Star.
London, England, 1807-01-30 00:00:00

FINAWCP.

Mr. VANSITTART moved for a room of the Net Produce
of the War Taxes for the hit three yeirs, diftinguithirigeach year,
which was ordered and prefented forthwith.
THE PUBLIC FINANCES.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
moved for the Honk to refolve itfelf into a committee,

to take into confideration the (tate of the Public Pi:

nances—as alfo, that the different alts refpeEling the
'redemption of the public debt; and the impofing the
duties called war taxes, !Mould be referred to the
conlideration of the faid Committee, which was ac-
cordingly ordered.
The Houfe then refolve I itfelf into the faid Com-
mittee.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
began by Rating, that he felt a confiderable degree
of oppreffion when he confidered the magnitude and
importance of the fubjell to which he had then to call
the attention of the Committee ; but at the fame time
he felt from the greatnefs and importance of it bile
confolation, that it gave him claims to the indulgence I
and attention of the Committee—and, although it
might be his duty to addrefs them at confiderable
length, he wined they would give him their patient i
attention. It would be natural to congratulate the
Houle on the national profperity ; and in fo doing, I
it would not be neceliary to make any idle boaft : it
could be eafily (hewn it retied on foltd found ;tions,
and would be fufficient to proted and preferve the
freedom and independence of the country. He knew
that it was rather unprecedented, and unufual, to
give a detailed Ratement of the Supplies, and of
the Ways and Mean', before the time when rhe
Loan was to be conttaded for ; but he trufted,
that he would be able t t convince the Committee of

the propriety of doing fo in the prefent inltance.
Without farther preface, be Ihould proceed to nate
Supplies. There had this year been voted for the
Services of the Navy 16,977,8971. exclufive of Ord-
nance ; for the Army of Great Britain, 10,202 9671. ;
for the Army of Ireland, 3,445,1301. ; making in
the whole for the Army 13,648,0971. ; for the Bar.
racks of England, 506,2371. ; of Ireland, 469,4201. ;
making a total of 975,6571. The Commiffary Gene-
ral's department was to be 841,5261,; the Extraor•
dinaries for Great Britain and Ireland, 2.7584741;
from which was to be dedußed the fum before men-
tioned, for the Commtffary General. This made the
total for the Army 58,223,7861. : the Ordnance of
Great Britain, 3,264,4461. ; of Ireland; 479,2461. ;
the Vote of Credit for Great Britain, 2,400,00c1.
from which was to be taken t,000,0001. tor Sub-
tidies due on treaties now exifting ; and a farther
fum of 500,0001. applicable to fubfidies which might
become necefrat y. This fum certainly did not appear
equal to what, in the prefent hate of Eutope, circtim-
ltances might require ; but he law nn realm, at pre-
fent, to fuppofe that it would be larger, nor was there
even a certainty of its amounting to that font. For
Ireland he propofed the anal Vote of Credit f.r.
6.)o,ocol. The whole, then, of the Supplies formed
a total of 43,811.3401 ; to which were to be added
the deficiencies of the Malt Duty, 200,0001. ; the fer.
vices of tBc6, not voted, 280,0001. by which he
meant the difconnt on Loans and Lotteries; 350,0001.
for the Loyalty Lean; which, together with the in-
tereft or. Exchequer Bills for the prefent year, would
conflitute a total addition of 5.0n0.0001. ; making the
whole of the Supplies for Great Britain and Ireland
45,41,3401. ; from which, however, was to be de-
duffed the proportion of Ireland, which was a-tyths,
leaving the whole expellees of this country for the
relent year, 40,527,0651.