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SLAVE REGISTRY.

. On the motion of Mr. GOULBURN, the Hoare
resolved itself into a Committee on the Slave L4ws.
Mr. GOULBURN said, he rose to request permissidtt to
hring in a Bill to establish a Registry of Colonial Slaves in
this Kingdom, and fee Regulating the Removal of Slaves
from British Colonies. He took a review of the many rea-
sons offered in the year 1915 in favour of the measure, and of
the objections that then interposed to prevent its accom-
plishment. It was in the recollection of those who attended
to that gnest ion. that a Registry was recommended as a means
to cheek the illicit importation of Slaves that was then
supposed to be going on in the West Indies. Every thing
that came to his knowledge since convinced -him' that no
such clandestine traffic took place at the period, or at any
time since that discussion. The presumption of the exist-
ence of the traffic was gronnded on the difference in the Re-
turn of the Slaves in the Island of Trinidad on the enforce-
ment of the Registry, and on the census a short time before.
But the same circumstance was to be found by the Returns
in the Island of Barbadoes, where no disposition for that
clandestine importation existed, and where, even if it had,
it was impossible to have carried it into effect, Barbadoes be-
ing a naval station. The measure be now proposed was
founded on a narrower basis than that proposed in 1815 ; but
the reason was, that the Colonial Legislatures had taken up
the subject so efficiently as to render the extension at home
Unnecessary. It was only desirable that there should be in
this country an office established, under the superintendence
of an individual, where duplicates of the Colonial Registry
'should be recorded, and to which it would be in the power of
those who wished for information on the subject to make a
reference. He concluded with moving for leave to bring in
the Bill.

Mr. WILBERFORCE supported the principle of the pro-
posed Bill, the provisions of which would become the subject
of future consideration. He expressed his hope that the
great and generous Nation which had exhibited so much
valour,, and. so many other excellent qualities during our
late contest with her, would not much longer allow a sordid
love of gain to interfere with the discharge of the highest du-
ties of humanity, as connected with this subject. It gave him
great concern to hear, that during the last two years, 50,000
slaves had been imported into the Havanuah ! He trusted
that this dreadful traffic would not long continue. The Hon.
Gentleman then proceeded to defend the Bill which he had
himself introduced for the registry of slaves, from various
imputations which had been east upon it, and expressed his
hope that the Honourable Gentleman would follow up the
present measure, by seeing that the apprentices in the various
islands were really taken care of.
Mr. GORDON warmly remonstrated against the establish-
ment of a new odice for carrying the object of the Bill into
effect. An additional clerk to that third Secretary of State's
office, which already cost the public 29,0001. a year, would,
in his opinion, be quite sufficient for the purposes of the
measure. Instead of which, it was proposed to create a
number of fees, and if those fees should prove inadequate to
the remuneration of the new establishment, to carry the sur-
plus to the Civil List !
_ _ _ _

Mr. MARItYAT also deprecated the establishment of a
new office; however desirable the adoption in this country
of a Register of Slaves, he was persuaded that references to
it would not be numerous, as the attornies in various colo-
nies would he employed in preference to make any requisite
inquiries, and, therefore, that if any Gentleman already in the
Colonial Office would devote two hours in two days in the
week, he would do all that was necessary, at least, that
ought to,he tried ; more especially in times like the present,
when the most rigorous public economy was declared by all
parties to be indispensible.
Lord MILTON thought the proposed Register most de-
sirable, as aiding in the object of vindicating our motives,
and showing that while we called on other nations. to abolish

I the Slaie Trecie, *e *eft dtterchined to effect that abolitiri
on our own part.
ANr a few Words in reply frtini Mr. Gou'burn, leave war
granted to bring in the
ASSESSED TAXES.
Mr. BROUGHAM complained. that in sbme places the
Collector of Assessed Taxes had taken upon himself to issue
a notice that they should be paid on the 25th of March; where-
as they only fiecanit due taVii months atter To this notice
xn intiMation was' appended, that if the money was not
paid a crown process might be issued. Stich a ;4:artier bad
prevailed three years since at Edinburgh, where it was now
retired, but on being informed of it, the Right Hjli. •:;en-
tleman opposite (the ChanCellot of the Exchequer) had in-
quired into the subject, and removed the grievance. He now
Wished to linow, whether any Treasury directions had been
issued to make that regular Whicb,had formerly been admit.:
ted to be an irregularity ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied in so
low a tone, that all that could be heard in the Gallery was,
that the early receipt of the taxes was of great ad vantagy to
the revenue.
Mr. BROUGHAM acknowledged that it might be an ad-
Vantage to the revenue, but it was one to which the country
was not entitled. It also enabled, Collectors of Taxes to keep
large balances for a considerable time in their bands, from
whirl, they might derive undue profits:
The conversation having dropped,
On the motion of Sir J. NEWPORT, an account. was or-
dered be laid before the House, of the official and declared
value of several artides imported into Ireland from Great
Britain, during the last five years.
Mr. F. ROBINSON obtained leave to bring in a Bill to
amend the Act of the 55th Geo. 111. r. 60, regarding seamen's
wills.

Mr. Alderman WOOD presented a petition froni William
Henry Innis, stating the conviction of the petitioner, that the
witnesses examined before the Committee on the Resumption
of Cash Payments, were all in error—(A laugh.)—and that
the return to Cash Payments would be highly injurious th the
country; and praying to be heard at the Bar iu confirmation
of his opinions.—Ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. Alderman WOOL) presented a petition, signed by a
great number of Protestant Dissenters, resident in London
and Westminster, praying for an Amendment of the Mar-
riage Act.—Ordered to lie on the table.
FINANCE REPORT.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved
the Order of the Day for bringing up the Report
of the Finance Committee.—Agreed to.
Mr. liaoonete then brought up the Report...-
On the question that it be agreed to,
Mr. CURWEN strongly objected ro the measures
proposed by his Majesty's Ministers. He con-
tended, that since the peace the income of the
country
had been reduced one-fourth, from 400
t 0.300 millions sterling. The weight of taxa-
tion upon this diminished income was therefore
equal to what it had been upon the whole, when
the Property Tax and the Malt arty were in
existence.' Was this a time to lay fresh imposts
upon the people Some the new taxes propos-
ed were most impolitic, cruel, and oppressive,
particularly the additional duty upon malt, which
would affect all the lower classes, and increase
their unfortunate propensity tosdrink spirits. The
tax upon foreign wool might gratify agricultura-
lists, but, if adopted, would destroy one of the
most important branches of our manufactures. If
it had not been for the corrupt influence which
the Ministers possesed, it would have beets im.
possible for them to obtain the majorities which
had lately supported their most obnoxious mea-
sures. He wished them at least to defer the exe-
cution of their plans to the next Session, when
the difficulties of the country might be diminished.
Instead of opposing, he might then support them,
but at present their resolutions should have his
hearty denial.
Sir H. PARNELL objected to the proposed ape
plication of the Sinking Fund, as constituting a
breach of faith towards the public creditor. He
described a large portion of the expenditure in-
curred during the course of the war as totally
unnecessary, and contended that no retrenchment
would have been carried into effect since the
peace, if Parliament had not violently wrenched
the Property Tax from the hands of his Majesty's
Ministers. He had no doubt, however, that
more millions might have been 'saved bad econo-
my been sincerely and seriously Attended to during
the last four years. Unless Ministers consented
to give up a large portion of the patronage .which
they now enjoyed, it would be vain to expect any
further retrenchments. He urged the necessit?
of improving the mode of colecting the public
revenue, in which a considerable saving might be
effected ; fewer clerks might be emeloyed to make
up the public accounts, without any detriment
to the service of the country. There were 64
Commissioners for the collection of the Revenue;
that number might certainly be reduced. In the
superintendence of the National Expenditure, as
well as in the collection of the Revenue, much
saving could also take place. He then pointed
out several other practicable reductions, and stated
that as he understood an [lon. Friend of his in-
tended to propose an amendment to the bringing
up of the Report, he should leave the subject in
his hands, as better fitted for the task.
Mr. P. Mooas, as a Representative of the Peo.
ple, could not consent to vote any addition to
their burtheus. He complained of the manner in
which the Ministers bad hitherto employed the
Sinking Fund. It bad been instituted for the purpose
of decreasing taxation by keeping the Funds low,
but they had used it to create an unnatural rise,
which bad operated against the reduction of the
National Debt. He concluded by pledging him-
self to his constituents and the country at large
not to agree to any of the present taxes.
Mr. Home thought that his Majesty's Ministers
deserved the thanks of the House for having laid
before it a fair statement of the financial difficul-
ties of the country, but he differed entirely from
them as to the remedy which they proposed. The
taxes which they brought lot ward fell .entirely
upon the classes, least able to pay them. lie
would have preferred voting for a Property Tax,
which should have reached only those whcae
means were competent to bear the burlier]. He
reproved the Hon. Member for Liverpool (Mr.
Canning) for having ridiculed the idea of retrench-
ment in small items, and called them Os. Bd. reduc-
tion. Diet Hun. Member should have recollected
how many families toiled frotn Monday morn-
ing till Saturday night.to gain less than 6s: Btl.
Was not this the case with the Carlisle weavers
at present ?--He contended that many reductions
of great importance could have been effected,
which remained unapproached. Our colonies
might pay the troops by which they were kept.—
In the lonian islands and our new colonies 10,000
troops were employed, whose pay amonnted to
400,0001. besides a charge of 200,0001. for the
Commissariat. Yet it was agreed by treaty that
the lonian islands should pay for their own mili-
tary establishment of 3000 met', which cost the
country 99,00 W. Why dio not the Noble Lord,
who wishes to keep the article of the Treaty *vitt&

Sp e; t o strictly, eall for the execotion of the
`fret zy with the lonian Isles ? The ivil List
amounted to 1;200,0001. NWhy m;elit it not be
reduced to It 3 former state 900,0001 ? A saving
-Art 300.0001. a year tir the public might thus be
effected in one single braoch. But bow could
• that be expected as long as the -present military
mania prevailed, and soldiers covered with gold
were seen to parade the streets. Gold lace and
frippery could not add to the dignity of the• Br-
itish character.—Was there any thing in the whole
establishment of the Civil List which looked
like economy ? No ; all was profligate waste
and expenditure. Let the Ministers look at
the offire of COmmander-io-Chief, an office of
new creatiou, and fur which the individual
by whom it was filled received sixteen guineas a
day. He was willing to pay a due tribute of
praise to the Duke of York for his menagement
&ring the late contest ; but why should the in-
crease which had taken place in his emoluments
in 1814 have been continued during peace 1 The
whole income 'of the Noble Duke, if 'compared
with that of his Royal Brothers, would be found
to amotint to near one hundred thousand pounds
a year. Solely if any individual should sutpuit
to any reduction, he onglif !0 he that Individn'al.
Had tto the whole duty of the Commander-in-
Chief. hetore the last war, been pertormed as el-
feet nally-ea they were now, for only 30001. a-year.
lie. believed that a reduction to the amount of
50,0001. might be effected on the Staff of, Great
Britain.' -A private eoldier could now earn as
'notch again as the most industtious iudividuaL—
Three was'lles need of holding out encouragement
to procure'itildieeis ; therefore a reduction might
'also 'be effected their He wished to know
what duties-Were performed by the Commissioaere
• of Woods and Forests.. He hoped that evererincb
of Crown Land would be sold, and brought to the
public account. The office of Comtuissioners'of
the Stamps would also admit of. great savings.—
Nan), individuals wouldhe found who could give
aecority to the'Government to the amount of
,10,0001., and would be happy to execute the
duties of tie situation for 3001. a year. He had
.never heett able to purchase stamps without pay-
ing one peony, and sometimes two or three pence
peer their nominal 'value. This went into the
pocke.4 of the distributors, and formed a tenth to
be added to the two and a half per cent. which,
Government allowed them. The latter, he had no
doubt, might be suppressed. If his Majesty's
Ministers would undertake the reductions
he had pointed out,
.they would find that new
taxes were not requisite. Not onlyeleff9o,oool.
might then he saved annually, but much more.—
Till the Hon. Gentle-nen opposite had proved
their sincerity by actual reductions, he should not
consent to vote a siogie additional tax. He con'-
.
cludvd by expressing his intention to take the
sense of the House On the last Resolution pro-
posed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
...Colonel DAVIES said, in all that bed been ad-'
vanced in favour of retrenchment, be perfectly.
Agreed with his Friends around, him ; but doing
thisehe,should vote in favour of a Sinking Fund of
5,000;0001., and he so,far differed from some of
his Friends, that be wished for an increase even
on that. it was only by such a measure that the
credit.of the country could be adequately suppori.
ed. If he di •aght it would be impossible to raise
the 3,000,0061. proposed to be raised in taxes,
be should certainly object to the Resolutions ;
but this was not his opinion. He however dis-
approved of the duty on malt, and wished this to
be
.given up, and a tax imposed on the imaortation
of corn, which he thought would benefit the bold-
ed interest, and answer every purpose of a Corn
Bill. The Husbandry Horse. Tax and the Lot-
tery were imposts which he could not desire to see
continued; hut he was decidedly of opinion that
measures ought to be taken to give the public the
benefit of a real Sinking Fund to time amount
• proposed.
Mr. Hatterest thought the present was not the
proper moment for imposing new taxes to the
amount of &,000,0001. The taxes now proposed
be objected to, as tie regarded them as tending to
press on the lower orders. To him it appeared
that they were offered as a sort of a bribe to those
who would- not have voted with Ministers bad
they proposed a Property Tax. Ile would pledge
himself, if the Chancellor of the Exchequer went.
into an inquiry into the retrerichtneots ,that could
be nu*, toot proved that every, practical saving
had been effected, to support him in imposing
taxes to the amount 0f3,000,0001., or 0f8,000,0001.
it necessary. He complait•ed-of the want of eco-
nonsy observable at present, and particularly cen-
stired the expence of Excise prosecutions, which
annually cost the public in fees to counsel not
- less than 24,0001. While. these things continued
be must vote against new 'Faxes, and should
therefore oppose the Resolution now before the
House.
Mr. Alderman WatmMAN would be as happy as •
any man to see the country in possession of a real
Sinking Ftind of 5 or .10,000,000/. But the goes-
tion was not now, what amount of Sinking Fund
would be desirable, but whether the country could',
bear 'new taxes ? Ile was of opinion that it
could not, and he felt convinced, that by in-
creasing the taxes the Chancellor of. the Exche-
quer would diminish the revenue. The tax which
had been suggested on the importation of. Corn
was one which the House could not sanction, and
which, if they did, the country would never bear.
He strongly objected_to the Malt Tax,. 'and the
grounds. on which it .was brought forward. If
the Brewers charged the Public too much for their
beer, ought the Chancellor of the Exchequer to
claim a•share of the profit ? Was it for the Mini-
ster of this country to participate in every fraud
that he could discover, whether it were in a Brew-
house or a Lottery ? The.tax ou Foreign Wool hi.
perticolarly objected to, as he considerdd it likely
tto injure an important branch' of our commetee.
Such taxes ought not to be imposed at a moment
Pee the present, on an oppressed and a distressed
-and star vilig population-. He strongly disapproved
of the conduct of Ministers, and announced it to
be his intention, if he continued to sit in that
House, to move. for a Committee, to consist of
persons who Were neither Placemen nor Pen-
sioners, to inqtnre if important savings coin(' not
be elleteetl try povernment. He was sorry to
detain the House so long, after the tatiene of the
preceding night, but ha felt it to be his duty, salt,

there witholt one penny of cxpenee t 6 himself,
as one of the Representatives ,of the British Me-
tropolis, to -protest against the measures now in
progress. Ministers might bring up their forces
from Cornwall and from Devon, and out-vote
him ; they might- boast of possessing the coiefi-
deuce of the Sovereign and of that House; but,
acting on their present, system they would never
be strong in. the confidence of the Public. Ho-,
for one, would never vote for one farthing being
taken out of the pockets of his_ cOnstituents by
new taxes, till every possible retrenchment had
been made on the part of Government. •
The Clerk then, by direction of the Speaker,
proceeded to read -the Resolutions—The first was
agreed to.
On the second, which sets forth the charge
created by the consolidation of the -Exchequers of
England and Ireland,

Sir J. NaNeoaer rose to move en amendment,
of which he had given -notice on the preceding.
night. Lie considered the Resolution just read
went- to reflect on the people of Ireland, as
though they had not borne their fare share of the
burdens of the empire. This he maintained was
not just, and therefore he proposed to offer a
Statement of what had been clone by Ireland since
the Union. This be,thought the House hound to
admit as a part of their Resolutions. The condi-
tion of Ireland, which had prevented her from
hearing taxation as sire 'Might have done, was
result of the abloninable sYstem of misgovern-
ment which had been adopted -by the English
Ministers, whOieineasvvres had made i necessary
to Maintain a large standing army, and created
other expences, which, under a wise administra-
tion, would never have been known. He moved,
that there should be added to the Resolotion the
fol!OVVing words:•'' That not withst g there
had been raised by taxes imposed on the people
of Ireland, bet wee., the perkds.of the Union and
the consolidation of .the two Exchequers, the sum
of 60,125,000/. giviog an annual average of
3,750,000/. raised by taxes, exceeding the revenue
in the twelve_ yearS before the Union, which
amounted to the average sum of 1;344,000/. by
no less than 2,400,0001. net revenue.".

The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER said, the
Resolution' before the Mouse- stated the 'actual
situation of Irelaod wi.hont reference to the
causes which placed her in that situatiori., He
hoped justice would always be dnne io Ireland,
ant' was far from wishing to deny, the merit of the
great and magnanimous efforts which her people
had made, in_coltjuuction with their fellow-sub-
jects on this-side. of the water; but the statement
now proposed to be added to the Resolution, was
wholly toreign to the subject before the House,
and, it adopted,. would Seem to 6-all for a similar
description of the causes of the present financial
kituation of England. He objected to riceive it,
merely heeti nse it appeared to him that it would
be 'out of its place.
- Sir J.,NEWPOItT wished' to know if the Right
Hon, Gentleman meant to negative the state-
ment. It he did, he put a negative Ott What was
incontrovertibly true,.
.The CHANCELLOR 0f the EXCHEQUER proposed
merely to put a negatite on the question, that it,
should be received into the Resolution,, without
either affirming or denying the truth of the state-
ment.

The Ametltnent. was then put and negatived,
and the Resolution ;was' them agreed to ; the
three followiOg Resolution lasing heel) carried.—
On the sixii) Resolution being put,
Sir M. W. RIDLEY, in rising to propose the
Amendment which- he had to move, would not
detain the Haase long by, travelling over the
ground which
,tlad been so often trodden ; but he
felt that he should not do his duty it he were
merely to content himself with a silent motion.
From a reference to the conduct of Ministers with
respect to the Property Tax, and the subsequent
reduction of the Army Esiimates, after the Nohle
Lord and his colleagues had declared that. if they
were reduced the country could not maintain its
proper raok among the nations of &rove, he
contended that no confidence was to be vllced in
their Orofessiont. He objected to the-imposition
of new Taxes, and especially of such as would
press on the lower classes of society. On this ac-
count he wholly disapproved of those which had
been proposed. At all events, it was premature
to propose new Taxes when the house had_ de-
cided tor a return to Cash, Payments. He thought
it would be better to go on wills a Siokioo Fund
of 2,000,0001, than to form one of 5,000,0001,
by imposing new Taxes to the amount of
3,000,0001. lie moved that all the words of
,the
sixth Resolution shook] be omitted after the word
that, to make room for the following That
such estimated surplus (of 2,000 0001.) being ap-
plicable to the extinction of the Public Debt, it is
.ruit' expedient at this time, iii the present dis-
tressed state of the country,. till every, practicable
retrenchment hat been made in the public expel).
diture, to' add to rhe burdens of the people by
the iMpOsitiMn of new Taxes."
The CHA.PCEIIeLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed
the amendment.; It went to 'express satisfaction
;at the preseot state.of the finances Of the collo-
try.—(Cties of " No, no," from the opposite
sitfe of the tionse)!---Theßight Hon. Gentleman
~thto read the Resolution, which he said went to
leciate, that instead of seeking to make nit addi-
, lion to the Sinking. 'Fund, the country °tight to
rest saiisfi,
cd with a surplus revenue of two mil-
lions, and with such savings as might he be effected
by measures of lesrenchtnent. The beneficial
part of this Resolution appeared to him to be em-
braced by those propositions which he had sub-
mitted to the House, which went further, by de-
iog, that such an addition ought to be made
to the Sinking Fund, as would meet the exigen-
cies, and support the credit, of the country. lie
defended the particular taxes he had proposed,
and felt.it to be his duty to oppose the amend-
ment of the Hon. Baronet.

Lord MtvroN ,thought, before these Taxes
were proposed., it outzht be proved that the conn-
try would 'be 'benefited by taking 3 millions out
of its produeiive capital to ply it into the Exche-
quer. lie was of opinion that the 3 nolhoos. iu
question would be bitter lett in the pockeis ttt
the peOple to aid the efforts of their thtitittry.
and thonght•no. Tight/3 eUijilt to be imponti ull

the present period of dtitreo shotiiti love passed
away: t _ _

Colonel DAVIS explained what be had said at
an earlier hoor, and declared that with the oh-
,jsct Abe Chancellor of the Exchequer had in view,
if the 3' millions to be raised could be attained
by no other Taxes than those which. bad been
proposed, he would support them.
Mr. J. P. GRANT was convinced that taxes to
the amount of 3;000,9001. could not be imposed
on the people of England at this time, without fn.-,
flicting that degree_of distress which must prevent
that accumulation of wealth which might make
them equal to the situation in which all agreed
the country might hereafter' be placed. He de-
fended the Amendment, and expressed*surprise
that the Chancellor of the ExcheqUer could fora
Moment
,view it as expresssing any thing like sa-
tisfaction at the:present state of the country. To
him it appeared to have no such meaning. Fdith
,could not be kept with the public creditor accord-
ing tt) the original plan, and this being our situa-
tion_ he must object' to the imposition of -new
taxes to create a Sinking Fund of 5,000,0001.
Mr. CALLAGHAN spoke, iu favour of the: pro-
posed.Tax.es, which he thought would he produc-
tive to the revenue, without advancing to the
cousumer the price of any article to which they
aOlilied, because those Taxes were to be levied ad
tatorern:—(A laugh, and cries of Question,
Q,,e.oion!")—The Hon.
.Member continued to
p ititlyrize the principle 'of all the new Taxes,
hot :Amidst sue!) 'wise and intei,ropti,y, that his
meatiing could very seldom be caceted. He tuaitt
tattled that the Tax upon Malt would biit.inerease
the price of Beer, nor %stoithl the Taxes upon Su-
;4ar and Coffee affect the price of those articles, or
injure the interest of theHtVest India Merchants.
As to the Tax upon foreign ‘Vool,,heconsidered
that a very proper measure ; and lie did not. see
why, for the
,benefit of our on n- produce, Taxes
should not he imposed upon foreign Corn, foreign
Silk, or foreign any thing else-=-(Coughing, and
tom) cries of ' Qoestion, Quest ion, !" which con-
tinued with Lttle intermission
_until tbe, Honour-
able Member took his seat.) •

Mr. FRANKLAND Lewis rather wished the ar-
rangement of a plan for,fora permanent peace finan-
cial establishment had been postponed to another
Session, and 'separated altogether from the.sitb-
ject of the Bank. As .to the expediency' of raising
fresh' taxes to establish a Sinkine Fund, it was to
be observed that the Sinkiti,
-Fond at present Wes
only nominal, the connfry having, in, tact, no
fund that operated praCtically on. the reduction of
the public debt, and he 'thought it of the utmost
iipottance that they should have sonic surplus
revenue applicable to that purpose. All taxation
Was arm evil, but the benefit of establishi,g such
a fund pedocuinattd above the evil in the present
case.

Mr,,ABERCROMBIR said, that the fi,i.st.ipiestion
which must occur with,reference to the new taxes,
was the capacity of the countiv to beat them.
He must admit, that it it were able to bear thew he
ivonld
*rather that the Sinking Fund elionld be
5,000,0Q0/. than 2,000,0001. He cordially ap:.
proved .of the amendment,

Mr. H SuMNER complained that the taxes pro-
posed were of a nature which most operate on-
tavourablv on the landed interest, but declined his
intention to support all-the prbposit inns.
Atter a few words from Mr. MACDoNALD, the
House divided as follows
Fur the Original Motion •
Fur the Ante/id/Tient
Majority
The liesoltstions were then agrted to ; the last
for t4smoirly being agreed to unanimously,
Mr. BROULMA wishcd to know what cource.the Right
Hon. Ga"ntletnatt on:ant to pursue, to-morrow in the Com-
mittee of NVars and Mehos ?
The CHA:St'l,..l,lOIt of the EXCHEQUER gaid, that he
would follow the usual course of to,:vio4 the sum of 3,(,00,0001.
of nets taxes, and then to move the new taxes in the same
Committer. • • •

....
Mr. BUOIIGHAM.—As the last Resolution for economy
hart been agreed• to unosnimouslv at the suggestion of the
Right lion. Civotielnan, he wished to know wiietldyr the Right
HOll. C4eitilem,in meant to-morrow .to propose any specific
mrs~su•
.
1.(011011:V.

...T.;.6-IANCELI:OIt of the EXCIIECIVER.—Not as any
part-of the Wa) s add Means.
Mr. Bit01,611."01.—It therefore appeared, that though
economy and retrenchment were very tine words to he used
for,iadneing the [louse to agree to 3,000,0001. of new taxes,
they INCIT to go fur nothing 10 the:Ways and Means.
Tie third reading of the Bank Payment Resumption Bill
was postponed till Monday. .
The CI-LINCELLpit of the. EXCHEQUER said, that he
wished it to he under stood-that. lie.had caused accounts oft he
intended view t,axes to he printed fur the.convenience of the
House.
_

On the question that a Bill be. brought in pursuant to the
Finance Resolutions,
Mr. MINIK wished to know whether. any alteration was
proposed in the Tax.9n.Hemp.
. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. said, that the
accounts which he hat: mentioned,would- supply bitu with the
requisite information.
Lord MILTON, adverting to the qtlestion before the House,
said that the proposed addition to the 'Faxon WOO: was one
of great importance, and trusted the Bill. fur the 'l'ax would
not lie hurried through the House.
The CIIANdELLOIt of theEXCHEQUER said, that
abundant time woillitbe given for discussion.
Mr. S. WOitTLEY said, that he had no doubt many.peti-
tions would Ie presented against the Tax on. Ni7ool ; he
wished it to be considered whether, if leave was now given to
t.ring in the Bill, the rules of the House would allow the'pe-
tition to,he presented.
The SPEAK.Iitt said, that. by the rules of the House no pe-
tition c-uld be received against a Tax Bill .after it bad been
introduced. .

After a few Words from Mr.' Brougham, Sir J. Newport,
Mr. Robin4on, and Mr Calmat,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, to avoid any
difficulty, would azree to waive-the motion for leare to bring
in the Bill on the Resolutions, till to-morrow. . - •

After the other Orders of the Day were, disposed of, the
House adjdurned at Half-past One o'Clock this noroing,.

LONDON SESSIONS.--Yesterd4y the London
4djourned Sessions were held, but nothing of
.iiripQrtance occurred. J. Jenkins was convicted,
for asaillting J. Ilobey, an Officer of the Court-
of Request 9, in the execti.Lion of .his duty. The
proecotOr went to 'arrest the defendant, and the
latter having threatened to give him a lignunering,
caused the door of his apartment 1,0 he closed, and
beat Inllion violently. Ile.was found-.Gui/ty,.aud
sentenced to two mouths' imprisonment.

Sunday cveniqg 3 poor 'woman of, the mime of
Jane Grey, was attacked beyond Hounslow Heidi,
by foul desnytate ruffians, who robbed her of two
one-p6n►id Bank of England Notes, Iss, in silver,
stripped btr of "her cloak, bonnet, and stays, took
her shoes and stoCkingt, and beat her most utt-
lnerciful;y. • They wonld in all probability have
murdered her, but percLiving,,a coach advancing,
they ran off 'with their.. plunder.

I,AV iNttLil6&te‘

COURT OF CHANCERY, JUNE 8.

THE BLENHEIM -GOLD PLATE. Lao
THE (Iv SHAFTESEURT AND LORD Roo'.
SPENCERi V. His GRACE THE DUKE OF MAILLS°I
ROUGH,. AND TRIPHOOK
Mr. SHADWELL moved for an injunction tOreald
strain the Duke and the other defendant fro ,f
selling, pawning; or dispoSing of certain goM '11.150
-silver plate, bequeathed-by the I;tte Duke to r
plaintiffs and a Mr. Blackston'e, at Trustees r°,
the present Doke.. The bill prayed, that the tic,:
fendant, Thomas Tripbook, should be orticretirtvi
give up such articles of plate as he bad, and
he shonla not be allowed to sell.or dispose of $ll3
other till till ther order ; and that the Duke sh°-ts.l
be also ordetetl to deliver up such articles as wrii
Tripbook hail not got in his possettiOn y
,any of the plate was sold or destroyed, they
might he ordered, to procure plate of an 11
Value, and deliver the same to the plaintiffs; :ake
-that the said' articles, when restored, ihould'
I,ulgrthin.,sonte place of safety; but that the 1901",
should be meanwhile 'restrained front rerro`tire
any articie4from Blenheim House. The applies:
(ion now made to-the Court was merely Ex /01.7,1 g
hut he (Mr. Shadcyell) had no doubt the C°_,".
.would accede to it. The will of the,late Duke dpi
:ermined, that the gold and silver plate 510°'
lier for ever- cOnsidere as heir loomS at 1311n.'
beim Jlouse. Inventories- of the goods were or
i
tiered to he made anti- delivered to the Trostetst •
By an affidavit; it appeared, that Mr. Palmer, o
Piccadilly, bad been employed to 'survey the PIT;
pert y, and.compate it with the inventory, bdt4
was found the plate was gone, on which the tird
punent applied to his Grace on the subject,
,was told 'the whole was in the hands of a trade'.
man, except tuo articles, which had been srni
nave the, arms engrave!) on them. The Earl °'
Shaftesbury could not; however, obtain 1010'3;
firm about the plate, and though lie was tol''
person was gone to %Volts, hr could not
what his name was. A Mr.l'enitigar said, tbs,
he had got 12_or 13001. on the plate, by or‘ie"
of the Duke, and that it could not be recover...,
without that stint being repaid. A letter was seutb'
Alderman Cox, of Little, Britain., saying
I
.
that the Marlborough plate 'was sent to hint f°'
sale but as the arms were covered oe,r trg%).
he refused to purchase. ; and when he addet
that a Mr:johtt Hone ridd declared that the
plate was.offered in pledge to a Mr. Parker, t)
Berner'aLstreet, Oxford-road, and that the tir°ls,
were concealed under wax, these facts sp;,ke
themselves. -Tice Learned Counsel the!, entec.
into a long detail of the subsequent procecdi°o
which had taken place relative to the plate (PHr'
ocularly as to a pledge gi'.en on it by a 31r.
Guest 44,1Fleetrtnalket), but our limits preveut "s
.
giving any further details.
The LORD CDANCiLLOR,. without any
tion, grantee! the injunction. -•

LADY VANR STEWART V. 011 D.
The SoLictrott-Gansaam, moved, that the re;
cognizances entered into by the Receiver's "e
Rents at the Collieries which belonged ticol,
Lady Emily Vane Tempest, now Lidy
Stewart, should be discharged, as, the wholl
counts were already fully paid or settled.
The LouD CHANCELLOR—" lam glAd 13e114
such a 111060 n, and"' certainly grant it."

BRUNTON V. HAWKS.
Yesterday, at the opening of•the Court,' 114;
SOLICITOR• GENERAL applied to the Court for
injiluetion to restrain the defendants fermi makin%
or vending certain,chain cables or ninoringi of 11...*
form and structure secured to tie plaintiffs br
Letters Patent.
Mt. !Lin- followed on the same side, and 0a;
mvrons affidavits of the most eminent engipe4A ,
were roilacetl, stating, that' they having c xatnioe;',
the plaintiff's specifications, the chain sold tallic
tletendaks appeared to thenr ta be in every respec
copies of the plaintiff's invention, which inver
lion they considered as nFw,. and of great atePic;
yielding a degree of strength and svecot I
be obtained from chains of any other cOnst medal"
'1 he Court inumliiatek- grantell the i:junctiO'