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to be taken to arrive a

-question.

The follOw

the aggregate avenue

Wines.

In the ilfree y'enrß, --
1790, 1791, and
1792
lii the three years '
1811,, 1812, aird
1813 915,000
Incr. in the latter

periud
Ave ,age annual

1,114,000

3,181,000

476,000

9,0c7,00n

1 ,DGB,OOD

I

415,000

609,000

1,207,000 5,303,000

792,000 3,333;000

264,000 I 1,111,00.0
ook a view of the
and. The result

increase "" 158,000
I:h6 Right lion. Gentlenuan t
trade and and navigation or Ire
of this was highly satisfactory.
In the 12 years to 1801 the official value of exports
was
12 years to 1814, ditto

Exceeding

I2,1;19,C00

Lii
the 12 years to 1801, the value of imports was 58,3(3,000
12 years to 1814, ditto

Exceeding

28,354,000

In the 12 years to ISO', the number of ships entered t
inwards Was
12 years to I gl4, ditto

Exceeding

1!),IG9

Their tonnage was,
- 12 years to 1801
12 years to is i• 1

7,R18.6!10 TOM.
1

Exceeding • 2087,500 Tons.
In. all the articles of native produce exported,
there: had been considerable increase in the year
1813 over former years: It had been complained,
that the financial exertions of Ireland had not
been so great as they ought to have been ; but he
would take upon himself to say, that since the
Union they had been greater than those, who
were at that time most sanguine in their hopes,.
bad ever, expected from her. To give the Com-
'mit tee. a proper, idea of . what she had done, he
'would contrast the total amount of. her expendi-
'titre in the thirteen years before the -Union, and
the thirteen years which had passed since. In-
cluding in the thirteen years preceding the Union
two years of extraordinary expence, when' the
country was in .a-state of disturbance, which God
torhid it should ever see recur again, the total ex-
penditure amounted to 39 millions, and in the
thirteen years which had followed tb. expendi-
ture, was upwards of 116,000,000/. The actual
receiot of Reventic.for the thirteen years before
the Union was 19 . and for the thirteen
years since the Union above 50 millions. Having
concluded his statement of the Nays and Means,
he had only to express his hope'and confidence that
the estimate; which he had submitted to The Com -
tnittee would prove to he as well founded as, to!se
which he had submitted last year. He, however,
felt himself hound in candour to notice a reduc-
tion of the Revnue, which he should propose, in
the course of a few days : it was the Tax of
3s. imposed upon HouSe-keepers not paying
other taxes. The total amount of it was about
24,0001. and the reduction would be about one-
third of that sum. He should be happy, if in any part '
of this statement he had not made himself clearly
understood, to give any explanation in his power. •
He concluded with observing, that in congratu-
lating. the Committee upon the result of the mea-
-1
sures proposed last year, he .was not actuated by
feelings of a personal nature ; but it was a sub-
ject of great satisfaction and exultation to witness
the progressive increase of the prosperity of Ire-
land. It was satisfactory to know, that though she
had not been able to make sacrifices which no coun-
try on the face of the earth, except England, could
make, without succumbing, yet' that she had male
great exertions, and that she had, at the same
time, Advanced in prosperity, in wealth, and •in
power. Her situation was not only a proof of
the wisdom of that system of exemption which
had been adopted towards Ireland, but a pledge
that she would one day repay the advantages she
had received. tie had, in a preceding year, soli-
cited the House not to press too severely in the
way of taxation, because, if her resources were
rashly anticipated, they would he depressed. The
House, he was happy to say, had listened to his
solicitation. Ireland had fought' a great battle
in conjunction with England. If she had not
made the same sacrifices, she' 1)(1(1 make many,
and if she had contributed so munch in one way,
she might at least look with pride at the extent •
which she had contributed in another. One
Of her Sons had that day given lustre to the
Walls of that HoThse. Ireland had given to
the empire- the greatest Captain that this or
any other .country had ever seen. and (but
in the presenm of his Noble Friend, he would
mot say all his feelings prompted), he might acid,
she had also produced the man, under Whose
councils the war had been brought to a glorious
conclusion, and peace had been. restored to con-
vulsed Europe. That Hero, whoth they had the
honour that day to see among them, otild also
bare told them, that, under his-banners, Ireland
Lad opened her heart's sluices ; and, to use the

•
expres;ion of one -of the mmost elo •gnent of li
Sons —" if England glories ita;;
fought; Ireliniti has a right, to participate in
tritimphi."—Olear; ,hear Hoti.
Gen. then 114Oved hi;
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Sir H. PAI...i;EL:f. -iti.o4q!,hierted to thi's taix,
it hieb r.bold be; 111 fact; .a Property T n
ax; an.nut:
big to rate
per 'cent. on all the property in
wlikh required `those poWeri of attorney., A
Gentleman Might, to he Sore, receive his ovrt%
rents, and thus escape payitig but if In.
found it.nec'eSsaryto!tmoint anyother,perion tti
teceiVe rents; this walla am omit a tax of
one per cent: The Right pon. Gentleman most
now bear in his mind that the interest of t!ie debt
Of Ireland actually exceeded its Wlinle 'revenue
296,3001.. it appeared tn -him; that the
pence establishment which 'could he ker*, up Would.
amount to 17 millions; of which the proportion
would be two ,
.Addirig to thii about
100,0000. seParate chargei, whieh. !rebind had tc;
pay, tbe Right Hon. Gentleman Won't, hare next
year to provide for. 2,400;0001. trh,rli wnsuld be
required for the expenditure of Ireland. Nom
Nbas this to bedone ? Was it by, a roan in time
of peace ; or did lie hope to find new tAxes tri
that Amount % He ''stwitild Venture to suggest to
him, that without takitlg.either of those sour,-es;
it might be possible to rinse this money by a act-
tet. collection of the existing takes. It was welt
known that; before the Union, the patronage of
the revenue .was almoit wholly applied to parlia-
mentary purposes,. The same system kid beeri
employed to a greater Or lesS .CNtent ever since;
ThiS system gave rise to all manner of abhses anti
neglects of duty, and took 'away the controul that
the superior officers ought to have over the bile.;
rior persons employed.. He really supposed, that
if t taxes were properly collected io Ireland,-the
revenue would rise from five millions to seven.
This would be an object at least worth 'flaking
the experiment. It was authentically proved by
papers on the table of the House; that there
were great abuses in the collection of the revenue;
and he attributed those abuses principally to the
system of making the collection of the revenue an
object of parliamentary patronage.
Mr. PEELS said, as to the observation nelde by
the Hon. Blronet on the exercise of pa:ronae,
and his idea, that it was equivalent to 2,400,0001.
lie must reply, that he know of no such thing
he wished that the Hon. Baronet had produced his
evidence, or would shelx by proof that the in-
fluence of patronage had been at all used for Par'..-
liamenttary and political purposes.. He should
be ready to meet him on such a charge. He
knew but of one instance of abuse, and ttiat was
the case of Beauchamp Hill, which lira )pcited three
years ago, and before he (Mr. P.) had any part
in the Adiniuktration of Ireland.
Mr. DVIS GIDDY said a few tvords,whiclt were

811' JOHN NEWPORT remarked on the statement
of the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Fitzgerald),
that there had been an increase in the Legacy
duty of 15,9001., that it might have been double
that sum if the collection of the tax had beer pro-
perly regulated ; but the most shameful negli-
gence had prevailed. The Board of COnnuission,
which bad received a report that penalties to the
amount of 47,0001. had been incurred, iiever exa-
mined that report ; and one Commi§Sidner, %rho
had been requested to attend once or twice; threw
up Ills commission, because he said he hid tioder-
stood his office to he a sinecnre. There never
could be.an-efficient finance establiShtiiiiiit,,nidet
there was some controul over the Treasury. At
present; the Chancellor of- the Exchequer of Ire-
Lind, and the Secretary, were either the same
person, or, if different; there was no control,
except-of the Se.eretary over the Chancellor.
should next. Session (unless anticipated) move for
the 14 Reports of a Commission' of Inquiry, to
which the country %vas highly indebted, and which
he regretted bad been dissolved before its. inves--
tigation• had extended farther than the expendi-
ture of Ireland. '

Mr. FITZEBALD replied.
After some further conversation, Mr. WILLIAms
WYNNE adverted to the proposed Tax on niwVrs
of Attorney for the transmission of Rents to Ab-
sentees. Ile expressed strong doubts of the policy
of the measure, which was, in effect, an Absentee
Tax, and calculated to excite alarm, as there was
no saving how far it might be carried.
The Resolutions were then agreed to, and the
report ordered to be received on Monday.
Mr. BATHUILST (in the absence of Lord Castle-
reagh), gave notice, that, on Tuesday, the Noble
Lord would move a Vote of Thanks to the Navy
and Army, as well as to the Militia and Volunteers.

Mr. PEELE rose to
.move for leave to bring in a
Bill for the more effectual redress of outrages in
Ireland. This Bill, he said, was meant -to be
subssidiary to that already before the IlousC, for
the preservation of the Public. Peace in that part
of the United Kingdom, and its object would be
to open additional Courts of Justice, and to re-
move those obstructions at present in the way of
sufferers obtaining redress. It was meant that
persons assaulted should have the power of bring-
ing their cases before the Assistant Baeristers iii
the District Courts where these Gentlemen acted.
There were many complaints that individuals,who
had suffered outrage, often chose rather to remain

silent, in consequence of the expence and rieiaj
of obtaining justice, or retaliated by similar out-,
rages. It was therefore proposed, that the Courts
should have the power not only of imprisonment,
but of assessing damages at the expense of the
person who had committed the 4iutrage. .
Sir J. NEWPORT seconded the motion.
Mr. WYNNE suggested, it would be better to
.secure the prosecutor's expenses out of so►t►e dis-
trict rate., as'it was likely the assaulter, from po-
verty, would often be totally unable to pay them.
Mr. PEELE said the 'suggestion should receive
every attention.

Tile same lion. Member brought up a Bill for
granting additional Annuities to the Judges io
Ireland, on resignation of office, which was lead.
a first time.