Star.
London, England, 1814-11-17 00:00:00

WAYS AND MEANS.

The House having gone into a Committee of Ways
and Means, on the motion of the CHANCELLOR
of the EXCHEQUER, he said it was his intention
to submit certain Resolutions to them, which he con-
ceived would meet with no opposition : the first was,
for the continuation of the annual taxes, such as the
land and the malt tax, &c. which had always been
continued from year to year ; another was for leave
to issue Isi millions of Exchequer Bills, to relieve
outstanding Exchequer Bills to the same amount ;
and the last was, for leave to apply the sum of fifteen
millions of war taxes, granted for the service of the
year 1814, at present in the Treasury, or to be paid
into it, towards certain sums voted for the• service of
the year 1815.
Mr. PONSONBY wished to know whether it was
the object of the Resolutions of the Right Lion,Siltp-
tleman to give an extension to any of the present
war taxes ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER.
stated that none of the Resolutions would have the
effect of giving any such extension. They would
merely allow his Majesty's Government to apply
some cf the taxes granted for 1814, not yet received,
towards the public service.
Mr. WHITBREAD said be should be glad to
know from the Right Hon. Gentleman, whether he
had yet any doubt remaining that the property tax
expired on the sth April next ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, although it was not his wish to express what his
sentiments were as to the construction of the Property
Tax Act, yet he would say that it most obviously
bore the construction which the Honourable Gentle.
man put on it—(Hear.)
Mr. WHITBREAD—Tithe Right Hon. Gentle.
man would only state what his own construction was,
it would be a great satisfaction to the public.
• The Resolutions were then put, and agreed to.
On thepsotion of Mr. LUSHINGTON, in a Com-
mittee of the House, a Resolution was passed for al.
lowing certain facilities to private traders to the East
Indies, respecting the Bonding of Goods, and leave
was given to brrng in a Bill to that effect.
Adjourned till tO-02DrrOW.

,PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS.

9
111111i0RANDUM.
Substance of three Conventions Supplementary to
the Treaties of Chaumont and Paris, concluded at
London, the 29th of June, 1814, on the part of his
Majesty, the Emperors ,of Austria and Russia, and'
the King of Pt ussia.
rtnisicx OFFICE, wnvastaza 10, 1814.
Three Conventions, supplementary to the Treaties of Chau-
mont and Paris, were agreed to and concluded at Loudon on the
29:h of June, 1814, by the Plenipotentiaries of his Majesty the
Emperor of Austria, the Emperor of Russia, and the King of
Prussia, by which the Sovereigns respectively engage to maintain
on a war establishment, 75,000 men, namely, 60,0011 font and
15,000 horse, until the arrangements respecting the future state
of the Powers of Europe, which, according to the above-men-
tioned Treaty of Paris, were to be regulated at the Congress of
Vienna, should be completed.
Hi! Majesty reserves thereby to himself the power of furnish-
ing his contiEgent conformably to the 9th article of the treaty of
Chaumont.
The High Contracting Parties engage to employ these armies
only by common consent, and in the spirit and for the end ot
their aboventeotiuned
The acts of ratifica:lon of these conventions on the parts of the
Emperor of Austria, the Emperor of Russia, awl th.: King of
Prussia, have not yet been received in London.