxes,
he had made on taw average.ot 18(19, 1810, 1811 ; all the others d
the three last years. The estimate of the produce el the Conioli.

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