Star.
London, England, 1830-04-09 00:00:00

BLOCKADE OF FR VEDA.

Dr. PIIILLIMORE called the attention of hit Majt.sty's govern-
ment to the blockade of. Payees, and expressed a hope that the
prpers, about to be laid upon the table, respecting Greece, would
contain such an explanation of that affair as would put any imputa-
tion upon the motives of this country out of the question.
Mr. PEEL said he hoped the papers would contain a satisfactory
explanation of this affair, though there might be circumstances, such
as an armistice between the parties, which would take this out of
ordinary CAW to be governed by the law of nations.
Dr. PHILLIMORE was only anxious that the conduct of this
country would be placed beyond imputation.

LAND TAN.

HOBHOUSE presented a petition from the parish of St.
Paul's, Covent-garden, against the unequal assessment of the land
tax. The hon. member referred to the sums at which several counties
anti towns in England were assessed, to prove this irregularity. The
whole county of Lancashire was assessed at only 20,9831. while the
City of London was charged 123,0001. Westminster was assessed
at 63,0201. the borough of Rye at 4731. Hastings, which was four
times as large, at 3781. Mr. Pitt had admitted the necessity of re.
vision of this tax ; it would be well for the house to have the oppor
tunity of annually revising the tax. Only 713,0001. of the tax had
been redeemed ; the Parliament had still to deal with 2,113,0001.
and he doubted not that it might be made to produce yearly
3,000,0001. The house ought to take this question into considers.
tion to prevent much injustice.
Mr. HUME said it would be a great hardship to re-tax those
who had redeemed the land tax, which would be the result of the
equalization.
Mr. HOBHOUSE said he only meant that the unredeemed tax
should be dealt with by the parliament.—Petition ordered to be
printed.

Sir J. NEWPORT moved for returns Of the compensation made
to the collectors of the poets of Liverpool, Dublin, Belfast, and
Cork, for losses sustained by them in the year 1824,1 n consequence
of the alterations then made in the mode of making remittances to
the Treasury.—Ordered.
Lord STANLEY presented a petition from a parish in Lincoln,
complaining of distress.—Laid on the table.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM presented petitions from the inhabitants
of the towns of Whitehaven and Cockermouth, praying an alteration
in the mode of employing the labouring poor.—Laid on the table.
Mr. HUME presented two petitions from the borough of
Arbroath, against the East India monopoly; and from Brechin,
complaining of certain hardships in the operation of the Stamp
Acts, particularly as affecting the property of intestates, and in
cares of mortgage in Scotland. He gave notice that he should
call the attention of the house to this subject.—latM upon
the table.
Mr. HUME said as this was the ninth petition which he had pre-
sented from Scotland, within a short time, upon this subject, he
should move that It be printed.—Ordered.
Mr. HUME moved for returns of the profit and loss upon the,
manufacture of small arms and ammunition by the Ordnance and
Navy Boards, stating the prices of the raw materials, labour, ac.—
Ordered.