Star.
London, England, 1816-03-02 00:00:00

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ARMY ESTIMATE;,
The CHANCELLOR the FX",
stated, that the Nook Sec•etiry 01 St 14
Stitt -',
Affairs, though senont te,..overed,
cieutly convalescent Vb c. diiwa In •
evening without incuriing consideratil,
hoped, however, that he would be pmerig't
Monday next, to take a part in the iin,,t7
1'
on the Army Evinrates, which he ihouid
beg leave to postpone to that day.
' The notice was postponed accordingly.
K BAN ADVANCE SILL.
The second reading of the Birk
was, on the motion of the CHANC 0 I
EXCHEQUER, posyoned till Vle,lntsjaltt:,
WAYS AND MEANs
poned
The
til C l
Monday next..Amittee of ays an'
tiltant
W
CALL Or TII
The CHANCELLOR of t. e EX:Ht,
observed, that, as notice had been vet.,
the House on MAlday, very little liire.,"
result from c tiling over the names co
qt
on the present °c.c.:Lion, as they woiddior..,
pear in their places on Monday next, i 4
moved, " That the ottli. fur callin,t o,
of the Absentees be dii•chargeil."—it„Ndk
ccr:ve..\ noN WI CD AIIEKIC:.
On the motion of tl:e CHANcEI4.O4
EXCHEQUER, ti:- Committee on thec,..
with America was put cif till Weillitliay
On the motion of Mr. LONG, cea ttnn
'rected to be issued for the Du- :ugh of Itit,tl.
'Cornwall, in the room of Messrs. Franciat4
Buller, who have vacated their beats.

LICENSUD VICTUALLERS.
General LOrrus presented a Petition
Licensed Victu *Hers and Innkeepers of a,
of Great Yarmouth, against the adshuosj
licenses.—Laid on the table.

A similar Petition was als,i presented fromk
keepers cf the Hundred of Burford, in Liool4
'Laid on the tab's.

PROPERTY TAX-AGRICULTURAL MINNA
Mr. GOOCH presented Perinea; tram tee.
tants of the town of Buy St. Edmenes,ek
dred of Stanford, and another village,
praying that the Property Tax may Lot be
requesting relief from the distress occ.l,:ceed
depressed state of the agricultural intertit;
mending retrenchment in every dcartr) .3 tt
vernment ; and deprecating a wee.
lisbment in time of peace.—Laid cn ti:. u!4.
Admiral C. SMITH presented a Pet.
the inhabitants of Cordwainers' Ward, 4g.ial
renewal of the Property Tax,—L:lid on the t. 4
Sir MARTIN FOLKES prus,:ntai a
from the Land-owners in the netgLiloUlhOd
bridge, complaining of the prese,,til'AlessAr4
the agricultural intmst, an.l
House.—Laid on the table.

Sir H. CAVENDISH presentei Peitirsral
the Property Tax, from tha town and bale
Derby.—Laid on the table.
Lord MILTON presented Prtitiottspio
Property Tax, and also pointing ou: the
state of agriculture, from 6evir.il diitta
county of York.—L:tid on !he vale.
Mr. BYNG presented a Petiti,.n lrorst.
tants of the liberty ol Nortov-Faigate, ag.
Property Tax. He also resent:A s nalar Pei
front the parishes of Acton and St. Itinhor,in
green.—Lard on the table.

CITY OF OXFORD PETITION.
Mr. ATKYNS WRIGHT, in presenting
tionot certain Tradesmen, and others, in,Ate

the City of Oxford, against the reneoll.cflid
petty Tax, begged leave to c.iil the attetist
House to what those Petit;niters assigned Aa
of their present distress. That Cat:ae, they
be, the universal depression of the agricslad
terest—(Hear, hear.) This was a sbbject dl
mount importance. He knew that many Do
habitants of the city of Oxford could liotpari
petty Tax, without utterly rUiu;ng the •
cause their trade, as the petitioners had tidy •
had been very much affected by the impris
of the agricultural interest, from which they
vioubly derived their support. He could hats,
conceived that the di stress amongst the agrictil
was so great if be had not witnessed it lintel
a melancholy prospect, for those who ladled
habit of viewing rural economy and Wool
its branches, to see young and healthy peoik
out of employment, and obliged to rece'reiJ
those fuuds which were intended for tlefi
infirm.—(Cries of hear, hear, hear.) le S
don of affairs, the Property Tax, if reseed,
not be productive—nad, therefore, it ;111' •
that some other resource should be oPflea'
had been suggested, that the Chanerllxet
chequer might procure a losn from the '
change, but this he declined, because be
would be thnnseans of raising the Stocks
Wright) conceived, that the suggestion cl
in 1876, which was adopted by Mr. Pitt,
resorted to. He alluded to the propriell
on the Sinking Fund, in aid of any loaallu!
be deemed necessary—( Hear.) There tai
ther mode by which the exigencirs of the tile,
be met. That mode was, by Ministers
the pledge of econoity which they had gio
House at the commencement of the Sessielyi
By adopting, iu every department of Go
the strictest, the most, scrupulous ecelnowl'l
In conclusion, the Henourable Gentians!'
Parliament to relieve the agricultural iota

it was too late.
Mr. LOCKHART said it was unneceswe
to add to that true arid touching inctine.ii
which was to be found in this Petition. Po
tained the most earnest anxiety that PArhawco.
concur in every measure necesury for *l7
the agriculturalists. He agreed with tbe_i
able Gentleman in the observation he hadwr,
it was imperative on the Legislature to ;;.-4
body, while it was. yet susceptible of 11101_,,
relief were delayed much longer, none ow„
forded that would be found edectual—LlNgrt'i
This ought to be the sore deeply illfr." •