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bills of froths to 301. was to be Tl. M. The Hon.
Gentleman ftrongly recommended to Miniflers to re.
confider this fobjea, and not thus to aggravate the
difficulties which the (mall capitalias in the woollen
trade had to contend with.
The CHANCELLOR •of the EXCHEQUER
was fure that, upon a farther confideration of this
(dice, the objettions Rated by the petitioners al.
hided to, hotitevio—refpeeibloAtay-wetWOIRDARLIMi
found erroneous. Promiffory notes he raid; weuld
not-be affetled;scwould-appear. from a review of
the fchedule to a juR examination of which he re.
feired that: who were difpofed 113 objet to the

meafure.
Mr. WILBERFORCE Paid, that the apprehen-
fion of the mikbievous tendency of the tax he refer-
red to was very generally felt among the indatrious 4
and refpeflable perfons so whom he alluded.
Mr. WINDHAM commenced with his alma point
iodisation upon the tax on law proceedings. and
tbe Ikeda for anomie,. The alog7 which he un-
derßood to be generally made for this arrangement
was, that it was a matter of regulation. Thus two
things _which had no natural atom• which ought
never to be brought together, namely, taxation and
regidation, were combined, in order to defend a
mere which eras lacapable of jollification. He
did sot mean to condemn the wilt exprelled to pre.
hest emytinillties to litigition ; but the law itfelf,
.04iltiett of thofe penalties, foruillied a
seek upon that, for the whole tribe of law.
yam days took ample care that if a mairwoold
rate aim to latr, lie &cold fuffer by it. It had
hied So good melba complain
d tilde taw: as St.afar would be *Wed by than
whole cafe as kill. as thole alone who failed would
have to pay theta. This argument might have fonts
fore% ilk are a matter of certainty, crony thi3
Eke it, that Office would hotted 19 a 13
Gait : the contrary was too frequently the cafe. s
. therefore he could not attend to that errata • Thofe
taxes he &sorely thought would have the elk" 4
suing the door of ;attics &gait& the poor and the
weak, whom the expellee of law mal intimidate front
any appeal to a Court of .joßks-doialtbough finis
Carts were rall (aidy "to be open to all," they
lent be an open only in the fame fare in
Iwhieh the London Tavern was open--to thofe who
had a long purfe, The objea of the tandem Often .
of Legiflation was to produce a fommary deeded
open all mks where the criminal law was to be ap.
plied, whes.ponifitment was to be inifilled ; but when
a man fought his right, when be looked for hit pro.
petty, every impediment was thrown in his way. On
the whole the Right Hoe. Gentleman proaanced
Ithis a mot unjullifiable meafore-cone which Teemed
W be framed upon a principle moll completely road.
=MIAs hi taxation, oupely, that inllead of calling
upon men to contribute according to their means, the
usoney mould be (rind wherever it could be found;
loßead of taxing men indirectly, according to fait
rules, the Chancellor of the Exchequer famed,
this inftance, to foatch the calk direely wherever if
was comatible. Perhaps the Ripht, Hoonumbli
Gentleman bad a craving Exchequer, Perhaps a
was importuned for money; if fo, he lhould fyinpa.
'hire with him, and fo he would with e man who
Oiould rob a butcher's Oinp—Ce Jaren] He would
fympathife with the diftrefs which prompted in both
cafes; but it did not follow that he would approve of
the robbery in either. In the latter he would eer.
tautly fay, that the outrage was the more excufabli
than in the former; becaufe in the former the Char
cellar of he Exchequer might contrive, by the exea
are of japan and jußiee, to procure way. and
ho bald sot taw any preffure to urge him t 9 sea
aft of inleflice.
After a daft was adopted, on the motion of Mr,
Habitat, to exempt from Ramp duty any canna&
Aeon for the officers of Volunteer Cops, the mrtion
-as agreed to sod the Bill was paired t—Adjautold•