Star.
London, England, 1803-07-15 00:00:00

?KOMI'S •MD WOKS TLX SILL.

The CIIMICBLLOR of the Esenagyaa moved the
Order of the Day. for the Houle refolving Well into
a Committee of the whole Houle on the Property
and Income Tax Bill. Refolved accordingly.
. After the Committee had proceeded Come length,
in cenfidering and difeuffing the 13111, paragraph by
pat..xa ph,
CPIANCILLOII of the Excm isky la rote and Paid
—" Sir, I rife at this time in the hope of thortening
the dikulGoo. I have court dered the fentirnents which
were thrown nut left night with regard to exemptions;
and I am decidedly of the opinion I was then of, that
no breach of .good faith could poSibly attach on the
fuppofed diflineion between Income arifing from
trade, and other (pecks of income. I would be
the Committee to advert to the principles of the Bill,
in conlidering she propriety of the alteration about
to be fubmitted to them. It is propoled, to make a
diAineion between me Income arifing from capital,
and that arifing from bodily lahour and &ill. Ia
thole cafes where the Interne is produced by a coos-
hinationof intetell,from capital, atulthat arifingfroas
bodily labour, it is my with to grant iadulgence, fo
that no perfon &fluid pay more than 5L when bis in-
come amounted to Icfi than iso!. The intereit arifing.

from capital is then one which may be fairly fixed
with the tax. I mean to propofe an exception
fiom the principle of the Bill, in fo far as regards
that fort of income which arifes not from bodily
labour, but from the learned proleffions, which is
even more extenfive than that arifing from capital
Of all the safes of hardfhip to which this tax can ap-
ply, I conceive that it is molt fevere on the income
wiling from that fpecies of indußry. It will not be
the policy of Parliament at this time to exclude the
income arifing from that fource, however, from con-
tributing a fair fum towards the prefent exigencies.
There is no one who arrives to great attainments in
fuch profeffions as I allude to, who has not ac-
quired a confiderahle proportion of capital ; and you
are therefore to combine the advantages which he
thus detives, not from bodily labour, but from the
labour of the mind, with the income arifing from
hiscapital. Almoft every perfon engaged itt trade
may carry on that trade by means of reprefentatives;
but perfons engaged in the learned profeffions mull
give in perfon that advice which is necefary, for no
proxy can poffibly be admitted. It is abfolutely im-
poffible to apply an unobjeCtionable mode of taxation.
I feel the difficulty of extending the exemptions, on
account of creating aprodigious addition to the
trouble of the Commiffioners. It does not appear
to me, however, to be LlTVillit or irrational to make a
diffindion between capital arifing from trade yielding
a large intereft, and that which yields a moderate
income. No defalcation of any confequence would
arife from the propofed exemption. There is zo
ground for a charge of violation of faith. It may
be a matter of furprife to the Comniittee, that,
after confidering the fubjea with great anxiety,
I (hould now feel difpofed to think under the prefect
circumftances, that the public creditors (hould enjoy
tome exemption from the prefect tax. I am inclined
to join in the with which was pretty generally ez-
preffed lag night, to extend the exemptions to pet-
tons deriving their incomes from land to the amount
of 1501. and to propofe a fcale for that propofe-- But
Sir, I muff fairly own that I do this with great dif-
ficulty. It is a difficulty, however, which I am fa-
tisfied may be got the better of, at the • expenee
of what is highly important towards the prefervation
of the Bill—the.avoiding difelofure and contributing
towards the cafe of colleaing the tax. • Ww, this is a
moment, when above all other., I am glad to fee
a relu&anee in feveral Gentlemen to acquiefae in the
adoption of any meafore which may tend tp injure
the feelings of any clefs of individuals. It ‘s rtioft
clearable, important, and necefary, to carry with
us the opinions and feelings of that very defcription
of -perfons for whom I have been brought to mon-
eile my mind to there exemptions. They continue
a very confiderable proportion of the Yeomanry,
whole seal, (pith. and a: dent love of their country.
have been manifefted in a confpicuous manner during
the laft ten years, and never more alive to that ar-
dent zeal, than at the prefent moment. lam affor-
est, that an expedatimi was entertained by them.
that they would experience the indulgence of the Le-
giftature. and that perfons of a given income would
not be fubjed to be taxed fo folly as others. But
having laid this, I mutt acknowledge, that I look
forward to tome degree of defalcation in the amount
of the tax, which will create a neceffity, if the war
Ilsould continue, for Parliament to ad up to our
avowed principle, of raifing fupplies within the year.
I hope, therefore.that Gentlemen will make up their
min& to fill op the chaCms which may arife from
fuch exemptions. I (ball now allude to the fehedule
which is neeeffary to introduce this exemption. I
(hould propofe to leave out that part of the Bill,
which begins with fchedule B No. 2, to the end of
the aol page ; with the intention of propofing to-
morrow certain claufes which may be introduced
when approved of by the Committee, fo as to carry
the purpofe into died. Though I entertain a con.
viaion that the Bill will be got over, it will require
very great diligence to prepare the deuces for the
continuance of the difeuffion to-morrow. I appre-
hend, however, that they will beready ftir confider.
ation by that time."
Mr. PITT expreded his fatisfaßion at what had
been juft Rated by the Right Honourable Gentle
man. He was very anxious that every body thould
agree in every part of the plan; and though there
were many difficulties to encounter yet he croft('
there were none of a nature that would hilts again&
the fundamental principle. What might be the mo-
tives which had prompted the Right Hon. Gentle.
man to acquiefce in this change, it was not for him
to trace. He bad no other define, than that the al-
teration propofed, (hould be made in the molt ap-
proved and convenient' manner. He concluded with
throwing out a few fuggeftions relative to the fche-
dale concerning lands and funds. '
The Arroavar Gs seat explained the nature of
thole fchedules, and Mr. Pyre coincided in his fend-
Meats.

Dr. LaUIIIICI Paid, he thought that the Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer bad aged moll wifely and moll
politically, in making the alterations propofed, under
the prefent eireungtances ; becaufe it was sweaty
that every thing fhould be done which would tend to
animate all ranks of fuciety.
Sir Rosser Buxron expreffed his fatisfatlion at
the propofed alterations, as the country would now
be difpofed to meet the prefent tax with a greater de-
gree of good humuttr. ;He fubmiued, whether re-
pairs to heritable property fliould not be alfo attend-
ed to in the clafa of exemptions, Peeing that theft
mull be confidered as expenditure.
Mr. CaLcai►r concurred in the meafure, as it was
likely to nand after the Bill had undo/gone the in-
tended alteration.

Mr. Rost propaed that there fbould be an maw-
lion in favour of the Clergy, who were obliged from
neceffity to bellow an allowance to Curates to afill
them in their Mininerial capacities.
Lord HAIIIIIISSOILT Paid, that it occurred to him
that the principal evil in this Bill was, the necelGty of
admitting any exemptions at all. He thought that
on that account alone it was arbitrary in its princi-
ples, for there were thonfands of cafes where an in-
dividual with tool. a year, may be mckoned coati-
dcrably richer than a perfnn poffefred of double that
I income. The fewer exemptions there were, and the
lets multiplied and extended the provifions is the
pretest Income Tax, fo much the mare would it be
rendered acceptable to him.
Mr. KIIIMAIRD kid, be was extremely happy in
having been one who bad exprefed his approbation
la& night of the IncAturs which had Dow met with

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the approbation of the whole Houle. In his opinion.
it was impoilible to equalize the Tar, and in many
cafes exemptions were abfolutely necefary.
Colonel WOOD and Sir HENRY MILDPIAT thought
tha texemptions fbculd extend only to thole who have
large families.
Mr. Hussy difapproved of the coned:Bon made by
the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The Committee then proceeded to flate and difcufs
the feveral claufes ; in the courfe of which there was
fuch a variety of opinions en fo many different points.
that it would be impoiable to detail them in any
manner fo as to conned and make them intelligible
to thole who had not a Bill in their hands, and per-
fatly underiluod the fevers' fubjeas.
Mr. PLUMBS moved, at twelve o'clock, that the
Houle do adjourn, having, he Paid, fat eight hours on
two following nights on the Committee of this Bill.
The Cmemcszt.oa of the Excurcursa feconded the
Motion, on which the hloufe refumed.

The Chairman reported progrefb, and alked leave
to fit again this day.
Adjourned at a quarter pail twelve o'clock.

LONDON.

'FRIDAY. JULY ts.

MICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT QM O'CLOCK:
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PRICE OF STOCKS TETfERDAT:
Bank Stork Ins Snort Ann. AI
3Pa C. Rid. 541* 53* Snij India Banda st seem
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5 Per 2= um 11:464/4. EV& Tickets s6l. sit.
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Levi Ann. zOf s-[6

We announced yearday the arrival of a Hans.
burgh Mail, which had brought very important hp
telligence refpettiog the Hanoverian troops. dip
courfe of the day three mere Hamburgh Mails an-
rived, and have brought us letters. which tend to
clear op fome points which ought to have been pro.
vinully known, to render the accounts received yef.
t• They, which were hrought by the late& Mail, per.
feel' ii tellihible.
The Hanoverian, teem perfealy determined to
refill the attempt of the French to croa the Elbe, for
the purpofe of difarming them, and with the atowed
intention of marching them into the interior of Franc*
as prifpners of war. This, in WI; would prow&
but little, but coupled with fome other cirenualancea
'wlsich have tranfpired, it is impoßble to CZICOISIII
what the confequenees may be. Betides the pertiek
lars detailed in the Hamburgh letter, whieh our
Readers wOl End fubjoined, we have received other
letters, which ate, “ That the Hanoverian army ii
now declared to be an &AS array, and that 4
hopes of acconnqodation are it an end. An Anglia
CommifOrmer, now in Ose Hanoverian camp, is Paid
to have full powers for purchafing from Denmark
every thing peccary. The Danigs troops, it is alfo
laid, will onite to prevent the palling of the French
over the Elbe."

Should this intelligence be confirmed, (endell opt
letters confider it as authentic) we &odd not be
furprized to fee that army, before hint. reinforciid
with time &Durand* of B&W, troops. Even with
fueh a reinforcements and (tuns with refentmemat
the infult and ill-treatment experienced by their rd.
low fubjetts in the Eisen:ate, whe are now obliged
' to rum& sto,ooo rix-dollars per month for the Cup.
port of the French army 4 betides innumerable one.
tions to the Officers, we &mild fear forthe iffue when
once the French (ball have bad time to firing op there
, numerous reinforcements wb ch they gas fo eafilT
comiand, bad we not received intelligence refpedieg
the Northern Powers, which in tome degree revive
our hopes that they will Yet interfem to refill the
projeas of France.
Denmark is not the only Power reported to be ea.
eafy at the progrers the French have made towards
the North—another Potentate is raid to have been
abfoluttly deceived refpeaing fume late tranfailioos.
and to have manifelled no little indignation on diP
covering the means that had been employed to keep
him in the dark. Our Readers will probably on:
derftand what Power we allude to, when we inform
them, that the intelligence which has reached us, anti
of which fomething more may be expected to trance
pire in a few days, amounts to this, " that Count
Miai tier of State to a certain Northern Prime',
has fallen into difgrace, and has a guard of [oldie&
in his houfe. The reafon affigned is. that during
the tour of his Sovereign to the newly acquired
provinces. a very important difpatch relating tolls-
sower came from a great Northern Court. ihich
patch was intended to induce his matter to prote*
that eleaorate s bat that being gained over by the
French, he had not forwarded it to the King in times
or, es fame fay, had quite fuppreffed it, by which
Hanover was loft. This is faid to base battened his
Pdajelly's return. A few days will, probably, throw
tome light on this firange affair."
The murder of a RalEan Courier, on his way to
Vienna, by tome ruffians, who took nothing away
but his Difpotches, as we Rated yelterday, is a cit.
cumfiance of fo Rapier a natureohat it can be ee•
counted for in no other grimmer than by fop:Wing
that tome Power wined to fufpeod the interchange
of communications between certain Courts by any
means whatever. to enable it to 'fee force pr.ied is
which it might otberwife have been thwart.d.

The nest Mails nay be arperieJ to bring very ia•
tendllag intelligence refpeeing a :umber of circum.
Rance's*. which we are as yet but imperially in-
fonaut Indeed, the *meats by the Maih of ister-

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esters, :xpeding iy •g like ret.
tance on the part of the Hanoverians, [late, that a
Convention was about to be entered into between the
Commander of the Hanoverian troops and the French
General, but that nothing official had tranfpired on the
fubjeti ; that the Hanoverian foldiers will not be
fent to France; that the Officers will be allowed to
retain their equipage and fide-arnts ; but that the ar.
tdlery, (mall arms, and horfes, will be given up to the
French : they add. that fome of the Hanoverian
troops, together with a arong French force, are to re-
main in the country of Lauenburgh ; but that the
former are to be bound by oath not to take arms
againft France during the war.
HABIBUIIGH, JULY t.—Thefe three days pall we
have been in hourly expeaation of hearing that the
French had crolTed the Elbe, which, though often
alerted, does not feem to have yet happened. By
perfons who have been this week into the Hanoverian
camp, it appears, that theft troops are highly ineenfed
againft the French, and declared themfelves refolved
to refill to the laft extremity rather than fubmit to be
carried as prifoners to France. The French, on their
fide, feem not to have expe&ed they fhonld meet with
any oppofition, and hence it may perhaps be fome
days before they attempt to force a pelage. They
are colleding a very great body of troops at Lune-
burg and the neighbourhood, nearer the Elbe, where
from :6 to zo,oon men are Paid to be already alert.
bled. If the Hanoverians are fully determined the
parage will not be eafy, as they have much the ad-
vantage in regard to the ground. Betides, the French
are by no means able to depend on the fentiments of
the fabjeas of the Eleaorate, in cafe of a defeat : the
great fums, ato,ooo rixdollars per month. which are
regularly exadted for the army, independently of the
innumerable precuts to Generals. he. together with
the oppreffive quartering of the foldiers, and hill
more of the Officers. who will be fatished with none
bet the heft houfes, all make the inhabitants, particu-
larly of fucks towns as Zell, Luneburg, and where
feveral thonfands are continually quartered, bt no
eans happy in the company of their new fricads.:—.
Hence the contianal arrival of forth troops to rein
forte the French army.heace thehaftycalling together
tithe army of referee in Holland, after its forma.
tion, had been countermanded. It is, therefore.

likely, that the French may endeavour to terminate
the affair amicably; and, perhaps, offer the Hano-
verian. have to return to their homes.
ST.OOILHOLII, JUNE 17.-41tellesday the Eames
of Roam arrived at Great Abbafors, and then
went to examine the Ilk of Germs, and with eight
attendants went on to the bridge. His Maiserr,
after having fees the Swedith guard, and prefented a
ineff•box to the Officer, and Tome floats to the fel.
diers, proceeded = his tour along the frontiers to
Pamela.

Pervasive**, Jose t4.—The EM►saoa is re-
turned from his tour to Finland. The occupation of
Hanover was wholly nnexpeaed by our Conn. Oar
&et is putting into the mod refpatable fasatko, bet
not, s. it Teems certain, to take any part is the plJeat
holtilities, farther than, perhaps, to prow" the trade
of the neutral Powers.

The great fleet from Revel, is arrived in Cron.
illadt Roads, and joined the &et lying in that har•
boar. Lady WAIIIII departed on the sth We. on
board an Englifh merchant Gip for England. The
Ambafador has repelled to be recaßed again to
terve his country as Admiral.

Yellenlay the Prince of Watts, accompanied by:
his Royal Highnefs the Duke of CAM SKIDOO, pro-
ceeded, at twelve o'clock, to infpedt the Laboratory,
&c. at Woolwich, where his loyal Highs& was
met by the Earl of Canvas's, MANZ of the
Ordnance, attended by Generals Da usitit MAR.
TiO, D'Ausawr, Haan, dm. Ake. together with
Colonels MACLUda, HAMM and all Chief of:
the Staff of both Artillery a),:d Ordnance, lesdes a
numerous *Gobble of military charaders. The
Prince, after examining minutely into the entire im-
minent of this important department, and wit-
a variety of well-emiceived and &fel evolu-
tions, exprefed his high approbation of the exalted
Rate of difeipline which was inanifefted in every
branch of this great eftabliannetit, and returned to
both there corps his ernesseß acknowledgments for
the diftingttillied forwards& in which be found every
thing prepared by each department.
While their MAJISTIIS were at Sibley Spring, on
Monday lift, a poor woman with twins in her arms
appealed among the numerous fpedtators, and at
the attention of the Royal Party. On being
"aterrogated, (he proved to be the wife of a labouring
nen, who has ft: other froall children. Their Ma-
im-its ordered her Anna refreaments, and two bot-
tles of wine to take borne with bit, together with a
funs of mosey. _ _

A Prayer for the proteition ef this Country and
Government avant foreign violence. and for the
obfervatioe of unanimity at home. in defence of oar
liberties, laws, and religion, was read on Sunday, in
all Chemises in and about Leedom

Mr. POTT'II Oleakle to the Incest s bas been
allowed by the aness.soa d the Ewa lova. It
appears from oar Parliamentary Report, that In•
comes seder a corsairs ansonst, arlfusg from fowled
property, are to be entitled to the as useapsims as
iscosnes of the like mown from trade or profeffion.
Lieut. Gso. Jonisos is appointed to the Whitby
Ration, to raife Ines for the lea feocibles.

Captain WARSVITOII is appointed to rade men at
Limerick.

The 1.) , Capt. Gio. Her% i$ ordered to
'loin Lad KIITII 111111111edia1dy.

Paszencs, JULY 12.—This morning came in for
a few hands, the Young Jonah privateer, of London,
commanded by Captain Wrwass Zooms: file is a
fine copper-bottomed brig, and mounts 14 guru, ten
twelves and four fixes, and has proteEtion for go men.
She left Gravefend the ad; on the Bth boarded the
American (kip South Carolina, from New York, with
cotton and coffee, for Havre de Grace. The whole
of the cargo appeared to be American, and bound
there for a market.

Fatmoura, Jinx t2.—Sailed yefierday the Putt.
cass ELIZA/I/TN packet, KIDD, with the mails of the
6th inliant, for New York and Halifax ; and this
day the Duca or }Crux- packet, DENNIS, with mails
of the fame date for Jamaica, Barbadoes, and Crook-
ed II and; alto failed this day the brig l'Efparque,
prize to his Majelly's Blip HUSSAR, of 38 guns, Cap-
tain WILKINSON, for Plymouth; the is about zoo
tons burthen, laden with coffee, fugar, rum, &c.
from Tobago, bound to Dunkirk ; alfo the Ctatr-
alma cutter, on a cruise ; and the Dulphin, Comas,
for Padllow.—Arrived this day the Two Brothers
privateer, WIG NORTON mailer, belonging to Ply-
mouth, and has brought in with her, which the cap-
tured on Friday the French brig Vauzgoins,
Capt. Harass from St. Domingo, with coffee, fugar,
Btc. about 160 tons barthen, and was bound for
Havre. Captain Norrow, about tea days ago, took
op at fel in lat. 48, 30. long. 83. a very large bow-
fprit, and on it marked I'Ambufcade, and in lat. 491.
long. 9, fell in with the Lamina frigate and Qyas
Coaatopra cutter, having with them under convoy
the Newfoundland and Q2.ebee Beets. The Quito
_ _ _

CHsecorza cutter bad detained and fent for Ply-
mouth a Span& fhip from Rio de la Plata.—His
Majefty's Blip 131.ancms, of 36 guns, Capt. MUDD',
paffed this port yefterday with ill fail of outward.
bound Welk India (hips under convoy. A fchooner,
with French colours under the Englifb is now in the
canto fuppofed to be a French privateer, but the
cannot arrive in time for polt.—A (hip came round
the Manacle Rocks this evening great hopes are
entertained that it is a packet from Li(bon or Ame-
rica.--Whsn the French brig Vausgoins left St. Do-
mingo, 13 days fince, about three fail of French men
of war and fix merchant vellels were lying there.
Ps.vrourn, Jury 13.--Came in the American
brig Callillo, of Boßon, Captain Jona Arlin, from
Norfolk, in Virginia, laden wish flour, for a market :
the DaniOs galliott Nordlyil, of Chrilliana, Captain
Weems, from Brett, bound to Chrilliana, laden
with fah, detained by the Sally privateer, of this
port; the is fince given up: and the Hazaan, of a 8
guns, from a anise. Sailed the TOPAZ*, of 3$
gusts, on a eruize; and' the Drie Vrienden, of Emb-
den, Captain Goan•as, for Anifierdins.
PORTSWOUTN, JULY lA.—Sailed the London,
Surat; Nile, Cresson; and Calwortb, Boom., to
Cowes, to take in troops for Jerfey.
Dam., Jima, 4.--Sailed PINNORTALSTI frigate,
Sutra Ira bomb, and Locust gun reed, on a mite.
SWUM XXII, JULY 1110•••• The Dame of the DASNses
prise is the Wetter Fanerantia, Captain Baste, from
Smyrna. bound to Aialkerdam, lairs with fib* cot-
ton, &c.—Tbs HOUND Hoop, Captain MAXWELL, is
appointed to convoy the Baltic trade: the will fall,
about the 17th or tilth bail The Inabordable,
French fchooner, captured (with the la Mechanic
brig) by the ININOILTALETS. Caursaa, and JALOUSE,
has goes up the River to be fold.
Yearsoarajutv za.—This afternoon arrived here
from Teeming= the Carl, of Tonningea, PETER HAN
JONNIION, a bye-boat, which place they left oa the
scl inßaet, aad ea the 6tb failed from the River, at
which time the Auckland Packet, Captain THOMAS
Beams, entered: the Mails were landed and imme-
diately forwarded to London. The pafengers by the
above were, Men. O'Betan and family, Mr. At.
'and feveral Foreigners. by whom It is Rated,
that the !math were going to tabs poirelSon of the
North Bank of the Elbe. Every Neutral Veal, it
is Paid, was brought to and examined whether the
had say goods of Englith manufaaare before Ore was
permitted to proceed for Hasebergh. The fire day
the bye-boat was at fea lie fell in with the Diana
Packet, Capt. Srawaet, bound to Gotharbargh.—
The Agent eftablithed at Tonality's is Mr. Has.
WOOD* who ordered the bye-boat to make the firll
convenient port.—The following flips have been de-
tained and tent in by the Anon gnsereffel, vie. Hot
Dung, of Wolverft, Corny Vaunt, from Riga, with
rye, bound to Amfterdent the Waimea, Aram
MITSUI, of Oldenburg, from Umiak, with wheat.
rye, and deals, bound tolAndierdaile ; and the Au-
'rare. of CObblig, CNAIIIITIAN Haaoatat Lassa,
been Mao, bound to Amanda's, with rye.—Sailed
Jul. the North Sea Meet the Laos frigate.—Re-
male in the Roads the Zeus besubmsfel, and Has.
PT gm-verel.—Arrived from Porfgroand, in Not.

way, the John, of Yansuoth, Tomas CMLTIIt with
timber sad dealso—The job% of Yarmouth, Thomas
Comte slater, which arrived here *is monis&
jobied of the Nafe of Norway ty fail of merchast-
MPS from the Baltic, booed to Hall mod Loodos s
be kept them company all the voyage.—Wind W.W.
Livearoos., Juts, ty.—.Captain 110Ewais, of the
Dip Lochryan, is OR arrived hero Ikon Terceira,
one of the Aeons, or WWII Mods, which place
be left the sad ult. He reports. that 14 days pre.
viols to his kiwis; that plactoi reach flip, Nom.

day are in one particular contradiltory; for tome ot I
NAUTIC.IL INTELLIGENCE.
the letters, inlicad of expelling any thing like refit--