The National Register.
London, England, 1822-03-17 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

COELECTION 01."111E. REVENUE.

Col. DA V I ES rose, pursuant to notice, to brin forward
his 101/lioll on the subject of the collection of the revenue.
What he desired was, that this portion oldie expendititre
Mouth! be subjected to controtil, similar to that which
stint endemic(' all other expenditure. Its importance
would be mauilit•t, a lien it was stated that the collection
cost upwards of Miir mslllutiF t and that such expentlitme
was imeontronled. With an increased teventie there hail
beet' a considerable advance in the rate of collecting the
public money. The cx pence of collecting the cIIOOIIIA,
&c. for instance, in 1797, was 17s. per cent.; in lblo the
expence was bl, •Is. pet cent. Speaking of the elision's,
lie said that six, instead of aline, commissioners would be
auflicient. lle also observed, that persons had been ap-
pointed cuamt'is+ium•rs ssho were unacquainted with the
ditties: there wide not above tau conisnissioners
from previous knowled4e, could be considered as ac-
quainted a ith the duties of their now offices. One of
them hail been a police magistrate; another was a militaiy
man, mid a near Iclatiretuul waits' supporter of the noble
marquis. But, besides the expence of collecting the cus-
toms, Ilie superannuation fund, he livered, was much
aroused. In 1,10 there ass a charge of 10,00.11. 011 the
SOPeratimiatiull fund for I b 10; it was now SI,OOOI. It
was in various ways 1111111/ abused. There were sonic im-
pel:unmated after three and live years' service; and it
WAS vet y relent kalle that many were allowaticed utter go
'ears' sees ice, that being the period of the set for enlarged
allawance ; but the act Said that there should not be sit-
, pet aminatiens, except w here tittle was age or infirmity.
Ile then travelled to the exit avagant eiiarge for the soli-
citor of the customs ; in Is:O the charges wire 35,0001.,
last year they were I:9,oool.—The lion. member dwelt
strongly on the ex pence uf our boasted blockade on the
coal, which he maintained was perfeeily useless in the
prevention of smuggling-11a smuggling was now cal I ied
oti, and could be cat lied on, almost to any extent. Then
on the coast, be had taken pains to inquire into the sub-
ject; and he knew the truth of what lie was mai Mg—that
the smuggling was earl ied on to an enormous extent, in
spite of ti.e expellees of the coast blockade. lle advei led
to die neglect of die customs in complying a ith the orders
of the house; that neglect had been must extensive and
Even the solicitor to the customs had declined
to make renting. lie trusted the house would enforce the
orders. The solicitor's power was tremendous soil ingot-
ial—it required c tirrtelion. bolls Mirth had offs red
lame compt ionises rather than fare this iiemendons pow-
er ; one 111411 in put Ocular had railed 2301., which had
berm refuse!; the pat ties :lat.( acids went before a jury,
and obtained acquittals! What, tlit•u, must he the state
of the system? and who could say that it did nut call lot
correction ? lie concluded a lilt moving a series of reso-
bilious, embodying the expellee sileollreling the revenue,
4,109,0091., and the necessity of ant:natty suomitting esti-
mates to the house on the sulijet t.
Mr. HUDIE•' seconded the nioticn.

Mr. LUSH IN (au N, in opposing the motion, said, that
the hon. member had go ussly deceived himself. lie con-
cluded with moving the previous question.
Atte r smile remarks trout Mr. Hume and the Marquis
tit Londonderi y,
Cul. DAVIES shortly replied, stating that he should
press the sezond resolution respecting the customs.
The gallery was cleared for a divinium The numbers
were—Fur the previous question, 9.—Against
ag:tilist the origiii..l moimia. 64.
lire house then w vitt into 4 committee ou the Mutiny
bill.

Mr. HUME raid, many ports of the bill were now be-
come ntkiinete; lie wished to know it the nubile lord
intended to ruin:w any alteistions to twit it to the pit:-
brill time.

Lord PALMERSTON said, he had no altervtiuns to
propose at present, except what related to the to:Wt.:mew
of .tdoiet.4.

Sir I. COFFIN was desiriou 4 of knowing if any altera-
tion was to i.e made in the tonna courts martial. Ile
wislicd to have them placed under the Sallie tegulations as
those of the navy.
Lord PALM IiItSTON snid, ut present lie hod uu intro•
t• to propose uny such alteration.
Mr. then suggested un amendment to regulate

Air. Mill:11T repeated his arguments against the prcru-
gal•ve wl.icit the croon had claimed over takers.
Col. NI, 0111) %sus ready to meet hon. gen.lemeo, and dis.
en,s that question whenever they thought lit. lie uns coos
winced the best plotection for the cisksio Withal was this
prerogative, u hick kept the army distinct from whet parts
of din C 0116111061114 It was ul the period when the coaitoul
of the army was taken from the Crown, that the min)
turned the flume of CUUMIUII.4 out of dooms and overturued
the cons; iin, jun.

Mr. WILLIAMS denied that the King had such a prcro
gative. It it bluould I,t decided not there was such a eru-
gutive, he would, if no orlicr mum dud, move fur leave to
bring in or bill to disqualify ' vers of tae army from basing
Willi in the flume.

After a few otwerentioni fro:n Mr. Ilivne, Lord Palmer-
slim, nod others, the itonemluten, w.”
The other clauses were, after wore tlibeua,loil, agreed to.
—Toe lluu,e resumed, and the report was ordered to be re-
ceived 10•111011 I 0 W.

The other ordits were divose 1 of, oa.l the House ad.
jou/tied Yt tbtelre o'clock.
wr:or.E+DAY, YA RCII 13.
retitioret complitittioz of a ricult uai distrecs were lire-
soy ed trout Culal ton, Devonaltite, and 61.431)), LiticulaAirc.
Oideied to be rimed.
LON DON 1181 DGE.

Sir W. CURTIS bru4hiirritte hill fur felUOVIII.; the
Loudon-bridge m 1,54,

i‘ii. isur rtuitwoit Ea opposed the bill in its preient
form.

Sir F. OM MANLY opposed the bill. There WIV, not
cuthrient nide iiiii it) ftr the watt.r-,etr t01n..n4 ; and US
such Ma, the ease, lie should wove 11141 the bilibe read ti
11111.. mouth..

Sir W. CUR. lIS wild it was never the intention to prevent
the company film receiving iudemuit.. A. tu the report
ut bit year, lw d•t not agree with it; mere was nu sum of
a new Midge ; the old m‘e could ne ;cot red to as to anon et
every rut polo. If the I,id were bt.ai red to go up Moire,
objections ihught ise I rintmrti.
Mr. Alderman 11001) oil.erserl, that on a former ores.
stun, site company Herr for ..11;014 their .biro, and inteleat
to the New-river company. They wu r.• stopped at once by
the extraordinary dem:mill made by Cie loi.ige watet.wotk.
eum,tan). A, to st hat t,, sold :amid toe Midge lie was tut
a 114'W brolg.• ; hot utat edit out the giwat imi—l he bill b;foit
t was WIC ut• ezettitueui. Il w h ttiVii,;llt by %yelling the