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wzcuGHAM rising'vrith a Petition of an
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sure that the Noble Lord and the
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1.0 H°ll.l the Petition which I am about to have
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they have the evidence of one
le shat subject—
and that of another would' be surrllimus.
riToie j,ord and the Right Hon. Gentleman
iso be convinced, from the buik of the Petition,
70i -is against and not in favour of the legislative
to which tt relates. Sir, it is iny
of fact a Peti•
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res a.e ae_ivans a lare and peeta I t ,rt hii
clakegnwell, who are filled with a well-
Ifdied .larm et the threat of the Right Honourable
rdoileintre to break the pledge given to the people
ibe burdens of war should cease with the war,
in propose that the worst and most odious of all
at tax which even necessity could scarcely
'.y....that mast inquisitorial and most oppressive,
inest intolerable tax, the Property Tax, as it is
caned, being in fact a tax upon Income,
&continued after the conclusion of a peace,
soothing like a peace—at least after the close of
ogonation, probably the most voluminous in
this country has ever been engaged. - It is
;kis proposition, Sir, that the petitioners
t.respectfully remonstrate. In fourteen
an more, 3278 individuals flocked to sign
•fetitidn. The petitionets not only represent that
plestieue the tax would be to violate the faith of
vehement, solemnly pledged to the people; they
'—state, that having for so many years home this
.eivrabk burden, not merely with patience but with
fulness, in consideration of the necessities of the
.soy, they were gritified beyond expression to see
ear terminated, by that glotions victory which
• , every heart well just pride and exultation ; but
weighty should find that the only result of that
.d event, arid of the happy though long-delayed
ion by which it was toliowed, should be a conti-
of the burden which they had scarcely been
stie to bear during ti;e war, they should begin to
all in question—a doubt which will be echoed and
palmed throughout the nation—the utility, to them
itaSit of that glorious achievement by which they
ist elpeeted to be reli,.ved front the oppressive
sight under which they had so I-mg lab cored. I
'fig my duty, Sir, thus shortly to describe the
linite dale Petition, and I now ask leave to present
it toile Have."
pa the tineion that the Petition should lie on the
Tsbbt
Me BARING expressed his hope, that w2iile the
reign were preparing on Ges interesting subject
all pats of the island, his Mak•sty's Ministers
ienld not hurry nu the vote of a large Peace Esta-
Winne There was no reason whatever for haste,
as the question might as well be discussed ten days
it siottaight hence as cn Monday next; and by that
*thermal sense of the country on the measure
from which alone tile support et such an establish
seat mid be expected, would be ascertained. It
teas very unseemly, that at the mement when the
people were assembling to express their opiniAns, his
'flinty's Ministers should take nteasr
tres to prevent
heir 'Nice from being available to any purpose.—
lii on Monday next the Noble Lord opposite
fold begin to address the House on the sr.bject, he
ilißaung) should object in /intim to go into it.
The Petioun was then ordered to lie on the table.
UCH Ecit: ER PROCESSES.
lfr. H. MA It'llN moved that there lie laid before
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deCoutt of Exchequer since the Ist of January,
ISIS, for the recovery of Debts due to the Crown
fa Taxes or arrears of Taxes, dts:il:guishing all sums
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food a great number ot these Processes had
hen lately issued : they were followed by selling the
pods of the individuals ag oitsst whnin they were di-
luted, and were of course Attended with prodigious
loss to the persons sti&riog under them. He had
of one instance in which a prixess was issued
kir totuteen shillings, and another for seven ! Such
Misspoke mere loudly the distresses of the people
than volumes u: declamation.
Mr. W. SMITH suggested to the Hon. Gentle-
that another Hon. Member had made a mo•
ion of a nature precisely similar.
Mr. MARTIN denied that in the motion alluded
le by the Honi.uriible Gentleman the amount of the
van for which the Processes had been issued was men-
'awl.

After
.a short conversttion, in which Mr. Ann-
ual/14 the CHANCELLOR or the EXCHEQUER, Mr.
THOMPSON, Mr. MARTIN, Mr. HUSKISSON, Cnd Mr.
}team participated; the motion was agreed to, with
ia amendment, the latter part of which was sugges-
stl by the SPEAKER, by which it was ordered, that
the Morn should thew 66 the number of cases of pro-
tut, arid their respective amount."

MISCELLANEOUS.
IIr.CROKER brought in a Bill, amended, in
tiler to explain rn Act in the 1117th of the pnraent
4„ Ps respecting persons under sentence from Navy
worts Martial.
SirJAMES MACKINTOSH moved for an ac-
tion of the several sums paid, or due as payable to
Cu country, in 'eh-cue of the Treaty of Paris, the
lode of their appropriation, and the authority under
Ceti tl'ey were received.
Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY brought in his Bill to
Itptal so much of an Act of William DI. as takes
lireY the benefit of Clergy front persons convicted of
114 ately stealing in shops goods to the amount of
, shillings.—Read a first time, to be read a second
`e on Monday next.
lord NUGENT moved for a return of persons in
Alt British pay who in difterent parts of Europe 'are
toyed in the Comtnissari.st Department, their se-
%tsl stations, and also the number of them that re-
live half pay from this country.
Mr. BROUGHAM moved for a report of the
.7rd of Excise and Customs, relative to the amount
lithe Revenue, and of all biro-Jonah to the 'frea-
k, connected with the subject of the Excise, the
47.Pcmdence between tie Treasury and Board.
After a long correspondence between Mr. Huskts-
ml'.
Mr T Italy, and m
—r. as to the
'molar time during which the Report was to be

' made,
.k r:311 set lengrth 'fixesl it) the interval between
the 9otlj of July tad Slat of August, 1814.
Mr. BENNEr moved for a Retnin of the Et-
pensea incurred, and likely to be incurred, for the
erection or repair of Buildings connected with the
Ordnance, distinguishing their several descriptions.
as for t•'rtifications, garrisons, &c. He likewise
moved for a Return of Royal Enrineers and Ar.
tificers employed from December, 18 t 4, to the same
month in the following year. Also for a Return of
the •umber of Deserters from the Regular Army,
and the number of Foreign and Colonial Troopr in
British Pay, and for a Return of the Volunteers dur-
ing the same period.
Lord COCHRAN gave notice, that he would
call the attention of the House, on Wednesday next.
to the conduct of Lord Ellenhorough on the trial of
Random Berenger and others, for conspiracy.
Mr. HUSKISSON brought in his Bill for the re-
gulation of Crown Rents.— Read a first time, to be
read a second time to-morrow.

The House went into a Committee on the Clergy
Residence Bill.—Report to be received tomorrow.
After disposing of various Orders of the Day, the
House adjourned.