Star.
London, England, 1823-02-18 00:00:00

sactitice which had been made,—and after thz manner,

in which the arrangements formerly made for the
comfort of the Crown had been given up, he did
• think that the doctrine which had now been urged,
that no sacrifice had been made on the part of the
Sovereign, would be adopted by-that Houso with a
very bad grace. This observation he had thought it
right to make ; and this was the only reply which he.
had to offer to the speech of the lion. Gentleman.
• Mr. W. LAMB defended the Houses against the
charges made against it by the Member for Appleby.
• Mr. HUME concurred with the view taken by his Hon.
Friend, the Member for Appkby, but thought at the same time,
that in what he had done he had not gone far enough. The state
of the Crown lands was our of those subjects which called for
the attention of the Ilouse, and ought to be looked to before the
supplies were granted. They had been given up by the Crown,
and by an Act of the first year of Queen Anne, they had been
placed apart for the express purpose of relieving the burdens of
the People. He did not complain of this. change, which was
really excellent, but he complained that, instead f producing
between four and £500,000 per annum, they were swallowed
by pensions—Meer, hear, front the MiniSterial
The Gentlemen might cry hear, but he would rather learn from
them what had been done to relic* the burdens of the country.
The evil, however, did not exist in one department alone.—
. He was satisfied that his Hon. Friend would do right to take
the sense of the I louse, and to impress upon every individual the
. necessity of considering the grievances of the People, before
they should vote away the public money by millions, as they
would be called upon to do. No other measure could produce,
any benefit, and he regretted extremely that his lion. Friend
had not persevered in his first intention.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did not meant
to follow the Honourable Gentleman through the various sub-
• jects he had mentioned, but he begged to remind him, that the
• Government had given its cordial assent to one of the measures
of economy which had been reeomthended, and had carried them
, into effect by an Act of Parliament. As to the first topic, how-
ever, that of the Crown Lands, the Honourable Gentleman was
entirely mistaken. The revenae arising from them was regularly
' carried to account every year. He was no holeLt of Crown
Lands-, hut he- knew many individuals who were ; and he would
venture to state, that of all the severe landlords in the country,
. the Crown was the most so. It was provided by law that they
shoulThe let to the highest bidder ; the last holder of the lease
• hr.d the option of taking a renewal at the rate fixed on by a sworn
surveyor but if he refused, it was let by auction. It was im-
possible to make a lease oethe Crown Lands a matter of favour
in any instance. They did not bring in so large a revenue as
£40,000, although he knew that in nine of the Reports a hope ,
• had been held out that they might ultimately amount to that'
• sum. If the Honourable Gentleman would look more minutely
into the sabject he would find himself entirely mistaken.
The SPEAKER then put the eriginal question, that tht House
sent,:t en into a Committee of Supply, which being carried, •
The 'CH ANCELLOR of the EXCiILQUER moved, that
• £14,000,000 should be granted for the put Ouse of paying off Ex-
• chequer Bills, issued between January 1822 and 1823. That
. xll,OOOOO should be granted for certain supplies of 1822 ;
al.d £144,000 to pay cif Exchequer Bills advanced to the Com-
missioners for building Churches, between January 1822 and 18.33
wail: TRADE.
. Mr. 'Or ARAB put a question across the table in a low tope of
voice, the purport pf which was, to inquire whether the Com-
initteeof Fortien Trade had done anything with respect to the
' sloths on wine, which he had mentioned last Session?
• The CI lAN CELLOR Of the EX CII E.QU ER was not aware'
of the course of MOTT the Committer meant to pursue. The
question semantic oi:considerable Importance, and' it wardearable,
for many reasons, that the persons Interested in it should be kept
in stispeuse'no longer than was absolutely necessary.
.•The•llouse then resented : the Report was brought up, And
Ordered to be.recelved to-moitnw.
Tlielndugunity Bill was read a second time, and ordered to
cOMMittsd to•riOiTOW. •
The' America and' West J[ntliii Trade Bill was read a second
• kittte 'to be coinmitted to-morrow.
, , • STAMP 7,.11521.
„ ATE. AIUME rose to move for returns of the distributors of
Att,ititot., Ile c.ontpleltied of the Large allowances sanctioned by
:.dbitrrnMerliWiten thousands of individuals were ready to do
• Itite'iWelnels' fdr one-third of the motley. now paid!, In ovary
. parre•Stotiabd *herd 'he hid Made inquiries tr-third of the
om osr...4.,ps,vaid would bc'deeinetl an ample and Most liberal
ant.wance. In Aberdeen be lead, ascertained that XI ,2,00 per
annum was received by the distributor of stamps, though £300;
at the outside, would cover every accessary expense. When it
was known that many of the distributors employed deputies, who.