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mate of a Peace Establishment. At present we had
not received the ratification of the Treaty with Ame-
rica ; and within the last week most important and,
unexpected news had been received from the Conti.
nest. He was of opinion the estimate should be laid
before the House as soon as possible. He, for one,
should not wish to cut down our Peace Establish-
ment beneath what was consistent with our security;
but if he saw any thing which appeared to him as an
improvident waste of public money, he should not
fail to point it out; and he should most strongly ob-
ject to the retaining any thing which, though showy
and expensive, might, in reality, add nothing to the.
real strength of the country. With respect to the
proposed new Taxes, he did not care what might be
said of his declaration either in the House or out of
it; but, in his opinion, a continuation of the Property
Tax, under certain modifications, would have been
the wisest plan which could have been adopted.—
He saw nothing in this measure that could tie the
Parliament down to any new system ; against which
he had no objection, even if it were carried in the
plan of his Right Honourable Friend. He thought,
however, that many of the new taxes were of such
a nature, that persons would be able to produce a
considerable diminution of them, and therefore he
thought his Right Hun. Friend would see the pro.
piety of introducing some permanent tax, which
would be acceptable to the country at large.

Mr. DOUGLAS said, it was not so much the
sum called on to be voted, but it was the voting it
without sufficient dew before the House that was to
him objectionable. For this reason he thought the
Right Hon. Gentleman might postpone this subject
till after Wednesday, when the House might receive
such information from the Noble Lord (Castlereagh)
that would :hew what would be the probable amount
of a peace establishment. If ever there was a time
when this country ought to abstain from any inter-
ference with Continental politics, it was the present.
But from the large peace establishment said to be in-
tended to be proposed, he was afraid we should de-
generate into a nation of soldiers, and not relapse into
a nation of citizens as we ought to do.
Mr. WHITBREAD believed, that in the time of
Mr. Perceval, the Budget was first brought forward
piece-meal. He did not know what might be the
bills arriving from America ter the last unfortunate
Expedition. He implored the Right Hon. Gentle-
man to wait till he had more information from the
Noble Lord lately returned from the Congress. He
had heard some eulogiums passed on the Property
Tax, which, like all deceased persons, have only
their virtues talked of, while their vices were buried
with them. It did however appear, that the Pro-
perty Tax was not dead, but sleeping, and ready to
be revived on any favourable opportunity ; and it
seemed, from what was known of the proceedings of
the Congress at Vienna, that enough had emanated
from that Assembly to kindle up another bloody war
in Europe. Some events had also taken place in France
lately, that promised a civil war in that country; but
he entered his protest against our interference with
any of the affairs of that country.
Mr. PHILLIPS was remarking on -the impolicy
of the tax on the windows of warehouses, when
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, that was not the time for discussing that part of
the taxes ; for he meant to refer them to another
Committee.

Mr. PHILLIPS then objected to the tax of Sd. per
lb. on cotton imported in foreign bottoms, and of 2J.
per lb. on that imported in British vessels ; and he
contended that the Americans being jealous of us as
the carriers of Europe, would place a countervailing
duty on that article. Considering the wild and ex-
travagant schemes of the Right Honourable Gentle-
man on this subject, he seemed as if he intended to
serve France, by producing an emigration of our most
valuable manufacturers to that country. In this way
the Right Honourable Gentleman seemed to him to be
a very goad Chancellor of the Exchequer for France.
Sir J. NEWPORT objected to the mode of voting
the Taxes for tlle year by piece meal. He, therefore,
wished the amount of an establishment to be stated
before the House was called on to vote any Taxes
whatever. This might be necessary in a time of war ;
but not now, that the country was in a state of peace.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
Pid, he never stated it to be his intention to lay a
artial Income Tax on any part of his Majesty's sub.
jects. He was about to take off all the War Tax on
cotton wool imported to this country in British ves-
sels, therefore, the sum of his offence was. that he
proposed to favour British vessels, and not foreign.
Mr. FINLAY said, those taxes would be to the
amount of 50 per cent. instead of 10 per cent. on
certain species of property ; and he hoped they would
meet with the most determined opposition. The
French Minister had wisely laid down every tax on
raw cotton ; and he wished to know the Right Hon.
Gentleman's reason for imposing any tax on that at..
ticle at all.

The House then divided—For the further consider.
ation of the Report 95—Against it 24—Majority 71.
. On our re•admiuion Sir M. RIDLEY wished to
know if there was any intention of imposing a tax
on coals.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said. it was not his intention to propose any tax upon
coals.

Lord R. SEYMOUR hoped that the additional
tax on houses would not be put on small farmers
renting farms of £l3O a-year, and under.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
id, there would always be some class of persons on
whom evety duty would be heavy ; and he did not
know how to obviate the objection of the Noble Lord.
Mr. W. WYNNE, thought these taxes intended to
punish the people of England for the loss of the
Property Tax.
The Resolutions were then agreed to, with the
exception of three (which were recommitted for
Ft iday ).
The Exgse Bill was committed, and the report
ordered fpr tq-morrow,

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