Star.
London, England, 1825-03-23 00:00:00

CAPE WINES.

Mr. HUME moved, after a few remarks, for a Re-
turn of the number of gallons of French Wines, and of
Foreign Wines not French, and of Cape Wine, in bond,
in England, Ireland, and Scotland, on the 28th of February, 3825.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,
that he did not mean to object to the motion, though it
would have been better to have considered the matter
when the subject of the Wine Duties should be dis-
cussed. The Proprietors of Cape Wine were not taken
by surprise. In 1813 he proposed a reduction of the
Wine Duties in their favour, but he never meant that
such a reduction should be permanent. He never meant
to give any pledge on the part of the Government.
Though the Cape of Good Hope depended chiefly on
its Wine, yet we were not bound to give it an excessive
protection, merely on the ground of the wine not being
good—(A laugh). That was the real cause of their
complaint. If a Bourdeaux merchant mixed Claret
and Hermitage, it was only a fraud on our palates, but
when Cape Wine was mixed with Sherry, it was a fraud
on our pockets. He was unwilling to press too hardly
on the Cape Wines, and it was his intention to have pro-
posed to fix the duty at 2s. per gallon for five years, and afterwards
lat 2s. 6d. per gallon. Tbi3 was quite protection enough.
Mr. C. WILSON wished to know the rate of duty on Sicilian
Wines?

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied, 4s.
The motion was then put and carried.
Mr. HUME then moved for a similar return of Wines in the
ods of Entered Dealers in Great Britain and Ireland—Ordered.

Mr. SYKES wished to know If the Hon. Member for Aberdeen
intended to submit any motion on the subject of impressment?
Mr. HUISE said be should bring forward a motion on the sub-
ject soon after the Holidays.
Mr. BROGDEN brought up the Report of the Committee of
Supply. The resolutions were put seriatim and carried.

WINE DUTIES.
In a Committee upoo the Wine Duties Hill.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,
that the only alterations he should propose were those
which he had stated in the early part of the evening,
relative to Cape Wines. He had fixed the duty at 2,.
for the next five years, and after that the present rate of
2s. 61 was to be restored.

Mr. HUME suggested that the duty elould be low.
ered to one shilling and sixpence for the first two years,
two shillings for the next three, and then to return to
the present payment.
The CHANCELLOR rf the EXCHEQU Elt said,
that he ludd met the parties who applied for the reduc-
tion half way, and As they generally stated extreme
c2Les, so he generally tout.d t is c"urbe gyve them s.t.
t•sfaction. In reply to anott.er question, tie Right Ho-
nourable Gen letnan stated, that the drawback w, ula be
all awed up to the '2d uf March.

Mr. Alderman WOOD asked, if the quantity of gallons upon
which the drawback was to be allowed had been yet filed?
The CH ANCSI.LOkt of the Exchequer replied, that it would
be half a tun, or 146 gallons.

Ur. Alderman WOOD said, the smaller dealers, who held less
quantities, would suffer hard,hip.
1 he CHANLELLOR 01 the EXCHEQUER slid,
that tlie• addittorial duties had I:een ch4rg,4 no
small r qu s than a tun, and he therefore
the hitt nded urrangemtnktiir.
Colfollm PALMIER 'ped the Government would
take care that the publk should be b m Fited by the
redUction r,l the duty upon wihes. In the Port wine
Crape ke knew th-y could eff..cually du an; but he

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complained that the ttaJe in Freda wines hid
been more favourably cothiticred.
Mr. BERNAL, while nn 'his cullec., begged to call
the attention of the Right lion. GentleT al to the duty
on glass bottles coming from F. ;vice, as it was well
known that certain foreign wine; would spoil at once,
if not packed in a peculiar description of bottles.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER.—Ce -
tainly a duty of 84.1. a brittle Tis put on these butties.
besides an excise duty of Sid.—per cwt. on the glass.
It was, however, intended to ci)nsoliice these duties.
and not have two different descriptinfie, of to
collect them. The duty altogether amounted I.n each
bottle to between 9itd. and 10d. The subject, Ir._
ever, was under consideration, but it mild only he
looked at with a fair regard to the excise dury which cuntinsibd
upon glass bottles of our own manufacture. tci•
The Report was then brought up, and ordered to be recisrpsf
to-morrow.