The National Register.
London, England, 1815-02-12 00:00:00

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'CONOCO OF THE• AMERICAN, WAR,.

• The Earl e 6 DARNLEY moved for. several papers respecting the
Ships and Vessel! on the American station, &c. which were ordered.
His Lordship obsertMl that his opinion remained the same respecting
the manner in which the American War had been miNconducteki ;
and though he sincerely rejoiced lit the peace, yet, however unequal
he might feel himself to the task, he considered it his duty to brim;
Iprward the question involving:the; coedoct of the win. He
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therefore gave notice of his motiO for y, fur which day the
Lords were ordered to be sammoinle. c
... timed till. Monday.
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TUVRSDAY, FL O 9.
Mr. 3. A. TAYLOR gave notice that lie 'should on Monday next
move for leave to bring in a Bill to improve the couditiou of the
paving of the streets of the Metropolis.
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Mr. Scrjeant Ossiow rose to present a petition against the re-
newal of the Property Tax, from the Mayor, Ctitiniration, and In-
habitants of the towel of Guildford. He stated that these Petiti-
oners had cheerfillly borne the Tax during the war, but conceived
Clio they Were now entitled to an exemption from this burtheu.
lie then moved that the Petition be read.
Mr. PuNsoiry said he should take this, the first opportunity,
since the Chancellor Of the Exchequer had been present in ltis place,
- on the reading of that Petition, which was the first, that had been
pre,ented of therm very numerous Petitions which it had been
•al :reed in all parts of kingdom shonkl be presented to that House,
en the subject of the Property Tax. to ask the Right Honourable
ientleissasi (Mr. Vansittart) whether it was his intention to propose
the renewal of this 'to; which would expire on the sth of April
1:e st

The Cnavicet.toit of the.Excnotett said,-that it was his inten-
tion to propose no Frid,ty next, to the Committee of Ways and
Alraas, a ftn rocial. arronemasit, in width the renewal of the Pro-
ws, Tax wooW not be comprehended, unless the Howc should
rellt.o to aceode, which he did not conceive to be probable, to the
measures %hitt he should then suggest..
Mr. PostOttrsaid, thew Worts not the intention of the Right
liononrahh! academie to popose, in anyabspe, the renewal of the
Property Tax f
Mr. VANSITTART said, thy( it wo not his intention to propose
the renewal of that Tax, provided the other measures which he
'honed then propose acre agreed to.

Mr. PolisoNtreerid, the declaration of the Itight Honourable
Gentlemen was quite uasetisfaebary (hear, hear I) He should have
been glad to know, and- aiding* it was not the practice uNite
!tight Hominid/le Gentletorskto torm his decisions tin a sudden, or
to !Whet? very pertinaciously to.them, when formed (bear,.hear!),
he had reason to expect that, after the lungatstess, the Right Honour-
able thinkingly vionld be capable of infonerhig 'hint 'Whether be did
not intend to propose the-renewal at . the lax, to rst!he country at
rciit-on that question.
The CIf.A.SCRLLOR of the EXCREQUIIII said, tb renewal of the
Property Tax was not one et the- sammures vritipcb be bad then an
intention to propose, but be lied Oise . iti!lispres to prepose in lien
of it (hear, Lear!).

Mr. WrIITI3READ said, the statement whirls the Right Homier-
"hie Lientientaa hid lest Made was viwy -different from what he had
last said. lie had first stated that be ih?iil4 not propose-the re-
newal et the Property prat lintels the House should refuse to adopt
.t financial arrangement 'which he dientd then propose if the Right 1
tionourahle'Gentleman rested on This statement. it eras impertaift.
ilia the country shoal 'knew it, that the niestifeititien of the pub.
tic feeling against this intrisiterial antlegtpassasistion miglateod-
thine. The Right Honaurabte Geetkinwe lad HOW that- measure:
the retwaWal or the Property 'aio 3n fdadimids, as an 4104110dd MO
racrriwit. whaler rrt otauest.- or else yetf'
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