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the exigencies of war, or under circumstances so inapplicable to
the present state of the country, that a revision of our financial
system would be highly beneficial to the nation at large.
"2. That the revenue is chiefly levied on articles of necessary
consumption, by which the burdens of the people are enormously
increased, and their comforts diminished, without any cor-
responding benefit to the state; the trader and retail dealer
being obliged to charge a profit both on the duty and the prime
cost.

" 3. That the excise laws and regulations interfere most in-
juriously and oppressively with various branches of trade and
manufactures, with the employment of capital and labour at
home, and with the freedom and extension of foreign commerce,
and that they greatly raise the cost of subsistence on the labour-
ing classes of the community.
" 4. That the unequal pressure of taxation is increased by the
levy of a uniform duty of customs, without reference to the value
of various articles of the same denomination.
"5. That the stamp, legacy, and probate duties are most
unjust and partial its their operation on transfers, obligations,
securities, and other instruments of small value, compared with
those of larger amount, and that a considerable portion of the
wealth of the nation is altogether exempt from the legacy and
probate duty charged upon other descriptions of property.
" G. That by 'so impolitic and complicated a state of hnanee,
the cost of collecting the public revenue is greatly enhanced,
and the burdens of the people further augmented.
" 7. That the return to a gold standard in 1819, followed by
the suppression of small notes in England and Wales, has ma-
terially changed the relative condition of the productive classes,
and of those who possess the wealth and capital of the nation.
"8. That for these reasons it is the bounden duty of this house,
not only to repeal and reduce taxation to as great an extent as
may be compatible with the mainteuance of national credit, and
the necessary demands of the public service, but also closely to
investigate the whole state of our finance, with the view to such
judicious alterations as may relieve die labour and industry of
the country, and comprehend within the range of contribution
to the public service all property protected by the state, without
distinction or exception; so that the pressure of taxation may
be lightened by a more just and equal distribution of the public
-burdens amongst all classes of his Majesty's subjects."
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought it would be
better to (Amy the course adopted on various occasions—
namely, to have the resoiutious printed and circulated among
members, instead of publishing them with the votes.
Mr. Runistsosr said he was ready to agree to the suggestion.
I)EPENCE OF PRISONERS BY COUNSEL.
Mr EWAR r brought in a bill on this subject, and, also moved
fur the appointment of a committee on " The arts and priuei-
-ples of design."

POOR LAWS FOR IRELAND.
Sir RICHARD MUSGRAVE moved for leave to bring in a bill
for the relief of the poor in Ireland in certain cases,; bill of,
a similar description, he said, had been read a second time last
) ear, and it was gratifying to him to find that since that period
a change had taken place in public opinion, and that the subject
hail been brought forward as a permanent feature in his Ma-
jesty's speech. His Majesty's ministers had thereby given a
proof that they had at heart the interests of Ireland, and
though he had no doubt they would do their duty ou that point,
still he felt himself bound to persevere in bringing in the bill.
He was the more inclined to persevere, from the result of the
inquiry made by the poor law commissioners for Ireland. From
the report of tharenimnission, it appeared that numbers of the
poor in that country died from want, and, •coupling` that with
the circumstances that the bill had received the sanction of.the.
house, he was not inclined to relax in his endeavours to carry
its main principles into effect. The measure which he pro-
posed had been drawn up by a gentleman who had an intimate
knowledge of the state of Ireland. He believed no document
had ever been published which contained so great a mass of
human misery as the report of the commissioners; and when
he recollected the_ atmosphere of misery which he breathed in
when in Ireland, he was not inclined to give the measure up. It
was the duty of the house to give employment to the poor of
Ireland; and he believed that m►ght now be clone with greater
facility than hitherto, from the increased security and peace of
that country. The report not only did great credit to the com-
missioners, but to the ministers who had appointed them. The
fault did not lie with the landlords, for in 99 cases out of 1(X)
they were prevented from making improvements by their
tenures, and thereby prevented from giving employment to the
poor. If this bill should go into committee, he should recom-
mend that a sub-committee be appointed for the purpose of de-
vising the best means of granting relief to persons under 14
years of age—to the aged and lunatics, and persons maimed by
accidents—and even to able-bodied persons under extraordinary
circumstances.

After a short discussion leave vas given.
THE BOROUGH OF STAFFORD.
Mr. DtvETT brought in a bill to disfranchise the borough of
Stafford. And on the motion of the ihme gentleman, it was or-
dered that no writ would issue for Stafford until after Thursday
the 21st of April.

THE NEW HOUSES OP PARLIAMENT. ea
The CHANCELLOR of the ExcitEuvEit moved the re-appoint-
ment of the committee of last session to consider the question of
rebuilding the houses of parliament.
Mr. HUME moved that it be an instruction to the committee
to reconsider the removal of the site of both houses of parlia-
ment.
Mr. Hume's motion was lost nu a division.
The other business before the house was then disposed of, and
the house adjourned at twelve o'clock.