The Sun.
London, England, 1801-12-15 00:00:00

INCOME TAX.

Mr. JONES gave notice, that on the first day
after the Recess, he should fix a day for submitting
to the House a Motion respeaing the Income Tax.
The Order of the. Day being read for going into
a Committee of Supply,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,
he should move to put it nff till this day se'nnight,
because it was his intention to-morrow to move that
the Howe should adjourn to that day, as on that
day it would be more easy.to• ascertain than it was
at present,. how long it would be fit to-adjourn for
the Recess.

3 tea Cominittex 61 Supply was then put off till
Monday. The Committee of Ways and Means
was also put off till Monday.

DISTILLERIES.

Mr. BURMA moved, that the Petitions which
had been presented respeding the opening of the
Distilleries should be read.

The several Petitions were then read, pro forma
Mr. Buß•rox then moved, that the Aft prohi
biting the distilling from Grain shpuld be read.
The Aa being read,

Mr. BURTONsaid, he rose in conformity with
the Petitions which had been read, and in conse-
quence of the conviction of his Own mind; to move
for leave to bring in a Bill to continue the Ad
;which had been 'read,, fora time to be limited. In
doing this, however, be could not help expressing
his strong sense of the candour of the Right Hon.
the CHANc;ELLOR. of the EveHEQUER, in acquies.,
cing in the appointment of so early a day for 'the
cussion of this •subjed.. He was extremely happy
thit this discussion was to take place, for whatever
the deciiion of-this question might be, it could not
but be extremely sattsfaClory to the People to know
that that decision was not formed upon incidental
discussions, but upon a full inVistigation' of the
subject. He trusted that the consequence of this'
night's discussion would be, that the CHANCELLOR
of the ExcnEQUER, and the majority of the House,
would be, convinced that, under the present circum-
stances, it would not be prudent to cliscortinue the
prohibition against distilling from Grain. The Peti.
tion which he had the honour of presenting from his
Constituents came from persons who had no particular
interest in the question, they bad indeed a general
interest in common with the rest of the people of
this
,Country, but he meant to say that they were
not particularly conneeted with this business. It
was -proper to observe that they -(the inhabitants Of
Oxford) lived in a very plentiful Corn country, and
had one, of the greatest markets for Grain in the
Kingdom, almost at their doors, and yet so situated,
they had experienced a very 'considerable rise in the
price of Corn, since it was understood that -the
,Prohibition was not to be continued. This fa&
was still further corroborated by a letter which he
had -received this morning, by which it appeared
that, the price of Barley bad increased three or four
shillings a quarter. Doubts ,bad been entertained
whether this high price had arisen front any real
Scarcity, or whether it arose from the artifices of
Farmers, Dealers, and persons concerned in the sale
of Corn. It might be said, that notwithstanding.
the abundance of the.•.l;ate harvest, the stock now
in
.hana more reduced, than is usual at this

time of the-year,; because the stock of last year
being nearly exhausted, the People were obliged to
begin upon the new crop at a much earlier period,
than was • usual; therefore
,with reference to this

sOjed, the preknt. year might be sold to consist
of. conhiderably• more than tl,velve months: But

e yen this, could not,- when the extraordinary -abuncl.