The Sun.
London, England, 1813-12-01 00:00:00

DUTIES ON BRANDY.

The House went into it Committee to take into
consideration the Act of 49 of the King, relative
to the tholes on Brandy. .
CAANcnttaka of the EXCEIEQUFR said; that
from the state of warfare in which we Itad so long
been engaged, it had been found necessary not to
ttiow the, importation of brandy, except for
. exportation, vitt liberty- was given to our mer-
chants to bond and warehouse these brautties.till
• such time as they could in that way be disposed of.
This %Vas principally done for
.the purpose of en-
couraging. our own. colonial produce, particularly
tam.. The course of tile war had, however,
of, late, taken d twit_ much more favourable
to .this conntry than it had ever before been
Market for our colonial produce was 'lois.'
opened ; and. thf!re was no 'necessity to keep
the bran,lies that :bud ,been imported for ex-
' tortation, expressly tied up as they now were
by the 'said- Act. By sotleeing the brandies
itunorted for exportation, and noW bonded and
warehoused, to be used for home cOnsumptiem,
on the plvment of 2s. a gallon additiorol duty,
great convenienciese would accrue to the mer-
chants, and a very considerable advantage Ito this
revenue. Ile wished, therefore,. to propose a re-
, gnlation to 'enable those who had importNi.brandy
for exportation, to dispose of the &WIC 11arfiinije
con4nmption, on :the payment of 2s: a gallon
toltlitionM duty ; and heepueluded, by moving
a resolution to that effect.
Kr: BuowN'said, be had long understood it to
be tt leadinb.t, principle:Of policy in theGovernment-
of :this country, to give every degree of encou-
vazentent to the produce of own colonies, by
far as passible, the-prodare of the
P)y,layiu4 heavy dutiea, Which amounted
a prohibition, on brandies, we enciou-
rai;;e) rum, the produce of our West India plant-
ers ammo olTl.l;tats, who-had saffereu very severely
for nuinryears. oast. For his own .part, his in-
tlividnal objection might not bave impelled him
to :-,4v a word' on the subject ; but be could• not
ea,:ilY pass over the leading interests of such is
body of Inca :us the, ‘Vest indianierchaots. This
was the foundation of his objection to the propo-

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alld ffinsl proresi anNi cticvs~tth TI
from thd prin'cip".e of the pitlicv he had alhuted to.
Nlr...ltos. said. he never. understood there was
any.sttch_principle prw..- laid 'down or adopted
by 'this GOvtrament a't that mentioned by the
lion. wile had just at :down. During the
time th6e brandies were imported, the 'We'st
planters there n ere unquestionably •labouring unaef
great distress : and, therefore; 'the brandies were
only allowed to be imported for ekPortatiOn "; hut
now when circumstances were so mu-ch thang6d
fur the better, and when the markets were :vett"-
hig every day for the dispos,il of every. species -of
our colonial produce, he could not conceive that
the West India merchants had any .cla;tn or-right
to prevent GOvernment front obtaining a large
addition to the revenue by the-additional duties
proposed.'
Mr. l'aornitttok said a fe* 'Words in favour of
the resolution. •

MARavAT said, that if he thought the melt-,
•
sure would be an injury to the West India mer-
cbant, he would certainly oppgse it 5 but the
quantity of brandies in the country did not amount
to more than 6,000 puncheons ; and in the course
of last year Government had purchased. 22,000
puncheons of rum. lie thought it therefore a fair
measure.

't'l►e Resolution «•as' then
.agreed to, and a Bill
ordercil to be brought in thereon.

Sir .1. MACKINTOSi-i moved for a return of Denthc and
Desertions in the regular army, fur the List three yeari; dis-
tingitisleing the several stations' and the names of the cont-
tn:►ndinh otlicers.—Ordered.

The East India Trade Iteiculatiiiii Amendment. Rill, rind the
ilikidExtension Ain4endliterit ilill, vere read a irst, and or-
dered to he reed a seco:ul time 1,:.-morrow.

The East India I)uty *ent through a Committ?c; the
report wits received, and ordered to I, talten into further con-
sideration on Thursday next. .

'Elie Soo Fire-0114v Bill was read a geeond time, oud. to-
ticked to be committed to-stiorrow,—Adjoorned.

FROM LAST NIGHTS GAZETTE.

BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED.
G. Duman, Algato II gh-street, grocer, from Nov, 27 to
Jou. 15.

BANKRUPTCY iiITPEELSEDED.
J. sen. and J.ll. Billing., jun. of Paddington,
corn-dealers.

nANKnurrs.

.T. Reeves, of Union-street, lloston; plaisterer, Dec. 7, 14,
and Jan. 11, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Lang,
America-square.
T. Cornwell, of Rochester, dea4r, Dec. 7. 14, and Tan. 11,
at-ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Flcs.ney, Gray's-Inn-
squa;c.,
G. Armstrong, of Fofs-lane, Shathvell, founder, Dec. 7,
11, and Jan. 11,a'aitvn. Attornies, itleoort. Palmer, Tomlin-
sons, and Thompson, Copthall-court,'Vhogmorton-street.
J., Clarke, of Lay.tbetli•wailt, victualler. Dee. 7,14, and Jan.
.R, at twelve, at GOlllll4l. Attorney, Mr. Earntlintr, Red-
Cross.st reet, Cripplegate.
J.'nurgess, of !Towle)), itoplteeper, Dec. lb, 16, and Jan.
11, at eleven, at the Bear and CrOwn, Ipswich. Attorney,
Mr. W. brotuley, Gray's-Inn„
J. Abraham, of Barton-upon-Humber, corn-factor, Dec. 7,
at five, 8, and Jan. 11, at ten, at the George ho, Barton-
upon-ilumber. Attorney Mr. flicks, Gray'q-inn. •
J. Davey, of. Lant-street, Southwark, builder, Dec. 4, 14,
and Jan. 11, At ten, at Guildhall, Attorney, Mr. Charoley,
Mark-lane. •

S. Ilogeri,. of Botherliithe, thnher-therelimit, T)ec. 7, 14,
and Jan. 11, t%t eleven, at. Guildhall. Attorney; Mr. Webb.,
St. Thonuot-street, Borough.
J. Singletoi), of Bottesfard, Liecestershire, shoe-maker,
I)ec. 9,10,1110.1 mi. 11, at eleven, at the Flyitit; 1f0rg..., Not-
Attarnieo, Nlessr.. 1143tter sand Nltirtitt, Fiirni-
%.o.- -11 m.

It, Allen, of Stourport, ironmonger, Dec. 14, 15, and Jan.
11, at twell e, at the Si,van Hotel, Birmingham. Attorney,
Mr. I,,,tvrton, Gray's-I nn-square.
51. Lewi3, of Gloucester, wharfinger, Dec. IC, 17, and Jan.
11, at the White Hart Inn, Gloucester. .Attorney, .Ir. G.
Chilton, Chancery-lane..
Nettleton, of Plymontlt, printer, Dee. 14, 15, and Jan.
11, at eleven, at the Nor Royal Hotel, Plymouth. Attornks,
Messrs. Saudys, Horton, and ltoa►ke, Crane court, Fleet;
Street.

W; Miller and It, Leavit,t, of Hinton;street,Dethital-green,
earpentetsi Dec.. 4, 11, and Jan. 11, ;tt twelve, at. Guildhall.
Attornies, Nlessrs. Williamson and Hemmer, Clilltard'•-lnu.
.1. flarriio,l Ilvlretlere-plaev, Lambeth, tinder-merelnit,
Dec.ll, 18, and Jan. 11, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attorney,
Mr. Anthony; /lotion-garden.
J. B. nuthy, of Cable-street, Vaitechapel, grocer, Dec. 7,
14, ;and Jan. 11, at ten, at Guildhall. • Attorney, Ms.. .Batson,
Weliclosc..ipptre.

W. J. Richardson, of Nicholas lane, merchant, Dec. 7, IS,
and Jan. 11, at twelv,t,,at Guildhall. Attorney, Alr. Pktter-
son, Copthall-court. .
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It. Edwards, of Morgan's-lane, Southwark, wine n4erchant,
Dec. 7. 14, and Jan. 11, at ten, nt Guildh Attoruies,
Messrs_ flanu anti CrOssland, Bread•street. ,

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E. Me'ling, of Southapton-street, Covent- garilen;hrandy-
meteliaot, 1 'cc. 7, at ten, 14, at twelve. and Jan. 11, at one,
at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Smith, Hatton-gartlen.
J. Dodson, of Lewes, Sussex, grocer, Dec. 7, 14, antlJan. 11,
ttt one, at. Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. T. It. Mawley, Totten-
ham-Weet.

J. Juddery, of Deal, hoot-timber7rualier, Dec. 4, 14, and
Jan. 11, ateleven, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Eylcs, Castle-
street, I.lunrubilitch.
.1. Dix, of High-street, St. Mary-le-lionue,.baker, Dee. 4,
14, and Jan. 11, at elevvir, ut Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Flex-
/icy; Gray's-Inn-square..