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and 12,010 IVLitinel, in the service. if due
prnportion Of the Marines was filled up, the whole
would be i t 5,00 w There were then,lo4,ooo Seamen
and !Antilles ; the Inducting of this additional ser-
vice would require a still greater number ; he wish-
ed to know, whether there was to 1,),e an additional

vote.?
Mr, Dr cOpsow said, no considerable addition of
numbers would be necessary so as to require a vote.
VarionsSums Were then voted for Miscellaneous
Services:the- most considerable of which were, two
sums of to,oool. to relieve the distresses in Otkney
and Shetland ; r io,oool. for Roads and Bridges in
the Highlands Of Sco!land ; and 18,00c1. for Forts
and Colanies on the Coast of -Africa.
Mr. FuLt. rtt asked, 'whether this last vote in.
chided Sierra Leone ?T—The answer was, No.
Tbe,keport was 'Ordered to be received to-mor.
'To*.

On the. Motion of Sir E. NEPEAN, the second
, reading of the Irish Additional Defence, Bill was
ordered fur to.rnorrow.
WAYS AND AMEANS--STAMP DUTIES.
rte' CHANCELLOg of the 'EXCHEQUER
-nilvea, 'that the lionse do resolve itself into a Com-
'mime of Ways and Means. The House having
gorge into the Committee, the Right H9n. Gentle.
man called 'their attention to the subject of the
-Duties On ,Stamps. It would be recolletled, he
observed, that in the early part of the Session, a
Right: Han., Gentleman (Mr. ADDINGTON) had
tkiken credit to himself for the manner in which

-.proposed to raise the sum of between 7 and
800,0001. for paying off the charges on the
•This .he had proposed to do, by creating
aq juty'on stamps. Though the manner
Ott •which "thot proposal was stated to the House,
*.r4lsht haye appeared feasible to theit Right Hon.
"Tletstlemin in theory, he (Mr. PITT) was well as.

sured it could never be accomplibhed. It bad been
found difficult to class the several duties, arid there-
' fore the Right Honourable Gentleman's Plan co-illd
riot be brought forward, nor: was it likely that
'the sum iviaposeci to be raised, could be raised

by -the rate of duties which he had stated-, to
the • House% What he should therefore propose
for-the:Consideration of the CAmmittee, would be, an
• gerease •of the Stamp Duties, somewhat between
▪ oneL`tifth and orie.fourth of •th; present duties on
• all -the leading articles of Revenue Stamps, mean.
ink to, exempt Parish Apprentice Stamps from any
- further addition to the- duty. In the increased

duties would he comprehended all law proceedings,
civil and ecclesiastical, hills of exeliange,notes,trans.
ler Of property, mane)' bonds, &c. These were the
must material. As the Debate hid been procrastinated
' to a late hour, he would not detain the Committee,
• but' deliver in the 'Sch,:dole, which contained 'an
ample oraternent Of the various items ; which Safe..
dole might be primed, and Gentlemen 'might have
• an opprotnicy of viewing and considering the
- whole, and upon the bringing up of the Report, the
discussion take place. , The Right lion. Gentletrian
then in substance moved the Resolutions pro foraia.
14f r.rADDI NGTON oluer'vedy,'the Right Hon.
• .c..ntletnan Intuit he aware, that What' he.had
natty proposed embraced three ohjeets ; first, ah
augme,vatiim of 'the dude's ; next, d classifiCation of
those duties ; and thirdly, the necessity of sub.
I-sting the persons rolde to pay those duties to a
tax rid'va/orriir. These ohj..•6ts, he was of opi.
Ilion, were .de,irable to be Attuincd ; and with re.
Spea to the first, lie' watt. happy:to find, that the
atinumt had 'produced nearly, enough to cover fte
charges on the 1.,1011. As to the. possibility'of clasS.
ing the rate.s of duties, he was of opinion no consi-
derable difficulty would arise ; but, however, on
thit.t.lie did tot wean to insist. He trusted the Right
Pefttfetnan would tortshis attention to the ad
4:4 lat'em.dtit y,, which he Wav'saliifiett v)u'uld be pi°.
' dud i,vedflnech ben:fit to the Revenue.
CII,V NCELLOR
,of the EXC EQU4 I? was
oppreliensive the plan of the Rig!it }-190. Gentleman
Would be'afrellciv4 wits? diffvully ; he: was, however,.
-,desirons of COnsikleriadwhither Ur not ii conk! be ear.
'tied into cfl"jtl. Ife was poi aware how it was i)01.
rates 'ol'tazation, so as to
ilic4itie`qtri:as of the 11.i';;;i` Gentleman, and
OltitnatelYl6efit-the Ret7ehtte, '•
observations` ':tiOrn Mr:, ST A NHOF
fly' • t`..
OW !tot cordjaily iizaree with the ,proposed
iltel)..ts;.,lttiriis. we're .o'reed to
7!l'itkt."A''''"r)).• • t •*a '(;.'
,LtU5 op ley are to g, print.
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