The Sun.
London, England, 1802-04-06 00:00:00

0.. :s, and a raciEc system, w • excluo,
a desire for Warr-that there was no reason to despair
of the resources of the Country. They did not
leave the House because they despaired of the re-
sources of the Country, but because the measures
they recommended were treated with indifference and
neglect by the Rt. Hon. Gentleman and the majority
who supported him. Since that period, 'circum-
stances had sometitirn called upon him to obtrude
himself upon the attention of the House, when he
had recommended those measures which he consi-
dered as beneficial to the Country; and if the Right
Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Purr,) looked back with
satisfadion to the condud which he had pursued, he
(Mr. GREY,) looked back also with satisfadion to
the measures which he had recommended. The
Right Honourable Gentleman, however, was not
the only one who held those opinions—the Right
Hon. Gentleman (the CHANCELLOR of the Ex_
CHEQUER) whose condud displayed a, striking
contrast to that of his Predecessor, or which at
least differed in many particulars, was not
satisfied with expressing his satisfadion at the
condud of his Predecessor, but he found the attack
made by France against MOnarchy to have been
fruitless, because the House had voted 900,0001. to
pay the Debts of the Civil List. If the safety of
Monarchy depended upon that House paying the
Debts of the Crown, he thought the Right Hon.
Gentleman need be under no apprehension about it.
If the Right Hon. Gentleman thought this an ar.
gument to prove that the safety of Monarchy was
unendangered, he, need scarcely ever be in want of
a similar argument, though he (Mr. GREY) con..
fe-ssed he could not view it in the same light. He
was sorry he had taken up the time of the Com-
mittee, but he could not sit still and hear the at.
ailments and assertions of the Right Hon. Gentle-
r:,
man (Mr. PITT) without combating those arguments
and assertions, and stating his own opinions upon
the subject.
Mr. PITT rose to reply. He
.did not mean to
advert to the charges advanced against himself by
the Hon. Gentleman. He only wished to call the
attention of the House to one topic which had been
argued upon, the proposed alterations in the Sink-
ing Fund. It had been stated that these alterations,
whether an improvement or not, were certainly an
infringement of the plan he had formerly submitted
to the House. For his own part, he never thought
that plan so perfedt as not to be capable of being
amended by the future wisdom of the House. But
there was one principle laid down in that plan
which was essential to it, and which could not be
deviated from without destroying its intention; he
meant the regulation that one per cent, should al-
ways be provided for the extinction of every new
Loan. With regard to the alteration proposed, he
could affirm that there was not one word in it incon-
sistent not only with the spirit but even 'with the
letter of his plan. The former Bill made a constant
provision of one per cent. to extinguish the Debt.
The present Bill goes farther; it not only makes a
provision,to pay off 96 million in forty-five years,
but such a provision as would pay off ISO millions
in a shorter period than the one per cent. provided
by the former Bill would pay off 96 millions.
Mr. ;ONES observed, that whatever collusion
might foram-fly-have been supposed to exist between
the present and farmer Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, it .was now plain that their sentiments com-
pletely differed. With regard to the Income Tax,
the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had declared
that it was always his intention to repeal it as soon
as it could be done. It might be so, but the Pub-
lic heard nothing of this till the intention of peti-
tioning against it became general. He hoped these
Petitions would still he brought forward, to prevent
any future Minister from laying on such an inquisi-
torial Tax. [Here he was called to order]. Since
the Minister was now compelled to abandon the In-
come Tax, he and every Englishman would
ready to support any other burden rather such an
odious one should be renewed.

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hich
should

Mr. Alderman COMBE made some observations
on the unfair advantage which was given to private
Brewers by the proposed Duty on Beer.

Mr. VANSITTART rose to shew that the abo-
lition of the Income Tax was attended by no breach
of public faith. The Governor of the Bank of
England had indeed been dirdted to pay the in.
terest of 56 millions of the National Debt out of
the produce of the Income Tax ; but this sum of 56
millions was not any peculiar divibion of the Na-
tional Debt, but only a part of the whole. It was
therefore the National Creditors at large, and not
any particular class of them, that had a right to
make any complaint.
Mr. Mll./NTY.4/UNG heard with sorrow an
Hon. Gentleman mention the Income Tax as a pro-
per War Tax, an iron rod still suspended over our
heads when occasion called for it. He hoped the
Hon. Gentleman would altogether abandon a pro.
jed so universally odious.
Mr. ;ONES expressed the utmost abhorrence of
the Income Tax, for which he said the twenty-four
letters of the alphabet could not form an expression
sufficient to brand it as it deserved.

Mr. JONES desired to know from Mr. AD-
D NG-ro Fr if there really was a large sum due by
Government to the East India Company ?
Mr. ADDINGTON replied, that the Accounts
between Government and the East India Company
were at present settling, but the balance had not
yet been ascertained.

The Resolutions were then put and agreed to.
Mr. ROBSON wished to know if the Resolu.
tions could be printed immediately ?
The SPEAKER replied, that they could not be
printed till first reported ; and that the common
pradice of the House was to" have then, printed
immediately afterwards for the satisladion of the

Members.
Mr. Ro BSON repeated his question.
Mr. ADDINGTON said, that he was ashamed
to add any thing to what had already fallen from
the highest authority with regard' to the Laws of
the House ; but the Hon. Gentleman must perceive
that his Motion could neither be received in a Com.'
mittee, nor in the House, till after the report was
brought up.