The Sun.
London, England, 1816-05-28 00:00:00

was a diminution in dom,
site expenditure I urougn7
out the kingtiont. .The truth was, the late war had
been attended with some very extraordinary-eir-
comstonces for during its continuance, it w
front yeAr to year a subject not only of satisfac-
tion hut of triumph, how the revenue kept
-up. But the order of things rats" now com-
pletely reversed, and the revenue in tunic! of
Peace was falling off. And yet, with -all this,
the ChattCellor of the Exchequer came down to
the House, and called out to them to see how

they were getting on—that be had borrowed thil
'and tbat.7=qindeed it was not easy to sny what
be bad borrowed, because there were such hocus-
pocus work between the Right Hen. Gent. ami the
Bank, as few but themselves could entiprehen(l);
fie told them not to be cast down—=that next yesr

we would get rid. of no less a sum than 3,000,6001.
of the National Debt. Now, he would ask, whe-
ther It was novati alarming thing, that In time of'
peace there was no prospect that the pressure of
war should he diniinished ?—(FICar, hear !)L—But
what he thought chiefly to he blamed on this sub-
ject, was the negligence of the House of Corn.
mons in not having turned it attention to the real
financial situation of the country. As for the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, he only thoutrAit of hove'
to serve over the difficulty of the day But this
was by no means enough. The Right Holi.-Geh-
lleman came down t(i. till the House thAt there

was a surplus of 5,000;0001. unexpeteled of the
Supplies ot last year, mid asked if ever the Hintio
had seen such a thing. Now, he would desire the -
House to recollect the amount of the grants of ,
last (he, for his own part did not quarrel Nvith the:
amount of them, because he always thought it
better to look the situation Of the country so fair*,
ly in the face, as to; ask,at once all that world be
required)—He would Ask them*. to remember the
'amount of theie grants, and then to say what other
ParliaMent had ever granted such a laseeil Sins.
ply ? What he wished to knots' was, what had
heeeilone with these graws. (ilear, he,ar!) '''''The
Chancellor of the Excheine:r adMitted tha; lie had
got large supplies last year, and told them they
ought to thank God' for getting so much of it
back again—(A laugh)—but he would say, that
this wet no answer to the question ; .Itow had the
rest been disposed of ? ' As-tor the advence by the
Bank, withnnt meaning to make any Mash obser-
vation nu the 'subject, lie thought that it hat been
obtained as a purchase of the continuance of the,
Bank Restricticite Act. Th.,. Right Hon. Gentle-
-1 man borrowed! the 9,000,000L0n theemolitibrt
that it was to be repaid in two years. Now the
Right Hots. Gentleman knew very v,vell, that' in
two years he could not-pay it, thelefore the Bank
bad hint thus completely under their thumb. Thus
he was to be at the mercy of the Bank again, at
the end of -these two years, end, we knew very
Well what the mercy of the Bank was--;that it was
only the difference between 5 per cent. and 3' per.
cent.— (A. laugh.)—ln short, such Was our titian-
cial situation, that the duty of the House was to
. appoint a Select Committee to make such arrange+
ments as would bring the revenue of the country
to meet its expenditure.
The Cifestesetne of the Excited-yen said; it
was With reluctence that he again ArespaSsed on '
the time of the Committee., He woeld„ref,r to the ,
House, to say whether he had ie any degree ex- ,
pressed despondency at the situation of: the coml.
try) or shetved any disposition to shrink from :the
(faculty ot the times. It wits his greatest satisfec-
tion that under ell the circtcnst ances ot tti e country
be had been enabled to Or ct a loan on such terms;
than lifter all that had been said, it'illuit be allow-
lel that no s.del Objectiond heed made to it.-,,,e
(Hear, hefty!) —lt this year ooly three million of the
public debt 'conic! he redeemed, the House would
jecollect, that it the plan which lie' had first re• '
commended had beeteadoptad, about 12,000,0001,
would have been redeemed. - The Right Hon.
Gentleman who spoke last had endeavourul to
'prOve,' that although there was an apparent- in-"
crease in the revenue this year, -yet. that . in tact
there was a diminution, -because the produce of
the taxes imposed during .the•last Sessiou might
to be deducted. That such a d,,duction feu glit.to
be made was perfectly- well founded---arced it '
amounted twanout.9oo,oool.;, By deductiog this
sum from tale . produce oh last ycar's revenue, it.
Would give an apparent excess of the produce of .
the preceding year to the unionist of about '
'200,000L But then the Right lion. Geotieimin
forgot to. add the amount of the taxes which had .
'expired timing the last year, which had bean avail.
able in the preceding year, and these ainoanted to
830,0001.--e(ENar, hear 1)—So that iii truth the
Right Hon. Gentleman after alt was ,conipletelse,.
wrong, as instead 'of a diminution Of the produce,
of lat year compared with that of the prececfe.
keg to the amount of no less theid•6oo,oool. be
000,0001,-4/Iw.. hear !) .
Sir 1.1. Parnell, Sir John Newport, and Mr.
W. Smith, made some observations relative to this ,
fxpeoditure of certain sums in Ireland ; which
were most it Mist ictorily answered by Mr. V. Fitt'.
gerald antl,Mr: l'eeL
General 144Titaw assured the Right Hon. Gen-
tlenem (Mr. Peel) that in the County of Tippe-
rary ati expellee of 8,3001. might have been sated
by suspending the Police Establishment, whit It
that County could very yell do without. He
hoped the Right Hon. Gentleman would _forgive
him when he told him that this police went by
the name of the Peelers.—(A laugh.)-41e should
like to know what was the use of the Lod Lieu•
tenant of Ireland 3--.(A laugh.)—He had nothing
to do but to ride out in a'coaelt and six front Dub-
hn Castle to the Phrtnix Perk., and this cost
30,0001. a-year.—(A—laugh.),The Right Hon.
Gentleman opposite too had a very large eidery,
for which heath! nothing bet trouble the country.
(A laugh.). Why, might not Irelintif he gavel neat
in the saute way with Scotland, where there We
nothing but a Cominau4r.in-chict and, the se-L 4.,
rate Law Courts /
Mr. Peet. explained. The Pollee which the
lion. Gen. called Peelett was establishett on the
recommendation of 70 Megistrai es, of the 'county
of Tipperary.—(llear) hear, hear I) ~ ..
Mr. CnoKett spoke highly In tayore, of tile
'Lawyers employed in the Cu Ow it proseeetioes in
Munater, whom he deSeribed as the most 'respect.
able persons in their professions - •
Mr. V. FITZGERALD replied 'to a question of