The Sun.
London, England, 1802-02-03 00:00:00

SUPPLY.

Mr. STEELE presented an Account of the
Distribution of the sum of 2,500,0001. voted by
Parliament for the Extraordinary Services of the
Army for the year r Sot. And also an Account of
the Extraordinary Services of the Army for the
year 'Sot, not provided for by Parliament—which '
were severally ordered to lie on the Table, and to
be printed for the use of the Members.
Mr. RoBSON said a few words across the Table,
which we could not hear.
The CHANCELLOR of tke EXCHEQUER
said, that the Accounts now presented to the House
had no reference to the notice he gave when the
House last met. He gave notice at that period,
that he should to.morrow move, in the Committee
of Supply, for a sum for the Extraordinary Services
of the Army for the current year. He was not
then aware that the Accounts now ,presented could
have been prepared so soon. As they were, how-
ever, before the House, he should withdraw the,
notice he had given, and should move in the Corn-
mittee of Supply, on Friday, fora sum, to make good
the excess of the Army Extraordinaries of last, year,
it being his wish. that the expellees of last year
should be wholly provided for before those of the
present.
Mr. ROSON was proceeding to make an obser-,
vation, but was interrupted by
7he AKER, who said, it was irregular.
The CHANCELLOR of the,ExcutotTEß said, the;
Accounts would be .printed, and ready for delivery.
on Thursday morning.
An Account was presented from the Navy Office
of the estimated Debt of the Navy up to the 3tst of
December, 180 I, which was ordered to lie on the
Table, and to be printed for the use of Members.
Mr. N. VANSITTART presented Accounts of the
distribution of the several sums of two millions,
and one million, granted to His Majesty in the
last Session of Parliament, which were respeclively
ordered to lie on the Table, and to be printed for
the use of Members.

CIVIL LIST.
Mr. CANNING said, he rose for the purpose
of calling the attention of the House to the subjeCi
of a notice given by the CHANCELLOR of the Ex-
cHT•QUER. That Right Hon. Gentleman had given
notice to the House, at a former period of the Ses-
sion, that he should,-after the Recess, bring forward
a measure for the purpose of providing for the
payment of the arrears of the Civil List by the
sale of certain of His Majesty's Colonial Pos.
sessions. With respeCi to the objea which was
to be thus provided for, he trusted there could be
no difference of opinion ; he, for one, considered a
provision for such an objed as a most wise distri-
bution of money, and whenever it was brought
forward, it should have his most cordial and entire
assent. With respect to the mode of raising money
for this purpose, he had turned his attention to the
stiljeCi, and he thought it was not entirely free
from objt:aion. His objeaions, it would of
course be irregular now to state, they must be
reserved till the question came before the House.--
He wished, however, to be informed by the Right
Hon. Gentleman, whether when this measure should
be brought forward, it would come before the
House in such a shape, that the question as to the
sale of the Colonial Possessions alluded to by the
Right Hon. Gentleman, might be made a matter of
distinet and separate discussion. If the measure
was to be brought forward, so as that the mode of
raising the money would not come distindly before
the House, he wished to find some other opportu-
nity of discussing the question relative to that sub..
jea, independently of that, upon which he saw no
objedion.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, that in the notice which the Right Hon.
Gentleman had alluded to, which he had felt it his
duty to submit to the House,' he ,had stated the
accumulation of Arrears upon the Civil List, the
expediency and necessity of liquidating them, and
that the means of discharging these arrears might
be found without imposing any additional burden
upon the Country ; he had stated that the sale of
certain lands or Colonial Possessions of His Majesty
would afford the means of discharging the greater
part, if not the whole of those Arrears, without
adding to the public burdens. In the notice he gave,
he alluded to the Island of St. Vincent, in which
Island His Majesty's Ministers had in contempla-
tion the sale of the lands which were called the
Charib Lands, in order that the produce of such
sale might be applied to the purpose alluded to.—
He did not, however, think it his duty to bring
forward a distinct question before Parliament as to
the sale of those lands.
Mr. CANNING said, he wished particularly
to express that the objed to which the money
raised was to be applied, met with his most cordial
approbation. As to the mode, however, of raising
that money, if the lands alluded to were to be sold
without certain restriftions, he should make strong
objettiens. He did not understand the notice of
the Right Hon. Gentleman to allude solely to the
Island of St', Vincent, and he wished to know
whether the uncleared lands, in other Colonies, were
not also included.
The CII.4iVCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, he wished it to be understood that his notice
did not refer wholly to the Island of St. Vincent.
It was true he had spoken particularly of that

ba at the same firne, the notice equally
referred to the private property of His Majesty
in other Colonies.

INCOME TA)I.

Mr. JONES said, he had, at a former period of
the Session, given notice that be should, Oil the first
day of the meeting of Parliament after the Recess,
narnit a day when he intended to bring forward a
proposition relative to the Income Tax. He now
wished previously to know whether the CIitANCEL.
LOR of the EXCHEQUER intended to bring forward
any specific proposition upon this subje6t.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, that neither the Hon. Gentleman, nor the
House, would expert that he should give an answer
to that question. As to the proposition which the
Hon. Gentleman had intimated his intention of
bringing forwards, he submitted it to the candour
of that Hon. Gentleman, whether it would be pro.
per to urge such a proposition before he knew what
were the intentions of Government with respeft to
the Ways and Means of the year. He wished it
to be understpod, that he held out no pledge, but
he deprecated any premature discussion upon the
subieet.
Mr. JONES said, that after what had been
urged by the Right Hon. Gentleman, he should not
give the notice which he had intended. If, how-
ever, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did not
bring forward some measure relative to the subjeEt
in the Ways and Means of the year, he should
then think it his duty to make some- i.rnrosition
upon it.

BREAD

Alderman CURTIS, moved the Order of

the Day for the further consideration of the Report
on the Bread Assize Bill, for the purpose of post.
poning it.
• The'Ortler of the Day being read; die further
consideration of the Report was deferred till Thurs.
day next.
Adjourned at a quarter before five.-

..THE SUN.

SOLEM QUIS DICE:tE FALSUM AUDEAT

LONDON, FEBRUARY 3, iBoz.

WE this morning received the Paris Papers of
the 31st ult. The Proceedings of the Cisaipine
Coniulta, at Lyons, are at length published, and
the Constitution of the Italian Republic is arranged.
On the z6th ult. the Chief Consul went to the Hall,
where the Consulta, accompanied by the Minister
of the Interior, the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
several General Officers, Prefeas, &c. and made
the following Speech.

" The Cisalpine Republic, which has been re-
cognized since the Treaty of Campo Formio, has
already undergone several vicissitudes.

The first efforts made to establish it have not

succeeded.

Invaded afterwards by hostile Armies, its ex•
istence seemed no longer probable, when the French
People a second time chaced your Enemies from
your Territories. Since that time every means
has been tried to. dismember you. But the pro.
tedion of France has prevailed ; you, have been
recognized at Lunewille. With an addition of a
fifth part to your Territories, you are now more
powerful, more consolidated, more assured in your
hopes.

" Composed of six different Nations, you are
about to be united under one Government, more
adapted than any other to your manners and cir-