Star.
London, England, 1805-03-06 00:00:00

cALT TAX.

On the motion that the CHAIRMAN fhould leave
the Chair, in order to go into a Committee on the
Salt Tax Bill,

Mr. JOHNSTONE rote, not he raid to repeat the
general arguments on this meafure, which the Houfe
had beard fo forcibly urged yetlerday, but to call the
attention of Gentlemen to the operation of the Salt
Tax in Scotland. When this tax was impofed in
1795, it was reduced in Scotland from 6s. 6d. to 4s.
per buthel. This reduaion took place in confequence
of a confideration of the peculiar circumflances of
the people of that country. Now he wilbed to under-1
Rand how it was propofed to draw the additional tax I
contained in this Bill from a country fo circumftan-
ced. If in 1795 it was incapable of paying more than
4s. per bufhel, why was it now deemed capable of
affording 9s. ? Confidering, indeed, the lunation of
Scotland fully and fairly, it was his opinion that it
would be much wifer to remit the Salt Duty in
that country altogether. That duty produced but
4c,0001. per annum, and there was a bounty allowed
from the Excite amounting to 29,0001. which, with
a confiderable hour.ty from the Cutloms, exceeded
the produce of the tax. For there reafons he fubmit-
WI that a repeal of the duty as to Scotland would be
not lets advantageous to the Revenue than to the
people of Scotland. If fo, then how could Mi-
flitter& jutlify the impofition of a farther Salt Tax
upon that country.
Mr. HUSKISSON Rated the reafon for the former
reduaion of the Salt Tax in favour of Scotland to
be this, that as the Scotch people manufaanred their
Salt from tea water, they were fubjel to an increa-
fed expence for fuel. On that account this allowance
was made, which was Rill propofed to continue, and
Re contended therefore that the people of Scotland
had no reafon to complain. As to the produce of the
revenue arifing from the Salt Duty in Scotland con-
trolled with the bounty, be admitted that it Wall not
conlidefable—but then its reduced amount proceeded
from the frauds that were known to exiß, and the
fmuggling with Ireland. IF, 'however, the Honour-
able-Gentleman would look into the Bill before the
Houle, he would fee that fuch provifions were intro-
duced into it as were calculated effeaually to prevent
thole frauds in future. '

A disifion took place upon the motion—Ayes 158,
Nnes 58—Majority too. •
011 our return to the. Gallery the Honfe had come
out of the CoMmittee, and the Report was ordered to
be. brought up tO.morrow.

HAMM TAX.
The Houfe refolval into a Committee on the Pr.,
petty Tax Bill.
Lord TEMPLE gave notice, that he would to.
morrow move for the exemption of Military Officers,
below a certain rank, from the payment of this tax.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER an-
nounced his intention of oppofing any propation for
the exemption of any dais of men from this tax, as
contrary to the fpirit and equity of the meafure, and
calculated to undermine the whole contribution.

Sir JOHN NEWPORT called the attention of
the Committee to this tax, as it afFe&ed the property
in the funds belonging to perfons refideot in Ireland.
This he conceived to be contrary to the principle of
the Union, which propofed to leave the rcfources
of each country applicable to the treafory of that
country. It would be alto contrary to the policy
which diaated an exemption in favour of the funded
proprity of Foreigners, which arofe from a with In
inducr Foreigners to vett their money in our funds.
The operation of this tax with refpea to perfons rc
fident in Ireland would, he obferved, be Mill more
feverefor this reafon, that according to the Aft, the
Fright's Agent would be obliged to make a return of
the whole property of his principal, and thus the
fame perion might be Cubic& to the payment of the
fame tax in both countries. Under thofe circuna-
fiances the Honourable Baronet propofed a clank to
exempt from the tax fuch property in the fonds its
,belonged to perfons who pay the hearth money and
window tax in Ireland.

Idr. ALEXANDER did not think the object of
the Honourable Baronet attainable in the way he
propofed.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT Rated that when he before
mentioned the fubjed, he was told that the Commit-
tee would be the proper place to bring forward this
propofition.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
obferved, that the propofition of the Honourable
Baronet could not be entertained, as no previous in.
firuaion to the Committee had been voted. As to
the propofition itfelf, he was furprifed to hear it Rated,
that it involved a violation of the principle of the
Union. It was not lets agreeable to that principle
than to the precepts of common equity, that the pro.
perty in each country thould be fubjea to the taxa-
tion, and appropriate to the treafury of that country.
This was prec:fely what this tax, ()bluffed to by the
Honourable Baronet, propofed; and, on the fame
principle, the property in the funds of Ireland, be-
longing to perfons refident in this country, would be
rubjed to the taxation, and applicable to the purpofes
of that country. fhould it be thought proper to
lay a tax on fuch funds. By the fame parity of rea-
foning the land in each country would, in cafe of
a land tax, be rubjea to the tax impored in that
country. He recollcaed that the Irith Parliament
had laid an additional tax on the lind of abfentees ;
and therefore they proceeded upon quite a contrary
principle to that on which the propofition of the Ho-
nourable Baronet was grounded. Indeed, he never
heard of any project of exemption, fimilar to that
propofed by the Honourable Baronet.
Sir J. NEWPORT perfifled in maintaining that
it was contrary to the principle of the Union to
draw there refourees from the ufe of Ireland which
would be otherwife fent into it. Independently of this
ground of objetion, however, he claimed the ex-
emption he propofed, upon the fame principle as that
which induced the Houfe to exempt the funded pro-
perty of foreigners. Unlefs the property of thelat.
ter were deemed more leered than that of the Irifh,
he taw no reafon why this propofition mould be re-
fined. If the Hon. Gentleman fhould perfiß in op.
poling his object, he declared that he 'avoid move to
expunge from the Bill, the exemption in favour of
Forogners.
Mr. BANKS moved the introduction of a claufe to
exempt from the operation of the tax, Each property
as is veiled in the hands of trudees for charitable
purpofes only, upon proof being made before the
CommiXoners of loch fact.

After tome converfationq in which it was under.
Rood that this exemption is to be made applicable ttk
both the old and the additional tax, the motion was
agreed to.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT moved, that the exemp-
tion in favour of foreigners fhonld be expunged.
Mr. HUSIUSSON obferved, that this would be
to lay on a new tax, and that therefore it mutt orilk-
nate in a Committee of Ways and Means.
The motion was withdrawn.
The feveral claufes were gone through ; the Houfe
returned, and the report was ordered to be brought
up to-morrow.
Mr. HUSKISSON• brought in a Bill for laying
on a Duty on Horfes employed in Agriculture, &c.
Read a &Li, and on the motion that it thould be read
a fecond time to-morrow,
Mr. JOHNSTONE foggefled, that as another im-
portant fubjeft flood for difeufilon to-morrow, it
might be inconvenient to bring this forward alto.
After a few words from Mr. ALaxamost and Mr.
Huse issos, the fecond reading was fixed for Thurf-
day.
Mr. Hustrissow prefented, purfuant to order, an
Account of the Balances due from the Receiver Ge-
neral of Scotland, John Hamilton, Efq. Ordered
to lie on the Table, and to be printed.
A fimilar order was made as to the Copy which
the Honourable Member prefented, of his Majef-
ty's Warrant, granting an Additional Salary to
Lord Melville, as Lord Privy Seal of Scotland.—
Adjourned.

UST OF THE MINORITY,

WOO NOTED AGAINST TOE SECOND READING OT TUC SAL': v i't

' 111 1., ON MONDAY MIGHT.
Adair, R. Fos, Hon. C. J. Newport, Sir JoLn
Bagened, Wakes. Francis, P. . North, Dudley
Barclay, George Geary, Sit William Ord, William
Batlow, H, Giddy, '' OfFulfton, Lord
Brogden,i. Gregor, F. POnfonby, Right
Banbury, Sir C. Grenfell, Pafcoe Hon. W. B.
Cakraft, J. (Teller) Grey, Hon. Charles Proby, Vitcount
Cavendith, W. Hamilton, Lord 4. Pulteney, Sir W.
Combe,H.C.(Teller) Huesca, Wm. Lewis Ruffelt, Lord Wm.
Cook, Bryan Hark, R. Scott, Jofrph
Creevef, Thomas le:II, J. Scodatoote, J.
DD:lneg). Bowes obnitone, Geneve Stanley, Lori
H00.G.H.1,. gtoo, W. C. Temple, Earl
Ellenuat W. Latosiehe, J. Towufend, Lord J
Ebeingtan. Lord I otooehe, It. Walpole, Hon. 0.
Fellowes, P. ' Lawrence, French Weftern,C C.
Fitzgerald, Right Lemon J. " Whithreasi. s.
Hon. J. Lemon, Sir W. Williams, 0 w..n
Fitzpatrick, Right M'Mahon, J. Williams, J. 11.
lion. R. Martin, J. Wynn, C. W. W
Foley, Hon. A. Moore, P. Young, Sir W.
Foley, T. Morpeth, Lori

MIDDESEX ILECTIO3I COMMITTEE, Marclts.

The Court *ambled, purfuant to adjournment, at
eleven o'clock. Strangers were immediately ordered
to withdraw. The Committee continued deliberat-
ing two hours and twenty minutes, and in the interim
the accumulatioa of peifons anxious to hear the de.
cifion was filch, that the portage from the Committee
Room to the lobby of the Houfe of Commons was
crowded. The room was filled in an inßant, and
filence having been ordered, Lord Maasm Ale began to
declare the decifion of the Committees but he had
fcarcely intimated that it was in favour of Sir Flan-
ats Btrarielrt, when there arofe a tumultuouc noife
and (hooting. His Lordilip Paid, the Committee
would feel it their duty to order thole who were
guilty of fuch a breach of decorum into cullody, and
report them to the Houfe, and if the noife tem re.
petted, he trailed the offenders would be pointed
out to him. His Lordthip then Elated, that the Corn.
znitte had come to the three following Refolutions
1. That Guitoa &WILTON MAJWWARINO, Efq. was not dely
sleeted, and ought not to have been retuned.
s. That Sir FRANCIS Bo aDaTT,BUOIIet, Was duly sleeted and
ought to have been returned.
3. That none of the Petitions prefented on this fubjea, were
either frivolous or vexatious.

In coufequence of this decifion, the Clerk of the
Crown will be dirated to alter the return.
This decifion confirms the correanefs of the opi.
sion given by Mr. Dikes@ at the time the return
was mide ;—‘4 It appears to me (faid Mr. Easetas)
" that if perfons have tendered themfelves to be ad-
" misted to vote for any of the Candidates, during
" the legal continuance of the poll, and the Sheriff
" has not rejated them, but has put them afide
44 for confideration, he ought to decide upon their.
" righti, bY admitting or relating them, before
" he makes his return, as far ai the time preferibed
" by the Aa of Parliament will reafonably admit."
—This was Mr. Ea:eines opinion, given on the
fpur of the oecafiun ; and, though rafhly queftioned
and Itigmatized at the time, is now demonftrated
to be tht law on the cafe.
Sir FRANCIS BUR ITT has for fome time been in-
difpofed, but he will take his feat as loon as his health
permiti him to go abroad.

LONDON.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6.

I'IUCE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK:
Cookls, for money. 58—for April, stli....Onirdom 311.1.
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.

Bank Stock for see. 1794
a per Cent. Conf. ill 54
S Par Can. Navy
Imperial 3 per Ccric•S ft
to* Ant. 9 sp- eitib

lA6 S per Cent. Mt
Excheq. Bills. par ►a. press.
Omnium iii
Feign& Tickets t!1. ski.
Conf. for ace. tlif

LOID cawessaialies ornct, MAUI* 4, 1805.

Notice is hereby given, that there will be a Thaw.
jag Room at St. Jinus's oa Tharfday next, the 7th
infant.

:.~

Earl TIM xi cos"X motion wak poftconed laft night
in the Hoofs of Lore% until this evening, in confe.
quence of ths abfence of Vifcount Masmis. It
appears to have excited great eitreation, as the
number of Peers who attended was conliderable, and
a crowd of Cotbmoners, including Mr. Fox, were
behind the Throne.

We underiland ghat the Catholic Deputation .Wait
the arrival of Sir Toomas Fa a nett, before they have
an official audience of Minifiers on thefubjed of their
Petition. It it their intention, we believe, that their
caufe ihould be dikulTed in Parliament, whatever be
the decifion of Mr. PITT.

•The Irilh Delegates have very full and precife in-
Anglian: ; but they have no difcretionary power.—
In cafe, then, of any new matter arifing, in which
their line of conduit has not been clearly defined,
they mutt correfpond with the Committee of twenty-
one Members now fitting in Dublin.
Mr. PITT will be invited to prefent their Petition,
and if he declines,fome refpeifiable Irifh Member will
be requefied to prefent it t Parliament.

About half pal' e;ght o'clock yerterclay Morning,
his Mail qr r, accompAnied by Count MUN sraa, Ge•
metals IVlA!aNaes and FITZROY, and Mr. VILLIERS,
left Windlor on horfehack, and rode to Hampton
Court; and After infpeeting Lis Majarres flud, they
remounted and rude to Kcw, where his Kum."'
dined ; after which his MAJESTY and (cite proceeded
to Loudon, and attired at the (tneen's Hun& loon
after four o'clock.

The CHANCELLOR of the Excnagyse had yeßer-
day a long audience with the Duke of Yoga at the
kiorfe Guards t alter which his Royal Highnefs held
a Military Levee.
Sir Evev, N:Pf AN has retired from the Secretary
of State'. o:tice for Irelsnd. We have not heard the
name of the Gentleman who is to fucceed him.

Admiral COXIINVALLIS, we are informed, bas ob-
tained leave to come on fhore for a few weeks, in
order to arrange Tome bufinefs with his brother, the
Marquis, previous to hia Lordfhip's departure for
India.

We noderfland that Mr. LINDSOREIN, of Pont
mouth, has entered into a contra& with the Eaft In.
dist Compri, to weigh up the Abergavenny
lußia-
tutan; and, in confideration of his being at all the ex.
pence, he is to receive a falvage of one tenth part of
the treafure, one filth of the copper and lead, and
one fourth of the hull, times, &c. &c.

On Sunday the Hon. and Rev. Dr. MAISHAM read
bintfelf into one of the Minor Canons of Sr. George's
Chapel,w Windfor, and tsok poffeffion of dm vacant
accordingly.