Star.
London, England, 1816-03-29 00:00:00

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Comte/ teaks,' oat, above *ll, the tfhost loin
measure for this country. He contended, that the
funded system of this countrl ought sot to be f urther
pressed t for if it were, the consequence would, be
further depreciation of the currency of the country.
The proportion of taxes required for the exigencies of
the State, he trusted, might he diminished. But
those for the liquidation of the National Debt could
not be decreased. The consequence must be, that,
unless the taxation on Agriculture were diminished,
no relief of any effectual kind could be afforded to the
Agricultural interests. With this view he was pleased
that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had relinquished
the War Malt-Tax. There were other duties which
pressed severely on land ; kilt he agreed that prohi-
bitory duties were those which they ought to a INt
only on the most pressing occasions. The manufac-
turing interests had alone been in the habit of applying
for laws to give them the monopoly of the home mar-
ket; while the agriculturalists had (until they could
bear it no longer) never applied for such a measure
as that of prohibition in their own favour. He in-
stanced' the CAS, of a prohibition as to timber, in order
to protect the forests of Canada. But his object was
to have all these prohibitory laws done away; and that
would give the greatest relief to the land and avicul-
ture. For this purpose he wished the Duty ou Wool to
be taken J, and an additional duty imposed on foreign
wool imported, of so small nature as would not
operate as a jomplete prohibition to the importation
of that article. He had hoped the subject of the
Corn Lawp would never have been again brought
before the House, at least as far as related to the
giving a bounty for the exportation of corn, which
he regretted to find among the Resolutions now be-
fore the House. On the subject of Tythes, many
people thought that they should be done away ; but
that would be extremely difficult ; for an exchange
must be made, and there Bever was any thing yet
so difficult as estimating the value of lands by way
of exchange. He believed that if a proposition for
such an exchange were ma ;e, there would be scarcely
a landholder in England who would accept of the
offer. There ought, in his opinion, to be an en-j
inrcemisnt of the Poor Laws, so AS to make all!
those work who were enabled to do so. lie would
submit his Resolutions to the Ginimittre.—There
existed a prohibition from exporting Wool; and an-
other from exporting live Siieep. Tile fast was under
a penalty which was a disgrace to the Smtute Book;
namely, that the person offending w..s to have his
kit hand cut off, and be imprisoned for 12 months.
These prohibitory and petal enactments should be
done away ; and be would move two Resolutions to
that effect. The detail of the Revalutioqs for collect-
iog a duty on wool impcirted nest be a subject of
future regulation. He then moved a Resol.nien, that
at all times wool shOuld be etp,tted, du:y tree, front
Great Britain and Ireland. He also moved, that it
was expedient, that Tobacco should be allowed to be
cultivated in Great Britain.

The CHANCELLOR. if the EXCHEQUER
said, that, consideri.,g the lAtei:esi of the hour, and
the impossibility of coming to'a do,:ision. he should
move that the debate be a..l.j.nirned.
The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and
asked leave to sit again on Tuesday twxt, which was
granted.
7:be Repnrt of the Committee of Supply was or-
dered to he received ou Monday next.

Aclk)strned at Half•past Twelve o'Clnck.

TuE EVENING STAR.