Star.
London, England, 1818-04-21 00:00:00

.M"l.. on it.' till-this day' week, when he hoped
Goirdemen would give it an early attention.
Some other Gentlemen being about to rise,
The SPEAKER intimated that the motion for the
postponement could not regularly be made at the
present moment, unless it were the pleasure of the
House that the question for going into the Commit-
tee be withdrawn. lie trusted Gentlemen would see
that such desultory conversations as arose out of ether
subjects than that immediately before the House,
only tended to impede the public business.
The House then went into the Committee, when
the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved
that the vai;ous financial accounts already presented,
be laid before the Committee ; which was agreed to,
preparatory to the opening of his
NEW PLAN OF FINANCE.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER be-
gan by expressing his regret that what he had to state
this evening should cause the slightest delay in any
other proceeding before the House ; but he wished to
press upon their attention a ?object of peculiar im-
portance; and Gentlemen must be aware, that when-
ever the subject_of a Loan was brought before Par-
liament, the other business gave way to it. Unger
these circumstances he claimed their indulgence, as
he had to make a statement to the House of the
highly favourable terms on which a bargain had
been arranged--(hear, hear)—for a very large sum
of money, atkl -which, though not completely ful-
filled, was so within the small sum of 700,0001. *el
800,0001. But" even this slight deficiency was inl
such progress of fulfilment, that he should be want-1
ing in justice to the -Subscribers if he did not take
this earlfoitiportunity of calling for the approbation
of the House to the terms on which the amount 11-id
been obtained.' Before, however, he should call the
attention of Gentlemen to the particular poiet in
question, it might be expected from him that ht
should enter into some circumstantial statement of
the financial measures for the year. It was his inten-
tion briefly to do so, although he WAS sensible that
he should address the House to some disadvantage,
because the papers containing the annual accounts of
the year, were not y& presented ; therefore Gentle-
men would not be able to obtain that fall informa-
tion which they would possess if the subject had been
brought forward at a later period. But he appre'
hended, that in the future stages of the proceeding
that would arise out of his statement, every Gentle-
man would have a full opportunity of supplyinaany
deficiency that might Appear, or staking any obser-
vations that the importance of the subject might
seem to demand. It must be recollected, that the
sums for all, or nearly all the operations of the year.
had already been voted ; so that be could now state
the amount of the Supply and the Ways and Means
of the year, with but few exceptions. The House
were aware that they had already voted the amount
of the Navy Estimates, the Army Estimates and Ex-
traordinaries, the Ordnance Estimates, and that a
considerable progress had been made in the Miscel-
laneous Estimates, although some remained. On
Ireferring to the votes fur the Army Estimates, h
would be seen that there was a sum of 140,0001. for
^the Extuardinaries of the Army, the particulars of
which would, on a future day, be submitted. to the
House. The votes that had been already passed for
the Army, and which included the Earraordinaries, '
&c. amounted to a total of 8,970,0001. In the last
'ear 4die sure voted for this purpose was 9,41'2,0001.'
In both these cases were included the expenses of the
embodied Militia, which were not voted last year
till a late period, and were added afterwards by the
Committee. The ammo* of the Navy Estimates Test
year was 7,596,000/. In - the present rear they were
6,456,0001. The Ordnance Estimates included the
vote for the ordnance of the Naval service, which
amounted in the present year to 1;245,0001. These,
in the last year, were 1,270,000/. The Miscellane-
ous Services he would take geiverally arthe estimated
amount of 1,7'20,000/. but which of course did not
include the sum of 1,000,C1001. granted for the build-
ing of new Churches and Chapels ; but it included
100,000/. tier the increase of small livings under
Queen Anne's Bounty. In the last year these ser-
vices amounted to 1,798,0001. The total of the Sup.
plies, therefore, without including the interest on
Exchequer Bills, and the Sinking Fund on the same,
might be stated at 18,392,0001. Last year they were
20,074,0001. In addition, however, to the services
'of the year, properly so called, must be added,
2,000,0001. for the interest on Exchequer Bills, and
550,0001. for the Sinking Fund on them : so that the
whole together world amount to '20,952,400/. He
thought it very probable, that in consequc.'ce of the
arrangement that had been come to, there would be
a saving in the last issue of Exchequer Bills; but it
must be recollected that whether this•tarned out so
.rir not, provision had already been made for them.
In addition to these Services, there were some few
sacrifices that remained to be provided for. The'
first was a grant that had been voted for the fortifi-
cations in the Netherlands, under the Treaty of 1815 ;
but this sum was not intended to be raised by any
new burthen on the country, but to be paid out of
the contributions in the hands of the Commissioners.
The second was the sum of 400,0001. for the execu
tiOn of the Treaty with Spain, for the Abolition of
the Slave Trade.. Another extraordinary occasion
was the deficiency in the Ways and Means for the
last year, of 259,000/. not arising out of any failure
in the Ways and Means themselves, but from the
circumstance of the vote to the amount of 900,0001.
which took place after the other Supplies had been
voted, and the Ways and Means produced, and
which were for the expense of the disembodied
Militia. This sum was to be provided for out of the
produce of the Land Tax, so that • the produce of
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the Committee of Supply ; but it was too late to be
provided for by the Ways and Means, and this was
the cause of the deficiency.. The total amount of the
two extraordinary services he had mentioned amoun-
ted to 659,686/. He would now detail the principal
items of the Ways and Means.—ln the first place,
there was a vote of 3,000,0001. of the Annual Taxes,
which required no explanation. The Excise Duties
might be taken at 3,500,0001. but by a reference to
this year's accounts, it would be seen that the pro-
gress in this branch of the revenue was most impor-
',tont. The Lottery; it might be ,calculated, would
monist to the sum. of 2.50,0001. With
of old Waval Stores, theyfonr•etwe
oosuoiattbetoudtt at
250,0001. Last Teat they sold it