The Sun.
London, England, 1815-03-23 00:00:00

110 USE OF COKMO.N.

Mr. M. A,. TAYLOR brought up the Bill for the hatter
paying of the Streets of London ami Westminster, which was
read a first time, and ordered fur a second reading on Mon-
day fortnight.
The Sugar Drawback Bill was read a third time and passed.
The !louse divided on the question of receiving a priva.te
Petition, brought up beyond time, by Mr. Mellish. For its
reception 64, against it 3.
Mr. BF.NNEIT move! to present a Petition from AO-
thony M‘lienna, of Tortola, complaining of unjust imprison.-
ntent, on account of a ship erroneously captured and rail-
denined to the Crown ; and praying the restoratit4 of his pro-
perly, and the abolishing of arrests under mesne
Ordered to be received, real, and laid on the table.
COMMITTEE OF SUPPI.V.
On the motion of Mr. VESEY FITZGEpAttI, for
the House to resolve itself into a Committee of
Supply, and the Speaker having left the Chair,
that Right Hon. Gentleman moved several Grants
for Irish Charitable Establishments,. and other
Ettdowiuents in Ireland. Ile stated, that as he
had given his notice so recently, he 5110111(1 defer
propo..iing any which could partake of a political
character, or which could give rise to any diScus-
sion. The following were then voted :
prildin Society
Farming Society . 5,000
Founillii Hospital 15. 800
House onndustry

•
• Hibernian School 9,545
*;arise School v.:. 1,945
.Feniale Orphan House
Lock Hospital
Lying-in-liospit3l
Sir Patrick Dunn's Hospital
Stephen's Hospital
Fever Hospital 5,000
Hospital for discountenancing Vice
Cork Institution , i 2,503
Cireen Coat Hospital, Cork
Belfast Academical Institution 1,500

Atter SOME observatioß6 from Sir JOHN NEW-
PORT, the Report of the Resohttions was ordered
to be received fp-morrow.
COMMITTEE OF Wias .\ND MEANS._

The Order of the Day being Boned foe the
Committee of Wayq and :Means ;
Sir Jonze NEWIORT opposed the Speaker's
leaving the Chair. He objected to this mode of
voting the Supplies by piece-meal, and ‘vithout
any financial exposition of the state of the even-
try. The delusion prevailing with respect to the
resources of Ireland was great ; and it would be
adding to it if the House supposed that they were
to receive any aid from that country to the c.tent
that the Right Hon. Gentleman titoght them to
expect. The Duties about to be proposed might
be good 0ne...;) but he objected to the mode of
proceeding.
Mr. W. V. Ferzune,en said, that if any delu-
sion prevailed with respect to the financial situa-
tion of the country, that delusion was hot honor ;
able to him. He, on the contrary, had always
stated to Parliament the circumstances in which
Ireland was placed : and he had not concealed
from Ireland the sacrifices that she would be call-
ed- upon to make. lie had dosired to make no
partial statement ; but he 'apprehended that the
course which, with the approbatiou at the House,
hie Right Honourable Friend (Mr. Vansittert)
had proceeded on in this country, was egettliy open
to him to follow, nay, he took blame to hueself
that he had not followed it before. Were not
the Votes of Supply, were not the Mili.ary aed
Natal Votes granted for the joint service of the
United Ic.ingdom? Was not the achnitteddeficiency
of the Irish Revenue ; was not the statement of
the Right Hoe. 13aronet himself a sufficient justi-
fication of the proceedings ? It was idle to deny
it. What now was lie blamed for ? He would an-
ticipate, if tie were permitted, the sitting of the
Cotninittee for a moment or two, and would
meution the nature of his resolution. He had
sometime since mentioned to the Right Ilon.
ronet, that he had new Duties of Customs iii
contemplation ; that which he :eves about to pro-
pose was a duty on tobacco equal to that lately
laid on in Great Britain, Parliament having re,
cognised the principle of assimelatiou ; mind lie
was only anxious that the Resolution should bear
this date, that the importing merchant in Ireland
might know the duty lie would be liable to pay
from this date, upon the passing at the Bill, and
not have to complain of any surcharge of which
he had not full notice. Would hot this be pre-
ferable to waiting until after the importation
from the United States, and be obliged either
to tier.e stock on hand, or to allow the vender
to raise the price of his commodity by the full
amount of the new duty which the public, as
consumers, would pay, and the Bevenue receive
nothing ? In compliance with the expressed wish
of the Right. Hon. Baronet, he had declined movl:
ing this duty when the English diaty was impos-
ed ; but the ratification of the 'Treaty of (ihent
had made it necessary to lose no farther time, if
we would have a productive source of revenue.--r
The Hon. Baronet had wished for an exposition
of our resources before he voted any thing. Did
be then think that we had i redundance ? Did he
not himself tell the House, on a former night, the
fearful amount of our deficit Die he not know
that no Budget could be brought forward for Ire,
lend until after the English Budget was stated—
until the estimated expenditure of both countries
was ascertained-, and the shore of Ireland's cowrie
bution to the joint account fairly stated ? If the
Right Hon. Bart. wished to d,.‘fer it for the purpose
of having fulldiscussion, lie apprehended that he Was
affording him the means of that discussion, by not
waiting until that time arrived. He had only one
other point to notice, which he would take this
ocreasion of doing ; that sensible as he was of the
great importance of a review of our finances, and
far from wishing to create delusion or prolong it,
he would now give notice, that either he, or his
Right Ron. Friend, the Chanct.llor of the EY,.che,
quer of England, would, probably on the first day
after Parliteuent met again, propose the revival
of the Committee of Finance, in the hope that they
would be able to present to the House a fair view
of our reeout.,.vs and of wants, in WhiCil he should
b: glad of the Right f lee. Geetleman's assistance.
'lime hating resolver! itself into a coo;*
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11)!t4Pe. vr74y* will

NrESEY r-ITZGF.RAl.Dprocci,ikti to state, that
the. exiting _Duties upoli• 'Tobacco iu Ireland

were, viz

Customs, y4.:;•ft>ths the th.—l:xcise, tc. I ill.the

Ile would propose to enerease the Duty of
Customs to ls. the It,. and the Excise to 2s. 2d.
mal:ing a total duty of is. 2d. the lb.
Str Jon N NEWPORT s:Aid, that if the Hight lion.
Gentleman was satisfied, he could prevent strioN-
gliitg, periiaps his propcfscd citify 'night be pro-
ductive he thought, that the smuggling -would
greatly increase, and in that case th.r Right lion.
Gentleman would be disapp.i:otA, Ile would
not oppose his duty.
Mr. VESEY FITZGERALD iVas fully aware that
there was nu article liable to high customs duty,
of which stunggling was not encouraged to a cer-
tain degree in augmentation of the duty ; but this
apprehension would greatly affect all custom
duties, lie was it-Witte too of the facilities atfordt
ed on our western coasts. All this however would
reignite increased vigilance, and as it was under
the contemplation of his Majesty's Gr 7
overnmett
to employ a portion of the light naval force which
would he kept up on the termination of the war
on such stations as might best prevent smuggling,
a considerable part of it would be found more
effectual than the Revenue Cruizers hitherto
employed.
Sir JOAN NEWPORT replied, if •the coasts of
Ireland were well protected during peace, it was
more than could be said of them du .ing the war.