Star.
London, England, 1806-05-08 00:00:00

PROP kRTY TAX.
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The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
moved the order of the day for refulving tan° a
Committee for the further confideration of the Pro-
perty Tax Bill,
Sir HENRY MILDMAY hoped the Noble Lord
would not prefs the Houfe at fo late an hour to go
into a Committee upon a bill that was likely to ex-
cite fo much difcuffion, efpecially as feveral Gentle-
men, who earnefily wifhed to be prefent at that dif-
cuffion, had left the Houfe under a confident per.
fualion that the further proceedings on the bill would
be deferred to another day.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
Paid it had been underllood on all fides of the Houfe,
that this was the dl finally determined on for going

into a Committee on the bill. &ma Gentlemen
had alked him, in the courts of the evening, if he
ar enad
hilly
smaenarnwt tro
was,
proceed
hwei tche
rtthaei
obi
yi bill
itdh
fe vpoe nim n
bgi
e.
However, if the Honourable Baronet, or any other
Gentleman had any oblation to the principle of the
bill, he would have no oblation to poltpone its other-
wife he fhoulel certainly with to proceed now.
Sir HENRY MILDMAY Paid, he could not of.
fume to fay, what were the particular oblations of his
Friends who had gone away. He could only Rate
their earneß with to be prefent, and that tbey had
gone away under the perfuatlon he had before Rated.
Upon the general voice of " proceed now," the
order of the day was read ; when.
Mr. WM. SMITH then Rated his oblations to
the Bill, which were, that it operated moll unjuftly
and unequally, ;nail:loch as it taxed, at the fame rate,
incomes which arofe from different fpecies of proper-
ty totally diftintt in their nature and value. It was
a grofs intuit upon cede, to tax at the fame rate in.
come from capital, and income depending folely on
perfonal exertion—income from property not worth
three years purchafe, and income from property
worth thirty years purchafe. The title was falfe and
delufive, for the tax was not upon property, but upon
income, and it was to all intents and purpofes an in-
come tax. He alto dilated to it on account of the
principle of diklofure which it involved, and which
afforded fuch inquifitorial and vexatious powers to
the officers of Government, as rendered it to the laft
degree grating to the feelings of Englifhmen. This
principle of difclofure had, however, been much mo-
dified by a Noble Lord (Sidmouth), now in the other
Houfe, and for this be deferred the thanks of the
country. But Rill the principle remained and vitiated
the whole Bill. He had no great oblation to the
rife from yi per cent. to to per cent. He was aware
of the difficulties with which his friends had to Rear
gle. They were placed in a &nation which com-
pelled them to adopt meafures which they them-
(elves might not confider as the belt. The money
mutt be railed, and the difficulties attending the exe.
cution of a reel tax on property, or of railing the nece-
fary Supplies in any other way, were fo great that he
was not thrprifed that they had not been able, in the
fir)infante, to get over them. But he thought the
tax .a grievance of an intolerable kind, and he would
not have done his duty had he not Rated his object
dons to it.
Sir ROBERT BUXTON oppofed the bill on the
around of its involving an unequal principle of taxa.
hon. He hoped that Come relief would be given to
the landed intereß, efpecially to country gentlemen
with incomes of about :cool. a year.
Sir HENRY MILDMAY alfo oppofed it, on the
ground of its impofing a duty of four fhillings in the
pound on the landed tuterea inked of two !billings.
It bore particularly hard on one defcription of peo-
ple—men of (mall landed property who had farce
famiiie., and he hoped that fome abatements would
be allowed on their account.

Mr. PERCIVAL fupported the bill, on the ground
that it was impoffible that an equal (urn of money
could be railed fo equally, upon the whole, on pro.
petty of every defcription. The money mull be
railed, and this was, in fad, the bed plan that could
be deviled. It was a tax on profits, and fo the title
implied. He hoped, however, that exemptions would
be allowed in mtny cafes, otherwife the meafure
might become fo odious, that we might be in danger
of lofing it altogether.
Mr. WILBERFORCE agreed with his Honoura-
ble Friend who fpoke lad, and hoped that exemp.
t•tns would be allowed in all cafes where the necef-
faries'of life were concerned. It would be hard if,
when one part of a Ihip's crew were enjoying every
fort of luxury, the other lhould be put upon fhore
allowance. He limed the cafes of the officers of the
army and navy undcr a certain income; but what
had been done for the latter, and was to be done
for the former, might preclude the neeeffity of any
exemption for them. But the cafe of clergymen
under a certain income mull be confidered. He
knew large fupplies mull be railed, and if the tax
fhould fail in any degree on account of abatements
to perfons of a ftnall income, he would be willing
that it Ihould be made up by an additional rate ou
the higher claffes.
Mr. ELLISTON laid a few words in favour of the
Income Tax.

Mr. SPENCER STANHOPE thought this the
moll revere Tax ever impoled, but his fenfe of its
neceffity rendered him favourable to it. He never
knew a Secretary of the Treafury that had not bean
adverfe to every exemption from a tax, but be
thought the amount of a tax not a matter fu likely
to be complained of, as particular hard cafes..
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
would not fay much at fo late an hour. The neceffitY
of railing a large Cum within the year had been ad.
mitted, and it had alto been admitted, that this was
the belt tax for furl) a purpofe, being, as had beets
Rated, fuperior to the original Income Tax. To this
refource, therefore, we mull look for the means of
that energy which eircurnilances demanded. There
might be fome cafes of apparent hardfhip ; but equa-
lity could, in furls a cafe, be only taken in the grofs,
and along with it we mull confider the efficacy of the
Bill. As to equality, perhaps, theoretically, a tax
on capital would be the fairell, or one combining
capital and income, according to various delerips
tions of property ; but the prodigious trouble, and
the agency requifitc for fuck a fcheme, would hardly
juflify him in venturing to give up the plan (that
had been already eftablithed. The Noble Lord
then expreffed his ftrong difinclination to admit any
further exemptions, fince
,-,p,0001. were already loft
by the ccmceffions made. J.,e fhould Ellen attentively
to fuggellions, but nothing lefs than the kerning ge-
neral with of the Houfe thould incline him to Mcreafe
exempiiwas, which were moilly of greater lots to
Government than benefit to the individuals. He
objeOed to the idea of taking a greater per centage
from the rich than from the poor, fince its tendency
was to alter the order of fociety. The exemptions is
favour of thole who had children, were in reality a
tax upon thole who had none. It was his with to
avoid unneceffary preffure, but not to agree to ex 3
emptions which would greatly reduce the efficacy of
the tax.
Mr. ROSE exprefred his opinion of the impoffibi.
bility of laying a tax upon capital.
Mr. WILIFIFORCI and the CnastraLima of the
EXCIIICWIR explained.--The bill was ordered to be
committed to.mormw,—Adjourned.

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'ILIA:BURGH IfdlL.

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BERLIN, APRIL 29.--M. MOM'S, the Ruffian
Minifier at our Court, received yefterday ar eflafette
from the Ruffian Conful at Stettin, which brings the
news of the Swedes having blockaded the Port of
Swinemunde. The Swedifh Government has alto
laid an embargo on all Pruffian fhips ; it is thought
that, in eonfegnence of there ails of holtility, the
Pruffian troops will enter Swedifh Pomerania. The
.Englifh Minifter, although on the eve of his clepa-r
Cure, has not yet left Berlin ; it is even thought that
he will be replaced by another Diplomatic agent.
fine Baron !Jacobi, our Envoy at London, has not
yet been recalled.
Our Court Gazette contains a (port account from
Ratzeburgh of the affair on the z4th, with the SOie.
difh troops. It concludes as follows :
" The Swedes at left entirely withdrew from the territory of
Lauenburgh to Gadebufh, and then purified their march to WI&
Ina /. Some borfes which had rust away from them were caught
by the Peahen troops, and fent after them, as the Pratt-tans in
taking poffeffion of Lauctiburgh had uo hoftile intentions age-fait
the Swedes."
General Kalkreuth has received orders to hold his
corps in readinefs to march.
&ATMS/RON, APRIL 3o.—An account has been
publifbed here of the affair of the 23d between the
Swedes and Prodians.
it begins with Rating, that the PrufGan corps drained for the
occupation of Lauenburgh confifted of two battalions and four
fcluadrons of Reefen's regiment of carollers. On the rift
the Swedlfh Count, Lowenheilm, protefted again tbe advance of
the PrufGan troops; bat as the ftrength of his corps was not above
Ave hundred horfe, It was not foppofed that any ferious oppo6-
tlon to the Prulrtans would be made. Count Von Reefen in-
formed the Swedith Commandant that the Prof:Gans had no
orders to commit holtilities, and mentioned to him that they had
direCtions to proceed to cantonments in the territory of Lawn.
burgh, which they would proceed to occupy. As they were ad-
vanciug, heat ever, the corps on the road to Ratzeburvit, under
Major Van 9.9izow, were attacked by about 3o Swede& troops,
chiefly mounted gagers, but the Proffians did not return their
fire, moving on to the place where the principal force of Count
Lenfrenbeilm was &trembled. Although the Prufnan troops (um-
maned the Count to withdraw, be wonid not, but kept up a
warm difcharge of piltul mot. At left a trooper and a cannoneer
being wounded, a few balls were returned. Meanwhile Colonel
Von Reefen had advanced by another route, and joined with that
of Major gaizow. Headed the cavalry to deploy. The Colo-
nel again fent a trumpeter to Count Lowenheilm, and after tome
conference, Colonel Von Reefen made his left wing jail back, to
leave :he way open for the. Swedes into the territory of Mecklen-
bfth. But after it was foreofed all hoftilities had ceded, the
Swedes hewed a erdpallifoo to occupy a height from which they
might have given fame dilturhanee to the Prufßans, it was found
necefrary to diflodge them by direCtiog against them a few dif-
charges of grape hot, by which a few buffers and a boric were
killed. After the exchange of a few hots of hull arms, the
Swedes retreated."
:This narrative concludes thus :
a The Praha') troops had only three men wounded. This
affair, however, afforded them the fatisfaCtion to have a clofe oh-
feryatient of the military appearanee and manceuvrcs of the Swe-
diet-troops. The order and difcipline which there weeps obferved,
dining their Ray in this diftridt, is well knowp ; and the refolu-
tionalifplayed by then, raid their leaders, merits amok juitice."
VIIINNA, Aran. 23.—The French are dill at Bralt-
nut, the regiments of Starry and of the Archduke
Francis Charles have quitted Vienna, the one for St.
Hypolite, and the other fur Lintz.
AUGSBURGH, APRIL 22.—A great part of the
Head Q2arters of the French Grand Army, has left
Ulm for Stralburg, and it is hoped that the re
mainder will follow within a few days ; the advises
received by the lad poll from Italy, make no mention
of the 'evacuation of Cattarn, by the Ruffians ; on
the contrary, the letters from Trielle Rate that the
Englifh and Ruffian (hips on the coatis of Dalmatia
increafe daily.
The report circulated at this moment is, that Mar-
tha! Soult has received orders to march with his corps,
with all bade, to Italy.
BANKS OF THE bIAINR, APRIL 16.—Confiderable
trains of artillery have arrived at Vienna, from Hun-
gary and Bohemia, which are intended to lupply the
arfenal of that capital.
HANIBUROH,MAY a.--Three Englifh mail: arrived
this morning.
All trade is now nearly at a Rand ; thole who
have goods demand In high a price that no one will
buy, choofing rather to wait to fee if matters will
take another torn. It is reported that a Prof:llan
Anabafrador Extraordinary will fhortly be fent to
London ; Count Haugwiiz, and even the Duke of
Brunfwick are named. This morning, it is reported,
that the Pruffian troops are to leave Hanover, which
will be occupied lay the troops of Brunfwick : this is
probably as well founded as the report that the Duke
of Brunfwick has folemnly renounced all pretenfions
of fucceffion to Hanover, though it is very certain
that no application of the kind has been made to his
Highnefs, and that therefore this eventual renuncia.
tion has not taken place.
By the embargo laid on the Englifls (hips in Prof.
flan ports, we have news of only three being detained.
CONSTANTINOPLI, APRIL a.—The coolnels which
fubfified between the Minifier of the Porte and the
Ruffian Envoy having become ferious. the latter, by
order of his Sovereign, trardmitted a Note to the
Sublime Porte by the Reis Effendi, in which he lays,
that as the alteration in the difpofitinn of the Porte
mud proceed from a groundlefs miftrufl, and an
unjud fufpicion which it may have conceived, that
the military difpufitions made by !India fur her own
fecurity. were direfted againd the Porte ; he again
c::.:lared mod folemnly, by order of his Court, that
ha Imperial Majefiy had never entertained any fuch
intentions, and that he pledged himlelf anew to fulfil
• all the articles of the treaty of amity which had jai
been concluded with the Porte, in their foiled extent,
and to give the molt convincing proofs of the purity
of its fentiments, and the probity of its intentions,
the Court of Raffia had determined to remove every
objet that might he capable of again exciting the
fitipieinns of the Porte, by withdrawing every corps
which it bad nn the Frontiers of Turkey, in the
Crimea, Moldavia, and Wall ichia, and that it had
already given the neceffuy orders for that purpofe.
The Norte has replied to this note, that all its
wilbes were confined tc the prefcrving its neutrality;
that it alto pledged itfclf to fulfil the treaty which
had recently been concluded, and in proof of its
. pacific views it would immediately countermand all
the military difpofitions which it had made, with the
exception of thole which were direited againft the
rebels in Sts via.
raTSLY, APRIL 16.—1 S is laid that the King of
Napks is about to embark at Pahrmn for Barcelona;
the (ttieen goes forneahcre elf:, not yet fixed upon,
and the Crown Prince remains in Sicily.
General Mathieu Dumas is appointed Minißer of
War at Noks, and the Counfcllor of State Miot is
ippointed Minißcr for Foreign Affairs.
'' ' For each of the twelve Neapolitan provinces a
~ - mmandant is appointed.
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That beautiful diflriff the Terra de Lavorp4 will
loon become a deur, it the diffurbances in the inte•
riot. Rill continue. Fra Diavolo (Brother Devi') wan-
ders about with a gang of robbers, 2 or 3co in num-
ber, and they carry lire and decaliation wherever
they go. He has ordered three of the citizens of
Soza to be flrot—Sometimes difguifed as a peafant,
a waggoner, or a labourer, he reconnoitres the po-
fition of the French army, and afterwards makes his
affaults upon it with his banditti. He has lately had
the audacity to Common the Commandant of Bonelli
to furrender. He was lately attacked, but the event
isnot known.

Gaeta it to be bombarded with red hot balls.
NAPIAS' Arau. la.—Perfons who have arrived
here from Corfu, fay, that on the loth of March an
order arrived there from St. Peterfburgh for the
greater part of the Ruffian troops in the Republic of
the Sevsn Elands to embark, and fail for the Black
Sea.

FLoa ryes, Apart, 12.—Gaeta fill holds out, by
which the farther operations in Lower Italy are
much retarded. It is about to be cannonaded by
TOO great guns, but the fituation of the fort upon a
hill is fo advantageous, that the *bombardment pro•
duces little effee, and it will be very difficult to take
it fo long as the communication by fea is open. It
is Paid, therefore, that a French and Spanifh fquadron
is expelled to blockade it. The Prince of Heffe
Philipfthall has fent away all perfons who cannot be
of ale in the defence of the place.
On the Rth inf. Marfhal Jourdan paired this city
on his- way to Naples. He Raid here one day, but
did not appear at Court, excufing liimfelf to the
tZ2een by the urgency of his bufinefs.
1' he day before yefterday the Prince Borghefe ar-
rived here from Rome, and has had feveral long
conferences with the French Envoy. It is hence con-
jeCtured, that his journey relates to fome objaCt of
importance, efpeeially as fo many reports are in cir-
culation of great changes that may be fhortly expel-
cd in Italy.
It is Paid that a Papal Bull, permitting the eating
of flefh on Fridays and Saturdays, will loon make its
appearance, and be followed by another fill more
important, relative to auricular confeftlon.
The cs-devant Bifhop of Montefiarcone, Cardinal
Maury, well known in the hillory of the French Re-
volution, was lately precasted, by the Papal Nuncio,
to the Q2een of Etruria.
She was much pleafed with him, and his probable
he will receive the archbilhoprick of Pifa, vacant by
the death of Monfigneur Angelo Franchefchi.

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Government difpatches have been received from
our Miniiker at Conftantinople, which are faid
to contradiel every thing which has been afferted
in the Paris Papers retpeeting the political attach.
ment of Turkey to France. The neutrality of the
Porte is Rated to have been guaranteed by Ruffia,
on the afturance that, if any attempt be made by
the French armies to penetrate the Ottoman States,
on whatever grounds or pretext, the Grand Signior
piomifes to give a free pattage to the Ruffians,
through any part of his dominions.—Some changes
have lately been made in the Turkilh Cabinet, caleu•
laced to encourage this difpofition.