The Sun.
London, England, 1803-06-14 00:00:00

BUDGET.

Mr CdH4NC`'ELI,UR rfx thr EXCHEQUER
moved the Order of the Day for the, Hot!e to re.
solve itself into a Committee of the whole House to
.consider .4urther, of Ways and Mesins"for raising a
'Supply. The. House having resolved itself into a
Committee accordingly, , •
the CHANCELLoR of tba,EXCHEQURK said, that
' to lte.should. he obliged to trespass • at some length,
ui on the p4tienee and the indulgence (if the'Corn.
mitten, he should abstain from making any prelimi.
nary observations on the subjea. to Which' he was
(leprous. of calling the PaitiCular attention of the
Committee, excepting such as in his. judgment
,neers.
. sarily.and materially belonged to it. He should :lb-
. stain from entering into anyparticu'ars relative to
the situation. in which we are, now placed. Suftiee
.for the present tO say,.. that alarge Majority ofiliat
House had Jleclared .that the disappointment of the
Conntry with respeet'to ourpresent situation, beibg
in a state of (vat., and the causes of it, are , it, be,
found alone in the restless, anibitiOn which,:ttat9te
• the Councils of 'France, -and to the, tpitit of en.
Croachment and domioution by which the Ontikt of
-its Government has beeo guided for a.cunsideritl lee
period. Under these ciretkostanees, we were called
nifon,to 'mike great and t he
House of Commons:had declared to Hi, Majesty
11111. conviaion that such were the causes ,of 'the
'War, and*hati given. to His IVlajestrassurrces for,
the support of it, in which all persons concurred,
and the liouse;liad declared it was ready to call
forth di; itesonrces of this. Country for. the pn Tose
of maititaining
,the honour of His Majesty's Crown,
and the eoential interests of his domitlions.
.pledge. was' riot, .and could not ke lightly given
it was a 'solemn declaration carried to the toot of
the ."Uhrtine, that we 11.10. ;Ill.:nude up nor minds td
4he . great talon which the. circumstances of
Country imperiumly require: It wa4
.try but a detcrinioed ill inner upon such an
oce.hion ; we were called upon to summon aii Gni
fortitude, and to put forth our force; nor. wool('
(hi, hestifficietit without. being satisfied .that tq
make these efforts it wouht be absolutely
,necessary
to submit to. great
,privations and ineonve.,
niences ; Vnutice even great and extensive saeri:
Aces. We-had an, enerny,tO contend with :that bail
ratc,„bted ripjax.s as well as the circumstances :ofour`exeitions,
our exettions, and had built' hopes of ovelcomihtt
by the length of a contest. rt was therefore ne:
ccssary for us to lie prepared, nut wily lir a vigor:,.
ous, but fur a protratied contest. This was a syB.4
tem which was not leSs consistent with the calculi.:tiJn of the coldest prudence, than due to
Jude and wisdom of a great and Powerful people:
It was upon opiniJni stick as thebc, and. with refer.

erne to systein as that to W 11:13
vetted, ihat.ht felt•li his .duly t,) prollose •a plan
which .he was now .about to slibmit to'the Commit,
tee; 'arid having statetr.gener.illy the-pri,.Liple-upon
which the plait. tvaii,founlql,. he .should enter upon
,with- a referee e,. to Supplies
voted, and those remaining to he ''‘',;tl4;:fifter
he—should, store the Ways- a0t1,..-Meow.liy.:..w.hich;
,(according to the best consideration and. refleetion
he had .been .able to give) it was desirable the Sup-
ply should. be raised. The following were the
,heads. - •