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fore beg leave to say a few words in reply. The Noble Lord
then followed Mr. Hume through the various items. He
said the sum proposed for the guards was now one-fourth
less than in 1792, and they could not now reduce it more,
unless they were disposed to withdraw all allowances alto-
gether. The army list was compiled by a person in his office, for
which he received a small compensation, and it was necessary it
should be so regulated, for the purpose of sending.it to the dif-
ferent garrisons ; besides, in the 3,0001. voted they must include
the Gazettes, &c.

When the iNrof.:de Lord had concluded his statement—
Colonel I-lARDINGE rose to explain a misconception re-
specting the Guards; although. there was that allowance .for
their mess, their pay was much less than that of the officers of
the line. •

Colonel DAVIES said, if the Guards had the allowances of
other regiments, their pay would be much higher than what
it was:

Mr. HUME did not allude to the pay, but the extravagant
expense of the table.

The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and got leave to
sit_again.

The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of; and the
louse adjourned at a QUARTER TO 4001,t this morning.

ANNUAL MALT-TAX ACT.

The following Resolutions were reported and
agreed to last night in the House of Commons :
1. That, from and after the 25th day of February, l8?2,
the Duty of Excise on. Malt, charged by an Act made in the-
-2d year of his present Majesty, " for continuing to his Ma-
jesty certain duties on malt, sugar, .tobacco, and snuff, fo-
reign spirits, and sweets, in Great Britain, and on pensions,
offices, and personal estates, in England, for the service of
the year 1821," shall cease and determine, and he no longer
paid or payable, except as to any arrear thereof.
2. That the said duty shall be allowed fur and upon all dry
unground malt, produced to, and taken account of, by the
proper officer of excise, after the 15th day of
.February, and
before the 3d day of March, 1822, as the stock of any malt-
ster or maker of Malt for sale, seller or retailer of malt, cone.
mon brewer, distiller, victualler, or vinegar-maker, and for
which all the duties payable by law bare been charged or
paid, deducting from such account twelve per centum on
brown or porter malt, and five per centum on all other dry
nnground malt, for the swell and increase thereof over the
quantity of such malt charged with duty, such allowance to
,be payable and paid to the holders of such stock, by four
equal instalments, on the four usual quarter-days, com-
mencing the sth day of July, 1822.
• 3. That there shall be granted and allowed, for and upon
every barrel of strong beer or ale, made or brewed after the
25th day of February, 1822, in Great Britain, and for which
all the duties payable by law shall have been charged or
paid, and which shall be duly exported to foreign parts as
merchantlize, a drawback of 14s. 2d. only, in lieu of the draw-
back now payable on beer so exported.
4. That the sum of 4s. British currency, on every barrel of
malt, containing four bushels Winchester measure, which at
any time after the 25th day of February, 1822, shall be wade
of barley, or any other corn or grain, in Ireland, (part of the
duty of excise of I4s. on every barrel of malt granted by an
Act made in the 59th year of his late Majesty King George
the Th;rd) shall cease and determine, and that for and upon
every such barrel of malt which, at any time after the said
25th day of February, 1822, shall be made of barley, or other
corn or grain, in Ireland, by any person or persons
whomsoever, whether the same shall be or shall npt be
'or sale, the sum of 10s. British currency, and no
' and so proportionably for any greater or le &s tiiantity
Il be paid by the maltster or maker thereof, respectively,
ieu of all duty payable thereon under or by virtue of any
Act or Acts in force in Ireland,

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• . 5. That the sum of 4s. per barrel shall be allowed for and
upon all dry unground malt produced to and taken account
of in Ireland by the proper officer of Excise, after the 15th
day of February and before the 3d day of March, 1822, as the
st,ck of any maltster or milker of malt for sale, seller or re-
tailer of malt, common brewer, distiller, victualler, or vine-
gar-maker, and for which all the duties payable by law have
been charged or paid, deducting front such account twelve
per centum on brown or pwrter malt, and five per centum on
all other dry unground malt for the swell and increase thereof,
over the quantity of. such malt charged with duty; such al-
nice to be payable and paid to the holders of such stock,
Jur equal instalments on the four usual quarter-days,
menciug the sth day of July, 1322.
That upon the txpdttation of .any spirits made or dis..
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any time .after the 25th day of February, HU,. and
,which
shall be warehoused in Ireland, and exported from thence to
.any place except Great Britain, there shall be allowed and
paid a drawback of 4111. and no more, upon every gallon of
such spirits, for and in respect of the duty paid on the foal::
used and consumed in the making of such spirits, in lieu and
instead of all drawbacks allowed and made payable on such
spirits in respect of such duty, by any Act or Acts in force in
Ireland; and that on all spirits made or• distilled in Ire-
land from corn or grain, malted or .unnialted, at any tine after
the said 25th day of February, and on which all duties im-
posed by law thereon shall be paid, and which shall be ex-
ported from Ireland, otherwise than front his Majesty's ware-
houses, to any place except Great Britain, there shall be al,

lowed and paid. a drawback of 5,10 Id. for every gallon of
such spirits of a strength not less than that of one to ten
over- hydrometer proof, being, according, to law, seven per
centuin above proof by Sikes's hydrometer, in lieu of all
drawbacks allowed or made payable on such spit its under any
Act nr Acts in force in Irclaud. •