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London, England, 1816-02-28 00:00:00

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Joseph Dizoo, of Oldham, Lancmbira, ahepkeepair.

BANKRUPTS.
Time Dobson, late of Hope's Hesse, Stapleton, Cumberland.
bacon-lacier, desist and chaps=. tow /reader March 14,18,
and April 9, at eleven, at the Osaose le. Carlisle. Auer/nes,
her Young, Charlotte-row, Mansiorwhouse, fAsubia; or Mr.
Wm'. ilculgspn, Courts, Carlisle.
George Waugh, of Orion, Cumberland, butter and bacon-faster,
draw and charms:4.March $l, 119,-and April 9, at elavtinow
the George and Dragon Inn,near evils* Atioraise,,Mr. W.
YOung, Charlotte-row, Mansion-houses Land•9l Sr Mr. W.
Hodgson, Carll4le.
Charles Waldgrave Battely, of Ipswich, Imokaidler, primer, and
stat trier, March 7, at et, March 8, au.l April% at sieves,at
the Golden 1 bat Inn, Ipswich. Anonym, Mews. Wean and
DuniVigkaie, ipswich ; or Messrs. Exley, bunko, and.Daterson,
Furnivai's Inn, London. ,
John Cex,.Liverpool, linendraper, dealer and chapaas. March
le lote, and April 9 at one, at the George Inn, ljempooje—
littortsies; Vies's. ilackstock aid liinics,Kiqg:s Bauch .Walk,
Temple, Louden or Mr. Jame, Murray, Uvers.i.
Robert Ellis and 94jobard RBIs, of Clipstone NottltimPtonablre,
farmers and shopkeeper*, March 19. 90, acrd April 9, et *vet;
et the Swan* Inn, Market Harberough,' Anoraks, Mr. S.
Goothuan, Market Harborough; or Mr. B. Ouodiumis Win-
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chester-st relit, London:
William Garth, of Ballgrove, near Colne, Lancashire, cotten.l
spinner, dealer and oilman, March 18,.19, and April 9, It I I,
ag the Bridgewater Arms,, Manchester. Atternim, Minim
• Dockwortb, Chippindall, and Denison, Mancherer. i
William Holt: of Marsden, near Burnley, Lsocaskire, cotton-
spinner, dialer and cliapman, March in, 19, and April 9,
at well% at the Bridgewater Arms, blanclierer. Atroades,
WWI* Duckworth, t:hippindaU,and Dec isoneiretaachaster•
.lehn Coate, oi Quebec, Manchester, hat-o.artufle Aver, dealer
and eltspman, March.ls,. le, an{ April 9, .4 eleven, at the
Whits Beat Ina; Manchester. Attornies, Mr. Gibbon 'Ashcan
Under Um; or Mr. Bettye, Chancery-lane, London.
halm Dualism, of Ma at Telinntoutb,Devou,inetalsaut, Merck 13,
149 and April 9, at eleven, at the Public Rooms, Eau reign-
Month. Attornies, Mr. ThOusse Bartlett, Triginatoatb ; of Mr.
)lose, josh Hatton Garden, London.
James Cnek, of Canterbury, draper, tailor, dealer and dolman,
• Matadi fl, at eye, le, and April 9, at ten, at the Guildhall,,
*Canterbury. Attends., Mr. glum Canterbury; or Meson.
,J4ne and non, Lincoln's tau Fields.
Jahns Cooke, of Cotton, Salop, dealer andehapman, March 11,
- " and Apra 9, at eleven, at the Talbot Ina, -uhrewsbury.
Austudes..Massra. Clarke and Richards, Chimcety-tuw, Lon-
don ;orM.J. B. Wllhains,Shrtwabury. ' • ,
Gene Vlemlley,et Bristol, furrier, March 11, 12, and April 9,
active* at the Commercial-rooms, BristoL Attorales, Messrs
Edmunds sad Ines, Ezchequar Office of Pis* Lincoln's lon,
11/0/4901 or Maiwtbkif &Ills ant 4. .
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' The Matt Duty, the Eleven Million E.scbeqter Bills, anti the
Clergy Residence Sills, were naught up from the Cunstnous, by
Mr., 0110601 N and ant severally read a first ante.
On the motion of Viscount PiELtit.t.g, the Naval Courts
Martial Dill (the commitment of wluch was previously nega-
tived) was read a third time and passed.
Lord KING gave notice of his intention co bring forward a
motion on Friday near, respecting the pecuniary sacrifices which
had been made, ant the com,,lete-abanslanment pt pertain Clam
in the finauetal•arrangente3.• whit the Bowers of Europe, parti-
cularly with respect to the Austrian L'oss. Hia Lavishlp then
moved, that the Lord" be sumutoned for Fridsy nest, whtd, was
ordered accordingly.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE obaereed, that the different
Military Documents wine,' were ordered $i his motions had
Mews presented excepting nne,-which *Asa stateetent of the
tiny and Ordnance Establishments Mr Ireland, true u the year
IVO, to 1792, ii.cianve; sshich Ur now moved should be.
Presented tort lawith.—Ogacred.
Their Lordships then adjourn...llm amino of the Interven-
tion of Ash W ednesday) mut Thursday.
HOUSE OF COMMON..
Paper* were presented giving account' e! Asvnentatinee
the :ustanes of the Olken of the Customs sines the In it Ja-
nuary ; and art the vanity of Bauer impend lat.o Enjoanct in i
,the last tour yeah.--Ordered to lie on the tables
On tie motion it Sir F. FLOOD, the Papete rogirolot the
isaporisuon of Butter were indered to heyrinted.
A Maiden was presented from the Mayoe end Corporation'
eillize%or against the Insolvent Debtor,, Act.—.Drissiol.ta lit no
the table.

• Mr. LOCKHART pcosented a Petition from the Waned
VireaUers of the Cities of London and ilfestinisiner, wino the
MilitienaLliceoce Duties. Ordered to lie us the FAN& H.
.thou moved for a Return of the munbyi of ant. Wise, end dplrtts
Limier' taro out In the years till 4, leid. Os taps.. wee
ordered to be produced.
On the motion of Slr G. CLARKE, leave was ging to kring
fish bill far the brut regulation of the Police 01
Str G. VIIIARENOkit /resented the ordinary iiintatos of
Nt. Navy for the year ISM Ordered to he preotid. Healed
gbaseuted the forms of the :skeet by Widows of O.
gun ot the Navy, before they receive their Pensions; and the
fisni% of that talon by (Akers of the Navy btion they receive
their Half-piy..—iirdered to be printed.
Lord Ok.OitGE BEKESFORO appeared at the Su; nud would
the krince Regent to have been waited uptm with the Addresses
of diet Hours of the such, ISM, and lad lostatu,•to which his
iturit Highness had been most tracklessly Omani to reply, dea
be mask *We threctioas rut the production of as laiptia natal
tot by the House.
Mr. H. ADDINGTON preowned popertArldoll the IliPeolle
of the Natal sad Millary fArablisatneoto kept op from tin'
rest, of Utrecht, down to the cowmen.- --at of the .ALlistilia
WW.—Orderal to b. printed.
of Mr. 11'

On the Motion of _ UNNE rr, the paper pmmuted
Mt. tarns respectful the Attementatiouni &leek's le the.Ce4P
wows was ordered to be printed
A Person trona the Ojhcc of Paymaster-General, presented the'
form of the Affidavit taken by the w *we of tinkers of the
Army on receiving their Penaiww—rOrdered to lie on the table.
On the Motion of hit..l3flOODEbl,'lt was ordered that the
House Amid, tomorrows rimiest Mai** a Constitute, =the
Lbareatioa for the Regh=it.the Trade between this ""FY
.and the United Sweep et
Mr. W. WYNNE wished to line* titbit had caustd the delay
which had taken place In returning the Ileillas eloctied to repro.
sae the collar/ of Wicklow t
Mr. PEEL could scot at present answer the question ; he
would make inquiry, and live the kinoouraisle Gentleman an the
information he could obtain.
AcCounts of the quantities of Coals carried into any of the
ports ut Wales within the lasi ten rears, with the amount of the
duty paid thereon, were ordered to be laid before the lime.
Mr P. FLOOD, from the 'peat quantity of Butter imparted
Isrsiga parts, said die illsdabbiaglariparts of tisat muds

Petit :cmas presented from Boston against the property rex.
Mr. MADDOCRS .wished . to ask theCtiancellor
of the Exchequer some questions on the subject of
the Property Tax. which • be. thiati4lo that • Right
Honourable Gentleman. ought not to atbject to an- •
swer on the present occasion. He. desired to know,
when the PrOperty-rik was -renewed, if it was in.. -
tended, in cases where , the Landlord received -no
.rent, to make him liable: to the Property TAR ? If
the Tenant was to be liable where he made no profit;
and if the Tax was to be continued for one or two .
years certain? From the answer given to these ques-
tions, those who had signed the Petition's now pre-
sented, would know how to valbe thy future pro-
mises of Ministers, and the future pledges of Praha.
ment. He farther thought it necessary to observe,
MO present Petitioners viewed, with well-6)11,1.1rd
alarm, the great Military Establishment which it was
proposed to keep up.
A pease having followed the above speech,
Mr. METHUEN said he thought the Right Hn.
nourable Gentleman cowl I have no reason kir 'con-
Lcealing the modifications he intended to introduce
when the Property Tax was renewed ; tor the re-
newel of this Tax, without Modifications. he held,,to
be that which was wholly out of the questiot a ts-he
did not believe, if it were brought Mtwara Alr.t tont
some modification, that there was any pawn, in the
country that could force it on the peopi.. Ne ob.
jected to the Tag, inasmuch as it wis a tar not on
property, not on income, not on prolii. but in many
instances on positive joss.—(Hear, hear). —He main,.
Woad it was a fallacy to assert this Tax did ii.ts
sect the poor, when it was known that it fell heavy
of) every article of their colisumption, wile it ope-
rates to throw many at the latiOuri.iig classes out 4
employment, a','J what was there h t-lo to save th-ni
from starving ? The relict which the Right Honour.
able Gentleman (the Chancellor of thy fAclieruiet
had promised the Country (which was to floor tr tie
his
not pressing
trthuesi.
moneyed market) w sull be inef-
fectual. It might sound well in theory, but prove
rut no importanot in practice,
• The Petition being about to be brought op, •
Mr. IMOUGRAM, as tie taw it was in vain to.
Oepeet that Mipisters•would give answers on ;b
Ism than en former occasions, did oat much hope
that what be MU alt Ont to say would produce one.-.
LH% bowtver, if he Might not put it as is
quastioo, that he might at less; suggest to the Right
Hon. Gentleman the propriety of n hurrying thi.
,
arclious measure through the Moose before the publi•
jvoice could be heard on the subject. Meetings tO
Ipeyitio against it were every day taking place all'
,over athe country, and -some were announced for va-
ripeis dayft iii the ensuing month, which could not be
;received acCoutling to the -strict forms of Parliarn,nt,
Lit the *Chancettor of the Exchequer persisted in bring-
in.the Bill at the period which be had ntmed.—
Niewing this, as he did, as no ordinary effort on the
,part of Ministers--viewing it as an attempt to stile
the voice of the people, which was universally raised
•
m against tots ost oppressive impost, he, for one, tote.
earned the Right lion. Gentleman, that though on
'no other occasion should he feel disposed to have re.
!course to this% which was the personal privilege of
each Member, in order to interrupt the pr cerotogs
of the House; yet he thought the present offered
fair-exception favour of such a course, and, there-
fore, he gave notice that, though he should stand
slow, he would'use every means which the forms of
parliament had placed in hit hands, to oppose 'the
-progress-of the measure, it brought f it ward before
the public voice had been fully erpressest on its me-
rits, The forms to which lie referred, he would avail'
,himself of tor the best purpose to which they could
be made subservientaot the purpose which, doubtless, ,
.they were framed for by our ancestors—that of op.
posing Ministerial iPjustiClS. Thus forewarned. o ben
the Right Hoe. Gentleman brought forward his MO..
Lion on Friday, he might expect to be met with the
question of Adjournment. (Hear, hear.) He (Mr.
Brougham) thought it his duty thus to oppose the
, Right Hon. Gentleman and those who epiployed
'bite when such an attempt was made to smother the
feelings °fa justly indignant nation.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
wassnti,aed, Mit whenever the Hon. and Learned
!Gailloakka opposite, or any ether Member, ni.ghs
Looant:down with a suadieti'dOgn I. interior. ilia

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ings of the Hone, the House would know
iletTurteodprotect itself. and bow to assert its Own•din-
silty (Hear, Issan) He (the Chancellor of the Ex.
chequer) confident of this, should neither fear nor I
/winkle(*) any measure to which the Honourable
and Learned Gentleman might think it his duty to
have recourse. (Heir. hear.) With respect to the'
questions which had been asked, he had only waited
for the bringing up of the *petition to reply to them.
For the astidiScations•which wernsPolten af. he had
to observe, these mild not be aside till the Bill bad
• been brought in ; and When it wee is progress he
should not be wanting in his du* by/Wing Cos at.
tend to the suggestioas which-asight be thrown out.
As to hurrying of the maasure wigs% had been corn.
plained of, it was proper to reniaelt, that if the Honig
waited to receive all the petitions whitillimight be
• voted, they wool probahly wait tin the laver end of
next month, as till then it was prnhitle *O. proem-
dings would not terminate. and if ?bay were to de
this, what dine would remain fox certain a measure
tbmugh the House, which ought to completobe-
fore the sth of April t in answer to the questions
hit by the Hon. Gentleman opposite Mr. Mid/leas)
e begged to say that the regulations iv/hick were
suggested by the two Arst.of them, could only be
properly considered in the Committee. It would by
for the House to introduce such modificatiohs when
the Bill reached that stage, if they should.aprar
proper to be adopted. With respect to the question
as to the duration of the tax, he had no hesitation in
saying it was intended to propose that it should cOn-
tinue for two years. and this he thought would be
more satisfactory, than if it were stated its duration
was to be limited to one, as if renewed from year to
year, it would wear more of the aspect of a permanent
tax. From the present situation of the country,
there was reason to hope that 3t the end of two years
et would not be necessary again to renew it. If much
discontent bad been excited out of doors on that sub-
ject,
it arose, not from the tax itself, but from the
gross misrepresentations which had gone abroad, and
from the unfounded amnia) which had been made,
that to renew it would be a breach of the good faith of
Parliament. ' He contended in renewing it there
would be no breach of good faith. The words with
which the Act had tanned, closed—" and' so
longer," which declared the tax should terminate with
the war, had been omitted is the Act of last year,.
(Hear, hear.)
Mr. METHUEN and Mr. HADDOCKS seas;
stilly explained.
Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY wished to be remem-
bered, when Ministers told them that time could act
be given for the voice of the people to be expressed
on this question. "beaus the present law expired on
the Bth of April. that it was theta same Mainers
who had called Parliament together later in the year
thin it had ever been called cu die memory of any
man now in that House. They knew it was in-
tended to propose the renewal of this tax, yet know.
ing this, and knowing what must be the feelings 91
the people on the subject, they had thought simper
not to assemble Parliament before. lest that the peo-
ple should have an opportouity of fully expressing
their sentiments on this detested measure. Having
acted thus, that the people might not be enabled to
express their sense of it to their representatives, the
Right Honourable Gentlemen now told them, that,
if 4wontents bad gone abroad, these were caused,
not by the Property Tat itself, but by the gross mis-
representations which had been circulated. and he
bad denied that. in renewing it, the Parliament
would break faith with the country, as. the words
s and no longer,' which were in the ortAinal Act, Were
sot introduced into the Bill brought in for its renewal
last year. Was such the mauve of the Chancellor
of the Exchequer for omitting those words r. Did he
think Parliament was not pledged to abolish this war
mx on the return of peace, became these words were
not so be found in the last Bill ? If he had a design to
11114iUtSill this when he omitted the words in ques-
tion, the more manly. course for him to have pur-
sued would have been fairly to tell them, that he was
afraid this tax must bepermanent. ' This was what
he ought to have said ; for this would prove the fact,
and he thought no man could so deceive himself as
to believe that if this tax were voted now it would be
other than permanent. It was important that the
circumstances under which this tax was first pro-
posed, and wider which it was now to be renewed,
should be considered. It was first resorted to in
.consequence of the indispensible necessity of seeking
in this way the means of carrying on a war against
*the power of an individual, whose gigantic projects
threatened the security of this country, menaced
• our maritime power with destruction, and laboured,
eo exclude our trade from the whole Continent of Eu-
Pipe. Wild as such projects had appeared, it would
be remembered by the House how nearly they were
-carried into effect—at least it would be remembered
tour enemy had at one time almost succeeded in ex-
cluding our commerce from every part of the Conti-
nent. The very different situation in which we were
sow placed must strike every one. It would be seen
that the Property Tax was no longer to be imposed
for purposes like those which he had described, but
it was w be kept up for the support of a great mi-
litary establishment, which was necessary now to
*ippon Louis XVIII. on the Throne of France, and
io secure the authority of the Bourbons. This odium
and oppressive Tax erair-no longer to be endured for
the furtherance of British objects—it was laid on to
tataintain an arbitrary Government in France in op-
position to the wishes of the people. We wen to.
submit to all the privations, which this impost
brought with it, in otder to keep up a Government
in France which had put down the Liberty of the
tress—which had abolished all security for perecinal
liberty—which, in Intoning the Assembly named eta
represent the people, had committed the roues'
violation of the Constitution it had professed to estab-
lish—and which had connived, and in some sort
rictioned, the persecution of the Protest:awn.
• Vicar, hear.) He contended that Government had
acquiesced in the late persecutions. He knew it
was stated in the letter of the Duke of Wellington
that the Government had done all it could to save
the Protestants from oppression—but what, he could
wish to bow, had the Government dime It had
issued a Proclaination, and that was all. He knew
from very good information which he had received
• en the subject, that notwithstanding all the crimes
which had been committed in the South of France—
&tough two !toadied persons had been murdered.:-

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though thehoeset Ott todaolleaktd.Pettolls ha Alton
plundered Or Went, ISA *mash 150 spei-s hid
been aconrged in the city of Mates with such cruelty
that many of then had.died. aboard' these attncious
outrages had been punished-enist one person even had
been prosecuted on account of them. Alter Ibis.,
could any man say thit there was not a criminal
connivance at, or acquiescence in, these persecu-
tions, on the part of the French Government ? What.
was the conduct of the English Government in con-
sequence of the eutragei committed in the year 1780 t
offenders were prosecuted without •delay, and
Fprouiptly made to feel the just severity of the law—'
and even tie First Magistrate of the City of London
was procetdeld against for cowardice, in not having
vaificsendy exerted himself to bring the disturbances
tp an early termination. Had any thing like thif
occurred in France I Was it not notorious that even
where the General sent to quell the riotous was ,fait,
that nothing had been done by the Prefect of the De-
partment. The assoi.in had never keen brought to
justice, though be was well known ; his name Was
`Bonen, and he was a Serjeaat in the Royal Volun-
teers. Agar shooting at the General, he had retired
into a neighbouring tiepartment ; a reward was of-
fered for his apprehension, but those among whom
he resided had pretended nut to know who he was.
He had thus been sacred to escape, and the Mayor,
under whom he had been sheltered from jte.tiee. had
not been removed from his situation. The Ordinance
which had been issued on this occasion tended more
than any thing else to prove toe...steno of the
Government an the crimes to %leen lie had referred.
It was there stated, that 4. a great ctime had been
committed ;" but it was eitt (oe• clime alone that had
been committeti—thousai,d., ha., been perpetrated,
and the Government had nut . ,enter...t. The inter.
fereuce of the people of this country in behalf of the
French Protestants. which had been censured, he be.
lieved to have-been attendrd with the happiest el.
fects :'to that be believed those unfoi mate persons
owed what they now njoyed of toleration. This,
flowerer, was not even n w very great; the Protest-
ants had formerly possessed two churches in that part
of France which had been the seat of the late parse=
cuttons. One of these they had built with their own
money, the other had been a rant to them from the
Government. These were now taken away from
them and they were allowed the privilege of build-
ing diem,
and the Duke d'Aagouleme had way je-
rwewly subscribed a sum of money in furtherance of
this undertaking. It ought to be known, that at the
time those churches were taken from the Protestants.
a Catholic Church, which had formerly belonged to
a Monastery..had ceased to be used tor religious pur-
poses, and had been converted into a place for the
sale of fish and meat, and this those Catholics could
contemplate without eniottnn, who would have been
shucked at seeing it in the hands of the Protestants.
It was to support such it system that a large military
establishment was to be kept tip by England, which
establishment subjected the people of this country to
a renewal el the Property lax.
Mr. PONSONBY :•bserved, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer had been pleased to s 4, the good taith nt
Parliament would riot be broken by the continuation
of the Property Tax after the war had ceased. lie
had formerly read the Law to the House, to prove
that they stood pledged •o abolish it on the return of
peace ; and no man had on that occasion contradic-
ted what he had thought it his duty to advance...-.
The Legislature was as solemnly pledged as it could
be to put an cud to it on the conclusion of the was:
the predictions and promises of the Chancellor of the
Pcchtquer were never fulfilled. Last year he had told
the House he had no doubt it would be necessary to
contioue the Bank Restriction Act after the present
year ; yet the first measure of the present Session had
been to renew it ; and be had in this instance wisely
abstained from promising again that it should be
taken off: he now told them be hoped it would not be
necessary to continue the Property Tax for more than
two years. Last yearle (Mr. Ponsonby) had told the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, that he deceivei the
House or himself when heexpreesed as opinion that
the Bank Restriction Act would not be necessary this
year;. and he would now tell him, that from the sys.;
tem of extravagance on which Ministers were acting,.
it would be impossible, if that were adhered to, for
die Property Tax to cease at the expiration of the pe-.1
riod which had been mentioned. The Tax was not
now resorted to less for the revenue it would give.
than for the purpose of keeping in the hands of Mi-
nisters the machinery of oppression. Possessing this
Tax, they could at any time raise it from five to six
or seven per cent. ; and if it were now submitted to,
he did notbelieve any man in that House would live
to see it again taken off. 1
Mr. BRAND considered the House to be pledged
to the abolition of this Tait at the close of the war.
When it was renewed last year, he bad expected it
would end with the contest which caused it to he re-
vived. That contest having terminated much sooner
than might ban been expected, he was astonished
that every man in that House did not bold himself
bound as a party to the pledge which had been given
to oppose the renewal of the Tax by every means in
his power.
Lord FOLKESTONE contended, that the Bill,
when brought in, could act retrospectively, and there-
fore it was plain the object of Ministers in attempt-
ing to hurry the measure through the House, in the
manner proposed, was solely to prevent the public
from expressing their grievances, and shut the mouths
of the people. Insult was added to the injury by the
conduct ortfinisters, when one talked of 44 the igno.
rant impatience of the people for the relaxation of
Taxation," and when another stated the discontent
which had gone abroad to proceed not from the Tax
itself, but from the exaggerated statements which
had been made on the subject. Good GOD! was it
possible that this language could be held with respect
to as impost so oppressive as the Property Tax t--
Could it be doubted that the universal voice of the
people was raised in consequence of the pressure of
the Tax itself f He, foe one, approved of; the line of
conduct about to be adopted by the HcmOurable and
Learned Gentleman (klr. Brougham). He was glad
that the Honourable Gentleman bad deteentimd to
take advitntage of those forms of the House, which,
it was plain, had been framed in order that ;then the
country was in danger_ (as it was at present) of being
run down by the Minister, those honest Gentlemen
who had really the interest of the country at heart,
might use them to oppose the danger. .HE hoped
his *forte would succeed, antrum ibis most odious,

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'blast Blue; aid twit daillistirddOltai vaiith
be Abolished.
Mr..raxc
lastA IteLCltaAeyroo
the understandingbadvotedrteduretniral of
the
ould
cease,With the contest which it had been revived to
support. He had always understood that the House
stoiZe, and had never heard till this night that it i
pledged to put an end to it on the return of
pe
could be continued after the 'war bad terminated, on
any plea but that of necessity. But the Chancellor.
of the Exchequer had told them, that in the Act of
last year, wectarrdc. H
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ofbeeteon,
differed from the Right Hon. Gentleman:.. but he had
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always considered him to be a fair plain•dealing man
_()Par, hear, hear,) —and he was asvalished on t
he should now come down and tell them these words
were omitted in that Act, and therefore Parliament
was not pledged as heretofore to 'abolish it on the re-
turn of peace. He ought -not now to say to his po-
litical opponents, you are misleading the public—you
are endeavouring to excite a ferment in the country,
by saying I promised it should cease with the War.
,1 Dever meant any thing of the kind. (Hear, hear.)
If this had been the meaning of the Right Honour-
able Gentleman when he omitted the words referred
to, why had lie not fairly told them so at the time ?
(Hear, hear.) He might, with a better grace, have
told them then, that he feared it mast be permanent,
than he could now call upon them to renew it for
two yens. He was of opinion it would be most un-
pin to renew it, and if this were done he should think
himself more forteinere, if, instead of seeing it expire
at the end of two years, be did not find the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer coming down to the House
to propose, that its amount should be increased at the
end of one.—(Hear hear.)
Mr. TIERNEY could see no inconvenience likely
.to result from the measure being delayed till the Pe-
titions now preparing against it could be received.
The Bill could act retrospectively as it had formerly
done—u it had done when it was passed on the 9th
of August, in the year 1803.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER.
If the Hon. Gentleman who spoke last bad voted for
the Bill of last year, understanding him to give an
assurance that it should in no CAW be reneged but jo
time of war, be could only regret that he bad been
misled, and declared that what had fallen from him
did not go to justify this confident expeetation.—
Vlear, hear.)—He had come down to the House on
the 'oth of February, and submitted to them his plan
for the Peace Establishment, and had then given it
as his opinion that it would be wise to renew it for a
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limited time, and when consequently he brought in
the Bill, he had but expressed a hope that it would
not be necessary to continue it beyond a year. He
had said it ought not to be kept in force beyond that
period which was prescribed to the necessity of the
case, and to this opinion he still adhered. On a fu-
ture evening it would be for him to*.shew that this
necessity existed ; and should he fail to convince the
House of this, of course it would not be in his power
to press the tax.— (Near, hear.).—The Gentlemen
opposite went further than him when they declared
the necessity for this tax would be perpetual. He
thought it would won cease, if the other branches of
die revenue were properly collected. He had dis-
tinctly objected to the assumption that the House
would in no case recur to this tax at the close of the
year. When an Honourable Member, whose loss
they all lamented, the late Member for Bedford, pro-
posed to introduce the words ,d and no longer," from
the former Bill, he had opposed their insertion, on
the ground that there might possibly be a necessity
for doing so. Ot the Bank Restriction. Act, at the
commencement of the last Session. he had said he
saw no reason at that time why the Bank should not
resume cash payment in the next July, but had very
considerable hopes that this would be practicable.—
The return of Bonaparte to France had quite changed'
the aspect of affairs. On this :object, however, be
would not now detain the House, as it would be his
duty to go largely into it at no distant period.
Sir FKANCIS BURDEI'I' said, he felt consi-
derable unwillingness to speak on a subj-ct, in the
discussion of which, every thing he could possibly
offer, had been already so ably urged by many other
Gentlemen; but he could not refrain from contra-
; tulating • the House and the public on the subdued
tone adopted by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in
his second address—( Wear, hear, hear.)—And he did
indulge in the hope, that, if the people did not relax
in their endeavours to make known their abhorrence
of this odious burden—if, instead of suffering their
efforts to be impaired, they derived encouragement
from the altered tone of the Right Honourable Gen-
donut, to persevere in making known their senti-
ments throughout the country—a course which must
have its due effect when their feelings were properly
placed in view of that House—they would come off'
victorious from this great struggle—(Hear)..--The
Right Honourable Gentleman had asserted, that
exaggerated statements had been propagated through
the country, aad that the popular spirit which had
been evinced was the result of those exaggerations.
Now, be believed there Were individuals in that
House, who, if 'they stated their situation to the
Right Honourable Gentleman,• would prove to him,
that the general distress had not been exaggerated.
.Those individuals could inforno.hitn, that they made
no profit by their estates—they could tell him, that,
from the various taxes which were imposed on the
cultiyators of the soil. they had no tenants to occupy
their lands—View.,
hear, hear).--He should allude
to one cue particularly, because it had appeared in
the public prints. The Gentleman whom it respected,
though placed in the situation he Ind just described,
wits called on to pay the landlord's and the tenant's
Property Tan This demand was made on him at a
time, when, instead of making profit by his estate,
he was suffering considerable-loss—(Hcar, hear).—
He (Sir Francis) was acquainted with a clergyman,
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of the living had only
which the assessment was made—(Haar. hear, hear).
—Such was the state of the country ; and yet they
we:e told by one Member of the Administration
Lord Castlereagh) that the people manifested ‘4 an
ignorant impatience for relief from taxation ;" and
by another (the Chancellor of the Excliequei) 'that
'their feelings were roused in consequence of crag.
Berated statements, which were, in fact, totally un-,