Star.
London, England, 1819-05-14 00:00:00

aitaFgnil bet:whim?) objeolionfto its b4gg
ted &E this
s loan.. • • •
aVAGHAN saidthis satever mighi be
of Gentlemen on the proposition now tie-
de e, all who heard the discussion'thk
fife"- cs
be thought, be convinced of this—that
inosc., ear of peace, owing £800,000,000, we
',the foot" real and effective Sinking Fund, not
ett to ha
No man would say he had estah.
ooc• his debts, if he could
isbtia foal for liquid.atin.ff
excess of ordinary inatise'curer his ordi-
ac"be easudi•ure. To-establish a Bitting Fund
or/ ezwc
/Wig eitherP- •reduce tbe-expessranreror
in .ome. Out of an outgoing of Ilfrpone
uise tit' • h the estimates of the year liminanteel.
boo, which
s ..obre millions whereof were filled ind net
brtie'), he doubted the practicabilki bf diet*.
'Lan, eery material diminution of expiate; but,
4 -- •he :oast .dered the resources Of•ffie eqantry, • he
4.0
*ri it Ferf how possible to raise the income; and
he bewould remove the present
be were asked now
unbrtunately too general, be would answer
quise year income, and establish an effective Bialts-•
Fund."
)Ir. E. ELLICE said, that he was for giving the
Aine Fund to the loan of the year, because the
Aarllon. Gentleman had promised to look the dif:
;hies oldie country in the face, and yet had not
Ape se. If the Sinking Fund could afford but five or
.0401. in addition to six or 7,000,0001. which
iglu be required, it would be so much saved to the
wry. lie begged only further to ay, that all
e"position inis power would be given to the
ease of the taxation of the country, whicis appeared
Sim the only mode of increasing our income, . •
iIr.I;RENFELL replied. He held in his hand
price of stocks for four years, which would prove
at it was by no means steady. In 1816 it was 61.
,in that time it had risen to 83, and this day it was
72. If tills WAS a steadiness of pore, and if fin.
t last ten days the price had declined, he could not
what good effect could be ascribed to loans. If
re i%ere no loan at all, the only way of affecting
:1; would be by Comasissioncti buying it kips His
xi. Friend ( sir. Wilson) had argued as if there
:re really a Sinking Fund. His object really was
case the country what for 27 years had been ex-
-IdA for managing borrowed money. His object
Lo oblige his Majesty's Miniaters to act fairly
I oFerly. He wished to save expense by applying
met. already borrowed to our wants, rather than
now further in order to increase our burdens.
The House then divided—Ayes 39—Noes 117.--
ajority against the motion, 78. ,
SALT REVSNUS LAWS.
Au WALLACE rose to move for leave to bring'
a Bill to alter and amend the Revenue Laws on
It and Rock Salt. Whatever difference of opinion
night have prevailed as to the policy or necessity of
the duties on this article, all were at least agreed,
that while the laws connected with it continued in
operation, they should be so framed as to press in the'
htest possible manner upon the Public. When
question was before the House upon a former °t-
rim, some grievances were alluded to, but he be-
.ied there was as little matter for discontent as was
compatible with the colleition of
.the duties. 'The
Revalue from the article of Salt was 'about 1,600
Id the prosecutions, fompared with this amount,
nnely few. Neither were the compromises numeroul,
was stated upon a former occasion : they amounted
ist year to IS, and the terms £357 :.the sum m-
ud was only 46.4- The : sairte might be said of
. two preceding yeari..... This shewed that the
charges brought against a very deserving public offi-
cer (the Solicitor of the Revenue). were nqt well
founded. The Honourable Gentleman, after touching
upon some of the advantages that were intended by
the measure to be conferred on poor fishermen, on
agri:ultine, and on persons who had entered into
bonds, concluded by moving for leave to bring in
the 13111.
Mr. C A LCR AFT seconded the motion. Not hav-

1g seen the Bill, he could not be acquainted with its
provisions, but he hopel from what had fallen from
the Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Wallace), that a
lost useful measure would be produced. At the pre-
sent time he thought that it was impossibleto give up
tat productive of 10 much benefit to the Revenue.
After a few observations from Mr. TREMATNE and
Mr. Ilium, leave was given to bring in the Bill.

INLISTMANT IN FOARIGN SkRVICE.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL rose to bring for-
ward his motion to prevent British subjectefror9 en-
listing in the service of Foreign Powers. The House
was aware that the Sovereign had the power of pre-
noting his subjects from enlisting into the service of
countries with whom we were in a gate of neutra-
lity. By the Act of Geo. IL this was made a capital
offence. The object of this Act was to preserve, as
strictly as possible, a neutrality between this country
*any other States at war with each other. The
words of the Statute were, that any subject who
shall enlist under any foreign Prince, Potentate, or
Power, Ste. But a doubt might arise as to whether a
British subject enlisting in the service of any district
"'country not acknowledged as a State or Power,
Id or did not come within the operation of this law.
Though it would be absurd to suppose that British
subjects were prevented from engaging in-the service
of an acknowledged Prince, and yet allowed to en-.
gage in other places. where the people were perhaps
la rebellion (though he did not mean to rase that term
00 this occasion) against their country—thonsh it
%%told be absurd to suppose this, yet to prevept ell
tuisccmception of the Statute, he meant to surd these
words to the statute—" Colony, district, •
Pr other
Plate, loc." This would only have the effector. placing
Persons, who wished so to enlist, on a footing with
the rest of his Majesty's subjects.% By the 9th and.
'9th Geo. Mall British subjects were prevented from
‘.Jlating the neutrality preserved by this country
with respect to foreign Powers, under a penalty of
felony, lie could not see the reason why, while the
subjects of this country were distinctly prohibited by
taw horn cnteting into, or enlisting in, the *entice of
a„:4), hireign established, or what was deemed legiti
Government, without the -perthission a the
alq• doubt should be allowed to remain as to
soh calk:mut with any person or persons assuming
tresercis:n the powers of a foreign Government.— 1
prohiblion as to the established Governments
t:4: clearly marked by the Statutes of Geo. If. but!
".s to any other Government or peg*, was net
11a t
tion?..l. in any statute. 'Therefore, although the
of this was recognized by our