Star.
London, England, 1803-06-30 00:00:00

INCOME TAX.

A Common Hall was yell:sr:lay held tu‘Culdlrili,
for the purpofe of taking into. erwifideration the prow-
priety of intlruaing the City Members to oppote. w
all their intli.enee, the patling into a law the it
preterit before Parliament, impoling aTas on Inc,. ale.
The butinefs of the Hall being opened in the ufstal
form, Mr. War Tor MAN came torward, and alto. a (hors
fpeech, in which he expreffed his opinion that the •
pending meafure was more oppreflive than that which
was fanaioned by Parliament during the late wary'
propofed a firing of Refolutions to that Oral; pre-
lased by one declaratory of the will of the people of
the metropolis to contribute in any other way, to the
utmofi of their abilities towards the exigencies of tbi
moment.

The &ft Reinlntim' being read, it was feconded by
Mr. Rea•c.

Mr. PUMPS() fpoke as follows Gentlemen of
the Livery, if there is any one of thole whom I ad-
drefs, who confiders, that becaufe he has, on former
occafions, expreffed his difapprobation of the Income
TAX, be is bound to do fu on the prefent one, I re-
quell be will fufpend his judgment, while I endeavqur,
to prove that his condo& ought not now to be inflti..l
enced by that confederation. The Income Tar, whets
brought forward by the late Adnxiniltration, entotittel
tered in Parliament the molt animated oppofition; pat.
titularly from him, who will ever be the moil for.
ward to alien your rights—l mean your worthy Its.
prefentative, Mr. Alderman Combe; but the pretest
meafure his received a different reception, Co fee 1
from having encountered a firm sod decided oppoft-
Lion, it has only been oppofed by one perfon in the
Houle of Commons. Ido not throw out this to fur-
nifh grounds for your opin'on, but only to (hew
you that the cafe is not parallel, and to imprets on
your minds the necelLty of confideration. I knot,
of no other mode by which to judge of the praftica-
bility of the tax, than to confider its operation. We
find that it is impofed with an even, equal, and impar-
tial hand. The burthen is impofed on thole who are
ahle to bear it, and thole who are unable are exempt.
objet cannot be attained by a tax founded folely
on expenditure, for there mull be many of you whofe
incomes do not exceed three or four hundred pounds
a year, who contribute as much to the State as Mote
whofe incomes amount to ten times that fum. It is
perfons of large fortune, but of limited expenditure,
1
who will be affetled by the operation of this tar.
heard with pleafure the patriotic fpeech of the worthy'',
Liveryman who propofed the refolution,but I fhould
hwe heard him with more fatisfatflion, ;Me had been
more fpecific with regard to the objet to which he
called your attention. I fisould have been better
pleated if he had fuggefted tome fubllitute for the
prefent tax, which would not be liable to the fame I
objeiftions. Ido not hefitate to fay, that if we could
feparate the tax from thee circumfiances which are
obnoxious to a Britifh break I mould Confider this
as an eligible mode of taxation. On former mead
Pions fobilitutes have been propofed, but Imes' one
which was not more obnosiotta than the las fedi:
One gentleman propofed a tax on
the hone!! labourer, when he miles to his petal
lips the invigorating draught, fey, that it a mys.
per fubfiitute for the Income Tex I We are plarilt
in a moll critical and awful fitssatioe—i tstmsl

in which it is incumbent on evert Nish; frost
bigheß to the town rank, from hint arbo haw
firft Rake in the country, to him who
but his hands And his labour to fapport
to lend hitnlelf to the falvation of his' stoest!ity

I fay the falvation, for though, we
exertions, equal to the world in arms,
by our exertions our falvation can be •
I could with that your refolutious
prove the unanimity by which you are
fpired (wiser). I am lure the &ea
nimous expWrson would do more
(r*raieclimrpe.approbafra.). Ur
that we are invincible,"

Mr. Taat•tt! followed. on
Mr. Wainbnan had taken, au
out interruption, till he declared
if the country was only to be fay,
as the new Income Tat. it o
railed an nniverfal clamour
did sat fubfsde but in e

having endeavoured to ezplain 'ma!
his expregion. by laying, it was
perilb than be difgraced any way.
yens had retired, the fira refolutiou
tied unanimouoy.
Mr. Jogs laid a few wrUSes
MelfraViaithman and

for though we may be, brow,
the world in arms, yet it is pal
it Calvados can be aceimplithe .
your refolutions • fli
yby which you are don kefazin
I am fuse the effed Of tip
ronld de more Map whole
rohafeen). It would thew the
de," (reiterated.iteimotieas).
lowed. on the fame ground wrti
[ taken, and was proceeding with
ill he declared it his opinion,
Dilly to be Caved by fucb a menhir
Tat. it ought to perifh. lid
slamonr of dilapprobation, whit
t in confequence of the, d
to esplain away the . f
tying, it was better for a
raced any way. After ..T
e fire refolusion was pot mil .
few ernitills t, the Anne
,i 1
sad Travers; but he fpuletilk
lot to be diflinali heslrd. ' .
ref cations being pinpoint to •
roan Rowcaort Seine . •
:red addrefs, in wltich lot took
fubjcit. pleaded the mast . •
lamented die neceffity Mitt
mfure. but ilrhich, lit his • ..*
d 'with iftswinels and • •
be thought every Rep , •
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1 various claufes of the •
Able; he then 'moved '' •
d Mr. WAMIIII4III eqbeended„ ,
awed to nal fos a Tax sat
againß the useettititstioutt •
thd that an Modification could .
I render It free from objeAion .
Ind.
lowc tort again addrtired h; • •
ng his former arguments.
were as length put and carric
• •
Won being palled ft inbutt
the City to eppofe the astatine nil
tan MAIYOR addrefed the Hall,--,
cry he Should car ally watch th.
the Bill, and nfe his endeavoursi
e fa modified as to trench as little
; liberties and privileges of his fel.