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: make it perpetuel, as it Was said some taxes tvould to present reform in those Courts." The Hon.and perienced. That of whiCh he complained, '
I.IIIPERIAL PAPLIAME_NT
ibe abolished in case of peace, and part of the In Learned G, ride na I, n conceived that the objea which which he would call a metes:roue ustupation, tl4
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come Tax would be still c-ontinued, agetestee bleb it professed to have in view was to reform the abuses employing of the public
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• he would enter his protest. He was -against the in regard to the enormous fees taken by the Regi- men:, was only supported b '- de '-
practice ag.'"s-
- tuo ern pr
nson y for private erfl°ll/1
a scale beginning as low as it did, but it was said, it strar and the Marshal of the Admiralty, now-the ;ancient lane He wished the office to be beWr tee
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Would he the more produaive because' it spread . very reverse would be its effea. When the mea- ( gulated. There were three treat sinecurei in th
Several Public and Private Bills were. brought up
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ffnip the commons, among. otitis the Bill fur over so large a'mass of the people; but the faa• was, sure for the abolition of ieversions *as in agitation, 1 countryethe emoluments of which were imMe-i- id
I they would soon exriogoiso The means of coutmibu- it was not intended to regard reMote interests, nor war time, but dwindled to nothing on the return c4"e
re-- buildirig ]linty-lane Theatre, which were read a
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Lion as many. were now obliged to live on their indeed did Parliament when legislating in regard to a peace. Was it rich that such sinecures-shuld"
'faist time. -
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SLAVE TRADE. • tapital., • • : Offices where enormous profits had, ,he might say,. held by the Ministers of the Crown ? Surely n°t',
. - Lord HOLLAND gave notice, that on , Monday i The Cilatqchf.i.o.ft of the Exclietariea observed, scandalized the country, advert to remote interests. . a prernium was thus held.out to.theni for the Col''
next he should make a• minion on this subject, and, ;that the present Bill was for regulating the mode of ' He wished to know, therefore, why the particular nuance of the war. Did the Registrar of the A‘ shs9ls,
, . Meved that. their Lordships, be summoned for that 1 colleaing the Asseised Taxes, and he wished to/set office of Registrar, to which the Right Hon. Gen- ralty give secnrity. for the office he held ?If nu, 0
day. —Ordered. ' _
the Hon. Baronet right whit respect to his appre-•-: tlernan (Mr. Perceval) had' the Reversion,. de'served not it was too much that he should be suffereu
t t°
BERE P)REST BILL. ,
trending that the Bill brought in the present Session, • to be exoJinpted from the 'general regulation. For- make use of the public money. They ought n° r
.. . Lord REDESDALE made . several objeaions to the .:
ale
relating ,to- the collection of the Assessed Taxes in - merly when the Bill was before Parliament for sup- argue so much on the respeaability of the char(' so
Bille stetitig that the allegations had not been made Scotlat7d, referred in the least to the .pereetuating , pressing the feea in.the office of Tellers of the Ex- of the party holding that offices Public money'-;
e „.• t, and the interest of certain -Petitioners had been the Income Tax.. It lead no such refeictice, and on checler, no reference was had to a Noble Lord who used was used improperlye-ehe.'Would not say, ij'-‘
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•-. • eeee:fed •an'd iherefore Moved the re-commitment.
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the . nieitt the return•of peace the.HOuse would then be the then held the situation of Chancellor. Time place of gaily nor that the Noble Lord so using it,wa of.
, : Lord, SiIEFFILLe Sda , re-commitment was
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best judge vehat oa ht to be done consistent- with ' Registrar was given to the present possessor by a of the impropriety of making such an
.appliCatieri,_„o
. proposed. with a view of, defeating the Bill.- The the state of, the finances .of the country. As to tak- Noble Lord at the head of the Admiralty, and the it. Upon a view
e, the whole, 'whatever the st__`4s,
Petitioners -had been heard two day's by. Counsel in hex away the exemption alloWed to fo eigtier tint gift was after wards confirmed by the King. In the .of the 8:11 might be, he should move that it he P°
, , • , theCoentnittee ; that the Noble Lordeeho.now ob- webs a matter which lie would turn in hisr a indsd I‘-
t . tie . first instance, therefore. the appointment was illegal. .poned to that dzy three months.
.. jeas made
,every aineiiilment he conceived neces- ing the prorogation, but wished not to
_be consider- His Majesty could • not be said to have any interest Mr. Rose shortly replied to the prineips! eregti•
sary except one, on. which the Committee eltsagreed : •
the
ed as makingP ban pledge on the Subject. - I' in the office 'The Hon Snd Learned Gentleman ments of the ,last Speaker. The sum Jett' in
as, -
that the measure has been in agitation many years Mr HIeART)H' - said_ , 'he would early in the next ': contended that any abuses.could not be regulated by hands_of the Registrar of the 'Admiralty did tint,,te
. • • • and has been approved of by the Crown, and up- Session move,, that the exemptions allowed to to- AO of. Parliament, but must be done by his Majesty ceed .80,0001. Of that 50000).' was for the coorib'
_ wards of 4-aths of the Commoners: that there was
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reign.ers should be taken away., in Cohncil. In that opinion he Was fortified, by the and 30,0001. belonging to ca t The nicas°`
p ors.
until
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• nip opposition in the House 'of Com Mons; nor : The Bill was then a read a thiid time,•and order-., opinion of the• Learned Jddge at the head of. the Ad- about to be adopted would materially lessen the ot
-it was referred to a Committee in the Lords. It ed to. the Lords. • •• mirelly Courts, who in time case of the Rainshergs, left in his Care, and if the parties interested did a
...; had been whispered that it was a job; if so, it' was
' EAS"r INDIA LOAN BILL. -where the Marshal claimed such- large fees as asto- - gain that which was their due, it would be their owil
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se job in favour of the public. The object of the .
nished the Je*alge, that Learned Person had stated, fault. The measurethe contended was in itself to
Bill was to take upwards of eight thousand acres out On the Other of the Day having been read for
, and as far as it went, had a tendency to,suPPlYslii
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the third reading of the Bill, for granting a Loan of " that it belonged to his Majesty alone in-Council' cent
. - of a state. of waste and abuse, and put them in a'
to make any alteration in the'lable of Fees in any of . praaical reform to manyevils esemplained of. It wog
state of the greatest public utility; that• on. an
.1,509,0601..t0 the East India Company,: '
e as
time Courts of Admiralty." Not one word WaS said prevent grants being made for the time to come act
Sir THOMAS TULITON opposed the Bill, as he
. . average of 91 years, Bere. Forest had pioducede
about the Marshal in the- Bill. With respect to the they hitherto had been, and above all it would
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. considered it money advacced which never would
. _ 431. 12s. His Lordship stated from certain doCu-
money of the suitors, the Right lion. Gentleman,: prevent the suitors from tsking their own. cataneP s.
meets, that the quantity of land idiot ted to his Ma- be paid. He then entered at some length into a
statement of the affairs of the Company, and observed .- in answer to a question put to . him the other even- He could see no inconvenietice likely to arise trent ,;
jests, or rather to the public, for the growth of tim-
ing, whether the Registrar retained or made use of . but be thought it would be pruduceite of cotteiJerilb'
that private accounts had been received, that four
her for the Navy, would produce more oak titnber,.
French frigates had attacked Beecoolen, and sent a the suitors' monies, 'that Right Hon. Gentleman de- advantages. ' • . . .
it' properly inclosed, than the whole quantity of
Mr. G. Joirbisorr thought, ti!at in the Courts °l'
, dared that. he did not, Now he(Mr..M.) had. iii
force on shore which pillaged the Owe.
foreign Oak that had been imported for ten years ;
his pocket a letter frorn the Ri ht Gentleman Admiralty abroad, Mr.,Citeevey supported what had fallen from . . . g Hon. , it was itnposgible to. attend et°e
and as much as the Navy Board has reported to be
necessary for the supply' of all his Majesty:s dock- the Hon. Baronet with respeet to the affairs of the which stated a different thiog. It was an undoubt- every complaint. It was unjust for the neutral to t
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-ed lad that the Noble Lord who is the Registrar obliged to pay to the Public Exchequer. 1•0 ex'le
Company.
eards for upwards of four years... He said, that in
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never
did retain one fart Mpg of 'suitors :money as time nation from this reproach, some regulation shot,'
Mr. WALLACE observed, that the •expences of the
general, lie was no advocate toe RoyalForeks ; that
they would be more productive of timber, and more Company arose from the, state uf political affeirs -I°rmit'g a part of the prefits of_ his office upon his he made.
Bill
and that time wars of which the Honourable examination before the Committee. He saw no , • Sir S. Romer:Lir was of opinion that the se
beneficlil as private property, but as it required two'
?reason why the Registrar of the .sAduairaltyshould should updejgo a more serious dehberatiOn thao !is
Baronet complained, were necessary aild jesti-
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or three generations of prudent persons, not neces-
fiable. not be compelled to deposit in the Bank the suitors' present. Excessive reward ‘'vas a system that shoo'
• hie
sitous, to sutler timber to grow to a great size, be-
fore cut down, 'he thought it highly advisable to re- Mr. DUNDAS said the Bill would remain in monies as in like manner is required from time mas.. be abolished.eseThere were several objeottno3ri,
. ters in Chitneeree - He believed that the . real object parts in this Bill ~ he was tar howevea, from atie,
force only one year, when the •House would- see
sserve a proportion of the Forest Lands, well inclos-
,of this Bill was to prevent its being•so paid in, and outing any improper motives to the Bight Hon.Geviss
ed, arid free flow common rights. whether time Company acted up to its agreement
therefUre lie shoul•I object to it altogether. ' '
.. tleman. He conceived that time custom of Office
The House divided on the re-commitment : ' or not,. and contended that the- million and a half •
Tbe CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER observed; in a Court of Justiceeheving in their possession the
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Ayes s-Noes 2g. . was a loan, and not an advence to the COM-
their
: that the Honourable Gentleman had taken great money of who's, and applying- the same 10
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b the
.• , A Petition. was then presented, praying to be l'anY' •
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eepeees from the merit to himseli for his penetration in .discoveting private advantage, should not be sanctioned Y
Beard by Counsel, which was ordered,' on the third 'Lord A. HAMILTON did pot
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that the title or the Bill was larger:than its contents. Legislature., He• was astonished at what had beed
readipg the next day: • -state of the Company's revenue; as disclosed by :.
ie denle
.He had called with much gravity upon !dm (Mr, i' sae' respeating the Masters in Chancery ; 1 a
the Papers on the table, diet the Loan :would be ••
, the accusation--Of general. delinquency.' He co or
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repaid to the Public.. At the same time, lie could ~,Pcrct..vaexplain p y p g .
t* 0 to or °int out an one asaa e
Lord-REnEsDaLE moved that this Bill be com-
which related to the Marshal's office. With re- not approve of the Bill, either' in its present
wish - that some Gectlemde, competent to g.ive ,
witted, upon which •
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him information, avOsld state the probability, if • spent, to that office, it must be in the recollection of • amended form.
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' • ' Lord ELLE'Nr,OROUGLI re-urged his objeations to
any such there was, of a aerphis reveune, ,so aas. the House,- that whet). the Bill was originally intro- Mr. Rose-explained. , . i •
ALtee
the Billeand stated, that instead of answering the
Time SOLICITOR-GENE hoped that the se
lesvmane views which seem to have diEtated it it
, at any\ future ' period, to tive hopes that it would.,duced it, was professedly for the purpose of -regu-
et
• • lilting the office of. Registrar, only, and the Bill of menu of the Learned Gentleman would not Inc
wou!ci rather have. the effeet of defeating them. • - be tepid.
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course applies to that particular office. lime Hon. 'with the aprobation oldie House. Time mode' A .
The LORD CHANCELLOR thought it would be fur --• Sir THOIIAS TUKTON, in. exPlanatione denied r
that he had imputed to the, Gsseretssent in sessea
sGetstleinan•had said much ahbut time title of the Bill; . posed by his Right Hen. Friend Was bast' ; to rill,
the bepefit of. the .creditors to lower rather than to
- any with of ruling .by rap, e and bloodshed. ,He • it the title was Objectionable, that might be altered any other would be incurring the imputation 0.40
• rai-e time sum. •
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on the third reading. It was rather singular. that and . madness. • It Would. remedy every evil. see.
The Bill was then . committed, when several • had 'stated that the terrhaiss were.: acquired by
:the Honourable Gentleman shoultl now object to Regtst.rdr he deemed
.to. be, a baekes, cllo..en
.sense
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ateenriments were inserted/it, it, and tlae Report was . those means. Vsfi•.h rest:eat° the Loeim,_ he vas-
Inc:timed to consider [ll4 the Company asked the: the Bill, amid contend that the regulation of the of- lutitartly, and tjot. a trus ee, as bad been represent'ss
erdesed to be received to-morrJvcr. .
. Money in advance of claims, and not by wayof , fice did not come within the view of an Ael of Par- The doctrine on which the Bill was iritended to
tea
SCO'f li IuDICATURE. ~
Lament,' whenthis very office was; in the opinion of thrown out woold shake. the legitimacy of severa',,o
• Loan. .
The third teading-ot this Bill being moved,
Mr. CREEIWIY r Made ae few observations •in : the- Honouriole Gentleman, one- of those which rates which had been grained by 'the Crown. ''s'ie
a Lords MeLviLLe, LAUDERDALE, and HOLLAND, ,
ought to be regulated by Ad of Parliament. With resumption of a grant ever took plaee without r'''
explanation, in the course: of which' he disclaim-
re, pet .
. , by p. y . g .ago ever
made several observations-on it, in which diet ex-
-t to the assertion that it was intended the ?part sreceivin • a r.r .
ed. all idea of giving opinions on the - next Re-
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ttcs.-ssed their attachment to the; opinions they had
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.The question was Lyen called for, and stranger
which he Could' not be ae iediScreet. as to aa- _Bill to prevent any regulation,: that waeaousuied in
formerly supported. After which the. Bill was read ; 'P'ri'
a third date. . .
. , . ' ticipate. - " - I fallaey, he would most solemnly deny 'that 'any withdrew.
oaf
1\ s Is. R. THORNTON was 'dispOsed to
.admit to "the : sueli intention existed. He had oo difficulty, hoW.. After some time, without a division taking pl
Tile further proceedings in the Roxbureh Appeel.
0 -•i Noble Lord, that the Public could not look ni any ever, in- admitting that it was rot intended- to-dim[- we were re-admitted, ated found
vrere deferred till to-morrow.
He
I prospea of payment .until - a renewal of the char- nisi • •
the profits of the office Abe opinion of -, the • Mr. NIARTie speaking on the same suhjed. ho
The Bilk. on the table were then forwarded in,
1 ter was obiatned. • The Competty, in his opitiatet, • Hones: on the subjeCt 0( intertertng'w ith the vested madded variety of obsersations on the listens of t"),
their respeCtive stages, and the House adjourned.
' had been hardly dealt with; for he must contend, .' rights of ineividuals Was, lie conceived, uniferm, net proceeds of cargoes.. He- had eo desire to vi-
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• that the country had prospered as much through. he The House thought the regulations ought not to ap- pose the amendment. • . • a
HOUSE-- OF COlllll4 aNS,
Company, as time Company had benefited by any as- ply in that ca.se. As to the original grant of the ot- Mr. Rose aaut, that every assertion he made 0,,
THURSDAY, JUNE 14. •
sistance received from the couritry. With respett fice of-Registrar, notwithatanding what the Hdeoure naval subjects were as well entitled to credit as to'r,"'
. 'The Drury4ane-Bill was passed, and ordered to ItO the Loan, the Hon. Gentleman seemed to think ' able Gentleman had said, it was a legal grata. The .of the Hon. Gentleman. tt was his 'intention i"
ti 'e
the Lords. - - • • I
• . that it could not be obtained any where ele, and '
I - ether observations respecting the monies ef suitors , bring in a Bill of Regulations next Segsfore, for tj
An AO for applying the fees of the Officers of i that the Company ought to be grateful fur it. ese • were net well applied ; tOr he (Mr. P.) had made e purpose of doing justice to a very valuable eet of Meiji
• tl•:...„Hou.st, of Commons, -which amotinted this year I that opinion
\the Hon. Gentleman was mistaken,
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S the statemeut acress the taule, -nut' &eine, apprised The clause was then brought op, read, alj
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•to the sum of 15,0921. having been read pro. forma, I for he (Mr. T.) would tell bins-where he could ob- . exacely of life tact; he ii-id die next oily received agreed to.
Mf. PLR CE VA L MO% ed Addresses to his Majesty, for ; twin it, and even to a greater amount. -Buoimaparte • from his brother lull intoriliiiiion,and lost --no time Mr.• G. JOHNSON then proposed-another clause • •
in co
enting tl-c folleaViog sums, winch were agreed to. I evould,be happy to lend the money, aye, and pay •
able Gas ri
ininuidseiting that mtorina,ioti to the Honour- relative to the arktudieotion of prizes.
ere
12061. to .R. s.• Luoington, Esq. Chairman of the Ways i the whole of the :Company's debts, .and give thetn th.emair. The profits in one year received . ' Mr.' Rosa, stated, that a clause of a similar nat-
n.:! Aleitils.
fifteen or t wenty years purchase for their tel :by the Registrar were about 7,8001. It was at lime already existed in the 46t0 ot Geo. 111.
• . 2,::0r. inciuding his fees, to Jeremiah Dyson, Esq. second I There could not beany intention in what had fallen option of die suitors, eitimem toe captor or complain-; 'Toe Chancellor of toe Exchequer, air S. RornillP
Cicri: of the douse, for his services during the present , ' '
,Se.,,ein.
,from time Hon. Baronet, and the other Hon. Gentle- . an+, by application. to the Court,. to ba..e the monies the SoficituraGencial, and Mr. W. Stria), alade.f,
150,1: to loin Ley, Esq. third Clerk of the House. .1 man, to insinuate that the company's .aesess had . laid put rut the benefit of whomsoever ine decree . few ebaervallons. •
T.,
•.,oi. to lotin Llemetason, Esq. Deputy serjeant at
might terminate iii,aitvour 0f... As to the analoe,y of 1 s TheclauSe was then read and agreed to.
under time 1 .not prospered
at
Arms.
10501. tar printing the journals; under the exclusive direce. ( cause, :the fad was, that they had actually pros- . the case to that of the' Masters in Chancery, teat The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated, that
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lien of 101111-Ley, Esq. senior Clerk; and I psred, more so than at any former period:
.The i• Would not bear, for; was a case ot delinquency; ; the aispointment of the office. was only during ►Plea-
eset. to George Wit'aam, Esq. Clerk of the Committees. 1 difficulties under which they laboured . were not ,' here.no complaint had been Made. The Bill, even , sure. ' . ,
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A Message from the Lords announced their Lord- I principally of their own seeking,-- but arose in Cm n_ ' •suppusitig that an Order in Cotiticil was the proper ' . The Bill with its amendments was then ordere-.
- eltips assent to thelrish Flax, the Irish Light-houses ' sevetece Of the wars in which they had been en- mode fiat- regulating the otfice could not preclude to be engrossed and read a third time to-day.
such Ordee being
' Sir JAMES HALL and Mr. BRoUGHAm. postpOned
atid the East India Ships Bills, and several public : gaged; wars which he was justitied 'in deootnte .eenede. •
and privele Bills. ' . l nating time wars of the House of Commons, and ' Mr. I.3ANKES thought, -whatevee the Preaice might
their respectiee motiona.
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ASSESSED TAXES. 1 therefore the Company had a right to claim as- have been, no public-sir, ser, eel_ van be justified in put- The third reecho.- 01 the Vote of Credit Bill 05
till to-tnot'rrow.
Tt e CUANcELLOR of time EXCHEQUER Illoved the : sistance.. The Hon. Gentleman contended ih,mt the . tizig out time public Morley to hazard for his own poitPulted
•ihird_reattelg of the Assessed Taxes Bill.
advantage.
report of
He did trot 'say- thin deeree of Veen- On the motion of Mr LoCKHART the
' I trade since 1793 had always been prosperous • that •
Sir T. TotiToN said, great praise was due to the a • - .' • ' 1 •- • '''' • • i e 1., •• • - '
uency was attacoed to toe•prectice which some un- tle trustees for pun:easing an estate for the descend,
it was sufficiently so as to: enable the Cumpany to queney t; r. Hon Gitt•ia f the regulations
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which make a- large. dividend. He trusted that as the Go- pored to persons 50 acting but he min thht time ants ot Lord Viscount:Horatio Nelson, was oracle"
I.e made to preventvexatious
. 1, sui charges, but he vernment in India had incurred vast expences - . • '
ad unjusiifiable. He had -the greatest res ,ect foe time to be laid before tile House.
\\',9 of oeinkit that during time retese son-wilting !
fightingto maintain the, British'
s interests, . that
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ugat „some aitera- On the motion for time House going into a ConP . •
should be digeste.l for the purpose of modifying the i I s.wo ld nor
h e I.lbe disposed to' make them bear • than ought to be made in the office of the Registrar mittee pit the Poor Settleinent Bile •
j:ICOIne Tax, and rendering it lighter and less our '
of the Admiralty.
Mr. WIIITHREAD moved as an amendment, that
i. all the burthens, because, if they dide the result ;
reenstame on the lower and middling classes of the !
the House should. .6 into the same Cornuntiee this -
i must be that it the war teas continued, year al. Mr. STEPHEN observed, the Court of Admiralty .
• eeopfr.e. An Hon. M,ernher had •given notice early L ter year, 'ilt- y Must.'to 1.
Parliament for f . had the ow • f . • • behalf ;day three months 6 •
come
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in 11;e Sessem that he would subtnit .a proposition 1 loans. . wiit.e. . the Report was made, the House of the parties, prof elect proper security were given Ile LOCKHART expressed his determination , a
to the House, to render time Income Tax altoeether
taking the sense of the House. •
es would be satisfied that the present loan would not for any lesa that might arise trona. the sate of the
-ntuiecessaiy ; but if that - Hon.- Member had reline be improperly used' All that the '
me Company desired other.
, Mr. Hoe tsmit supported the amendment. , _ . .
quished his intention, he would himself, early in
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Mr. D. GIDDY expres ed his intention ot bringing
as that their affairs be strictly and deeply scruti-
elle next Sessien propose a substitute for the tax. ' was
a Bill relatwe to this - .subjt,ct early in the neitt
sized, -they were not afraid of the examination.
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There was, iii Ins opinion, a very great inequality
! Session ; it would embrace the ree elation of ille..v''
Y - Lord' A. HAMILTON made a few observations in
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in tile cotoribution of the tax, as it was more se-
of tenths. , -
explanation, and then the House divided on the third
.V.re to the loWer than the higher ranks of the corn- 'reading of the Bill : ,
Sir S. ROMILLY opposed the motion,
a
Wrllly. :I-id was convinced that the scale was not Ayes - •
lice that he would Gem Session illove for J(':ati,te'
t(luitible; as e :person' who had an income of 2001. NoCS'
bring in a Bill, for making a six months rQs!ce:',-,e'll •
;: I.ilti not affOid to pey ?Ail. a year as well as the
settlement.
I,orsc.)ll who hod an income of a 0001. could pay 2001
The Committee was then postponed till this dl
a year, jt was also unequal, inasmuch• as a man
three months.
wtio• had a .large family paid as much as a bachelor
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who had no family at all. He was also against the
exeinpriongrantecl to foreigners, which amounted The Assessed Tax Regulation Bill, was read
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to 69,0001. a year, and he thought they ought to third time and passed. .
'stay their share of contribution in Mr, Locke:slur gave notice, that next Session
. this tountry,
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,I,Amile vi., expended so meth in fighting their battles lie would . bring in a Bill for regulating the Bank'
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abroad, From what had- been said on a former oc-
ruptcies arising from a nompayment of the Asses'
Lpiuni lie apprehended that it. was the intention not sell 'Vases. „4
The other Orders of the Day were then dispes.-
ed 0.4. and, the House adjourned at Two Q'Cit4g • - -44''

Mr, Alderman JACOB understood the Honourable
Gentleman's object to be a solid and substantial re-
form. The question was, whether the office of Re-
gistiar of the Admiralty should remain it is, or be
regulated .by certain rates of interest, after such rates
have ceased to exist. The present measure brought
forward by the Chancellor of the -Excllequ,r went
to save the public money, and was, as f,:r aL, t -,:ent,
(and no one bad contended it ought to 'go farther)
a measure of reform, yet it was oppt)sed by those who
professed to wish for reform. It the Bil; d!cl not go
as far as they might wish, that could not be urged
'as an objeCtion to the measure, seeing it Interfered
with no other plan of reform. Ile should give it his
most hearty support.
Mr. W. SMITH was of opinion that if no other
ground of opinion existed, its insufficiency to answer
the purpose fur which it was intcpciecli

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The Bill was then passed. •
'THE ADMIRALTY COURTS. •
On our return to the Gallery we foUnd that the
report of the Bill. for Makin., Regulations in the
Admiralty Courts had been taken into farther con-
sideration..
1111 - H. MARTIN was :speaking, and stating his
objections to the Bill, which, he contended, pur-;
ported to be what in reality it was not. 'lnstead of
iLS being palled a Bill for regulating the office of the
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