Star.
London, England, 1815-02-21 00:00:00

On a futnre occasion he woulti give the details of the
Rest of the intended taxation; he would now merely
state what would be affected by the proposed taxa-
tion. A. coesidersble advance was intended on stamp
detiew (itettektireg to law proceedings) which it was
calculated would produce about £700,000; but the
procesoof eolleeting the aniount of stamps was so
complicated, that Gentlemen would not be surprised
that no schedule could yet be completed. About
AC6OOOOO still remained to be supplied, and he hoped
that the system of bounties and drawbacks would
be able to meet it. He proposed particularly a con-
tinuance of this system as vs printed cotton and su-
gars. There was another subject on which he had
received repeated applications—he alluded to the
great article of beer. A considerable increase had
some time ago been imposed on the price of beer ;
the public at present seemed to be convinced, and he
was disposed to agree with them, that this price WAS
now too high. He was certainlfunwilling to increase
the price of this article, and would rather relieve the
public than add to their barthen. He hoped, there•
fore. that the hint now thrown out would not be lost.

Government would wish not to interfere between the
consumer and the maker ; but it would not be neu-
tral upon this occasion j for, in consequence of the
application of the brewers, he and Lord Liverpool
had on a former occasion been parties to the rise, and
he must therefore now distinctly declare that they
could not bold themselves responsible for the conti-
nuance of that increased price.—(Hear, bear).—
Upon the whole, it was thought adviiable not to-
touch the sinking fund, but allow it to increase for
four years at compound interest ; so that, if so un-
fortunate a result should happen, it might be a re-
,source for future wars; and on the other hand might
,extinguish the debt at simple interest within 45 years.
It would be a constantly growing resource. At the-
same time, he hoped that peace would be consoli-
' dated and secured, and that the hostile spirit, ge-
nerated by so long a war, would subside every
year, even every month. At any rate it would be
clear, that while we were disposed to be tranquil
and act with moderation, we were prepared against
all the possible contingent attempts of our enemies. It
was with no small satisfaction that he nowlooked back
upon the late war, and congratulated the House on the
expiration of that mass of taxation with which the
country had been encumbered. Nine millions of
taxation were now removed. He hoped that this re-
duction would prove advantageous uot only to private
comfort, but to the future extension of public reve-
nue; for no doubt this surplus would be employed
in trade, and find its way ultimately to the public re.
venue. He must also congratulate the House on the
progressive increase of the revenue (independently of
the property tax) within the last three years, which
promised the best results for the future. The three
last years presented the following progress : the first
of them produced £47,000,000; the 2d 848,468,000;
the last £51,000,000. The country might now be
proud that ittad achieved all its great objects, while
it was at the same time in the most flourishing con-
dition. He must beg leave of the Committee to tell a
story which had relation to the present subject. The
late Mr. Burke, on some occasion at the beginning of
the French war, being among his friends, drank suc-
cess to 61 the long war ; ' the company, not expecting
the war to be long expressed some surprize, but Mr.
Burke repeated his sentiment, telling them that it must
be long. adding,
" Dante, et vosmet rebus sante seeundh.° • • 4
Such was the opinion of that great statesman : he felt
that all that was to be feared was a feverish imps.
!lore on the part of the people at the necessary bur-
then. The country,-however, had borne all : it had
nobly persevered, and it now remained for it to enjoy
the prosperity resulting from that perseverance (hear).
The Right Hon. Gentleman then moved his resolu-
tions, according to the tenour of his speech.
Mr. WHITBREAD said, it was not his intention
to have said any thing on the present occasion, had it
not been for a certain taunt or sneer that the Right
Hon. Gentleman had, in a certain part of his speech.
thought proper to throw out against the trade of which
he had the honour to be an humble member. In that
part of his speech to which he alluded, the Right
Hon. Gentleman bad said, do that he had received
several hints, that an additioaal tax might be laid an
-beer from the high prices at which it was kept up."
The Right Hon. Gentleman had this night offered
his plan of finance, and many were of opinion that
one of his articles for raising the money he wanted
would be a tax on beet. The Right Hon. Gentleman
had kept every circumstance relative to his plan ex-
ceedingly snug and close. Not a whisper had made
its way to the public till the whole promulgation had
jest issued from his own mouth. All enquiries made
by himself or his friends had been fruitless and ineffec-
tual. He would not give the smallest hint in answer
by which to guess at ; so that the trade to which he
belonged could not form any true judgment by which
they were to act, as to the continuance of the present
prices of beer, till they were able to ascertain what
the intention of the Right Hon. Gentleman would be.l
The Right Hon. Gentleman had been waited on
company with Lord Liverpool by a deputation of the
trade, of which deputation he had the honour to be'
one; in which they had fairly represented the state
in which they stood, and the injuries they sustained
from the then high prices of barley, ikt. The conse-
quence of which was, the prices bad been raised. A
second deputation had in like manner taken place be-
Itween the same parties, and a secendincrease of prise
bad taken place • but such second
. g.sice was soder
given up, and the trade had Inge waned to see what
ate Right Honourable Gentleman would do before
They could say what they should do. Now they were-
possessed of that, they would take their measures
within 48 hours; and had the Right Ildnourable
Gentleman condescended to be a little more commu-
nicative, the business would perhaps have been set-
tled, and ,the public acquainted with the intentions of
the trade before this time. With respect to the plan
of the Right Honourable Gentleman he should re.
sant his opinion for some future occasion.
r Mr. TIZRNEY denied that the House could con-
glace that a successful termination of the war which
left so great a btirthen upon the shoulders of the
peeople. The cheers whieh succeeded the speech of.
th Right Honourable Gentleman. seemed as if
some God-send had dropped down, rather the a
call to provide 11 millions. He protested 'gaunt;
the proceedings of the night as unpailiamentary.:
To ask for money was to. without affording the,
country the Opportunity of kniwing why they. ifve,