Star.
London, England, 1806-03-31 00:00:00

THII BUDGET.

Mr. HAWTHORN brought up the Report of
the Committee of,Waya and Mesa. on the Budget.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHNUER,
who had juR entered the Hoare, :lured, that this
Re.p.ort be now read:

BROOK raid, he rote not to oiled to this
Report. Inn to give notice that he Os •old oppore that
pax of it which impofed a duty on Sugar, beemafc

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he was eonftdent that the burden, intlead of falling'
on the confumer, would fall on the planter.
The SPEAKER obferved, that in cafe: of nntice
it was not the cullonof the Houle to hear arguments
—upon which the Hon. Member abided by hi. notice
on the eonfideration of the Report.
On the qtieftion being put for leading the Report,
Mr. FRANCIS gave notice, that he fhould on
Monday, when this report was to be taken into con-
fideration, have man) general obfervations to make.
and Game objections to offer.
Mr. HUSKISSON gave notice, that on Monday
he fbould have fume obfervations to make on the fub
jed of certain balances, alluded to in the opening of
the Budget on Friday; as well as the non prodation
of Tome document. which had been fome time order-
ed on that Cubic&
Mr. VANSITTART faid, there had been greater
difficulty in making tbetn up, than any body had
previoufly an idea of.
The firft and fecond refolutions of the Budget,
which related to the Loan, were then read a firft and
fecond time, and agreed to ; and Bills ordered to be
brought in purfuant to them.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEUER
then moved, that the further confideration of this
report be deferred to Monday next.
The SPEAKER obferved, that the regular corn&
was to read the Refolutions and put the queftion of
poftponement on each.
Mr. BABBINGTON obferved, that feveral eV-
enhies occurred to him on the fubjeft of the Property
Tate particularly on the exemption. to it. operation.
Such as related to (mall tradefmen : how were they
to be provided for? Suppofing others to have w
mixed income, partly from trade or bufinefs, and
partly from an annuity. Others again having a life
sittereft inland, they could not with any propriety of
language be called any thing but annuitants. How
was the cafe to be on annuitants of a military dal's,
and the clergy ? Thefe matters appealed to him to
require a great deal of confideration before they could
be properly digefted.
Mr. GEORGE ROSE fuggefled the propriety of
deferring this dircuffiou until the further confideratton
of the Report.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQIJER
unlettered in that propriety, but thought it right at
arm to fay that as to the military and clergy, the (mall
annuity exemption ought to be extended to them.
The other Refolutions were then deferred until

Moodily. •
wliss.

Mr. GEORGE ROSE moved, that there be laid
before the Houfe an account of the quantity of Wines
imported and exported, from the year t 790 to iflos
inclufively, diainguiflong French from not French,
&c. and the amount of duties paid on each, kc.
The like motion relative to Wines nfed in home
conflmnption, &c.—Ordered.
%cm. SSSSS •
The ATTORNEY GENERAL brought up the
Report. of the Committee appointed to infpett the
Journals of the Lords. which was read ; it appeared
so relate to proceedings in the Bill depending in the
Houft, on the Aft to declare the law of witneffes
being liable to anfwer ; and alfo another A& to in-
demnify witneffes, &c. Ordered to lie on the table,
and to be printed:—Adjourned.