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whether by loans or funding Exchequer bills, &c.—Seve-
rally ordered.
Mr. HUME also gave notice, that on Toesulay the 26th
inst. lie should move for a eon 111 l dice to inquire into the
church and tithe system of Ireland.
Mr. RICARDO moved fur an account of gold imported
into the Mint since 1815, distinguishing the amount coined
yearly, &e.—Ordered.
Sir C. ItURRELL presented a petition complaining of
agriculture! distresses, Mr. Peel's bill, and praying for
protecting duties equal to wind are enjoyed by the mann.'
freturers, &c. He concur, ell with the petition. It was
from the once prosperous Rape of Bramber.—Read, and
ordered to be printed.
Mr. COKE presented a petition from Rainham and
Harlestone, comp'. • • g of agricultural distress, attri-
buting it to the overwhelming taxation, praying fur its
redaction, &c.
On the motion that the House go into a Committee of
supply,
Mr.°. BENNETT said lie should not bring forward
his promised motion about the circumstances connected
with the outrages committed at the late Queen's funeral,
further than to move a resolution that the House do In-
stitute inquiry into the same. He should not go into de-
tail, because an bon. member (Sir Robt. Wilson's) motion
stood fur to-morrow.—Negatived.
On the motion that a Supply be granted,
Mr. HUME gave notice, that lie should not vote one
farthing of Supply till the Government were prepared to
give the amplest information, for till it was done he should
vote against granting one farthing of the money.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, he
expected to be prepared with requisite intormation
of
Friday next.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. I'. MOORE observed, that they ought to have
the
Reettillitti for the last year helot e the House early, that
they might know that the money had been properly laid
out.
Mr. G. BENNETT said, if there were to be any alter*.
tMns in the Tax Acts, lie hoped the bills would be brought
in early.
Mr. WHITMORE asked whether any thing had been
done in consequence of the report touching Receivers Ge-
neral of Taxes, &c.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied,
that bills were prepared to carry the recommendation to
effect.—(Hear.)
House resumed.— Report to-morrow.
Sir R. WI L-41N, at the request of Lord Londonderry,
postponed his motion for the correspondence about his
dismissal, to Wednesday.
Mr. COKE asked why permission was to be given to
the distillers to use wheat as well as barley?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied,
that the law gave them the power ; he hail only desired
the Excise to make it known.
STATE OF THE COUNTRY.
Mr. BROUGHAM said, but for the indisposition of
the Member for Essex (Mr. Western), he should not have
brought forward the question. It was a most Milieu tom
subject. He hoped the House would resist the ministers
and island sip for the country; if this were nut done, lie
believed there was no hope of relief. They had received
a sail foretaste of what they were to expect, when, so far
from a reduction of taxes being promised, they were led
to expect new taxes might be impused ; fur, it a reduc-
tion of sonic taxes would be au aggravation, what were
they to expect but some new taxes to alleviate aggrava
lion ? This was the favourite doctrine of the Chancellor
of the Exchequer; and argument, or riducide haul not set
beaten him out of it. It then became the House to resist
the ministers promptly. It they really desired to pro-
mote reduction, the vote of the House would truly
strengthen the hands of government ; and that was what
lie should call for, therefore it was advisable to appeal
thus to the House, before tla: Chancellor of the Exche-
quer details on Friday next. The accounts must be
nearly ready, front the arrangement made by his hon.
fi lend (Mr. II t) last session ; and therefore there could
not be any reason fur delaying the amplest details mid
the fullest review of the liiiancial situation of the country.
The hon. member then proceeded to notice the agriculs,
total difficulties experienced in different parts of Eng-
land. It was said by sonic that the distress was peculiar
to lite agricultural interests. This he could nut compre-
hend. Agriculture might experience some temporary
pressure, Without affecting other interests; but that such
difficulties should cuntinue fur six years without affectiug
the getteral interests of the country, was what he could
nut understand. He deeilled it to be impossible such a
state of things should continue without affecting the
whole home market—lt was impossible.—(Bear, hear; )
—The profits of the manufacturer, especially lie who
prepared for the foreign market, were small indeed.—
They were much reduced. This had been proved in
many ways, particularly from meetings of inamitacturers
of ii oil, &c. who had contemplated a reduction of their
works, owing to the great dimiuntion of their pm °fits ;
and if ,Parliament do not adopt Stalin decisive and en-
larged coin se, it was impossible that other Mimesis should
not e qurdhy sulfur. That must be the consequence, tiii•
less the present Parliament resisted the course of siiiifis-
lei s. What then haul the gover 1111 l etst been doing ?—Wity
the overage expenditure of Isl 3, 14, and 15, had brew
14£04141,041111. a year. Then whist must lie the financial
aspect of the conntry ? Add to these the rates, which
were taxes, amounting to 8,000,0001., then there %vete
110,00..,0001. spent by the gust!' 'intent. How equally that
motley was raisrd lie should liei eerier mention. And how
it had been spent, thutigh it might he using harsh laiegnage,
was founded mu time report of the flume. lit 1814, the emir-
MOUS AIM 01 115000,0001. scab espeoded by the Government.
The average revenue (exclusive of debt) Mr those years, was
81,0M1,00111. thus theme was only left 1,1001k,0001. to meet
the additional demands, uniountiug to 811,(00,0001. Now
What would soon be said 01 a private Maly ideal *lie should
so conduct his affairs—who went on built's% Mg merely to
pay 04 interests of farmer bort ow logs ? 11e. e had bean
upwards of 400.000,00 h. squandered by the tenve 11111 l ent ill
the emir... of twice )..tu, to contemplate such figures, to
view such u slate ofurn_,,, were lad:a:lent 11,0 t.llll tile head
round F.v. II 11. acc reports, fi (MI COiliallittleb Chiefly
MI well of the ministers, &ciao ed how wantualy contracts
had u, en formed, and CS iimiCe.COMllielit ell wlthuutuut care
ea economy ur savings. The expellees *ere commenced and
pioceeded with apparently with na other vie* W tit to le-
ward and satisfy the persues, lit lug out the meney. This
ea, the language of I lie 'mance report, of Illeaemilvidire,„
then Wiwi leis still inn
WA, nut 1111, Alma, ea.mgle to the !louse; ought not this
t make them heerze ha .1 they any muse tru:ted, or endured

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such profligate expenditure? The esteems! had been mil-
lions rEelessly squandered away on lines and fortresses, that
were worse I ban useless; and then came the w artatig—
beware henceforth how they voted 11111 l ley without estimates.
--flow they r °tett away their 11111 l try —their money—the
money of the people—(tero, hear,)—winch never would
have been squandered had that House paid the uhention of
men of honesty to the affairs and money concert:l
of the people. • (Hear, hear.) So enormous had been the
expenditure. and so profligate, according to the Minute re-
ports, that its amount for the three years he had named
would have done more than pay oaf the whole national debt
before the Peach war. Yet that commons expenditure
woos continued in succeeding years of pence with very
trilling reductions. la the fifth yea' the le was only the
dilference of one million, as compared with an extravagant
war expenditure. Last year the revenue was the sauu ;
this year ws.s one million more than the third, fourth, ;end
fifth years of the war; Raid sill this without making allow •
lances for the changes of the currency Tite grand ink 'eel
was ever having gone (1111111 i the btandar .1 by she fatal too.
ceedlng of 1797. Ile differed Irmo many in that House mi the
subject ; hut the evil was, in ever having departed from We
standard. (Ilear, hear.) The hon. member then referred to
the bullion repost, maticularly dwelling Olt the IloclllllliMi-,
er bide were st ruitatu-, and w Melt in one y ear amounted
to tairty percent. That %ea. the fact, and that was •t
ruinous, in the face of the Chancellor of the Exchequet's
geaVe authuuity, es ho got the 'louse lit agree with Irian that
a one pound note nod a shilling were equal to a guinea—
thai there wits no depreciation—(Loud cheers and laughter.)
Those fluent ;thins %sere, In spite of such grave authority,
WI ruinous toot no good (loveriitnent would have stateied
them to last one mouth, certainly not for ) eat S. Ya t
Ihnt
was the system ofud • •'
'Minn, and Mina had it brought
the country ? it 110 i monstrous that their expendi-
ture should bear a conquoison with y e.tis es hen es as raging
througl t I:tetope, whelk al I every cumt was filled with
our subsidies ? lint that moisten it did not bear—and
still they find the Chancellor hoarting of the pionrisiug and
flourishiug condition of um Bonnets hear.)—And
skull was the wisdom of ministers, they imposed three millions
of fresh taxes es lieu they e•inteniplated Mr. reei's bill, as if
they u ere anxious to oppress and grind Joao the people
beyond till former example. W but they did they did, ill the
dank; they stopped not tit See the DOA:1110H of their OVID
wtasurr.; and after all the caper ieitce, the calamitous es.
petieuee of the last few yea's, they still pursued their same
cause. They changed um. The hon. member then pro-
ceeded to ',Witt out the injurious consequences resulting from
Mere/wing particular taxes, as they tended to lessen the con-
sumption of the articles. They had a still snore injurious
effect in driving out of trade small capitals. Thal bad ape-
rated most extensively, most injuriously un the trade anti its-
terests of the country.—(l leer, hear accounted for
large traders having pt•Unuued Ng must the hasty it duct luau
of duties immediately alleeting their own ti tide ; nail besides
addit• al ulxes attivato eel prices inn g •trical ratio.—
The co 11111 l unity was thu. affected most grievously, and it
showed time fatal character of the system. They saw the
enormous ruins levied, and they kite w how they bail beet)
expended; stud hell: was the cause of their difficulties—the
great pressure of !audit'''. It was vain to say that taxes
formed no part of the cause of the pro sure. Thu, the prices
of .lie (:seater haul (sullen nearly to those of 1192, a lulu the
expellee of raising, from taxes, &c. was three and four times
greater. As to relief to them, or any class, it must be of a
14101 e enlarged leageler than any yet mentioned;
the live millions pi oject ',metal lie a most inadequate remedy.
The learned member then took an extrusive review of the
increased diftirultits of the country, dwelling partieulai ly
toe the evils of over taxation; stud he maimaiued that except
the 11011,e tebi.te.l the system of M inistet s, he saw no other
result than that the distiesacs of the nation must go on tu.

ereasiog.
After a discussion of home length, •Lord Londonderry
moved the Im:twos goes ' .
Mr. Brougham replied, aid the House di►ided For the
motion of Mr. Brougham, 104—For the previous question,
Xl2—Majority for toe q 1106114111, 104. The House adjourned
at eleven o'cluek.

TUESDAY, FED. 7.
General GASCOYN E edit; L i ..... leave to bring in a bill
fur the erection of a hew fish Mai ket at List:rim:l.
Lord C. MANNERS presented a petitiuu fruit' Wished',
Cambridgeshire, most respectably signed, and lama [unmet-
fully worded, complaining of the distrev-ell slate id agricul-
ture, and praying the House to take tlw same it4r their CIPII•
aiderillion. UMW and ordered to be piloted.
Sir S. COLL presented a similar petit lout from the county
of Glamorgan. lie pledgedi
ranself lu merino t eve!)
that was calculated to promote the relief of awitulture.—
Oidered to be printed.
Mr. BERNAL 'ed fur an account of all sums it
money paid as bounty fur the re-captute of slaves, ete.—

Orrleic:l.
An address was ordered for the sixth report of the cum.
mi,ioners respecting the state of education.
Mr. I)ANV SON presented an account of the c partitive
population of the several Cotlllth s.
A new writ was ordered in the room of the Molnar of
Tichfield, for Wearingly, he having atcepted the steward'
ship of the (Adieus Hundreds.
Mr. WOI)E110 USE presented a pt tition from Swat ham,
Norfolk, complaining of agricultural distres, and pray nig
the case might be taken into consideration by the Ilt•we.
Mr. CREEV EY gave furtive, that on this day week lie
should submit a motion to the House, respectung the Act at
lbl7, fur rennitwratitig persons holding Cettaill high official
situations otherwise " the minister Mi pcnsiou bill.
Mr. P. (MEN FELL moved for the returns of the public.
balances in the hands of the hack.—Ordered.
Mr. II UNI L moved for returns of all military ahem,. rc-
caving pensions on account of wound', and specifying par-
ticulars.—Or•lercd.
Mr. II U E moved for an account of all SUM expendea
d
in building the 'loyal military college, Ragslioi, add
to the ;1'.9,111,01. voted in Itllet. Ordered.
Mr. HUM L noistal for accounts of the expenses of build-
ing the Eiot 111,11il College; the number of cadets ,ctit out,
dte.—Ortlered.
Mr. lIU %IL moved for tetanus of allowances to foreignos
as am:omo,, otherwise, tiered.
C IILUEIVING HUNIL
who woe
mos, d tor mortis of persons now in 1140 order',
the suite tune iti tile receipt of curd Of tuilitat) halt
pa...—(lleiti, bear ) making
Mr. LUSH N LH.° N suggested the difficulty of
out the it-t.
Mi. II U said, ;vele secretory to the treasary, he
Itooltl be able 1.• say how the difficulty toll' tlll
(1112.0, hear.) He knew there Welt many flite la such
sItUAIUII9.
MI. cmxttAir vi.oaca what would be bitualiou

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