The Sun.
London, England, 1808-04-02 00:00:00

SUSSEX PETITION

' Mr. BANKIs reported,• from tl)e CominitteP ap-
pointed to try and detertnine the merits of Coe
.Peti-
tions complaining of an undue ElMimi and Return'
for th' County of Stiisc...n, that John Fuller, 'Esq.
had 6:L.:1 (Hy ck.-ted, 3nl that the Petitions were
not frivolous, nor vexatious.
The Tanners' Bill and the Bakers' Bill were se-
verally read a second time, and ordered io be com-
mitted.

Mr. CHOPLItY ASULUY presented aii Estimate of
the Expence of Pay and Clothing of
,the Artillery
Force, which was ordered to lie on the table,
Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY gave notice, that he
should on Monday move for leave, to bring in a 13111
-to amend the, law renvaing the Collection :of For-
feited necOgnizances in Ireland.

Mr, Sruttoes BOURNE brought up a fill for. Ore-
verithog the Exportation of WWI to I el.ind Withollt
ben .for landing. the same in that'Coontry. Read
a first time; and ordered to be read a second [lineup
Monday.
The Rill for p%,venting the Grant of Places in Re-
version, for a time to be limited, was read a second
time, on the maion'of Mr. BANKIIB, and ordered to
be committed on Monday. -

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Ordered, no the t0n1i0n.%.9
ot the 11ANCE14.011 of
the Ex C p,(4yen, that tLe floue at. its rising do ad-
journ to:11(1May,

coMMIITEE WAYS' A?' MEANS.

The Honse, on ►ire motion of the CILV:CZLLOR
Of the E4CHE4UEIt, having resolved Ha a COtn-
mittee of Ways and 'Means, Mr. WilAwros in the.
Chair; •

The CReiNCELLOR of -the EXCHEO UkR
rose to submit .the PrOpositions. of which he bad
given notice, respeeling the transfer of the Diny' for
Licences to shoot Game,. from the Szamp Duty to
the Assessed Taxeii, and for consolittating the addi.,
tional to per cent.- with the Assa,;ssed Taxes, to the
consideration.of the Committee. As to -the first
point, he should only observe, that it W3s notorious
that the duty was evaded, in a variety of cases, a cir-
cumstance which could not take place when the dnty
rives transferred, to the Assessed Taxes,
,in conse-
quence of the mode in which the Assessed Taxes
were colleaod. Upon this head, therefore, be should
propose a Resolution to the ComMittee, that the
present Duties on Game LieenCes do cease, :in order
that others should be granted in the Assessed-Taxes
in lieu of them. When the Bill that Sias to be
founded npon'this Resolution should be: brought in,
Gentle Men would have an opportuitity of coesidering
how far the prpvisions it was to contain would be
ficient to its objeet. Under the present system, much
inconvenience was felt by.those Gentlemen who hap-
pened to reside at a distance leorn• the county town-i

in obLiining their Certificates fr6M the Clerk Or the
Peace. This inconvenience would be wholly re-
moved by the arrangement whieh' he proposed, for
the Certifieates would be forwarded to the Cal-
le6tor Oft the District, to be issued on the produo4
fion, by .the person regtliring it, of the .receipt•
for lie payment of the duty. Sleet the, subje&
had been under his consideration, several corn- '
tnunications had been received, whitheepresented
that the evasions were chiefly praChsed by
,per-
sons pretending that they were shooting wood-
cocks and snipes, whilst, in reality; ;they: were en-
gaged in pursuit of game., 'ln order to remove this
source of evasion, thetefore, it was deemed desirable
to include woodcocks and snipes in the enumera-
tion of game. The other proposition that he had to
submit to the Committee, was a Resolution for the
consolidation of the 10 per cent. addition to, the AS-
sdssed Taxes granted the year heft:4.e the last, with
the Assessed Taxes. It would be 'retneMbered, that
at the time this addition had been brought forward,:
to make up the deficiency in the Ways and Means
of the year, which had arisen from the abandon-
ment of the Iron Tax, the stage of the Session
-did not admit of that mature 'consideration which
\v :s desirable. The consequence wav t heretore, that '
in almost every instance there were fractional pay-
ments which the Committee Would feel it right to do
away. . For this purpose he proposed to add two per
cent. upon the whole, and in all the lower classes to
reduce the payment, in case of a fraetion, to the next
integer iospd in the higher classes to raise it'to the
integer immediately above, so that the whole addi-
tion being at the rate of onein.fitty, would' give an
addition of 1 i 0,0601. upon 5,500,0001; the present
amount of the Assessed Taxes. But the elle& of
lowering the fra6tional payments to the next integer
belew tnein ,in the. inferior classe,s, would reduce
'that sum to about 107,6001. in the year. Tor in-
stance,' the amount of the Assessed Taxes for a house
not havi'lig more than aix windOws, and not worth
more:than 51. rent, was at present 6s. 7d. and would,
according to the rate of addition proposed by him,
be raised to Ps. ; but according to the scale of
reduction he had in contemgalion, it would be
'lowered to. fie. Lid. the sixpence being the immediate
integer below the fraaional shm.' in the higher
classes, on -the contrary, the payment would be cars
ried to the integer above the fraction.. There. would
be a 4unsequent decrease upon the lower classes, but
thilisiight addition on the higher classes would com-
pe,sate for that, and make the auginentatioe upon
the whole t U 7,6001. tie therefore moved, " hat
it is the opinion of the: Committee, that .the pre-
sent Duties on Shooting Licences and the AswWd
Taxes cease and determine,, in order that other
'Duties be granted in lieu thereof."
Mr. CALVERT thought the regal itions
proposed by. the Right Hon. Gentleman fur trans-
ferring the DUties on Licenses for shooting game
from, the Stamps to the. Assessed Taxes very good,
but auggOatd that there should be duplicates ofthe
receipts given for the amount of the duty, in order
that the person who paid the duty might have.
tiornithing to.shew in prodf of his having paid it.
.The CfIiiiVCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ob-
served to the' Finn. 'Member; that the receipt, when
produced, was to be the authority upoo which the
certificate would be issued to the party who had
paid the defy, . .
Mr.' SPLNCER sriiNub 'eipresied. his re.
gret that thcre was no.clause in any of the Assessed
Taxes Rill which butte& ed AssesSOli guilty of Mak- .
ing,surcbarges wantonly, to the payment of costs, if
the surcharges should* not be 'tontirmed. He was
:convinced that powers
:ought to be given • tor!sub-
je&ing persons of that description to' the payment of
costs.

• The CHA ACELLOR of the EXCHEQUER'
Said, that 'when the. Bill should .be brought in, he
would:be happy to avail., himself ot' the assistance (I
the Hon. Member, or any other Hon; Menibet', for
its improvement,. so, far'as that. ;could be eiretied
Without interference with the etfea of the measure.
He was-of opinion, however, that -the' remedy of the
evil stated could be 'better aft4ir.6a by
.the checks of
naive supwrintendance, than by. the proposition, of
penalties;
Mr. 7, JOH NES, observed, that it had been said
by the Noble. Lord, the predecessor of the Right
Hon.' Gentleman, tt.at in the case of such an abuse
the party would have a remedy by. going to law ;
but that remedy would be-worse than the disease,—
The abuses complained of rendered t mei ten times
more odious than the necessity of the times required,
in consequence of there being no penalties for mis-
t:undo& The Hun. Member adverted to the'exi ra-
ordinary circutnstance of seven hundi'cki stirchai•ges
having been made in one district, very. few Qi.which
had bt,en substlntiated,, and contended 'front this,
that penaltiek were necessary. He approted of the
consolidationproposed:'
BIDDULPH ()Wanted, that two new.
were proposed. by t 13.0. Right Honourable Gentle-
tuao, upon which lie should give his opinion when
the. Bills should be before the House ; but he wish-
ed to know whether :the Right Honourable qemle-
limn would have any obie6lion to the produttiou of
an =omit or the defaulters in the colledion of these
taxed. ,

Mr. Hussictssom stated,.tliat there could be no ob.
jeaioo to the account being produced.
The Resolution 'was then agreed to ; and the House
having resumed, the report was ordered to be re-
ceived on Monday. - - -