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wan when they were told that the existence of the
eonotry was at slake. If it had been proposed tut oh,
timber time, there were Gentlemen in Parliament *M
would have loudly raised their Voices against such els
.invasion it the Constitution. The rax Went is fee
a time till its aggravations called forth the
tion of the conntry. He knew that a nutisbei=
Commissioners at first were Went honourable inset
but these men had been induced to accept ofi-ells
situation merely on the assurance that the Tatseal
temporary; when become permanent this
pate of thesCrimmissioners retired, end left riablebusi-
ness in the eaads of persons in some Way or other in
the pay of Government. Wbese was the man *rho
cmild' now say, in the language which we' had been
taught to use from our infamy, that an Englishman's
house was his castle ? When be could be dragged
from his-hanie for interrogation before these gulpmissioners, like a prisoner before the Inquisideo k
Spain ; and forced to disclose his must private trawl
sections ? The only reason that could be urged fop
the Colltiallitlite of a Tax of so odious a natant
was, that the place of it could not be supplied...
But the answer to this was obviuns ; it the wants.eff
the Government were to be supplied. thee could only
be supplied from our resources—and these resource,
might be of op Without having recourse to thkalhk
ors Tax, because if this Tax could be raised time
must be resources in the country; and eithout :up-
rising ai.y extraordinary abilities in the financial
Minister of the day, whenever it should become ne.
emery for him to do so, be would find means' to
reach them. When it was first proposed, in a time
of war, the people were solemnly assured that on a
return of peace it would be discontinued; and now
when peace was arrived, after a glorious war, they,
were certainly entitled to think it highly unreasonsibli•
that the first fruits of that peace should be a Fewer...-
lion of the liberties of their country.—(Hears Alger )
Mr. Cawrnoartz.s.poke against the Tax.
Mr. Alderman HEYOATE said, it wits there was
a question which ought to be discussed with temper,
it was the present. As the Act now rood, it was
in its principle hostile to all that was must valuable
in the eyes of Englishmen. The question divided
itself into two pans; lst. Whether the necessities of
the State were such as to render any sum equivalent
to what was proposed to be raised by the Proper(''
'Fax necessary ; and, !Idly, Whether heeled Gem dell
Property Tait was the must eligible, or Boom obeli
might not with advantage be substituted for it. Tim
Chancellor of the Exchequer bad not yet told theft
what sum would be requned for our peace establish.
went. He hoped the Court would bear with him a
feir moments, while ha went into a few details
figures on a question of merely a financial natured..
(Ne, .I—Such a coy as that never had, and never
would deter him liens delivering his sentiraeats in
that Ceutt. In In% the last year of peace. the
whole establishment of the country A innurecd only to
4114,500,000. Now, the actual revenue, after deduct.
sag the interest of the National Debt, and the aloe •
ante to the kinking• Fund; was about. 13 millions
and a half, ant the consequence was, that if pikes,.
peaces could be taken at the duuble of 1791., these
would still be a surplus, besides the PropertysTax,
of tour millions and a half. It he were cold that it
was impossible that the establishment of the country
could be taken at this sum, he would refer to the
etateme, t of t:.e Chancellor of the Exchequer last
year. who then said, that our establishment during
the lira; four years of peace, might be estimated at
17,00(,,t t,O, and afterwards at 15,000,C00. Taking
then the estah.ishment at seventeen millions, it would
only red,.ire three millions and a half to make up the
deficiency. Now what was the alteration that had
taken place since last year ? The alteration was thi
that we were then obliged by treaty, to keep up
large force on the Continent, and to discharge seve-
ral subsidiary engagements—and we were now by
the late Treaty relieved from keeping up a single
man on the Continent at our own expence, and enti-
tled besides to receive•from France about seven mil-
lions in money, as our share of indemnity. Now it
, was singular enough, that with this indemnity, and
the maintenance of 55.000 of our troops, Ministers
could not raise the supplies without the Property
Tax. But supposing, with all economy. that the
revenue of the country should not be equal to the
necessary expenditure of the country, to what were
`we to resort ? The principle of the Property Tax
bad something good and something bad in it. It
was good in so tar as it drew from real, property what
was necessary fur its preservation, add could be borne
Id the least expence; but it was unjust when incomes
of a precarious nature were charged at the saute rate
as property ; and unconstitutional. because. to get
at that precarious income, it. armed Commissioners
with powers which were subversive of oar liberties.
He would analyze the Tax of last year, to
°skew
them bow small,p
share was raised from that een.
riovs income. The sums levied last year from dad'
and real Property, brae{five millions and a half;
the Public* Funds, ,e 2,800,000 t from Salaries* &e.
one million;' from Profits of Agriculture, two mil.
lions; and from the Profits et Trade, &e. about
at/2,800,000. So that of A 14,100,000 only ii+,Boo,ooo
was raised from the profits of agriculture, and the
profits of every other description, and the remaining
nine millions were drawn from fixed inconse.t It;
therefore, such a Tax must be resorted to, by Win.
ins from all that part of it derived from uncertain
incomes, the loss would be inconsiderable, The
produce would be, arfive per cent. between foneand
leee millionc—This would answer the deficit, and
the objections of an unconstitutional • nature would
also be grit rid of. This exemption was nothing more
than justice—that capital which was rendered pro-
ductive by industry, contributed in a thousand way,
to the State. This employment was attended with
the risk of health, the sacrifice of ease and trequsenly
of property—,.risks which were not run by persons pa
lased property. Another consideratlnn t 6 be attended
-to was, that the injustice of this equalization or fixed
property andprecariops income had always been ad.
`witted, and only justified from necessity. Noir for
ten years, the casual had been paying at the same
irate as certain income, and this relief would only be
remedying the former injustice. 'This would' t4e
away all objeCtions, and do away all stucharges.
The Himoulable Gentleman conckpled, after a ea.
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threatened.
anissuttensive military establahreents.
Mr. S. Woe disclaimed any wish to consent to
the Tax, is it did net touch thsraselres.
Kr. ITIORAM, in reply, spoke at in me length on
tie idiotic( and irnpohcy of the reposition of a
Worthy Alderman (Heygate).
The Resolutions, were then unaninsously carried,
and a petition in conformity to them was thereafter
read and adopted.

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CONYourlon Of ADANA, A
Mr. BENNET asked, i
the Treasury Beech bad a
the House a copy of the C
', Lord CASTLEREAG
objection "mottle produces's
Honourable Member thoui
dress for it.
Mr. KENNET observe,
document connected with t
alto wished to have laid on
• the Correspondence wit!
islysesing the claims of
I,ord CASTLVAEAC.
able Member might to-mc
meat *Ended tu, and that
would•consider the subject.

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Mr. LUSHINGTON
estimates for the year 18
ordinary cf the pavy, and
the expense of guards and
forces ; the expense of bui
in the King's yards ; the
'Ordnance for land forces;
curred, andnot prayided it
bable expense of the tram
of what was likely to be I
I sports, together With a rata
br 1815.
Mr. TIERNEY asked,.
present accounts of the p
cure, which were seldom Is
after Easter f He saw na
ittforming the House. ape
papers might be much sons
proper Odice.
Mr. LUSMNGTOR d
to present the papers alit
were usually laid before till
Mr. HUSKISSON ohm
proiisiim of the Act, the pi
preseuted before the 25th
mon was uniformly compUt
impracticable to present-ii
could not be made ottt wid
trims all the Out,orts,
Mr. TIERNAT rergarl
were, made out up only is
thErefore he could not coot
paring them for presentati
'within the mond: of Febru
desirable that they should
as' soon as possible, in on
whether there was any ert
revenue or expenditure.
Mr. ROSE said, that #
was mistaken in supporini
to could be prepared betot
Those papers notoriously r
bout and industry : and
aught be ascertained, it a
possible, to collect the der.
a necessary reference to ai
the Right Hon. Gendema
Mr. TIERNEY discish
Gentlemen for the perfor
but he was Raviolis that al
veniently attainable slioulc
possible, in order toguidet
An Address was agreed
the Estimates stated.
Mr...M. A. TAYLO R
Motion for the 7th. tif.
Paving of the Streets of
don on that day, instead o
for the appointment of a

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the notice of the Chancell
respect to a Motion for pro
don lot the Vic ; Chencelloi
Mr. lit/SKISSON gar
Monday. for leave to brim
..Jittiog the payment of Croy
The House resolved ini
Acts with respect to ladigi
adopted. The House rest
ordered to be brought up u
Mr. LUSHINGTON I
and continue-certain Acts
upon Glass.
Sir M. W. RIDLEY sir
able Gentleman's Bill me
former Acts, or whether si
:ions I and also when the p
commence its operation ?
nOureble Baronet said he
information necessary to sr
Mr. LUSHINGFON
posed simply a continual
without any new provisioni
Ale Baronet's last question
Cioply when the law would
After a few more remit
and Sir M. RIDLILT, the Bi
Jared to bt read a second
Sir R. HERCN express

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