Star.
London, England, 1804-07-03 00:00:00

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eluded Sierra Leone ? (a had lase).—The annver
wa•. No.
The report was ordered to be recessed to mori ow.

On the motion of Sir E. NE['EAN, the timid
rending of the Irith Ads:ition+l Defence Bill Mu or-
dered for to tantrow.

WAYS AND PIIVANS, STAMP DUTIPS•
The CHANCELLOR of the EX'...7I.IEQIJER
moved, that the Hoak do refolee itleit into A Com-
mittee of Ways and Means. The Houle having gone
into the Committee, the Right Honourable Geode-
man called their attention to the lobjea of the duties
on (lamps, It would be recolleaed, :.c obferved, that
in the early part of the SelTion, a Right Honourab:e
Gentleman (Mr. Addington) had taken credit to
himfelf for the manner in which he prapofed to wife
the Turn of between 7 and Boz,oool. for paying off
the charges on the loan. This he had propofed to
da, by creating an additional cu:y on Ramps. Tho'
the manner in which that propolal was Rated to the
Houk, might have appeared feanble to that Right
Honourable Gentleman in theory, he (Mr. Pitt) was
well allured it could never he accompidhed. It had
been found w clals the feveral duties, and
therefore the Right Honourable Gentleman's plan
could not be brought forwatd, nor was it likely that
the funm proi...fed to be railed, could be railed by the
rate of duties which he had dated to the Honfo.—'
What he flinuld therefore propofe for the en:Adria-
tion of the Committee, would he, an increare of the
Stamp Outi..s, f mewhat between oric-filth and one-
f.:urth ct the prefent duties on all the leading articles
•of Revenue Stamps, meaning to exempt Parifh Ap-
prentice Stamps from any further addition to the
duty. In the increafeJ duties would be comprehend-
ed ell law proceedings, civil and ecciellallical,
of exchange, notes, transfer of property, money bonds,
Sec. Tim& were the molt material. As the debate
had been procrallinated to a late hour, lie would not
detain the Committee, but deliver in the fchedule,
which contained an ample Rats-silent of the various
ms;it which fcliedule might be printed, and the Gen-
tlemen might have an oppo:tunity of viewing and
contidering the whole, and upon the bringing up t f
the repot t, the dilinflion take place. The Right Hon.
Gentleman then in fubilance n.oved the refolutions
pro firma.
Mr. ADDINGTON obferved that the Right Ho-
nourable Gentleman mug be aware that what lie had
originally propofed embraced three °Neat : first, an
augmentation of the duties, next, a claffification of
thole duties. and thirdly, the nceeflity of fubjeCting
the perfons liable to pay thole ditties to a tazoed val.-
rem. Thefe objets, he was of opinion, were &citable
to be attained, and with retpeet to the tira, he was
happy to find that the amount had produced ntarly
enough to cover the charges on the Loan. As to
the poffibility of claffing the rates of duties, he was
of opinion no confiderable difficulty would arife; but
however on that he did not mean to intiil. He ti ußed
the Right Honourable Gentleman would turn his at-
tention to the ad valorem duty, which he was fatisfied
would be produCtive of much benefit to the revenue.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
was apprehenftve the plan of the Right Honourable
Gentleman would be attended with difficult y; he WAS,
however, defirous of conlidering whether or not it
could be cat ried into &ea. He was not aware how
it was pantile to affix the precife rates of taxation, In
as to meet the ideas of the Right Annourable Gen-
tleman, and ultimately benefit time tevenne.
After a few oblervations from Mr. STANHOPE
who did not cordially agree with the propofed
duties, the reinitawns were greed tope/a-ma,
it being underfinod they are to be printed.
The Houk being refumed, the report was ordered
to be received to-morrow. Adjourned.